Author: Zack Oliva

March 2022 — In two companion cases, Chambers v. San Augustine Cnty. Appraisal District (“Chambers I”), and San Augustine Cty. Appraisal District v. Chambers (“Chambers II”), the Tyler Court of Appeals was tasked with determining the effect of mineral interest pooling across county lines on ad valorem tax liability.

November 2021 — In Vermillion FC, LLC v. 1776 Energy Partners, the Court of Appeals of San Antonio determined the extent to which a retained acreage clause in an oil and gas lease was modified by a “notwithstanding the above” reference to “governmental authority.”