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Bryan City Council Votes No on Affordable Housing
In a 5-2 decision the Bryan City Council voted to close the door on affordable housing last night despite the many objections of those that came to testify against the zoning ordinance change.
The … more
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From the 86th – TMHA Support Modular Housing Bill Heard in House Committee & House Budget Week
First, this morning in the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee (LAP), TMHA supported HB 2546 was heard in committee. TMHA’s lobby team worked late last week and yesterday to … more
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From the 86th – Sausage Making
To borrow from the cliché that making laws is like making sausages, and its best not to see how either are made, I thought I’d give a glimpse into what it looks like when the meat grinder is fired up. … more
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From the 86th - Bill Filing Deadline and the 7,000 Bills in the Hopper
Stop sign suggestions and chickens for everyone.
Ok, we will get to the chickens and “rolling stops” in a little bit. But first, last Friday marked the 60th day of the 2019 Texas Legislative … more
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From the 86th - Landlord Tenant Bills
This session has seen an unprecedented amount of landlord tenant bills. Every session there are bills that could impact the state’s landlord tenant laws, but this year we have seen a significant … more
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From the 86th - TMHA Supported Residential Modular Bill Filed
Just 90 days to go until the end of the 2019 Texas Legislative Session. Hard to believe we are a third of the way through.
We are pleased to report that H.B. 2546 by Chairman Ryan Guillen was filed … more
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TMHA's Treasurer, Karl Radde, and Members Get Ordinance Relief in Bryan
As DJ has said in some of his reports to membership before, “In case anyone is bored and wants to join my mom in seeing me online…” feel free to log onto the City of Bryan city council website to see … more
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From the 86th - Gov's State-of-the-State, bill filings of interest, and a modular bill to increase height limit
We are nearly a month into the 86th Legislative Session. Just 110 days to go.
Tuesday, Gov. Abbott delivered his state-of-the-state speech. The governor laid out six “emergency items”: 1) increasing … more
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And They’re Off…
I’ve never been a horse jockey. And I’m thinking my chances to ever be a jockey have probably passed. Truth be told, I can probably count on one hand the amount of times I’ve even been on a horse. … more
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Governor Appointed Commission Publishes Post - Harvey Report
On Thursday, December 13, Gov. Abbott held a press conference where he presented the Eye of the Storm – Report of the Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas that was authored in conjunction with the … more