As you may have heard, the citizens of Texas will vote on a Constitutional Amendment regarding property taxes on November 7, 2023. Proposition 4 if passed will raise the state mandated school tax homestead exemption to $100,000 from $40,000. There ... Read More
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.20 Bill Effective Dates Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com With nearly a dozen of our bills of interest set to become law, the next question is what will be their effective ... Read More
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.19 HB 2127 preemption of local regulation Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com Between November 14, 2022, when prefiling of bills opened through March 10, 2023, when bill ... Read More
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.14 Senate Bill 768 Data Security Breach Reporting Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com Only one thing must be accomplished each legislative session and that is passage of a biennial ... Read More
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.12 Home Equity Loan Signing Locations Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com The Texas Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker have all repeatedly promised about half of the record $33 ... Read More
88th Texas Legislature – Texas House Committees assigned
Issue 88.6 There were 26 first term freshmen representative sworn into the Texas House of Representatives 150-member body last month. Having a freshman class of approximately 17 percent is typical. However, what is not typical is ... Read More