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From the 88th – 2nd Special Session - Property Tax Cut, a Done Deal
Gov. Abbott signed into law on July 24th the bills that comprise the full slate of property tax cuts passed by the legislature in the 2nd Special Session.
The major provisions are as follows:
$12 … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in April 2023 and the May Early Read
May Preliminary Data
New manufactured home sales in May for titles issued to date jumped to their highest total for the month in our series with the seasonally adjusted total at +14.2% over the … more
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DOE Announces Delay in MH Energy Standards
TMHA is pleased to announce that the Department of Energy released Friday, May 29th, a revised final rule pushing back the effective date of the new manufactured housing energy construction standards. … more
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Recap from the 88th
Welcome once again to our series of posts recapping the 2023 Texas Legislative Session. We have grouped posts on bills that passed into subject matter categories for ease of reference and readability. … more
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Recap from the 88th - TMHA’s Legislative Initiatives & Successful Defense
TMHA’s Major Policy Goal - HB 2706 “Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.”
H.B. 2706 by Rep. Shine is the TMHA supported bill that makes several enhancements to the manufactured … more
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Recap from the 88th - State Preemption and the Death Star
City Lobbyists Call it the Death Star; but we call it Necessary Limits to Local Overreach
The most significant bill reigning in cities and local government through state preemption, possibly ever, … more
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Recap from the 88th - Cities Canceling “Grandfathered” Non-conforming Uses Now Must Pay the Property Owner
S.B. 929 is a significant law change particularly in the space of manufactured home communities (“MHC”) due to the frequency of zoning changes that either make an MHC a “nonconforming use,” or what … more
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Recap from the 88th - Property Tax Cuts
Property Taxes Take Center Stage; And They Are Still There
This is a brief post on the debate on property tax cuts because the issue is not yet resolved, and clearly won’t be until there are more … more
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Recap from the 88th - Changes to Texas Courts
The new Texas “Chancery” Business Court, H.B. 19 is an interesting development in the state’s judiciary. Several other states already have a similar business focused court system.
Texas has over 200 … more
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Recap from the 88th - RV Laws
While TMHA doesn’t specifically represent those in the RV business, we have many members with such crossover interests either in their retail or park operations. For those members we are including … more