Following the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) in November, 2021, there was a flurry of optimism related to the new funding and how it might help to support various types of projects. What...more
The 86th Texas Legislative Session was relatively uneventful with respect to transportation-related initiatives. The Session was dominated primarily by school finance reform and limitations on the ability of local governments...more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a press release that the Open Records Division of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) handled a record number of Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) requests and issued an...more
The Senate Transportation Committee conducted its final interim hearing on August 27, 2018, to hear testimony on the following interim charge: -
Toll Road Penalties: Review penalty practices employed by toll authorities...more
The 85th Texas Regular Legislative Session was a challenging one for transportation issues and advocates. The Legislature succeeded in passing a Sunset bill for the Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) extending the...more
Some of 2016’s most exciting technological advances have involved the use of—and planning for the use of—self driving cars. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation released their Federal Automated Vehicles...more
Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies
- There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more
7/31/2015
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When dealing with a governmental entity it is important to account for the possibility that information shared with that entity may be subject to disclosure under state and/or federal open records acts (e.g., the federal...more
Heading into the 84th Legislative Session the outlook for transportation issues, and tolling in particular, was uncertain. After 14 years under Governor Perry and 12 years under Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst, Texas had a new...more
7/7/2015
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