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Happy Friday! \u00a0 \u00a0Before we get started, one last reminder of the Oil and Gas Leasing Seminar<\/strong><\/em> we will be putting on on Monday from 9-12 noon in College Station at the Hildebrand Equine Center (3240 F&B Road, College Station). \u00a0There is no required registration, no fees, and we will have parking passes for everyone. \u00a0So feel free to join us!<\/p>\n

Here are some of the agricultural law issues in the news recently.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Bragg\u00a0<\/em>case back in court.<\/strong> \u00a0The high-profile Texas water law case,\u00a0Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer Authority<\/em>, is headed back to court this week. \u00a0You may recall from this blog post<\/a> that the San Antonio Court of Appeals found that the Braggs suffered a taking when the EAA denied their groundwater pumping permits. \u00a0The Texas Supreme Court refused to hear the case on appeal. \u00a0The case was sent back to the trial court for the proper calculation of adequate compensation due to the Braggs for the taking. \u00a0The issue will be heard by a Medina County jury, which was selected this week. \u00a0[Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* Should you make copies of employee I-9 documents?<\/strong> \u00a0I recently wrote an extension fact sheet on agricultural employers and I-9 compliance. \u00a0(If you missed that, click here<\/a>.) \u00a0This week, the Society for Human Resource Management published an article discussing the pros and cons for making copies of the I-9 documents presented by employees. \u00a0The article discusses this issue at length, but in my mind, the most important point here for employers to remember is to be consistent! \u00a0If an employer makes copies of documents for one worker, the employer needs to make copies for all workers so as to avoid any discrimination claims. \u00a0[Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* Is your land lease fair?<\/strong>\u00a0 Southeast Farm Press published an article discussing how to analyze whether your land lease is fair. \u00a0It offers some great information on analyzing lease rates and various set ups including cash leases, flex leases, and crop-share lease agreements. \u00a0[Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M Agrilife Extension photo by Robert Burns<\/p><\/div>\n

* Retirement investment tips. \u00a0<\/strong>Retirement savings is a topic everyone thinks about. \u00a0This article offers tips for\u00a0determining how much money you will need to retire and how to start saving for that goal to day. \u00a0[Read article here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

* Eminent domain informational meeting in Waller.<\/strong> \u00a0For those of you in Central Texas interested in eminent domain issues, there will be a\u00a0meeting on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Waller\u00a0High School Auditorium. \u00a0My friend and outstanding Texas eminent domain attorney, Luke Ellis, is one of the speakers that will help explain eminent domain law, condemnation rules and procedure, and offer \u00a0negotiation tips for folks dealing with the potential condemnation of their property for projects like transmission lines, pipelines, or the high speed rail. \u00a0For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Friday! \u00a0 \u00a0Before we get started, one last reminder of the Oil and Gas Leasing Seminar we will be putting on on Monday from 9-12 noon in College Station at the Hildebrand Equine Center (3240 F&B Road, College Station). \u00a0There is no required registration, no fees, and we will have parking passes for everyone. \u00a0So feel free to join us! Here are some of the agricultural law issues in the news recently. *\u00a0Bragg\u00a0case back in court. \u00a0The high-profile Texas water law case,\u00a0Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer Authority, is… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2444,"featured_media":3339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,53,16,6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eminent-domain","category-employmentlabor-law","category-leases","category-water-law","category-weekly-round-up"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFebruary 19, 2016 Weekly Round Up - Texas Agriculture Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2016\/02\/19\/february-19-2016-weekly-round-up\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"February 19, 2016 Weekly Round Up - Texas Agriculture Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Happy Friday! \u00a0 \u00a0Before we get started, one last reminder of the Oil and Gas Leasing Seminar we will be putting on on Monday from 9-12 noon in College Station at the Hildebrand Equine Center (3240 F&B Road, College Station). \u00a0There is no required registration, no fees, and we will have parking passes for everyone. \u00a0So feel free to join us! 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