by Cliff Wheeler | Mar 21, 2024 | blog
You may find yourself getting overwhelmed while processing probate. The situation can get even more stressful when you have been named as an executor of your loved ones’ estate, along with having to deal with the grief of losing them. This is where probate...
by Billy Burke | Mar 4, 2024 | blog
From the launching process of a business to managing its regulatory framework and longevity, all phases of business operations are likely to have associated legal obligations. You may have well-versed business skills, but a lack of legal knowledge can lead to...
by Benjamin Shaver | Dec 21, 2023 | blog, Energy Regulatory & Compliance, Oil and Gas
February of 2023, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in Van Dyke v. Navigator Group[1] in which they addressed the meaning of a disputed mineral reservation in a 1924 Deed and its creation of a “double-fraction dilemma”. The 1924 deed provided: It is...
by Billy Burke | Oct 12, 2023 | blog, Energy Regulatory & Compliance, Oil and Gas
On Friday, June 30, 2023, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin issued its opinion in Railroad Commission of Texas, et al. v. Opiela. The appeal was lodged by the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC (“Magnolia”) after the...
by Billy Burke | Oct 11, 2023 | blog, Real Estate
To start, we should define what an easement and a cotenant are in the Lone Star State. Under Texas Law, an easement is a non-possessory interest in land that authorizes its holder to use property for a particular purpose, which is expressed within a grant. A common...
by Billy Burke | Oct 10, 2023 | blog, Oil and Gas, Real Estate
Under Texas law, a Deed which conveys a tract or strip of land conveys the title to the land in fee. “Fee” is the short form of a fancy legal term “fee simple” which Black’s Law Dictionary defines as an interest in land […] being the broadest property interest allowed...
