Vol. 12 – April 19th This week’s focus on bills of big impact that might become law relates to preparing for the ever-growing role of technology in financial services. Texas has in recent years been a national leader in creating legal structure ... Read More

Vol. 11 – April 12th This week’s focus on bills of big impact that might become law relates to the two biggest current regulatory fears regarding consumers’ personal identifiable information exposed by Third Party Vendors and Cyber Security ... Read More

Vol. 10 – April 5th I had the privilege of testifying before House Pensions, Investments and Financial Services on March 31st, in support of HB3472, but we will save that discussion for another time. This week’s focus on bills of big impact that ... Read More

Vol. 9 – March 29th If your NCAA March Madness brackets looked anything like mine following the opening round, you know how off base the expert’s rankings can be. Undaunted by that track record, over the next several weeks we will start our own ... Read More

Vol. 8 – March 22nd Today, day 70 is the exact midpoint of the 140-day 87th Session. The relative quiet in the legislature this past week is like being in the eye of the Hurricane. The first wall was the crush of last-minute bill filing that ... Read More

Vol. 7 – March 15th March 12th was the final date for filing new bills with very few exceptions. The deadline ended in a flurry of 964 bills introduced on just the final day, bringing the total number filed this session to 6,699. March 12th, or ... Read More

Vol. 6 – March 8th In a normal session about 75 percent of all filed bills will die before completing the arduous path to becoming law. This is typically very good news. That path will be even more difficult this year. It begins with a bill’s ... Read More

Vol. 5 – March 1st The House Pensions Investments and Financial Services Committee’s first organizational meeting and< introductory presentations by overseen state agencies is scheduled for 8:00am Wednesday March 3rd. This past week the ... Read More

Vol. 4 – February 22nd In Vol. 3 we listed the members appointed to the House Pension, Investments, and Financial Services (PIFS) Committee and Senate Business and Commerce (B&C) who will likely hear any mortgage related bills. With ... Read More