Joseph Fitzsimons presented at the 2018 Texas Land Conservation Conference in Austin, Texas, on March 2, 2018. He participated in a panel discussion on the topic of “Loving the Land: Tales of Texas Lone Star Land Stewards.”
Parks Brown has joined the Board of Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas. The mission of Green Spaces Alliance is to sustain the natural environment and enhance urban spaces through land conservation, community engagement, and education. To date, Green Spaces Alliance has helped protect over 133,000 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, safeguarded 458 additional acres of private property and 123 acres of donated land, fostered over 40 community gardens across San Antonio, and educated over 3,700 students on the importance and beauty of nature.
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Parks Brown was recently interviewed for the Texas Agricultural Law Blog, “Ag Law in the Field,” on the topic of Rights of Surface Owners Dealing with Oil and Gas Production. To listen to the Podcast, Click Here.
On June 23, 2017, Trace Burton was elected by The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (“OGERL”) to serve a three-year term on the Council, the governing board for OGERL. Established in 1938 as the “Natural Resources Section,” OGERL is the oldest section of the State Bar of Texas, and is one of the largest and most active in the State Bar of Texas, with more than 5,000 members. OGERL is dedicated to promoting excellence in the practice of oil, gas and energy resources law by (1) monitoring legal developments, (2) providing education,…
Trace Burton presented at the Texas Bankers’ Association 2017 Intermediate Trust and Estate Administration Seminar on May 4, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. The presentation focused on the steps a royalty owner would take in initiating an audit on an oil and gas lease.
Parks Brown will be recognized by the St. Mary’s University School of Law Young Alumni Council as one of its inaugural “10 Under 10” class at a luncheon on March 31, 2017. Members of this elite group were selected because of their extraordinary commitment to St. Mary’s University School of Law, their communities and the legal profession.
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed eight people to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, including Alejandro Sostre-Odio, whose term is set to expire January 31, 2019. The board performs duties relating to the education, ethics, and certifying or licensing of real estate appraisers or appraiser trainees.
Joseph Fitzsimons presented on the topic of "Rights of the Surface Owner" at the Texas Land and Mineral Owners Association Statewide Members Meeting in San Antonio on October 20, 2016. To view the presentation, click here.
Ezra Johnson spoke at the South Texas Commercial Association of Realtors on July 11, 2016 on the topic of “Surface and Mineral Rights in Texas”. His presentation included a discussion of surface impacts of oil and gas development, rights of ingress and egress, reasonable use of the surface, and how buyers can protect their surface rights.