23^rd Annual

Land Use Conference

Austin Apr 25-26, 2019 AT&T Conference Center
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Live Webcast Apr 25-26, 2019
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SPONSORS
Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.
Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.

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Overview

The 23rd Annual Land Use Conference offers high-level, detailed coverage of the key issues, strategies, challenges, tools, and opportunities facing municipalities, counties, and developers. It focuses on real-world problems with practical solutions presented by an outstanding faculty, including developers' attorneys, land use planners, local government attorneys, engineers, and state and local regulators.

2019 highlights include:

Get case law and legislative updates, including key developments on topics such as zoning, platting, “takings,” and vested rights.
Discuss demographics, social and economic characteristics, and trends in major urban areas in Texas and the implications for land value and use.
Explore the areas of land use law where the federal government or the state has prohibited or significantly limited municipal regulation.
Hear the latest trends in the municipal P3 industry in Texas including a few of the unique constitution, statutory, and practical challenges that local governments face.
Examine the changing technology and its effect on land use and transportation planning law.
Look at land use issues including right of way creation, state and federal rules regarding cell sites, county authority, short-term rentals, affordable housing, and much more.

Earn up to 15.00 hours of CLE credit, including 2.50 hours of ethics credit, and enjoy networking with your fellow land use professionals.

Come a day early for the Land Use Fundamentals—ideal for new entrants to the field or as a refresher for experienced practitioners.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 April 25, 2019
Day 2 April 26, 2019

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Apr. 25, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Joseph J. Gorfida Jr., Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
7:30 am
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Land Use Case Law Update

A quick survey of recent state and federal decisions affecting land use regulation in Texas, including zoning, platting, “takings,” “vested rights” and more.

James L. Dougherty Jr., Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
9:15 am

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Legislative Update

Review pending legislation related to land use issues and other matters important to city and county government.

Snapper Carr, Law Offices of Snapper L. Carr - Austin, TX
9:45 am

0.75 hr

Redevelopment Challenges

Texas cities face numerous planning, legal, political and development challenges in redevelopment. As Texas cities continue to expand and age, these challenges will increase. Causes include the need to revitalize deteriorating and neglected communities, gentrification, and the desire to attract business. Discuss these challenges and how the City of Plano, which has been characterized as both a ring suburb and an urban area unto itself, has addressed them.

Moderator:
William S. Dahlstrom, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Michelle D'Andrea, City Of Plano - Plano, TX
Christina Day, City Of Plano - Plano, TX
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.50 hr

Repurposing Golf Courses: Regulatory and Common Law Challenges

As more and more golf courses fail and are proposed for redevelopment into alternative uses, nearby landowners and municipalities seek to affect the redevelopment process. This can involve input into the regulatory approval process and/or exercising common law or restrictive covenant rights to maintain the golf course even after the course closes.

Arthur J. Anderson, Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
Reid C. Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
11:15 am

0.50 hr

Design Discretion in Entitlements: The Hays St. Bridge Problem

Property adjacent to the Hays St. Bridge, in downtown San Antonio, would seem to have zoning and other entitlements allowing construction of a multi-family complex. However, San Antonio has implemented design guidelines for downtown projects, which injects a large amount of discretion into the development process, via the Historic and Design Review Commission. This discretion calls into question the nature of zoning entitlements.

James McKnight, Brown & Ortiz, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
11:45 am

0.50 hr

Affordable Housing

The major funding tool for affordable housing today is the Housing Tax Credit program. Discuss the Housing Tax Credit program and how it is utilized by developer’s to provide affordable and mixed-income housing for working families and seniors on fixed incomes.

Diana McIver, The DMA Companies - Austin, TX
12:15 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 25, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Ed Walts, The University of Texas System - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor
Jackson Walker LLP
12:35 pm

0.50 hr

Demographic Characteristics and Trends in Texas: Implications for Land Use

Discuss information on demographic, social and economic characteristics, and trends in Texas with a focus on major urban areas in light of implications for shifts related to land value and use.

Lloyd Potter, UTSA - Texas Demographic Center - San Antonio, TX
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

0.75 hr

Planning and Development Challenges in Small Towns

Facilitating development in accordance with local and state laws in small towns is uniquely challenging. Hear how applicants and the town’s planner work in less-structured environments with government officials who often do not possess a shared vision of accommodating growth.

Moderator:
Patty Akers, Akers & Akers, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Lindsey Oskoui, City of Bee Cave - Bee Cave, TX
John Webb, Town of Prosper - Prosper, TX
2:05 pm

0.50 hr

Authority of Texas Counties Over Land Use

Discuss how, and to what extent, Texas counties control land use.

Ben L. Stool, Dallas County District Attorney's Office - Dallas, TX
2:35 pm

0.75 hr

We Can’t Regulate That?

Discuss the areas of land use law where the federal government or the state has either prohibited or significantly limited municipal regulation, from pawn shops to gun ranges to cell towers to churches, and lots of things in between.

Terrence S. Welch, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX
3:20 pm

Break
3:30 pm

0.50 hr

Short-Term Rentals

Address the challenges of the commercial intruder invading your neighborhoods. Hear options for protecting single-family residents and their homes.

Matthew Boyle, Boyle & Lowry, L.L.P. - Irving, TX
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Transacting Municipal Public-Private Partnerships in Texas

The public-private partnership (P3) has emerged as an effective model in Texas as a means of developing infrastructure, and local governments are no exception. Convention centers, hotels, and courthouses are just a few examples of the projects getting done in Texas using the P3 model. Discuss the latest trends in the municipal P3 industry in Texas, and a few of the unique constitutional, statutory and practical challenges that local governments face today.

Jeff Nydegger, Winstead PC - Austin, TX
4:30 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Me? Biased? The Psychology and Biology of Decision-Making

So much of the practice of law, and anyone’s professional duties, involves decision-making, and convincing others to make better decisions based upon fact rather than emotion. Focus on how people involuntarily make decisions and how to recognize and prevent bias as well as how to effectively communicate with persons whose bias affects others.

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law, LawPay - Austin, TX
5:30 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Apr. 26, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Hon. Penny Redington, Austin, TX
7:30 am
Austin Only

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

0.75 hr

Qualified Opportunity Zones: The “Dirt” on Tax-Driven Real Estate Development

QOZs allow gain rollover and tax-free exit in real estate deals in designated “zones.” Investment in a QOZ increases after-tax rates of return easily by 50% and may drive the real estate economy for years to come. QOZ rules are still developing, but already the dirt is flying.

Lindsay Dennis, Office of the Governor - Austin, TX
Brian Dethrow, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
9:15 am

1.00 hr

Financing Analysis and Requirements for Economic Development Projects

Discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly on financing tools and required financial analysis for strategic partnership agreements with Municipal Utility Districts, Public Improvement Districts, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, and Green Bond.

Moderator:
Dorothy Palumbo, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Zachariah T. Evans, McGinnis Lochridge LLP - Austin, TX
Jason Hughes, Hilltop Securities - Dallas, TX
Gregory D. Miller, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP - Austin, TX
Charles E. Zech, Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal & Zech, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr

TX-PACE Stimulates $Millions in Building Retrofits at No Cost to Local Governments

Learn how businesses are using Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) economic development programs to update offices, factories, hotels, malls, mixed use properties, and more. Hear details about the uniform plug and play Texas model program called "PACE in a Box,” the wide range of economic and environmental benefits, the importance of quality underwriting and technical best practices, and successful PACE projects for hotels, factories, office buildings, malls, and mixed use properties in rural and urban Texas.

Charlene Heydinger, Texas PACE Authority - Austin, TX
11:00 am

0.50 hr

Texas General Land Office Hurricane Harvey: Texas at Risk

Christa López, Texas General Land Office - Austin, TX
11:30 am

0.50 hr

Nonconformities

Hear a comprehensive discussion of nonconforming uses and structures, and how nonconforming rights may be established, regulated and terminated. Plus a bonus tip: Stop using the term “legal nonconforming”!

Brenda N. McDonald, Messer, Rockefeller & Fort, PLLC - Frisco, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, Apr. 26, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Christy Drake-Adams, Texas Municipal League - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:20 pm

0.50 hr

Land Use & Future Tech

An examination of changing technology and its effect on land use and transportation planning law.

Casey Burgess, Dallas City Attorney's Office - Dallas, TX
12:50 pm

Break
1:05 pm

0.50 hr

Takings: A Case Study in Current Issues

Explore topical issues in inverse condemnation, with an emphasis on pragmatic suggestions to resolving takings disputes.

Robert F. Brown, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX
1:35 pm

0.75 hr

Annexations

Discuss dealing with annexations post SB 6 including public/private cooperation and annexation strategies for Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities.

Craig Farmer, FAICP, Municipal Planning Services, LLP - Weatherford, TX
Rob Killen, Kaufman & Killen, Inc. - San Antonio, TX
Charles E. Zech, Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal & Zech, P.C. - San Antonio, TX
2:20 pm

0.50 hr

What’s Up With Your Right of Way?

A summary of how municipal streets, alleys, and other rights-of-way are created, utilized, and regulated, including recent developments, franchising issues, and recommendations.

Monte Akers, Akers & Akers, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
2:50 pm

Break
3:00 pm

0.50 hr

Cell Site Applications in a 5G World: Reconciling State and Federal Rules

Review current state and federal rules regarding municipal approval of cell sites in the public ROW and on private property and discuss how to reconcile the rules when they conflict. In addition, get an update on the status of litigation over Texas Local Government Code Chapter 284.

Don Knight, Dallas City Attorneys Office - Dallas, TX
Gunnar Peterson Seaquist, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP - Austin, TX
3:30 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Trying Your Land Use Cases in the Media

Legal ethics rules provide specific guidance as to what a lawyer can and cannot say about a pending case. Discuss how those rules work in the age of social media, retweets, and digital counter-punching.

John G. Browning, Passman & Jones - Dallas, TX
4:30 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 April 25, 2019
Day 2 April 26, 2019

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Conference Faculty

Monte Akers

Akers & Akers, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Patty Akers

Akers & Akers, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Arthur J. Anderson

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Matthew Boyle

Boyle & Lowry, L.L.P.
Irving, TX

Robert F. Brown

Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P.
Richardson, TX

John G. Browning

Passman & Jones
Dallas, TX

Casey Burgess

Dallas City Attorney's Office
Dallas, TX

Snapper Carr

Law Offices of Snapper L. Carr
Austin, TX

Michelle D'Andrea

City Of Plano
Plano, TX

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Christina Day

City Of Plano
Plano, TX

Lindsay Dennis

Office of the Governor
Austin, TX

Brian Dethrow

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Claude E. Ducloux

Attorney at Law, LawPay
Austin, TX

Zachariah T. Evans

McGinnis Lochridge LLP
Austin, TX

Craig Farmer, FAICP

Municipal Planning Services, LLP
Weatherford, TX

Charlene Heydinger

Texas PACE Authority
Austin, TX

Jason Hughes

Hilltop Securities
Dallas, TX

Rob Killen

Kaufman & Killen, Inc.
San Antonio, TX

Don Knight

Dallas City Attorneys Office
Dallas, TX

Christa López

Texas General Land Office
Austin, TX

Brenda N. McDonald

Messer, Rockefeller & Fort, PLLC
Frisco, TX

Diana McIver

The DMA Companies
Austin, TX

James McKnight

Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

Gregory D. Miller

Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
Austin, TX

Jeff Nydegger

Winstead PC
Austin, TX

Lindsey Oskoui

City of Bee Cave
Bee Cave, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX

Lloyd Potter

UTSA - Texas Demographic Center
San Antonio, TX

Gunnar Peterson Seaquist

Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
Austin, TX

Ben L. Stool

Dallas County District Attorney's Office
Dallas, TX

John Webb

Town of Prosper
Prosper, TX

Terrence S. Welch

Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P.
Richardson, TX

Reid C. Wilson

Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Charles E. Zech

Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal & Zech, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

Planning Committee

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr.—Co-Chair

Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Terrence S. Welch—Co-Chair

Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P.
Richardson, TX

April Rogers—Director

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Patty Akers

Akers & Akers, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Arthur J. Anderson

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Barbara A. Boulware-Wells

The Knight Law Firm, LLP
Austin, TX

Prabha Cinclair

Miklos Cinclair, PLLC
Farmers Branch, TX

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Christy Drake-Adams

Texas Municipal League
Austin, TX

Julie Y. Fort

Messer, Rockefeller & Fort, PLLC
Frisco, TX

Rob Killen

Kaufman & Killen, Inc.
San Antonio, TX

Kathryn A. Lumpkin

Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP
Austin, TX

Charlie F. McNabb

City of Georgetown
Georgetown, TX

Mark McPherson

McPherson LawFirm, PC
Dallas, TX

Kimberley Mickelson

City of Houston Legal Department
Houston, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX

Melinda Ramos

City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Hon. Penny Redington

Austin, TX

Peter G. Smith

Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

E. Allen Taylor Jr.

Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.
Fort Worth, TX

Misty M. Ventura

Shupe Ventura, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Ed Walts

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Reid C. Wilson

Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Charles E. Zech

Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal & Zech, P.C.
San Antonio, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 15.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 15.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 18.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 18.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

TX Appraiser (ACE) – 15.00 hrs

UT Law CLE will report your ACE credits to TALCB within 10 days of the conference, using the activity code listed. For more information, visit: https://www.talcb.texas.gov/

TX Land Surveyor – 8.00 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/lscep.htm

TX Professional Engineer – 15.00 hrs

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 15.00 hrs

To request continuing education elective credit for real estate related courses approved by the State Bar of Texas for minimum continuing legal education participatory credit, a license holder is required to file an Individual Credit Request for State Bar Course.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-1%2004.10.23.pdf
Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance you will need to claim credit in your UTCLE account and once claimed you will be able to download a Certificate of Attendance to include with your credit request form.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 15.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 15.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 18.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Other States – 15.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 18.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

TX Appraiser (ACE) – 15.00 hrs

UT Law CLE will report your ACE credits to TALCB within 10 days of the conference, using the activity code listed. For more information, visit: https://www.talcb.texas.gov/

TX Land Surveyor – 8.00 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type in the webcast, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/lscep.htm

TX Professional Engineer – 15.00 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type in the webcast, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 15.00 hrs

Key Dates

Austin – Apr 25-26, 2019 – AT&T Conference Center

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Austin
Live Webcast

Individual
Last day for $545.00 Regular pricing: Apr 17, 2019

$595.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $491.00 Regular pricing: Apr 17, 2019

$541.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $436.00 Regular pricing: Apr 17, 2019

$486.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Apr 19, 2019

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 22, 2019

Individual
Group (5 registrants minimum)
Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for cancellation (full refund): Apr 17, 2019

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 22, 2019

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

The University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
877.744.8822 (reservations)
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Accommodations

Special Room Rate: $189 good through March 26, 2019 (subject to availability).

Book your room online here or call the reservations department at 877-744-8822 and reference the 2019 Land Use Conference. The reservations link will be active until the room block is full or the cutoff date of 3/26/19, whichever comes first.

Parking Information

Extremely limited daily self-parking will be validated for the AT&T Conference Center garage or surrounding UT garages. Please note Dobie is not a UT garage and parking cannot be validated. Separate fees apply for valet and overnight parking.

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Jackson Walker LLP

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Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.

Founded in 1895, Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith, LLP is one of Texas’ oldest and most respected full-service government law firms. Our entire team of highly skilled attorneys are devoted exclusively to public and municipal law, and we focus on serving the legal needs of a broad range of municipal clients across Texas. Our attorneys understand the unique challenges faced by municipalities, including preserving the character and values of the community as it grows, staying abreast of the increasingly complex regulations affecting cities, and carefully handling matters that may become politically divisive. We are extremely passionate about the work we do and committed to providing an unparalleled level of legal service to the clients we serve.
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Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.

The law firm of Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla, & Elam, L.L.P. is located in Fort Worth, Texas. We provide a broad range of legal services to municipalities and other governmental entities throughout Texas.

We currently serve as city attorney and special counsel to over 37 cities throughout the state, providing general civil representation and advice in areas including planning and zoning, subdivision development, economic development, police liability, municipal prosecution, general litigation and appeals, public construction, real estate, code enforcement, eminent domain, and employment law.

The attorneys in our firm possess high academic credentials, communicate effectively, and demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for our clients. Our attorneys collectively have over 250 years of combined experience representing municipalities. We have represented our clients at every level of the United States and Texas state court systems.
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Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.

No Texas law firm is more focused on real estate law than Wilson Cribbs + Goren, PC. As one of only a few Texas firms focused exclusively on commercial real estate law, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of expertise and legal service to the real estate industry.

With more attorneys Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization than any firm in Houston and second most among all Texas law firms, we are well regarded within the real estate industry. US News & World Report has ranked us as one of the Best Law Firms and we were ranked in Commercial Property Executive’s list of Leading Real Estate Law Firms.

Reid Wilson, the firm’s Chairman and head of our Land Use practice, is recognized as one of southeast Texas’ leading land use attorneys. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and holds the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) designation.
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23rd Annual

Land Use Conference

Austin Apr 25-26, 2019 AT&T Conference Center Conference Concluded

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Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Apr. 25, 2019

Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 25, 2019

Friday Morning, Apr. 26, 2019

Friday Afternoon, Apr. 26, 2019

Conference Faculty

Monte Akers

Patty Akers

Arthur J. Anderson

Matthew Boyle

Robert F. Brown

John G. Browning

Casey Burgess

Snapper Carr

Michelle D'Andrea

William S. Dahlstrom

Christina Day

Lindsay Dennis

Brian Dethrow

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Claude E. Ducloux

Zachariah T. Evans

Craig Farmer, FAICP

Charlene Heydinger

Jason Hughes

Rob Killen

Don Knight

Christa López

Brenda N. McDonald

Diana McIver

James McKnight

Gregory D. Miller

Jeff Nydegger

Lindsey Oskoui

Dorothy Palumbo

Lloyd Potter

Gunnar Peterson Seaquist

Ben L. Stool

John Webb

Terrence S. Welch

Reid C. Wilson

Charles E. Zech

Planning Committee

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr.—Co-Chair

Terrence S. Welch—Co-Chair

April Rogers—Director

Patty Akers

Arthur J. Anderson

Barbara A. Boulware-Wells

Prabha Cinclair

William S. Dahlstrom

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Christy Drake-Adams

Julie Y. Fort

Rob Killen

Kathryn A. Lumpkin

Charlie F. McNabb

Mark McPherson

Kimberley Mickelson

Dorothy Palumbo

Melinda Ramos

Hon. Penny Redington

Peter G. Smith

E. Allen Taylor Jr.

Misty M. Ventura

Ed Walts

Reid C. Wilson

Charles E. Zech

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

23^rd Annual

Austin Apr 25-26, 2019 AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Apr 25-26, 2019
Conference Concluded