Home / Blog Our Blogs Balancing Freedoms: Texas Open Carry Gun Law and Public Meetings Drew Shirley July 8, 2016 While the First and Second Amendments provide our constitutional rights to free speech and to bear arms, there is legal leeway for a Texas municipality […] Read More Citizens Should Engage Public Officials with Ideas to Better Their City Timothy Kirwin July 1, 2016 I recently went on a trip to San Francisco to visit a friend of nearly 20 years. While on a hike to the Golden Gate […] Read More My Mayor Has Super Powers? J. Grady Randle June 24, 2016 Texas law sets out various powers of mayors and city council. However, what super powers does a mayor have in an emergency or disaster? There […] Read More Change in Texas Criminal Code Calls for Careful Review of Traffic Stop Video Release Byron L. Brown June 17, 2016 A significant change to the law governing public information in Texas came into effect on September 1, 2015, and governmental bodies ought to know about […] Read More Creative Ways to Buy and Sell Real Estate in Texas Drew Shirley June 10, 2016 A typical real estate transaction, whether residential or commercial, usually involves a buyer paying a certain amount in cash for a down payment and taking […] Read More Knowing the Rules of Houston Historical Preservation Appeals Timothy Kirwin June 6, 2016 Purchasing a house with the desire to renovate it or planning a renovation of a house you already own can be one of the most […] Read More « 1 … 37 38 39