Texas

The state of Texas is the second largest in the US by area, and population. With nearly 270,000 sq.miles in area, and over 28 million residents living in the state, the south-central state shares borders with Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. It is also bordered by Mexican states and the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is the state’s most populous city and 4th most populous city in the country. It was admitted as the 28th state into the union on December 29, 1845.

Texas’ economy was driven by four-prominent industries prior to WWII including cattling, timber, oil, and cotton. The discovery of oil deposits in the state led to the economic boom and was the main driving force in the state throughout the 20th century. Since 2002 Texas has been the leading state in the US in exports, and maintains the second highest GDP in the nation. Today the state is a leading producer in oil, is one of the leading states in government jobs in the tech industry, and has one of the largest economies throughout the US and worldwide.

The government of Texas was set up by the Texas Constitution, and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels.  The Dillon Rule is  a legal principle that local governments have limited authority, and can pass ordinances only in areas where they have been granted authority by the larger state government.  The executive branch of the Texas state government includes the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Land Commissioner, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, the three-member Texas Railroad Commission, the State Board of Education, and the Secretary of State.   The system in Texas limits the power of the Governor, as each executive branch member (with the exception of the Secretary of State) are elected independently.

Much like the federal government, the legislature of Texas has two houses-the Texas House of Representatives and the Senate.  Again, like the federal government, the Speaker of the House leads the House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor leads the Senate. 

Texas boasts one of the most complicated judicial systems in the country.  The system is described in Article 5 of the Texas Constitution and is further defined by statute, in particular the Texas Government Code and the Texas Probate Code.  The system is complicated by multiple levels and overlapping jurisdictions, with different courts often sharing courthouses.  The court levels are: The Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Probate Courts, Constitutional County Courts, Statutory County Courts at Law, Municipal Courts and the Justice of the Peace Courts.

The National Law Review covers several stories from the state of Texas and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Cases and stories related to telemedicine and healthcare in the state, data and cybersecurity laws, labor and employment laws, paid sick leave, insurance law, bankruptcy and tax cases, are among the different areas of law visitors will find, as they relate to Texas, on the National Law Review site.

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May
18
2022
Texas Duty to Defend: To Deviate or Not to Deviate Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
17
2022
TCPA QUICK HITTER: Callier Earns Big TCPA Win – Court Finds 64.1200(d) Promulgated Under 227(c) Troutman Amin, LLP
May
16
2022
Texas Passes A New Law To Punish Elder Financial Abuse Winstead
May
15
2022
Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Claims By Co-Trustee And Beneficiary Due To Statute Of Limitations And Clarifies That An Unnamed Contingent Beneficiary Can Have Standing To Sue Winstead
May
2
2022
April 2022 Crypto Enforcement Actions And Regulatory Guidance Roundup Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
29
2022
Court Holds That Engineer Does Not Owe Fiduciary Duties To A Non-Client Winstead
Apr
29
2022
Appellate Court Affirmed Receivership Order Where Appellant Waived His Complaints By Not Securing Rulings And By Not Challenging All Potential Grounds Upon Which The Order Was Based Winstead
Apr
28
2022
Failing Grades: School District and Auditor Earn SEC Discipline Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Apr
27
2022
Converting a Corporation into an LLC Can Lead to Unintended Consequences: Don’t Convert to an LLC Without Careful Advance Planning Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
25
2022
Navigating the Cannabis Fog: Litigation Ensues Over Legality of Delta-8 and Delta-10 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
22
2022
Court Affirms Orders Against A Trustee Granting Injunctive Relief And Appointing A Receiver Winstead
Apr
22
2022
Court Reversed Order Appointing Temporary Administrator Due To A Lack Of A Bond Winstead
Apr
22
2022
Don't Take Any Chances with Trademark Clearance Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Apr
21
2022
Whatever Happened to that Federal Contractor COVID Vaccine Order? Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
18
2022
Crypto Round-up: Executive Order Coincides with Uptick in Enforcement Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
13
2022
Court Held That A Beneficiary’s Claims Against The Estate Of The Trustee Was Not Barred By Limitations Winstead
Apr
13
2022
Hazardous Waste Update for Texas Facilities [VIDEO] Bracewell LLP
Apr
12
2022
Going Green in the Brownfields: Michael Borkowski and the Community Power Group [PODCAST] Bracewell LLP
Apr
7
2022
Texas Drone Law Unconstitutional Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
6
2022
“Approval to Energize” – Texas’s Power Grid Operator Issues New Guidance Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
5
2022
Court Affirmed Admission Of Will To Probate Over Challenges To Testimony Based On Lack Of Medical Training By A Non-Medical Witness And From An Anesthesiologist Winstead
Apr
5
2022
Texas Court Held That Wife’s Trust Funds Were Her Separate Property And Was Not Converted To Community Property Despite Being Transferred To A New Trust Winstead
Mar
31
2022
Chevron Agrees to Fenceline Monitoring at Three Texas Plants in DOJ Settlement ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
30
2022
TX-RAMP Requirements for Higher Education Winstead
Mar
28
2022
Sirius Xm Radio, Inc. v. Hegar: Texas Supreme Court Rejects Comptroller Franchise Tax Apportionment Interpretation K&L Gates
Mar
27
2022
Appellate Court Held That It Did Not Have Jurisdiction Over A Probate Court’s Order Denying A Motion For Summary Judgment And Motion To Vacate Appointment Of A Successor Administrator Winstead
Mar
17
2022
IRS Continues Focus on Hiring and Modernization of Technology McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
13
2022
Texas Court Rejects Trustee’s Objection to Personal Jurisdiction Winstead
Mar
13
2022
Court Affirmed Order Granting Injunction to Allow Successor Trustees to Manage a Business Owned By a Trust Winstead
Mar
9
2022
Key Takeaways | Post-Uri Hedge Products for Storage and Renewables [VIDEO] McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
9
2022
The Minority Shareholder’s Arrows Are Still Sharp in the Quiver: Claims Available to Oppressed Minority Shareholders under Texas Law Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mar
6
2022
CBP Officers Stop Multiple Fentanyl Body Carriers U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Mar
4
2022
Court Holds That Trust Was Not Ambiguous and Provided the Trustee Discretion in Making Income Distributions Winstead
Mar
2
2022
No Surprises Act’s Regulation Establishing QPA as Presumptive Payment Amount Vacated by District Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
1
2022
Tax Break for Certain Medical Billing Services in Texas Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2022
Nothing is More Expensive than a Missed Opportunity: A Unique New Moment for Hazardous Waste Generators in Texas Bracewell LLP
Feb
28
2022
Development Market Outlook in ERCOT McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
25
2022
Federal Court Strikes Portions of Regulations Implementing No Surprises Act Polsinelli PC
Feb
24
2022
Reasonably Prudent Operator or Good and Workmanlike Manner: Does Your Contract Have the Right Standard of Care? McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
23
2022
Texas Attorney General Investigates TikTok for Potential Child Privacy Violations and Facilitation of Human Trafficking Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
22
2022
The “Texas Two-Step” Firestorm: This Is No Dance! Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
17
2022
Texas AG Sues Meta, Alleging Massive Collection of Face Geometries Without Consent Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
16
2022
Texas AG Sues Meta Over Collection and Use of Biometric Data Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
14
2022
Court Reversed Summary Judgment Against Trustee Where Beneficiary’s Affidavit Evidence Was Conclusory Winstead
Feb
14
2022
Court Held That The Estate Planning Privity Rule Barred Granddaughter’s Claim For Malpractice Against Her Grandmother’s Attorneys Regarding The Failure To Execute A New Will Winstead
Feb
7
2022
Attorneys General to Increase Enforcement Efforts on “Dark Patterns” Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
25
2022
Does Google Protect the Privacy of Your Data Location? Maybe Not! Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
21
2022
CMS Vaccine Mandate Update: Last, but Not Least, Texas Joins the Rest of the Country Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
19
2022
TCEQ Will Undergo Sunset Review During 88th Texas Legislative Session Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jan
14
2022
Reports of SEC Enforcement Activity Concerning ESG Disclosures Mintz
 

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