Groups push to derail Texas medical malpractice cap
A Public Citizen Consumers Union and Texas Watch study of about 10 000 Texas cases from 1987 to 2000 finds economic damages dominate awards rising from 88 million in 1988 to 315 million in 1999 while non economic damages stay 55 to 85 million before dropping below 40 million in 2000 The report argues caps on non economic damages would not greatly reduce premiums and would hurt vulnerable claimants with little income
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Austin
Public Citizen
Consumers Union
Texas Watch
Texas
Texas Department of Insurance
House
Rick Perry
Reggie James
Southwest
James
Cool front ends stretch of hot Odessa days
Odessa area cool front moved in Monday night bringing a break from days above 80 degrees. Officials forecast near normal highs through the week with windy conditions and isolated showers. rainfall at Midland International Airport year to date stands at 1.01 inches, about 0.38 inches below normal.
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O Day
Permian Basin
Craig Stewart
Kosa-Tv
Doug Cain
National Weather Service
Stewart
Cain
NWS
Midland International
Homeland defense focus marks Republican forum in Odessa
Ten 19th District hopefuls gathered at Odessa College to press homeland defense and border security amid looming conflict with Iraq. Notable names included Isett, Sutton, Neugebauer, Conaway and May. Gaddy and Egger did not attend. The event, led by the Ector County GOP, drew about 100 attendees and featured remarks on federal support for Tech and UTPB and the Farm Bill under fire after Combest’s resignation.
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Randy Neugebauer
Ector County
U.S
Odessa College
Neugebauer
Larry Combest
Iraq
19Th Congressional District
Homeland Defense
Republican Party
Richard Bartlett
Mike Conaway
Bill Christian
Midland
Jamie Berryhill
Odessa
Donald May
Vickie Sutton
Carl Isett
David Langston
Stace Williams
Lubbock
Kay Gaddy
Mike Egger
Isett
Rick Perry
Texas Homeland Security Task Force
Sutton
Texas Tech
White House
Science and Technology
Bush
Tech
UTPB
Midland College
Agriculture Committee
Wade Hudman
Texas hearing on loosening teacher contract laws debated
In Austin a subcommittee hearing examined bills to let districts avoid renewing teachers contracts more easily. Proponents claim faster removal of unqualified staff, while opponents warn of increased firings and worsened teacher shortages, with protection still in place under potential constitutional challenges.
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Austin
Karen Soehnge
Texas Association of School Administrators
Soehnge
Texas
Pamela Parker
The
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Tors
Parker
U.S
Chris Borreca
Council of
School Attorneys
House Public Education
Kent Grusendorf
Grusendorf
R-Arlington
Ron May
HEB Independent School District Board
May
Ted Melina Raab
Texas Federation of Teachers
Raab
King
Sta
Public Education
Grusendorf Kent
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