by TCJL | Feb 3, 2015
February 2, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/articles/617383/anadarko-deepwater-horizon-penalties-a-mistake-expert-says) By Paul DeBenedetto An expert witness for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Monday said there is no economic rationale for penalizing the company under the...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 23, 2015 Contact: 512-463-0715 AUSTIN – Today, Dan Patrick ended his first week as Texas Lieutenant Governor by announcing the following Senate Committee assignments for the 84th Legislative Session. “After much...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
January 30, 2015 (http://www.texaslawyer.com/home/id=1202716609788/EPAs-Clean-Air-Act-Plan-Clean-Power-or-Power-Play?mcode=1202616608548&curindex=2) By Angela Neville, Texas Lawyer Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sparking controversy...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
January 30, 2015 (http://www.texaslawyer.com/home/id=1202716609788/EPAs-Clean-Air-Act-Plan-Clean-Power-or-Power-Play?mcode=1202616608548&curindex=2) By Angela Neville, Texas Lawyer Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sparking controversy...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
February 2, 2015 (http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202716524765/Litigator-of-the-Week-After-Blow-Up-108-Million-to-Oil-Well-Owners-Against-Insurer) By Miriam Rozen What are the responsibilities of oil well owners for the care of a well if they want to recover damages...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
January 30, 2015 (http://www.statesman.com/videos/news/keystone-xl-pipeline-bill-passes-in-the-senate/vDC9yY/) By Christian Bryant The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would approve construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline expansion, though the president has...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
January 29, 2015 (http://www.law360.com/texas/articles/616444?nl_pk=f0b2b12c-a90b-4a40-a495-349390a80ab9&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=texas) By Jimmy Hoover Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, vowed Thursday to use the Republican...
by TCJL | Jan 30, 2015
January 28, 2015 (http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/apodaca-partisan-elections-are-not-the-best-way-to/njycg/#cd7d9e8d.3762787.735628) By Rudy S. Apodaca – Special to the American-Statesman Texas’ judicial system is broken. Is the way we select judges...
by TCJL | Jan 28, 2015
January 27, 2015 (http://gov.texas.gov/news/proclamation/20435) By Office of Governor Greg Abbott TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, a vacancy now exists in the membership of the Texas House of Representatives in District No. 13, which consists of...
by TCJL | Jan 27, 2015
Legislation filed today by Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development Vice-Chair Senator Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) would make it easier for property owners to recover damages against governmental entities for regulations affecting the use and value of...
