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Preparing for City Budget Planning in Texas

• Judith El Masri
• November 30, 2018

Texas cities have already passed their operating budgets, but it is never too early to start taking the necessary steps for adopting the next annual […]

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Fire Regulation in Texas on the State and Local Levels

• Byron L. Brown
• November 19, 2018

With several deadly wildfires currently raging in California, I thought it would be pertinent to discuss some Texas fire laws at this time. First, did […]

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City Confidential: What Exemptions to Texas’s Public Information Act Allow a City to Protect a Private Company’s Confidential Information?

• Drew Shirley
• November 9, 2018

Cities in Texas and elsewhere conduct business with private entities, such as real estate developers, and in some circumstances, may be asked to keep certain […]

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City Ordinances Facing Societal, Technological Changes: Robot Brothels and SOBs

• Brandon Morris
• November 2, 2018

The City of Houston was recently in the news for a rather unusual reason. A robot brothel was set to open its doors in the […]

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Robots are Rolling into Cities in Texas for a Variety of Purposes, including Security

• Judith El Masri
• October 29, 2018

The Robots are coming to a city near you. We all knew the day was coming in light of living in the age of computers, […]

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A Grave Matter: The Law of the Texas Cemetery

• Byron L. Brown
• October 23, 2018

I visited an historical cemetery once for a school project in sixth grade. Our class was studying a local historical figure — sadly, I cannot […]

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Cities and the First Amendment, or How To Avoid Violating Your Citizens’ Free Speech Rights

• Drew Shirley
• October 19, 2018

Any time any government agency limits the rights of citizens to speak, assemble or practice their religion, those limitations could trigger constitutional issues and those […]

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Texas Property Tax Debate Illustrates How State Government Pressures Municipalities

• Judith El Masri
• October 1, 2018

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election in a few weeks and a lot of the information and news coming out of the governor’s […]

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Thinking About Art and Potential Liability

• Byron L. Brown
• September 21, 2018

I have a friend whose occupation requires him to spend a lot of time in airports. Recently, he created a photo album on his social […]

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