Ryan Higgins elaborated on his move in the following Q&A with The Texas Lawbook, where he talks about how he is integrating artificial intelligence into his practice, looks ahead to AI agent litigation, and shares a Rusty story.
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Husch Blackwell Elects Four Texas Lawyers to Partnership
Husch Blackwell announced that Dallas lawyers Cooper Page, Megan Mainiero and Kevin Erb as well as Austin lawyer Taylor Wood have been elected to partnership.
Texas Lawbook Issues Correction, Apologizes to Justice Lehrmann
The Texas Lawbook published an article Wednesday about a Texas Supreme Court case involving Exxon Mobil that wrongly included a sentence that Justice Debra Lehrmann “owns shares” of Exxon Mobil stock and that she “was present” for the oral arguments. The Lawbook pointed to 2025 financial disclosure forms.
But The Lawbook has learned that the sentence was incorrect and that Justice Lehrmann sold her Exxon Mobil stock. The Lawbook failed to do the additional reporting and editing required and The Lawbook team apologizes to Justice Lehrmann for our error.
Devon Energy Exits Eagle Ford in $4.2B Asset Sale to Crescent
The deal signals Devon’s effective exit from the Eagle Ford to focus on the Permian Basin. Latham & Watkins and Vinson & Elkins served as outside legal advisors for Crescent, while Kirkland & Ellis represented Devon.
In Camp Mystic Bankruptcy Hearing Friday, Judge Lopez Will Hear Arguments for Chapter 7 Conversion, Trustee Appointment
In the Camp Mystic Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which involves 725 acres along the Guadalupe River that represent a family’s longtime ministry and its generational wealth, things have gotten, perhaps predictably, personal. Words such as “intense acrimony,” “distrust,” “incompetence and gross mismanagement,” “self-dealing” and “lack of candor,” dot the pleading filed by the official committee of unsecured creditors (13 families whose daughters died in the flood) who have asked the court to appoint a trustee to oversee the proceedings.
SCOTX Hears Arguments in $25M Dispute Between Exxon and Lexington Insurance
The Texas Supreme Court justices heard arguments from counsel Wednesday morning over whether an insurance policy covers personal-injury claims made by parties injured in a fatal 2013 ExxonMobil refinery explosion in Beaumont.
Abbott Orders Statewide Pause on Texas Data Center Permits
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the TCEQ to stop issuing permits for data center projects statewide — including those not connected to the ERCOT grid — until ERCOT finishes a broader audit expected to wrap up in mid-December. The order may reach beyond data center developers themselves to affiliated power-generation projects, and attorneys say its scope leaves open questions about how it applies to lower-tier permitting processes.
FBT Gibbons Adds Labor and Employment Partner in Houston
Teresa Hudson joins from Munck Wilson.
Asked & Answered with Texas Business Court Judge Andrea Bouressa: On Joining a New Court
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Texas Business Court Judge Andrea Bouressa discusses her favorite day on the bench and what has surprised her about serving. She also shares what she hopes will come next for the court as it continues to grow.
Texas Lawyers Foresee AI Litigation Boom, Debate if the Legal System is Ready
An avalanche of high-stakes litigation related to rogue artificial intelligence activity is just around the corner, but there is a significant split in the Texas legal community about whether the