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 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 8, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
Water districts are hard to create in Texas—and even harder to get rid of, especially when the district is active. State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) plans to introduce a bill this session that would allow the City of McAllen to dissolve Hidalgo...
by cobbxcounsel | Feb 25, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
The cities of McAllen and Pharr recently filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and the Texas Secretary of State, claiming a state law that requires them to surrender control of the May election to the county is an unconstitutional “local or special law.” Voters...
by cobbxcounsel | Feb 16, 2021 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently predicted that Austin, Texas is “going to be the biggest boom town that America has seen in 50 years, at least—a megaboom.” Musk chose Austin last year as the location for Tesla’s $1 billion Cybertruck factory and has moved to Texas...
