Proposed Legislation

Texas Law Aims to Deter Worker Misclassification in Construction Industry

Texas lawmakers are attempting to get tough on construction companies that commit payroll fraud by misclassifying construction workers, passing a new law recently signed by Gov. Rick Perry. As I have previously…

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Texas Does Not Enact Texting While Driving Ban

Texas will not enact proposed legislation this year that would have made texting while driving a criminal offense.  The legislation, which had been proposed in several similar versions, would have made texting,…

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Proposed Texas Laws Would Ban Texting While Driving

Texas lawmakers have introduced several proposed bills in a renewed effort to impose a statewide ban on texting while driving. Most prominent among the new proposed laws are those authored by Rep….

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