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Oil companies want to sell their wastewater. The Texas Supreme Court decided who gets the profits.
The ruling comes as more companies are seeking to turn a profit on what has long been considered a vexing waste stream.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Exxon’s appeal of $14.25M air pollution penalty
The U.S. Supreme Court declined ExxonMobil's appeal regarding a $14.25 million penalty against the company for environmental ...
Texas just handed oil companies control of produced water in new court ruling
In a landmark decision, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that drilling companies-not surface landowners-hold ownership rights to ...
Trump wasn't the only Supreme Court winner this year. Here's the scorecard.
President Trump and religious groups emerged as some of the biggest winners from the Supreme Court this term. Losers included ...
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Texas Supreme Court Affirms Mineral Estate Ownership of Produced Water in Landmark Ruling
In a significant decision for Texas property and energy law, the Texas Supreme Court has affirmed the Eighth Court of Appeals ...
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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate pushing for DNA evidence tests
Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...
Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to Obamacare health coverage
The Affordable Care Act required insurers to cover preventive care at no cost to patients. Some Christian businesses in Texas ...
Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for ...