Author: Justin Bragiel

Federal Judge in Sherman, Texas Throws Out DOL Overtime Rule

November, 15 2024

Big data is a valuable tool and helps hotels improve operations and customer service.

All Eyes are on the November Election

October, 29 2024

Just like the rest of America, Texas’s hotel industry is carefully watching and anticipating the November election.

THLA Prepares for 2025 Texas Legislative Session

September, 26 2024

THLA Prepares for 2025 Legislative Session

FY 2025 Per Diem Rates

August, 27 2024

The federal CONUS per diem rate for lodging increased by $3 to $110 per night for FY 2025 for federal government travelers. 

2024- DOL Overtime Ruling

April, 30 2024

The new DOL rule raises the minimum salary threshold for employees exempt from overtime pay.

Texas Senate’s interim charge on HOT-related legislation

April, 30 2024

Texas Senate considers greater hotel tax transparency.

Texas Leads the Way to Court Victory on Challenging NLRB’s “Joint Employer” Rule

March, 26 2024

Important legal victory – a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) expanded joint-employer rule

THLA Receives Award of Excellence for 2023 Governmental Affairs Program

January, 30 2024

THLA Receives Award of Excellence for 2023 Governmental Affairs Program

The Texas Legislature Passed Property Tax Relief July 2023

October, 27 2023

Property taxes are a major line-item expense for hotel owners, and the Texas legislature was primed to take up property tax relief this year.

GSA releases FY 2024 per diem rates

August, 17 2023

The federal General Services Agency (GSA) just announced new federal lodging per diem rates for Fiscal Year 2024