Railroad commission approves new pipeline rules
“The Texas Railroad Commission formally approved new rules modifying what pipeline operators must do to become common carriers and possibly get the power to condemn land for their projects. The new T-4 pipeline form approved…
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…
Securing Texas Landowners’ Private Property Rights
“Since the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) was established in 1877, one of the association’s top priorities has been to represent landowners by working to preserve and protect private property rights. This goal…
Questions About Pipelines and Private Property
“Amid an oil and gas boom that has increased demand for new pipelines, Texas regulators have proposed new rules that have renewed a clash between two major state interests: energy development and private property rights….
TX Railroad Commission to close eminent domain loophole, but still too vague
“The Texas Railroad Commission, that regulates the oil and gas industry, recently proposed a new rule to close the so-called ’T-4’ loophole that’s long allowed private pipeline companies to claim common carrier status by simply…
Ask the Candidates: Should Railroad Commission Do More to Protect Property Rights?
“Eminent domain. It’s been a political hot potato at the Railroad Commission of Texas for years. As regulators of the state’s oil and gas industry, commissioners give pipeline companies the right to take private property…
Kentucky Legislator Pre-Files Bill to Address Eminent Domain for Bluegrass Pipeline
“A Western Kentucky lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to clarify Kentucky’s eminent domain law. The topic has been the subject of much speculation over the past few months, as a company seeks to build a…
Texas Property Rights Upheld in Pipeline Ruling
“Private property right advocates cheered an opinion issued Thursday by the Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont in a case involving wealthy East Texas landowner — and storied trial lawyer — Wayne Reaud, who challenged…
Ninth Court affirms eminent domain powers of TransCanada Keystone Pipeline
“A Texas appeals court has ruled that a Beaumont judge did not err when he granted a foreign company’s petition to condemn land for the construction of a crude oil pipeline. A group of Southeast…