( December 4, 2025, 3:06 PM EST) -- EASTLAND, Texas — A Texas appellate panel has affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part a dispute over the interpretation and application of a right of first refusal provision in a surface use and compensation agreement related to oil and gas operations. The panel ruled that an energy company’s interpretation of the contract was not correct, but it found that a $9.3 million damages award should be reduced by $4,982,043.68....