2021
december 17, 2021, number 47
TML Legislative Update Number 47 (PDF)
december 10, 2021, number 46
TML Legislative Update Number 46 (PDF)
december 3, 2021, number 45
TML Legislative Update Number 45 (PDF)
november 19, 2021, number 44
TML Legislative Update Number 44 (PDF)
november 12, 2021, number 43
TML Legislative Update Number 43 (PDF)
november 5, 2021, number 42
TML Legislative Update Number 42 (PDF)
october 29, 2021, number 41
TML Legislative Update Number 41 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update Number 41
- City-Related Constitutional Amendment Propositions
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Seeking Input on Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
- U.S. Senate Passes State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
- Update: Opioid Settlement
- COVID-19 Update (No. 206)
october 22, 2021, number 40
TML Legislative Update Number 40 (PDF)
october 15, 2021, number 39
TML Legislative Update Number 39 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update Number 39
october 1, 2021, number 38
TML Legislative Update Number 38 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update Number 38
september 24, 2021, number 37
TML Legislative Update Number 37 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update Number 37
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
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
- 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
- COVID-19 Update (No, 201)
August 27, 2021, Number 33
TML Legislative Update Number 33 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update Number 33
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
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
- 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
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
- 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
- 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 Number 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 Number 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)
June 11, 2021, NUMBER 22
TML Legislative Update Number 22 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update 22
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)
MAY 14, 2021, NUMBER 18
TML Legislative Update Number 18 (PDF)
May 7, 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)
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
- Bill Limiting City Debt Reported from House Committee with Changes
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)
MARCH 26, 2021, NUMBER 11
TML Legislative Update Number 11 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update 11
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
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
MARCH 12, 2021, NUMBER 9
TML Legislative Update Number 9 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update 9
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
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
FEBRUARY 26, 2021, NUMBER 7
TML Legislative Update Number 7 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update 7
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
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
FebrUARY 5, 2021, NUMBER 5
TML Legislative Update Number 5 (PDF)
- TML Legislative Update 5
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates