by Justin Bragiel | Jun 29, 2019 | Blog
June 29, 2019 Justin Bragiel, THLA General Counsel In the last week, the Trump Administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stepped up I-9 audits of businesses across the U.S., and a number of Texas hotels have reported receiving notices that...
by Justin Bragiel | Jun 20, 2019 | News
photo: Nan Palermo Overview The 2019 Legislative Session produced very important results for the Texas lodging industry. We offered and passed omnibus tourism public improvement district (TPID) legislation that will allow all Texas cities to consider the...
by Justin Bragiel | May 31, 2019 | News
May 2019 The 2019 Regular Legislative Session wrapped up as a very positive one for the Texas hotel and lodging association. This session, we offered tourism public improvement district (TPID) legislation for all Texas cities; targeted TPID legislation for six...
by Justin Bragiel | Apr 29, 2019 | News
We’re in the final stretch of the 2019 Texas Legislative Session, with only four short weeks to adjournment on May 27. This is also the busiest time of the Session, with legislators, lobbyists, and interested constituents scrambling to pass, block, or amend...
by Justin Bragiel | Apr 29, 2019 | News
For the second time in three years, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released new salary requirements for employees to be classified as exempt from overtime. The DOL released its long-awaited proposed rule which, if adopted, would set the minimum salary threshold at...
