2024 Summer Conference Materials

Conference Survey
Attendee List
CLE Course Number (174229749) & Reporting Instructions
Summer Conference Website

 

Wednesday, June 12

Making Your Ordinances Constitutional Again
Ryan Henry, The Law Offices of Ryan Henry
Presentation
Handout

Perspectives on City Authority in the ETJ
Joshua D. Katz, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Brad Bullock, Messer Fort, PLLC, Robyn Miga, City of Pflugerville
Presentation

Contracts: When Things Go Wrong
George Hyde, Hyde Kelley LLP
Presentation

Housing Finance Corporations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Derra Purnell, Best Best & Krieger
Presentation

Thursday, June 13

Common Human Resources Issues
Trey Lansford and Kurt Banowsky, City of Garland
Presentation
Handout

Revitalizing Cities: Tools for Innovative Development
Sandy Hellums-Gomez, Husch Blackwell, and Arturo Michel, City of Houston
Presentation

Administrative Search Warrants for Beginners
Katie Leininger, City of Pearland
Presentation
Handout

Sovereign Citizens and Your Local Government
Judith El Masri, Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P.
Presentation
Handout

My Client, My Enemy? Ethical Challenges when Representing Cities
Alan Bojorquez, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
Presentation

Condemnation and Multi-Agency TxDOT Projects
Jose Caso, Caso Law Firm
Handout

Stop the Rate Cases! – Why in an Era of Streamlined Regulation Cities are Seeing More Utility Rates Cases than Ever
Thomas Brocato, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Presentation

Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities
Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs
Presentation
Handouts

Local Option Alcohol Elections: Statutory Requirements and the Role of the City Attorney
Julie Dosher, Wyatt Hamilton Findlay, PLLC
Presentation

Ethics of Writing Ethics Policies
Jonathan Koury, City of Bryan
Presentation

Friday, June 14

Dive into the Nuts and Bolts of Purchase and Sales Agreements
Allison Bastian-Rodriguez, Denton, Navarro, Rodriguez, Bernal, Santee & Zech
Presentation
Handout

Title VII and ADA Update
Melissa H. Cranford and Robin Cross, Messer Fort, PLLC
Presentation
Handout

Prayer at Local Government Meetings
Julian Grant, City of San Marcos
Handout

TML Risk Pool 101 for City Attorneys
Scott Houston, TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool
Presentation
Handout

The Solar Eclipse of 2024: A Disaster Waiting to Happen or a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity?
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
Presentation
Handout

Conflicts with City Council and City Staff
Chris Duncan, Duncan Law Firm
Presentation
Handout

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