by cobbxcounsel | Apr 13, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
“Broadband access is no longer a luxury, it is an essential tool for all Texans.” -Governor Abbott. An estimated 316,717 households in Texas currently lack access to broadband internet service, according to broadband advocacy group Connected Nation Texas.[1] While...
by cobbxcounsel | Apr 9, 2021 | Public Information Act Requests
The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) requires meetings of governmental bodies to be open to the public, except for expressly authorized closed sessions. TOMA provides criminal penalties—including possible jail time—for violations of certain provisions, making Texas one...
by cobbxcounsel | Apr 7, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
In January 2021, the City Council of Marble Falls, Texas considered adopting regulations to ensure that RV parks don’t shift into being partially or wholly used as permanent residences. While some RV parks operate like hotels or motels—serving transient guests that...
by cobbxcounsel | Mar 30, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
Texas was recently dubbed by Forbes as “the new El Dorado for bitcoin mining,” thanks in part to the state’s deregulated electricity market and cheap energy (the crypto mining process requires a huge amount of electricity). In early March, global cryptocurrency mining...
by cobbxcounsel | Mar 24, 2021 | Public Information Act Requests
2019 was a good year for open government legislation—in the wake of court rulings that advocates say weakened Texas open government laws, lawmakers approved measures to repair holes in the state’s Public Information Act and shore up the Open Meetings Act....
