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“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, We have an employee who recently requested intermittent FMLA leave. He is non exempt and works a non-typical schedule in that he is regularly scheduled for more than 40 hours per week, usually around 45 hours per week. Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases City of Ames v. City of Liberty, No. 09-22-00092-CV, 2023 WL 2180967 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Feb. 23, 2023, no pet. h.). The City of Liberty (the “Plaintiff”) owns and operates a wastewater collection system and treatment plant. The Plaintiff… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Texas’s Clean Water Act Permitting Under Investigation by the EPA. EPA is conducting an “informal investigation” of the state of Texas’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permitting program. The investigation is in response… Read More
Congratulations to Our 2023 Rising Stars
We are proud to announce the selection of Sarah T. Glaser, James A. Muela, Gabrielle C. Smith, and Nathan E. Vassar to the 2023… Read More
The Lone Star Current – January 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… Read More
Preview of the Regular Session of the 88th Texas Legislature
by Ty Embrey and Madison Huerta On January 10, 2023, newly elected State Representatives and State Senators from across Texas will travel to Austin and gavel-in to kick off the 88th Texas Legislature. While this has been the practice of… Read More
Electric Market Redesign Efforts Continue at PUC and ERCOT
by Roslyn Dubberstein BackgroundSince Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUC”) and Texas’s independent system operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”), have been laser-focused on evaluating and implementing reforms to the Texas… Read More
Municipal Corner
A commissioners court possesses implied authority to utilize recycling programs for discarding routine county waste. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. KP-420 (2022). The Cherokee County Attorney requested a Texas Attorney General Opinion regarding the authority of a county to dispose… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, We recently had a holiday party where an employee exhibited some bad behaviors, and we are concerned about our employees’ safety during other off-duty events in the future. We have a policy against harassment in the workplace, but… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Tex. Comm’n on Envtl. Quality v. Save Our Springs All., Inc., No. 08-20-00239-CV, 2022 WL 17659907 (Tex. App.—El Paso Dec. 13, 2022, no pet. h.). This case involves an application for a Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. Read More