Oct 5, 2021 | Amanda Woog, Article, Criminal, Nathan Fennell, State and Local Government
By Amanda Woog and Nathan Fennell Abstract As advocates’, lawyers’, and legislators’ bail reform efforts intensify in Texas and throughout the country, we consider the limits of pretrial procedural protections when judges do not follow the law, access to courts is...
Jun 1, 2020 | Article, Christopher S. Kulander, Oil, Gas, and Mineral, State and Local Government
By Christopher S. Kulander Abstract A sporadic series of opinions dating back seven decades has incrementally established that, in Texas, the executive has no authority to pool the royalty or nonexecutive mineral interest covered by an oil and gas lease. Conversely,...
Jun 1, 2019 | Case Note, Cody Wilson, Gaming Law, Indian and Aboriginal Law, State and Local Government
By Cody Wilson Abstract “[A]t gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.” Native American tribes should keep those words in mind following the decision issued by the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in State of California...
Dec 1, 2018 | Comment, Education Law, State and Local Government, Taylor Michals
By Taylor Michals Abstract This article analyzes the current state of the special education system in Texas following the 85th Legislative Session, focusing on the practical and legal implications of the limitation imposed by the Texas Education Agency in 2004 before...
