- The Cattle Raisers take note of the RRC’s proposed rules. Cattle is big business on big swaths of land. Naturally, anything that affects their land draws attention. Beef and property rights remain sacred in Texas. [The Cattleman]
- East Texas media darling, Juila Trigg Crawford, having returned from speaking …
Monthly Archives: August 2014
How to increase property value by a factor of 10? Untapped mineral interests.
An Appeals Court in San Diego valued a property at $8,000,000, up from $700,000. For the math wizards, that’s more than a ten fold increase in value plus excellent lawyering. The source of the increased value? Open pit mining was found to be the highest and best use of the property. [San Diego Gas & Electric v. Schmidt]
Clash of the Titans: Private Property Rights v. Pipelines
Texas Tribune reports on this renewed legislative MMA fight. In one corner we have lovers of the Constitution along with their legions of attorneys. In the other corner, we have economic powerhouses along with their legal battalions. [Texas Tribune] Posted ininfrastructure building, pipelines/common carriers, private property rights