Monthly Archives: November 2024

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 →

November 1, 2024 Weekly Round Up

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Welcome to November!  I am not sure how we’ve reached this point in the year, but here we are.  Let’s get caught up on the lasted agricultural law news.  * Texas sues federal government over listing freshwater mussels under Endangered Species Act.  The State of Texas has filed suit against the federal government challenging US Fish and Wildlife’s listing of several species of freshwater mussels as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.  Specifically, Texas alleges the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedures Act,… Read More →