Public Information Act Update
According to the Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District in Austin, cell phone logs on personal devices of school [...]
Analysis of the New Title IX Regulations
Analysis of the New Title IX Regulations for Elementary and Secondary Schools By Sadia Ahmed; Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, [...]
Supreme Court Rules – TITLE VII
Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Workers Are Protected From Job Discrimination Under Title VII Title VII of the Civil Rights Act [...]
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LAWS DURING COVID-19
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance to help employers navigate the ADA and other federal equal employment [...]
TPIA Catastrophe Notice and Calculation of Business Days
Section 552.233 of the Government Code permits a governmental body impacted by a catastrophe or disaster to suspend the applicability [...]
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT SUMMARY
After passing both houses of Congress, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) [...]
Postponement of Local Government Elections
What does postponing the election date mean for candidate filings? The postponement does not have an effect on reopening candidate [...]
Social Media: Public Forum or Not?
The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office (“HCSO”) maintains a publicly accessible Facebook page that stated, on the page, that it was [...]
Ambiguous Will Provisions
Watch Your Language! Testator’s Intent Governs Construction of Ambiguous Will Provisions People tend to hate when others put words in [...]
Secret Deliberations No Longer Prohibited-For Now
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas recently ruled § 551.143 of the Texas Government Code (also known as [...]