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DeSoto council authorizes outside counsel, OKs litigation to collect overdue hotel taxes and sue vendor
Summary
After an executive session, the DeSoto City Council unanimously authorized outside firms to represent the city in a pending suit and to pursue litigation to collect past-due hotel occupancy taxes and to sue a private company.
After convening in executive session, the DeSoto City Council unanimously authorized outside counsel and directed the city attorney to pursue multiple lawsuits, including collection of past-due hotel occupancy taxes and representation in a pending case involving a local resident.
The actions followed an executive session held under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.074 (personnel matters). The council voted to retain Walker Bright to represent the city in Terrence Gore v. City of DeSoto and authorized litigation to collect past-due hotel occupancy taxes from Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 1310 E. Wintergreen Road and Baymont by Wyndham Dallas South at 641 N. Interstate 35E.…
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