“To establish that the emergency has passed, statements and acts of the President and of other executive officers are adduced; some of them antedating the enactment of the statute here in question. There are statements of the President to the
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According to estimates from the White House, Texas could receive as much as $35.44 billion over five years for various projects across the State. This includes $27 billion for federal highway programs, $3 billion for public transportation, $3 billion for
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Please consider attending the Virtual Austin Eminent Domain Conference on April 12-13th. You can register here. Assuming COVID numbers continue to improve, the Houston Eminent Domain Conference is planned to be in person this summer. Dates and location to be
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As most Texans are likely aware, plans to build a high-speed rail between Houston and Dallas have been in the works for several years with little actual progress being made. While Texas Central Partners, the developer of the high-speed rail,
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Dallas Fox 4 discusses the impact of the DART “Silver Line” on business owners and interviews Marrs Ellis & Hodge, LLP partner, Justin Hodge, regarding property right reform.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/business-owner-worries-dart-silver-line-construction-will-hurt-bottom-lineDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning a
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In an end to a court room battle that will surely set back landowners, a Travis County District court recently ruled that the Kinder Morgan can move forward with its Permian Highway Pipeline Project. In
Continue Reading Kinder Morgan Obtains Courtroom Victory, Can Proceed with Construction of Permian Highway Pipeline, Judge says.
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”), a regulatory agency under the Transportation Department, released a recommendation this month to Congress that increases penalties for certain pipeline protest activities. Specifically, the PHMSA called
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Judge Haywood Gilliam, a U.S. District Court Judge based in Oakland, California put a stopper in the President’s border wall ambitions when he issued a preliminary injunction to stop $1 billion of border wall funding.
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President Trump issued two executive orders last month with the intent of speeding up the pipeline permitting process. The orders are the “Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth” and the “Issuance of Permits with
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As has been widely reported, Texas Central Partners (“TCP”), a privately owned, Dallas based company, has announced ambitious plans to build a 240-mile high-speed rail line (“HSR”) between Houston and Dallas. The project is estimated to
Continue Reading Texas Central Partner’s Houston to Dallas High-Speed Rail Project Derailed by a Leon County Judge?
