After two years, the extraordinary government measures—federal, state, and local—taken in response to the COVID pandemic, some of which were supposed to be temporary, have finally begun to abate, along with the fear and panic that inspired them.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, sued the Biden Administration for its asserted illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports, a press release states.
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court denied ExxonMobil’s petition for review Friday, halting the oil giant’s legal effort to pull back the curtain on the authors of climate change litigation.
AUSTIN - While California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits argue Texas courts lack jurisdiction over litigation brought by ExxonMobil, one group is arguing that their suits are “actually part of a coordinated, nationwide campaign targeting Texas businesses.”
AUSTIN - A Houston attorney is asking the Texas Supreme Court to “condemn” the asserted “political statements” the Second Court of Appeals made in its opinion concerning ExxonMobil’s climate change case.
AUSTIN - While the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies are arguing Texas courts lack jurisdiction because of a lack of contacts within the state, ExxonMobil contends their use of “lawfare” has in fact established sufficient contacts “to be held to account here.”
AUSTIN - Because of a lack of contacts within the state, Texas courts lack jurisdiction over the California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies, according to a merit brief filed yesterday.
Austin —The Texas Association of Business (TAB), Texas Public Policy Foundation, local chambers of commerce, and additional business associations sent a letter to the Texas congressional delegation in opposition to the federal reconciliation bill.
DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states.
AUSTIN—The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect.
AUSTIN – The California municipalities bringing climate change lawsuits against oil companies seek to benefit from suppressing Texas free speech and attacking Texas policy, according to ExxonMobil’s recently filed brief.
HOUSTON – Signing a release form was not enough of a reason to axe a lawsuit brought by a man alleging an opposing player attacked him during a soccer match, according to a recent 14th Court of Appeals opinion.
The stalemate over a new national infrastructure package appears to be nearing a close, as the Senate voted this week to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion plan.
