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Sen. Lois Kolkhorst announced on May 26 that her bill, SB 421, aimed at reforming the eminent domain process to protect landowners had failed. ...

The White House has announced the President intends to execute two new executive orders that will make it easier for the oil and gas industry to obtain permits for pipeline construction.  The executive orders, which will be...

Senate Bill 421, the omnibus eminent domain reform bill filed by Senator Lois Kolkhorst, has passed the Texas Senate by a vote of 28-3.  The bill was opposed by oil and gas interests in the Senate and opposition is expected...

As part of the Texas Tribune’s ongoing reporting on the border wall project called The Taking, Barron Adler partners Roy Brandys and Nick Laurent were quoted regarding President Trump’s emergency declaration.  The...

On March 4, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 421 which would reform eminent domain procedures for private condemnors like pipeline companies.  The bill, sponsored by Senator Lois Kolkhorst,...

Barron Adler Partner Roy Brandys was interviewed by the Texas Lawyer for a piece entitled, “As Trump Pursues Wall, South Texas Lawyers Ready for Eminent Domain Battles.”  Mr. Brandys discussed the firm’s long-standing...

The National Butterfly Center, which is in the path of the next phase of the border wall project, recently requested an injunction that would preclude construction of the wall through the Butterfly Center.  Federal courts...

The Texas Observer has published an article discussing the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline, including a summary of legislation that Rep. Zwiener plans to introduce this session as a result of the recent pipeline...

TxDOT has begun construction on an eight mile stretch of US 290 near McDade, east of Austin.  The project will complete the four-lane highway between Elgin and Paige.  The project is expected to be complete in the summer of...