Landowner Alert System 4-11-23
Landowner Water Rights: WOTUS Update: Court Denies Nationwide Injunction; Grants Injunction for TX & ID A federal judge in Texas recently issued an important ruling in Texas v. EPA, a case challenging the legality of the Biden administration’s “Waters of … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 5-26-22
2021 Texas Rural Land Value Trends Each year, the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers publishes a Rural Land Value Trends report. They just released their 2021 edition… TXDoT to Widen, Improve Roadways in … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 8-17-21
Water Resources & Your Rights: Join me and Braun & Gresham’s sister company, Plateau Land & Wildlife Management, for a free webinar on August 24th discussing ways to increase water resources on your property. Plateau Wildlife Biologist, David Riley, will … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 11-17-20
Water Rights: As the Texas Hill Country and surrounding communities grow, municipalities face complicated issues, including wastewater discharge. Sewage with its nutrient pollutants can cause algae growth, which arguably reduces property and recreational values. While the Texas Commission on Environmental … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 11-3-20
Aggregate Production Operations: Aggregate Production Operations (APOs) include rock quarries, gravel pits, borrow pits, and similar aggregate production operations. These facilities are in the spotlight as landowners and regulators grapple with the impacts on neighbors and the environment. APOs are … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 10-6-2020
Condemnation: Texas Central’s proposed Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail line gets long-sought approval from the Federal Railroad Administration. Whether Texas Central has eminent domain authority to condemn unwilling landowners remains to be fully litigated. Please see the the following article for recent … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 7-28-20
Property Taxes: Our team at Braun & Gresham has spent the last few months negotiating property tax issues or denials with appraisal districts. And we have learned a few things. First, make sure to protest timely. We file our protests … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 6-16-20
Property Taxes: “Appraisal districts are in the process of reviewing applications that have been submitted for 2020, and if you haven’t heard from them, I would give them a call. We are all learning to operate remotely and the appraisal … Continue reading
Rural Relationships – Domestic and Livestock Use of Surface Water
With the amount of rainfall we have had in recent months, many landowners are concerned about Domestic and Livestock use of surface water(“D&L Use”). Though a common practice on rural land, not all landowners understand their rights and obligations in relationship … Continue reading