Legislative Update

OCTOBER 15, 2021, NUMBER 39

TML Legislative Update Number 39 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 39
  • New Addition to Call as Legislature Enters Last Week
  • TML Resolutions Approved
  • Governor's Broadband Council Releases Annual Report
  • Railroad Commission Proposes Rules for Designation of Critical Infrastructure
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 205)
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

OCTOBER 1, 2021, NUMBER 38

TML Legislative Update Number 38 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 38
  • New Item Added to Special Session Call
  • Resolutions for the 2021 Annual Conference and Your City Delegate
  • TDLR Proposes Amended Rules for Code Enforcement Officers in Training
  • Texas Joins $21 Billion Opioid Settlement
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 204)

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021, NUMBER 37

TML Legislative Update Number 37 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 37
  • Governor Announces New Items to Call
  • Resolutions for the 2021 Annual Conference and Your City Delegate
  • Governor's Office Proposes Law Enforcement Funding Rules
  • Bills on the Move
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 203) 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021, NUMBER 36

TML Legislate Update Number 36 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 36
  • PUC Proposes Its First Set of Rules for Weatherization of Electric Utilities
  • Post-Session Update: Application of Certain State Statutes to Cities Based on Population
  • TCEQ Adopts Alternative Language Notice Requirements
  • DIR Adopts Technical Standards on Videoconferencing Calls
  • TCEQ Seeks Stakeholder Input on Upcoming Rulemaking Related to Onsite Sewage Facilities
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Elections
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021, NUMBER 35

TML Legislative Update Number 35 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 35
  • Second Special Session Ends and Third Announced
  • Effective Date of Comptroller's Sales Tax Sourcing Rule on Internet Orders Delayed
  • Governor and Attorney General Send Letter on Public Camping Ban
  • TSLAC Adopts New Rules for Local Governments
  • Resolutions for the 2021 Annual Conference and Your City Delegate
  • City-Related Bills Passed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Elections
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 202)

september 3, 2021, number 34

TML Legislative Update Number 34 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 34
  • Bills Effective September 1
  • Additional Post-Session Update: "Constitutional" or "Permitless Carry in Meetings"
  • ERCOT Requests Order from PUC for Winter Storm Financing
  • TCEQ Sends Letter to Water Utilities for Preparedness Plan
  • Post-Session Update: Public Works Contracts
  • Texas Joins $21 Billion Opioid Settlement
  • Bills on the Move
  • City-Related Bills
    • Elections
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment
  • COVID-19 Update (No, 201)

AUGUST 27, 2021, NUMBER 33

TML Legislative Update Number 33 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 33
  • Special Session Update: Quorum Achieved & Governor Adds Preemption of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to Call
  • Bills on the Move
  • Texas Joins $21 Billion Opioid Settlement
  • Stay Engaged: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 200)
  • City-Related Bills
    • Public Safety
    • Elections
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Utilities and Environment

AUGUST 20, 2021, NUMBER 32

TML Legislative Update Number 32 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 32
  • Sales Tax Sourcing Rules Effective October 1
  • Post-Session Update: Grounds for Zoning Variances Expanded
  • Post-Session Update: Eminent Domain Reporting
  • General Land Office Opens Applications for Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
  • ARPA and Cybersecurity Challenges: Government Technology Hosts Webinar
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 199)
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Elections
    • Open Government
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment

AUGUST 13, 2021, NUMBER 31

TML Legislative Update Number 31 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 31
  • Quorum Still in Question
  • Bills on the Move
  • Last Call: Resolutions for 2021 Annual Conference
  • Post-Session Update: Statewide Public Camping Ban Proposed Rules and Open Public Comment Period
  • Texas Joins $21 Billion Opioid Settlement
  • State Office of Risk Management Resumes the Continuity Council
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 198)

AUGUST 6, 2021, NUMBER 30

TML Legislative Update Number 30 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 30
  • Governor Announces Second Special Session
  • Post-Session Update: ETJ Development Agreements
  • Post-Session Update: Chapter 380 Agreement Reporting
  • Post-Session Update: New Pre-Employment Screening Procedures for Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Post-Session Update: Mental Health Leave for Police Officers
  • Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: Meeting with Local Government Officials
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 197)

JULY 30, 2021, NUMBER 29

TML Legislative Update Number 29 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 29
  • Stalemate Continues at Capitol
  • Broadband Legal Update: FCC and Federal and State Court Proceedings
  • Post-Session Update: Response to Winter Storm Uri
  • Post-Session Update: Statewide Broadband Office
  • Post-Session Update: Middle Mile Broadband Service
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 196)

JULY 23, 2021, NUMBER 28

TML Legislative Update Number 28 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 28
  • Resolutions for 2021 Annual Conference
  • Act Now: Choose Your City's 2021 TML Business Meeting Delegate
  • Post-Session Update: Building Materials, Revisited
  • Post-Session Update: Golf Carts
  • Post-Session Update: Mandated Cybersecurity Training
  • Post-Session Update: Regional Cybersecurity Working Groups
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Utilities and Environment
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 195)

JULY 16, 2021, NUMBER 27

TML Legislative Update Number 27 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 27
  • Special Session Comes to a Halt
  • Bills on the Move
  • Stay Engaged During Special Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Post-Session Update: Legislature Clarifies Contiguity of Roads for Annexation
  • Post-Session Update: Legislature Expands Workers' Compensation "Disease Presumption" to Include COVID-19
  • Post-Session Update: Legislature Passes Pandemic=Related Liability Protections
  • Post-Session Update: International Building Codes
  • Post-Session Update: Property Tax Rate Calculation Following a Disaster
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Court
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Utilities and Environment
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 194)

JULY 9, 2021, NUMBER 26

TML Legislative Update Number 26 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 26
  • Governor Announces Special Legislative Session
  • TDEM Releases Guidance on Stimulus Fund Disbursement for Small Cities
  • Speaker Phelan Announces New Select Committee
  • Stay Engaged During Special Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Post-Session Update: Paid Quarantine Leave for First Responders
  • Post-Session Update: Building Inspections
  • Post-Session Update: Responding to Disasters
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 193)

JULY 2, 2021, NUMBER 25

TML Legislative Update 25 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update Number 25
  • Open Meetings Act Suspensions Terminate September 1
  • TML's Grassroots Policy Development Process
  • Resolutions for 2021 Annual Conference
  • Act Now: Choose Your City's 2021 TML Business Meeting Delegate
  • Speaker Phelan Announces Interim Committee Charges Related to the Texas-Mexico Border
  • Post-Session Update: Utility Customer Information May Not Be Disclosed
  • Post-Session Update: Personal Information of Elected Public Officers is Confidential
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 192)

june 25, 2021, Number 24 

TML Legislative Update 24 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 24
  • Governor Calls Special Session
  • League Submits Letter to the Governor Urging Request of Federal Stimulus Funds for Small Cities
  • Governor Vetoes Include City-Related Bills
  • Post-Session Update: "Constitutional" or "Permitless" Carry
  • Comptroller Seeks GIS Data for Accurate Sales Tax Allocations
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 191)

June 18, 2021, number 23

TML Legislative Update Number 23 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 23
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 190)
  • 2021 City Tax and Budget Deadline Memos Now Available
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Proposes Rules to Increase Certain Solid Waste Fees

JUNE 11, 2021, NUMBER 22

TML Legislative Update Number 22 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 22
  • Eighty-Seventh Legislature Adjourns: Cities Retain Their Voice
  • City-Related Bills
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment

JUNE 4, 2021, NUMBER 21

TML Legislative Update Number 21 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 21
  • Look For Legislative Update “Wrap-Up” Edition Next Week
  • 2021 City Tax and Budget Deadline Memos Now Available
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 189)
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Seeks Comment on Amendment to Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Survey for Water Systems
  • Don’t Forget: Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due in June
  • City Officials Testify

MAY 28, 2021, NUMBER 20

TML Legislative Update Number 20 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 20
  • 87th Legislature Nears Finish Line: Final Update
  • Bills on the Move
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 188)
  • Federal Appeals Court: Your Cable Franchise Fee May Be Reduced
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Survey for Water Systems
  • Don’t Forget: Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due in June
  • City Officials Testify

MAY 21, 2021, NUMBER 19

TML Legislative Update Number 19 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 19
  • Final Days. Bills to Watch.
    
  • Bills on the Move
  • Don’t Forget: Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due in June
  • City Officials Testify
  • COVID-19 Update (No. 187)

MAY 14, 2021, NUMBER 18

TML Legislative Update Number 18 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 18
  • Bills on the Move
  • Don’t Forget: Mandated Cybersecurity Training and Reporting Due in June
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (No. 186)

MAY, 2021, NUMBER 17

TML Legislative Update Number 17 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 17
  • 25 Days to Go: Where We Stand in the 87th Legislative Session
  • Secretary of State Releases Post-Election Guidance for May Elections
  • Comptroller Releases Revised Revenue Estimate
  • Bills on the Move
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (No. 185)

APRIL 30, 2021, NUMBER 16

TML Legislative Update Number 16 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 16
  • Texas Gains Two Congressional Seats
  • Bills on the Move
  • EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Roundtables on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (No. 184)

APRIL 23, 2021, NUMBER 15

TML Legislative Update Number 15 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 15
  • Bill Limiting City Debt Reported from House Committee with Changes
    
  • Bills on the Move
  • TCEQ Proposes Rules Requiring Alternative Language for Certain Permits
  • EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Roundtables on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
    
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

APRIL 16, 2021, NUMBER 14

TML Legislative Update Number 14 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 14
  • Bills on the Move
  • TCEQ Proposes Rules Requiring Alternative Language for Certain Permits
  • EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Roundtables on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
    
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

APRIL 9, 2021, NUMBER 13

TML Legislative Update Number 13 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 13
  • Bills on the Move
  • TCEQ Proposes Rules Requiring Alternative Language for Certain Permits
  • EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Roundtables on the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
    
  • Broadband Legal Update: FCC and Federal and State Court Proceedings
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

APRIL 2, 2021, NUMBER 12

TML Legislative Update Number 12 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 12
  • Community Censorship Column Published in The Texas Tribune
  • National League of Cities Requesting Input from Texas Cities
  • Bills on the Move
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

MARCH 26, 2021, NUMBER 11

TML Legislative Update Number 11 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 11
  • TWDB Seeks Public Comment for Regional Flood Planning Technical Guidelines
  • Bills on the Move
  • Reminder: Annual Local Debt Reporting
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

MARCH 19, 2021, NUMBER 10

TML Legislative Update Number 10 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 10
  • Senate Bill 10 (Community Censorship) Likely to Receive Committee Hearing Soon
  • Debt Restriction Bill Set for Monday Committee Hearing
    
  • Reminder: Annual Local Debt Reporting
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

MARCH 12, 2021, NUMBER 9

TML Legislative Update Number 9 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 9
  • “Our Home, Our Decisions” Launches New Website
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

MARCH 5, 2021, NUMBER 8

TML Legislative Update Number 8 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 8
  • “Our Home, Our Decisions” Launches New Website
  • Broadband Update: FCC Emergency Broadband Program and State Status
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

FEBRUARY 26, 2021, NUMBER 7

TML Legislative Update Number 7 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 7
  • Winter Storm Uri Recovery Efforts
  • Elected Officials: Do You Have a Local Officials Group?
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

FEBRUARY 12, 2021, NUMBER 6

TML Legislative Update Number 6 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 6
  • Elected Officials: Do You Have a Local Officials Group?
  • TCEQ Issues Cybersecurity Alert to Public Water Systems
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

FEBRUARY 5, 2021, NUMBER 5

TML Legislative Update Number 5 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 5
  • Speaker Phelan Announces House Committees
    
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • City Officials Testify
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

JANUARY 29, 2021, NUMBER 4

TML Legislative Update Number 4 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 4
  • Congress to Consider Additional Stimulus Measures
  • Favorable Attorney General Opinion: Subdivision Platting Legislation Clarified
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Applications for Financial Assistance from the Texas Water Development Board’s State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Program Are Due February 1
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

JANUARY 22, 2021, NUMBER 3

TML Legislative Update Number 3 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 3
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Lt. Governor Announces Committee Appointments
  • House and Senate Interim Reports Include City-Related Recommendations
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Applications for Financial Assistance from the Texas Water Development Board’s State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Program Are Due February 1
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

JANUARY 15, 2021, NUMBER 2

TML Legislative Update Number 2 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 2
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • House Research Organization Issues 87th Session Report
    
  • Comptroller Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE)
  • Department of Labor Adopts New Independent Contractor Rule
  • Applications for Financial Assistance from the Texas Water Development Board’s State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Program Are Due February 1
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

JANUARY 8, 2021, NUMBER 1

TML Legislative Update Number 1 (PDF)

• TML Legislative Update 1
  • 87th Legislative Session Bills to Watch
  • Stay Engaged During the Legislative Session: Grassroots Involvement Program
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Hotel Occupancy Tax Reporting
  • Don’t Forget: Mandatory Eminent Domain Reporting
  • President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Releases Report
  • City-Related Bills Filed
    • Property Tax
    • Public Safety
    • Sales Tax
    • Community and Economic Development
    • Elections
    • Emergency Management
    • Municipal Courts
    • Open Government
    • Other Finance and Administration
    • Personnel
    • Purchasing
    • Transportation
    • Utilities and Environment
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates