$38 Million Available – Federal Funding
Governor Abbott announced that federal funding of $38 million is available to local units of government. Cities may use this [...]
Public Information Act (PIA) Guidance
The Attorney General does not count skeleton crew days observed by a governmental body as business days for the purposes [...]
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 [...]
HB 793 Amending Israeli Boycott Law
Just weeks after a ruling out of the Western District of Texas, Governor Abbott signed Texas House Bill 793 (“HB [...]
Wage Rates on Public Works Construction Projects
Texas Government Agencies’ Responsibility to Ensure Compliance with Prevailing Wage Rates on Public Works Construction Projects One of the benefits [...]
Religious Holy Days as Government Holidays
Government agencies contemplating changes to their calendars should avoid scheduling holidays that observe or promote a religious holy day. The [...]
Even Code Enforcement Requires a Warrant!
A U.S. District Judge recently ruled that Atlanta had a policy of conducting unlawful, warrantless searches of commercial properties. Officers [...]
A New Court Decision in the World of Public Information Requests
On February 3, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision involving the Texas Public Information Act [...]
Eminent Domain; the process – Part 1
Eminent domain is the power to take private property for public use, following payment of just compensation to the owner [...]