On Monday night, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 274 into law, which will implement a system where some plaintiffs who sue and lose will have to pay the court costs and attorney fees of the defendant they sued. The system will help deter frivolous lawsuits. Read more about this major accomplishment here.
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