Discussing Governor Abbott’s suspending provisions of the Election Code to allow political subdivisions to postpone their May 2, 2020 elections to November 3, 2020
Emergency powers granted by Government Code chapter do not authorize local governmental entities operating under a declared disaster to independently rewrite state law such as Property Code chapter 24 governing evictions.
A court is likely to conclude that Texas A&M University must comply with the requirements of section 2166.5011 before removing or relocating the Ross statue.
If wearing a facial covering in a transit authority vehicle or facility is necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Authority may require any person medically capable of doing so to wear a facial covering when entering its vehicles or facilities.
A court would likely conclude that the removal of a county auditor rests within the sole discretion of the district judges, subject to judicial review.
Education Code subsections 11.151(c) and 11.154(a) authorize the Blinn College District to convey the Star of the Republic Museum’s real and personal property to the Texas Historical Commission so long as the transfer complies with Texas Constitution article III, subsection 52(a).
Potential civil and criminal consequences exist for a Texas peace officer who fails to intervene when observing another officer using force in a way that may violate a person’s constitutional rights.
County authority to require facial coverings in courtrooms, courthouses, and county buildings can be found in in the Texas statutes, and in emergency and executive orders.
A rule exempting an appraiser licensed under Occupations Code chapter 1103 from complying with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice when performing an evaluation as allowed under the federal Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines would conflict with section 1103.405.
The common-law reserved powers doctrine could limit whether a home-rule municipality may enter a contract that would prohibit decertification of a special utility district’s certificate of convenience and necessity in the future.