What is the motivation behind the small number of reporters and others that want to do away with the 1/3 Rule in Texas? Hmmm, could it be because they are or represent contracting companies that are losing money in Texas because they can’t GOUGE the litigants on copy sales after low-balling the price of the originals to those that can most afford to pay? The contract holders are the ones making money off of the low-balled rates because they deal in volume. These are the fortunate few that will be able to live in mansions and survive after the massacre that they are engineering on the working reporters in Texas.

The 1/3 Rule is the gold standard for protecting working reporters and litigants. It’s a rule that many reporters in other states are longing to have placed in their reporting rules.

At the Alamo, nobody knew who was going to die or survive. But in the massacre potentially facing Texas CSRs, we know who is going to die and who is going to survive. The few people who will benefit financially from the removal of the 1/3 Rule are the ones who are going to survive. Those who are going to die are all the CSRs and litigants to whom the removal of the 1/3 Rule will cause financial harm.

Fortunately, Texas CSRs can choose not to be massacred by making your voices heard for the retention of the 1/3 Rule.

Force the bad actors to take the black bean! Let your TCRA Board know RIGHT NOW!!! that you want the 1/3 Rule to be kept status quo.

Texas CSRs – REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!

                                                                                                           Frank N. Sense

P.S. Please send this to every Texas CSR that you know