The legal system in Texas is suffering from medical lawsuit abuse – excessive claims against health care providers and unreasonably exorbitant judgments. While the number of legal claims against health care providers in Texas has skyrocketed, most are being dismissed without any finding of negligence or award for damages. At the same time, however, the amount of payouts from lawsuits is astronomical and growing.
Who are Austin’s Highest Paid Public Employees?
On Tuesday, the Austin American-Statesman published an interesting new look at the “highest paid city of Austin officials as of June 26.” This latest wage data reveals a handful of extremely well-paid city employees whose annual earnings often approach or exceed the President of the United States’ salary. According to the Statesman’s statistics, which were...