by TCJL | Mar 19, 2015
(http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/03/19/what-to-know-about-fracking-outside-the-u-s/) By Justin Scheck Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is generating huge volumes of gas and oil from U.S. shale by cracking underground rocks, allowing hydrocarbons to seep upward....
by TCJL | Mar 19, 2015
(http://citizensvoice.com/news/dallas-doctor-loses-fracking-fluid-lawsuit-1.1850136) By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Staff Writer A federal appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an area physician challenging a law that precluded him from releasing...
by TCJL | Mar 18, 2015
(http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202720933807/Bills-Ponder-Definition-of-Plaintiff-in-Forum-Non-Conveniens?kw=Bills%20Ponder%20Definition%20of%20%27Plaintiff%27%20in%20Forum%20Non%20Conveniens&et=editorial&bu=Texas%20Lawyer&cn=20150318&src=EMC-Email&p...
by TCJL | Mar 18, 2015
(http://gov.texas.gov/news/press-release/20654) Governor Greg Abbott today named Tryon Lewis chair of the Texas Transportation Commission for a term to expire at the pleasure of the governor. The commission oversees the Texas Department of Transportation. Tryon Dexter...
by TCJL | Mar 18, 2015
(http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-would-prohibit-doctors-asking-about-guns/) By Edgar Walters While legislation expanding how and where Texans can carry weapons is dominating the Legislature this week, one state lawmaker is targeting the doctor’s...
by TCJL | Mar 18, 2015
(http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/brief/) By John Reynolds The Big Conversation A bill allowing the carrying of handguns on college and university campuses wasn’t heard on the Senate floor on Tuesday because of a paperwork error. But it is expected to be...
by TCJL | Mar 18, 2015
March 17, 2015 (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/falkenberg/article/Judges-trade-fishing-trips-for-pick-a-pal-grand-6140104.php) By Lisa Falkenberg On a recent rainy morning, a 36-year-old state district judge strolls bright-eyed into a large room of...
by TCJL | Mar 16, 2015
Good Faith Remediation Support HB 1794 by Geren – Harless – Burkett – Longoria Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation Tuesday, March 17 2015 at 8:00am Capitol Extension Room E1.026 Please attend the hearing and sign a card in support of...
by TCJL | Mar 16, 2015
(http://kdhnews.com/news/politics/lawmakers-file-over-bills-before-deadline/article_e451e86c-cb86-11e4-9491-aff01e48db2e.html) By Courntey Griffin State legislators in Austin filed more than 900 bills Friday before the clock struck 6 p.m., prohibiting them from freely...
by TCJL | Mar 16, 2015
(http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/top-bill-roundup-major-legislation-defined-after-deadline_30003209) By Matthew Waller AUSTIN — The Friday deadline has passed. In most cases, no more bills can be filed now, and Texas lawmakers have until June 1 to make their bills...
