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Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Environmentalists Ask Judge to Halt Construction on Hill Country Pipeline

The Sierra Club is asking a federal judge to halt construction of a $2 billion natural gas pipeline being built by Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan.

June 24, 2020 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Brazoria County Landowner Wins Eminent Domain Fight Against Pipeline Giant

Houston pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners will have to renegotiate with a Brazoria County landowner who sought $3.4 million for a pipeline easement across his property, the Texas First Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

June 19, 2020 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Federal Judge Sides with Kinder Morgan in Hill Country Pipeline Fight

But Kinder Morgan is not of the woods yet. Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle has the story.

March 27, 2020 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Bankruptcy Judge Accepts Weatherford Reorganization Plan

The approved plan gives Weatherford access to $600 million in credit and the ability to issue $1.6 billion of notes that will be used to pay down debt. Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle has the story.

September 16, 2019 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle: Kinder Morgan Wins $2B Court Victory

Lawyers for Baker Botts in Houston and Austin scored a huge courtroom victory Tuesday for Houston based Kinder Morgan. A state district court judge in Austin tossed out a lawsuit that sought to stop a Kinder Morgan pipeline from being routed through the Texas Hill Country.

June 26, 2019 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

Chron: Federal Judge Freezes Assets Amid Allegations of Insider Trading in Anadarko, Chevron Deal

A federal judge has frozen the assets of two unknown stock traders amid allegations that they used insider trading to make $2 million from Chevron’s announcement to buy The Woodlands-based oil company Anadarko Petroleum. Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle has the breaking story.

April 30, 2019 Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle

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  • P.S. — Pro Bono Work Honored at State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting - Advancing access to justice in rural Texas, advocating for domestic violence survivors and ensuring Spanish speakers aren’t left out are among the pro bono initiatives for which lawyers and a judge were honored during the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in San Antonio.   July 4, 2025Krista Torralva

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  • Willkie Adds Blake Winburne to its Houston Office - Winburne was global head of the energy and infrastructure group at Orrick where he worked for more than nine years. He has been named co-chair of Willkie's energy and infrastructure practice.
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  • Veteran Houston Partner Jumps from Latham to Simpson
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