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COVID Litigation Tracker: Texas Ranks 5th Nationally in Employment Law Claims
Littler Mendeslon P.C., a San Francisco-based international law firm that specializes in employment and labor law, is maintaining a national and state-specific...
Pair of Proposed Constitutional Amendments Aim to Limit Eminent Domain Power
Late last week Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Katy) filed two proposed constitutional amendments that would place additional limitations on the exercise of the power of...
TCJL Tracking 2-12-21
Bills filed to date: House bills 1,888 Senate bills 671 Resolutions 178 Bill referrals should begin in the House and the Senate next week, with...
SCOTX Renews Emergency Order Regarding Evictions
The Texas Supreme Court has issued its 35th Amended Order regarding the COVID-19 emergency. The order implements Governor Abbott's recently announced Texas Eviction...
Bill Filed to Mandate TCEQ Enforcement, Raise Penalties
Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) has filed legislation mandating stricter enforcement of air and water permits and significantly increasing administrative and civil...
Rep. Leach to Carry Pandemic Liability Protections in Texas House
State Representative Jeff Leach (R-Plano) will introduce COVID-19 liability legislation in the Texas House, joining Senate author Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North...
COVID Resources
VACCINE RESOURCES • Weekly Shipments of First Dose Vaccine • Texas COVID Vaccine Hub Providers by County • Texas COVID Vaccine Map • Texas COVID-19 Expert Vaccine...
Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Committee Assignments for 87th Legislature
02/04/2021 AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan (Beaumont) today announced House committee assignments for the 87th Legislature. “The State of...
Legislation Filed to Require Nursing Facilities to Carry Professional Liability Coverage
Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) has filed legislation mandating that private and public licensed nursing facilities carry professional liability insurance covering...
San Antonio Express-News Reports Gov. Abbott, Sen. Hancock, TCJL Pandemic Liability Effort
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Legislation Filed to Abolish Common Law Doctrine of Public Nuisance
Rep. 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 a new...
Chairman Leach Files Trucking Litigation Reform Legislation
Sweeping reform of commercial vehicle litigation was filed earlier today by House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Chair Jeff Leach (R-Plano). HB 19 does the following: Gives the defendant in an action involving a commercial vehicle the right to a bifurcated trial;...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Top 31 Priorities for the 2021 Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 512-463-0715 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces Top 31 Priorities for the 2021...
Governor Abbott Declares ERCOT Reform An Emergency Item
Governor Greg Abbott today declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) an emergency item this legislative session. In declaring this item an emergency, the Governor is calling on the legislature to investigate ERCOT and ensure Texans never...
COVID Litigation Tracker: Texas Ranks 5th Nationally in Employment Law Claims
Littler Mendeslon P.C., a San Francisco-based international law firm that specializes in employment and labor law, is maintaining a national and state-specific litigation tracker for employment lawsuits arising from the COVID-19 emergency. The figures show nearly...
Pair of Proposed Constitutional Amendments Aim to Limit Eminent Domain Power
Late last week Rep. Mike Schofield (R-Katy) filed two proposed constitutional amendments that would place additional limitations on the exercise of the power of eminent domain. HJR 92 mandates a governmental entity that acquires property by eminent domain to offer to...
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