The Texas Supreme Court just held that the “made whole” doctrine must yield to an insurance company’s right to contractual subrogation under the terms of the insurance policy. To call this opinion anti-consumer would be an understatement of biblical proportions.

What does this mean? You, as a Texas citizen, are severely limited in your ability to recover in a personal injury claim.

The Texas Transportation Commission agreed with Dewhurst, the Regional Transportation Council, and most everyone but Cintra that NTTA should handle the 121 Toll Road contract. There may be some discontent over the decision from Cintra, and Cintra will get it anyways if they can't get everything tied up in 45 days, but it looks like a deal is, as they say, a deal.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Gerry Birnberg, County Chair for the Harris County Democratic Party.

The State Highway 121 toll project is a big deal in many circles of Texas government these days. Even though the Texas Transportation Commission says they are "encouraged by the competition," things are getting complicated.