by Carol Sims | Mar 21, 2023
Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT Please attend the hearing and sign a card FOR SB 1603 Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee Chairman Bryan Hughes Wednesday, March 22, 2023 9:00 2E.20 Betty King Cmte Rm FULL AGENDA Permissive Appeals SB 1603 by Hughes / HB 1561...
by Carol Sims | Mar 17, 2023
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, March 17, 2023 To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill Information https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx New bills and actions appear in red. Please note the addition of bill referrals to this week’s report. TCJL...
by Carol Sims | Mar 15, 2023
Under current law, a party seeking to appeal a judgment for money damages in a civil case must post or deposit security for payment of the judgment. In general, the amount of security (also called a “supersedeas bond”) required by statute must equal the sum of the...
by Carol Sims | Mar 13, 2023
Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT Please attend the hearing or send someone to and sign a card FOR HB 1561 and HB 1372. Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so...
by Carol Sims | Mar 10, 2023
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, March 10, 2023 The bill filing period closes today. To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill Information https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx New bills and actions appear in red. Please note the addition of bill...
by Carol Sims | Mar 3, 2023
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, March 3, 2023 The bill filing period closes on Friday, March 10. To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill Information https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx New bills and actions appear in red. Please note the...
by Carol Sims | Mar 1, 2023
In June 2022, a divided Texas Supreme Court ruled that §51.014(f), CPRC, gives a court of appeals unfettered discretion to deny a permissive interlocutory appeal, as long as the court minimally complies with TRAP 47.1, which requires the court to give basic reasons...
by Carol Sims | Feb 24, 2023
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, February 24, 2023 The bill filing period closes on Friday, March 10. To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill Information https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx New bills and actions appear in red. Please note the...
by Carol Sims | Feb 17, 2023
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cliff Harbin to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for a term set to expire on November 19, 2023. The Commission regulates the conduct of the state judiciary, including the power to recommend for retirement, censure,...
by Carol Sims | Feb 16, 2023
February 7, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott and Nexstar Media Inc. today announced that Nexstar television stations across the state of Texas will carry a live telecast of Governor Abbott’s 2023 State of the State address on Thursday,...
