Senator Florence Shapiro, (District 8, Plano and Dallas) and Senator Eddie Lucio, (District 27, Rio Grande Valley) were both honored by TLR's Board of Governors and community leaders at separate luncheons in Dallas and Brownsville in June for their leadership on tort reform in the 1995 legislative session.

Balous Miller, owner and operator of a chain of South Texas barbecue restaurants, is the prototypical Texas small businessman ... and victim of lawsuit abuse. In 1995, Miller had to defend himself in 12 consecutive lawsuits (18 more set for trial this year). So far, Miller has tried all 12 cases to a "0" verdict in the past two years but it has still cost him almost $200,000.00 in legal fees.