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Bid Protests & Government Contracting

Are you a losing bidder on a government contract? Or perhaps you submitted the winning proposal and need to defend it?

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Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands

Have you received a Civil Investigative Demand from the Texas Attorney General involving antitrust or DTPA violations?

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Public Information Act Requests

Are you trying to obtain records from a governmental body, or prevent it from releasing your confidential information?

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Texas Open Meetings Act

Do your public officials need advice on how to comply with open meetings law? Do you think a governmental body has violated open meetings requirements?

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Regulatory Risk Analysis & Compliance

Do you need help understanding and complying with the complicated web of state and local statutes and regulations in Texas?

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Government Investigations & Enforcement Actions

Are you or your business facing an investigation or enforcement action by a Texas state agency or other governmental body?

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Business & Professional License/Permit Defense

Have you or your business been threatened with license or permit revocation, suspension, probation, or other disciplinary action?

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Attorney General Opinions & Legislative Support

Do you need help navigating the policymaking process in Texas? The regulatory world behind the curtain?

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Business Litigation & Local Counsel

Are you considering bringing a lawsuit to protect your rights? Or perhaps your business has been sued in Texas?

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Let It Go, Let It Go: Releasing Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

by | August 18, 2022 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance | 0 Comments

All Texas cities automatically have an extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), which is the unincorporated area that is contiguous to the city’s corporate boundaries. The expansion and reduction of a...
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Are drafts of government documents public information?

by | August 9, 2022 | Public Information Act Requests | 0 Comments

Governmental bodies are often wary to show the public how the sausage gets made. When a public information request implicates drafts of a government document, governmental bodies generally rely on...
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Your Call Cannot be Completed: When can a city deny a cell tower permit?

by | August 4, 2022 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance | 0 Comments

A city’s authority to regulate the placement and modification of cell towers is limited by the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. When a local government receives a cell tower siting...
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HUB Subcontracting Plans: If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail

by | July 27, 2022 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts | 0 Comments

When a government contract has an expected value of $100,000 or more and the state agency determines there is a probability for subcontracting opportunities under the contract, each vendor’s bid...
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Your “private” texts and emails may be public information

by | July 19, 2022 | Public Information Act Requests | 0 Comments

If you work (or have worked) for a governmental body in Texas, did you know the texts on your personal cell phone and the emails from your personal email address might be public information? In...
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Hello, it’s spam: How to stop robocalls and telemarketing calls

by | July 12, 2022 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance | 0 Comments

“We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty”—a robocall so common it’s been memefied. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Texas Attorney General’s office have...
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The attorney general’s statute of limitations – and damage limitations – in consumer protection claims

by | July 6, 2022 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands | 0 Comments

The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) is enforced by the Texas attorney general and/or private litigants. But the attorney general holds a significant advantage over...
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How the “dead suspect loophole” lets police hide records from the public

by | June 10, 2022 | Public Information Act Requests | 0 Comments

The “dead suspect loophole” in the Texas Public Information Act allows police to hide records about cases that end without a conviction. Journalists and families of those who die in custody have...
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Can I speak anonymously at a public meeting?

by | June 2, 2022 | Texas Open Meetings Act | 0 Comments

The Texas Open Meetings Act doesn’t address whether a governmental body can require the public to provide identification in order to attend an open meeting or speak at the meeting, so it’s up to...
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Austin’s ban on digital billboards survives U.S. Supreme Court review

by | June 2, 2022 | Regulatory Risk Analysis and Compliance | 0 Comments

Thousands of cities across the country have ordinances that regulate billboards differently than other signs. A billboard company challenged the City of Austin’s sign ordinance, claiming this...
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Governor of Texas

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