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September 1st Effective Date for New Laws
For most bills passed into law during a legislative session, the default effective date is September 1st. On rare occasions when bills get a super-majority, they become effective the moment the … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in May 2023 and the June Early Read
June Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales remain on a historic pace in June for titles issued to date with the raw total currently just above last year’s total. Because of May’s stellar … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in June 2023
June Shipments
Manufactured home shipments to Texas retailers expanded again in June for the third straight month with the seasonally-adjusted total moving up +1.7% from the previous month. … more
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From the 88th – 2nd Special Session - Property Tax Cut, a Done Deal
Gov. Abbott signed into law on July 24th the bills that comprise the full slate of property tax cuts passed by the legislature in the 2nd Special Session.
The major provisions are as follows:
$12 … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in April 2023 and the May Early Read
May Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in May for titles issued to date jumped to their highest total for the month in our series with the seasonally adjusted total at +14.2% over the … more
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DOE Announces Delay in MH Energy Standards
TMHA is pleased to announce that the Department of Energy released Friday, May 29th, a revised final rule pushing back the effective date of the new manufactured housing energy construction standards. … more
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Recap from the 88th
Welcome once again to our series of posts recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session. We have grouped posts on bills that passed into subject matter categories for ease of reference and readability. … more
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Recap from the 88th - TMHA’s Legislative Initiatives & Successful Defense
TMHA’s Major Policy Goal - HB 2706 “Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.”
H.B. 2706 by Rep. Shine is the TMHA supported bill that makes several enhancements to the manufactured … more
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Recap from the 88th - State Preemption and the Death Star
City Lobbyists Call it the Death Star; but we call it Necessary Limits to Local Overreach
The most significant bill reigning in cities and local government through state preemption, possibly ever, … more
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Recap from the 88th - Cities Canceling “Grandfathered” Non-conforming Uses Now Must Pay the Property Owner
S.B. 929 is a significant law change particularly in the space of manufactured home communities (“MHC”) due to the frequency of zoning changes that either make an MHC a “nonconforming use,” or what … more