Legislature Tinkered Around Edges of Comp With Six Bills This Year

Texas lawmakers continued the debate over a much-revised cancer presumption bill right up until the final hours of the 2019 session, but they did approve six other workers' compensation measures this year, including two already signed by the governor. Monday was the final day of the session, and a number of bills squeaked in under the wire last week. Here's a look at the some of the comp measures that passed: House Bill 2503, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Kacal, R-Bryan, would remove the “remarriage penalty” for spouses of certain peace officers killed on the job. Current law al...