More Inconvenient Truths for the Right

As expected, the right is laying into Al Gore again. And as expected, they're wrong.

"...think tank is actually a libertarian shill for consumer-unfriendly tort reform and is opposed to public health care and..."

Feb. 28, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

2006 State Races

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

"...Opposing Patrick is the House corporate water carrier on tort reform, Rep. Joe Nixon, a state rep since 1994...."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Prosecutor and the Pariah

Don't know about you, but I'm beginning to feel sorry for Tom DeLay

"...to Houston in October of 2002 to relieve a tort-reform cabal misnamed the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Ramsey's King

How an unknown law student became this year's Funniest Person in Austin

"...Tired or not, head crowded with theses on tort reform or force majeure or quid-pro-whatever, the man went..."

July 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...attorney crisis brought on by the Lege's enthusiasm for "tort reform."Who Rules Texas?..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...support for the Proposition 12 state constitutional amendment concerning "tort reform," which won narrowly statewide but was handily defeated..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Place 3

"...businesses. On the THA’s advocacy of the Prop. 12 tort reform, he says he was necessarily a public advocate..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature

BAK Barks at Big Doggett

A horrible candidate, or very expensive cannon fodder?

"...the party line, touting not just talking points like tort reform and repealing the estate tax (which actually have..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Don't Vote for Stick

"...personal-injury lawyers buying Mark Strama for their personal use. Tort reform is just a tool big business uses to..."

Oct. 27, 2004 Postmarks

TRMPAC Indictments Come Down, 'More Work' Remains

Ronnie Earle and the Travis Co. grand jury announce the initial results of the TRMPAC investigation

"...the money was simply incidental to dinner conversation about tort reform. "I don't even know if I looked at..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

¿Adelante con Bush o Kerry?

Election talk at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Austin conference

"...end frivolous lawsuits. "We're all against frivolous lawsuits," Ocañas retorted, but "have health costs gone down since the passage..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TRMPAC Indictments Come Down, 'More Work' Remains

Ronnie Earle and the Travis Co. grand jury announce the initial results of the TRMPAC investigation

"...the money was simply incidental to dinner conversation about tort reform. "I don't even know if I looked at..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...across this country." – Our American President, giving the tort-reform pitch in Poplar Bluff, Mo. (Yeah, we know, we..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News 8 at 5

Can Austin's little news station that could survive the grim reapers at Time Warner?

"...feature topics listed on the news assignment board include tort reform and air quality...."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

A Divider, Not a Uniter

"...And he kicked in heavily to buy the so-called "tort reform" Proposition 12. But of course SBVFT and the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...legislators. He was also a heavy financial underwriter of "tort reform" in Texas. More info: www.tpj.org. – M.K...."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Coming Up Lemons

The House Bill on public school finance goes to the floor, and it's all about tax cuts and slot machines

"...needed, and at this point – absent last spring's tort-reform lobby muscle – it's very difficult to see where..."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Michael King

A Special Agenda

The leading proposals focus on cutting taxes and finding substitute funds

"...Public school advocates fear voucher plans, school "reforms" (bigger class sizes, more administrative power), "home rule" (freeing..."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Perry Makes the Call

The long-awaited special session on school finance begins this week

"...Insurance Program, and business groups have pressed for additional "tort reform" measures, specifically making it harder for workers to..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Rest of the Races

"...heavily Republican district. Rose, whose votes in favor of tort reform and other GOP-driven issues very nearly earned him..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature

Blaming It on Ralph, Again

The real question remains: How do we replace this two-horse scam?

"...to try to derail the corporate highball express promoting "tort reform," her advocacy helped moderate the worst excesses of..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Legislators take dictation from the fair-and-balanced Texas Public Policy Foundation

"...health care, and telecommunications; school "choice" (i.e., vouchers); more tort reform, highways, and toll roads – nothing you haven't..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Who'll be shooting whom between now and March 9?

"...at least partly in retaliation for Ritter's support of tort reform...."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Texas voters give their assent to all 22 constitutional amendments.

"...22 of the proposed constitutional amendments, including the big tort-reform express train, Proposition 12. This measure declared constitutional the..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

The GOP primary season begins as the comptroller blasts the Lege's fees and cuts

"...doctors (the same folks anointed as poster children for tort reform); $71.5 million extracted from parents (mostly in increased..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines

"...election -- including the odious Proposition 12, designed to tort-reform civil justice out of existence in Texas. See our..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

The Sept. 13 constitutional amendment ballot features the good, the bad, and the silly.

"...new to report there, except that over the weekend, tort-reform ramrod Rep. Joe Nixon, R-Houston -- beneficiary of a..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Legislature as Joe Nixon conducted committee hearings on his "Tort Reform" legislation. I could not believe what I was..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...during the legislative session." Nixon tenaciously carried the controversial "tort-reform" package passed this spring. -- J.S...."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Victims: Deep-Six Proposition 12

"...on Proposition 12, a component of the Lege's controversial tort reform. On its face, the measure would limit the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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