In August of this year, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar shared a Housing Affordability Challenge report, which examines the factors contributing to the housing affordability crisis across the U.S.

As the March 14, 2025, bill filing deadline approaches in the Texas Legislature, several legislative initiatives have been introduced to reform Chapter 392 and Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code...

On May 23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 Community Development Entities

On June 22, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, an expansive $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, proposing an increase in federal funding...

This caucus provides support for the federal tax-exemption for municipal bonds by directly opposing the President's cap of tax-exemption at the 28 percent bracket.

Section 2801 imposes a tax on covered gifts and covered bequests received by U.S. citizens or residents from a covered expatriate.

This week the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of an increase in ransomware risks over the Labor Day holiday weekend – when offices are normally closed.

In cases alleging design defect under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine ("AEMLD")—Alabama's common law concept of strict liability

As the health crisis continues, one issue that companies will likely face is the issue of renewing their insurance.

On April 2, 2020, noting that "the COVID-19 outbreak in Louisiana has expanded significantly" since he declared a statewide public health emergency on March 11, 2020,...

The State also authorized $29,000,000 to support the MAEX and its proceeds will be used to construct, furnish and equip the MAEX as well.

May an employee recover under the Fair Labor Standards Act for unpaid overtime even if it was his own fault that the overtime was unpaid?

In a much anticipated opinion, the United States Supreme Court held on May 21, 2018, that arbitration agreements that waive an employee's right to resolve claims through class or collective action are enforceable.

The Tennessee Business Court, now in Phase II of the Pilot Project continues to deal with interesting and contemporary issues.

The White House released a Fact Sheet on November 4, 2021, aimed at covered federal contractors announcing they now have until January 4, 2022 for their covered employees to obtain their final vaccination dose.

EPA is moving forward on the drinking water component of its PFAS Action Plan by requesting the Office of Management to review its proposed regulatory determinations for two types of PFAS.

The CFPB proposed two changes to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Final Rule which was issued last November and becomes effective August 15, 2015.

On September 30 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced another round of enforcement actions against 22 municipal underwriting firms for disclosure violations in connection with municipal bond offerings.

On March 31, in further response to the public health emergency that he declared on March 11, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued a proclamation announcing

When a Texas regulator takes a position with serious consequences for a business, the administrative proceeding may not be the only place to challenge it. The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Kensington Title-Nevada v. Texas Department of State Health Services clarified when businesses can bypass the full agency process and take rule disputes directly to court under Section 2001.038 of the Texas Administrative Procedure Act. This option can have significant practical implications for the cost and scope of