Monthly Archives: August 2013

Texas Water Wars: United States v. Mexico

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**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.** Texas has been fighting against its neighbors for water on many fronts.  In 2013, Supreme Court litigation has pitted Texas against Oklahoma in one case and against New Mexico in another, and there is currently an ongoing dispute with Mexico over its compliance (or lack thereof) with a treaty allocating Rio Grande water to the United States.  In the upcoming weeks, I intend to post a series of blogs called Texas Water Wars.  This series will discuss each of these battles, outline… Read More →

August 2, 2013 Weekly Round Up

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**This article is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.** Happy August!  Here are some agricultural law-related stories making the news this week. * Arsenic in Texas Wells?  A recent study looking at water well quality in the Barnett Shale region has found elevated levels of arsenic in wells that are closer to natural gas extraction sites.  The study tested 100 wells in the region where fracking has been used to extract natural gas and found that those with dangerous arsenic levels were generally closer to the… Read More →