One of the largest US oil refiners sees a potential reopening of Venezuela’s oil industry as a major boost to fuel-makers that rely on heavier crude grades.

As the US threatened Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power in recent months, a cadre of executives, lawyers and investors tied to the oil industry made their case to anyone who would listen — the Trump administration, congressional aides: His familiar No. 2 Delcy Rodríguez should fill his shoes in Venezuela.

Kate Goodrich Wright joined K&L Gates as a partner in its public policy and law practice in Austin, the firm announced Tuesday.

A company that makes mobile devices meant to hold up in harsh environments escaped a patent-infringement lawsuit after a New York federal judge blocked Texas-based attorney Bill Ramey’s application to represent the patent owner.

University of Texas at Austin’s president can’t be held individually liable anytime an employee of color is denied a pay raise, a Fifth Circuit judge warned during oral arguments Tuesday, as he considered a lower court’s ruling that could have that impact on the university.

Micron Technology Inc. and Palisade Technologies LLP told a Texas federal judge they’d reached an agreement to end their patent infringement dispute concerning storage devices and memory products.