Where TLR Works

Where TLR works

TLR's work happens in four places: the Texas Capitol, communities across the state, the research and reporting we publish, and the employers and community leaders we work alongside.

Chapter 01

At the Capitol

TLR works on civil-justice legislation in Austin.

Since the 1995 session, TLR has drafted model civil-justice legislation, tracked every bill that touches the courts, and given House and Senate offices plain analysis of what a bill would actually do. When a session ends, the work continues in the interim: studying how a new law is being applied and where the next problem is forming.

1995

First omnibus civil-justice reform session TLR worked on

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Texas Capitol and civil-justice legislation

Model legislation

Bill language developed with Texas legal scholars and practitioners.

Session analysis

Bill-by-bill briefings for House and Senate offices while the Legislature is in session.

Interim study

Tracking how reforms are applied in Texas courts between sessions.

Chapter 02

In Texas Communities

Talking with Texans where they live and work.

TLR staff speak to chambers, Rotary clubs, medical societies, county groups and civic boards across the state. Those conversations run both ways. Much of what TLR knows about how lawsuit abuse lands on a clinic, a trucking company or a small contractor came from someone who showed up and told us about it.

254

Texas counties, all governed by the same civil-justice laws

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Texans meeting in a local community setting

Speaker program

Briefings for local groups anywhere in Texas, at no cost.

Firsthand accounts

Texans share what happened to them, and we follow up before anything is published.

Chapter 03

Through Research and Public Information

Publishing what the record actually shows.

TLR publishes research on litigation trends, court data, insurance costs and the money moving through Texas lawsuits, along with a weekly brief, special reports and an archive going back two decades. Every claim carries a source, so a reporter, a legislator or a curious Texan can check it.

32 years

Of published TLR research, briefs and reporting on Texas courts

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Special reports

Long-form research on third-party litigation funding, nuclear verdicts and medical damages.

The Weekly Brief

A short read on what moved in the Texas courts and the Legislature.

Public archive

Newsletters, press releases and articles, searchable and free.

Chapter 04

With Employers and Community Leaders

Working alongside the people who hire Texans.

TLR works with chambers of commerce, trade associations, hospitals, physicians and employer coalitions on the civil-justice issues that decide where companies invest, hire and expand. Those groups bring the facts from their own industries, and TLR turns them into research and legislative work.

16,000+

Texans in the TLR coalition, from businesses, professions and communities statewide

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Employers and community leaders in discussion

Chamber partnerships

Joint work with the Texas Association of Business and regional chambers.

Industry coalitions

Health care, energy, construction, retail, transportation and technology.

Economic research

Data on how the Texas lawsuit climate affects jobs and investment.

How the work fits together

There is more than one way to take part.

Subscribe to TLR's updates, invite a speaker to your group, share your own experience with the civil-justice system, or support the organization's work.

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