Bill would strip Dallas toll road builder of its eminent domain powers
“A private Dallas company could lose its eminent domain powers if one North Texas lawmaker has her way. State Rep. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, filed a bill to strip the Texas Turnpike Corp. of its eminent…
Private high-speed rail has eminent domain powers in Texas. Here’s why
“Texas Central Railway’s privately funded bullet train will need to buy private land as it makes its way from Dallas to Houston. For landowners in the path of the tracks, the first-of-its-kind project will have…
Landowners: Fight pipeline, oppose eminent domain for private enrichment
“Our Story County farmland has been in my family since 1854. My great grandfather, grandfather, and father fought to protect this land. Today I feel I must do the same. A Texas company proposes to…
Father and son fight pipeline operator over land condemnation near Farmersville
“Last year, Freddy Davenport and his son decided to fight the operator of a pipeline system that declared eminent domain to use his land near Farmersville. The operator doesn’t have the right, father and son…
Beaumont justices hear oral arguments in pipeline ‘common carrier’ case
“Appellate judges in Beaumont are considering a case against a pipeline company that could more clearly define how Texas law defines a common carrier. Attorneys for Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. and the Denbury Green…
TEXAS CITY’S FRACKING BAN WILL LIKELY COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS
“The decision by voters in the North Texas oil and gas city of Denton to pass an ordinance that would ban fracking could cost their city millions of dollars a year, with several lawsuits already…
Prove it up: Texas Railroad Commission revises rule for pipeline common carrier permits
“The Texas Railroad Commission has recently promulgated certain rule amendments designed to clarify how much information a pipeline operator must file to be classified, for TRRC regulation purposes, as a common carrier or a private…
Texas energy regulators adopt rule to beef up gas, oil pipeline-permit requirements
“Texas regulators this week adopted a rule that will boost requirements for pipeline developers seeking to obtain a coveted classification for their pipelines that would allow them to seek authority to condemn surface land under…
Developer doesn’t want to sell tract sought by Highland Park ISD
“Highland Park ISD may have to go to court to get the land it wants to buy near the administration building and high school. A representative for the property owner says the school district already…
Snags in the Bee Cave Road project continue
“Unfortunately, the CAMPO Policy Board’s vote on Nov. 10 to award $75 million in funding to local projects did not include funding for Bee Cave Road. As we approach the end of the year, West…