How the New Challenge to TransCanda’s Pipeline Could Be Different
A case between a rice farmer in East Texas and the Keystone XL pipeline could have big implications.
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September 19, 2012
August 22, 2012
Farmer Loses Case Against Keystone XL Pipeline
In an email, the judge announced he was finding in favor of the pipeline company. But will the farmer appeal?
Farmer Loses Case Against Keystone XL Pipeline
In an email, the judge announced he was finding in favor of the pipeline company. But will the farmer appeal?
Texas Supreme Court Reinforces Denbury Decision on Eminent Domain. Again.
For the third time, The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a pipeline company’s use of eminent domain. But the oil and gas industry did not give this one up without a fight. Here’s some background: In a landmark ruling at the Texas Supreme Court last August, a rice farmer in Beaumont (along with a [...]
August 14, 2012
Decision Could Come Soon in the Case of the Pipeline vs. the Farmer
On Friday, Judge Bill Harris of Lamar County heard arguments in a pre-trial hearing about the Keystone XL pipline’s use of eminent domain in North Texas. On one side of the court was Julia Trigg Crawford and her attorney. Crawford owns a farm north of Paris, and the pipeline would cross a portion of her [...]
Decision Could Come Soon in the Case of the Pipeline vs. the Farmer
On Friday, Judge Bill Harris of Lamar County heard arguments in a pre-trial hearing about the Keystone XL pipline’s use of eminent domain in North Texas. On one side of the court was Julia Trigg Crawford and her attorney. Crawford owns a farm north of Paris, and the pipeline would cross a portion of her [...]
July 27, 2012
Keystone XL Gets Final Permit to Run Through Texas
All that stands in the way of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline at this point are a few landowners. While the northern section of the pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has hit some snags, the southern portion is now officially cleared to go ahead, according to the company. TransCanada, the company behind [...]
Keystone XL Gets Final Permit to Run Through Texas
All that stands in the way of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline at this point are a few landowners. While the northern section of the pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has hit some snags, the southern portion is now officially cleared to go ahead, according to the company. TransCanada, the company behind [...]
July 25, 2012
Why Changes to Eminent Domain in Texas May Be Imminent
Earlier this week the state house Committee of Land and Resource Management heard invited testimony on the state of eminent domain in Texas.
Why Changes to Eminent Domain in Texas May Be Imminent
Earlier this week the state house Committee of Land and Resource Management heard invited testimony on the state of eminent domain in Texas.
February 29, 2012
How Keystone XL Beat a Farmer’s Restraining Order
On Friday, a district court judge dissolved a temporary restraining order filed by Lamar County farmer Julia Trigg Crawford and her family against TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline. That pipeline would run nearly 1,700 miles from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada to refineries on the gulf coast. Just days after the restraining order was removed, [...]
How Keystone XL Beat a Farmer’s Restraining Order
On Friday, a district court judge dissolved a temporary restraining order filed by Lamar County farmer Julia Trigg Crawford and her family against TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline. That pipeline would run nearly 1,700 miles from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada to refineries on the gulf coast. Just days after the restraining order was removed, [...]