Florida Senate Bill (SB) 180, the 2025 emergencies law, created new, immediate limits on how local governments may regulate development and, in many cases, freezes “more restrictive or burdensome” local growth control measures through October 1, 2027. SB 180 adds a post‑landfall, one‑year restriction for “impacted” jurisdictions within 100 miles of a hurricane’s track and a separate, retroactive freeze on stricter comprehensive plan and land development code changes statewide from August 1, 2024, through […]

On July 22, 2026, the Texas Business Court issued a ruling in Village Crossing, LLC v. West Creek Investments, LLC, addressing foundational principles of real estate contract law. Written by Judge Brian Stagner, the opinion offers lessons for businesses engaged in commercial real estate transactions — particularly regarding property descriptions, the statute of frauds, and the limits of survey provisions. The court granted the seller’s traditional motion for summary judgment in its entirety, declaring the […]