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Texas Supreme Court Holds that References to “One-Eighth” in Old Oil and Gas Conveyances Presumptively Refer to the Entire Mineral Estate

The Energy Law

According to the Court, the estate-misconception theory was so prevalent in instruments in and around 1924—the time of the deed at issue—that “courts have taken judicial notice of this widespread phenomenon.” But the history of oil and gas conveyances in Texas shows why this has become such a challenging issue for the state’s judicial branch.

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Louisiana’s Sabine River Authority Not Entitled To Sovereign Immunity

The Energy Law

Plaintiffs alleged that despite advance knowledge of the likelihood for significant downstream flooding, SRA-L decided to open spillway gates freeing water from the reservoir into the Sabine River to alleviate elevated reservoir volumes from a cataclysmic rain storm in March of 2016. Tarrant County , 798 F.2d 2d 736, 744-45 (5 th Cir.

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