H.R. 748, passed by the Senate on March 25, 2020 (the “CARES Act”), was passed by the House on March 27, 2020 and sent to the President for signature. ...more
Effective March 16, 2020, Governor Abbott’s office temporarily suspended a limited number of open meeting laws in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disaster. This action will allow governmental bodies to conduct meetings...more
On March 21, 2020, Dallas County was the first Texas jurisdiction to issue "shelter-in-place" orders. Unlike prior orders issued across Texas, a "shelter-in-place" order expressly restricts all activity outside one's...more