In a November article, with Richard Rothfelder, on a 55 year look at the Houston billboard market, Insider expressed our surprise that there was no discussion of digital billboards. Rothfelder indicated that unlike many cities across Texas and the country, Houston still doesn’t permit digital displays for off-premise signs. A […]
By Richard Rothfelder. Rothfelder Falick Now that we’re finally transitioning to a new presidential administration, and regardless of your politics, it’s appropriate to acknowledge one of President Trump’s most impactful actions while in office, namely his appointments to the federal judiciary. Of course, Trump has solidified the conservative majority of […]
Texas Highways published A Sightseeing Journey of the Billboards of Houston, 55 Years after LBJ’s Beautification Act. The author spent 4-5 hours driving Houston freeways looking at billboards. Some of the author’s conclusions: There are fewer billboards. “billboards were relatively few compared to the days of my youth…at their peak, […]
On October 27th, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the third and most recent of President Trump’s nominations to the Supreme Court, joining Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch. The “new” Supreme Court is decidedly conservative, led by Chief Justice Roberts, Justices Alito and Thomas, and now, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Barrett. […]
In the September 11, 2019 edition of Billboard Insider, I discussed the Texas administrative rules making process, including how the Texas Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”) encourages public participation and transparency throughout this process, by mandating where and when to publish proposed rules, and opportunity for public comment on them in […]
Chris Cowlbeck and his staff at IBOUSA have done it again! For the second time in this fateful year of 2020, they’ve managed to plan a fun and informative LIVE and IN PERSON Fall Conference on October 7 through 9. And, rather than in Louisville or Minneapolis, this conference is […]
I just finished a big trial for an outdoor advertising company against the State over alleged violations of various administrative regulations, including those imposing a minimum distance between signs and ramps. These types of location, spacing, and proximity regulations are usually pretty straight forward and easy to interpret. In this […]
Billboard Insider gets a lot of questions from readers, and especially in light of the upcoming election, on political billboard advertising in particular. Here’s a recent example: “We have a person here in Vegas that wants to run some pro Trump messaging on our units. He is not affiliated with […]
Yesterday, I reported on Part 1 of the Tennessee Billboard Law Fix, under which Governor Bill Lee signed into law an amendment to Tennessee’s Highway Beautification Act, thereby “curing” the First Amendment defects found by the District and Circuit Courts in Thomas vs Bright. However, while the Tennessee Act is […]
As Billboard Insider reported in its June 25th edition, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law last week HB 2255, which is designed to fix the First Amendment challenges to Tennessee’s version of the Highway Beautification Act raised in the Thomas vs Bright case. Thomas secured rulings from the Federal […]
