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The Lone Star Current – July 2022 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
It’s Still Hot at Sunset: TCEQ’s Sunset Review
by Nathan E. Vassar Once every 12 years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) undergoes a performance review by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission and the Texas Legislature. TCEQ is currently in the middle of such review as its… Read More
What to Watch for in the Next SCOTX Term
by James F. Parker It is that time of year when our attention turns toward the normal summertime pursuits—baseball, cook-outs, and the next term of the Texas Supreme Court. So for your summertime beach reading, may we offer the briefs… Read More
Reflections and Considerations Regarding the Streamlined Expedited Decertification Process
by David J. Klein As we look to the last half of 2022, prior to the commencement of the 2023 Legislative Session, the quickest and most certain process for some Texas landowners to be removed from the service area boundaries… Read More
Municipal Corner
The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act prohibits contracts and other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in certain circumstances in connection with critical infrastructure in this State. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. KP-410 (2022). In a recent opinion, the Office of… Read More
“Ask Sheila” Column
Dear Sheila, We understand that in September 2021, the Texas Legislature expanded the ways doctors in Texas can legally prescribe medical marijuana. We have a no-tolerance drug policy. What do we do when one of our safety-sensitive employees or applicants… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Milton v. United States, 36 F.4th 1154 (Fed. Cir. 2022). In this case, landowners and corporations downstream from Barker Dam and Addicks Dam on the Buffalo Bayou (the “Landowners”) sued the United States (the “Government”) in the Court… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA’s Proposed Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) in Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 5”). EPA’s Science Advisory Board (“SAB”) has raised concerns about the narrow definition of PFAS in the draft… Read More
The Lone Star Current – April 2022 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
PFAS – A “Four-Letter Word” for Water and Wastewater Utilities?
by Sara R. Thornton If you follow developments in environmental regulation, you know a day rarely passes without some news story on the regulation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—or generally known as PFAS. To address growing concerns for PFAS contamination,… Read More