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Michele Fortunato Serves As Treasurer and on the Executive Committee For The AMoA

Michele Fortunato serves as Treasurer and on the Executive Committee of the Amarillo Museum of Art. AMoA provides quality visual arts programming to the residents of the Texas Panhandle, eastern New Mexico, and western Oklahoma through collections, temporary exhibitions representing a variety of media and periods, educational programming, preservation and research. More...

Gregg R. Cannady Serves On the Board Of Directors For Heal The City Free Clinic

Greg R. Cannady serves on the Board Of Directors for Heal the City Free Clinic, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare to the under-served community in Amarillo. The primary mission of Heal the City is to provide free urgent care services to the uninsured members of the surrounding community. Heal the City prides itself on […] More...

Five Common Labor Law Violations

Many employers find themselves facing employment related lawsuits that come directly from labor law violations. In many cases, the employer had no idea there was a problem until they received the lawsuit notice. It is important for employers to know about the five most common labor law violations and to take action to avoid problems. […] More...

Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Basic Laws

Employers need to understand the basic requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA offers qualified employees the right to take unpaid leave in certain situations. Employers need to know what is involved, what the employees’ rights are, and what rights the employer has. What is a qualified employee entitled to under […] More...

The Importance of Employment Laws

In recent years, there has been a negative response to employment laws. Some employers have been working to try and reduce the legal protections given to workers in the name of higher profits. Employment laws were put in place to protect workers from wrongdoing by their employers. Without those statutes, workers would be vulnerable to […] More...

Bradley W. Howard Reappointed As President For PHRA

Bradley W. Howard was re-elected President of the Panhandle Human Resource Association (PHRA) for the 2016 year. Mr. Howard has previously served as President in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He was the Immediate Past President for the year 2014. He has also served as the Legislative Chair from January 2007 until December 2010. Mr. Howard […] More...

535 Envtl. Processing Sys., L. C. v. FPL Farming Ltd.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Environmental Processing Systems, L.C. v. FPL Farming, Ltd. held that “lack of consent” is an element of the cause of action for trespass and not an affirmative defense. FPL Farming, LTD […] More...

534 Albert v. Dunlap Exploration, Inc.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Albert v. Dunlap Exploration, Inc. held that a horizontal Pugh clause in a lease did not apply to gas wells drilled on a pooled unit pooled as to all depths and […] More...

533 Roland Oil Co. v. R. R. Comm’n of Texas

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Roland Oil Co. v. R.R. Com’n of Texas held that an operator did not establish a good faith claim to a continuing right to operate a lease under the rules of […] More...

531 Hooks v. Samson Lone Star, Ltd.

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Hooks v. Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership held that although reasonable diligence should lead to discovery of information in the records of the Texas Railroad Commission (“TRC”), fraudulent filings in the […] More...