Brady & Hamilton, LLP

09/29/2026

B&H attorney Chris Nichols was featured in TEXAS LAND magazine for a Q&A exploring the growing development of data centers across Texas and their impact on rural landowners.

Chris shared key considerations for landowners navigating potential deals, including what to expect during letter of intent and option agreement negotiations, the social and environmental implications of rural projects, and the critical need for transparency from developers. His perspective underscores how proactive planning and thoughtful negotiation can help landowners protect their rights, community ties, and long-term land stewardship.

Read the full article here:

B&H attorney Chris Nichols was featured in TEXAS LAND magazine for a Q&A exploring the growing development of data centers across Texas and their impact on rural landowners.

09/15/2026

B&H attorney Chris Nichols was featured in Livestock Weekly in an article exploring the growing impact of renewable energy projects and data centers on Texas landowners.

Chris shared valuable insights on lease negotiations, protecting landowner rights, and planning for the long-term use and stewardship of their property. His perspective emphasizes the importance of thoughtful lease terms that address issues such as water rights, taxation, future land uses, and restoration obligations.

Read the full article here: https://bhlawgroup.com/chris-nichols-featured-in-livestock-weekly-attorneys-offer-leasing-insight-for-renewables-data-centers/

Livestock Weekly, April 23, 2026 Article by Colleen Schreiber.

09/09/2026

Tomorrow morning, Garrett Couts will be speaking at the Texas Ag Leadership Exchange in Fort Worth!
Garrett is giving an Ag Law Update / Ag Transition Planning at 9:45 AM.

If you are attending, be sure to catch Garrett’s session and connect with him afterward!

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Our offices are closed today, September 7, 2026.
We hope you get to enjoy the day with family and friends!

08/31/2026

Brady & Hamilton attorney Chris Nichols recently appeared on Episode #056 of the Land.com Podcast, “The Data on Data Center Development,” to explore the growing impact of data center projects and what their development means for landowners and communities.

Give it a listen here👇
https://bhlawgroup.com/listen-to-the-land-com-podcast-the-data-on-data-center-development-with-chris-nichols/

08/25/2026

Chris Nichols will be speaking TODAY at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's 49th Annual Randall County Crops Tour.

Join Chris for “The Ins & Outs of Data Centers, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ,” a presentation covering the legal and landowner considerations surrounding the rapid expansion of data centers across Texas.

📍 Kuhlman Extension Center in Canyon, TX
🗓 TODAY August 25, 2026
⏰ 11:15 am

08/21/2026

Brady & Hamilton is actively representing clients in connection with Kinder Morgan’s efforts to take private property for its Creekside Lateral Pipeline in Bastrop County. This 11-mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline is designed to serve industrial and data center demands in Central Texas.

Kinder Morgan is expected to spend $85 million to construct this project, but it doesn’t intend to spend that budget on paying landowners. Instead, Kinder Morgan will try to complete the pipeline as quickly and cheaply as possible, with very favorable easement terms for the pipeline.

Brady & Hamilton is proud to represent landowners in seeking fair compensation for the property rights that pipeline companies take, as Texas law requires. We have experience representing landowners against Kinder Morgan and other giant pipeline companies. Landowners with questions about this project may reach out to Brady & Hamilton by calling (512) 474-9875 or emailing [email protected]. We are happy to provide landowners an initial consultation at no cost.

https://bhlawgroup.com/creekside-lateral-pipeline/

08/19/2026

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has selected Ferrovial, a large infrastructure company, to design, build, and maintain the SH 99 Grand Parkway Segment B-1 project southeast of Houston, Texas. This project is a 15-mile, four-lane, controlled access toll road from I-45 South (the Gulf Freeway) in League City toward SH 35 in Alvin and on to SH 288 (the South Freeway) near Rosharon through Galveston and Brazoria counties.

TxDOT will take private property from landowners along the project’s route for this toll road. To do this, TxDOT will soon exercise its eminent domain authority to condemn the right-of-way it needs for Segment B-1. Often, TxDOT will offer landowners too little compensation for this forced sale. The process often favors TxDOT because it does not always recognize all of the various impacts on landowners. State law requires fair compensation for those property rights, but TxDOT and its contractors are focused on completing the project, getting right-of-way it needs, and paying the landowner as little as possible. Brady & Hamilton looks to balance this process through careful and competent representation of landowners in projects like Segment B-1.

Landowners with questions about this project or TxDOT’s taking of their land can reach out to Brady & Hamilton by calling (512) 474-9875 or emailing [email protected]. We would be happy to provide a free consultation to affected landowners.

https://bhlawgroup.com/sh-99-grand-parkway-segment-b-1/

08/18/2026

Chris Nichols will be speaking at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's 49th Annual Randall County Crops Tour.

Join Chris for “The Ins & Outs of Data Centers, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ,” a presentation covering the legal and landowner considerations surrounding the rapid expansion of data centers across Texas.

📍 Kuhlman Extension Center in Canyon, TX
🗓 August 25, 2026
⏰ 11:15 am

08/17/2026

Jarrell Express Pipeline:

T2 Transmission, LLC has been granted a permit by the Texas Railroad Commission to construct a new 7.13 mile pipeline in Williamson County. This new natural gas pipeline will parallel Interstate 35 south of Jarrell, and then cut northwest along the C. Bud Stockton Loop past Jarrell High School, then continuing on Highway 344.

T2 will take pipeline easements over private property for this project. T2 is only interested in completing the project as quickly as possible, with pipeline-friendly terms, paying landowners as little as possible. Even though Texas law requires that T2 pay landowners fair compensation for these takings, that rarely happens without expert representation.

Brady & Hamilton represents landowners – and never pipeline companies – in cases like this. We are focused on representing landowners in this kind of case, and we have extensive experience in representing landowners on pipeline cases. If you have questions about this project, please reach out to Brady & Hamilton by calling (512) 474-9875 or email [email protected]. We are happy to provide an initial consultation at no cost.

https://bhlawgroup.com/jarrell-express-pipeline/