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2013: CLE: Texas School Finance Issue Before the Texas Supreme Court: Exhibits used by Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness parties at argument Feb. 4, 2013
No full textExhibits used by Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness parties at argument Feb. 4, 2013. Kauffman, who worked on the Texas School finance litigation for 20 years, will describe the basis for the district court decision and how those issues might be resolv
2013: CLE: Anticipatory Search Warrants
No full textIn 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court approved the use of “anticipatory search warrants.” Texas law, however, says nothing about such warrants and no Texas court has decided whether such a warrant, issued by a state magistrate, is valid. Despite this lack of g
New Oil and Old Laws: Problems in Allocation of Production to Owners of Non-Participating Royalty Interests in the Era of Horizontal Drilling
No full textThe Pillar: Clinical Year 2013-2014 May 2013 Newsletter of the Center for Legal and Social Justice
No full textMarianist Green Award, Francisco Leos Award, 2012-2013 Student Reflections, Summer 2013 Clinical Students and Faculty, Spring 2013 Clinical Students and Facult
Oil, Gas and Mineral Titles: Resolving Perenial Problems in the Shale Era
No full textMineral deeds present a list of perennial interpretative problems, which create uncertainty about ownership rights in mineral estates and the proceeds from the sale of oil and gas production. Although the list is long, in this article I address the following: (1) deeds with conflicting fractions; (2) the “mineral or royalty” question; (3) the application of the common law “rule against perpetuities” to non-participating royalties, a common interest in the oil patch; (4) the meaning of “minerals”—does it include oil and gas?; (5) the executive’s duty to lease; and (6) deed interpretation versus “reformation.
2013: CLE: Powering the Tap Dry: Regulatory Alternatives for the Energy Water Nexus
No full textWater and energy are indivisibly linked and interwoven into every aspect of our culture and lifestyle; however, the relationship between water and energy is not understood and almost wholly unregulated. This can threaten the sustainability and security o
2013: CLE: America at War: The Confluence of International Ethics, International Law, and International Relations
No full textAmerica's use of force regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya as well as the threat of force in the persistent conflicts with Iran and North Korea will be discussed. These events illustrate the inextricable linkage between international ethics, internati
Moot Points Notes from the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Issue 21 September and October 2013
No full textDirector's Message, Library Transactions by the Numbers, Apps for Law Practice The PDF and the Smartphone, Law Librarians Attend and Present at American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Conference, Recent Librarian Publications, Leisure Reading Law Fiction, Recent Faculty Publications, New in Our DVD Collection, Neighborhood Dinin
