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    1. Legislative Information
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      2. Legislative Update
        1. 2023
          1. March 24, 2023, Number 12
          2. March 17, 2023, Number 11
          3. March 10, 2023, Number 10
          4. March 3, 2023, Number 9
          5. February 24, 2023, Number 8
          6. February 17, 2023, Number 7
          7. February 10, 2023, Number 6
          8. February 3, 2023, Number 5
          9. January 27, 2023, Number 4
          10. January 20, 2023, Number 3
          11. January 13, 2023, Number 2
          12. January 6, 2023, Number 1
        2. 2022
          1. December 23, 2022, Number 50
          2. December 16, 2022, Number 49
          3. December 9, 2022, Number 48
          4. December 2, 2022, Number 47
          5. November 25, 2022, Number 46
          6. November 18, 2022, Number 45
          7. November 11, 2022, Number 44
          8. November 4, 2022, Number 43
          9. October 28, 2022, Number 42
          10. October 21, 2022, Number 41
          11. October 14, 2022, Number 40
          12. September 30, 2022, Number 39
          13. September 23, 2022, Number 38
          14. September 16, 2022, Number 37
          15. September 9, 2022, Number 36
          16. September 2, 2022, Number 35
          17. August 26, 2022, Number 34
          18. August 19, 2022, Number 33
          19. August 12, 2022, Number 32
          20. August 5, 2022, Number 31
          21. July 29, 2022, Number 30
          22. July 22, 2022, Number 29
          23. July 15, 2022, Number 28
          24. July 8, 2022, Number 27
          25. July 1, 2022, Number 26
          26. June 24, 2022, Number 25
          27. June 17, 2022, Number 24
          28. June 10, 2022, Number 23
          29. June 3, 2022, Number 22
          30. May 27, 2022, Number 21
          31. May 20, 2022, Number 20
          32. May 13, 2022, Number 19
          33. May 6, 2022, Number 18
          34. April 29, 2022, Number 17
          35. April 22, 2022, Number 16
          36. April 15, 2022, Number 15
          37. April 8, 2022, Number 14
          38. April 1, 2022, Number 13
          39. March 25, 2022, Number 12
          40. March 18, 2022, Number 11
          41. March 11, 2022, Number 10
          42. March 4, 2022, Number 9
          43. February 25, 2022, Number 8
          44. February 18, 2022, Number 7
          45. February 11, 2022, Number 6
          46. February 4, 2022, Number 5
          47. January 28, 2022, Number 4
          48. January 21, 2022, Number 3
          49. January 14, 2022, Number 2
          50. January 7, 2022, Number 1
        3. Archived Updates
          1. 2021
            1. December 17, 2021, Number 47
            2. December 10, 2021, Number 46
            3. December 3, 2021, Number 45
            4. November 19, 2021, Number 44
            5. November 12, 2021, Number 43
            6. November 5, 2021, Number 42
            7. October 29, 2021, Number 41
            8. October 22, 2021, Number 40
            9. October 15, 2021, Number 39
            10. October 1, 2021, Number 38
            11. September 24, 2021, Number 37
            12. September 17, 2021, Number 36
            13. September 10, 2021, Number 35
            14. September 3, 2021, Number 34
            15. August 27, 2021, Number 33
            16. August 20, 2021, Number 32
            17. August 13, 2021, Number 31
            18. August 6, 2021, Number 30
            19. July 30, 2021, Number 29
            20. July 23, 2021, Number 28
            21. July 16, 2021, Number 27
            22. July 9, 2021, Number 26
            23. July 2, 2021, Number 25
            24. June 25, 2021, Number 24
            25. June 18, 2021, Number 23
            26. June 11, 2021, Number 22
            27. June 4, 2021, Number 21
            28. May 28, 2021, Number 20
            29. May 21, 2021, Number 19
            30. May 14, 2021, Number 18
            31. May 7, 2021, Number 17
            32. April 30, 2021, Number 16
            33. April 23, 2021, Number 15
            34. April 16, 2021, Number 14
            35. April 9, 2021, Number 13
            36. April 2, 2021, Number 12
            37. March 26, 2021, Number 11
            38. March 19, 2021, Number 10
            39. March 12, 2021, Number 9
            40. March 5, 2021, Number 8
            41. February 26, 2021, Number 7
            42. February 12, 2021, Number 6
            43. February 5, 2021, Number 5
            44. January 29, 2021, Number 4
            45. January 22, 2021, Number 3
            46. January 15, 2021, Number 2
            47. January 8, 2021, Number 1
          2. 2020
            1. December 18, 2020, Number 49
            2. December 11, 2020, Number 48
            3. December 4, 2020, Number 47
            4. November 20, 2020, Number 46
            5. November 13, 2020, Number 45
            6. November 6, 2020, Number 44
            7. October 30, 2020, Number 43
            8. October 23, 2020, Number 42
            9. October 16, 2020, Number 41
            10. October 9, 2020, Number 40
            11. October 2, 2020, Number 39
            12. September 25, 2020, Number 38
            13. September 18, 2020, Number 37
            14. September 11, 2020, Number 36
            15. September 4, 2020, Number 35
            16. August 28, 2020, Number 34
            17. August 21, 2020, Number 33
            18. August 14, 2020, Number 32
            19. August 7, 2020, Number 31
            20. July 31, 2020, Number 30
            21. July 24, 2020, Number 29
            22. July 17, 2020, Number 28
            23. July 10, 2020, Number 27
            24. July 2, 2020, Number 26
            25. June 19, 2020, Number 25
            26. June 12, 2020, Number 24
            27. June 5, 2020, Number 23
            28. May 29, 2020, Number 22
            29. May 22, 2020, Number 21
            30. May 15, 2020, Number 20
            31. May 8, 2020, Number 19
            32. May 1, 2020, Number 18
            33. April 24, 2020, Number 17
            34. April 17, 2020, Number 16
            35. April 10, 2020, Number 15
            36. April 3, 2020, Number 14
            37. March 27, 2020, Number 13
            38. March 20, 2020, Number 12
            39. March 13, 2020, Number 11
            40. March 6, 2020, Number 10
            41. February 28, 2020, Number 9
            42. February 21, 2020, Number 8
            43. February 14, 2020, Number 7
            44. February 7, 2020, Number 6
            45. January 31, 2020, Number 5
            46. January 24, 2020, Number 4
            47. January 17, 2020, Number 3
            48. January 10, 2020, Number 2
            49. January 3, 2020, Number 1
          3. 2019
            1. December 20, 2019, Number 48
            2. December 13, 2019, Number 47
            3. December 6, 2019, Number 46
            4. November 27, 2019, Number 45
            5. November 22, 2019, Number 44
            6. November 15, 2019, Number 43
            7. November 8, 2019, Number 42
            8. November 1, 2019, Number 41
            9. October 25, 2019, Number 40
            10. October 18, 2019, Number 39
            11. October 4, 2019, Number 38
            12. September 27, 2019, Number 37
            13. September 20, 2019, Number 36
            14. September 13, 2019, Number 35
            15. September 6, 2019, Number 34
            16. August 30, 2019, Number 33
            17. August 23, 2019, Number 32
            18. August 16, 2019, Number 31
            19. July 26, 2019, Number 30
            20. July 19, 2019, Number 29
            21. July 12, 2019, Number 28
            22. July 5, 2019, Number 27
            23. June 28, 2019, Number 26
            24. June 21, 2019, Number 25
            25. June 14, 2019, Number 24
            26. June 7, 2019, Number 23
            27. May 31, 2019, Number 22
            28. May 24, 2019, Number 21
            29. May 17, 2019, Number 20
            30. May 10, 2019, Number 19
            31. May 3, 2019, Number 18
            32. April 26, 2019, Number 17
            33. April 19, 2019, Number 16
            34. April 12, 2019, Number 15
            35. April 5, 2019, Number 14
            36. March 29, 2019, Number 13
            37. March 22, 2019, Number 12
            38. March 15, 2019, Number 11
            39. March 8, 2019, Number 10
            40. March 1, 2019, Number 9
            41. February 22, 2019, Number 8
            42. February 15, 2019, Number 7
            43. February 8, 2019, Number 6
            44. February 1, 2019, Number 5
            45. January 25, 2019, Number 4
            46. January 18, 2019, Number 3
            47. January 11, 2019, Number 2
            48. January 4, 2019, Number 1
          4. 2018
            1. December 28, 2018, Number 41
            2. December 21, 2018, Number 40
            3. December 14, 2018, Number 39
              1. Let Texans Decide
              2. Our Home, Our Decisions
            4. December 7, 2018, Number 38
            5. November 30, 2018, Number 37
            6. November 21, 2018, Number 36
            7. November 16, 2018, Number 35
            8. November 9, 2018, Number 34
            9. November 2, 2018, Number 33
            10. October 26, 2018, Number 32
            11. October 5, 2018, Number 31
            12. September 28, 2018, Number 30
            13. September 21, 2018, Number 29
            14. September 14, 2018, Number 28
            15. September 7, 2018, Number 27
            16. August 31, 2018, Number 26
            17. August 24, 2018, Number 25
            18. August 17, 2018, Number 24
            19. August 10, 2018, Number 23
            20. July 20, 2018, Number 22
            21. July 13, 2018, Number 21
            22. July 6, 2018, Number 20
            23. June 22, 2018, Number 19
            24. June 15, 2018, Number 18
            25. June 8, 2018, Number 17
            26. June 1, 2018, Number 16
            27. May 25, 2018, Number 15
            28. May 18, 2018, Number 14
            29. May 11, 2018, Number 13
            30. April 27, 2018, Number 12
            31. April 13, 2018, Number 11
            32. April 6, 2018, Number 10
            33. March 23, 2018, Number 9
            34. March 16, 2018, Number 8
            35. March 2, 2018, Number 7
            36. February 16, 2018, Number 6
            37. February 9, 2018, Number 5
            38. February 2, 2018, Number 4
            39. January 19, 2018, Number 3
            40. January 12, 2018, Number 2
            41. January 5, 2018, Number 1
          5. 2017
            1. December 22, 2017, Number 48
            2. December 8, 2017, Number 47
            3. December 1, 2017, Number 46
            4. November 17, 2017, Number 45
            5. November 10, 2017, Number 44
            6. November 3, 2017, Number 43
            7. October 27, 2017, Number 42
            8. October 20, 2017, Number 41
            9. October 13, 2017, Number 40
            10. October 6, 2017, Number 39
            11. September 29, 2017, Number 38
            12. September 22, 2017, Number 37
            13. September 15, 2017, Number 36
            14. September 8, 2017, Number 35
            15. September 1, 2017, Number 34
            16. August 25, 2017, Number 33
            17. August 18, 2017, Number 32
            18. August 11, 2017, Number 31
            19. August 4, 2017, Number 30
            20. July 28, 2017, Number 29
            21. July 21, 2017, Number 28
            22. July 14, 2017, Number 27
            23. July 7, 2017, Number 26
            24. June 30, 2017, Number 25
            25. June 23, 2017, Number 24
            26. June 9, 2017, Number 23
            27. June 2, 2017, Number 22
            28. May 26, 2017, Number 21
            29. May 19, 2017, Number 20
            30. May 12, 2017, Number 19
              1. Clearinghouse: How Not to Get Sued by the State
            31. May 5, 2017, Number 18
            32. April 28, 2017, Number 17
            33. April 21, 2017, Number 16
            34. April 14, 2017, Number 15
            35. April 7, 2017, Number 14
            36. March 31, 2017, Number 13
            37. March 24, 2017, Number 12
            38. March 17, 2017, Number 11
            39. March 10, 2017, Number 10
            40. March 3, 2017, Number 9
            41. February 24, 2017, Number 8
            42. February 17, 2017, Number 7
            43. February 10, 2017, Number 6
            44. February 3, 2017, Number 5
            45. January 27, 2017, Number 4
            46. January 20, 2017, Number 3
            47. January 13, 2017, Number 2
            48. January 6, 2017, Number 1
          6. 2016
            1. December 30, 2016, Number 48
            2. December 23, 2016, Number 47
            3. December 16, 2016, Number 46
            4. December 9, 2016, Number 45
            5. December 2, 2016, Number 44
            6. November 23, 2016, Number 43
            7. November 18, 2016, Number 42
            8. November 11, 2016, Number 41
            9. November 4, 2016, Number 40
            10. October 21, 2016, Number 39
            11. October 14, 2016, Number 38
            12. October 7, 2016, Number 37
            13. September 30, 2016, Number 36
            14. September 23, 2016, Number 35
            15. September 16, 2016, Number 34
            16. September 9, 2016, Number 33
            17. September 2, 2016, Number 32
            18. August 26, 2016, Number 31
            19. August 19, 2016, Number 30
            20. August 12, 2016, Number 29
            21. August 5, 2016, Number 28
            22. July 29, 2016, Number 27
            23. July 22, 2016, Number 26
            24. July 8, 2016, Number 25
            25. July 1, 2016, Number 24
            26. June 24, 2016, Number 23
            27. June 10, 2016, Number 22
            28. June 3, 2016, Number 21
            29. May 27, 2016, Number 20
            30. May 13, 2016, Number 19
            31. May 6, 2016, Number 18
            32. April 29, 2016, Number 17
            33. April 22, 2016, Number 16
            34. April 15, 2016, Number 15
            35. April 8, 2016, Number 14
            36. April 1, 2016, Number 13
            37. March 25, 2016, Number 12
            38. March 18, 2016, Number 11
            39. March 11, 2016, Number 10
            40. March 4, 2016, Number 9
            41. February 26, 2016, Number 8
            42. February 19, 2016, Number 7
            43. February 12, 2016, Number 6
            44. February 5, 2016, Number 5
            45. January 29, 2016, Number 4
            46. January 22, 2016, Number 3
            47. January 15, 2016, Number 2
            48. January 8, 2016, Number 1
          7. 2015
            1. December 23, 2015, Number 44
            2. December 18, 2015, Number 43
            3. December 11, 2015, Number 42
            4. December 4, 2015, Number 41
            5. November 20, 2015, Number 40
            6. November 13, 2015, Number 39
            7. November 6, 2015, Number 38
            8. October 30, 2015, Number 37
            9. October 16, 2015, Number 36
            10. October 9, 2015, Number 35
            11. October 2, 2015, Number 34
            12. September 18, 2015, Number 33
            13. September 4, 2015, Number 32
            14. August 28, 2015, Number 31
            15. August 14, 2015, Number 30
            16. July 24, 2015, Number 29
            17. July 17, 2015, Number 28
            18. July 10, 2015, Number 27
            19. July 3, 2015, Number 26
            20. June 26, 2015, Number 25
            21. June 12, 2015, Number 24
            22. June 5, 2015, Number 23
              1. Elections
              2. Municipal Courts
              3. Open Government
              4. Other Finance & Administration
              5. Personnel
              6. Property Tax
              7. Public Safety
              8. Purchasing
              9. Sales Tax
              10. Transportation
              11. Utilities & Environment
            23. May 29, 2015, Number 22
              1. Dates of Birth & the Public Information Act
            24. May 22, 2015, Number 21
            25. May 15, 2015, Number 20
            26. May 8, 2015, Number 19
            27. May 1, 2015, Number 18
            28. April 24, 2015, Number 17
            29. April 17, 2015, Number 16
              1. Status of Bills Attacking Local Control
            30. April 10, 2015, Number 15
            31. April 3, 2015, Number 14
            32. March 27, 2015, Number 13
            33. March 20, 2015, Number 12
            34. March 13, 2015, Number 11
            35. March 6, 2015, Number 10
            36. February 27, 2015, Number 9
            37. February 20, 2015, Number 8
            38. February 13, 2015, Number 7
            39. February 6, 2015, Number 6
            40. January 30, 2015, Number 5
            41. January 23, 2015, Number 4
            42. January 16, 2015, Number 3
            43. January 9, 2015, Number 2
            44. January 2, 2015, Number 1
      3. Legislative Toolkit
      4. City-Related Bills Filed
      5. Legislative Program (PDF)
      6. Policy Committees
        1. 2022 Business Meeting
        2. 2022 Municipal Policy Summit
        3. 2021 Business Meeting
        4. 2020 Business Meeting
        5. 2020 Municipal Policy Summit
        6. 2019 Business Meeting
        7. 2018 Resolutions Committee
        8. 2018 Municipal Policy Summit
        9. 2017 Resolutions Committee
        10. Committee on Ballot Propositions
      7. Legislative Resources
        1. TML Legislative Update
        2. How Cities Work
        3. TML Training- 2023 Legislative Series
        4. Legislative Glossary
        5. State Preservation Board
        6. Texas Legislature Online
        7. Texas Legislative Session and Years
        8. The Texas Legislative Process in Texas
        9. The Texas House of Representatives
        10. The Texas State Senate
        11. Texas Legislative Council
      8. Press Releases
      9. Legislative Policy Process (PDF)
      10. Grassroots Involvement Program
    2. Legal Research
      1. Amicus Brief Update
      2. Ask a Texas Municipal League Attorney
      3. Example Documents
      4. Legal Questions & Answers (Q&A)
      5. Top 10 Legal Questions
      6. Topics
        1. City Types
        2. Emergency Management
          1. City Attorneys Responding in an Emergency (CARE)
        3. Environmental
        4. Ethics
        5. Finance / Economic Development
        6. Land Use & Building Regulations
          1. Annexation Documents
        7. Liability
        8. Municipal Court
        9. Oil & Gas Clearinghouse
          1. Lawsuit Pleadings
          2. Updates
        10. Open Meetings Act
        11. Payday Lending Clearinghouse
          1. Example Ordinance
          2. Lawsuit Pleadings
          3. Updates
            1. 2020
            2. 2019
            3. 2018
            4. 2017
            5. 2016
            6. 2015
            7. 2014
            8. 2013
        12. Personnel
        13. Public Information Act
        14. Public Safety
          1. Body-Worn Cameras
        15. Purchasing
        16. Streets & Transportation
        17. Utilities & Rights of Way
          1. Senate Bill (SB) 1004 Implementation Materials
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  4. Education

    1. Certification for Elected Officials (TMLI)
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      2. Award Winners
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    2. Online Training
      1. Open Meetings Act & Public Information Act
      2. Public Funds Investment Act Online Training
      3. TCAA Online Seminars
      4. TML On Demand
    3. Upcoming Events
      1. Events Calendar
      2. Other Training (not hosted by TML)
      3. Six Practical Tools for Resilience
    4. Resources
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