TLR has a 30-year track record of delivering conservative legal reforms that were the foundation of the Texas Economic Miracle. We make sure the Texas legal system works so our families and employers can succeed.

As Texas families get ready for Christmas, the focus naturally turns to time together, traditions, and the gifts we give one another. For all of us at TLR, it is also a moment to reflect on a simple hope for the year ahead: a more affordable future for Texas families.

This week’s news underscores the real cost of lawsuit abuse and why reform still matters for affordability. When lawsuit abuse is left unchecked, families pay more, businesses lose certainty and communities lose opportunity. That is why keeping our courts fair and predictable matters for every Texan, whether they ever step in a courtroom or not.

This week brought new evidence of how lawsuit abuse drives up costs for families and businesses. Excessive verdicts (sometimes called nuclear verdicts) continue to inflate prices across the supply chain, with litigation projected to drive a significant share of future food-price inflation.

This week’s news underscores why lawsuit reform matters for every Texas family. A new analysis shows Texans now pay an average of $8,653 a year for home and auto insurance, one of the highest totals in America, with rising tort costs and nuclear verdicts driving premiums higher.

At TLR, we are grateful for the opportunity to continue this mission, protecting fairness, defending consumers, and keeping Texas on a path that allows families to thrive.

This week brought more proof that strong civil justice systems shape strong economies. As always, TLR is focused on protecting fairness, lowering costs for families, and keeping Texas the best place to grow a business.

Across the country, real results are proving that lawsuit reform works. Florida’s insurance market is stabilizing as litigation costs fall, Texas has once again been named the best business climate in America, and our own Texas Business Court continues to exceed expectations.

Across the country, momentum for reform is growing as lawmakers and regulators confront the cost of lawsuit abuse and the rise of third-party litigation funding.

This week, we’re looking at two stories that capture both the progress Texas has made and the dedication it will take to protect it, from the early success of the Texas Business Court to the growing threat of foreign influence in U.S. litigation.

This week, we’re watching two national developments that show how lawsuit abuse is changing the risk landscape—and why Texas must continue leading the way.

As other states face growing economic pressures from unchecked litigation, Texas is working hard to maintain a fair and balanced civil justice system.

This week marks Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week in Texas, and Texans for Lawsuit Reform joins Governor Greg Abbott in spotlighting the real costs of lawsuit abuse and its impact on consumers, small businesses and the state’s civil justice system. Texans pay an average of $1,725 more each year for goods and services due to excessive litigation, part of what experts call the “lawsuit tax.”

Across the country, new developments continue to show how lawsuit abuse drives up costs and undermines growth. From California’s “hidden tax” on families to Illinois’ expansion of toxic tort litigation, states that empower trial lawyers put jobs and consumers at risk.

President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda is facing an aggressive campaign of “lawfare” from Democrat-aligned, activist attorneys who are working to block key reforms in the courts—all while collecting oversized legal fees.

The number of U.S. public companies has fallen by roughly 50% over the past 30 years as many fast-growing businesses choose to remain private instead of going public.

September 1 marked one year since the launch of the Texas Business Court. In total, 10 business court judges saw 185 cases filed and issued 42 opinions.

In 2023, Florida enacted a series of reforms targeting runaway attorney fees and the exploitative claims practices turning courtrooms into casinos.

Governor Greg Abbott rang the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to celebrate the launch of NYSE Texas in Arlington.

Conservative, tax-cutting states are enacting comprehensive tort reform measures to reduce the threat of frivolous litigation, while blue states such as Illinois are encouraging litigation against businesses.