Tyler Self

May 14, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Benjamin Cowan |Josh Kaplowitz |Tyler Self

Introduction On May 1, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published its Final Rule implementing revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)—better known as Phase 2 (the “Final Rule”).[1] This rule, which takes effect on July 1, 2024, partially rolls back changes to the NEPA regulations made in 2020 by the Trump Administration[2], and implements statutory amendments enacted as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (“FRA”) (last year’s deal to raise...

Mar 23, 2024 | texasbar.com | Rob Evans |Gerry Pels |Jon Daly |Tyler Self

Texas Bar Journal • March 2024 [Opinion] Navigating the ESG landscape. Written By Rob Evans, Gerry Pels, Jon Daly and Tyler Self INTRODUCTION For many years, oil and gas companies, or O&Gs, and their lawyers have been living with the environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, movement and its ever-increasing demands on the industry.

Mar 2, 2024 | texasbar.com | Rob Evans |Jon Daly |Tyler Self |Gerry Pels

Texas Bar Journal • March 2024 Navigating the ESG landscape. Written By Rob Evans, Gerry Pels, Jon Daly and Tyler Self Authorities charged truck driver Ricardo Santiago Ortiz-Lopez after his arrest for transporting 48 undocumented aliens hidden in the trailer of his employer’s truck.1 At trial, the government introduced recordings of his incriminating conversations in the cab, both on his cellphone and with his shotgun-riding co-defendant.

Sep 7, 2023 | realcleardefense.com | Tyler Self

Earlier this year, The Strategy Bridge asked civilian and military students around the world to participate in our seventh annual student writing contest on the subject of strategy. Now, we are pleased to present an essay selected for Honorable Mention from Tyler Self, a student at the Naval Postgraduate School. The conventional wisdom of naval analysts maintains that a country’s maritime strategy occupies a place of prime importance in determining the course of its naval shipbuilding.

Jul 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Craig Bennett |Tyler Self

On June 23, in CPS Energy v. Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is entitled to sovereign immunity, concluding that ERCOT is an “arm of the state” because it is under the complete purview of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), the Legislature, and the statutory requirements of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA).