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On June 24, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court handed down an opinion that attempted to clarify the current state of the common law of nuisance in Texas.' Crosstex North Texas Pipeline, L.P. (Crosstex) owned and operated t Director and Professor, Harry L. Reed Oil & Gas Law Institute South Texas College of Law Houston; Of Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLPB.S. (Geology) and M.S. (Geophysics), Wright State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University (Petroleum Seismology); J.D., University of Oklahoma. The author wishes to thank Aaron Epstein, Kyle Kemp, Marcus Miller, and Cameron Sheppard for their assistance with this Article. The portions of this Article discussing Hysaw v. Dawkins will also appear in the Texas A&M Law Review. See Christopher Kulander, Fixed vs. Floating Non-ParticipatingOil & Gas Royalty in Texas: And the Battles Rage On..., 4
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