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Governor Appoints Pair of Justices to Houston Courts of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott has made appointments to both Houston Courts of Appeals. For the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, the Governor named former Harris County District...
Presumptive Speaker Phelan Names Policy Staff
Presumptive House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Orange) has announced his policy team for the 2021 legislative session. Rep. Phelan will be formally elected to the Office...
Rep. DeWayne Burns Files Two Versions of Eminent Domain Reform
Earlier today State Rep. DeWayne Burns (R-Cleburne) filed a pair of bills aimed at resolving the legislative impasse over eminent domain reform that began in the...
Update: TCJL Pandemic Tracker
Please stay tuned to the TCJL Pandemic Tracker for updates on legislation arising from or related to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. We have added five bills to the...
TCJL Files Brief in Rule 91a Case
TCJL has filed an amicus curiae brief in a mandamus case before the Texas Supreme Court arising from HB 274 from the 2011 legislative session, In re Southwestern...
TCJL Tracker: Employment Law Legislation to Date
Each session legislators file dozens of bills affecting the rights and duties of employers. TCJL has regularly tracked these bills and taken action on them at the...
TCJL Files Brief in Paid or Incurred Case
TCJL has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Texas Supreme Court that concerns the availability of discovery of reasonable and customary medical expenses in a...
TCJL Pandemic Tracker
The following joint resolution was filed earlier today: HJR 42 by Toth: Proposes a constitutional amendment to require the governor to convene a special session of...
Legislation Filed to Create New Cause of Action for Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression
Legislation filed today would establish a new civil action against a person who commits a discriminatory practice based on the claimant’s gender identity or...
TCJL Pandemic Legislation Tracker: Bills Filed to Date
This session TCJL will monitor bills and resolutions relating the pandemic response, including changes to civil liability, workers' compensation, employment law, and...
Governor Abbott Appoints Bourland To Judicial Compensation Commission
For Immediate Distribution | January 7, 2021 | (512) 463-1826 Governor Abbott Appoints Bourland To Judicial Compensation Commission AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cindy Olson Bourland to the Judicial Compensation Commission for a term set to expire on...
Judicial Selection Commission Issues Final Report
After holding several months of public hearings, the Texas Judicial Selection Commission issued its final report on December 30. By a narrow 8-7 majority, the Commission voted against the continuation of the current system of partisan judicial elections at all levels...
Senator Hancock to Introduce COVID-19 Liability Protection Legislation
Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) plans to introduce legislation providing broad liability protections to Texas health care providers, first responders, product manufacturers, businesses, schools, houses of worship, and other entities on the front lines...
Texas House of Representatives 2021 Office and Phone List
Governor Appoints Pair of Justices to Houston Courts of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott has made appointments to both Houston Courts of Appeals. For the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, the Governor named former Harris County District Judge Randy Wilson to fill a term that expires at the end of 2022. Justice Wilson is currently a partner...
Presumptive Speaker Phelan Names Policy Staff
Presumptive House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Orange) has announced his policy team for the 2021 legislative session. Rep. Phelan will be formally elected to the Office of Speaker of the House when the Legislature convenes on January 12. Rep. Phelan previously named Julia...
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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