Doing Business in Texas: Real Estate Laws Texas real estate laws embody the same principles that the US was founded upon: strong protections for private property, local taxation, and efficient conveyances. These principles have kept Texas at the forefront of low cost and protected property ownership for both citizens and non-citizens alike. The US has … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Financing Financing your project in Texas is typically not very different from seeking financing in other states. From tax-exempt financing to commercial banking and other equity financing, Texas laws offer businesses a wide range of options to grow through finance. Exploring your options can help expand and diversify where and how … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Business Practices Law Texas has a number of trade regulations ranging from antitrust to deceptive trade practices laws. These business practices laws are the focus of our next Doing Business in Texas series. We will cover just a few of the basic business practices laws including antitrust laws, covenants not to … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Labor Laws In this installment of our Doing Business in Texas Series we will discuss the various labor laws that affect Texas businesses. Texas labor laws strike a good balance between protecting contract freedom and the rights of employees. Many states have complex and often onerous employment regulations, Texas takes a … Read more
New Crowdfunding Rules for Small Businesses The SEC has recently clarified the securities rules regarding crowdfunding making it easier for small businesses to raise capital through a crowdfunding project. This year there is expected to be a gold rush into the crowdfunding space, giving small business owners another path to raising the needed capital to … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Business Liability Perhaps the top consideration for any business owner is the type of liability they may face for operating a business. There are contractual liabilities and tort liabilities. Contractual liabilities are those that arise out of a contract. Tort liability occurs as when a wrong is committed against another, it … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Intellectual Property Intellectual property is an integral part of many businesses and certainly for startups and franchisors in Texas. Texas developed great protections for businesses and their intellectual property. These protections include trademark and service mark registration, unfair competition laws, among other protective laws such as prosecution for trade secret violations. … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Taxation Texas has been consistently ranked as one of the best states for businesses, no doubt in large part to our low tax rates and business friendly tax policies. In this installment of our Doing Business in Texas series we cover the topic of Taxation in Texas. There are a variety … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Business Entities Sole Proprietorship The sole proprietorship is certainly the easiest and most unencumbered of business models. It is not a registered business entity but merely an individual doing business in their personal capacity. There is no state registration, state filings, nor any obligation to pay the annual state Franchise Tax … Read more
Doing Business in Texas: Intro Part 2 In our next installment of Doing Business in Texas we will discuss Texas’ excellent infrastructure and education that have helped position Texas as one of the best places to do business. Texas’ infrastructure is composed of world class airports, highways, ports, and energy systems. The state’s central location … Read more
