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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: 86th Legislative Recap

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 …

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The Living & the Dead

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 …

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TLDA – Best Session Ever

The Texas Land Developers Association enjoyed its best session ever this year.  After years of “unscrupulous-developer” being one word, the TLDA led the way in several key bills protecting property rights, promoting business, and preserving the Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending. Never before has the group been so well represented with hundreds of members …

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Legislative Update: Bill Hearings & Issues of Concern

Good news first:  Wrap bill looks liken its going to pass. More good news: Last week’s committee hearings went well.  Thank you to those who came to testify. Coming up:  Senate Bill 2370 by Hughes, related to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a political subdivision, will be heard on Tuesday, …

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Property Tax Debate

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 …

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Texas Election Recap – What it means to TLDA

From our Media Partners at the Texas Tribune: Greg Abbott sailed to re-election with a double-digit margin, easily besting his Democratic challenger, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, with 56 percent of the vote to her 43. But lower on the ballot, Texas Republican incumbents won with much narrower mandates than they carried in years …

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TLDA to host Fundraiser for Senator-Elect Flores in San Antonio

Please join us in San Antonio on Monday, November 26, at 6 p.m. to meet our new State Senator Pete Flores, representing Senate District 19 from San Antonio into the Big Bend area, along the border.  Senator Flores was elected to fill the unexpired term of Senator Carlos Uresti.  TLDA President Paul Daniec will host …

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