Tag Archives: Texas

Texas Supreme Court Rules Franchise Tax is Constitutional

On October 19, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas franchise tax does [...]

Court Upholds Texas Open Meetings Law

  On September 25, 2012, a federal appeals court ruled that the Texas Open Meetings [...]

Texas Supreme Court Justice Resigns

Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright announced this week that he will be resigning effective [...]

Texas Supreme Court Holds Failure to Use AED Did Not Waive Governmental Immunity

On June 29, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in City of North [...]

5th Circuit Declares Texas Open Beaches Act Partly Unconstitutional

On May 21, 2012, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the enforcement of [...]

Texas Supreme Court Reverses Exemplary Damages Award

 In Safeshred, Inc. v. Martinez, 2012 WL 1370862, No. 10-0426 (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme [...]

New Study Indicates Tort Reform in Texas Has Not Increased Physician Supply

According to a new study published in April 2012, tort reform measures passed in Texas [...]

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Property Rights of Shoreline Owners

On March 30, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court, in Severance v. Patterson, affirmed the private [...]

Texas Supreme Court Holds Jury Waiver Enforceable

On March 9, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in In Re Frank [...]

Texas Cities Have Additional Clarification on Takings Cases

On January 27, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court withdrew its prior opinion and issued a [...]