2018

December 28, 2018, Number 41

TML Legislative Update Number 41 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 41
  Happy New Year!

December 21, 2018, Number 40

TML Legislative Update Number 40 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 40
  • FCC Denies Cities' Small Cell Motion
  • Interim Report: House Committee on Transportation
  • Don't Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

December 14, 2018, Number 39

TML Legislative Update Number 39 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 39
  • TML Board of Directors Adopts 2019-2020 Legislative Program
  • Our Home, Our Decisions: Property Taxes
  • Interim Report: House Committee on Government Transparency and Operation
  • Interim Report: House Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse
  • Interim Report: Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee
  • Interim Report: Senate Business and Commerce Committee
  • Interim Report: Senate Select Committee on Election Security
  • Interim Report: Senate Finance Committee
  • Interim Report on Hurricane Harvey Response: Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

December 7, 2018, Number 38

TML Legislative Update Number 38 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 38
  • Attorney General Sues San Antonio Over Immigration Policies
  • Interim Report: Senate Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee
  • Interim Report: Senate State Affairs Committee
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

November 30, 2018, Number 37

TML Legislative Update Number 37 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 37
  • Senate Property Tax Committee Meets in Conroe
  • Interim Report: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs
  • Interim Report: Senate Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security
  • Is Your City Prepared for the 2020 Census?
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

November 21, 2018, Number 36

TML Legislative Update Number 36 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 36
  • Senate Property Tax Roadshow Continues
  • Court of Appeals Strikes Down Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
  • League Coalition Files with FCC to Protect Cable Franchise Fees
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

November 16, 2018, Number 35

TML Legislative Update Number 35 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 35
  • Pre-Filing of Bills Begins
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Purchasing
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Municipal Courts
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Personnel
    • Public Safety
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

November 9, 2018, Number 34

TML Legislative Update Number 34 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 34
  • FCC Small Cell Update: Litigation Begins
  • FCC Onslaught Continues: Cable Franchise Fees in Crosshairs
  • U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Age Discrimination Law Applies to All Cities

November 2, 2018, Number 33

TML Legislative Update Number 33 (PDF)

• President Trump Signs Bipartisan Opioid Legislation

October 26, 2018, Number 32

TML Legislative Update Number 32 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 32
  • Comptroller Proposes Rules to Require Remote Sellers to Collect Sales Taxes
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting

October 5, 2018, Number 31

TML Legislative Update Number 31 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 31
  • Texas Supreme Court: “Can Ban” Ordinance Valid
  • Let’s Get to Work: Our Home, Our Decisions

September 28, 2018, Number 30

TML Legislative Update Number 30 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 30
  • Continued from Last Week: Senate Property Tax Committee’s Charade Continues
  • FCC Adopts Small Cell Order
  • Let’s Get to Work: Our Home, Our Decisions

September 21, 2018, Number 29

TML Legislative Update Number 29 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 29
  • Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform: City Property Tax Increases Are “Astonishing”
  • Ballot Language Litigation and the Role of Texas Cities
  • Texas Education Agency Estimates: State Share of School Funding Continues to Plummet
  • Let’s Get to Work: Our Home, Our Decisions
  • Don’t Forget: Curfew Ordinances Need Review

September 14, 2018, Number 28

TML Legislative Update Number 28 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 28
  • Let’s Get to Work: Our Home, Our Decisions
  • Governor Abbott’s Legislative Blueprint Updated
  • FCC Releases Preemptive Small Cell Order
  • TCEQ: Renewal of Phase II MS4 General Permit

September 7, 2018, Number 27

TML Legislative Update Number 27 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 27
  • Let’s Get to Work: Our Home, Our Decisions
  • FCC Releases Preemptive Small Cell Order
  • Attorney General: Election Judges Carrying Guns
  • Senate Interim Charges: League Submits Land Use Issues Letter

August 31, 2018, Number 26

TML Legislative Update Number 26 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 26
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • New NLC Guide: How to Plan for Small Cell Wireless Infrastructure

August 24, 2018, Number 25

TML Legislative Update Number 25 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 25
  • Senator Sides With Home Rule City Providing Property Tax Relief in Face of Potentially Restrictive State Laws
  • Court Stays Implementation of Austin “Sick Leave” Ordinance

August 17, 2018, Number 24

TML Legislative Update Number 24 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 24
  • Senate Committee Studies Annexation Authority
  • FCC Bans Moratoria on Wireless Siting

August 10, 2018, Number 23

TML Legislative Update Number 23 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 23
  • USDA Rural Broadband Pilot Program

July 20, 2018, Number 22

TML Legislative Update Number 22 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 22
  • Resolutions for the 2018 TML Annual Conference

July 13, 2018, Number 21

TML Legislative Update Number 21 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 21
  • Texas Attorney General Doesn’t Appear to Like Cities, at All
  • Resolutions for the 2018 TML Annual Conference

July 6, 2018, Number 20

TML Legislative Update Number 20 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 20
  • Feds Move in on Small Cells
  • Get Involved: Volunteer to Develop the TML Legislative Program

June 22, 2018, Number 19

TML Legislative Update Number 19 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 19
  • Supreme Court Clears the Way for Sales Taxes on Remote Sales
  • Texas Supreme Court: Plastic Bag Bans Preempted by State Law
  • Some Wireless Providers Attempt to Hoodwink City Officials
  • Get Involved: Volunteer to Develop the TML Legislative Program

June 15, 2018, Number 18

TML Legislative Update Number 18 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 18
  • Update: Open Meetings Act Challenge
  • Fair Housing Outreach

June 8, 2018, Number 17

TML Legislative Update Number 17 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 17
  • Update: City Officials and Social Media Blocking
  • The Texas Supreme Court Delivers a One-Two Punch to Governmental Immunity
  • Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Proposed Rules Could Affect Municipal Jails
  • Senate Committee Examines “Housing Affordability”
  • Payday Lending Clearinghouse Updates

June 1, 2018, Number 16

TML Legislative Update Number 16 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 16
  • Short-Term Rental Opinion Could be Detrimental to Cities

May 25, 2018, Number 15

TML Legislative Update Number 15 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 15
  • President’s Tweets May Affect Social Media Policies
  • Water Conservation Advisory Council: Public Comment on BMPs

May 18, 2018, Number 14

TML Legislative Update Number 14 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 14
  • Senate Business and Commerce Committee Interim Hearing: Small Cells, Lawsuits, the “Free Market,” and TML
  • Building Permits in the ETJ Part IV: No Home Rule Authority
  • Texas Water Development Board: Flood Protection Planning Grants

May 11, 2018, Number 13

TML Legislative Update Number 13 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 13
  • Attorney General Says TCEQ Must Ignore Zoning and Other City Ordinances When Approving Concrete Crushing Facility

April 27, 2018, Number 12

TML Legislative Update Number 12 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 12
  • Sex Offender Residency Lawsuit Dismissed
  • BUILD Transportation Program: U.S. DOT Announces $1.5 Billion Funding Opportunity
  • GLO Seeking Comments on CDBG Housing Disaster Funds

April 13, 2018, Number 11

TML Legislative Update Number 11 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 11
  • School Finance Commission Tackles Property Taxes
  • GLO Seeking Comments on Disaster Recovery Funds
  • Get Involved: Volunteer to Develop the TML Legislative Program

April 6, 2018, Number 10

TML Legislative Update Number 10 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 10
  • Get Involved: Volunteer to Develop the TML Legislative Program
  • City Priorities Shine Through in FY18 Omnibus Spending Bill
  • STR Owners Appeal Austin Court’s Decision
  • Special District Reporting Requirements Could Include City-Affiliated Entities

March 23, 2018, Number 9

TML Legislative Update Number 9 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 9
  • Guns in Courthouses: The Licensed Carry Saga Continues
  • “Sanctuary City” Litigation Continues

March 16, 2018, Number 8

TML Legislative Update Number 8 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 8
  • House Committee on Economic Competitiveness Releases Interim Report

March 2, 2018, Number 7

TML Legislative Update Number 7 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 7
  • Looking Ahead: Property Tax Abatement and the Economic Development Landscape
  • Payday Lending Clearinghouse Updates

February 16, 2018, Number 6

TML Legislative Update Number 6 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 6
  • President Releases Infrastructure Blueprint
  • Congress Approves Budget Bill Containing Harvey Relief Money
  • URGENT: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting

February 9, 2018, Number 5

TML Legislative Update Number 5 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 5
  • Utility Relocation: City of Richardson Prevails at Texas Supreme Court
  • FCC Appears to Respond to Demands for More Local Government Input: Will it Help Cities?
  • URGENT: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting

February 2, 2018, Number 4

TML Legislative Update Number 4 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 4
  • Of Socialism and Cell Phones?
  • FCC Right-of-Way Preemption Efforts: The Whole Story
  • Payday Lending Clearinghouse Updates

January 19, 2018, Number 3

TML Legislative Update Number 3 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 3
  • Governor Releases Property Tax Reform Plan
  • Finally: United States Supreme Court to Address Sales Taxes on Online Sales

January 12, 2018, Number 2

TML Legislative Update Number 2 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 2
  • Austin Court Shoots Down AG in Licensed Carry Lawsuit

January 5, 2018, Number 1

TML Legislative Update Number 1 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 1
  • Small Cell Lawsuit Clears First Hurdle
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting