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The Law of the Loo

• Byron L. Brown
• April 26, 2021

I don’t think about public restrooms much, and I think about the legalities of them even less. However, there have been three specific instances in […]

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When Texting Crosses the Line

• Megan J. Mikutis
• April 20, 2021

Two Carroll ISD board members charged with violating the Texas Open Meetings Act were indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury for allegedly communicating outside […]

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Vaccine Passports? Not in Texas

• Brandon Morris
• April 19, 2021

As we cross the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 stay at home orders and economic shut down, things are slowly returning to normal, or at […]

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A Rumor ‘Bout Procurement

• Megan J. Mikutis
• April 12, 2021

While probably not worthy of a ZZ Top song, a rumor has been spreadin’ a- ‘round that in a Texas town ‘bout . . . […]

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From Texas to Mars- How a Little South Texas Village Has Become the Epicenter for the Colonization of the Red Planet

• Carl R. Allred
• March 26, 2021

“Mars Colony 1 to Starbase, over”….“Copy Mars Colony 1, this is Starbase, go ahead” – These are phrases we have only dreamed about through our […]

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Does a Special Right of Access to Public Information Mean Access at No Cost?

• Byron L. Brown
• March 23, 2021

In a previous article, I wrote about the costs that may be charged to a requestor for responding to a request for public information. To […]

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Procurement in the Age of Disaster

• Megan J. Mikutis
• March 5, 2021

While hoping for the best, we should always expect and prepare for the worst. Many governmental entities have experienced emergency management personnel and dedicated procedures […]

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ERCOT & Sovereign Immunity

• Judith El Masri
• March 1, 2021

Texas is 80 degrees this weekend.  If not for the dead foliage, brown grass, ruined dry wall and furnishings piled on the side of streets […]

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Updating Those Outdated Deed Restrictions

• Carl R. Allred
• February 19, 2021

As my previous blog pointed out, deed restrictions in the Houston region can be a form of constant frustration. Whether you are a property owners […]

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