Texas Attorney Blog
Real estate and construction law-related news and events in Texas.
Author: Aimee Hess is a solo practitioner in Streetman, Texas.
Blawg Related Categories: Real Estate & Property Law • States • Texas • Solo / Small Firm • Construction Law
Recent Posts from Texas Attorney Blog
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Texas Oil and Gas Lawyer Needed!
As a Texas oil and gas attorney representing clients from all over the country with oil and gas leases in Texas, I am continually amazed at how many people sign an oil and gas lease…
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Texas Lawyers and Brokers Take a Tax Hit!
Texas lawyers and real estate brokers have by now, along with other Texas business owners, filed their first return under the revised Texas Franchise Tax. It is described by the Texas Comptroller as a "privilege…
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Texas Real Estate Documents Mean What They Say !! (Part Two)
As a Texas real estate attorney representing buyers, sellers, lenders, developers, and occasionally brokers, in Texas, I have sometimes been accused of sounding like a broken record in advising my clients. My oft-repeated mantra is:…
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Texas Real Estate and Development News: Co-Housing Comes to Texas
One of the things I love about being a Texas real estate and development lawyer is that Texans are so open to innovative real estate developments. Practicing real estate and development law in Texas is…
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Texas Commercial Real Estate Leases Mean What They Say!
A substantial part of my Texas real estate law practice over the past thirty years has involved Texas commercial real estate leases, representing both landlords and tenants (often representing either landlords or tenants who are…
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Texas Homeowners Associations: How Healthy is Yours?
As a Texas attorney representing Texas homeowner and property owner associations in residential and commercial developments, I find that very often the greatest service I can perform for my clients is education. I ran across…
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Things That Give Texas Developers and Their Attorneys Grey Hair
I have represented developers and investors in Texas real estate developments for over thirty years. I have been blessed with clients who are fabulous people to work with, and Texas development law is always challenging…
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Texas Supreme Court: Waiver of Arbitration Provision in Texas Construction Contract
As a Texas real estate lawyer representing developers, builders and investors in Texas, I have found that my clients benefit from the availability of "alternate dispute resolution" remedies in their contracts. These remedies, such as…
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Texas Rural Water Law: Fire Hydrant Controversy Continues
Texas rural water utilities and the attorneys representing Texas rural water companies are often faced with the challenge of making sense of the sometimes tangled layers of Texas statutes, Texas court decisions and the administrative…
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Texas Rural Water Utilities Faced With New Law: "Paint It Black"!!
One of the challenges of serving as an attorney for rural water utilities in Texas is helping my clients navigate the increasing regulatory burden on Texas rural water utilities, an issue specifically addressed in a…