A Day in Court—Proposition 12 would deny Texans that right
Dallas Morning News Editorial 8/23/09
Don't mistake Deborah Hankinson for a fire-breathing trial lawyer. She's a former Texas Supreme Court justice. She carries credentials as a moderate appointed to the court by then-Gov. George W. Bush. She also has an abiding respect for the Texas Constitution and for legal procedure. So when she says Proposition 12, a constitutional amendment billed as medical malpractice insurance relief for doctors, would deprive thousands of Texans of their day in court, all of us should listen.

Big early vote turnout a surprise
By Rebeca Rodriguez
San Antonio Express-News
Sept. 10, 2009
Bexar County early vote totals for Saturday's statewide constitutional amendment election were higher than expected, leading experts to ratchet up overall turnout projections.

Tort troopers get greedy
Waco Tribune-Herald 9-7-2009
By JOHN YOUNG, Opinion page editor
This morning with your coffee, sample with me an irony as rich as a double-chocolate torte.

Police oppose Prop. 12
Texas City Sun 9/6/09
By Lisa Ray
Certain Texas police departments and police officers associations have spoken out against Proposition 12.

Physicians lobbying patients? The notion is deeply flawed
The TMA urges doctors to tell their patients to vote for Proposition 12.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times 9/6/09
The Texas Medical Association is pull-ing out all the stops to see that Proposition 12 passes. The TMA won in the Legislature, and wants to make sure it wins at the polls in the drive to cap non-economic damages in medical liability cases. But the TMA goes too far in its campaign to ensure victory.

Proposition 12: To vote or not to vote?
By CLAY ROBISON
2009 Houston Chronicle 09/07/09
Most people may not lie when strangers ask their opinions of political candidates and issues. But asking them, even anonymously, if they are going to vote in an upcoming election is inviting a string of tall tales because they simply don't like to admit that they are not.

Letter to the Editor: This doc votes no
DALLAS MORNING NEWS 09/07/09
As a physician, I may see personal financial gain by the passage of Proposition 12, but this proposition is not good for our society as a whole.

Proposition 12's 2nd part may startle some Texans
El Paso Times By Gary Scharrer 09/06/09
AUSTIN -- Some folks in the capital city make the case that Texas doctors are getting used in the heated battle over Proposition 12, although a couple of prominent El Paso physicians aren't aware that might be the case.

Study rebuts doctors' claim of health crisis
By David Pasztor AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sept. 5, 2009
There is little evidence that patients are losing access to health care because doctors are paying more for medical malpractice insurance,

Consumers' groups say Proposition 12 'dismantles checks and balances' in government
By CINDY V. CULP Tribune-Herald staff writer
Sept. 5, 2009
The fight over an amendment to the state constitution that would limit some lawsuit awards came to town Wednesday when officials from several consumer groups held a press conference urging residents to vote against it.

3 police groups line up against Proposition 12
By Max B. Baker
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Sept. 05, 2009
Police groups from across the state spoke out Thursday against Proposition 12, saying the proposed constitutional amendment could lead to caps on lawsuits filed by crime victims.

Debate focuses on malpractice claim caps
By Nicole Foy
San Antonio Express-News
Sept. 5, 2009
As a medical student, Greg Brown has a somewhat unexpected perspective on the debate over whether to limit damage malpractice awards in Texas.

Proposition 12 threatens the rights of every Texan
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Seot. 5, 2009
Article 1, section 13, of our Texas Constitution provides the following guarantee: "All courts shall be open, and every person for an injury done him, in his lands, goods, person or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law." Section 15 of the same article provides: "The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate."

Should Prop 12 pass? No
By Linda Campbell
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
Sept. 4, 2009
If Gov. Rick Perry cares so much about doctors, why did he veto a 2001 prompt-pay bill to stop HMOs from dragging their feet in paying physicians?

Opponents claim Proposition 12 would limit state courts access
Measure would curb damages on lawsuits
By BRIAN WILLIAMS
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Sept. 4, 2009
Proposition 12 will limit access to the state court system, some of its opponents said Wednesday.
The proposition would change the Texas Constitution to allow the Legislature to set limits on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice and other civil lawsuits.

2 spar over ballot item
By Peggy Fikac
Chief, Express-News Austin Bureau
Sept. 3, 2009
AUSTIN — The battle over a ballot proposal to limit lawsuit damages — being waged in speeches, ads and telephone calls — comes down to a blunt assessment of Texans' medical risks, a main proponent of the measure said Tuesday.

Patients being urged to back Proposition 12 in Sept. 13 election
By David Pasztor AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF 09/02/09
Texans visiting their doctors over the next few weeks might get a dose of politics along with their checkups or prescriptions.

Sides differ widely on effects of liability cap
By Max B. Baker Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff Writer 8/31/09
The posters and handouts in Dr. Tom Wightman's office make it seem so simple: A vote for Proposition 12 is a vote for your family doctor.

Curbing rising malpractice rates may take more than damage caps
Wall Street Journal 8/28/09
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Senate failed to follow the House's lead in mandating a $250,000 cap for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.

Rep. Joe Nixon should be tithing
Rick Casey Houston Chronicle 8/29/09
I HOPE State Rep. Joe Nixon tithed when Farmers Insurance Group paid a generous $300,000 for a mold claim on his home.

Prop. 12 campaigns gear up for start of early voting
Aug. 28, 2009
By APRIL CASTRO (Associated Press Writer) 8/28/09
As Texans began casting early ballots on Thursday for the upcoming constitutional amendment election, activists from all over the political spectrum scattered across the state in an attempt to jump-start historically low voter turnout in their favor.