The Texas City Attorneys Association (TCAA) is proud to announce the 2024 TCAA Summer Conference, to be held June 12-14, 2024, at the Isla Grand Beach Resort in South Padre Island. The TCAA Summer Conference is the best CLE program created specifically for municipal lawyers. 

Registration Opens

The TCAA hotel block will open March 25, 2024. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

MCLE Course Number and Hours

  • Course Number: 174229749
  • Hours: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 12.5 credit hours, of which 3.5 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit. 

Topics Include

  • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Issues
  • Emergency Management
  • Sovereign Citizens
  • Revitalizing Cities: Tools for Innovative Development
  • Condemnation and Multi-Agency TxDOT Projects
  • Ethics
  • and MORE!

General Information

Speaker Materials

TCAA does not provide written materials, binders for speaker papers or printed materials of any kind.
Instead, TCAA will put all speaker papers on the Conference Materials page for attendees to download in advance.

Registration Information

Registration opens March 25, 2024, and includes online handouts (made available the week of the conference), Wednesday evening reception hosted by Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Thursday morning breakfast, hosted by Hyde Kelley LLP, the Thursday evening reception hosted by Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam, L.L.P., and the Friday morning breakfast, hosted by Best Best & Krieger, as well as early access to the on-demand videos of the sessions when posted.*

*Please note that there may be limitations on the number of attendee guests at the receptions.

Looking to network? See who’s attending.

Cancellation and Substitution Policy

If you are registered and cannot attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a $45 cancellation fee will be assessed if written cancellation is received by May 31, 2024. No refunds will be honored after that date.

Special Accommodations

Let us know if you need special accommodations of any kind. In order to respond to any special requests, we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible. To ensure your dietary needs are met, please email Miguel Martinez at [email protected] no later than May 13, 2024 with your requests.

Continuing Education Credit

This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 12.00 credit hours, of which 3.5 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.


Registration

Need help registering? Click here.
Paper registration forms are available here

The housing block for the TCAA Summer Conference is now open! See below for a list of all the hotels.

  • Isla Grand Beach Resort, 500 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX 78597. The Hotel Block at the Isla Grand Beach Resort is now full.

Caution

Please be aware of housing poachers if contacted about booking hotel rooms for the 2024 TCAA Summer Conference. Please note we are NOT working with any other companies to provide housing except the ones listed above.

Fees

Tuition includes Wednesday evening reception hosted by Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Thursday morning breakfast, hosted by Hyde Kelley LLP, the Thursday evening reception hosted by Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam, L.L.P., and the Friday morning breakfast, hosted by Best Best & Krieger, online handouts, and priority notice when the conference session videos are posted online for viewing.  Pricing is as follows:

ATTENDEEEARLY BIRD
(March 25 through May 20 )
REGULAR
(After May 20)
Members$399$419
Non-Members$439$459

Cancellation and Substitution Policy

A $45 fee will be assessed on all registration cancellations. Only written cancellations received prior to May 31, 2024 will be honored. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. You may send cancellations by e-mail to [email protected]. If the registrant is unable to attend, the registrant may send a substitute.

After May 31, 2024, please plan to bring your completed form and payment in the form of a check with you to the onsite registration table.


Hotel

Isla Grand Beach Resort 500 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX 78597


Agenda

Wednesday, June 12

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Making Your Ordinances Constitutional Again • .5 hour
Ryan Henry, The Law Offices of Ryan Henry

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Perspectives on City Authority in the ETJ • 1 hour
Joshua D. Katz, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Brad Bullock, Messer Fort, PLLC, Robyn Miga, City of Pflugerville

2:30 – 2: 45 p.m.
Break

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Contracts: When Things Go Wrong • .5 hour
George Hyde, Hyde Kelley LLP

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Housing Finance Corporations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly • .75 ethics hour
Derra Purnell, Best Best & Krieger

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
TCAA Board of Directors Meeting

5:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Thursday, June 13

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Opening RemarksWelcome Remarks, and Awards Ceremony
Slater Elza, TCAA President

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Common Human Resources Issues • .5 hour
Trey Lansford and Kurt Banowsky, City of Garland

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Revitalizing Cities: Tools for Innovative Development • .5 hour
Sandy Hellums-Gomez, Husch Blackwell, and Arturo Michel, City of Houston

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Administrative Search Warrants for Beginners • .5 hour
Katie Leininger, City of Pearland

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Sovereign Citizens and Your Local Government • .5 hour
Judith El Masri, Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P.

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
My Client, My Enemy? Ethical Challenges when Representing Cities • 1 ethics hour
Alan Bojorquez, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC


11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own


1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Business Meeting
Proposed TCAA Membership Dues Increase

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Condemnation and Multi-Agency TxDOT Projects • 1 hour
Jose Caso, Caso Law Firm

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Stop the Rate Cases! – Why in an Era of Streamlined Regulation Cities are Seeing More Utility Rates Cases than Ever • .5 hour
Thomas Brocato, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities • .5 hour
Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Local Option Alcohol Elections: Statutory Requirements and the Role of the City Attorney • .5 hour
Julie Dosher, Wyatt Hamilton Findlay, PLLC

4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Ethics of Writing Ethics Policies • .5 ethics hour
Jonathan Koury, City of Bryan

5:30 p.m.
Reception

Friday, June 14

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Dive into the Nuts and Bolts of Purchase and Sales Agreements • .5 hour
Allison Bastian-Rodriguez, Denton, Navarro, Rodriguez, Bernal, Santee & Zech

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Title VII and ADA Update • .5 hour
Melissa H. Cranford and Robin Cross, Messer Fort, PLLC

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Prayer at Local Government Meetings • .5 hour
Julian Grant, City of San Marcos

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Break

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
TML Risk Pool 101 for City Attorneys • .5 ethics hour
Scott Houston, TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
The Solar Eclipse of 2024: A Disaster Waiting to Happen or a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity? • 1 hour
Kathy Davis, City of Temple, Jennifer Henager, City of Temple, Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs, Lisa Sullivan, City of Dripping Springs, Mike Hayes, City of Kerrville

11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Conflicts with City Council and City Staff • .75 ethics hour
Chris Duncan, Duncan Law Firm

12:00 p.m.
Adjourn