Author Archives: LG Law Firm
Reflections and Considerations Regarding the Streamlined Expedited Decertification Process
by David J. Klein As we look to the last half of 2022, prior to the commencement of the 2023 Legislative Session, the quickest and most certain process for some Texas landowners to be removed from the service area boundaries… Read More
Municipal Corner
The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act prohibits contracts and other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in certain circumstances in connection with critical infrastructure in this State. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. No. KP-410 (2022). In a recent opinion, the Office of… Read More
“Ask Sheila” Column
Dear Sheila, We understand that in September 2021, the Texas Legislature expanded the ways doctors in Texas can legally prescribe medical marijuana. We have a no-tolerance drug policy. What do we do when one of our safety-sensitive employees or applicants… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Milton v. United States, 36 F.4th 1154 (Fed. Cir. 2022). In this case, landowners and corporations downstream from Barker Dam and Addicks Dam on the Buffalo Bayou (the “Landowners”) sued the United States (the “Government”) in the Court… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA’s Proposed Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) in Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 5”). EPA’s Science Advisory Board (“SAB”) has raised concerns about the narrow definition of PFAS in the draft… Read More
Major U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Enviro/Admin Agency Law
SCOTUS ADOPTS “MAJOR-QUESTION DOCTRINE” TO OVERTURN EPA CLEAN POWER PLAN. Is this a preview of things to come in the next term when SCOTUS takes up WOTUS again? The Supreme Court this morning issued its decision in West Virginia v. Read More
Lloyd Gosselink is pleased to announce the four law students selected to take part in the first half of our Summer 2022 Law Clerk Program!
Lloyd Gosselink is pleased to announce the four distinguished law students selected to take part in the first part of our Summer 2022 Law Clerk Program! This summer, in addition to veteran law clerk, Lauren Alexander-Bachelder, we are excited to… Read More
The Lone Star Current – April 2022 Edition
Don’t forget – if there is ever a topic that you would like for us to cover, please reach out to our Managing Editor, Sara Thornton, at 512.322.5876 or sthornton@lglawfirm.com. Otherwise, enjoy our latest issue! If you would like to… Read More
PFAS – A “Four-Letter Word” for Water and Wastewater Utilities?
by Sara R. Thornton If you follow developments in environmental regulation, you know a day rarely passes without some news story on the regulation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—or generally known as PFAS. To address growing concerns for PFAS contamination,… Read More
Water/Wastewater Permitting: Maximizing Value of TCEQ Pre-Application Meetings
by Nathan E. Vassar and Jessie M. Spears As many state and federal agencies are returning to practices and operations more akin to those experienced before March 2020, it is an optimal time to highlight one of the most important… Read More
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