Texas Legislature
Housing-related state legislative priorities for the 2025 session include protecting rental subsidies from landlord discrimination, tenant protection from “junk fees,” and funding for emergency homeless shelters. Director of Government Affairs Carrie Rogers reviewed state and federal legislative priorities during a Nov. 14 meeting of the City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee. Rogers pointed out…
If the City of Dallas has a backlog, should developers be able to hire their own inspector to review building permits? David Lehde, Dallas Builders Association director of government affairs, says he supports the city’s Development Services Department in its efforts to expedite permits, but new state legislation allowing developers to take matters into their…
Despite the Texas Legislature’s ongoing work in Austin, many new state laws passed during the regular session will go into effect Sept. 1. Reports say that the Texas Legislature will convene a third time in October concerning school vouchers. The first two special sessions dealt with property taxes, also a hot-button local issue. In an Aug.…
After two special sessions and more than a few proverbial shots fired from both chambers of the Texas Legislature, Republican lawmakers reached an agreement Monday to provide property tax relief. The Texas Tribune broke the news Monday morning: The $18 billion compromise between the Texas House and Senate — which includes more than $5 billion…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised voters a property tax cut and his latest action appears to send a clear message that the legislative session won’t end until he gets one. Abbott called another special session Tuesday, less than two hours after the House and Senate failed to reach an agreement on how to distribute $17.6…
