Discusses the creation of the Buell standard in determining the after partial taking award rights between a mortgagor and mortgagee. The author points out, the Buell decision, therefore, is an important addition to the ...

Discusses the important statues, regulations, and policies that form the framework for peculiar procedures and requirements surrounding the leasing and operation of oil and gas properties owned by the State of Texas. Topics ...

Analyzes a Texas Court of Appeals case that held a spouse cannot effect an involuntary partition of joint management community property by conveying his interest to a third party. The article details the general rules by ...

Provides a case study of Moser v. United States Steel Corp., which held that title to uranium resides in the mineral owner as a matter of law and the “other minerals” clause includes all substances that fit in the ordinary ...

Discusses reimbursement of community property assets from one spouse’s separate property in Texas, focusing on the different measures of reimbursement Texas courts have applied, the present state of the law governing the ...

Provides partial commentary about a section of the Texas Property Code concerning homestead rights.

Examines the economics of rent controls and explains how rent controls have impacts in Texas. The article discusses basic market considerations, rent controls, and the extended impact of local rent control policies.

Examines the history and purpose of the surface destruction test in Texas mineral estate law. The author scrutinizes Texas-specific difficulties with implementing the test, the confused jurisprudence on this issue in Texas ...