713.229.0360
“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” —Samuel Goldwyn
In Roxo Energy Co., LLC v. Baxsto, LLC,12025 Tex. LEXIS 378 (2025). the Supreme Court of Texas was once again given the opportunity to address whether oral negotiations should influence a subsequent written agreement.…
Do North Dakota operators have to pay suspense penalties on all types of late-paid interests? Not according to a recent line of decisions from the North Dakota Federal District Court. These cases interpret the North Dakota Suspense Statute as relieving operators of the obligation to pay statutory interest on suspended overriding royalty interests—and possible working interests too.…
“You never own your [real property]; the government does. You’ll be paying them property tax forever.” —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad
In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP,12024 Tex. App. LEXIS 9148 (Tex.…