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Category Archives: Weekly Round Up
October 18, 2019 Weekly Round Up
It’s time for another ag law weekly round up! I’d like to be sure and welcome those of you joining us from recent programs I spoke at in Brenham and College Station. We’re glad you’re here. Here are some of the stories in the news over the past couple of weeks. * Kinder Morgan & City of Kyle settle lawsuit over ordinance preventing Permian Highway pipeline. You may recall from this prior post that the City of Kyle recently passed an ordinance requiring pipelines over 30″ in diameter to… Read More →
October 4, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Happy October! It finally feels like fall in the Texas Panhandle and I’m sure enjoying it. Here are a few ag law stories that have been in the news over the past couple of weeks. * Elder law podcast is a must listen. I don’t usually share my own podcast episodes in the Weekly Round Up, but the interview I posted this week with elder law attorney, Kristen Porter, is one that I really think is so important, especially for farm and ranch families. Kristen talked us through… Read More →
September 20, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Hello and Happy Friday! I want to welcome those of you joining us from our recent Owning Your Piece of Texas program in College Station and our Ranchers Leasing Workshop in Ft. Worth. Also, welcome to those of you from Goliad County where I beamed in for a program yesterday. Here are some ag law stories in the news the past couple of weeks. *2015 WOTUS Rule Repealed. You may have seen in the news that the EPA has issued the final rule repealing the 2015 WOTUS definition. … Read More →
September 6, 2019 Weekly Round Up
You may have noticed I’ve been a little bit MIA here and on social media. I spent three weeks in August in and out of the hospital with a medical issue, but I’m feeling much better and am back in the saddle. I’ve got an overwhelming number of emails and voicemails from my absence, but am working on getting back to folks as soon as possible. I want to be sure and welcome those of you joining the blog from Beef Cattle Short Course, the Owning Your Piece… Read More →
August 2, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Welcome to August! I’m not sure how the summer has flown by, but here we are. These are a few of the ag law stories in the news this week. *Second round of Market Facilitation Program payment rates announced. Last week, the USDA announced payments for round 2 of the Market Facilitation Program. These payments are designed to provide assistance to farmers of commodities impacted by “unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets.” Payment rates have been set per county for qualifying crops. … Read More →
July 19, 2019 Weekly Round Up
It’s been a busy week on the ag law front in Texas. Here are some of the stories in the news this week. *Texas water battle featured in Wall Street Journal. A water fight in Pecos County was featured in a Wall Street Journal article this week. The article does a good job illustrating the tensions between landowners, agricultural producers, oil and gas companies, and Texas law. [Read article here.] *New law allows killing feral hogs without hunting license. As of September 1, 2019, no hunting license is… Read More →
July 12, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! Here are some of the ag law stories in the news recently. *Texas Supreme Court grants petition for review in Garcia v. Pruski. As you may recall from this prior post, the San Antonio Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a fence law case involving a bull out on a State Highway in Wilson County, which has a local stock law. The appellate court found that both the “knowingly permit” standard applicable to state and US highways and the “permit” standard applicable in Wilson County pursuant to… Read More →
June 28, 2019 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! Today, I’m speaking in Crockett at our “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Top Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” program. You’ve only got two more chances to catch one of these free events–Cat Spring on August 26 and College Station on September 12. For more info click here and to register click here. Here are some ag law stories in the news from the last couple of weeks. *Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Kinder Morgan Permian Highway pipeline. You may recall from this prior blog post that… Read More →
June 14, 2019 Weekly Round Up
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of agricultural law. I want to welcome those of you who I met at speaking events for the Hill Country Cattle Women in Fredericksburg and the Owning Your Piece of Texas Ag Law Workshop in San Antonio. If you’d like to see an article and short video about our Owning Your Piece of Texas program, click here. Here are some of the major ag law stories in the news over the past two weeks. *Lawsuit filed against US… Read More →
May 31, 2019 Weekly Round Up
We’ve reached the end of May…I’m not sure how time goes so quickly. Here are a few ag law stories in the news recently. *Texas judge finds 2015 WOTUS Rule violated Administrative Procedures Act. A federal judge here in Texas found that the 2015 WOTUS rule violated the Administrative Procedures Act. Specifically, the judge found that the proposed rule, for which public comment was allowed, differed too greatly from the final rule. In other words, because there were portions of the final rule that were significantly modified from… Read More →
