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Bill would crack down on predatory practices of third party lawsuit lenders
AUSTIN – A central Texas lawmaker has authored a bill aimed to crack down on predatory practices by the state’s lawsuit lending industry. State Rep. Doug Miller, (R-New Braunfels), is the sponsor of House Bill 1595, the Consumer Lawsuit Lending … Read More
A Tale of Two States: Texas and California
In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens depicts the homicidal madness that engulfed Paris during the French Revolution, a fate from which London was spared. Californians may not be suffering a reign of terror, but the state has succumbed … Read More
Perry’s recruitment of California businesses supported by reform groups
Texas is open for business, and Gov. Rick Perry wants everybody in California to know it. After first bombarding California’s airwaves with a series of radio ads, Perry has been on a four-day business recruitment trip to the Golden State … Read More
Lawmaker wants end to print publication of legal notices
If a Texas lawmaker is successful, one of the remaining revenue sources for newspapers will disappear. Freshman state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, wants to end the practice of requiring legal notices to be posted in local newspapers. Stickland claims House … Read More
Report: Perry says Texas AG has agreed not to run against him in GOP primary
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry revealed last week that Attorney General Greg Abbott has agreed not to run against him for governor in 2014. Perry, a Republican, assumed the Governor’s Office in December 2000 when then-Gov. George … Read More
Dietz: Texas school funding system unconstitutional
The system used by the state of Texas to fund its public schools is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Austin declared Monday. U.S. District Judge John Dietz ruled that the state Legislature had effectively imposed a statewide property tax in … Read More
Watts gathering doctors to fight medical insurers over prompt payments
Texas courts are no strangers to lawsuits against insurance companies, but South Texas attorney Mikal Watts is leading a new charge against insurers on behalf of medical professionals seeking prompt payment. The “prompt pay” law was created in 2003 and … Read More
Business leader: Texas students not prepared to enter workforce
Texas businesses have a hard time filling job vacancies because applicants don’t have basic academic skills, according to the state’s largest business lobbying group. Bill Hammond, director of the Texas Association of Business, testified recently in the ongoing trial in … Read More
Steen to take over as Texas Sec. of State
Gov. Rick Perry has named San Antonio attorney John T. Steen Jr. to replace Esperanza “Hope” Andrade as Texas Secretary of State. As Secretary of State, Steen will serve as the state’s chief elections officer, the governor’s liaison on border … Read More
Perry to HHS: Texas won’t do insurance exchanges
Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently sent a letter to federal officials reconfirming that the state would not implement parts of Obamacare. He first notified U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in July that Texas would not take part … Read More