by Justin Gailey | Jan 29, 2025
January 29, 2025 AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon announcing the first round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th regular legislative session: “Thousands of bills are filed by Texas senators each session. Traditionally, bill numbers...
by Justin Gailey | Jan 24, 2025
TCJL Tracked Bill List January 24, 2025 New bills are in red. This list is current through Thursday, January 23, 2025. New Causes of Action Tort Liability Construction Law Freedom to Contract Health Care Liability Judicial Matters/Practice of Law Eminent Domain...
by Justin Gailey | Jan 17, 2025
TCJL Tracked Bill List January 17, 2025 TCJL Priority Bills SB 779 by Middleton (R-Galveston): Adds Chapter 100C, Civil Practice & Remedies Code, to limit actions for damages or other relief based on common law public nuisance, whether asserted as a cause...
by Justin Gailey | Jan 17, 2025
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by Justin Gailey | Jan 10, 2025
TCJL Tracked Bill List January 10, 2025 New bills since the last report are in RED New Causes of Action Tort Liability Construction Law Freedom to Contract Health Care Liability Judicial Matters/Practice of Law Eminent Domain Dobbs/SB 8/Obergefell/LGBTQ...
by Justin Gailey | Jan 6, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jimmy Blacklock as Chief Justice and James P. Sullivan as Justice, Place 2, on the Supreme Court of Texas for terms set to expire on December 31, 2026. “With more than 35 years on the bench, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht is the...
by Justin Gailey | Jan 6, 2025
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by Justin Gailey | Jan 6, 2025
Benjamin Robertson, 226th Judicial District Court Tracy Sorenson, 278th Judicial District Court Emily Fisher, 306th Judicial District Court Terence Davis, 480th Judicial District Court (reappointment) Lori Ann DeAngelo, 495th Judicial District Court Robert...
by Justin Gailey | Jul 1, 2024
The presumption of nonliability for products manufactured to meet or exceed mandatory federal safety standards, § 82.008, CPRC, is one of the cornerstones of the 2003 tort reform effort. This provision has come under repeated attack in product liability litigation...
by Justin Gailey | Jun 14, 2024
June 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced his appointments to the new Fourth Business Court Division in San Antonio, which was created last year to provide an efficient mechanism for businesses to resolve complex commercial disputes in Texas....
