Agenda

Wednesday, June 12

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Making Your Ordinances Constitutional Again • .5 hour
Ryan Henry, The Law Offices of Ryan Henry

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Perspectives on City Authority in the ETJ • 1 hour
Joshua D. Katz, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Brad Bullock, Messer Fort, PLLC, Robyn Miga, City of Pflugerville

2:30 – 2: 45 p.m.
Break

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Contracts: When Things Go Wrong • .5 hour
George Hyde, Hyde Kelley LLP

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Housing Finance Corporations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly • .75 ethics hour
Derra Purnell, Best Best & Krieger

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
TCAA Board of Directors Meeting

5:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Thursday, June 13

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks, Welcome Remarks, and Awards Ceremony
Slater Elza, TCAA President

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Common Human Resources Issues • .5 hour
Trey Lansford and Kurt Banowsky, City of Garland

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Revitalizing Cities: Tools for Innovative Development • .5 hour
Sandy Hellums-Gomez, Husch Blackwell, and Arturo Michel, City of Houston

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Administrative Search Warrants for Beginners • .5 hour
Katie Leininger, City of Pearland

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Recent State Cases of Interest to Cities • .5 hour
Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
My Client, My Enemy? Ethical Challenges when Representing Cities • 1 ethics hour
Alan Bojorquez, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Condemnation and Multi-Agency TxDOT Projects • 1 hour
Jose Caso, Caso Law Firm

2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Stop the Rate Cases! – Why in an Era of Streamlined Regulation Cities are Seeing More Utility Rates Cases than Ever • .5 hour
Thomas Brocato and Jamie Mauldin, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Sovereign Citizens and Your Local Government • .5 hour
Judith El Masri, Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P.

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Local Option Alcohol Elections: Statutory Requirements and the Role of the City Attorney • .5 hour
Julie Dosher, Wyatt Hamilton Findlay, PLLC

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Ethics of Writing Ethics Policies • .5 ethics hour
Jonathan Koury, City of Bryan

5:30 p.m.
Reception

Friday, June 14

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Dive into the Nuts and Bolts of Purchase and Sales Agreements • .5 hour
Allison Bastian-Rodriguez, Denton, Navarro, Rodriguez, Bernal, Santee & Zech

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Title VII and ADA Update • .5 hour
Melissa H. Cranford and Robin Cross, Messer Fort, PLLC

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Prayer at Local Government Meetings • .5 hour
Julian Grant, City of San Marcos

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Break

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
TML Risk Pool 101 for City Attorneys • .5 ethics hour
Scott Houston, TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
The Solar Eclipse of 2024: A Disaster Waiting to Happen or a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity? • 1 hour
Kathy Davis, City of Temple, Laura Mueller, City of Dripping Springs, Mike Hayes, City of Kerrville

11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Conflicts with City Council and City Staff • .75 ethics hour
Chris Duncan, Duncan Law Firm

12:00 p.m.
Adjourn