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Gray Reed

How Did the 2025 Texas Legislature Address Energy?

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Your Legislature has adjourned after enacting significant bills affecting the energy industry. To sum it up, the industry has friends in high places whenever the Lege is in session (Alternative energy was in jeopardy for a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Texas Legislature Tilts Against Windmills: Is This the End of Wind Energy on the Texas Coast?

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Much has been written in recent weeks about how the renewable energy industry in Texas dodged a bullet — several bullets actually — when three high-profile bills targeting the industry failed to pass in the recent legislative...more

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Senate Bill 6 & Upcoming Changes to Texas Electric Regulations: What Data Centers and Large Power Users Need to Know

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Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Texas’ Adoption of ALTA Endorsements Gives Energy Projects Greater Title Coverage

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When it comes to title insurance, Texas is an anomalous state. Most states are “ALTA states” and use title insurance forms that the American Land Title Association — a trade association representing the title insurance...more

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Texas Senate Bill 6 and Impacts on Large Load Development in ERCOT

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On 12 February 2025, Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6), authored by Sen. Phil King and Sen. Charles Schwertner, was filed. The low bill number on this indicates it is a priority bill and will likely have momentum. If passed, this...more

K&L Gates LLP

Proposed Texas Senate Bills Have Potential Negative Impacts on Wind and Solar

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Renewable energy developers should be aware of the proposed legislation in Texas that, if passed, will significantly impact existing wind and solar facilities as well as development-stage projects. Senate Bill 819 (SB 819)...more

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FERC Grants Certificate to Transco’s Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project

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On January 18, 2024, FERC granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (“Transco”) to construct and operate the Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project (“Texas to...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Texas Energy Fund Becomes Law. Now What?

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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

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Key Takeaways for the Energy Industry from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session: What Passed and What Failed

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Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more

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How the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Affects Texas

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With President Biden signing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, Texas is set to receive an estimated $35.4 billion to improve infrastructure. Jackson Walker attorneys Amanda Crouch and Kate Goodrich walk through...more

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