Home / Blog Our Blogs “We’re Having a Heat Wave…” Debra Mergel July 24, 2023 0 Comments Texas Cities are dealing with the challenge of unusually extreme heat. Extreme heat can have deadly consequences, but they are preventable. In the future, cities […] Read More Hey, You Can’t Use That Logo! It Belongs to the City . . . right? Scott Francis July 18, 2023 0 Comments As more and more businesses flock to the Lone Star State, cities in Texas are increasingly embracing municipal branding initiatives to promote what their communities […] Read More Return of the Jedi? J. Grady Randle July 10, 2023 0 Comments In May, we wrote and warned about the passage of HB 2127 named the Death Star bill because it was to radically change local regulation. […] Read More The Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act Megan J. Mikutis June 23, 2023 0 Comments The Texas Economic Development Act, or Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code was created by the Texas Legislature in 2001 to attract large-scale businesses […] Read More Special Sessions Debra Mergel June 12, 2023 0 Comments In the 88th Regular Legislative Session, 8,046 bills were introduced and 1,246 were passed. In addition to the regular session, the Texas Constitution grants the […] Read More How an Unincorporated Community Can Become a City in Texas Scott Francis June 5, 2023 0 Comments Texas has more than 1,200 incorporated cities – or municipalities. Such municipalities range in size from Houston (with more than 2.3 million residents) to over 400 towns […] Read More ETJ: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Judith El Masri May 30, 2023 0 Comments All cities have city limit lines; you have seen road signs when you leave one city and enter another on the highway. The notion of […] Read More The Texas Death Star Bill Brandon Morris May 23, 2023 0 Comments Texas HB 2127: depending on whom you ask, it’s known as either the Regulatory Consistency Act, or the Texas Death Star Bill. Proponents would argue […] Read More When the Law Disagrees With Itself Megan J. Mikutis May 15, 2023 0 Comments With the 88th Legislative Session quickly coming to a close later this month, all eyes are on those proposed bills that would alter the municipal […] Read More « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 38 »