by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Legislature and Regulation, News
In 2009 the Bureau of Land Management published a series of surveys in the Federal Register that laid claim to small strips of land between the medial line of the Red River—the invisible line down the middle of the waterway that constitutes the border between Texas...
by admin | Jan 17, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Planning and Development
Pipeline companies in Texas and other states have long had the power to take land under the eminent domain principle that projects to transport energy to heat homes, generate electricity and produce fuels are in the public interest. But what if the public is in...
by admin | Jan 16, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty, Transmission Lines & Wind Farms
If you want to cook up a battle over private property rights in Texas, here’s the recipe: Take a handful of sprawling cities and growing populations that are expanding into once-rural areas, add a booming oil and gas industry with a desperate need for new pipelines to...
by admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Aggregate Production Operations, Legislature and Regulation, News, Water Quality, Water Resources
Violations stemming from two separate discharges of sedimentary debris into Onion Creek in 2016 and 2017 led to citations for the Hays Quarry Rock Crushing Plant, according to a Barton Publications investigation. The investigation came after video and photo evidence...
by admin | Nov 29, 2018 | Aggregate Production Operations, Legislature and Regulation, News
AUSTIN – State Senator Donna Campbell filed Senate Bill 208 today to extend requirements for setbacks, or buffer zones, around aggregate facilities. If passed, the bill would double the current 440 yard requirement between concrete plants or quarries and existing... by admin | Nov 13, 2018 | Legislature and Regulation, News
State Rep. Dennis Bonnen announced Monday that he has support from 109 members to become the next speaker of the Texas House. That number, if it holds, is more than enough votes for him to win the gavel. The Angleton Republican’s announcement came at a press...
