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The Lone Star Current – July 2021 Edition
Don’t forget – if there is ever a topic that you would like for us to cover, please reach out to our Managing Editor, Sara Thornton, at 512.322.5876 or sthornton@lglawfirm.com. Otherwise, enjoy our latest issue! If you would like to… Read More
A Regular Session Like No Other – Recap of the Regular Session of the 87th Texas Legislature
by Ty Embrey The Regular Session of the Texas Legislature ended on May 31st when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die. The Regular Session of the 87th Texas Legislature was one of the most unusual Regular Sessions the citizens of Texas… Read More
The Delay Is Finally Over: EPA Issues Final Federal Plan Pursuant to Landfill Emission Guidelines Rule
by Sam Ballard Ladies and Gentlemen, the wait is finally over! The moment you’ve all been waiting for: the implementation of EPA’s final federal plan pursuant to the 2016 Landfill Emission Guidelines (“EG”) Rule. Since the agency first announced the… Read More
PUC Commissioners Establish A Bright Line Rule on Streamlined Expedited Release
by Maris Chambers In the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, personnel and policies at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUC”) have been in a state of flux. One area of policy developing under the stewardship of the new Commissioners… Read More
Municipal Corner
The zoning authority of a municipality is likely subservient to the reasonable exercise of an open-enrollment charter school in choosing a building location. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. KP-0373 (2021). The Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair of the Senate Committee on Education,… Read More
“Ask Sheila” Column
Dear Sheila, Our firm has a generous maternity leave policy for our female employees. We provide 18 weeks of paid leave. For male employees who have children, we provide two weeks of paid leave, plus an additional ten weeks of… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Florida v. Georgia, 141 S. Ct. 1175 (2021). This case concerns the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (the “Basin”), an area spanning more than 20,000 square miles in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and composed of three rivers. The Chattahoochee River… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Awards Over $17 Million to Benefit Small and Rural Water Systems. On May 12, 2021, EPA announced over $17 million in grant funding to small drinking water and wastewater systems that serve small… Read More
The Lone Star Current – April 2021 Edition
Don’t forget – if there is ever a topic that you would like for us to cover, please reach out to our Managing Editor, Chris Brewster, at 512.322.5831 or cbrewster@lglawfirm.com. Otherwise, enjoy our latest issue! If you would like… Read More
Historic Winter Storm Prompts Widespread Outages
by Taylor Denison, Chris Brewster, and R.A. “Jake” Dyer Winter Storm Uri, which hit Texas February 15 through February 19, left more than four million Texans without power for days, prompted the resignations and terminations of top energy officials, and… Read More