Contribute to the Legislative War Chest! | The Legislative War Chest helps underwrite the extra costs associated with protecting your practice at the Capitol. War Chest contributors get access to in-depth conference call updates throughout session and special recognition on the TTLA website and at TTLA events. Click on the headline to make your contribution. | Texas Tribune Daily Brief | | Skier Injured When Jumping from Lift Rather Than Freeze, Says Lawsuit | | The parents of a skier who suffered injury in a fall at a ski park in Banner Elk, N.C. have filed a lawsuit over his injuries. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Asheville on Tuesday, contends that the young man decided to jump from a ski lift he was stranded on shortly before rescuers made it to him. According to the complaint, ski resort employees â??were dismissiveâ?? when the youthâ??s mother reported the boy missing. The boy suffered frostbite and a number of broken bones in the incident. Named as defendant in the lawsuit is the Sugar Mountain Resort. Joe Marusak, News & Observer 03/01/2017 | Read Article: News & Observer | Texas Parents File Suit Over Toddler's Death at Dentist | | A Texas family has filed a lawsuit over the death of a toddler after a dental procedure. The 14-month-old girl died after undergoing anesthesia at Austin Children's Dentistry for a procedure for multiple baby root canals and crowns on four of her teeth. The parents of the girl allege in their lawsuit that the death was part of a Medicaid scam. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the practice, the dentist and an anesthesiologist. Staff Report, KTRK-TV 03/02/2017 | Read Article: KTRK-TV | | |