Architects Day 2025 brought together more than 70 Texas Society of Architects members to advocate for the profession on February ...

On Tuesday, February 21, architects from across the state gathered at the Texas State Capitol to advocate for the profession. ...

To paraphrase one of Frank Sinatra’s greatest hits, it was a very good session. We set out with two primary ...

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is inviting participation in a number of legislatively mandated projects. Each task force ...

The 86th Texas Legislative Session, which officially wrapped up May 27, proved successful for the Texas Society of Architects and ...

June has been a busy month for TxA advocacy, including three legislative hearings, one dealing with the profession’s response following ...

Interesting takeaways from architect voting participation patterns: Roughly three of every four “Voting Age” Texas architects (TA) were registered to ...

As much as possible, we approach legislators in collaboration with contractors and engineers‚ identifying that community-at-large as the “Design/Construction Industry.”  ...

Early voting for the March 6 primary election started this week, and runs through next Friday, March 2.  There is ...

OK, the opportunity to register to vote in the March 6 primary has passed—but, even if you missed that deadline, ...

Last week I said that when architects vote in primary elections, their influence is amplified.  That’s not some Pollyana-tinted, high-school-civics-virtue ...

In Texas, seriously contested November elections between Democrats and Republicans are the exception, not the rule; there are only 15 ...

August 25—Hurricane Harvey slams the Texas coast, and architects respond immediately with contributions and the offer of volunteers to help ...

How about one more vote on this item before anyone goes wild-and-crazy? By an 8-to-1 margin, local control is considered ...

You know that feeling, that mixture of excitement and exhaustion when everything comes together at the end of a major ...

This week we enjoyed significant legislative success, and witnessed a “whole new kind of crazy” as the Texas House went ...

For the second time in a row, we must say, “What a week!” You remember all that great action we ...

In light of Senate Bill 822, which aims to transfer ownership of the historic Lions Municipal Golf Course from UT ...

What a week it was, and it was only the start of our “85th Sprint to the Finish!” We had ...

A long-standing political saw seems to be “evolving” in Austin. The old wisdom that the best governing decisions are made ...

As the 85th legislative  session started, we said, “If nothing other than the budget passes this session, we should consider ...

For 110 years, Texas has relied on the same liability precedent when it comes to assigning responsibility between owners, contractors ...

On February 7, Texas architects descended on the Capitol for a day of legislative action (and snakes!).

With a new legislative session just beginning, David Lancaster, Hon. AIA, Senior Advocate, runs down some issues that could impact architects ...