Author: Justin Bragiel
2017 Legislative Report – End of Regular Session
June, 16 20172017 Regular Legislative Session: Texas Hotel & Lodging Association End of Session Report June 2017 Contents: Overview Summer Special Session Short-term Rental (STR) Preemption Transgender “Bathroom” Bills Full Funding… Read more »
Lodging Industry Economic Trends 2017
May, 30 2017Legislative Action Summit 2017
May, 30 2017The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) joined forces on May 17-18 as nearly 500 hoteliers from across the country come to… Read more »
2017 Hotel Administration Bills
April, 26 20172017 Legislative Session: Hotel Administration Bills April Update Below is a summary of filled bills THLA is tracking that affect various aspects of general hotel operations. ADA related… Read more »
April 2017 Legislative Update
April, 25 2017We are nearing the final month of the Regular Texas Legislative Session. Sine die on Memorial Day, May 29th, and we are now well past the March bill filing deadline.… Read more »
2017 Legislative Update – Hotel Tax Bills
March, 28 2017Hotel Occupancy Tax Bills – 2017 Legislative Session This legislative session, over 50 bills were filed that directly affect local hotel occupancy taxes. Here is a summary of the… Read more »
March 2017 Legislative Update
March, 28 2017Texas Legislature March 2017 Update During each legislative session, THLA monitors every bill that is filed at the Legislature to determine whether it would have an impact on the Texas… Read more »
2017 Legislative Session: February Update
February, 28 20172017 Texas Legislative Session: February Update It’s the end of February, and the 2017 Texas Legislative Session rounds out its second month. February moves quickly with bill filing, committee formation,… Read more »
2017 Legislative Session: Hotel Administration Bills
February, 23 2017Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.Bill Status Report 03-28-2017 – 16:42:55 – Action in the date range – Link to Related Information ( ) – Priority Hotel Administration
2017 Legislative Session: Local Government Bills
February, 23 2017Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.Bill Status Report 03-28-2017 – 16:45:24 – Action in the date range – Link to Related Information ( ) – Priority Local Gov’t