The category is “terms that confuse us” for one hundred dollars. Without resorting to your favorite legal dictionary or lawyer, explain the difference between a reservation and an exception in a Texas warranty deed. Stumped?…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of May…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential
In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP a decades-old tax foreclosure judgment did not affect a previously severed mineral interest not owned by the delinquent taxpayer. The mineral owners were neither named nor served in the…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
We begin with a word from your sponsor. After enduring several generative AI tutorials, we urge you to keep on reading Energy and the Law. Why? Our blog is more accurate, at least a little “fun”, offers insightful musical…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Well, Q1 of 2025 ended with a bang and continued the expansion of transactional work for the Gray Reed Construction Team. The announcement of tariffs and feared disruptions in the supply chain certainly created a point of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
Manufacturing construction is booming across Texas in early 2025, with Samsung’s landmark $17 billion semiconductor facility in Taylor, Texas leading the charge as part of a broader trend concentrated along major metro areas and…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
An understanding of Willis v. Barry Graham Oil Service LLC requires knowledge of two principles underlying the Louisiana Anti-Oilfield Indemnity Act:
The LOAIA bars an oilfield agreement to the extent that the agreement…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Insurance
A decision out of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas showcases the practical challenge in the relationship between workers’ compensation and the pleading standards required to trigger insurance…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The growling and barking presented by a claim for tortious interference is often far worse than the bite. Consider Segundo Navarro Drilling, Ltd. v. Chilton , which is a good example of that phenomenon in an oil and gas…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities
Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of April. Be sure to subscribe to the Texas Construction Law Blog to automatically receive our monthly lien and bond guides, as well as other…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential
Texas Crude v. Burlington Resources Oil and Gas considers the relationship between the operator and non-operators under Articles V and VI of the 1982 Model Form Joint Operating Agreement…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities
In Steelhead Midstream Partners, LLC v. CL III Funding Holding Company, LLC, the Texas Supreme Court authorized a pipeline owner’s breach-of-contract claim—alleging a co-owner used foreclosure to avoid cost-sharing obligations…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial
DALF Energy, LLC v. GS Oilfield Services addresses a fiduciary’s deceptive actions in oil and gas transactions. The Fifth Circuit held:
self-dealing may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty even when the principal is not a…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Torts, Energy & Utilities
What’s the deal with inflation and interest rates? Inflation has been, unfortunately, a hot topic as of late. In the wake of COVID-19, inflation has caused rising prices and unpredictable market conditions that affect everyone…
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/ Construction Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
Patch LLC et al v. Indio Minerals LLC et al was a dispute over title to a 1/8th NPRI in land in Midland County. Viola Ash, an Illinois resident, executed a warranty deed in 1932 for land in Midland County, reserving a 1/8 NPRI…
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