By Ron Holmes –  666 new Texas state laws will take effect on September 1, 2021. The Corona Virus Pandemic and the once in a century cold snap (Winter Storm Uri) brought some new laws to the State of Texas. I have selected a handful of those which you may find interesting. HOUSE BILL 1927...

By Ron Holmes –  For reasons I cannot explain, our real estate practice is on fire. During and for some time after the Pandemic, we continued to see steady activity in what I call “meat and potato” transactions (sales, acquisitions, and development in the under $30 million category) and, of...

The 2021 Texas Legislature made significant changes to Chapter 53 of the Texas Property Code (the “Texas Mechanic’s Lien Statute”) which governs mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens. Effective January 1, 2022, House Bill 2237 amends the Texas Mechanic’s Lien Statute in several significant...

A new Texas law now requires Property Owners’ Associations in Texas to make the most current version of the Association’s dedicatory instruments, including the Declaration and all amendments thereto, available on the Association’s website. The same law also clarifies that an Association may adopt...