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Texas Legislature Begins 2017 Session

January, 31 2017

Texas Legislature Begins 2017 Session Last month, we brought you the preview of THLA’s 2017’s legislative agenda. Here is what has been happening underneath the Capitol dome since the start… Read more »

2017 Short Course and Advanced Short Course Recap

January, 31 2017

Another Great Year for Both Short Course and Advanced Short Course!             The 72nd Annual Short Course and the 11th Annual Advanced Short Course welcomed the… Read more »

2017 Legislative Session:  Property Tax Bills

January, 27 2017

Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.Bill Status Report 03-28-2017 – 16:46:39 – Action in the date range    – Link to Related Information   ( ) – Priority Texas Hotel &… Read more »

2017 Legislative Session:  Wage & Hour Bills

January, 27 2017

Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn.Bill Status Report 03-28-2017 – 16:47:30 – Action in the date range    – Link to Related Information   ( ) – Priority Personnel – Wage… Read more »

2017 Legislative Session:  Franchise Tax Bills

January, 27 2017

Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn. Bill Status Report 03-28-2017 – 16:48:10   – Action in the date range    – Link to Related Information   ( ) – Priority  … Read more »

2017 Legislative Session:  THLA Bill Tracking Report, Weekly report

January, 24 2017

Bill Tracking Report Texas Hotel & Lodging Assn. Bill Status Report 03-29-2017 – 16:25:35   – Action in the date range    – Link to Related Information   ( ) – Priority  … Read more »

Recognize the Signs of Human Trafficking

December, 28 2016

The start of the New Year means renewed goals and ambitions, annual training and employee reviews, and of course the beginning of a new calendar (hopefully one full of city-wide… Read more »

December 2016 Preview of THLA’s Legislative Agenda

December, 13 2016

THLA is gearing up for a busy legislative session set to kick off in January, and our legislative affairs committee recently convened to set our priorities and agenda for the… Read more »

2016 Election Results – Texas

November, 29 2016

With so much attention focused on the presidential election, it is understandable that many have not caught up on the results of our state elections. Across the state there were… Read more »

Overtime Salary Requirement Blocked (at least for now)

November, 29 2016

On November 22, 2016, a federal judge in Sherman, Texas issued a temporary injunction blocking the new federal overtime salary regulations from taking effect on December 1st. In September, THLA joined… Read more »