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Austin City Council recently approved using eminent domain to acquire land for a new public safety communications tower. This decision follows failed negotiations with the current property owner, NW Communications of Austin...

Earlier this year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its interactive border wall map to indicate roughly 100 miles of permanent border wall running through Big Bend National Park. The change drew swift concern...

Bell County and the City of Burnet forged a Highland Lakes sub-regional planning commission to fight Oncor Electric’s impending 765 kV transmission line, known as the Bell County East to Big Hill Transmission Line project....

The Pflugerville City Council unanimously approved the issuance of more than $80 million in bonds to secure final funding for two of the City’s largest water projects in years: a secondary raw water pipeline from the...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently approved Austin Light Rail’s final environmental impact statement, confirming that the project is compliant with federal regulations. While FTA’s approval doesn’t...

With the recent completion of the 183 Toll Road Phase III and three major road projects anticipated to wrap up by the end of 2026 (Loop 360 at Westlake Drive/Cedar Street, Oak Hill Parkway and US 183 North), it’s no secret...

Last week, the team at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC proudly sponsored the 2026 ALI CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation in Savannah, Georgia. We have participated in this conference for over a decade, so...

2025 was a landmark year for Texas eminent domain law firm Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC. We successfully brought two eminent domain cases to jury trial, which is an exceptional achievement for any law firm. From the...

In October 2025, Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC secured a nearly $8 million jury verdict for the City of Lubbock in a case against the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Loop 88, or South Loop, expansion...

In July 2025, the eminent domain legal team at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC successfully resolved the long-running eminent domain case Williamson County, Texas v. J.A. Davidson Holdings, L.P. through a comprehensive...