While much attention in the 2025 midterm elections has centered on control of the Senate, it is at the local government level where the most critical governance issues are painfully clear. Local ...

LOCAL government units (LGUs) have the power to create their own sources of revenue pursuant to Section 5, Article X of the ...

The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would restore Dallas’ sovereign immunity, which was stripped by voters in November.

A state appeals court has temporarily blocked the San Marcos's voter-approved marijuana ordinance, meaning residents may once ...

Senatorial candidate and Makati Mayor Abigail Binay has gained the support of more mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR ...

“We have a Local Government Code that gives localities authority, yet the LLDA’s current setup gives them virtually no say even if their constituents are affected,” Lacson said ...

The same prohibition, the CSC said, is also found under the Administrative Code of 1987, Omnibus Election Code, and Local Government Code. Persons covered by the prohibition against engaging in ...

CLTs can be adopted by LGUs to develop affordable housing. The former CREBA chief pointed out that although the Local Government Code and the Urban Development and Housing Act empower LGUs to take ...

A discussion of economic development agreements, including their legality, goals of the parties, procedural considerations, ...

“The Texas Local Government Code prohibits the ‘governing body of a municipality… municipal police department, municipal attorney, county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas appellate court has reversed a Travis County judge’s decision to throw out a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the city of Austin over its ...