Tag: Texas

Texperts on Billboard Legal Ads

University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus and Texas Lawyer David Coale had a discussion on legal billboard advertising on the Texperts Podcast.  Some of the highlights. Legal advertising in Texas  Texas lawyer advertising is governed by rule 7 of the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct enforced by […]

Reader Feedback on the Texas DOT vs Primary Media

An eastern out of home executive weighs in on the Richard Rothfelder”s article reviewing Texas DOT vs Primary Media. “Seems like the judge got it wrong.  I haven’t reviewed the case and all the details, but it sounds like the billboard company got screwed.  Government not following through on their […]

Kangaroos and Digital Billboards?

When was the last time you saw kangaroos looking at a billboard – in the US!  Randy Burkett of Burkett Outdoor tells Billboard Insider that a couple of kangaroos escaped from a farm in Amarillo, Texas.  They bounced by one of Burkett Outdoor’s billboards on their getaway.  Does a Kangaroo […]

Rothefelder on Texas HB 2127 and billboards

Check out the following article that appeared in today’s edition of the New York Times. The NYT report on the “Texas Death Star Bill” is HB 2127, the new Texas law that preempts municipal ordinances that are “inconsistent” with Texas statutes. This was one of the two new pieces of […]

Rothfelder On Texas SB 19 And The First Amendment Right To Refuse Firearm Ads

It seems like everyday there’s a new mass shooting, whether its Uvalde, Buffalo, Parkland, Sandy Hook, and on and on. And, just as predictably, there’s more and more talk about gun control legislation.  Especially in these tragic times, everybody appears to have an opinion under the Fourth Amendment, namely whether […]

Trevor Project uses Texas billboards to engage in political speech.

Trevor project is running digital billboard campaign across 120 digital faces in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas.  This is a great example of the use of out of home for political speech and issue advocacy.  Josh Weaver, VP of Marketing at The Trevor Project tells Billboard Insider this: […]

Rothfelder On How to Pass an Unconstitutional Sign Law

The Texas Legislature is in session, and as the case far too often, it is demonstrating how to pass an unconstitutional law. The subject of the constitutional shenanigans this time is so-called “bandit signs,” those pesky paper signs illegally placed on trees, utility poles, street medium, and other sites in […]

Thomas Wins $690,000 in Legal Fees

Remember William Thomas, the man who successfully challenged Tennessee’s sign code and forced the Tennessee legislature to pass a sign code revision to moot the challenge.  The Tennessee Star reports a court has ordered the Tennessee to pay $690,000 in Thomas’s legal fees.  Thomas was represented by the Institute for […]

Company of the Day – Burkett Media

Company: Burkett Media Market: Texas Address: P.O. Box 163266, Austin TX 78716 Phone: 512.787.2375 Email: info@burkettmedia.com Burkett Media was founded by Beau Burkett in 2003 while attending college. Burkett Media offers a diverse mix of high profile static and LED digital billboard locations throughout Texas. Insider caught up with Beau […]