Yet Another Corporate Transparency Update: Injunction Reinstated

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In what feels a bit like watching a game of ping pong, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an Order on December 26, 2024 reinstating the inunction preventing the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirement from going into effect. Timeline Let’s look at a timeline to try and get our bearings. You will remember that in January 2024, we began alerting people to this new federal law that would require most entities that are created by filings with the Secretary of State… Read More →

BREAKING NEWS: Court Lifts Injunction; Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadline January 13, 2025

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**UPDATE:  On December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the injunction pending consideration of the appeal.  Thus, the January reporting deadlines are no longer in place. Read more here.** Santa Claus is not the only one working on Christmas Eve!  Last night, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order in Texas Top Cop Shop, LLC v. Garland staying the lower court’s injunction and reinstating the beneficial ownership reporting deadline under the Corporate Transparency.  [Read Order here.]… Read More →

2024 Year in Review – Texas

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Last week, we published our national 2024 Ag Law Year in Review.  Today, we will focus a little closer to home on the biggest agricultural law related stories here in Texas. Ownership of produced water pending before Texas Supreme Court. In my mind, the most important legal issue for Texans in 2024 involves the ownership of produced water.  This issue was raised in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC and this case has important implications for Texas landowners.  Produced water is the water that is extracted along… Read More →

December 20, 2024 Weekly Round Up

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We have reached our final Weekly Round Up of 2024.  We would like to take a moment to thank all of you who read the Texas Agriculture Law Blog.  We appreciate your support of our work and your interest in agricultural law. With that, let’s jump into the stories in the news the past couple of weeks. *”The path forward is not remotely clear” on aid package for agriculture.  Congress has gone back to the drawing board on a spending bill that would fund the government and include… Read More →

2024 Ag Law Year in Review – National

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As 2024 comes to a close, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest agricultural law stories across the United States.  If you want to hear more about these issues, click here for a podcast episode I did with Paul Goeringer. US Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference.  It seems likely that nearly every legal year in review, regardless of the specific focus, will include the United States Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.  This decision will have broad implications for all industries, including… Read More →

December 6, 2024 Weekly Round Up

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The year may be winding down, but the ag law news is not!  Let’s get caught up. * Corporate Transparency Act reporting put on hold by injunction.  On Monday, we published our blog post reminding you of the upcoming beneficial ownership reporting deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act.  On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction pausing the law and the deadlines after finding it likely that plaintiffs would succeed on the merits of their lawsuit.  [Read Order here.]  You have to admit, ag law is exciting! *Brooke… Read More →

UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Reporting Deadline Now January 13, 2025

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***UPDATE***  Just a day after this blog was posted, a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and staying the beneficial ownership reporting deadline.    [Read Order here.]  This injunction was stayed for a short time on December 23, 2024 by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, but a merits panel of the court reinstated the injunction on December 26, 2024.  Thus, at this time, the reporting… Read More →

Where’s the Beef? Online Course Now Available!

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You asked, and we answered! For the past several years, we have hosted our live “Where’s the Beef?” direct beef sales programs around Texas.  We have had several hundred participants attend, and 100% of them say they would recommend this course to a friend. However, we know that not everyone has the ability to take time away to attend the live courses, and we are unable to host these everywhere that has shown an interest in the topic.  Many of you have been asking for years for an… Read More →

November 15, 2024 Weekly Round Up

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Lots of ag law news the last couple of weeks–let’s get you caught up! * Update on Cedar the goat.  You all may remember this prior blog post about a lawsuit between a 4-H member and a number of defendants after a dispute arose over the fate of a show goat at the county fair.  Last week, the County, sheriff’s office, and three officers agreed to settle the case for $300,000.  The lawsuit remains active against the Shasta District Fair, the Shasta Fair Association, and several officers of… Read More →

Case Highlights Requirements for Handwritten Will

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A recent case from the Austin Court of Appeals, Wilson v. Franks, highlights the requirements for a handwritten (“holographic”) will to be valid in Texas. [Read Opinion here.] Background When Robert Franks died, his cousin, Susan Franks, asked the court to declare her and another cousin as Robert’s heirs and that he died without a will.  Valerie Wilson, who claimed to have a long-term, live-in relationship with Robert, objected and applied for the court to probate a handwritten document she claimed was a holographic will.  Susan objected to the… Read More →