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So Close, Yet so Far Away

August 20, 2019 Brian Phillips Business Regulations

Texas law prohibits doctors from dispensing medications if their office is located within fifteen miles of a pharmacy. However, doctors

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A Phanatic Conflict

August 15, 2019 Brian Phillips Property

Imagine the following scenario: You buy a house and over the next forty years the property significantly appreciates in value.

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Who Owns an Idea?

August 13, 2019 Brian Phillips Property

For most property, ownership is a straightforward issue. We give the auto dealer money and in return we receive ownership

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Which is Really Ridiculous?

August 8, 2019 Brian Phillips Preservation, Zoning and Land Use

A new state law requires a three-fourths vote by zoning commissions that want to designate a property as historic over

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Spiders vs. Man

August 6, 2019 Brian Phillips Environmentalism

John Yearwood, who lives in Central Texas, faces fines and imprisonment unless he obtains permits from the United States Fish

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Hemp Law Creates Problems and Opportunities

August 1, 2019 Brian Phillips General

When Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill legalizing the growing of hemp in Texas, he created problems for law enforcement

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“Green” Energy Initiatives are Regressive

July 30, 2019 Brian Phillips Environmentalism

The Texas Public Policy Foundation has an excellent article on “green” energy initiatives in Texas. Such initiatives have been pursued

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Pipelines and Property Rights

July 25, 2019 Brian Phillips Eminent Domain

The construction of pipelines in Texas seems to pit two of the state’s values against one another. The Texas economy

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