Taylor Holcomb
Building the meaningful relationships needed to deliver practical advice is what makes serving my clients so much fun. Taylor helps clients pursue and achieve business objectives, develop and permit domestic projects, operate in compliance with federal and state laws, and defend against claims brought by the government and environmental activist groups. Taylor has practiced before a variety of federal, state, and local agencies, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Railroad Commission (including its Pipeline Safety Department), the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Experience Highlights
Advising gas utility on regulatory and commercial aspects of green hydrogen blending project
Defending clients in Clean Air Act enforcement actions, including actions brought by the TCEQ and the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau
Advising renewables services company on strategic corporate matters
Representing clients before the EPA and TCEQ on various Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act compliance and permitting issues
Shepherding environmental audits of Texas and New Mexico facilities
Representing gas utility in various regulatory matters, including in rate case hearings at the Texas Railroad Commission
Representing clients before the Texas Railroad Commission, including in hearings regarding Statewide Rule 32 flaring permits
Advised on permitting of cross-border reclaimed water pipeline
Prosecuted wholesale water rate case at the Public Utility Commission of Texas
Defended mining company against state court allegations regarding violations of environmental laws
Represented a large coal and coke export facility on the Gulf Coast in defense of a Clean Water Act citizens suit initiated by a combination of local and national environmental NGOs
Represented clients in contested case hearings at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
Credentials
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with high honors, 2010 (Texas Law Review)
- Texas A&M University, B.A. summa cum laude, 2007
- Served as in-house regulatory counsel for a midstream energy company, 2015–2016
- Board of Directors: Side by Side Kids
- Texas
- InsightOctober 18, 2019
- InsightJuly 26, 2019
V&E Shale Update
- Deals & CasesOctober 18, 2018
- “EPA Expands Risk Management Requirements,” V&E Emergency Response and Crisis Management Update E-communication, January 19, 2017 (co-author)
- “EPA’s Cooling Water Intake Structure Regulations – What They Are and What They Mean,” ERCOT Market Summit 2015, Austin, Texas, February 25, 2015
- “EPA’s New Rules on Impingement and Entrainment: How Will They Affect the Power Sector?,” Gulf Coast Power Association Luncheon, Dallas, Texas, June 26, 2014 (presenter)
- “Legislation Could Keep Good Times Flowing in Texas Shales,” E&P, June 2014 (co-author)
- “Another Texas Case Affirms TCEQ’s Authority to Deny Hearing Requests,” V&E Environmental Law Update E-communication, April 11, 2014 (co-author)
- “Scope of TCEQ Actions Subject to Judicial Review Clarified by Third Court of Appeals,” V&E Environmental Law Update E-communication, March 20, 2014 (co-author)
- “Roadblocks Ahead for EPA’s Stationary Source GHG Permitting?,” Zephyr Currents, January 2014 (co-author)