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
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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
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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
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Issue 88.5 Bills Filed Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Estate In the previous 87th Texas Legislative Session we saw passage into law of SB 2116 prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection ... Read More
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Issue 88.4 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced committee assignments on Monday January 23rd. The Senate’s longest serving Democrat, Senator John Whitmire, was the only Democrat to receive an appointment as a chairman. In 2013 prior to Lt. ... Read More
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Issue 88.3 Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were both inaugurated to their third terms on January 17th. Speeches made by both leaders laid out priorities they would like to accomplish during the current legislative ... Read More