Volume 6
2005

A TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE MACK KIDD

CASE LAW UPDATE

AN ACE IN THE HOLE & A JACK OF ALL TRADES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY & PLEAS TO THE JURISDICTION
by Jeffrey S. Boyd

IS THE ONCE MIGHTY RIVER NOT SO MIGHTY?: HOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER RIGHTS AND WATER PLANNING ALONG THE TEXAS PORTION OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AFFECTS FUTURE TEXANS
by Dinniah M. Chahin

WHERE DO I PUT MY GUN?: UNDERSTANDING THE TEXAS CONCEALED HANDGUN LAW AND THE LICENSED OWNER’S RIGHT-TO-CARRY
by Nate G. Hummel

NAFTA, THE UNITED STATES, TEXAS, AND MEXICO: PROBLEMS FACING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AT THE BORDER AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO ENSURE SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS
by Christopher Stoltz

YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE CASE IS GOING TO MEDIATION: ARE YOU READY?
by Susan B. Schultz

THE RESURGENCE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND ITS ASSERTION BY TEXAS CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO AVOID CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
by Timothy D. Matheny, Eric C. Lugger, Matthew D. Beshara

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY AND THE TEXAS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION: A COMPARISON OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND THE NEW STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF WORKMANSHIP AND HABITABILITY
by Teresa Barnett

MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATIONS: ARE THEY A BALANCED, COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO URBAN GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION OR A MARKET-DRIVEN ABANDONMENT OF CONTAMINATED MUNICIPAL AQUIFERS?
by Kevin Flahive

MEDICAID IN TEXAS: FEDERAL FUNDING OF DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS AND THE IMPACT UPON INDIGENT CARE
by M. Kate Pigg