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The Lone Star current – July 2024 Edition
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Loper Bright and Corner Post – Effect on Texas Businesses and Governmental Entities
by James F. Parker In the final three days of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term before its summer break, two of the most impactful decisions on federal administrative law in the twenty-first century were announced. In Loper Bright, the… Read More
Title VII Discrimination: Getting Back to Basics
by Sarah T. Glaser Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination by their employer. For forty years, Fifth Circuit precedent required a plaintiff under Title VII to show he or she had been subjected… Read More
Legislative Committees Evaluate Texas Electric Market During Interim Hearings
by Roslyn Dubberstein In mid-June, the House State Affairs Committee and the Senate Business & Commerce Committee held hearings to evaluate the progress of electric market changes from the 2023 Texas Legislative Session and to begin discussing potential focuses for… Read More
Both U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court Make Headlines on Significant Administrative Law and Water Quality Issues
by Nathan E. Vassar Earlier this summer, both the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) and the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) generated headlines that will have implications to the regulated community both in Texas and on a national… Read More
Municipal Corner
The Attorney General clarifies ambiguities concerning General and Special Law Districts’ Board of Directors. Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. KP-0468 (2024). The Ector County Utility District (the “District”) requested an opinion from the Texas Attorney General (the “AG”) to resolve several… Read More
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, I recently read that the DEA is considering reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. I know Texas’s Compassionate Use Act permits use of low-THC medical marijuana for certain medical conditions. What impact could… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases San Jacinto River Auth. v. City of Conroe, 688 S.W.3d 124 (Tex. 2024). A river authority (the “Authority”) entered into a groundwater reduction plan (“GRP”), which set goals for reducing the use of groundwater in Montgomery County. The… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Biden Administration Finalizes First National PFAS Standards for Drinking Water. On April 10, 2024, EPA finalized the first ever national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water, which requires utilities to… Read More
The Lone Star Current – April 2024 Edition
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