On May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that, absent specific contractual language, surface owners retain ownership of the caverns created by salt mining operations. The issue of ownership of salt...more
6/13/2025
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Contract Disputes ,
Energy Storage ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Property Owners ,
Property Ownership ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
SCOTUS ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court
The Texas Legislature has been debating several bills aimed at boosting dispatchable power in ERCOT while erecting new economic and permitting barriers for renewables. Texas lawmakers have expressed their growing concerns...more
This program will provide an overview of how proposed Texas Senate Bill 6, if enacted, could impact large load projects within ERCOT, including data centers, industrial plants, and more....more
3/3/2025
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Industrial Sector ,
Power Grid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Texas ,
Utilities Sector ,
Webinars
Join us as we explore the intricacies of developing government-funded projects, with a focus on the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) loan program. Vinson & Elkins’ finance, project development, construction, and regulatory lawyers...more
9/25/2024
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Financing ,
Investors ,
Project Finance ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Texas ,
Webinars
On November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”). The TEF, which will be administered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT”) with assistance from a...more
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”). The TEF will provide electric infrastructure grant and loan programs established by Senate...more