New Poll: In Order to Maintain the ‘Texas Miracle’, Legislators Must Act on Lawsuit Abuse Reform (PACT)
What happened: Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has released a new survey of likely Texas voters gauging their views on the rising cost of living and the impact of lawsuit abuse on everyday expenses.
What happened: Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has released a new survey of likely Texas voters gauging their views on the rising cost of living and the impact of lawsuit abuse on everyday expenses. The results: a vast majority of Texans believe lawsuit abuse is a key factor driving up the price of goods and services and want their legislators to take action to fix the system. Read more
By the numbers:
80% say the cost of living has increased in the past year.
79% believe reforming the legal system is key to sustaining Texas’s economic growth.
67% say lawsuit abuse drives up everyday costs.
86% support medical cost transparency in lawsuits.
71% support more regulation of billboard attorneys.
63% support a “loser pays” system.
TLR Thoughts: Texas voters overwhelmingly support commonsense reforms to fix a broken legal system and protect consumers from hidden costs. Texas lawmakers have an opportunity this session to ensure a more transparent legal system – and to curb the unnecessary and meritless lawsuits that increase the cost of doing business in Texas – by passing SB 30 by Sen. Charles Schwertner and its companion, HB 4806 by Rep. Greg Bonnen.
What happened: A new op-ed by Erling President Mike Embertson urges the importance of SB 30 and HB 4806 to restore transparency and fairness to Texas’s legal system. Read more
Tell me more: Routine fender benders are turning into costly legal battles, forcing businesses and insurers into massive settlements—regardless of fault or injury. Lawsuit abuse doesn’t just impact the businesses involved—it affects every Texan. Without reform, more local employers will be forced to make difficult decisions, like laying off workers or shutting down entirely.
TLR Thoughts: SB 30 and HB 4806 offer a smart, targeted approach to protecting the future of Texas jobs, families and the state’s economic stability. When minor accidents result in outsized settlements, everyone pays the price.
What happened: The Texas House last week passed two major priorities of the House Committee on Government Efficiency and Reform (DOGE): SB 14 and HB 12. Read more
Remind me: Texas is the fifth most regulated state in the nation, with over 274,000 restrictions as of 2023.
In February, Jeff Rose, former Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals, wrote an op-ed calling for meaningful regulatory reform in Texas.
Tell me more: SB 14 creates a Regulatory Efficiency Office to streamline agency rules, requires plain language in all regulations, ensures agencies don’t have an unfair advantage in court and establishes a user-friendly public website. It passed the House 97-51, with one member present not voting on April 9, and is now on the Governor’s desk.
HB 12 enhances the Sunset review process by adding efficiency audits and tying regulations to agency deliverables. It passed the House 149-0 on April 8 and was referred to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee on April 14.
TLR Thoughts: Texas’s excessive regulatory framework threatens its economic competitiveness, especially for small businesses and consumers, which is why TLR is part of the Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform (CRER). Texas is the best place for business. Overly burdensome licensing regulations shouldn’t get in the way.
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