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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published 4 FAQs on the SAFE Act and the impact of the amendments to the SAFE Act made by § 106 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. You can access the SAFE Act FAQs here:https://www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/guidance/secure-fair-enforcement-for-mortgage-licensing-act/secure-and-fair-enforcement-mortgage-licensing-act-faqs/
CFPB Publishes FAQ on the SAFE Act Read More »
For those of you who use property in your IRA’s, these two articles from the Wall Street Journal may be of interest. Click here and here.
Congress may be coming for your IRA Read More »
Following every legislative session, our friends at Texas Monthly publish their much anticipated list of the session’s best and worst legislators. Click here to read their take on the 86th Session.
Texas Monthly names the Best & Worst for 2019 Read More »
The Texas Legislature’s 2019 regular session is over, the votes on bills have been cast, and we have everything we need to rank Texas House members along the political spectrum from red to blue. Political scientists have for decades used roll-call votes cast by members of the U.S. Congress to plot them on the Liberal-Conservative
TribTalk: The 2019 Texas House, from right to left Read More »
Shot clock’ bill resets development review time As Austin city leaders had their attention focused on the 3.5 percent tax cap that moved through the Texas Legislature, legislators were busy approving a bill that could have a serious impact on the city’s efforts to regulate development. The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, which
Austin Business Journal: Shot clock’ bill resets development review time Read More »
The Legislature adjourned sine die (not another day) one month ago, and the veto period for Gov. Abbott has come and gone. It was one of the busiest sessions and yet fewer bills passed than have passed since the late 1800s – not necessarily a bad thing! Below are some articles of interest from the
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: 86th Legislative Recap Read More »
Budget HB 1: Sent to Abbott on May 26 The state’s two-year budget plan calls for spending roughly $250 billion on priorities including public school funding, teacher salaries and early childhood intervention programs. Read more Property tax reform SB 2: Sent to Abbott on May 25 This bill, a top priority of Texas’ three main political leaders, would require voter
The Living & the Dead Read More »
From today’s “The Brief” on The Texas Tribune: Roughly three weeks ago, top GOP leaders unveiled their vision for a property tax reform proposal. But now, as yours truly and the Tribune’s Emma Platoff reports, few of those same leaders seem married to the bill’s pitch to cut the rollback rate to 2.5 percent. There
Property Tax Debate Read More »
More from the Texas Tribune: As the president declares a national emergency to get more money for a border barrier, it’s worth taking a look back at what happened last time the government took private land along the Rio Grande.
How the government abused eminent domain the last time it built a border fence in Texas Read More »
As expected, President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he’s declaring a national emergency over constructing his long-promised border wall. Meanwhile, federal contractors have already started to clear land for what’s seen as the first phase of that border barrier in South Texas, as the Tribune’s Arya Sundaram reports.
As debate rages on border wall funding, construction is already beginning Read More »
