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Private Poker Clubs Skirt Texas Anti-Gambling Laws
Since 1937, Texas has prohibited business owners from owning and operating private poker rooms and establishments. For decades, Texan poker players have lamented this law and have attempted to skirt it in an effort to win big. It seems as
Flying Drones Over Texas Oilfields May Soon Be Illegal
A pair of legislative bills recently passed in the House and Senate restricting the use of drones by private citizens to survey Texas oilfields. Because the two versions differ, they will have to be reconciled in order to make it
2 Members of Texas Oil Company & Talk Show Host Found Guilty of Investment Fraud
Last month, a popular former Cincinnati radio show host and two employees of Texas-based oil company North Shore Energy LLC were found guilty of investment fraud after selling promissory notes to 18 victims in the midwest on the premise of
What You Need to Know About Texas Short-Term Rentals
Is it legal to rent out your home for vacation purposes in Texas? That depends on where you live and when you started renting to visitors, according to the courts. This topic has become a hot-button issue for many Texans,
Understanding Texas Severed Estates
Because we live in a mineral, gas, and oil-rich state, estates can be severed into surface estates and mineral estates and owned by multiple or different people. As you can imagine, this can become confusing over the years as a
Texas Employment Law Includes Foster Children in Medical Leave Policy
A new Texas law went into effect on September 1st which includes foster children in workplace family leave policies. Previously, parents seeking leave for a foster child’s medical issue could be denied leave. This change mirrors similar statutes in the federal Family
