Hays CISD Oks Resolution Opposing Permian Highway Pipeline
Hays CISD board of trustees approved a resolution opposing the Permian Highway Pipeline. (Brett Thorne/Community Impact Newspaper) Article from Community Impact Newspaper by Katharine Jose The Hays CISD board of trustees unanimously approved a resolution at its March 25 meeting … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 3-22-19
Click here to read this week’s LAS Articles include: Aquifer District Seeks More Answers on Proposed Pipeline GOP Senator, Oil Industry Clash Over Proposed Eminent Domain Reforms New Report by the Texas Land Trust Council Highlights Over $1 Billion in … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 3-8-19
Click here to read this week’s LAS Articles include: Recent Eminent Domain Podcasts & Resources Hays County Commissioners Court Unanimously Votes to Oppose Permian Highway Pipeline U.S. Senate Passes a Sweeping Land Conservation Bill Click here for previous issues Braun … Continue reading
Landowner Alert System 2-22-19
Click here to read this week’s LAS Articles include: Kyle City Council Unanimously Condemns Permian Highway Pipeline Public Meetings on Eminent Domain a Good Start State Parks a Boon to Texas Economy According to New Report Texas Land Trends Report … Continue reading
Bills Seek More Protection for TX Landowners in Eminent Domain Cases
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, says her intention with the eminent domain bill is “to give a level playing field to our landowners.” Lynda Gonzalez for the Austin-American Statesman Article from the Austin-American Statesman by Bob Sechler A byproduct of … Continue reading
New Push For Eminent Domain Reform Expected At Texas Legislature
A natural gas pipeline under construction in Alpine, Texas in 2016. Copyright Travis Bubenik, Houston Public Media Article from KUT.org If you want to cook up a battle over private property rights in Texas, here’s the recipe: Take a handful … Continue reading
Bill Would Prevent Texans from Unknowingly Buying Homes in Areas Designed to Flood
Development encroaching on the north side of Addicks Reservoir in Houston on Sept. 7, 2016. Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune Article from The Texas Tribune After Hurricane Harvey inundated the Houston area with rain, scores of homeowners learned too … Continue reading
Gillespie County Landowners Fight Permian Pipeline
Article from San Antonio Express News FREDERICKSBURG — Hank Sauer reminisces about the 18 years he’s owned these 45 acres a few miles south of Fredericksburg — hunting deer with his now-17-year-old grandson, spending holidays there with the family, and … Continue reading
Bill Filed to Address Quarries and Concrete Plants in Hill Country
Article from San Marcos Corridor News State Senator Donna Campbell filed Senate Bill 208 on November 27, 2018 to extend requirements for setbacks, or buffer zones, around aggregate facilities. If passed, the bill would double the current 440 yard requirement … Continue reading
Kinder Morgan Pipeline project raising concern in the Hill Country
Braun & Gresham is working closely with landowners potentially affected by the Kinder Morgan Permian Pipeline. We are working to identify the precise route the line will take in order to create coalitions for those affected by the pipeline, which will … Continue reading