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Survival Actions Do Not Constitute Matters Incident To An Estate As Set Forth In Section 5A of the Texas Probate Code
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
Analyzes a case in which the Texas Supreme Court held that neither wrongful death actions nor survival actions constitute matters incident to an estate and are not actions over which probate courts have jurisdiction. The ...
Leasing and Operating State-Owned Lands for Oil and Gas Development
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
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 ...
Out of the Mouths of Babes Ofttimes Come Confessions: An Assessment of Juvenile Confession Law Under the Texas Family Code
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
Discusses the changes made to juvenile confession law over time. First, the article sets out the history of juvenile confession law and the privileges attached. Next, the article discusses the present statutory scheme ...
Unappropriated Water: The Amount of Water Remaining After Taking Into Account All Existing Permits At Their Recorded Levels
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
Discusses water appropriation rights in Texas, including the history and evolution of appropriation rights. The article next analyzes a Texas Supreme Court case which clarified the term “unappropriated water”. The article ...
Municipal Ordinance Requiring Parkland Dedication as a Condition to Subdivision Plat Approval Held Not Constitutional Per Se
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
Analyzes the powers and limitations of home rule cities, the subdivision plat approval process and how it relates to regulating land use, and mandatory parkland dedication ordinances. The article then analyzes a Texas ...
Judicial Review of the Findings of Fact Made by Texas Administrative Agencies in Contested Cases
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1985)
Discusses the Texas Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act and its applications to administrative law. The article reviews the basic nature, functions, and purposes of agency findings of fact and assigns them place ...
After the Divorce—Securing and Obtaining the Property: Post-Judgment Relief in Texas
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Discusses means of reaching and obtaining the property awarded to a party in a divorce decree when the party is unable to obtain property to satisfy the judgment and is unable to obtain relief by contempt. The article ...
Mandamus, as an Effective Interlocutory Appeal Disallowed Under the Texas Venue Statute, Will Not Issue to Enforce a Conclusive Original Venue Judgment
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Analyzes a Texas Court of Appeals case discussing venue. The article discusses the history and development of the Texas Venue Law regarding conclusiveness and interlocutory appeals of venue decisions. The article looks at ...
A Spouse’s Interest in Joint Management Community Property Cannot Be Conveyed to a Third Party so as to Effect Partition of the Community Estate
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
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 ...
The Contractual Indemnity Provision Effective to Protect an Indemnitee Against His Own Negligence or Other Fault
(Texas Tech Law Review, 1986)
Discusses contractual indemnity provisions. The article analyzes the general rule as it exists in Texas, the application of the rule, the accepted exceptions to the general rule, and argues for an additional exception. The ...