Texas Watch

04/21/2026

Sign the petition to protect our families and our land from dangerous pesticides.

04/16/2026

"When an Alabama man visited a hospital in Florida in August 2024, he reported a pain in his left side, near the spleen. Three days later, he died on the operating table, missing a different organ, his liver, on his right side."

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.

04/14/2026

Trucking companies shouldn't be able to shed their dangerous safety records. "Chameleon carriers" must be stopped.

In a scheme plaguing roadways, some commercial trucking networks are racking up safety violations and evading federal enforcement by dissolving bad records and operating under new names.

04/14/2026

"The report, from a group called Unlocking America’s Future, states that Texas ranks third among states for the highest premiums paid. But here’s the shocker: nearly half of Texas homeowners’ claims are rejected."

Watchdog Dave Lieber urges the new state insurance regulator to confront a state crisis

04/13/2026

"We're having crashes-- all the time. So you've got 260 million other Americans on the highway sharing it with 700,000 trucking companies. You have a moral, ethical responsibility to share the road safely with those people. But when you've got 10% to 20% that are not doing that, that's an issue.

An issue that contributed to the more than 5,300 truck-related deaths in 2024."

In a scheme plaguing roadways, some commercial trucking networks are racking up safety violations and evading federal enforcement by dissolving bad records and operating under new names.

04/09/2026

Texas is the outlier, and our families deserve better.

04/08/2026

We must prioritize safety to protect lives in our state.

04/06/2026

"Consumer advocates say the Los Angeles complaints are one piece in a nationwide jigsaw of complaints and lawsuits alleging State Farm is unfairly limiting claims payouts."

The president called the insurer “absolutely horrible” after conversations with local officials including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

04/02/2026

We need safe roads in Texas.

04/02/2026

Texas lawmakers should protect everyday consumers from overcharges by big insurance companies.

04/01/2026

Too many lives are stolen on Texas roads.

03/30/2026

"Lawyers for KGM argued that Instagram and YouTube were deliberately designed to be addictive and the companies knew the platforms were harming young people, while the tech companies countered that their services cannot be blamed for complex mental health issues."

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.