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texas
legislature
concerning
macmillan
decision
governor
sterling
said
time
opinion
written
knowing
legislature
session
may
reasonably
assumed
thought
laws
invalid
held
give
legislature
opportunity
eliminate
correct
cause
invalidity
failed
justified
assuming
existing
conservation
laws
valid
appeals
view
decision
unwise
attempt
radical
changes
existing
laws
attempt
amendment
modification
retain
general
structure
ideas
inject
changes
invite
new
attacks
upon
texas
senate
journal
hardwicke
supra
note
action
restrain
enforcement
state
commission
order
limiting
production
gas
federal
said
controversy
long
drawn
varying
forms
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statutes
always
purpose
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complainants
order
order
drawn
enjoined
drawn
fifth
time
written
texoma
natural
gas
railroad
commission
texoma
natural
gas
terrell
canadian
river
gas
terrell
texas
panhandle
gas
thompson
consolidated
gas
utilities
corporation
thompson
summarizing
litigation
prior
federal
said
single
one
cases
find
statute
unreasonable
invalid
single
one
find
orders
invalid
though
complying
statute
violated
constitution
cases
injunctions
issued
made
clear
thought
orders
entered
teeth
statutes
forbidding
commission
attempted
amazon
petroleum
corporation
railroad
commission
survey
litigious
history
east
texas
field
see
hardwicke
davis
note
supra
discussion
martial
law
interlude
see
sterling
constantin
hardwicke
supra
note
special
session
july
august
session
macmillan
railroad
commission
decided
noted
macmillan
case
provided
special
session
bulk
business
people
petroleum
producers
smith
cause
special
session
november
introductory
message
special
session
governor
sterling
said
assuredly
time
called
extraordinary
session
except
believe
grave
crisis
confronts
state
people
account
federal
held
railroad
commission
gone
beyond
authority
given
statute
enacted
time
promulgating
orders
proration
conservation
oil
gas
apparent
result
decision
state
greatest
natural
wasted
destroyed
resulting
tremendous
financial
injury
state
especially
taxpayers
public
schools
apparent
conditions
state
income
result
gross
production
tax
oil
reduced
approximately
day
thousand
dollars
per
day
thus
depriving
state
tremendous
amount
revenue
texas
senate
journal
pp
consider
example
plight
state
authorities
period
federal
found
necessary
reject
commission
expert
testimony
basic
matter
policy
theory
speculation
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case
supra
similar
testimony
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like
testimony
turn
accepted
federal
amazon
petroleum
corporation
railroad
commission
governor
allred
message
recommended
legislature
revise
conservation
laws
generally
said
trouble
oil
industry
official
life
charged
regulation
due
misunderstandings
misinformation
considered
criticism
either
unfamiliar
unconcerned
magnitude
proper
solution
problems
practical
difficulties
confronting
public
officials
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field
regulation
past
little
difficulties
due
fact
laws
dealing
production
oil
gas
well
rules
regulations
conservation
commission
passed
thereunder
enacted
high
pressure
time
figuratively
speaking
fire
texas
reg
company
presses
upon
us
significant
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following
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state
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burford
acres
voluntarily
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larger
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state
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state
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authority
permit
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undisputed
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adjudicata
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state
courts
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deprived
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locations
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authority
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law
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state
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company
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judicial
restraint
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considerations
general
welfare
equity
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frequently
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farther
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withhold
relief
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public
interest
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private
interests
involved
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asked
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bethlehem
shipbuilding
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exercise
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jurisdiction
enjoin
enforcement
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missouri
pacific
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buck
douglas
city
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taxes
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central
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body
jurisdiction
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solely
upon
ground
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citizenship
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constitution
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affects
rates
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