On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Dec 4, 2019 | Eminent Domain
In a unanimous vote by it members, the Fort Bend Commissioners Court reached a joint agreement that will approve the construction of a connector road between Westpark Tollway and Grand Parkway. The commissioners stated that the connector is needed to alleviate traffic...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Nov 27, 2019 | Eminent Domain
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Randa Calhoun loves her family’s property in rural Grimes County. She doesn’t love the idea of a high speed train, because she says based on the current planned route, it would cut her property in half. Property in which...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 30, 2019 | Eminent Domain
Originally planned for late 2020, the in-service date for the Permian Highway Pipeline has been pushed back to early 2021. The news came out of a third quarter earnings meeting from Kinder Morgan where they claimed slow regulatory approvals had pushed the project...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 25, 2019 | Eminent Domain
When the government takes possession of your property in Texas, you usually have to receive compensation for your land. You may wonder, though, how the government determines how much compensation is necessary. We at Showalter Law Firm know this subject can be...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 17, 2019 | Eminent Domain
Space X is offering local buyouts to the residents of Boca Chica Village after operations ramp up at the experimental rocket test site. The company now claims that increasing disruptions to the public are increasingly harder to prevent. They are seeking to buy out...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 16, 2019 | Eminent Domain
News on the Dallas-Houston bullet train has been relatively quiet recently, but things are slowly starting to move forward on the project. The train quietly hit a new milestone in its progress towards construction. Although not expected to actually start construction...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 16, 2019 | Eminent Domain
Texas Law is set to place new requirements on wind leases. Starting last month, a new Texas Law modified the Texas Utilities Code, creating new financial assurances and terms for people and corporations that lease land for wind power facilities. Wind lease agreements...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Oct 9, 2019 | Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is a huge issue in Texas. The feelings about it depend on which side of the argument you are on. One side feels it is trying to protect its land rights, while the other side feels it has no other choice and must evoke this right to build a business....
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Jul 5, 2019 | Eminent Domain
The Fredericksburg Relief Route Study is analyzing a proposed route to allow drivers to drive around the town instead of going through town to alleviate traffic congestion. They are having an open house to gather input from the public. If you are unable to attend you...
On behalf of Showalter Law Firm | Jul 5, 2019 | Eminent Domain
Landlocked property is property that does not have its own means to enter or exit without crossing someone else’s property. This was the case for the Gordon’s. When the Gordon’s purchased the land in 1971 from the Bremser’s they had a verbal...
