The 2025 TCAA Fall Conference held in conjunction with the Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth
General Information
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 5.5 hours (including 1.0 ethics hour). Elected officials (mayors and councilmembers) can earn Texas Municipal League Institute (TMLI) credits for attending this seminar. CEU forms are available online. For further information on the TMLI program, please call us at 512-231-7400 or log on to TML’s website at www.tml.org.
Agenda
Thursday, October 30
8:00–8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jennifer Richie, TCAA President and Leann D. Guzman, City Attorney for the City of Fort Worth
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
To Chapter 54 Suit or Not? Deciding the Best Path for Municipal Ordinance Enforcement (.75 hr)
Natalie Thamm, Denton, Navarro, Rodriguez, Bernal, Santee, & Zech PC
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Legislative Privilege (.5 hr)
Bradford Bullock, Messer Fort PLLC
10:00– 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Redactions & Reactions: A 2025 Update on the TPIA (.5 hr)
Katie Suarez, City of Plano
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Mural Wars & Monument Battles: First Amendment Constraints on Regulating Public Art (.75 hr)
Elizabeth Yelverton & Bessie Bronstein, Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam, LLP
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Recent Federal Cases of Interest to Cities (.75 hr)
Randy Montgomery, D. Randall Montgomery & Associates, PLLC
12:15 – 2:00 p.m.
TML Delegates Luncheon and Presentation (Separate Ticketed Event) or Lunch on Your Own
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Business Meeting: Election of TCAA Officers, Passing of the Gavel, and Voting on Constitutional Changes
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Legal Concerns with Libraries: Collections & Meetings Spaces (.5 hr)
Ben Whitehead & Rezzin Pullum, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
AI & IT for JDs: Practical and Low-Cost Applications of GPT and Python in Municipal Law (.75 hr ethics)
Laura Mueller & Aniz Alani, City of Dripping Springs
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Hot Topics in Land Use Law (.5 hr)
Terry Welch, Brown & Hofmeister L.L.P.
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Is there a Disconnect here? What to do when your city wants to shut off someone’s power as an enforcement tool (.50 hr including .25 hr ethics)
David Johnson, City of Arlington
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
MCLE
MCLE Course Number and Hours
Participants will receive up to 5.5 MCLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour.
- Course Number (In-Person): 174288618
- Course Number (Online- Videos posted after event): TBA