On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a pivotal decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, holding that under the language of the granting clause found in the standard oil and gas lease, produced...more
7/17/2025
/ Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Jurisdiction ,
Leases ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mineral Leases ,
Mineral Rights ,
Oil & Gas ,
Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court
On May 31, 2016, in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., the US Supreme Court unanimously held that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) approved jurisdictional determination (JD) is a final agency action...more
6/6/2016
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Judgment ,
Hawkes Co v United States Army Corps of Engineers ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Land Developers ,
Permits ,
Property Owners ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 404 ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
The responsibility for the regulation of water and sewer service, including the oversight of certificates of public convenience and necessity (“CCNs”), was recently transferred from the Texas Commission on Environmental...more
11/4/2015
/ Administrative Authority ,
CCN Decertification ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Expedited Release ,
Property Owners ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Release Agreements ,
Sewer Systems ,
State Regulators ,
Water