2026 TCAA Fall Conference


General Information

Location

Henry B. González Convention Center
900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Room TBD

Registration

Registration Link

If you would like to attend the full TML conference, select full registration. If you would like to only attend the TCAA Thursday sessions, select One Day registration for Thursday only.

Seminar 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.

Continuing Education Credit

MCLE credit is available for this event for up to 4.75 hours (including 0.75 ethics hour). Elected officials (mayors and councilmembers) can earn Certified Municipal Official (CMO) Program credits for attending this seminar. CEU forms are available online. For further information on the CMO program, please call us at 512-231-7400 or log on to TML’s website at www.tml.org.


Agenda

Thursday, November 12

8:00–8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Julie Fort, TCAA President and Andy Segovia, City Attorney for the City of San Antonio

8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
The PID Partnership: Balancing City and Developer Risk with Smart Growth Rewards (.75 hr)
Drew Slone, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Nate Witzel, Huffines Communities

9:30 – 10:15 a.m.                
Hot Mic: Balancing the First Amendment and Decorum in Public Meetings (.75 hr ethics)
Victor Flores, City of Mansfield

10:15– 10:45 a.m.              
Break    

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.             
Data Centers: What Are They and What Is the Big Deal? (.5 hr)
Christopher  Austria, City of Fort Worth

11:15 – 11:45 a.m.             
Ten More Considerations for Municipal Construction Contracts (.5 hr)
Tiffany Leal, Chapman Negrete PLLC

11:45 – 1:45 p.m.                             
TML Delegates Luncheon and Presentation (Separate Ticketed Event) or Lunch on Your Own       

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.                  
Business Meeting

2:00– 3:00 p.m.             
Vexatious Requestors (1 hr)
(Speaker TBA)

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.                  
Break

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.                  
What the Open Records Division Actually Looks For: An Insider’s Guide to PIA Briefs (.50 hr)
Justin Miller, Transparency Counsel, PLLC

4:00 – 4:45 p.m.                  
Employment Litigation & Risk Management for Municipalities (.75 hr)
Elizabeth Provencio, City of San Antonio

4:45 p.m.                              
Adjourn


MCLE

MCLE Course Number and Hours

Participants will receive up to 4.75 MCLE hours, including 0.75 ethics hour.

  • Course Number (In-Person): TBA
  • Course Number (Online- Videos posted after event): TBA

Survey

Please take our conference evaluation survey! One city/firm will be selected from the survey participants to receive a free registration to the TCAA 2027 Summer Conference in Fort Worth! (Survey link will be posted following the event.)