Who wants to be a Texas House speaker? With the pending retirement of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, the lower chamber knows someone new will be in charge in January — but not a single member has so far declared … Read More

TLDA held its first summer webinar in a series this week, with special guests from Texas Regional Bank.  In case you missed it, please click here to watch the replay, and be sure to share with colleagues.  The TRB presentation … Read More

The Texas Lyceum recently hosted a State Government Forum on Texas & COVID-19, with State Rep. Dade Phelan, Vilma Luna, State Rep. Four Price for Texas, and State Senator (ret.) Kirk Watson. Take a look here.

The Texas Lyceum recently hosted an online economic recovery forum on Texas and COVID-19.  Click to watch Dale Craymer, President, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, LLC; Linda McMahon, President and CEO, The Real Estate Council; Alex Meade, Senior Vice President, Texas Regional … Read More

For the last decade, Texas has been a job-creating machine. In fact, in that period, jobs have grown twice as fast here as in the rest of the nation. When Governor Greg Abbott announced in January that Texas Business Facilities … Read More

On April 6, Governor Abbott appointed Phillip Holt to Chairman of the Finance Commission of Texas. He has served on the Finance Commission since 2016.  Mr. Holt is Vice-President of Conn’s Home Plus. On the same day, Governor Abbott appointed Larry … Read More

With Gov. Greg Abbott resisting calls for a statewide stay-at-home order, local officials are tasked with deciding which businesses and employees are essential. This strategy means the rules differ from county to county, and many employees are confused about why … Read More

Without broader statewide orders for Texans to stay at home, local officials — and local circumstances — have made the state a patchwork of responses to the new coronavirus. By Ross Ramsey Only three COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in … Read More

In light of the current COVID situation and Governor Abbott’s recent proclamation prohibiting groups of 10 or more gathering, we have decided to CANCEL our April 3 TLDA Membership meeting until further notice.  We will continue to assess guidelines and … Read More

The Texas Land Developers Association enjoyed its best session ever this year.  After years of “unscrupulous-developer” being one word, the TLDA led the way in several key bills protecting property rights, promoting business, and preserving the Department of Savings & … Read More