Home / Blog Our Blogs Blueprint for Good Governance: Review Your City Charter Brandon Morris July 10, 2018 A City Charter establishes a town and sets up the municipality’s form of government. In a sense, a City Charter can be thought of as […] Read More Top 14 Ways to Drive Your City Attorney Crazy (or Make Him Take a Vacation) J. Grady Randle July 3, 2018 A wise mayor once told me that you train people how to treat you. He also told me that an accountant’s job is to reduce […] Read More Dark Sky Ordinances Keeping the Stars Bright in Texas Judith El Masri June 22, 2018 The classic musical tribute to the Lone Star state, “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” boasts of how “the stars at night are big and […] Read More Free Speech, Public Forums and Government Social Media Accounts Brandon Morris June 18, 2018 The internet has made communication much easier and infinitely further reaching. With a few strokes of the keyboard, anyone with internet access can express their […] Read More Enforcing Building Codes in a City’s ETJ in Texas Drew Shirley June 4, 2018 Cities routinely collect permit fees as they go about enforcing their building codes, but what is a city in Texas to do about development in […] Read More Plastic Bags and Local Control: Laredo Ordinance Case Pitches State vs. Cities Judith El Masri May 25, 2018 A gradual and steady decline of local control by municipalities in Texas began in the last five years and this erosion continues. Our firm has […] Read More Public Information Requests in Texas – That Information’s Gonna Cost You Byron L. Brown May 17, 2018 The Texas Public Information Act governs the public’s access to information held by governmental bodies in Texas. It also governs the cost of obtaining such […] Read More Making Sure Government Buildings Are ADA Compliant Drew Shirley May 14, 2018 The essence of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance is removing barriers to accessibility that amount to discrimination. Essentially, state and local government facilities must follow Title […] Read More Make It Count, Texas: Participate in the U.S. Census Brandon Morris May 11, 2018 With the 2020 Census looming, the Census Bureau is currently working to make the process more efficient, but it’s important that Texans do their part. […] Read More « 1 … 27 28 29 30 31 … 39 »
