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Texas Man Attempts to Take a Personal Stand Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Energy experts like Amy Jaffe from UC Davis see oil and its consumption as a lifestyle that we have adopted. In order to maintain this lifestyle, energy infrastructure is vital for the public good....
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Land Battles Rise as U.S. Eyes 450,000 Miles of New Pipe
“It’s increased at a level I’ve never seen in the past 10 years.” To read the full article, please visit:...
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Lattice Tower Construction
Lattice tower power line construction is moving forward in North Texas despite PUC’s preference for use of monopoles.
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Texas Lawmaker Aims To Expand Property Rights Protections
House Bill 1496 would include mineral rights in state law’s existing private-property protections regarding government actions such as eminent domain, expanding such property rights beyond those...
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Arkansas Pipeline Rupture Amplifies Keystone Opponents’ Arguments
In a small town outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured over 19,000 barrels of a mixture of Canadian crude oil and water. More than twenty residents of the town were...
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$604, 950 Jury Award for Pipeline Damage Affirmed, Texas Supreme Court Denies...
In some condemnation proceeding involving pipelines, three types of damages can potentially be taken into consideration: 1) the permanent damage caused by the presence of the pipeline; 2) the temporary...
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EPA releases harsh review of Keystone XL environmental report
The Keystone pipeline debate continues. In a letter to State Department officials, the EPA made objections regarding greenhouse gas emissions, pipeline safety and alternative routes. The EPA said it...
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Court rules EPA can withdraw mining permits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Mingo Logan Coal Company v. EPA handed the Environmental Protection Agency a big win Tuesday, overturning a lower court decision in a ruling that said...
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City of Austin may pay Whittington $14.1 million for downtown block
After a grueling 14-year battle between Whittington and the State of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court deemed the 1999 condemnation of Whittington’s downtown block to, in fact, be lawful. A series of...
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With the Keystone decision looming, will the President propose a quid pro quo?
To many, the ultimate approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project is inevitable. Environmentalists and oil and gas advocates have long been engaged in a heated debate that has narrowed its focus to...
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Pipeline May Be Key to Unlocking Next Government Shutdown
Photo by Anne Sherwood for The New York Times. Dawson County Montana–one of the areas through which the proposed Keystone Pipeline XL would pass if approved. The Keystone Pipeline XL may be a key to...
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Tesoro Logistics Responsible for Recent Oil Spill, Landowner to Receive...
Photo courtesy of Greenpeace A Texas-based oil company discovered a leak in one of its pipelines in North Dakota after a local farmer reported it to ND officials on Sept. 29, but the oil company did...
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Black Friday: Missouri Gas Pipeline Explosion
A gas pipeline in western Missouri exploded Friday morning and sent a 300 foot high fireball into the air. The glow from the burning Panhandle Eastern Pipeline could be seen for miles and three homes...
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TexasEminentDomainLawyer.com
We are excited to announce the launch of our new blog, TexasEminentDomainLawyer.com! This blog will provide case law updates and summaries on recent eminent-domain decisions in Texas. We invite you to...
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Shell’s Ho-Ho Pipeline Ruptures in Jefferson County, Texas
A construction crew “accidentally pierced” Shell’s pipeline on Thursday afternoon, resulting in a 364 barrel oil spill on a property in Port Neches, Texas near the intersection of Highway 136 and...
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Why is this man smiling again? Perot family lands a sweetheart deal from TxDOT
Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) officials said right-of-way acquisitions for its Loop 9 Southeast project in Dallas would not begin for another year, but one prominent developing company...
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The Texas Supreme Court reverses $5 million award to historical, family-owned...
Although Porretto Beach survived the Great 1900 Storm, Hurricane Carla, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Alicia, and Hurricane Ike, it was unable to endure the Texas Supreme Court’s recent hurricane-season...
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Is ‘Actual Progress’ Being Made?
I believe governments should only use their eminent domain authority as a last resort, but the truth is, it’s a power rampant with abuse and misuse…Texas has a storied history of defending private...
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Abbott Boosts Road Budget by $4 Billion
Governor Greg Abbott made public roads a focal point during his first State of the State Address earlier this week and included it as the third of five emergency items Texas will tackle this year....
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Texas Landowner Wins $445,000 Judgment Against Power Company for Lost...
Case may signal future litigation over power line easements WICHITA FALLS, Texas – A North Texas landowner has won a $445,365 judgment against an electric power delivery company after his land lost...
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