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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott swore in the first judges for the state’s new Business Court at the Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth on Thursday.
Abbott, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, said though Texas is a national leader in many respects, it has lagged behind in establishing business courts. About half of states have some type of business court.
Abbott also noted the stress that rapid economic development can put on already “clogged courts” across the state. Texas has the eighth largest economy in the world.
“We have to have a legal process system that will be able to address the inevitable challenges that are going to arise in such a massive context,” Abbott said.
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