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1/4/2018
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New STAAR Test Guidelines Issued in Texas in the Wake of Harvey

Harvey disrupted a great many aspects of Texas life, not the least of which was education. Many schools in the area affected by Texas were closed for days or even weeks, and some students were required to continue their learning at other schools as the ones they had attended underwent repairs.

Category: General

12/20/2017
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The Push for More Texas Toll Roads May Face Opposition in Legislature

One of the problems that has accompanied the burgeoning population growth in the state of Texas has been highway congestion.

Category: General

12/15/2017
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Texas Schools Hit by Hurricane Harvey Plead for Exemption from School Accountability Ratings

One of the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey, which drenched a great deal of the Texas Gulf Coast centered on the Houston-Galveston area, has been how it has impacted the school districts in the affected area.

Category: General

12/11/2017
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State Funded Network of Sensors Begins to Track Fracking Related Earthquakes in Texas

Houston Public Media is reporting that a network of seismology sensors, partly funded by the state of Texas, is up and running.

Category: General

12/7/2017
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Debt Collection in Texas

The U.S. Justice Department reports that historically speaking, debtors were jailed for failing to pay their debts.

Category: Unpaid Invoices and Payment Recovery

11/21/2017
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Employee or Independent Contractor?

There are benefits to classifying workers as independent contractors, the largest of which is cost savings.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

11/20/2017
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The need for more medical residency positions discussed

Texas-educated aspiring doctors are saving a lot of money on student loans by going to medical school here but many are then exploring opportunities for residencies elsewhere.

Category: General

11/19/2017
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Prosecution of people in debt to rent to own companies

An obscure law passed decades ago, rent-to-own companies in Texas are allowed to pursue felony theft charges against those who default on payments.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

11/10/2017
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Data Privacy Cases Pending in front of U.S. Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court will decide whether American courts can issue warrants for data stored on servers overseas.

Category: General

11/9/2017
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Austin Lawmakers Look at Bringing Amazon to Texas

Amazon.com announced that it was building a second headquarters, bringing with it a $5 billion investment and 50,000 jobs, it set up a nation-wide bidding war.

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11/9/2017
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New Legislation Provides Consumer Protections Regarding ERs

Legislation recently passed into law in Austin will provide considerable protection for Texas health care consumers with regard to freestanding emergency rooms.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

10/28/2017
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Expanding into Global E-Commerce: Legal Considerations

The rise of global e-commerce is changing the face of business around the world.

Category: Business and Commercial Law

10/28/2017
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New law helps charter schools maintain facilities

House Bill 21 provides for the allocation $60 million to Texas charter schools for leasing and maintaining buildings and other facilities

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

10/21/2017
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Legal Considerations for Crowdsourcing and Freelancing

Commerce that involves knowledge is rapidly growing, along with new models for businesses that are emerging as thought leaders in their fields.

Category: Small Business General Counsel Services

10/20/2017
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Texas Legislative Issues/News: The Student Privacy Act

Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2087, the Student Privacy Act which protects data that students or the student’s parents provide

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

10/5/2017
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The Gypsy Brewers: Contract or Alternating Proprietorship?

One of the benefits of being a brewer in Texas is that new laws regarding gypsy brewing have opened the playing field to all comers

Category: Small Business General Counsel Services

10/5/2017
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Texas Law Makers Mull Flood Control Projects for Houston

Houston's long-delayed flood projects that would have spared thousands of Houston homes from being flooded during the deluge brought on by Hurricane Harvey.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

9/28/2017
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Medical Marijuana Law Goes into Effect  

Recent medical marijuana law passed by the Texas Legislature... pot is going to be grown in the state of Texas legally.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

9/23/2017
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Texas voter ID law revived by appeals court

The attempt by the Texas Legislature to enact a voter ID law has been tangled in the courts ever since the effort began.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

9/23/2017
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Considerations for Business Owners

Legal guidance should be sought on the proper storage of electronic business information.

Category: General Counsel Services

9/18/2017
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Guidelines for Protecting Proprietary Information

Proprietary information is business information that has independent economic value from not being disclosed to competitive businesses or the general public.

Category: Business and Commercial Law

9/7/2017
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Abbott rules out special session for Harvey

With Hurricane Harvey having ravaged much of the Texas Gulf Coast, having caused tens of billions of dollars in damage...

Category: General

9/3/2017
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Planning for Technological Disruption in Small Business

Technological disruptions are already changing the face of American business.

Category: General Counsel Services

9/3/2017
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Judge Rejects Voting Law Changes

A federal court judge has shot down changes to Texas voting laws for a second time.

Category: Texas Government Relations Solutions

8/31/2017
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Preparation vs. Panic  

What if you could tap a Texas legal expert every couple of days?

Category: General Counsel Services

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