The Hays County Commissioners Court has authorized a joint defense agreement “related to the Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline Permian Highway Project [PHP] with the intent of joining or filing suit against Kinder Morgan or other parties.”
After a discussion in executive session during its meeting Tuesday, the court authorized the county’s general counsel to execute the agreement. The court also voted to designate Precinct 4 Commissioner Walt Smith, Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell and General Counsel Mark Kennedy to represent the county in discussions with “the parties of the previously approved joint defense agreement related to the Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline Permian Highway Project.”
The county would not comment on the significance of the two motions, on whether a lawsuit is in the works or on what a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan would look like.
