ENRLS Assists Texas Tech Team Attend PACE Competition

With funding from ENRLS, Texas Tech University School of Law was able to send a team to the Pace National Environmental Moot Court Competition, one of the largest moot court competitions in the country. The Tech team advanced to the Quarterfinals, a great first-time showing.

Image: left to right: Brie Sherwin (coach), Jessica Adair, Shmyla Alam, Cassie Dallas, Rickie Cayton (coach).

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ENRLS Announces Winners of Buck Wynne Scholarships:

Baylor University of Law
Joshua Holmes
Anne Idsal

Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University

Rachel Hinds

South Texas College of Law
Ashley Coselli
St. Mary's University School of Law
Justin Roberts

Texas Wesleyan School of Law

Trenton Scott Horner

Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Janelle Marshall
Josh Peterson
University of Houston Law Center
Mary Watrous
Hillary Valderrama
Jane Walker
University of Texas School of Law
Chris Miller

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ENRLS Awards State Agency Internships: The Section awarded internships to five law students:

Rhonald Durham - TCEQ

Raquel Burson - OAG

Michael Gerrish -General Land Office

Kristen Willmann - Texas Parks & Wildlife

William Hand -- Railroad Commission

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Lower Colorado River Authority Tour
The Executive Committee and Committee Chairs took a tour of the Lower Colorado River AuthorityWilkerson Redbud facility in November to learn about the implications of the drought to stakeholders. The facility is open to the public for educational tours.
http://www.lcra.org/about
/overview/redbud.html

Front row: Peter Gregg, Connie Westfall, Jimmy Alan Hall, Mike Gershon, Mike Nasi.
Back Row: Bob Renbarger, Walt Shelton, Allison Exall, Mary Koks, Roger Haseman, Gitanjali Yadav and Bayne Phillippi.

Registation for the Environmental
Superconference is now closed. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please contact Superconference@
haynesboone.comThe
premier Texas environmental conference will be held
August 5-6, 2010, in Austin, at the Four Seasons hotel located on the shores of Town Lake.
This year's conference, our
22nd, is entitled
“Superconferencaustin-texasexpialidocious.”
Our theme is Disney songs.
The Wednesday evening sessions, entitled "Bella Notte," will be on oil and gas.
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Click here for this year's program >>

Highlights from the 21st
Annual Environmental Superconference: Includes photos from last year's event. Read More>>

Where Sovereign Immunity and Water Development Issues Collide, by Jeffrey S. Boyd

Student Note: Encouraging Conservation in the Lone Star State: How Texas Can Improve Incentives for Landowners to Preserve Private Property from Development, by Will Ikard

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