A landowner seeking to route a pipeline around his property has contributed more than $235,000 to certain water board members. A handful of related lawsuits ensued. [Ft. Worth Star Telegram]
Category Archives: private property rights
Libertarian Kathy Glass Will End Eminent Domain- Forever
There are two blonde women running for governor this fall. Libertarian Kathy Glass is also on the ballot. She wants to permanently snuff out eminent domain, instituting an eminent domain apocalypse. [Victoria Advocate]
A Protest March Against Eminent Domain, Belle of this Ball is a Texan
Julia Trigg Crawford, a Texas landowner heralded for fighting eminent domain, will rally protestors this weekend in Nebraska. The protest is part of a national protest walk from Los Angeles to Washington. Eminent Domain is a populist movement. [Gillette News Record]
Aljazeera: Texas Supreme Court Rolling Back Eminent Domain Authority
Naturally, everyone should look to Texas when trying to solve problems. Aljazeera did while forecasting how Pennsylvania will handle pipeline common carrier use of eminent domain. In the last few years, the Texas Supreme Court has been rolling back the power of eminent domain in favor of stronger private property rights. The effects of the Tea Party are pervasive, and private property rights are de rigueur.
Posted ininfrastructure building, pipelines/common carriers, private property rights, railroad commission
Houston Business Journal names land rights, a top legal issue in energy. Texas Tribune & KETK quote a South Texas College Law Professor, who says the country will be watching Texas’ eminent domain cases. Focuses on a… Bipartisan support for private property rights and opposition to eminent domain. Bipartisanship lives. [Hays Co. Democratic Party] Drought is Gaelic for “Must move water to needed areas.” Tea Party is modern English for “We love private property. We detest eminent domain.” What happens when drought and Tea Party meet? Is it love at first sight? No. Its a water infrastructure quagmire.
Posted inactivism, private property rights, water
Nebraska farmers plant corn to protest a pipeline. Interesting logic if the corn is processed into ethanol and transported via pipeline. [Houston Chronicle]Empower Texas: Prevail Against Forcibly Taking Property
Its a strong image- Texans forcibly being removed from their property. This is the perception of eminent domain.
Texans love their property rights. Tread lightly, before messing with them. [Empower Texas]
Woody Guthrie got it Wrong- This Land is My Land, This land is definitely NOT your Land (if you’re a condemning entity)
Increasing Cost of Eminent Domain in Texas Draws Media Attention & Legal Pundits
Hays County Democrats Support Private Property Rights & Oppose Eminent Domain
Hello Drought; Meet the Tea Party
Farmers Protesting Eminent Domain with Corn