Greater Houston Partnership
Recent News About Greater Houston Partnership
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Greater Houston Partnership Annual Meeting on February 2, 2023
GT is proud to sponsor the Greater Houston Partnership Annual Meeting. -
LOCKE LORD LLP: Houston Office Managing Partner Laura Edrington To Be Honored With Two Recognitions for Leadership, Achievement and Community Involvement
Laura Edrington, Locke Lord’s Houston Office Managing Partner, will soon be honored with separate recognitions by the Houston Business Journal and Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce for her leadership in the community and in business. -
Justices lift firefighter union TRO against Houston mayor over displaying city’s budget meeting
HOUSTON – The 14th Court of Appeals has found that an ancillary court abused its discretion by granting a temporary restraining order stopping the city of Houston from displaying a budget meeting on municipally funded media platforms. -
Houston fire fighters union accuses mayor, council member of violating state's election code
HOUSTON – The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF-Local 341 has sued Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council Member Dave Martin, alleging the officials misused public resources to further personal electoral agendas. -
TLR announces Lilyanne McClean to join as president, addition of Marc Watts and Michael Weekley
AUSTIN – On Jan. 30, Texans for Lawsuit Reform announced Lilyanne McClean will join the organization in April as president, as well as the addition of Marc Watts and Michael Weekley to TLR’s Board of Directors. -
Texas House Insurance Committee advances hailstorm lawsuit bill
AUSTIN – On April 4, the Texas House Insurance Committee advanced House Bill 1774, a consumer protection bill that implements what one group is calling “common-sense accountability measures to stop rampant weather-related lawsuit abuse, while preserving the strongest protections in the nation for property insurance consumers.” -
Greater Houston, Rio Grand Valley Partnerships endorse hail suit reform bills
AUSTIN – Two economic development groups in Texas, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, have passed resolutions supporting two state bills seeking to stop hail-related lawsuit abuse. -
Abbott appoints four to Finance Commission of Texas, names presiding officer
AUSTIN – On Feb. 23 Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Bob Borochoff, Molly Curl, Phillip Holt and Matt Moore for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2022, to the Finance Commission of Texas. -
Chamber of commerce entities are not governmental bodies, Texas SC opines
Private entities operating like a chamber of commerce are not government bodies and therefore are not subject to the Public Information Act, even if they receive public funding, the Texas Supreme Court opined June 26. -
Texas no longer 'poster child' of lawsuit abuse, reform bill supporter says
Weekley Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a "loser pays" lawsuit reform bill, which one supporter said will keep Texas from being the national "poster child" of lawsuit abuse. -
Perry promotes Texas as best state in the nation for business
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Bill to close lawsuit loophole passes Texas House
Texans for Lawsuit Reform joined with Texas ports and the maritime industry, including every dredging company doing business in Texas, to applaud the passage of CSHB 1602, introduced by Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale, R-Houston.