Author: Justin Bragiel
THLA Prepares for 2025 Texas Legislative Session
September, 26 2024THLA Prepares for 2025 Legislative Session
FY 2025 Per Diem Rates
August, 27 2024The 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 2024The 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 2024Texas Senate considers greater hotel tax transparency.
Texas Leads the Way to Court Victory on Challenging NLRB’s “Joint Employer” Rule
March, 26 2024Important 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 2024THLA Receives Award of Excellence for 2023 Governmental Affairs Program
The Texas Legislature Passed Property Tax Relief July 2023
October, 27 2023Property 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 2023The federal General Services Agency (GSA) just announced new federal lodging per diem rates for Fiscal Year 2024
The Texas Legislature Finally Passes Property Tax Reform
July, 14 2023The historic $18 billion tax cut is funded from the state’s budget surplus, and it will have a substantial positive effect on Texas lodging property owners.
Will Texas Actually Reform Property Taxes?
June, 29 2023Property taxes are high in Texas. With a record state budget surplus, hotel owners are asking ‘What does Texas plan to do to ease their property tax burden?’