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Texas Employers Should Prepare for Uptick in Cannabis Use and Accommodation Requests as State Expands Medical Marijuana Law

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You may be surprised to learn that Texas permits the use of low-THC medical marijuana to treat certain health conditions – and a new law will significantly expand the program starting September 1. In addition to changing the...more

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States Can Continue Regulating AI—For Now

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Congress has passed the budget reconciliation package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R.1) without the controversial moratorium on state and local artificial intelligence (AI) laws originally included in the House...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

A Red State Model for Comprehensive AI Laws: Texas Enacts the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act.

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Effective January 1, 2026, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TX H.B. 149, 2025) takes a unique approach to AI regulation—pulling threads from the EU AI Act, Colorado's comprehensive AI statute, and...more

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Texas House Bill 40 Will Reshape the New Texas Business Courts

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On June 1, 2025, the Texas legislature passed HB 40, and Governor Greg Abbott signed it on June 21, 2025. The new law helps further define the jurisdiction of Texas’s Business Courts, originally established in 2023. This is...more

Fisher Phillips

Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule Struck Down Nationwide by Texas Judge: What Providers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans...

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A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and created new HIPAA privacy...more

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Texas Governor Signs HB 40, Expanding Jurisdiction of the Texas Business Court - Delaware Court System Faces Increased Industry...

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On the final day of the 89th Legislative Session, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 40 (HB 40) to expand the jurisdictional and operational framework of the Texas Business Court. The Bill has since been signed by...more

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AI Legal Watch: June 13

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed, as part of a larger omnibus budget bill, a 10 year moratorium on regulation of AI by the states. If passed by the Senate, this provision would be one of the most significant...more

McGinnis Lochridge

Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

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In Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 4356581 (Tex. May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns...more

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Sunday Book Review: May 11, 2025, The Celebrating Texas Writer’s Month Edition

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In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership,...more

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Can "Free of Cost" Term Achieve Point-of-Sale Royalty Base?

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A lessee who halts production for less than 40 days and resumes without drilling or reworking does not terminate the lease. The continuous development clause keeps the lease active, and the cessation clause allows resumed...more

Oliva Gibbs

Reservation or Limitation on Warranty? Navigating the Fine Line — Lessons from Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson

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In Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson1, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana addressed whether the provision, “all Oil, Gas and other Minerals have been excepted and reserved by former...more

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Concurrent Causation is Key – Fifth Circuit Holds Insured to its Causative Burden

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The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment granted by the bankruptcy court in favor of commercial property insurer in a Winter Storm Uri claim, holding that the insured motel owners...more

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Any is Not All and The Future is Not Now: The Contours of the Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Taking Shape

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In Iyengar v. Liberty Insurance Corporation, No. SA-21-CV-1091-FB, 2024 WL 5505300 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 13, 2024), District Judge Biery denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Clarification regarding Magistrate Judge Bemporad’s...more

Oliva Gibbs

Coverting a “Fixed” to a “Floating” NPRI: What (If Anything) Does ConocoPhillips v. Hahn Add to the Conversation?

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In ConocoPhillips Co. v. Hahn, the Supreme Court of Texas addressed whether a “fixed” nonparticipating royalty interest (“NPRI”) was later converted to a “floating” NPRI. The court weighed two possible means of this...more

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Update: The Corporate Transparency Act Put On Hold

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As an update to our post on the Corporate Transparency Act, on December 3, 2024, a federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction pertaining to the Corporate Transparency Act in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v....more

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HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule Takes Effect Amid Legal and Political Uncertainties

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As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) must comply with new reproductive health care privacy...more

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Is the Corporate Transparency Act Going To Be Brought Back to Life?

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On December 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), filed a Notice of Appeal in response to a U.S. District Court’s recently issued, nationwide preliminary injunction stopping the reporting obligations under the Corporate...more

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Important News Regarding the Beneficial Owners Interest (BOI) Report

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There is important news regarding the Beneficial Owners Interest (BOI) report based upon a recent District Court decision in Texas. In the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-478,...more

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Business Owner Alert: BOI Reporting Deadline Stayed by Court Order

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As discussed in a recent alert, most business entities are required under the Corporate Transparency Act to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report with FinCEN by December 31st, 2024....more

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Federal Court Suspends Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Requirements

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) nationwide. Texas Top...more

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What Does the Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act Mean for Businesses?

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)1 and its key implementing regulations...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act – Is it on Life Support?

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In Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Merrick Garland, a U.S. District Court in Texas has issued a potentially major setback to the continued application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on...more

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Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Issued Barring Enforcement of the CTA

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On December 3, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the enforcement by the US government of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Federal Court Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide: Recommended Steps for Businesses

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On December 3, 2024, a Texas federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its requirement to report the beneficial owners...more

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Nationwide Injunction Pauses Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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On December 3, 2024, a federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This injunction creates uncertainty ahead of the CTA's January 1, 2025,...more

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