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“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, Our employee handbook has a policy which says if an employee needs time away from work for a medical issue like an illness or injury, they must provide a doctor’s note which says they are released to return… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases Aqua Tex., Inc. v. Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation Dist., No. 1:23-CV-1576-DAE, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172442 (W.D. Tex. 2024). Aqua Texas, a Texas retail public utility, alleged that on April 13, 2023, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District… Read More
Agency Highlights
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Launches New Study Into “Produced Water” From Drilling Projects. EPA updated its website to announce plans for a study to investigate treatment technologies to reduce “produced” water from oil and gas drilling. “Produced”… Read More
Legal Update: Prohibited Applications Policy for Governmental Entities upcoming deadline 11/20
Senate Bill 1893, which was passed last legislative session and codified into law under Texas Government Code Chapter 620, requires a governmental entity to adopt a policy prohibiting the installation or use of a covered application on any device owned… Read More
Lead Pipe Replacement Rule Finalized
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its finalization of a groundbreaking rule that requires drinking water systems across the country to replace lead pipes within ten years. Lloyd Gosselink is tracking the progression of this rule and how it impacts drinking… Read More
CCN Release Agreements Outside of PUC’s Exclusive Jurisdiction
CCN holders may recover their breach-of-contract damages in district court notwithstanding the PUC’s Streamlined Expedited Release Process A Travis County district court ruled that a CCN holder may sue a landowner in district court to enforce… Read More
Five Lloyd Gosselink Principals Named in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America® List
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is happy to announce that five principals have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since this resource was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has… Read More
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
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