One of the many bills TMHA worked on this session was HB 3266 dealing with infrastructure standards in Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds. TMHA became involved with the bill author and bill … more

Expanded county authority bills are filed nearly every session, in various forms and with various changes but the underlying goal is always to expand county authority in some manner. 2015 was no … more

We are always on the lookout for impact fees. For those that don't know, in many other states, like California, they charge specific fees to home builders and developers for home building. In Texas … more

One of the more interesting bills we worked on, followed and watch carefully (especially in the final days of session) was HB 2977. This bill started out wide open and broad. It was filed by the … more

With all of the recent changes in federal law and regulations, most of which resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act and CFPB rules sprouting from the Act, there are many areas in Texas finance law that … more

HB 831 passed this session and could have some application to mortgage servicers. The issue HB 831 sought to address were situations where a spouse is not named or party to a home mortgage loan but … more

Three bills made it through this session dealing with various aspects of non-judicial foreclosure. The three bills address real property foreclosure, not chattel.

HB 2063 deals with the filing … more

The good news regarding residential fire sprinklers is that despite several bills that either sought to change or exposed the current legal prohibition on cities from being able to mandate … more