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		<title>The Five Pitfalls a New Landlord Should Try to Avoid</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2010/04/02/the-five-pitfalls-a-new-landlord-should-try-to-avoid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lease agreement is the most important document to a new landlord.  Don't put your new investment at risk by failing to cover the five legal pitfalls of becoming a landlord.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=62&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part 2 of 2: Public Development Financing: Texas Public Improvement Districts</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/08/18/public-improvement-districts-part2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As discussed in a earlier blog PIDs are a flexible way for cities and counties to fund new infrastructure projects, repair existing infrastructure, revitalize an economically depressed are or incentivise industry and commerce to develop or revitalize an area. Chapter 372 contemplates the creation of two types of PIDs -- Subchapter A and Subchapter C PIDs. 

Subchapter A Public Improvement Districts

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		<title>Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/08/13/back-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been on vacation for the last month and have not posted to my blog, but now I am back and eager to get to work.  I hope my readers will come back because there are many topics we can discuss when it comes to development in Texas.  Looking forward to the next couple of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=42&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part 1 of 2: Public Development Financing: Texas Public Improvement Districts</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/07/15/public-improvement-districts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Development Financing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Development Financing is not just a set of tools that communities and developers can use to turn an otherwise undesireable project into a more palpable opportunity. (See "Making Lemons Into Lemonade", June 25, 2008)  Public Development Financing can also be a valuable tool for communities in creating the necessary environment to foster economic development and economic growth. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=27&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Once A Cheater, Always A Cheater: The One Lesson San Antonio Should Learn From AT&amp;T Leaving</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/06/30/once-a-cheater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The true lesson that every community must take from AT&#38;T's "out of the blue" departure is that the best medicine against these types of events is to "Grow Your Own!"  One thing my years as an economic developer and now as an economic development lawyer have taught me is that locally owned companies do not leave their home towns, unless you ignore them. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=25&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Lemons Into Lemonade</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/06/25/making-lemonade-into-lemonade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Development Financing is the use of unrealized public dollars to finance private development projects through public-private partnerships.  This type of financing is nothing new, however, may smaller communities have not taken advantage of the tools available to them and many developers are not aware of the opportunities for this type of financing in smaller communities.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=22&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Making Lemons Into Lemonade</media:title>
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		<title>Five Things To Do To Avoid Construction Defect Claims</title>
		<link>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/06/25/5-things-avoid-construction-defect-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://txdevelopmentlawyer.com/2008/06/25/5-things-avoid-construction-defect-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In desperation, homeowners’ creativity has led them to claim they discovered multiple defects with their homes.  The lure of “easy money” tempts the homeowner to file claims against the builder seeking a monetary settlement from the builder’s insurance or the builder. The target of these construction defect claims are often small and medium size residential builders. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=txdevelopmentlawyer.com&amp;blog=4069921&amp;post=13&amp;subd=txdevelopmentlawyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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