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Texas Venue Selection Statute Requires $1 Million on Its Face to be a Major Transaction

By Charles Sartain on September 23, 2025

Co-author Gunner West

Defendants – five oil and gas operators – challenged a venue selection clause requiring that suits be filed in Nueces County for disputes over La Salle County acreage. In In re INEOS USA Oil & Gas LLC, (disclosure and shout out: Gray Reed lawyers Justin Lipe, Bill Drabble and David Pruitt…

Court Finds Declaratory Judgment Action, Not Trespass to Try Title

By Charles Sartain on July 15, 2022

Posted in Land Titles, Lease Disputes, Title Issues

Co-author Trevor Lawhorn

SM Energy Co. v. Union Pac. R.R. Co. considers a question frequently asked in Texas suits affecting title: When is a suit a trespass to try title action and not a declaratory judgment action?

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SM Energy and Union Pacific are parties to three oil and gas leases covering lands in…

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Texas Venue Selection Statute Requires $1 Million on Its Face to be a Major Transaction

Co-author Gunner West

Court Finds Declaratory Judgment Action, Not Trespass to Try Title

Co-author Trevor Lawhorn

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