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The Lone Star Current – January 2025 Edition
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Preview of the Regular Session of the 89th Legislature
by Ty Embrey With the November 2024 General Election behind us and the turn of the calendar to 2025, the Texas Legislature started its Regular Session on January 14. In accordance with the Texas Constitution, the Legislature will meet for… Read More
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 with more… 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 type (e.g. 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 years. ERCOT… 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 could simultaneously… 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 A Doctor Dear… 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”) officials for the… 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 to workers… Read More
Employment Law Update: Status Update on FLSA Exemption Salary Threshold
Author: Michelle White, Associate Attorney On November 15, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule to increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was vacated by the Eastern District… Read More
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