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Important Legislative Deadlines

88th Legislature Regular Session Deadlines for Action Under House and Senate Rules Highlights Monday, May 8, 2023 Last day for House committees to report HBs/HJRs...

TCJL Legislative Tracking Report 5-19-23

TCJL Tracked Bill List May 19, 2023 May 20 is the last day for House committees to report Senate bills and joint resolutions. May 21 is the last day for distribution...

SB 1603 by Hughes/Smithee signed by the Governor

Signed by Governor 5/24/23, effective on 9/1/23 This was a TCJL Priority Issue for the 88th Session. Permissive Appeals HB 1561 by Smithee (R-Amarillo)/SB 1603 by Hughes (R-Tyler): Amends § 51.014, CPRC, to require a court of appeals to state the specific reason for...

SCOTX Reverses TCPA Dismissal in Legal Malpractice Case

The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Tyler Court of Appeals opinion dismissing a legal malpractice claim under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). USA Lending Group, Inc. v. Winstead PC and James Ruiz (No. 21-0437; delivered May 19, 2023) arose from an...

Important Legislative Deadlines

88th Legislature Regular Session Deadlines for Action Under House and Senate Rules Highlights Monday, May 8, 2023 Last day for House committees to report HBs/HJRs Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Last House daily calendar with HBs/HJRs must be distributed Thursday, May 11, 2023...

SCOTX Rejects Tax Ferret Contract Between ISD and Attorney

In a decision with important implications for taxpayers, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed an El Paso Court of Appeals decision permitting a school district’s appeal of an ARB denial of the district’s challenge of the valuation of certain mineral interests to go...

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TCJL 2021 Legislators of the Year
• Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills)
• Senator Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury)
• Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham)
• Representative DeWayne Burns (R-Cleburne)
• Representative Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont)
• Representative Reggie Smith (R-Sherman)
2021 Session Report
• Judicial Reform
• Tort Liability
• Medical Liability
• Product Liability
• Eminent Domain
• Oil & Gas Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law
• Construction Law
• Procedure/Discovery/Privilege/Limitations
• Insurance
• Workers Compensation
• Civil Rights
• Court Records, Filing Fees, and Costs
• Judicial Matters
• Jury Matters
• Attorney’s Fees
• Practice of Law
• Landlord-Tenant
• Administrative Procedures
Amicus Report
• In Re Leon Paul Savoy
• In Re ExxonMobil
• In Re K&L Auto Crushers and Gothard
• In Re Southwestern Energy
• ExxonMobil v San Francisco
• Plaquemines Parish v Riverwood
• Signature Industrial and Ogden v International Paper
• Brewer v Lennox
• Van Dyke v Builders West
• Texas Mutual v PHI Air Medical
• Khosrow Sadeghian v Jaco
• Hlavinka v HSC
• In re Academy
87th Legislature Shrinks Government Power During Pandemic
Dallas Court Upholds Nuclear Verdict in Product Liability Case
Eminent Domain Reforms Enacted
SCOTX Addresses Paid or Incurred, Medical Expense Affidavits
Redistricting
SCOTX Approves Use of Declaratory Judgment Act, Attorney Fees in UIM Cases
Chairman’s Column
TCJL Board of Directors

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