Defamation law proposed in Texas House by Rep. Todd Hunter AUSTIN — A bill proposed by state Rep. Todd Hunter would offer a provision in state defamation laws that would require individuals seeking defamation lawsuits to seek remedy outside the courts. Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said the bill is meant to insure that freedom of speech…

Representative Hunter files Cruise Ship Industry, Human Trafficking and Desalinization Bills AUSTIN — Yesterday, State Representative Todd Hunter (District 32 – Corpus Christi) filed three bills which would create legislative studies on important issues regarding the Cruise Ship Industry, Human Trafficking and water desalinization. “These bills will bring to our area the study and review…

CRUISE SHIP STUDY BILL FILED FOR THE 83RD TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION I have filed the Cruise Industry Study bill. It is extremely important to keep people and the state talking about the importance of bringing the cruise industry to the South Texas coast line. For those of you interested in tracking the Cruise Industry Study…

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (PART II) In last week’s article, I began outlining the Texas lawmaking process. In that article, I covered how a law or bill begins from its initial conception to it going before a committee of the respective lawmaking bodies on its way to the Texas House or Senate chamber floor. This week…

Coastal Bend education task force meets today CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES By Rick Spruill February 15, 2013 at 7:12 p.m. Education task force meets today State Rep. Todd Hunter on Friday announced legislation to be filed in the coming weeks to establish a joint House-Senate committee to study how Texas can plug growing gaps in…