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Who wants to be a Texas House speaker? With the pending retirement of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, the lower chamber knows someone new will be in charge in January — but not a single member has so far declared their candidacy to seek the gavel. That’s quite the departure from the last speaker’s race …
Speakers Race is Anyone’s Guess – from the Texas Tribune Read More »
TLDA held its first summer webinar in a series this week, with special guests from Texas Regional Bank. In case you missed it, please click here to watch the replay, and be sure to share with colleagues. The TRB presentation can be found here. Mark your calendar for our next webinar – July 2. …
ICYMI: June Webinar – Development in the time of COVID Read More »
The Texas Lyceum recently hosted a State Government Forum on Texas & COVID-19, with State Rep. Dade Phelan, Vilma Luna, State Rep. Four Price for Texas, and State Senator (ret.) Kirk Watson. Take a look here.
The Texas Lyceum recently hosted an online economic recovery forum on Texas and COVID-19. Click to watch Dale Craymer, President, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, LLC; Linda McMahon, President and CEO, The Real Estate Council; Alex Meade, Senior Vice President, Texas Regional Bank; and James R. Huffines, JRH Partners LLC; with moderator Roberto Coronado, Senior Vice President in …
For the last decade, Texas has been a job-creating machine. In fact, in that period, jobs have grown twice as fast here as in the rest of the nation. When Governor Greg Abbott announced in January that Texas Business Facilities Magazine had named Texas “State of the Year” for 2019—recognizing it as the best state …
On April 6, Governor Abbott appointed Phillip Holt to Chairman of the Finance Commission of Texas. He has served on the Finance Commission since 2016. Mr. Holt is Vice-President of Conn’s Home Plus. On the same day, Governor Abbott appointed Larry Long to be a public member of the Finance Commission of Texas. Mr. Long is owner …
Governor Abbott Appoints New Finance Commission Chair and Members Read More »
With Gov. Greg Abbott resisting calls for a statewide stay-at-home order, local officials are tasked with deciding which businesses and employees are essential. This strategy means the rules differ from county to county, and many employees are confused about why they’re being called in to work. By Sami Sparber, Texas Tribune Shelter in place and …
Without broader statewide orders for Texans to stay at home, local officials — and local circumstances — have made the state a patchwork of responses to the new coronavirus. By Ross Ramsey Only three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the 22 counties in state Rep. Drew Springer’s North Texas House district, and he said …
Analysis: Coronavirus and local control in Texas/Texas Tribune Read More »
Many of our members are seasoned developers, but there may be some who are just starting out. Land Development 101 has proven to be a great resource for those interested in or just entering this industry. Here’s a post on due diligence that everyone could use a refresher on. Now, during this time of …
