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After parts of the levee system in Hidalgo County were destroyed by construction on the border wall, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane may order the federal government to fix the gaps.

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The Federal Railroad Administration has released regulations in connection with the proposed bullet train that would connect Houston and Dallas.  These documents collectively outline rules for the system’s signal and...

The US Solicitor General has asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn the ruling of a federal judge in Montana that invalidated a federal permit frequently issued as part of pipeline projects.  The Ninth Circuit...

The First District Court of Appeals out of Houston issued an opinion recently, finding that the HSC Pipeline Partnership, LLC pipeline company did not qualify as a common carrier and did not have the power to condemn a...

Magellan Midstream Partners, LP announced commencement of service on its new 135-mile, 20” diameter refined products pipeline.  The pipeline runs from East Houston to Magellan’s terminal in Hearne,...

Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has announced its 448-mile Gulf Coast Express Pipeline will be commercial service on Wednesday, September 25.  The 42” pipeline is fully booked under long-term...

Barron Adler partners Chris Oddo and Chris Clough were recently named as two of 2019’s Top Attorneys by the Austin Monthly publication.  All attorneys honored by this award are Austin attorneys who have distinguished...

Construction on the $2 billion Kinder Morgan project called the Permian Highway Pipeline is set to begin.  The project is expected to transport 2.1 billion cubic feet of gas per day from West Texas to the Houston area. ...

Kinder Morgan has informed investors it is evaluating a new pipeline, called the Permian Pass Pipeline, that would ship natural gas from the Permian Basin to the Texas-Louisiana border.  The route for the new pipeline has...

Plains Pipeline announced two new projects that would transport crude oil from the Midwest through Cushing, Oklahoma to Corpus Christi, Texas. The Liberty Pipeline would transport crude oil to Cushing, Oklahoma and the Red...