Central Texas Private Property Rights Coalition

05/24/2019

http://tscra.org/bill-to-better-protect-landowners-during-eminent-domain-passes-texas-house/

12/20/2018

https://communityimpact.com/austin/san-marcos-buda-kyle/editors-pick/2018/12/18/natural-gas-pipeline-planned-to-run-through-hays-county-by-2020/

Dec 18, 2018: More than 80 Hays County landowners—and hundreds more across the Hill Country—either have already or will soon be contacted by Kinder Morgan, Inc., one of

11/27/2018

https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2018/11/26/texas-mineral-owners-implied-right-to-use-the-surface/

*Portions of this blog post were excerpted from the handbook Petroleum Production on Agricultural Lands in Texas: Managing Risks and Opportunities, available here.* One of the most surprising pieces of Texas oil and gas law may be the dominant estate rule. What does this rule mean and how does it im...

11/12/2018

http://tscra.org/tscra-govt-affairs-roundup-election-results-an-eminent-domain-meeting-and-wotus/

Tuesday’s general election brought changes to both the federal and state legislative landscapes. Of the 174 candidates endorsed by the TSCRA PAC, 150 won their respective races thanks to your support. TSCRA leaders and staff continue to engage with state lawmakers on the issue of eminent domain re...

10/30/2018

Also, there is a lot of information about property rights and eminent domain information on the Texas AgriLife website.

10/30/2018

I attended the Property Rights meeting hosted by TSCRA and the Farm Bureau tonight. This meeting is about the Permian Highway Pipeline. This meeting was extremely informative. James Bradbury was the primary speaker. While he covered a great deal of the same information from CTPPRC annual meeting he went more in depth regarding pipelines. Mrs. Thomas from McCullough County who has gone through three pipeline eminent domain negotiations. The primary messages were do not accept the first offer and make double darn sure that whatever you want in your agreement with the pipeline company is in writing. Also, talk to your neighbors, communicate and band together

There is a new group called Texas for Property Rights that is a coalition of members from the TSCRA, TWA and others, working to get legislative changes to Texas' eminent domain laws. www.texansforpropertyrights.com

03/12/2018

http://app.tscra.org/ranchers-raise-concerns-on-high-speed-rail-project/

On behalf of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), President Richard Thorpe submitted formal comments Friday to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) officials raising a number of concerns and questions regarding a proposed Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project.

12/19/2017

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/12/15/some-texans-dodge-bullet-train-others-are-square-its-path/

Federal officials identified the likely route a planned Dallas-Houston bullet train will take through rural counties as it connects the state's two largest urban areas. 

12/01/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x05-PJSbGXA&feature=youtu.be&t=2362

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 10:15am Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Mr. Wesley Mehl, deputy commissioner, Arizona State Land...

05/18/2017

http://app.tscra.org/new-cwd-case-found-at-fifth-captive-deer-breeding-facility/

04/18/2017

http://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2017/04/17/texas-fence-law-webinar-recording-posted/

For those of you who may have missed the Texas Fence Law webinar hosted a couple of weeks ago by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, we’ve got you covered! Stacy Fox was kind enough to record the presentation given by Jim Bradbury and me and it may be viewed by clicking here. I’d...

04/04/2017

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB00740I.pdf