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Midland-based Diamondback is purchasing mineral interests in its hometown, Midland County. More than half of these minerals are operated by Diamondback.

The Texas Supreme Court’s senior justice tells The Texas Lawbook he has made it clear to Gov. Perry that he wants to be the next chief justice. Some of his colleagues and many legal insiders believe he will be. Other frequently mentioned candidates are Justice Eva Guzman and Justice Don Willett, but Willett is throwing his support to Hecht. Read for full details.

The firm is representing two Houston oil and gas companies, Halliburton and Carrizo, in different matters.

Wallace Jefferson, the first African-American to lead the Texas Supreme Court and one of the most respected jurists in the nation, is resigning his position effective Oct. 1. Jefferson said the reasons he’s stepping down are personal financial pressures and a realization that he had achieved most of the goals he had set out to accomplish. “I’m going to move on to some new challenges, though I’m not sure what yet,” Jefferson said in an exclusive interview Monday with The Texas Lawbook. Read the article for full details.

Wallace Jefferson, Texas first African-American Supreme Court justice and widely proclaimed as one of the best chief justices in Texas history, is expected to announce next week whether he will see re-election for a third term or go back to the private sector as an appellate lawyer. By all indications, it appears as if he has decided to leave the Texas Supreme Court. This story has all the details.

Houston-based Apache is selling one-third of its Egyptian oil and gas business to a subsidiary of the Chinese oil giant Sinopec Group. Both companies have also entered a global strategic partnership to bolster upstream oil and gas projects.

Houston-based Apache is selling one-third of its Egyptian oil and gas business to a subsidiary of the Chinese oil giant Sinopec Group. Both companies have also entered a global strategic partnership to bolster upstream oil and gas projects.

Summit Alliance claims its CFO caused the company significant financial loss, but he has his own unrest with the company as well.