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Lloyd Gosselink is pleased to announce the four law students selected to take part in the first half of our Summer 2022 Law Clerk Program!
Lloyd Gosselink is pleased to announce the four distinguished law students selected to take part in the first part of our Summer 2022 Law Clerk Program! This summer, in addition to veteran law clerk, Lauren Alexander-Bachelder, we are excited to… 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
Water/Wastewater Permitting: Maximizing Value of TCEQ Pre-Application Meetings
by Nathan E. Vassar and Jessie M. Spears As many state and federal agencies are returning to practices and operations more akin to those experienced before March 2020, it is an optimal time to highlight one of the most important… Read More
Municipal Corner
Chapter 556 of the Texas Government Code does not apply to certain public entities that are not considered state agencies based on factors outlined by the Office of the Attorney General. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. KP-398 (2022). In a… Read More
“Ask Sheila” Column
Dear Sheila, I think our company has done a good job with training employees on workplace harassment, having a culture of no harassment, and having good policies in place. But recently, we seem to have gotten quite a few of… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Pape Partners, Ltd. v. DRR Family Properties LP, 623 S.W.3d 436 (Tex. App.—Waco 2020, pet. granted). This case focused on a water rights dispute which arose when Pape Partners, Ltd. (“Pape”) purchased a tract of land in 2014… 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
Congratulations to our 2022 Texas Rising Stars
We are proud to announce the selection of Sarah T. Glaser, Gabrielle C. Smith, and Nathan E. Vassar to the 2022 Texas Rising Stars list! Only 2.5% of… Read More
The Lone Star Current – January 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