Better By The Dozen: HB 1122 & SB 824

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Kathleen Hunker

Having two jury types in Texas creates a crack in an otherwise healthy tort system, yet HB 1122 and SB 824 seek to seal that fissure.

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Acosta could unwind regulatory tangle at the Department of Labor

With the confirmation process of Alex Acosta as labor secretary underway and proposed budget cuts for the Department of Labor, the Trump administration seems poised to reverse direction.

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Texas sets the standard in the fight against human trafficking

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