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HEARING ALERT – Pandemic Liability Act HB 3659 by Leach (SB 6 Companion)
HB 3659 by Leach, the companion bill to SB 6 by Hancock, the Pandemic Liability Protection Act, has been posted for hearing in House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 8:00am in E2.014. The full committee agenda is available here....
SB 6 Passes Senate Today 29-1
Texas Civil Justice League Applauds The Texas Senate For Passing Senate Bill 6, The Pandemic Liability Protection Act Contact George S. Christian Sr. Counsel, TCJL 512-791-1429 george@tcjl.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN - TCJL applauds Senator Kelly Hancock and...
SB 6 FLOOR ALERT TODAY – ACTION REQUESTED – Pandemic Liability Protection Act
SB 6 by Hancock, the Pandemic Liability Protection Act, will be heard in the Senate TODAY! Support the Pandemic Liability Protection Act! Send an email to your legislators TODAY with one click! SB 6 represents an agreement by stakeholders on the best way to move...
TCJL Tracking 4-2-21
TCJL Legislative Tracking Report As of Easter Sunday, the 87th Texas Legislature has 56 days remaining until Sine Die on May 31, 2021. Despite the shaky start, the 87th Legislature falls right between 2017 and 2019 in total bills. Of the 7,148 bills filed this...
HEARINGS ALERT – Paid or Incurred, Royalty Suspense
HEARINGS ALERT TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021, 8:00 am, E2.026 PAID OR INCURRED HOUSE JUDICIARY & CIVIL JURISPRUDENCE HB 1617 by Bonnen will be heard in JCJ on Tuesday at 8 a.m. in E2.026 This bill is of immense importance to addressing the abuse of the paid or...
Senate Jurisprudence Committee to Hear Intermediate Appellate Court Reorganization Bill
The Senate Jurisprudence Committee will take up SB 11 by Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston), which reorganizes the intermediate appellate courts at its hearing tomorrow, April 1, at 9 a.m. in the Betty King Room (2E.20). Senator Huffman is expected to lay out a...
TCJL Speaks out on California Lawsuit Against Texas Energy Producers
The following op-ed appeared in the Southeast Texas Record on March 29. The case referred to, Exxon Mobil Corp. v. The City of San Francisco, et al (No. 20-0558), is currently pending before the Texas Supreme Court, which is determining whether to grant review....
HEARINGS ALERT – Paid or Incurred, Eminent Domain, Royalty Suspense
MONDAY, March 29, 2021, 8:00 am, Senate Chamber PAID OR INCURRED SENATE STATE AFFAIRS SB 207 by Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) will be heard in Senate State Affairs on Monday at 8 a.m. in the Senate Chamber. This bill is of immense importance to addressing...
Royalty Suspense – HB 3262, SB 1259
Providing for Royalty Payments During Mineral Owner Disputes When a natural gas and oil company learns of disputes to ownership of a royalty interest, the company will temporarily hold payments until the ownership issue is resolved. Once ownership is resolved, the...
Paid or Incurred Bills Set for Hearing Next Week
Companion bills bringing much needed reforms to §§41.0105 and 18.001, CPRC, will be heard in Senate and House committee next week. SB 207 by Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) will be heard in Senate State Affairs on Monday at 8 a.m. in the Senate Chamber. HB...
TCJL Journal
Fall 2019
- 2019 Legislators of the Year
- 86th Legislative Session Report
- Texas Civil Justice League Amicus Report
- Eminent Domain: Why S.B. 421 was a Litigation Nightmare
- Interim Study to Take Another Look at Judicial Selection
- Paid or Incurred: Next Frontier of Tort Reform? Close Paid or Incurred Loophole