Chairman's Letter

This month, several new business related laws go into effect as a result of the 2025 legislative session. Senate Bill 2411 amends the Texas Business Organizations Code for efficiency and business autonomy. House Bill 40 refines the Texas Business Courts established in 2023 by clarifying jurisdiction, procedures, and appeals processes. It ensures complex business cases are handled by specialized judges. And SB 2 included institutes property tax reforms that benefit non-residential property owners. For detail on more laws going into effect, read our insight written after the session closed in June.

The space race in Texas continues to heat up. Not only are the big guns like Blue Origin and SpaceX launching in Texas, the state is also home to smaller space companies and start ups. According to Texas Monthly, NASA has contracted with Intuitive Machines based in Houston and Firefly Aerospace based in Austin to develop efficient, modern technology to reach the moon. In addition, another Houston company Venus Aerospace is focused on propulsion technologies to enable hypersonic flight. It is exciting that our state is leading the way in this effort.

Recently, Houston was named the number 2 U.S. city for retail construction. According to a report by Lee & Associates, 3.9 million square feet of retail space is under construction, a testament to our local economy.

Finally, congrats to our team members who were recognized in Texas Super Lawyers 2025 – Founders and Shareholders Bill Boyar and Gary Miller, Chairman and Shareholder Chris Hanslik, Shareholder Christopher Burt, Shareholder Lee A. Collins, Shareholder Steve Kesten, Shareholder Andrew Pearce, Shareholder Blake Royal, and Shareholder Matthew Veech. We’re honored to have team members show up year after year in Super Lawyers.

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Regards,