Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC

The 89th Texas Legislative Session unofficially starts today as legislators begin filing bills to consider and debate in the new year. The legislature is already off to a fast start with three POA related bills relating to owners’ ability to assemble, special elections for vacant board positions and everyone’s favorite – the chicken bill. RMWBH will keep track of these and many other bills that are filed throughout the 2025 Legislative Session, and we will provide updates here on LinkedIn and on our website. For our friends, in the POA industry, don’t miss our 2025 Legislative Session Preview webinar on November 20th hosted by Sipra Boyd. Sipra will detail the legislative process and provide the first analysis of the bills that have been filed. Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/g8wmFZxV

RMWBH is excited to announce the firm has been ranked by Best Lawyers as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm in Real Estate Law for 2025! This ranking is possible because of the hard work of our dedicated attorneys and staff, and the trust and partnerships we have developed with clients to solve their complex legal challenges.?

Texas is known for its wide-open spaces and abundance of natural and renewable resources. The large array of land space gives real estate developers the opportunity to lease their property to solar companies to harness renewable resources, much like developers have done for years in the form of mineral rights. Developers do this by entering into solar lease agreements. Before entering into a solar lease agreement, there are several considerations real estate developers need to keep in mind when negotiating a lease. Read more about these considerations in our latest blog post from Caleb Wood at this link: https://lnkd.in/gw7_Eytw

Team RMWBH of Sipra Boyd, Andre Davis, Noelle Hicks, Eric Tonsul and Cherie Wilson had a great time at the Ladies Night Out annual event last night. It was a groovy evening as community managers from across the Houston area came in their disco glam best to dance the night away. Thank you to our co-sponsors First Citizens Bank, kiloWatt Partners Inc, McKenzie Mena, LLP, Terry's Landscape LLC, Texas Pride Disposal, McKenna Contracting, Inc. and Brick Restoration Inc. and to everyone who came that made the evening a smashing success.

RMWBH Shareholders Cliff Davis and Noelle Hicks had a great time this morning at PMG Houston’s vendor speed networking event. Thank you to the PMG Houston team for the invitation and all of the community managers who stopped by to say hello and learn more about the services RMWBH provides its community association clients.

CTA UPDATE: CAI’s pursuit of a preliminary injunction to postpone the deadline for POAs to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act has been denied. What does this mean for me as a board member? Subject to certain limited exceptions, this means that all POAs will continue to have to comply with the CTA and report their “beneficial owner” information. For POAs, beneficial owners are the board of directors. The deadline to file for POAs formed before January 1, 2024, remains January 1, 2025. POAs should work with their management companies and/or legal counsel to ensure the filing process is done correctly. For more details on what POAs and their board members are required to report, please click this link: https://lnkd.in/gCS6NKwR

Look over the skies of San Antonio. You’ll see distant views of the Texas Hill Country, wafts of smoke from fajitas on the grill and BBQ smoking at the various restaurants around town, but what you will not see is a signal calling on your neighborhood POA attorney to save the day in a community near you. However, San Antonio does have a local POA attorney ready to fight for the needs of the communities he serves, and he does not need an elaborate disguise or alter ego. His name is Paul Gaines. Read Paul's journey to where he is at today with RMWBH at this link: https://lnkd.in/gEf3urz4

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Sporting Clay event yesterday at the Greater Houston Sports Club! It was a great afternoon and evening of shooting sporting clays, catching up with friends and enjoying good Texas BBQ. Congratulations to the winners of our Sporting Clay event: 1st Place – Timothy Brady 2nd Place – Matthew Garver 3rd Place – Randy McClendon We appreciate everyone’s continued support of RMWBH. Without our incredible clients and trusted industry business partners none of what we do would be possible.

Thank you to everyone who came out to yesterday’s Legal Seminar hosted by Greater Houston Chapter of Community Associations Institute. It was a fun filled afternoon of legal education for Houston area community managers and board members. Our own Sipra Boyd presented “The Evolution of Community Associations in the Digital Era of Free Speech.” Sipra and the rest of the RMWBH team look forward to seeing everyone again at a future CAI event.?

Members of the RMWBH team had a great time, last Friday, getting glammed up like classic Hollywood stars and celebrating the firm being named to the Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work list. RMWBH was honored at the HBJ’s annual luncheon where HR Director Sara Urias accepted the award on behalf of the firm. The firm was named to the list based on the results of an independent survey conducted by the HBJ of RMWBH employees. Thank you to our employees who make RMWBH the company that it is! We look forward to continuing as one of Houston’s best places to work for years to come.?