June 14, 2013, Number 22
  
  
Immediately after the Eighty-Third Regular Legislative Session concluded, the governor called a special legislative session to deal with state and congressional...
  • Property Tax
    1H.B. 40 (E. Rodriguez) - Property Tax Appraisal: would: (1) for purposes of appraisal as "qualified open-space land," require a chief appraiser to...  
  • Purchasing
    1H.B. 39 (E. Rodriguez) - Local Preference:  would provide thata local governmental entity that purchases agricultural products: (1) shall give..  
  • Elections
    1H.B. 46 (Dutton) - Redistricting: would provide that: (1) an incarcerated person is included in the population data used for redistricting...  
  • Open Government
    1H.B. 43 (Callegari) - Public Retirement System Information: would: (1) provide that "individual record" information that could reasonably be...  
  • Other Finance/Administration Bills
    1H.B. 51 (Callegari) - Retirement Systems:  would: (1) require each actuarially funded retirement system with an infinite amortization period to...   
  • Community and Economic Development
    1S.B. 39 (Patrick) - Regulatory Takings: would provide: (1) that the application of any law, rule, policy, ordinance, or regulation that has the effect...  
  • Personnel
    1S.B. 30 (Patrick) - Immigration:  would: (1) prohibit an employer, including a city, from employing an undocumented immigrant; (2) create a complaint...  
  • Public Safety
    1H.B. 34 (Gooden) - Handguns: would authorize: (1) a prosecutor who holds a concealed handgun license to carry essentially anywhere; and (2) such a...
  • Utilities and Environment
    1H.B. 50 (Callegari) - Desalination: would: (1) require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules to allow...  
  • Transportation
    1H.B. 23 (Pickett) - Transportation Funding: would: (1) authorize the Texas Department of Transportation to require...

Texas Home Rule Charters-Second Edition (2010)

The Texas Home Rule Charters book provides a comprehensive review of the origin, evolution, status, and analyses of more than 350 home rule charters in the state. In addition to tracing the historical development of charters, the book offers an overview of the application and impact of state and federal laws on writing and amending charters. The book is available to TML members for $15. To order, visit the

Texas Home Rule Charters Second Edition (2010).

 

Legal Q&A Index 

In each issue of the Texas Town & City magazine, a TML attorney addresses common or emerging legal topics in the Legal Q & A feature. An index of this popular feature can be accessed online in the Legal Research section of the TML website. If the index doesn't shed light on a question you have, TML member city officials can always contact the TML Legal Department for help. For information on contacting a TML attorney and to explore other online legal resources, go to the Ask a TML Attorney page on the TML website.

 

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Region 5
June 20, 2013
Iowa Park
Region 11
June 21, 2013
  
Region 3
June 27, 2013
  
Region 10
June 27, 2013
Cameron

Region 7
July 12, 2013
Eagle Pass
  
Region 6
July 18, 2013
Menard

Region 9
July 25, 2013
Waco

Region 14
August 16-17, 2013
Galveston
  
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