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TCJL Tracking Report 3-21-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List March 21, 2025 New bills are in red. This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025. TCJL PRIORITY BILLS New Causes of...
Senate Links Judicial Pay Raise to Judicial Conduct Commission Reforms, Performance Standards
Throwing down something of a gauntlet, the Texas Senate passed legislation linking a much-needed and overdue judicial pay raise to a package of disciplinary reforms,...
New Causes of Action Tracker – 89th Lege 2025
Texas legislators have filed hundreds of new causes of action and penalties against business through March 21, 2025. Brief bill summaries are available on our weekly...
Recently Elected Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Calls Out Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims
In a concurring opinion in a TCPA case (which will be separately reported), Justice Mike Lee, a newly-minted justice of the new-look Dallas Court of Appeals, has...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Order Remanding Permit Approved by TCEQ
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Max Midstream, LLC v. San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and S. Diane Wilson...
SCOTX Holds That 15th Court of Appeals Does Not Have General Statewide Jurisdiction
The Texas Supreme Court has resolved two disputes over the scope of the jurisdiction of the statewide 15th Court of Appeals. In both cases, the Court concluded that...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Second Round of Top 40 Priority Bills for the 2025 Legislative Session
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon announcing the second round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th regular legislative session:...
TCJL Tracked Bill List 3-14-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List March 14, 2025 New bills are in red. This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The filing deadline is March 14,...
Nuclear Verdicts Bill Introduced SB 30/HB 4806
Legislation aimed at reigning in medical and noneconomic damages has been filed. Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) and Rep. Greg Bonnen...
15th Court of Appeals Dismisses Jurisdiction Case
The 15th Court of Appeals has remanded a case to the Tarrant County business court on the basis that is has no jurisdiction over direct appeals from a remand order....
TCJL Tracking Report 3-21-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List March 21, 2025 New bills are in red. This list is current through 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025. TCJL PRIORITY BILLS New Causes of Action Tort Liability Construction Law Freedom to Contract Health Care Liability Judicial...
Senate Links Judicial Pay Raise to Judicial Conduct Commission Reforms, Performance Standards
Throwing down something of a gauntlet, the Texas Senate passed legislation linking a much-needed and overdue judicial pay raise to a package of disciplinary reforms, including a requirement that judges produce quarterly timesheets detailing the amount of work they...
New Causes of Action Tracker – 89th Lege 2025
Texas legislators have filed hundreds of new causes of action and penalties against business through March 21, 2025. Brief bill summaries are available on our weekly tracking report at https://tcjl.com/tcjl-tracked-bill-list-3-21-25/ New Cause of Action Tracker March...
Recently Elected Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Calls Out Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims
In a concurring opinion in a TCPA case (which will be separately reported), Justice Mike Lee, a newly-minted justice of the new-look Dallas Court of Appeals, has expressed his frustration with the “routine attempted use” of intentional infliction of emotional distress...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Order Remanding Permit Approved by TCEQ
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Max Midstream, LLC v. San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, Texas Campaign for the Environment, and S. Diane Wilson (No. 15-24-00036-CV; February 27, 2025) arose from Max Midstream’s 2020 application to expand its minor...
SCOTX Holds That 15th Court of Appeals Does Not Have General Statewide Jurisdiction
The Texas Supreme Court has resolved two disputes over the scope of the jurisdiction of the statewide 15th Court of Appeals. In both cases, the Court concluded that the 15th Court of Appeals does not have jurisdiction. Patrick Kelley and PMK Group, LLC v. Richard...
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