April 2024

“Devillier v. Texas” or Why People in Right of Way Should Care Even if They Don’t Care About the Procedural Nuance

By |2024-04-23T14:59:10+00:00April 23rd, 2024|Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, SCOTUS, Texas Law|

Devillier v. Texas is largely about a procedural nuance, but the pictures contain a message for people in right of way that matters even if the procedural nuance involved doesn't change much day to day. The eponymous Mr. DeVillier along with more than a hundred other parties to this U.S. Supreme Court Case own property [...]

March 2023

When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

By |2023-03-17T00:09:44+00:00March 16th, 2023|Acquisitions, Eminent Domain, Governments, Texas Law|

[This blog post is based on an interview of Mayor Stephen Adler from Episode 60 of the Infrastructure Junkies podcast.  For a full replay of the recording, listen here. Those familiar with me in the eminent domain/ right-of-way industry know that my cynicism towards many landowner attorneys runs deep and wide. We who represent condemning [...]

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