News Archive
2017
- 7.17.2017 State lawmakers reconvene for special session
- 7.17.2017 National Test of the Emergency Alert System set for Sept. 27
- 7.13.2017 Four Product Demos - Free to all #TAB2017 attendees
- 7.10.2017 Repack, ATSC 3.0, Drones, AM reboot hot tech sessions at TAB 2017
- 7.10.2017 The Free Flow of Information Act continues to be a winner for stations
- 7.05.2017 Nominations open for Texas Radio Hall of Fame
- 7.05.2017 Broadcasters mourn Pioneer Stan McKenzie
- 6.29.2017 TAB Board elections underway
- 6.29.2017 Last Required Element of a Physical Public File is Now Gone
- 6.26.2017 2017 TAB Show takes future by the horns
- 6.26.2017 FCC Proposes to add “Blue Alerts to Emergency Alert System
- 6.19.2017 Cong. Thornberry Sides with Local Radio in Royalty Fight
- 6.19.2017 Abbott vetoes the one Open Government bill that passed the 85th Texas Legislature
- 6.13.2017 TAB tours Texas for SBE meetings
- 6.12.2017 TAB Board Nominations due June 26
- 6.12.2017 Lackluster November constitutional amendment election shapes up
- 6.05.2017 FCC considering repeal of main studio rule
- 6.05.2017 2017 Hurricane Season Begins – New EAS Event Codes in Place
- 6.02.2017 Schedule set for #TAB2017
- 5.26.2017 TAB Board Elections Soon Underway
- 5.26.2017 Dark Legislative Session for Open Government, but Many Defensive Victories
- 5.24.2017 TAB salutes public service efforts of several Texas stations
- 5.22.2017 Culberson renews opposition to Performance Tax
- 5.22.2017 Impending death of the FCC’s Main Studio rule?
- 5.15.2017 Five things to understand about FCC’s recent EEO recruiting rule
- 5.08.2017 Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas opens call for entries for Spirit of FOI Award
- 5.08.2017 First Open Government, newsroom measures make it to Gov. Abbott’s desk for action
- 5.08.2017 Mayes makes historic gift to scholarship foundation
- 5.08.2017 Congrats to the 2017-18 TBEF Scholarship Recipients
- 5.02.2017 Attendee registration now open for #TAB2017
- 5.01.2017 Gonzalez joins Texans opposing Performance Tax, Ad Tax
- 5.01.2017 “Make or Break” Week in the Texas House – Newsroom Measures in Jeopardy
- 4.24.2017 Legislative session marked by fights over law enforcement records access
- 4.24.2017 FCC rules online-only outreach sufficient for EEO compliance
- 4.20.2017 TAB to award achievements of five exceptional broadcasters
- 4.17.2017 TAB Plays Defense on Bills to Erode Reporter Shield and Libel Defense Laws
- 4.17.2017 Performance Tax picture gets murkier with new music airplay bill
- 4.10.2017 Where Things Stand – An update on TAB’s 2017 Newsroom Legislative Agenda
- 4.10.2017 Opposition to Ad Tax grows in Congress
- 4.03.2017 Best Practices: When Race Is an Integral Part of the Story
- 4.03.2017 New York Congressman advances Performance Royalty
- 3.27.2017 Fixing What the Texas Supreme Ct. Got Wrong: Texas Senate Approves TAB Legislation
- 3.27.2017 Five more Texas Congressmen renew opposition to Performance Tax
- 3.20.2017 Texas Congressmen involved in efforts to allow cameras in federal courtrooms, U.S. Supreme Ct.
- 3.20.2017 Sales tax holidays primed for ad packages
- 3.13.2017 Mad final dash of bill-filing - TAB newsroom legislative agenda is in place
- 3.13.2017 Station GMs should brace for grassroots lobbying efforts
- 3.06.2017 TTARA report explores: Why was the ‘Rainy Day Fund’ created?
- 3.06.2017 TAB Newsroom Legislative Agenda Takes Shape: Bills Filed and Bills Heard in Committee
- 3.06.2017 DC visits glean state of play on Performance Royalty, Ad Tax
- 2.27.2017 Open Records reform measures begin legislative journey
- 2.27.2017 Mayes tapped for TAB’s Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2.23.2017 Broadcast engineering scholarships available - apply today!
- 2.21.2017 State health agency battles AG over release of Zika virus information
- 2.21.2017 TAB’s Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program celebrates 20 years of station reviews
- 2.21.2017 Averting Ad Tax key to advancing economic activity
- 2.21.2017 Appeals court puts Texas police on notice when claiming “qualified immunity” in recording case
- 2.14.2017 Light political advertising activity in 2017
- 2.14.2017 Broadcast scholarship foundation hikes awards 50%
- 2.08.2017 TBEF to award $29,000 in scholarships
- 2.06.2017 Pai’s FCC Moves Quickly on a Host of FCC Issues
- 2.06.2017 Regulatory, legislative issues moving to front burner in DC, Austin
- 2.02.2017 Nominations open for Bonner McLane Awards
- 1.31.2017 Legislative Day photos now available
- 1.30.2017 Congress moving toward granting broadcasters “first informer” status
- 1.30.2017 Performance Tax fight wages anew
- 1.20.2017 State Bar of Texas seeks entries for 2017 Texas Gavel Awards
- 1.20.2017 Legal risks for stations lurk online and in digital jungle
- 1.18.2017 Texas broadcasting’s top awards open for nominations
- 1.17.2017 Goodbye Physical Public File – FCC Poised to Eliminate Last Vestiges at Jan. 31 Meeting
- 1.17.2017 TAB legislative conference, lawmaker luncheon days away
- 1.09.2017 TAB’s newsroom legislative effort underway as 85th Texas Legislature convenes this week
- 1.09.2017 New Congress, Legislature raise stakes for broadcasters
- 1.06.2017 Pioneer Broadcaster Buddy Bostick dies at 98
- 1.05.2017 NAB now accepting Crystal Award entries
- 1.04.2017 Legislative session kick-off a week away
- 1.03.2017 The GMR Interim License – What To Do? Peering Inside the GMR Crystal Ball
- 1.03.2017 Watson, Capriglione file TAB-advocated Open Government reform measures