Municipal Law

Fostering the rights of the public to hold elected and other public officials accountable is crucial for the ongoing success of society. Because of that, all the states in the U.S. have adopted laws dictating the actions of government bodies regarding the formation of...

For years, businesses have been able to skirt the taxation power of local governments when selling goods online. Those days are over.In the case Wayfair v. South Dakota, the Court held that local governments could indeed impose sales tax on companies who did not...

It used to be that taxpayers could expect a certain level of immunity for their municipalities. After all, why should taxpayers be punished for the rogue actions of one particular individual? A recent case from the Texas Supreme Court, however, should have taxpayers...

The Texas Supreme Court recently overruled a trial court and an appellate court, holding that the owner of single-family residential structure could indeed use it as a short-term rental property for parties and the like even though the covenant of the Timberwood Park...

On July 13 in Navasota and August 10 in Forest Hill, the Texas Municipal League (TML) will be sponsoring Problem-Solving Clinics for Small Cities. Each one day clinic addresses questions regularly faced by officials, both elected and appointed, who serve in small...

If you have just been elected to office in Texas, you might be wondering, "What now?" Running for office is one thing. Actually running the office itself, well, that's another.For that reason, we want to bring to your attention the upcoming Newly Elected City...

Transparency in government and the public process has been the goal of the Texas Open Meetings Act since it was adopted in 1967. The Act requires state and local government entities to ensure that the public can access and participate in many aspects of the...