Texas Government and Property Law Blog Subscribe to the Texas Government and Property Law Blog Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you! Complex Property Disputes, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Litigation & Local... Cobb & Johns 4/15/24 Complex Property Disputes, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Litigation & Local... Cobb & Johns 4/15/24 Texas port erases Black neighborhood—with no plan for using the land Read More Attorney General Civil... Cobb & Johns 3/13/24 Attorney General Civil... Cobb & Johns 3/13/24 I received a Civil Investigative Demand from the Texas Attorney General. Now what? Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/15/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/15/24 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: What Are Your HOA’s Powers? Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/8/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/8/24 Texas Dangerous Dog Laws: Today Has Been Ruff Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/3/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/3/24 Bureaucratic Bottleneck: The Woes of Texas Developers Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/18/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/18/23 The Death Star Law: Unprecedented Preemption Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/11/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/11/23 Wishing You a Hoppy Christmas: Can I buy alcohol on Christmas Day in Texas? Read More Regulatory Risk Analys..., Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 12/4/23 Regulatory Risk Analys..., Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 12/4/23 Getting ourselves in a TIRZ-Y: Texas, Taxes, and TIRZ Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/1/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/1/23 Can I get a Watt Watt? How to avoid your Christmas decorations putting you on the naughty list Read More Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 11/16/23 Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 11/16/23 The Empire Strikes Back: Cities Sue to Reclaim Undemocratic Power Over ETJs Read More Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Complex Property Disputes, Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/8/23 Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Complex Property Disputes, Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/8/23 Lies, Power, and Austin City Limits: How City Council Rewrote History to Steal Control Over Shoreline Properties Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/2/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/2/23 Do I Live In My City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction? Read More Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 10/25/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 10/25/23 Regulating the Future: Is Austin ready for robot cars? Does that even matter? Read More Bid Protests and Gover... Cobb & Johns 10/18/23 Bid Protests and Gover... Cobb & Johns 10/18/23 A look at Texas's Pro-Israel Boycott Ban Read More Cobb & Johns 10/11/23 Cobb & Johns 10/11/23 Come and Take It (If You Dare): Fighting for Your Rights in a Condemnation Lawsuit Read More Cobb & Johns 10/4/23 Cobb & Johns 10/4/23 Don’t Worry, Be Hempy: Delta-8 Remains Legal in Texas Read More Cobb & Johns 9/27/23 Cobb & Johns 9/27/23 My ETJ: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Read More Cobb & Johns 9/13/23 Cobb & Johns 9/13/23 Stop! Your land is under arrest. You have the right to accept payment—but don’t! (What to do when your land is being condemned, or “taken,” by eminent domain) Read More Cobb & Johns 9/6/23 Cobb & Johns 9/6/23 Federal Court ruling means more Airbnb in ATX Read More Cobb & Johns 8/30/23 Cobb & Johns 8/30/23 Texas Legislature Gives Landowners a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card From Cities’ ETJ Read More Older Posts
Complex Property Disputes, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Litigation & Local... Cobb & Johns 4/15/24 Complex Property Disputes, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Litigation & Local... Cobb & Johns 4/15/24 Texas port erases Black neighborhood—with no plan for using the land Read More
Attorney General Civil... Cobb & Johns 3/13/24 Attorney General Civil... Cobb & Johns 3/13/24 I received a Civil Investigative Demand from the Texas Attorney General. Now what? Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/15/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/15/24 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: What Are Your HOA’s Powers? Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/8/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/8/24 Texas Dangerous Dog Laws: Today Has Been Ruff Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/3/24 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 1/3/24 Bureaucratic Bottleneck: The Woes of Texas Developers Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/18/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/18/23 The Death Star Law: Unprecedented Preemption Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/11/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/11/23 Wishing You a Hoppy Christmas: Can I buy alcohol on Christmas Day in Texas? Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys..., Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 12/4/23 Regulatory Risk Analys..., Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 12/4/23 Getting ourselves in a TIRZ-Y: Texas, Taxes, and TIRZ Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/1/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 12/1/23 Can I get a Watt Watt? How to avoid your Christmas decorations putting you on the naughty list Read More
Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 11/16/23 Complex Property Disputes Cobb & Johns 11/16/23 The Empire Strikes Back: Cities Sue to Reclaim Undemocratic Power Over ETJs Read More
Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Complex Property Disputes, Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/8/23 Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Complex Property Disputes, Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/8/23 Lies, Power, and Austin City Limits: How City Council Rewrote History to Steal Control Over Shoreline Properties Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/2/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 11/2/23 Do I Live In My City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction? Read More
Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 10/25/23 Regulatory Risk Analys... Cobb & Johns 10/25/23 Regulating the Future: Is Austin ready for robot cars? Does that even matter? Read More
Bid Protests and Gover... Cobb & Johns 10/18/23 Bid Protests and Gover... Cobb & Johns 10/18/23 A look at Texas's Pro-Israel Boycott Ban Read More
Cobb & Johns 10/11/23 Cobb & Johns 10/11/23 Come and Take It (If You Dare): Fighting for Your Rights in a Condemnation Lawsuit Read More
Cobb & Johns 10/4/23 Cobb & Johns 10/4/23 Don’t Worry, Be Hempy: Delta-8 Remains Legal in Texas Read More
Cobb & Johns 9/13/23 Cobb & Johns 9/13/23 Stop! Your land is under arrest. You have the right to accept payment—but don’t! (What to do when your land is being condemned, or “taken,” by eminent domain) Read More
Cobb & Johns 8/30/23 Cobb & Johns 8/30/23 Texas Legislature Gives Landowners a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card From Cities’ ETJ Read More