Lloyd Gosselink News
Am I a Friend of the Court?
by James Parker Everyone wants to be a friend of the United States Supreme Court—in Latin, an “amicus curiae.” Though amicus briefs to the Supreme Court used to be rare, today it is not unusual to see cases… Read More
A Critical Evaluation of Water and Wastewater Entities for the Commercial and Residential Developer
by David Klein When a developer desires to provide retail water and/or wastewater service to a new development, there are multiple entity types which a developer can consider. Much the same way that choosing a corporate entity… Read More
PUC Adopts Ancillary Services Study, Maintains Conservative Operations
by Rick Arnett On December 19, 2024, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUC” or “Commission”) adopted its Ancillary Services (“AS”) Study—a document controlling the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (“ERCOT”) AS acquisition policy for the upcoming two… Read More
Municipal Corner
The Attorney General addresses an individual’s service in dual-public offices and the common-law doctrine of incompatibility.Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. KP-0474 (2024). The Nueces County Attorney requested an opinion from the Texas Attorney General to determine whether an individual… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, I received FMLA documents from one of my employees, and I think they filled the documents in themselves! As in, I think they changed the information the doctor provided! What can I do? Signed,— NOT… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Herrera v. Mata, No. 23-0457, 68 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 121, 2024 Tex. LEXIS 1079 (Dec. 6, 2024). The Texas Supreme Court (“Court”) remanded several homeowners’ claims against Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 1 (“District”)… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Reworks Its 1,4-Dioxane Evaluation. In November 2024, EPA released a supplement to its 2020 risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane. In the 2020 determination, EPA scientists concluded that 1,4-dioxane posed an unreasonable risk… Read More
The Lone Star Current – October 2024 Edition
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Service Failures During Hurricane Beryl Attract Legislative and Regulatory Attention
by Roslyn Warner and Jake Dyer On the heels of a May 2024 derecho, Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas on July 8, 2024 leaving more than 2.7 million Texans without power and resulting in ongoing political… Read More
SUD Conversion: A Hail Mary for WSCs
by Danielle Lam While the population in Texas hit 30 million in 2022, the State’s water supplies are struggling to keep up with the growth.1 The Texas Water Development Board’s (“TWDB”) 2022 State Water Plan predicts that in… Read More