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Houston Churches Face Goliath in Eminent-Domain Battle
He and the church have helped congregants through drug addictions and gang violence, establishing a youth center and food pantry as part of the church’s mission, but they may have encountered a problem...
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Transfer of Pipeline Easements Cannot Be For Private Use
– Enbridge pipeline under construction. Photo Courtesy of CBC.com. In Allen v. Enbridge G & P, L.P., Enbridge G & P brought condemnation action against the Allens for the purpose of securing...
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Mitigation Credits as “Highest and Best Use”
Mitigation Bank Swampland in King County WA. Photo Courtesy of King County WA. In Eminent Domain cases, the acquiring entity or condemnor, must compensate the landowner for the property they are...
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Texas Supreme Court Pipeline Ruling Sets back Texas Land Owner Rights
Denbury Pipeline. Photo Courtesy of StateImpact.NPR.org. According to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution, applications of the...
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Luke Ellis interviewed on Fox News: Border wall faces legal battles over...
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Vote to support to end #eminentdomain for private gain. YES on SB 740...
Vote to support to end #eminentdomain for private gain. YES on SB 740 @loiskolkhorst Please watch the “‘TRANS PECOS’ | TEASER” on Vimeo. The website for “TRANS PECOS” can be viewed here.
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Legislature Bails Out Railroad Commission- Helps Landowners
Courtesy of BearworxEngineering.com The Texas Railroad Commission (“TRC”), an agency that has suffered financial difficulties due to budget cuts and reduced revenues, recently received a budget...
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Liberty County to be Epicenter of Grand Parkway Construction in 2018
Construction on Grand Parkway Segments F and G. Courtesy of HoustonFreeways.com With Construction on Segments H & I-1 of the Grand Parkway set to begin in 2018, it seems likely that a wave of...
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Oil Pipeline Ruptures – Landowners Evacuate
Image of Kalamazoo Pipeline Rupture. Courtesy of Alternatives Journal. The Longhorn pipeline, a crude oil pipeline operated by Magellan Midstream Partners (“Magellan”), ruptured approximately 4 miles...
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Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge (Program Co-Chair) – Faculty at Houston Eminent...
Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge (Program Co-Chair), Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP, are both faculty at the upcoming Houston, Texas Eminent Domain: CLE International Conference on Thursday, May 10, 2018 and...
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