TCAA

WHAT IS TCAA?

TCAA is the public policy voice of community associations and the professionals who serve them.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEES (LACS) - LACs exist to represent the interests of and provide regular communications to, CAI members and chapters located within their boundaries with respect to state legislative, regulatory and amicus curiae activities of relevance to the creation and operation of community associations. LAC delegates are nominated by CAI chapters and each LAC, itself. Delegates volunteer their time and energy to benefit all CAI members.

CAI Austin partners with the Texas Community Associations Advocates (TCAA) to advocate on legislative and regulatory matters that affect community associations, community association managers and CAI business partners.

Please visit Texan Community Association Advocates' (TCAA's) website at www.txcaa.org. Features of the site include information about TCAA, Legislative Information, Association Living, information on contributing and ways to become involved. You can also subscribe to receive email updates from TCAA.

CATCH UP ON THE 2021 TCAA MINUTE

• June 1, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  The 87th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, has come to a close, with deadlines for House and Senate action on bills and resolutions passing over the weekend. The CAI-TCAA team has been successful in stopping or improving multiple bills at the Texas capitol that could negatively impact community associations and their volunteers, though the problematic SB 1588 did get final legislative approval and is headed to the governor. Continue reading.
  
  
• May 24, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  The Texas legislative session is almost complete. Tuesday, May 25th is the deadline for the House to pass all bills and resolutions (except for local bills), and Wednesday, May 26th is the last day for the House and Senate to finally pass all bills and resolutions. The final day of the legislative session is on Monday, May 31st. CAI-TCAA‘s team has been successful in stopping or improving multiple bills at the Texas capitol that could negatively impact community associations and their volunteers, though the problematic SB 1588 is nearing final approval at the capitol. Continue reading.
  
  
• May 17, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  Only a couple of weeks remain in the Texas legislative session; Thursday was the last day for the Texas House to approve most House bills, and May 26th is the deadline for the Senate to pass all bills. The CAI-TCAA team is focused on stopping or improving a few remaining bills at the Texas capitol that could negatively impact community associations and their volunteers. Continue reading.
  
  
• May 9, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  With only a few weeks left in the Texas legislative session, the CAI-TCAA team continues to work with legislators and track bills at the Texas capitol, and fighting against bills that will negatively impact community associations. Continue reading.
  
  
• May 4, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  As we enter the final month of the Texas legislative session, the CAI-TCAA team continues to work with legislators and track bills at the Texas capitol, looking for legislation that might negatively impact community associations.
  
  The most problematic legislation continues to be HB 3367 (Turner) and the identical SB 1588 (Hughes), which are overly broad bills that make substantial and ill-advised changes to multiple provisions of the Texas Property Code relevant to property owners’ associations. Proposed changes include restricted service on association committees, increased fees for resale certificates, new requirements for association websites and publicly available documents, new requirements for management certificates and liens, and more regulation of association hearings. Continue reading.
  
  
• April 26, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  The CAI-TCAA continues to monitor bills at the Texas capitol that would impact community associations, with a focus on bills that could do damage to homeowners and neighborhoods in Texas.
  
  The most problematic legislation right now is HB 3367 (Turner) and the identical SB 1588 (Hughes), which are broad bills that make substantial and ill-advised changes to multiple provisions of the Texas Property Code relevant to property owners’ associations. CAI-TCAA has serious concerns that the bills in their current form will increase liability for association volunteers, raise costs for homeowners, and greatly increase unwanted intervention by attorneys and government officials. Continue reading.
  
  
• April 19, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  The CAI-TCAA team remains actively engaged in protecting community associations, residents, and neighborhoods in Texas. The following bills are being watched especially closely as we enter the last six weeks of the legislative session: Continue reading.
  
  
• April 12, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  There are only about 50 days left in the Texas legislative session, and the pace of activity is picking up considerably. In the House last week, the Business & Industry Committee held its property owners’ association day, considering more than a dozen bills impacting our communities, leadership, and residents. The CAI-TCAA team was actively engaged throughout the hearing, educating lawmakers on the benefits provided every day by community associations and their support teams. Each of the following bills has had an initial hearing and is pending in that committee, and CAI-TCAA will continue to engage with the bill sponsors and committee members: Continue reading.
  
  
• April 5, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  After taking a long weekend break for the Easter holiday, the Texas Legislature will increase the pace of activities when they return Tuesday, including House floor debate on a Friday for the first time this session. The CAI-TCAA team is following all of the bills that have the potential to impact community associations, including more than a dozen bills being heard by the House Business & Industry Committee on Tuesday, and several more by the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence. Bills of note include: Continue reading.
  
  
• March 29, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  We are now past the halfway point of the Texas legislative session, and the CAI-TCAA team is following dozens of bills that have the potential to impact community associations and neighborhoods. Some high profile bills advancing through the process include: Continue reading.
  
  
• March 22, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  Despite early projections for a relatively slow-paced legislative session, there were 6,919 bills and joint resolutions filed in the Texas House and Senate before this year‘s deadline. That is the second highest total in the last 10 years, trailing only the 7,281 submissions last session. The CAI-TCAA team is following dozens of bills, including: Continue reading.
  
  
• March 15, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  Friday, March 12th was the deadline for filing bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency appropriations, and there was a surge of bills filed that directly impact Texas homeowners and property owners’ associations. Heading into the Friday deadline, more than 6,000 bills had been filed. Attention will now turn to committee hearings and floor debate in both the House and Senate, as well as negotiations to finalize the state budget. New bills of note include: Continue reading.
  
  
• March 8, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  Friday, March 12th will mark the 60th day of the Texas legislative session and the deadline for filing bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency appropriations, and bills that have been declared an emergency by the Governor. More than 4,000 bills and resolutions have been filed so far this session. CAI and TCAA are tracking these bills for potential impacts on Texas homeowners and property owners associations, including: Continue reading.
  
  
• March 2, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  With only two more weeks for Texas legislators to file non-emergency bills, CAI and TCAA are tracking bills that would potentially impact community association, including these newly filed bills: Continue reading.
  
  
• February 12, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  Texas legislators continue to file bills impacting community associations, and CAI/TCAA want to highlight the following bills: Continue reading.
  
  
• February 8, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  The pace of the Texas legislative session should begin to pick up in the coming weeks, and CAI Texas Chapters and TCAA continue to track legislation important to community associations. Here are a few newly filed bills that are worth watching: Continue reading.
  
  
• February 1, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  As part of an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Texas Legislature is not spending much time in-person at the Texas capitol during the first month or so of the legislative session. Legislators continue to file bills, however, including some that could impact Texas community associations and homeowners. CAI Texas Chapters and TCAA have flagged several new Senate bills to watch: Continue reading.
  
  
• January 25, 2021 - Community Association Legislation
  There are dozens of bills already filed this legislative session that could impact Texas community associations and homeowners. CAI Texas Chapters and TCAA are monitoring these bills and will work with legislators either in show of our support, or as needed, to communicate our concerns regarding any adverse impact the bills may have on our communities and homeowners and work with them in furtherance of our stakeholders’ interests. Here is a sampling of some of the bills we are watching: Continue reading.
  
  
• January 13, 2021 - Welcome Back
  Supporters of the CAI Texas Chapters and Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA) are united by a common mission: to ensure that Texas community associations function properly for the benefit of all residents, that property values are protected, and that community associations are well governed and properly managed to serve homeowners across Texas. We believe in responsibility and working together with public officials on public policy and working to find common ground to benefit homeowners and protect the quality of life of Texas neighborhoods. Continue reading.

Our supporters are united by a common mission: To ensure that Texas community associations function properly for the benefit of all residents, that property values are protected and that community associations are well governed and properly managed to serve homeowners across Texas.