TEXAS UPDATE
AROUND OUR CAPITOL: In a rather shocking display of extemporaneous street speech, Texas Governor Rick Perry bid adieu to a news reporter on camera last week by saying: “Adios, Mo Fo!” Fortunately, Texas Update was not within earshot. We have sensitivities, you know. Perry’s opponent in the upcoming… continue reading...
TEXAS UPDATE
Well, today is the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day…and also the day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Vanity Fair is a magazine that aspires to reach the journalistic level of Texas Update. Last week, while seeking to achieve such a lofty… continue reading...
TEXAS UPDATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: It has been an exciting couple of weeks as the 2005 Texas legislative session finally starts to wind down. However, one last minute item popped up unexpectedly. It seems that Medicaid has been reimbursing convicted sex offenders for Viagra prescriptions. Jeez, who’s in charge here? The legislature passed… continue reading...
TEXAS BECOMES FOURTH STATE TO PASS ASBESTOS AND SILICA LEGISLATION
Texas today became the fourth state to pass asbestos and silica litigation reform legislation (S.B. 15). The Senate concurred with a House amendment to the bill, which now goes to Gov. Rick Perry. Key components of TEXAS S.B. 15: · Establish medical criteria requiring that all pending and future… continue reading...