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Overview of Green Lease Provisions
Green lease provisions are clauses in commercial leases that align landlord and tenant interests around sustainability, energy efficiency, and environmental res
Read More »Y’all Street: NYSE Texas Has Its First Listing
On Monday, March 31, 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) formally announced the opening of NYSE Texas in Dallas. The first listing? President Donald Trump'
Read More »Guaranteeing Success in Your Commercial Real Estate Guaranty Agreements
A typical commercial real estate transaction will involve a loan when purchasing the commercial real estate. The most common loan documents that a borrower will
Read More »To Object or Not to Object: An Overview of Exceptions to Title Insurance Coverage
Title insurance is a crucial part of every real estate transaction. It provides protection to a purchaser against defects in the title to a property. Unlike oth
Read More »Ground Leases: It’s Not Just About Leasing Dirt
When negotiating ground leases, it is crucial to recognize that these long-term agreements involve unique considerations that extend beyond standard leasing fac
Read More »Will “Forever Chemicals” Cause Forever Problems in the CRE Industry?
This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule designating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as two hazardous substances under
Read More »Texas vs. Delaware Incorporation
"This decision dares to 'boldly go where no man has gone before,' or at least where no Delaware court has tread." Such words by Judge Kathaleen McCormick in her
Read More »“Bad-Boy” Guaranty Agreements: Just How Bad Does the “Waste” Need to be to Trigger Personal Liability in Texas?
It's no secret that the commercial real estate market has faced some serious difficulties in recent years. Prior to such difficulties, and even continuing today
Read More »Negotiating Office Leases
As the hot summer months roll on, many office tenants are either already on the move or looking at where they may choose to office next. Depending on the market
Read More »A Sneak PEAK Into How Texas A&M Plan(t)s to Save the Day (and night)
A Sneak PEAK into How Texas A&M Plan(t)s to Save the Day (and night) The Texas A&M University System (A&M) is one of the largest higher education sy
Read More »No Regulation Without Representation: New Texas Law Allow Landowners to Exclude Land from a Municipality’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
On September 1, 2023, Subchapters D and E in Chapter 42 of the Local Government Code went into effect, giving landowners the ability to exclude their land from
Read More »The Importance of Phase 1 ESAs and Understanding the New Standard
All prospective purchasers of commercial real estate should obtain a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the property as part of the early due dilige
Read More »Oh BOI! More Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rules
The "Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule" was introduced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCen) to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, a
Read More »Security for a Tenant's Obligations
In a perfect world, tenants promptly pay their rent and uphold all of their obligations under the lease. However, as we know tenants do not always hold up their
Read More »Big Changes to the Procedure for Collections on Assessment Liens
The collection process for property owner's association assessments has been amended and extended. Section 209.0094 of the Texas Property Code outlines the proc
Read More »What Is ESG?
"Environmental, social and governance," or ESG, has become a controversial subject in parts of the United States. This term is a shorthand description for certa
Read More »The Meaning of “As-Is” Clauses in Real Estate Transactions
Parties to real estate transactions will often see an "as-is" clause in their contracts, but rarely do they understand the full legal effect of this clause. Acc
Read More »Clear as Mud? SCOTUS Clarifies Wetlands Regulation
The decades-long debate over which wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act has come to an end. On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued
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