By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefAUSTIN, Texas – A hearing at the State Capitol Thursday on the effects of a Texas Supreme Court decision on severely injured workers’ ability to obtain adequate compensation quickly turned into a virtual trial of oil company BP and its safety record in the Lone Star State and elsewhere. The House Business and Industry Committee and the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee held a joint hearing to consider topics assigned by Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, for study before the next session of the Legislature convenes in January.The ma...
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