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The  29th 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. 2025 Highlights Include: Two-part case law updates, including key developments on topics such as zoning, platting, development agreements, and vested rights. A look at how case law treats nonconforming rights, the takings implications, and the requirements of SB929. A look at the social and economic population trends in Texas and its effects on services, infrastructure, and natural resources. A detailed case study of drone operations in urban environments, analyzing how municipalities can develop adaptive regulatory approaches that accommodate beneficial drone uses while protecting community interests. An overview of the State’s recent focus on grid resiliency, the investor-owned utility electric utility resiliency programs recently approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and a discussion on how these initiatives could impact development.

The 28th 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.

The 27th 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. 2023 highlights include: Two-part case law updates, including key developments on topics such as zoning, platting, “takings,” and vested rights. Updates from the 88th Legislative Session and how pending bills will impact land use regulation. Affordable Housing: Regulation of Single-Family Lots to Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing Partnerships with Public Facility Corporations: A Good Tool for Affordable Housing? A look at the impacts water in land use in two sessions Too Little Water: Water Supply Considerations in Land Use and Too Much Water: How Water Shapes Urban Land Use A look at how new technologies are reshaping the way we think about land use issues.