Texas Fossil Fuels Ruling May Be a Step Back for ‘Anti-ESG’ Laws
A Texas federal court has upheld a challenge to a Texas statute barring state public entities from investing…
Texas ESG law struck down, EY exits
This Week’s Regulatory Updates U.S. Judge Strikes Down Texas Anti-ESG Law: A federal judge has declared Texas’ anti-ESG…
Latham & Watkins Plans to Open in Dallas, Hires Two Partners (1)
Latham & Watkins plans to open a Dallas office, joining Big Law rivals that have raced to the…
Texas’ New Proxy Advisor Law Regulates Speech, Not Securities
Texas’ high-profile fight with proxy advisory firms is often described as another skirmish in the ESG wars. That…
Corpus Christi gets deals, grants for water hunt
Corpus Christi, Texas, which is facing a looming water crisis that is weighing on its bond ratings, is…
Sullivan & Cromwell Takes Houston Plunge With New Office (1)
Wall Street’s Sullivan & Cromwell is preparing to open an office in Houston, the latest elite corporate law…
Water woes sink Corpus Christi’s bond ratings
A review of Corpus Christi that Moody’s Ratings launched in September ended with rating downgrades affecting about $2…
Corpus Christi restarts desalination project
Corpus Christi, Texas, shoreline. After terminating a seawater desalination project in September amid escalating costs, the city council…
Corpus Christi eyes desalination project reboot
Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni recommended a plan the city council will consider next week that would…
Corpus Christi hit with negative outlooks over water supply
Concerns over Corpus Christi’s future water supply — after a desalination project was terminated —led to negative outlooks…