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- 7 facts about mayors we bet you didn’t know
- A look at settlements of police misconduct lawsuits
- A mass media glimpse into 1 city government’s dynamics
- A municipality by any other name…
- ADA compliance: An ever-changing challenge
- Adopting social media communications requires legal diligence
- Another reason not to sleep on the job
- Be Careful Not To Violate The Texas Public Information Act
- Big legal win for small tribe over Texas
- Black man sues Texas city after police led him through streets with rope
- Budget pressure on Texas cities intensifies
- Can a city perform a drug test on all of its employees?
- Can an internet broadcast count as an “open meeting”?
- Can I give a job to my relative in Texas?
- Can open meetings occur over social media?
- Can you block citizens on government social media accounts?
- Challenges of managing ethics compliance
- Churches thankful for court win over Texas town
- City governments struggling with new state zoning law
- Creative public financing may soon be more important than ever
- Disclose or be deposed
- Do youth advisory commissions make a difference?
- Does the 3-minute rule violate First Amendment rights?
- Does your plan for 2020 include running for Texas office?
- Dropping out of the race
- Easing city growing pains can be challenging
- El Paso wrestles with serious matter: Frivolous ethics complaints
- Employment discrimination claims hit Texas governmental entities
- Ensuring government transparency in virtual meetings
- Ethics guidelines for Texas officials
- Every open records request has legal implications
- Explainer (part two): the Texas Public Information Act
- Explainer: the Texas Public Information Act
- Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Texas county
- FCC order may reduce cable franchise revenues for Texas governments
- Fight brewing between Texas cities and state over funding, taxes
- First responders now include 911 dispatchers in Texas
- Former lawmaker alleges El Paso is disguising a tax as a fee
- Getting ready for November
- Getting short-term rental rules right
- Going on a rampage is not always a bad thing
- Government social media accounts must achieve impossible balance
- Governor suspends in-person visitations in city, county jails
- Hiring interns: Paid versus unpaid
- How can public officials avoid claims of retaliation?
- How Covid-19 affected city population trends
- How COVID-19 has affected city planning
- How much does it cost to stay out of jail?
- How the pandemic altered Texas city-police union negotiations
- How to write a sound proposal
- How will municipalities handle short-term rentals and the housing crisis?
- How you are protected by the Texas Whistleblower Act
- Identifying A Conflict Of Interest As A Public Official
- Is a meeting in session any time a quorum is present?
- Is access to public information being deliberately slowed in Texas?
- Is social media a tool or trouble for your campaign?
- Knowing what constitutes nepotism can prevent it
- Locals need to understand the Open Meetings Act, too
- Making a government meeting open
- Mason’s football title rampage confirms Punchers’ No. 1 ranking
- Minimize legal flashback risk over employee firings
- Municipal law has been around since medieval times
- National unrest raises questions about police misconduct
- Navigating issues within the ‘meet-and-confer’ labor model
- New Shareholder Announcement
- Online convenience is the future, but laws cannot be forgotten
- Pandemic stalls Texas courts and fills some county jails
- Parents sue Texas school district over mask mandate
- Part I: How virtual meetings could forever change Texas governments
- Part I: Texas businesses suing state, county and city governments
- Part II: How virtual meetings could forever change Texas governments
- Part II: Texas businesses suing state, county and city governments
- Paying for court-ordered public works
- Police union lawsuit roils Edinburg
- Political apparel at polls: Will Supreme Court ruling affect Texas law?
- Preparing to report campaign finances after an election
- Proper hiring process can save cities from future problems
- Recall elections: A legal course requiring due process
- Report: Law enforcement regulation is ‘broken’ in Texas
- Requirements for creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
- Results of election challenged after missing ballot box found
- Rio Grande Valley city challenges state statute
- Rio Grande Valley city sued over boxing match broadcast
- Rio Grande Valley mayor runs afoul of Texas Ethics Commission
- San Antonio’s Paid Sick Leave ordinance undergoing changes
- Social media and the Texas Open Meetings Act
- Social media fuels local government engagement
- Social media use and public sector employees
- Taking a deep dive into Texas code on conflicts of interest
- TECQ issues boil-water notice for Texas city
- Texas attorney general accused of firing aides in retaliation
- Texas cities looking at monetizing data to generate new revenue
- Texas city and firefighters’ union in yearslong pay dispute
- Texas city in legal battle over funding for new city hall
- Texas city settles excessive force lawsuit
- Texas city to help other municipalities learn from its drought survival
- Texas community college accused of racial discrimination
- Texas county and city at odds over prisoner housing costs
- Texas county and petrochemical company settle lawsuit
- Texas county planning today to avoid tomorrow’s floods
- Texas county sheriff arrested, sued over alleged sexual assault and more
- Texas county’s pandemic restrictions halted – at least temporarily
- Texas municipal employees unions breathe sigh of relief
- Texas officials debate over absentee voting provisions
- Texas police reform effort dies in House
- Texas voter registration
- Texts between school board members raise open meeting concerns
- The apparent ‘Catch 22’ in the TX property tax rollback debate
- The open public meeting law in Texas
- The Texas Public Information Act
- The uncanny history of Monopoly
- There can be legal risk in adopting policy by ordinance
- Tiny Texas town under the TCEQ microscope
- Tug of war over Texas online sales tax
- Understanding market value compensation and eminent domain
- United States Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Local Governments
- Unruly school board meetings rock Central Texas
- Upcoming Conferences for Newly-Elected Texas Officials
- Upcoming Conferences for Texas Officials
- Violating notice requirements can have consequences
- Voters in Texas city to decide fate of police union
- Ways to avoid government transparency law violations
- What are penalties under Texas Open Meetings Act
- What are some defenses to municipal liability claims?
- What do city planners do?
- What effect has Covid-19 had on the practice of law?
- What entities must follow Texas’ Public Information Act?
- What is a heritage preservation commission?
- What is a referendum, anyway?
- What is excluded from the Texas Public Information Act?
- What is municipal law?
- What is the difference between a town being incorporated or unincorporated?
- What is the Open Meetings Act?
- What is the Texas Public Information Act?
- What’s the point of having laws?
- Whatever Happened To Governmental Immunity In Texas?
- When and why small Texas cities use outside counsel
- When governmental bodies face employment law litigation
- When the law leads to unintended consequences
- Why Texas municipalities need robust water use plans
- Will The Tarr Short-Term Rental Case Affect Texas Cities?
- Withholding information from a public request
- Your city on social media