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Does Proposed Legislation Requiring Taxpayers to Certify Whether They Provide Benefits for Abortion Violate the Fifth Amendment (HB 1280/SB 953)?
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as everyone knows, provides that no person “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against...
Texans Have Much To Be Proud Of In Their Supreme Court
We probably don’t say it frequently enough, but Texans have a really good thing in the Texas Supreme Court. In spite of several changes in the lineup in the recent...
Speaker Phelan announces Texas House priorities for 88th Texas Legislature on brain health, juvenile justice and parental involvement
Austin, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan today announced three additional priorities of the chamber for this legislative session that aim to dedicate...
SCOTX Finds Lack of Reliable Scientific Evidence in Toxic Tort Exposure Case
Reversing the Eastland Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has held that plaintiffs’ expert testimony failed to raise genuine issue of material fact sufficient...
Proposed Legislation (HB 2021) Applies Certain Mandates Regarding Prescription Drugs and Devices to ERISA Employee Benefit Plans
Recently introduced legislation would require a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) contracted to administer a self-funded, employer-sponsored employee benefit plan...
Speaker Phelan announces additional Texas House priorities for 88th Texas Legislature to build a better Texas
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade 03/06/2023 Austin, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan today announced three priorities for the chamber this legislative session...
TCJL Legislative Tracking Report 3-3-23
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, March 3, 2023 The bill filing period closes on Friday, March 10. To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill...
Speaker Phelan announces additional Texas House priorities for 88th Legislature on economic and workforce development
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade 02/28/2023 Austin, Texas — Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced today additional key legislative priorities of the chamber that are...
Austin Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of DWC Rules Relating to Eligibility for Supplemental Income Benefits
On Tuesday the Austin Court of Appeals handed down a decision in a case challenging the validity of the Division of Workers' Compensation's rules that specify...
TCJL Asks Fort Worth Court of Appeals to Reach SB 8 Constitutional Issues
In two cases currently pending before the Fort Worth Court of Appeals, TCJL has filed amicus letters urging the Court to adjudicate the constitutional issues raised...
TCJL Submits Amicus Letter in Excess Policy Interpretation Case
A few months ago we reported on a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals case in which the court rejected the insurer’s argument that an excess policy with a “following form” provision incorporating the terms and conditions of the primary policy clearly and unambiguously...
TCJL HEARING ALERT for House JCJ, 8:00a on Wednesday 3-15-23
Texas Civil Justice League HEARING ALERT Please attend the hearing or send someone to and sign a card FOR HB 1561 and HB 1372. Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so...
SCOTX Rules for Landowners in Royalty Dispute
On Friday the Texas Supreme Court rules that an unusual provision in an oil and gas lease entitled the lessor-landowners to a royalty “free of post-sale postproduction costs that add value after the point of sale but are not part of the producers’ ‘gross proceeds.’”...
TCJL Legislative Tracking Report 3-10-23
TCJL Tracked Bill List Friday, March 10, 2023 The bill filing period closes today. To view individual bills, go to Texas Legislature Online – Bill Information https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx New bills and actions appear in red. Please note the addition of bill...
Does Proposed Legislation Requiring Taxpayers to Certify Whether They Provide Benefits for Abortion Violate the Fifth Amendment (HB 1280/SB 953)?
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as everyone knows, provides that no person “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” Article 1, § 10 of the Texas Constitution similarly states that an accused “shall not be...
Texans Have Much To Be Proud Of In Their Supreme Court
We probably don’t say it frequently enough, but Texans have a really good thing in the Texas Supreme Court. In spite of several changes in the lineup in the recent past (Justices Bland, Blacklock, Huddle, Busby, and Young have all come on board in the last few years),...
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87th Legislature Shrinks Government Power During Pandemic
Dallas Court Upholds Nuclear Verdict in Product Liability Case
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