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TCJL Files Brief in Oil and Gas Lease Case
TCJL today filed an amicus curiae brief in a case involving the interpretation of an offset well clause in an oil and gas lease. The case, Rosetta Resources Operating, L.P. v. Kevin Martin, Jamie Martin, and Ashley Lusk (20-0898), has a peculiar history that...
TAM Announces Legislative Program
TCJL's sister organization the Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) has designated pandemic liability protection as one of its top three legislative priorities this session. “Pandemic economic recovery, competitiveness and job growth are at the core of our...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Second Paid or Incurred Case
TCJL has filed an amicus curiae brief with the Texas Supreme Court in a second case in which a defendant was denied discovery of relevant evidence of the reasonableness of medical bills. Similar to In re K&L Auto Crushers LLC (No. 19-1022), in which TCJL filed...
Governor Abbott appoints Valenzuela to Fourth Court of Appeals
Governor Abbott Appoints Valenzuela To Fourth Court Of Appeals January 11, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lori I. Valenzuela to the Fourth Court of Appeals for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor...
TCJL Releases Legislative Priorities for 87th Legislature
The 87th Legislature convenes on January 12 with an overflowing bucket of immediate and urgent challenges triggered by the ongoing pandemic emergency. If it were only the state’s shaky fiscal condition, the problem would be bad enough, but in a redistricting...
TCJL, Senator Hancock Featured in Austin Business Journal Story on COVID Liability
The Austin Business Journal has published a news article featuring the work of the TCJL Pandemic Task Force and Senator Hancock's legislation extending COVID liability protections to businesses, health care providers, and other entities. Read the story...
Comptroller Issues Biennial Revenue Estimate
Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar released the 2022-23 Biennial Revenue Estimate earlier today. According to the estimate, lawmakers will face a $946 million shortfall in the current budget, which could grow if the Legislature, as it customarily does,...
Governor Abbott Appoints Bourland To Judicial Compensation Commission
For Immediate Distribution | January 7, 2021 | (512) 463-1826 Governor Abbott Appoints Bourland To Judicial Compensation Commission AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cindy Olson Bourland to the Judicial Compensation Commission for a term set to expire on...
Judicial Selection Commission Issues Final Report
After holding several months of public hearings, the Texas Judicial Selection Commission issued its final report on December 30. By a narrow 8-7 majority, the Commission voted against the continuation of the current system of partisan judicial elections at all...
Senator Hancock to Introduce COVID-19 Liability Protection Legislation
Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) plans to introduce legislation providing broad liability protections to Texas health care providers, first responders, product manufacturers, businesses, schools, houses of worship, and other entities on the front...
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