{"id":7790,"date":"2019-08-02T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=7790"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:21:10","slug":"august-2-2019-weekly-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2019\/08\/02\/august-2-2019-weekly-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2, 2019 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to August!\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure how the summer has flown by, but here we are.\u00a0 These are a few of the ag law stories in the news this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7822\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7822\" class=\"wp-image-7822 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2019\/07\/benjamin-bousquet-PDVvoXRAmCY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2019\/07\/benjamin-bousquet-PDVvoXRAmCY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2019\/07\/benjamin-bousquet-PDVvoXRAmCY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2019\/07\/benjamin-bousquet-PDVvoXRAmCY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Benjamin Bousquet on Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>*Second round of Market Facilitation Program payment rates announced.<\/strong>\u00a0 Last week, the USDA announced payments for round 2 of the Market Facilitation Program.\u00a0 These payments are designed to provide assistance to farmers of commodities impacted by &#8220;unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets.&#8221;\u00a0 Payment rates have been set per county for qualifying crops.\u00a0 To learn more, <a href=\"https:\/\/amarillo.tamu.edu\/agecon\/2019\/07\/26\/high-plains-ag-week-7-26-19\/\">click here<\/a> to read a summary and see Texas county rates put together by our economist, Dr. Justin Benavidez.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Kinder Morgan sues City of Kyle over pipeline ordinance.<\/strong>\u00a0 The litigation surrounding the Permian Highway pipeline continues.\u00a0 Kinder Morgan, the company building the line, has filed suit against the City of Kyle, challenging an ordinance passed by the city requiring all natural gas pipelines over 30&#8243; in diameter to obtain a city permit.\u00a0 Further, the ordinance requires that pipelines be buried at least 13&#8242; underground, adhere to certain setback distances from schools, hospitals and other sensitive facilities, and requires payment of certain fees.\u00a0 Kinder Morgan is seeking an injunction from the court suspending the ordinance pending litigation.\u00a0 Keep in mind, the City of Kyle was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Texas Railroad Commission challenging this project, which was dismissed by the trial court.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/20190723\/pipeline-operator-sues-to-block-kyle-regulations\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Lawsuit to be filed seeking Endangered Species Act listing for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard.<\/strong>\u00a0 Numerous conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue the US Fish and Wildlife Service seeking a decision on their 2018 petition to list the Dunes Sagrbrush Lizard under the Endangered Species Act.\u00a0 This would impact both Texas and New Mexico.\u00a0 [Read Notice <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/s3-wagtail.biolgicaldiversity.org\/documents\/60_Day_Notice_Letter_DSL_7-19-2019_LH.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*NM court dismisses San Augustin lawsuit regarding groundwater pumping permit.\u00a0<\/strong> An update to an ongoing water battle we&#8217;ve been following for years in New Mexico.\u00a0 You may recall that the San Augustin Plains Ranch has repeatedly sought a permit from the NM State Engineer to pump water from rural New Mexico and sell it to larger cities.\u00a0 With regard to the most recent permit application, just this week a State Court Judge dismissed the case.\u00a0 The Ranch&#8217;s project manager said he was unsure if they plan to appeal the dismissal or file a new permit.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1345688\/judge-rejects-water-pipeline-application.html\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Farmers need a plan for responding if Immigration &amp; 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