Legislature

Williams awarded for keeping up tort reform fight in Texas legislature
11/4/2009 12:21 PM By Marilyn Tennissen

State Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, center, is presented the Civil Justice Leadership Award on Nov. 2 by TLR Chairman Richard Weekley, left, and TLR PAC Chairman Richard Trabulsi.

During the last legislative session in Austin, several bills threatened to undo the tort reforms passed in Texas only a few years ago. But none of those bills passed, and a Southeast Texas lawmaker was recently recognized for his part in keeping the legislation from becoming law.

Public Citizen sues to force Texas to regulate greenhouse gases
10/7/2009 11:51 AM By Chris Rizo
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Environmentalists in Texas this week sued in an effort to force the state to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.
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Success of reforms highlight Lawsuit Awareness Week in Texas
10/7/2009 11:19 AM By Marilyn Tennissen
AUSTIN - Bobby Jenkins, president of ABC Home & Commercial Services, worries about the threat of lawsuit abuse on his company and the people that work for him. But since civil justice reforms in the state of Texas, Jenkins, whose company serves Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Bryan/College Station, says he feels more comfortable.
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'Ambulance chasing' on the rise in Texas, says watchdog group
9/29/2009 12:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen
HOUSTON - Unscrupulous ambulance chasing tactics by personal injury lawyers are on the rise in Texas, says a state legal watchdog group.

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Gov. Rick Perry was in Harlingen on Sept. 1 to ceremonially sign Senate Bill 98, which establishes a health science center and medical school in South Texas. He attributes greater access to health care in the Valley to tort reform.

Perry praises tort reform, dedicates medical school in Rio Grande Valley
9/3/2009 1:16 PM
HARLINGEN - Gov. Rick Perry visited the Rio Grande Valley recently to applaud tort reform in Texas which he claims has improved access to health care for the region.

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Hutchison (R)

Hutchison kicks off campaign for governor
8/18/2009 12:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, went back to her coastal hometown Aug. 17 to formally kickoff her campaign for governor.

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Texas AG opposes GM's bankruptcy plan
6/18/2009 3:00 PM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)- General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy plan would force car dealers in Texas into a contract that violates state law, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.

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Hundreds of bills in limbo as end of Texas legislative session looms
5/29/2009 7:16 AM By Marilyn Tennissen
With the end of the 81st regular session of the Texas Legislature set for June 1, it has been a wild and crazy ride for many proposed bills, including several being watched by tort reform groups.

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Abbott

Texas AG files potential $40M suit against Conn's
5/28/2009 2:47 PM By David Yates
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Swayed by the 2,000-plus service warranty complaints levied against a retailer, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed a potential $40 million suit against Conn's Appliances.

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Texas Capitol in Austin

Texas House supports bill that could undo high court's recent Entergy decision
5/14/2009 2:39 PM By Marilyn Tennissen
The victory may be short lived for tort reform groups celebrating a Texas Supreme Court decision that work site owners could be protected from workplace-injury lawsuits.

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Rick Perry

Austin judge denies motion to have former rival's suit against governor thrown out
5/7/2009 11:13 AM By Marilyn Tennissen
AUSTIN - Rick Perry may have won the Texas governor's election in 2006, but his supporters have lost a step in a legal battle with his former opponent.

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