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
CFPB Receives Pushback on Interpretive Rule Promoting States’ Authority to Enforce The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010
Last month, we discussed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) May 19, 2022 Interpretive Rule, which sought to clarify the scope of state enforcement authority found in Section 1042 and other sections of the Consumer Financial Protection Act ... Read More
CFPB Clarifies Authority of States to Enforce The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010
On May 19th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule clarifying the scope of state enforcement authority found in Section 1042 and other sections of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). The rule ... Read More