Reports about improprieties in the attorney ad litem system—the target of allegations of favoritism and nepotism for decades—prompted a senator to take action to further scrutinize attorney fee payments.
Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, said that, last year, reports showed that attorneys ad litem received nearly $26 million, but they probably received much more. A 1994 Texas Supreme Court rule requires clerks to report payments monthly, but only 40 percent of clerks filed reports in 2014. Senate Bill 1369 aims to increase compliance by writing the high court’s rule into law, Zaffirini told members of the Senate State Affairs Committee on March 30.
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