By: Clifton Beech On June 1, 2018, Texas House Bill 2856 came into effect. Bill 2856 removed the requirement that forming an entity with a name similar to an existing entity requires consent from the latter. Instead, Bill 2856 requires that all entities be “distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state.” This change …
by Ron Holmes Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about the legal issues surrounding the sale of CBD in Texas. This is a topic primarily for shopping center owners, managers and leasing companies, but is also applicable to owners and leasing agents of office/warehouses. There are two basic forms of marijuana plants, one …
by Brian Fisher Many Landlords and others file their own UCC-1s (promulgated Form UCC1 can be found at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/ucc/forms/UCC1.pdf) to “perfect”, or validate as against other creditors, a Landlord’s lien or security interest in personal property. That can save some legal fees. However, we have seen some fairly common errors in non-lawyer prepared UCC-1s. The …