Category: News
November Election 2019 – The 10 Texas Constitutional Amendments
October, 28 2019Halloween is here, heralding a few signs of Fall–it’s finally getting a bit cooler outside, the Holidays will be here soon, and for those attuned to the political scene, November… Read more »
2019 Legislative Session Report
June, 20 2019By session’s end, there were 7,324 bills filed. Of those, 1,428 bills passed into law. This translates to only about one in every five bills that are filed pass into… Read more »
2019 Regular Legislative Session, End of Session Preview
May, 31 2019May 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… Read more »
Legislative Update: End of April 2019
April, 29 2019We’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,… Read more »
Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Rules — Again
April, 29 2019For 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… Read more »
March 2019 Legislative Update
March, 29 2019It’s been another busy month in the 2019 session. We’ve organized the important legislation into these categories: Short-term rentals. Local hotel occupancy tax proposals: New uses of tax revenue, and new… Read more »
February 2019 Legislative Update
February, 28 2019We are about seven weeks into the 2019 Texas Legislative Session, and the action is heating up. Fast approaching is Friday, March 8, the 60th day of 2019 Session. This… Read more »
January 2019 Legislative Update
January, 31 201986th Legislative Session Kicks Off The 86th Legislative Session opened at the Texas Capitol on this month as lawmakers took their oaths of office, selected new leaders, and began to… Read more »
November 2018 Election Update
November, 28 2018This November’s midterm elections set new records for the State of Texas and reflects a new shift in direction for Texas politics. Over 8.3 million Texans turned out to vote… Read more »
November Midterm Pre-Election Update 2018
October, 31 2018By Texas Lobby Group, THLA’s lobby team Fueled by the hotly contested race between Senator Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O’Rourke, turnout for this year’s midterm election in Texas is… Read more »