Lawsuit reform has been good for Texas. A recent commentary to the contrary on this page failed to include some very important facts.

Let’s begin with a quick review of the history. In 1994, when Texans for Lawsuit Reform was founded, Texas civil courts were a national laughingstock, known to be notoriously unfair and a huge deterrent to businesses that wanted to grow and expand.

California is staring down the barrel of a $19 billion budget deficit, huge debt, and an unemployment rate in excess of 12 percent. Legislators can help the state recover by enacting the lawsuit reforms California desperately needs.

Before arriving in the Rio Grande Valley in 2006, Houston lawyer Newton Schwartz knew Wilfrido “Willie” Garcia only by reputation.