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Six Lloyd Gosselink Principals Named in the 2024 Best Lawyers in America® List and One Also Named “Lawyer Of The Year”
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is happy to announce that the Chair of our Water Practice Group has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Water Law in Austin, and six principals have been included in the 2024 Edition of The… Read More
Employment Law Update: NEW Form I-9 and Reverification of Documents
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023, that must be used beginning no later than October 31, 2023. Additionally, employers who used remote verification of Form I-9 documents between March… Read More
The Lone Star Current – July 2023 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 receive… Read More
A Wrap on the 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature but Special Sessions Continue
by Madison Huerta and Ty Embrey While the 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature ended when the state legislators adjourned Sine Die on May 29, the work for the state legislators appears to be far from over. The House… Read More
Municipal Corner
A municipality may not use maintenance and operations property tax for debt service, nor may it obligate itself to transfer funds to a local government corporation indefinitely. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. KP-0444 (2023). The Chairman of the Texas Senate… Read More
Utility Takeaways from the 88th Legislative Session
by Roslyn Dubberstein Two years after Winter Storm Uri—the February 2021 winter weather event that left millions without power—utility issues remained a frontrunner during this year’s legislative session. Legislators filed approximately 300 bills relating to electric and gas utilities; of… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Significantly Reduces Federal Waters Jurisdiction
by Jessie Spears and Nathan Vassar Nearly two years after its decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund regarding “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”), the United States Supreme Court issued a decision curtailing the reach of federal… Read More
Summer Checklist for TCEQ Compliance/Protection
by Nathan Vassar As the calendar has now moved to summer, there are several tools utilities and other regulated entities should consider for their own enforcement protection, particularly as some options only become available in the late summer months. Among… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah: We employ a community relations manager whose main duty is to go out into the community, attend functions, meet with various groups, and other outside activities. This employee has just informed us that his chronic illness requires him… Read More
In the Courts
Water cases San Antonio Water Sys. v. Matiraan, Ltd., No. 04-22-00138-CV, 2023 WL 2290301 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 1, 2023, no pet. h.). The San Antonio Water System (“SAWS”) was granted a conservation easement (the “Easement”) for the purpose of… Read More