by George Christian | Jul 31, 2020
A coalition of 480 business organizations, including TCJL and many other Texas business and professional associations, has petitioned Congress for passage of the “SAFE TO WORK Act,” which was introduced last week by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas). A copy of...
by George Christian | Jul 28, 2020
In a special meeting held on July 27, the State Bar of Texas took the following actions in response to comments made by President Larry McDougal. According to an email sent by SBOT to its members earlier today, the board took the following actions after hearing...
by George Christian | Jul 28, 2020
Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) has introduced legislation to shield businesses, health care providers, schools, non-profit organizations, and other entities from liability for personal injury claims allegedly caused by exposure to the novel coronavirus. The Act applies...
by George Christian | Jul 27, 2020
Former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has emerged from a six-candidate special election to win the Senate District 14 seat, vacated this spring by longtime Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin). Eckhardt resigned from her position as County Judge earlier this summer to make...
by George Christian | Jul 22, 2020
This the morning the Texas Supreme Court issued an order renewing amending its order dated May 14, 2020, regarding evictions. The Court ordered that landlords who file or have filed eviction proceedings between March 27 and August 24, 2020 must state in the petition...
by George Christian | Jul 22, 2020
The Texas Supreme Court’s second-longest serving jurist, Justice Paul Green, will step down on August 15 after 15 years of distinguished service to the judiciary and people of Texas. On behalf of the League and its members, we wish to express our profoundest...
by George Christian | Jul 21, 2020
The board of directors of the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) will meet on July 27 in a special meeting convened to discuss the controversial comments by its newly inaugurated president, Larry McDougal. McDougal, a criminal defense lawyer with a practice in Richmond, has...
by George Christian | Jul 20, 2020
When the Legislature convenes in January, it will have $11.5 billion less to work with than projected last October. According to Comptroller Glenn Hegar, as things now stand the state will have a $4.8 billion shortfall at the end of the current fiscal biennium. Last...
by George Christian | Jul 17, 2020
In a decision handed down on July 16, the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted Texas Central Railway’s (TCR) petition to reopen a prior decision declining to take jurisdiction over the high-speed rail project because it would be constructed...
by George Christian | Jul 16, 2020
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen today issued guidelines for conducting the business of House committees during the current crisis. Interim committee meetings ceased in early March when the Governor declared a pandemic emergency. Unlike the courts or state agencies,...
