Texas Farmers Lose Another Bid to Block Keystone Pipeline
“TransCanada Corp. (TRP) won another of the remaining Texas state-court challenges by landowners trying to block construction of the Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline across their property. A state appeals court in Beaumont, Texas, denied a…
When landowner and pipeline can’t agree
“n the case of the 20-inch diameter BridgeTex crude oil pipeline which is planned to be constructed across the northeast corner of Milam County, Bruce Heine, Director Government and Media Affairs for Magellan Midstream Partners…
Analysis: Pipelines can use eminent domain to take land
“Why does a private pipeline company have the power of eminent domain? Why can they take my land? These are questions that landowners may ask if confronted by a private company wanting to construct a…