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The Lone Star Current – August 2026 Edition
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Employment Law’s Latest Plot Twists
by Sarah T. Glaser Federal employment law has seen several notable developments over the past year, many of them coming from federal agencies and the executive branch rather than Congress. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has changed… Read More
Navigating SB 1883: Key Changes to Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Requirements
by Samantha T. Tweet Regulation of water was an important focal point for the 89th Texas Legislature, and the ripples from those newly enacted laws have been washing ashore over the past year. Among the most significant developments… Read More
Putting Public Utility Agency Plans Into Regional Action
by David J. Klein Since at least as far back as 1999, the Texas Legislature has enacted statutes providing for the creation and operation of public utility agencies. What is a public utility agency (“PUA”)? Historically, a PUA… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, One of our employees has medical issues and recently asked to work remotely as an accommodation. The problem is, we already have performance concerns. They miss deadlines, need a lot of follow up, and generally are… Read More
Municipal Corner
Conflicts Between the City of Austin’s Proposed Energy Code and the Texas Utilities Code. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. KP-0521 (2026). The Attorney General evaluated a possible conflict between provisions in the City of Austin’s (“the City”) Energy Code… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Texas v. New Mexico (2026). The United States Supreme Court entered a Compact Decree in late May resolving a long running dispute over the Rio Grande and protecting the State of Texas’ interests in surface… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Proposes to Rescind Regulatory Determinations and Deadlines for Six PFAS Compounds. EPA recently published two proposed rules that would scale back portions of the “National Primary Drinking Water Regulation” (“NPDWR”) which… Read More
The Lone Star Current – April 2026 Edition
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What Can A City Collect? A Primer on Fees Allowed for A Utility’s Use of Municipal Rights-of-Way
by Jamie L. Mauldin It is longstanding and well-established law that municipalities have the exclusive right to control and manage access for the use of their public rights-of-ways and receive compensation for use of those rights-of-ways.1 The Texas… Read More