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Detroit-based DTE Energy said Monday that it will purchase 100 percent of the Appalachia Gathering System and 55 percent of Stonewall Gas Gathering from two Houston companies, M3 Midstream and Vega Energy Partners, for $1.3 billion.

A federal appears court hears oral arguments Tuesday in three consolidated challenges to President Obama’s signature climate regulation, which is known as the Clean Power Plan. Twenty-eight states, including Texas, and 124 businesses and industry groups are challenging the legality of the CPP, which is the most far-reaching regulatory program ever promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

There are three arguments that are notable for their scope, novelty, and potential impact on the future of the Clean Power Plan, as well as their ramifications for future EPA regulation under the Clean Air Act. This article has the details.

Latham, V&E and Akin Gump are all on Monday’s megadeal: Rice Energy’s $2.7 billion purchase of Vantage Energy.

Over the course of the past year, there have been two major gun law developments affecting employers in Texas.

On Aug. 8, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Swindol v. Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation that Mississippi employees who were fired for storing guns in their cars may bring a wrongful discharge claim against their former employers. Texas employers should take note that local courts could reach the same holding.

Additionally, on Jan. 1, 2016, Texas’ new “open carry” law went into effect. Given these legal developments, employers should review their relevant policies to ensure compliance.