As we originally reported at the conclusion of the 2021 regular Texas Legislative Session, a new landlord/tenant law goes into effect in the new year.  The new law is in Chapter 92, Property Code, … more

The Texas Supreme Court issued a new emergency order on November 10 in reaction to the closure of the state’s rent relief program.  The rent relief program stopped taking new applications after the $1 … more

It has been exceedingly challenging staying up-to-date on the constantly changing laws, rules, orders, and local ordinances dealing with evictions in Texas. 

Unfortunately, I start this latest … more

Texas Second Special Session

Second verse, same as the first.  At least initially. 

On Saturday, Texas started our second Special Session when Gov. Abbott announced that the second special session … more

TMHA is pleased to announce that we have added several new member benefits into our catalog of Community Forms and informational Member Wikis.

Special thanks to Jeff Barringer and Paul Kellogg with … more

Back at it again. 

After a little more than a month since the conclusion of the 87th Regular Session, the Texas legislature is once again convened in Austin.  For the next 30-days the members of the … more

I’m not sure how long the license is to continue to describe the happenings of this past year and a half as crazy, unprecedented, and chaotic, but as this unusual Texas legislative session is now … more

One of TMHA’s primary missions during every legislative session is to prevent bad bills from becoming bad laws.  While now 20 years ago the scar tissue on our industry still remains from when a … more