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87th Session Recap - Taxes
H.B. 1195 - Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain loans and grants made under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
This law change impacts the forgiveness of … more
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87th Session Recap - Construction and HVAC
H.B. 871 - Relating to the municipal fees charged to certain air conditioning and refrigeration contractors.
H.B. 871 was another bill strongly supported and advocated for by TMHA, along with the … more
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87th Session Recap - Transportation
H.B. 1257 - Relating to the definition of personal property for purposes of removing personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.
H.B. 1257 is a bill specific to manufactured housing and … more
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87th Session Recap - Zoning and Local Land Use Policy
H.B. 1475 - Relating to municipal board of adjustment zoning variances based on unnecessary hardship.
Last session, the legislature took action to make necessary reforms to help clarify the process … more
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87th Session Recap - Expansion of Broadband
H.B. 5 - Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, more than ever, the critical importance of a robust broadband infrastructure network … more
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Extended Eviction Moratorium; End of UI in TX; Special Session; TMHA Board Meeting
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium to July 31
On June 24, the CDC again extended its eviction moratorium until July 31, 2021. In its announcement, the CDC indicated that this will be the final … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in March 2021 and April Early Read
April Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales titled to date for April are up a seasonally adjusted 0.5% from March even as the raw total of homes moved down -5.7% from the previous month. … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in April 2021
April
Shipments followed the typical seasonal decline in April moving down a raw -11% from March’s series high which equated to a seasonally adjusted -0.6% below last month’s level. The total of … more
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Sine Die - End of 2021 Texas Session
The 2021 Texas Legislative Session has ended. It is hard to fully articulate how unusual and chaotic this session was compared to previous sessions. While generally viewed as the most conservative … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in February 2021 and March Early Read
March Preliminary Data
New home sales for March titled to date are running just -3% behind the 10-year series high posted in 2019, so retailers appear to have had a very good March much like the … more