Perry's TWIA Nemesis Promises to Continue His Fight
He’s the trial lawyer Republican Gov. Rick Perry loves to hate: Steve Mostyn, from the small East Texas town of Whitehouse, founder of one of the state’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, single biggest political donor in the 2010 state elections, top financier of lost Democratic causes.
Mostyn gave about $10 million in 2010, much of it aimed at defeating Perry and nearly all of it going to Democrats. About the only thing he has to show for it now, though, is the ire of a powerful — and, in Mostyn’s words, “vindictive” — Texas governor and possible presidential candidate. In ...
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Wallis Parnelle
How low can you go?...........Perry'sGOP Low. Wasting the public's money on pure third world politicing. Also not they said they GOP was going to punish the Democrats for the special session? funny, Perry's followers got things done in special session. This all demonstartes, that Texas need to clean the BigHouse again. Time for some good old fair peoples party politics, bring back the Democrats. Get rid of these spenders, of trash politics.
LB Samms
Democrat operative "Steve Mostyn and his wife Amber Anderson Mostyn are major donors to The Texas Tribune. The Texas Trial Lawyers Association is a Texas Tribune corporate sponsor." All content of this political publication is suspect, a major conflict of interest. Note: The above quoted statement appears (buried) at the END of the Tribune's article, where readers---most of whom scan only headlines and opening paragraphs---will not see it.
Dave Cortez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Bravado, revenge politics, and self interest...sounds like a former texas governor and us president
W Joe Deshotel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Miner rarely makes mistakes on message but what is he referring to when he says, "He continues to spend millions of dollars in a fruitless effort."? I hope he doesn't mean the effort to defeat RP is fruitless. It may have been so far but one thing certain about politics is change. If he does officially decide to run he will face a Democratic Party (thats actually funded and operational) and a 24hour media cycle. Both will be game changers.
Wallis Parnelle
Are stating the article is untrue? Over the years everyone is aware of GOP, those who's statements, are to compromise truths to create doubt. Is this your intentions? Just curious sir
Lawna Jocqui via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry is the DEVIL!
Chris Thornton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Mostyn is just another ambulance chasing personal injury trial lawyer.
Darren McKinney
If Mr. Mostyn's claim is true -- that his anti-Perry political crusade is hurting the little people he purports to care about -- why doesn't he cease and desist? Why does he persist in promoting pain when it's in his power to make the pain stop? And isn't it possible that Mr. Mostyn is really no less self-serving than he says Gov. Perry is?
We all know where Tribune staff will come down on these questions about their benefactor, but far more important is where most Texas voters come down.
Darren McKinney
American Tort Reform Association
Washington, D.C.
Bill Eubank via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I love to see Mostyn waste his money!! Disappointed to learn that "Texas Tribune" is takes money from him.
Texas Tribune via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Bill, we take donations from liberal trial lawyers and conservative Swift Boaters and everyone in between.
Perry Dorrell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Love me some Steve Mostyn. Hopes he keeps kicking Goodhair's ass.
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Amazing ot me how hateful Texas Politics are.
Rudy Gonzales
Posted June 26 2011 - re-post: This is a money grab for the elite few of Texas. This is what you get in a one party state! The limitation what lawyers can collect when suing over mishandled and inadequate claim settlements is not tort reform, it's pulling teeth out of any real reason legislation. The only losers will be the policy holders. Capital requirements should be one hundred percent (100%) and totally secured with the paychecks of each and every Senator and representative in Austin! There will be no reason to get insurers to fix or replace homes, roofs and other structures if a Texas state sanctioned Insurance inspector decides to fudge the cost of repairs back to pre-destruction condition. An example is when I had to fight and send letters and four estimates to get a new roof on my house. A roof cannot be repaired after a hurricane like "Ike"! Any attempt to repair a roof will void the pre-existing warranty on the current roof. Insurers have the option of not insuring if the home does meet code. The only way to fix many roofs is to re-roof the entire house. It cannot be piece mealed to pre-storm condition. The fact is there were and still are corrupt state inspectors around who will low-ball an estimate to keep funds from being spent. Every cent sent in to this pseudo-state insurance association must be kept in a federally over-sighted corporation and out of the hands of any Texas Legislator! This brings to mind "Corruption", "Under-the-table" and "kickback" as was alleged post IKE! Every legislator in Austin is subject to corrupt charges resulting for failure to install safe guards protecting the public's funds. Additionally inhibitory restrictions on legal ramifications should not be considered since that would limit the correction of gross errors on behalf of TWIA, administrators or Repair contractors. Larry Taylor of Friendswood, Texas had the audacity to say no heads should roll over TWIA and the corruption and collusion in TWIA. He was wrong! He happens to be one of the representatives from Galveston County. If he was derelict in containing the misdeeds of TWIA and or the administrators or the Inspectors, or in-placing controls to keep from paying out bribes, then he also is culpable. This pseudo-state insurance association was created for the protection of the citizens of the Texas coast, and not for the lining of Texas legislators in Austin. The Legislature has been derelict in passing the budget, school funding and jobs while passing Sonogram legislation intruding into Texans bedrooms.