Insights

This week, Gov. Abbott announced his initial plans for Texas to build its own border wall, with more details to be shared next week. This action follows President Biden’s suspension of border wall construction earlier this...

House Bill 2730 has been sent to the Governor for consideration. If signed into law, the legislation could provide more protection for Texas landowners facing condemnation of their property....

After receiving just compensation from the Texas Department of Transportation in an El Paso eminent domain dispute in 2017, two local Texas property owners are now fighting to buy back their land at a fair price.

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Discussions continue in South Texas around repairs needed for portions of the Hidalgo County levee system, as well as issues for Texas landowners whose property has been impacted by border wall construction....

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 Texas Tribune published an article on December 23 about ongoing issues with the acquisition of property for the federal government’s border wall project.  Barron Adler partner Roy Brandys was quoted in article...

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,...