Zachry Construction prevails in decade-long legal battle with Port of Houston
Zachry Construction prevails in decade-long legal battle with Port of Houston Earlier this month the Texas Supreme Court denied review of a 14th District Court of Appeals [Houston] decision awarding Zachry Construction Company $23 million against the Port of Houston...
Zachry Construction Prevails in Decade-Long Legal Battle with Port of Houston
Earlier this month the Texas Supreme Court denied review of a 14th District Court of Appeals [Houston] decision awarding Zachry Construction Company $23 million against the Port of Houston authority for breach of contract. See Port of Houston Auth. of Harris Cty. v....
Governor Abbott announces changes to senior staff
Governor Abbott announces changes to senior staff Governor Greg Abbott today announced changes to his senior staff as the transition to the interim and preparations for the 2019 legislative session begin to take place. The Governor’s long-time Chief of Staff, Daniel...
House Speaker Joe Straus issues five Hurricane Harvey-related interim charges
House Speaker Joe Straus issues five Hurricane Harvey-related interim charges AUSTIN – Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday asked three House committees to begin studying issues related to Hurricane Harvey and state preparations for future natural disasters. In...
John Sharp appointed to lead Hurricane Harvey recovery
John Sharp appointed to lead Hurricane Harvey recovery Faced with what is probably the biggest natural disaster in the state’s history, Gov. Greg Abbott turned Thursday to Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp, a savvy, no-nonsense politician with a track record...
Oral argument scheduled in TWIA case
Oral argument scheduled in TWIA case The 14th District Court of Appeals [Houston] has scheduled oral argument in Texas Windstorm Insurance Association v. Dickinson Independent School District on September 14. TCJL filed an amicus brief in this case last week. Although...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in TWIA Case
TCJL files brief in TWIA case This week TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals [Houston] in a case involving claims against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) arising from Hurricane Ike in 2008. In this case the Dickinson...
Judge sanctions Voss Law for handling of hail suit, finds firm ‘hijacked’ litigation for own benefit
Judge sanctions Voss Law for handling of hail suit, finds firm ‘hijacked’ litigation for own benefit SE Texas Record by David Yates | DEL RIO – From producing fraudulent documents to “hijacking the litigation process for its own benefit,” a federal judge has found the...
Texas business has to gear up for more politics after beating the ‘bathroom bill’
Texas business has to gear up for more politics after beating the ‘bathroom bill’ DALLAS MORNING NEWS - Business just beat back the so-called bathroom bill in a special session, but there’s little time to celebrate. Not with the lieutenant governor vowing to bring...
Governor Abbott Statement On The Death Of Former Texas Governor Mark White
Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement on the death of former Texas Governor Mark White. The Governor also ordered flags statewide be lowered to half-staff in honor of Governor White. "Mark White cared deeply about Texas, and he devoted his life...
Governor Abbott Adds 19 Items To Special Session Call
Following passage of legislation in the Texas Senate to extend the expiration dates for the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, the Texas State Board of...
Special Session Supplemental Call
NOTICE: This document is an unsigned working draft. It is being released for informational and discussion purposes only. It is subject to change. It has no legal effect. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, FIRST CALLED...
Special Session Proclamation For Sunset Legislation
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, the legislature adjourned its 85th regular session without extending the existence of the Texas Medical Board, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and...
SB 1215 Vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott
Text: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto Senate Bill No. 1215 as passed by the...
Legislative Alert: California Asbestos Deposition Bill to be heard in Assembly Judiciary Committee
June 15, 2017 | ATRA.org | Contact: (202) 682-1163 | Take Action Now! S.B. 632 (Bill Monning-D) is scheduled to be heard in the California Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2017. The bill would limit the deposition of a deponent in asbestos litigation to seven...
The ADA Litigation Monster
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which President George H. W. Bush signed into law in 1990, was noble in intention. “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down,” Bush declared, invoking the rhetoric of civil rights to describe America’s disabled...
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session
June 6, 2017 | Source - Governor Greg Abbott today announced a legislative special session that will begin on July 18th, 2017. In his announcement, Governor Abbott identified 20 items that will be included on the special session call. "Considering all the successes...
Session Summary – 85th Texas Legislature
TEXAS CIVIL JUSTICE LEAGUE SESSION SUMMARY – 85TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE June 2, 2017 TCJL Program of Work | Eminent Domain | Courts & Judiciary Construction Law Bills Generate Controversy | Gun Liability | Attorney Fees Cyberbullying Bill Goes to Governor |...
