Christian, Husband, Father x4, Baylor Bear CEO at @LawsuitReform & @TLRPAC | Fmr TX judge | SDTX US Atty | BigLaw partner. 2 Chron 19:6
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A new report from the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform has found that lawsuit abuse involving commercial trucking accidents drives up legal and insurance costs for carriers, which in turn negatively affects supply chains and ultimately raises prices for consumers and businesses. The report also looks at the increasing problem of staged-collision schemes involving organized crime rings colluding with personal-injury attorneys and connected medical providers to generate fraudulent personal-injury suits. legalnewsline.com/legislatio…
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The affordability debate does not stop at the grocery store or insurance office. It runs through the courthouse.
Excessive lawsuits raise the cost of insuring a home, driving a car, and running a business.
Lawsuit reform is at the center of affordability.
ALT A graphic with the text: "Lawsuit reform is at the center of affordability. Lower lawsuit costs. Lower costs for Texans." The background has an image of the Texas Capitol building, and the bottom shows the logo "TLR" in red, white, and blue.
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New York’s auto-fraud crackdown has led to 16 arrests and uncovered nearly $500,000 in attempted fraudulent claims statewide. Fraudulent claims don’t stay on paper. Their costs land in New Yorkers’ insurance bills.
protectingamericanconsumers.…
ALT A graphic depicting a staged crash crackdown in New York, October 2026. Text highlights "16 arrests" and "nearly $500K in attempted fraud." Features a highway scene with vehicles, including trucks and cars, alongside a sign for the Cross Bronx Expressway. Includes a note citing New York State Police and Department of Financial Services, and a logo for PACT, Protecting American Consumers Together.
If only our neighborhood was patrolled for this. I blew out a knee chasing a woman who passed my kids bus a few years ago.
Know what's REALLY scary? Drivers who ignore a school bus's flashing red lights and extended stop sign.
These are REAL drivers putting REAL kids at risk.
This National School Bus Safety Week: when the red lights flash and the stop sign comes out, STOP. No excuses.
#TxDPSSETX
Ryan Patrick retweeted
Tis true. The first report of early voting has gone out. Enjoy the math party.
Walt Cunningham became a great family friend since a fundraising dinner for Be An Angel 30 years ago. My 40th Anniversary Apollo 7 coin is in my collection.
This week in 1968, the Apollo 7 crew was thoroughly testing the redesigned Apollo Command and Service Module, including the critical Service Propulsion System engine.
The mission's success proved the spacecraft was ready for the next giant leap, clearing the way for Apollo 8 to become the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.
ALT A heavy beard covers the face of astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, as he looks out the rendezvous window in front of the commander's station on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. (October 20, 1968)
ALT Astronaut Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 lunar module pilot, wears sunglasses in the brightly lit Apollo Command Module as he writes with a space pen on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. (October 20, 1968)
ALT Astronaut Donn F. Eisele, Apollo 7 command module pilot, smiles through a heavy growth of beard as he is photographed during a momentary pause on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission. (October 20, 1968)
Ryan Patrick retweeted
Billboard lawyers are spending more than ever to get accident victims in the door. But winning clients isn’t the same as protecting them.
Here’s where the money went—and what consumers need to know. 🧵
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Whether it’s a criminal ring or an individual looking to scam someone, staged accidents are real and a growing problem across the US. Staged accidents target individuals or commercial vehicles to force a lawsuit. The problem has existed since the 1990s, and Texas has convicted several fraudsters in the past three decades.
Congressional lawmakers filed federal legislation to address the problem. Texas lawmakers should create a state penalty to make sure these schemes never work again on Texas roads or in Texas courts.
Tell lawmakers it’s time to stop lawsuit abuse in Texas.
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Bill Avera of the Texas School District Police Chiefs Association just testified in front of the Texas Senate Committee on Education on the implementation of SB 571 and he advocated for once again allowing ISD police departments to investigate educator misconduct—even while acknowledging that, in the past, some school districts and ISD police departments failed to properly investigate these cases and instead swept them under the rug.
Avera argued that requiring outside law enforcement to investigate educator misconduct is becoming a burden on local law enforcement agencies and is taking officers away from violent-crime investigations.
But SB 571’s requirement that allegations of educator misconduct be reported to outside law enforcement was an important step toward addressing the inherent conflicts of interest that can arise when school districts investigate their own employees. Those conflicts contributed to situations in which misconduct was overlooked or inadequately addressed, allowing abuse to continue and leaving countless Texas schoolchildren vulnerable.
We should not go backward.
School district police should not be responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct involving the very employees and institutions they serve. The answer to the burden on outside law enforcement should be to provide those agencies with the resources necessary to conduct these investigations—not to return investigative authority to the school districts.
Ultimately, we should be asking a broader question: Why do school districts need their own police departments at all?
#ProtectTexasKids #txlege @TrueTexasTea @TexasEd911 @DonnaCampbellTX @TeamBettencourt @TexasGOP @drbone4tx
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What a moment for Y’all Street! Great to be with Rep. @MorganMeyerTX, @SenBryanHughes & @GovernorPerry as we join @EnergyTransfer and @TXStockExchange in Dallas for the Opening Bell. 🔔
A Texas-grown energy leader. A Texas-based national stock exchange. Capital, energy, innovation - all converging right here in the Lone Star State.
The future of American finance is TEXAS, and the future is NOW.
I don’t care what the subject is: consent decrees, of all the possible legal vehicles out there, should not bind any subsequent elected official. This is what legislating and the appellate process are for, not prefab sue and settle lawsuits.
A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and four Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law judges to vacate a landmark settlement on misdemeanor bail reform in the county. The ruling preserves a consent decree that allows most people facing misdemeanor charges to be released from jail prior to trial without having to pay cash bail. texastribune.org/2026/10/05/…
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A billboard lawyer recruits a client, sends the client to a handpicked medical provider, and presents the bill in court.
When unnecessary treatment and excessive charges inflate the lawsuit, Texans can pay through higher premiums.
Stop the pipeline. Pass reform.
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Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for proclaiming October 5-9 Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week in Texas.
In his proclamation, the governor was clear: Our civil justice system plays a key role in our society to keep our communities safe, resolve disputes, and protect our right to justice. ... We must continue to work together to ensure the protection of the innocent and the integrity of our legal system.
Thank you for proclaiming Lawsuit Abuse a problem worth highlighting statewide! Lawmakers should take this week to learn about the challenges and pathways to solutions to keep our civil courts fair and predictable.
I heard this morning and my heart sank. I've known Kristin for 20 years - my whole legal career - since working together at the DA's office. In 2011 we became better friends as we ran for felony court benches together. You become lifelong friends with the crew you first ran with.
The First Court of Appeals is very saddened to learn of Justice Kristin Guiney’s untimely passing. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her entire family. Here is the Court’s full statement: txcourts.gov/media/1463409/s…
She was also my neighbor, living around the corner, so I would see her at Kroger and at school events as her youngest and my oldest are about the same age.