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How Did the 2025 Texas Legislature Address Energy?

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Your Legislature has adjourned after enacting significant bills affecting the energy industry. To sum it up, the industry has friends in high places whenever the Lege is in session (Alternative energy was in jeopardy for a...more

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Texas Legislature Tilts Against Windmills: Is This the End of Wind Energy on the Texas Coast?

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Much has been written in recent weeks about how the renewable energy industry in Texas dodged a bullet — several bullets actually — when three high-profile bills targeting the industry failed to pass in the recent legislative...more

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Texas Capitol Report - An update on the 89th Texas Legislative Session

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Water Infrastructure - Senate Bill 7 & House Joint Resolution (HJR) 7 created the administrative structure and framework to fund water projects over the next two decades with a $20 billion package. One billion dollars will...more

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Senate Bill 6 & Upcoming Changes to Texas Electric Regulations: What Data Centers and Large Power Users Need to Know

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Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more

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Tariff Turbulence: Navigating Force Majeure Risks in Texas Oil and Gas Contracts

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Upstream oil and gas producers and oilfield service companies are facing new uncertainties from recently imposed federal tariffs. In early 2025, the US expanded tariffs on a broad range of imports, suddenly increasing costs...more

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Winter Storm Uri and Force Majeure: The Legal Battles Continue

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Winter Storm Uri sent shockwaves through Texas, freezing gas supplies at a time of critical need and plunging the state into widespread power outages. In the aftermath, the courts have been flooded with force majeure claims,...more

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Texas’ Adoption of ALTA Endorsements Gives Energy Projects Greater Title Coverage

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When it comes to title insurance, Texas is an anomalous state. Most states are “ALTA states” and use title insurance forms that the American Land Title Association — a trade association representing the title insurance...more

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Texas BACT Is a Fact: The Texas Supreme Court Unpacks the Texas Clean Air Act’s BACT Definition

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Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality et al. (Tex. Feb. 14, 2025) presented the Texas Supreme Court with a unique opportunity to provide defined guideposts to understand...more

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Texas Senate Bill 6 and Impacts on Large Load Development in ERCOT

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On 12 February 2025, Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6), authored by Sen. Phil King and Sen. Charles Schwertner, was filed. The low bill number on this indicates it is a priority bill and will likely have momentum. If passed, this...more

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Proposed Texas Senate Bills Have Potential Negative Impacts on Wind and Solar

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Renewable energy developers should be aware of the proposed legislation in Texas that, if passed, will significantly impact existing wind and solar facilities as well as development-stage projects. Senate Bill 819 (SB 819)...more

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Zoning Fundamentals – What Developers and Builders Need to Know

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What is zoning and how does it work? In simple terms, zoning refers to a city’s ability to regulate property owners’ use of their land within its corporate boundaries. For instance, a city may prohibit commercial...more

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FERC Grants Certificate to Transco’s Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project

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On January 18, 2024, FERC granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (“Transco”) to construct and operate the Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway Project (“Texas to...more

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Retail Electricity Customers Denied Relief from Uri

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In re Luminant Generation Company LLC et al is a bitter pill for the litigation hangover from Winter Storm Uri. Takeaway: Texas does not recognize a legal duty owed by wholesale power generators to retail customers to provide...more

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Electric Storage Resource Growth and Deployment: A Tale of Two Markets

In recent years, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) have experienced rapid growth and deployment of utility-scale and distributed electric storage...more

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The Texas Energy Fund Becomes Law. Now What?

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On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”). The TEF will provide electric infrastructure grant and loan programs established by Senate...more

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Who Owns Produced Water in Texas?

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In Cactus Water Services LLC v. COG Operating, LLC., a divided Texas court of appeals answered the question this way: The oil and gas producer prevails over the purchaser of the surface owner’s right to own and sell produced...more

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What Happened to Texas’ Anti-Renewable Agenda? Legislators Fail to Pass Energy-Related Bills that Would Have Adversely Impacted...

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The most recent Texas biennial legislative session ended on May 29, 2023. Before its close, legislators introduced a series of energy-related bills aimed at shaping the state’s energy landscape and addressing various...more

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Disposal of Reclaimed Wastewater to Wastewater Collection System: Texas Legislation Introduced Addressing the Treatment and...

Senate Bill 1289 has been introduced in the 88th Texas Legislative Session addressing the onsite treatment and reuse of non-potable water. The intent of the bill is to remove certain regulatory barriers to this activity....more

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Key Takeaways for the Energy Industry from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session: What Passed and What Failed

Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 1, January 2023

Big Boosts to Cybersecurity and Tech Funding in $1.7T Omnibus Bill Signed by Biden - “The bipartisan fiscal 2023 omnibus spending agreement includes $2.9 billion for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a...more

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Move over luxury bus lines and quick flights. Central Texans should be on the lookout for bulldozers and train stops. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas held that Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure, Inc. and...more

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New Railroad Commission of Texas Rules for Natural Gas Infrastructure

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Texas regulators recently took additional steps in an effort to prevent another catastrophic loss of power like that experienced during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. On November 29, 2021, the Railroad Commission of Texas...more

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How the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Affects Texas

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With President Biden signing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, Texas is set to receive an estimated $35.4 billion to improve infrastructure. Jackson Walker attorneys Amanda Crouch and Kate Goodrich walk through...more

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Texas Transportation Legislation Overview of the 85th Regular Legislative Session

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The 85th Texas Regular Legislative Session was a challenging one for transportation issues and advocates. The Legislature succeeded in passing a Sunset bill for the Texas Department of Transportation (“TxDOT”) extending the...more

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