Premises owners who act as general contractors are given the same rights and liabilities as general contractors under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. In Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers, the Texas Supreme Court noted that Texas law, legislative history, and public policy have not wavered on this issue since the statute was enacted in 1917.
Criminal Justice
License plate readers can aid police — but Texas needs guardrails
Earlier this summer, two Texas law enforcement agencies announced investigations involving the alleged misuse of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology. In Fort Bend County, a sheriff’s lieutenant admitted to conducting repeated searches unrelated to official law enforcement duties nearly 200 times. Shortly thereafter, Baytown Police opened internal affairs and criminal investigations into allegations that an...
August 19, 2026