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Texas Civil Justice League TCJL 35th Annual Meeting & CLE November 4, 2021 Zoom, Texas Chemical Council Boardroom MCLE Course Number 174135537 Special Guests The Honorable Nathan Hecht Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas William Dorsaneo, III Professor...

Last week the plaintiffs in Winnett, et al. v. Frank, et al. (No. 1:20-cv-01155-LY) filed their opening brief. Their two-part argument contends that: (1) the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution should be incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment and made...

A recent opinion by the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals provides an informative discussion of the law of private and public nuisance in Texas, particularly with respect to a private plaintiff’s standing to bring a nuisance claim. Given the legislative...

A case challenging the authority of local courts to ignore the law and deny landlords writs of possession in eviction cases has reached the Texas Supreme Court. In In Re Spring Branch Apartment Management, LLC. (No. 20-0737), the landlord seeks a writ of mandamus...

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Christopher “Chris” Taylor as Judge of the 48th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Christopher “Chris” Taylor of...

As you know, during the most recent special session the Legislature finally adopted redistricting maps for the Texas House, Texas Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and State Board of Education, the first step in what is likely to become a lengthy legal battle...

In one of the many lease disputes that may percolate up through the appellate courts in the months and years to come, the Texas Supreme Court has denied a request for mandamus relief by a commercial landlord whose restaurant tenants ceased or reduced lease payments...

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Hilburn as Judge of the 361st Judicial District Court in Brazos County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. David Hilburn of College Station is an...

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cleve Doty as Judge of the 455th Judicial District Court in Travis County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Cleve Doty of Austin is an Assistant Attorney...

Commentary: Texas employers need flexibility to maintain workplace safety The pandemic is still hampering manufacturing. Texas policymakers must allow employers to set policy and make decisions that are best for their workforce without overly intrusive government...

If there was any doubt about the effect of legislation considered during the just-concluded special session to subject employers and health care providers to liability for complying with the law, the discussion at a press conference held this morning at the Capitol...

Reversing course, the Texas Supreme Court has granted review in Miles v. Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure, Inc. and Integrated Texas Logistics, Inc. (No. 20-0393). Last June the Court denied review, but an avalanche of amicus letters in support of Miles’...