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March 4, 2021 TCJL Legislative Report 87th Legislature Bills and Resolutions Filed                  4,130 Senate Bills                                        1,028 House Bills                                         2,868 House Bills Referred to Committee     ...

Governor Greg Abbott today issued his 34th Executive Order relating to the COVID-19 emergency. The new order allows businesses to operate without restriction in counties without high hospitalizations. In counties that continue to have high hospitalization rates,...

The first bill out of the gate in the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee will be HB 19 by Chairman Leach. The bill will be heard on Tuesday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m. This bill is one of the top priorities of House and Senate leadership (the...

Representative Jeff Leach (R-Plano), chair of the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, today introduced legislation to give the chief administrative law judge at SOAH emergency powers to suspend rules and proceedings in administrative hearings...

TCJL Legislative Report 87th Legislature Bills and Resolutions Filed 3,430 Senate Bills 828 House Bills 2,391 House Bills Referred to Committee 477 Senate Bills Referred to Committee 3 The Texas Legislature is ending the month of February... (Click right corner...

Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) has filed legislation to allow Texas courts to conduct remote proceedings, including jury trials, on a permanent and ongoing basis. SB 690 adds §21.013, Government Code, to authorize a court of this state, either on its own...

Representative Cody Harris (R-Palestine) has filed legislation abolishing the common law doctrine of public nuisance and replacing it with a more limited statutory action. HB 2144 does the following: Abolishes the common law doctrine of public nuisance. Substitutes...

Sweeping reform of commercial vehicle litigation was filed earlier today by House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Chair Jeff Leach (R-Plano). HB 19 does the following: Gives the defendant in an action involving a commercial vehicle the right to a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                     CONTACT: Tuesday, February 23, 2021                                                                    512-463-0715 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Top 31 Priorities for the...

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Rhonda Hunter as Judge of the 303rd Judicial District Court in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Rhonda Hunter of Dallas is an attorney and...

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kristina Williams as Judge of the 192nd Judicial District Court in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Kristina Williams of Dallas is an...