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BREAKING NEWS: Governor Abbott signs SB 2551 By Hinojosa into law. This bill Relates to the liability of certain political subdivisions for certain workers' compensation claims. We are excited to know that firefighters will get the coverage & medical treatment they need to recover from an illness/injury under this bill. To often, Fire fighters were denied worker's comp claims. Although, this bill does great we will continue to advocate much more revisions to the worker's comp system.

Vehicle fires happen often, more often than you may be aware of, and their hazards can be deadly. Fire Fighters responded to a car fire on I-2. Upon arrival fire fighters encountered a vehicle fully involved and extinguished the fire. These types of incidents can be extremely dangerous and urge drivers and passengers to exit the vehicle as soon as possible and call 911. ***Originally Posted June 7 2019

Homer Salinas, a cancer survivor speaks with KRGV Valerie Gonzalez about SB 2551 by Sen. Hinojosa. Although, relieved about this legislative session Homer, says there is still work to do and thanks all that came together on both sides of the aisle to passing this important bill. Click on the link below to see the news report. https://www.krgv.com/news/firefighters-await-cancer-protection-bill-to-be-signed ***Originally Posted May 30 2019

Worker’s Comp bill will head to Governor Abbotts desk for signature once verified by both Speaker and Lt Governor. Mission firefighters together with the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters worked tirelessly with legislators and their staff to support legislative efforts to fix a broken workers comp system that was very flawed. Homer Salinas, who was diagnosed with kidney cancer back in 2017 vowed he would travel to Austin to meet with legislators during the 86th legislative session to t...

The bill will head to the Senate to approve amendments submitted by the House for final passage. Once the Senate concurs with the bill it will be sent to the Governor’s desk for his signature. This bill provides clarity of types of cancers covered under workers comp. The bill will also prohibit city’s to claim sovereign immunity and allow employees to recover attorneys fees if sued by the insurance carrier who acts in bad faith. Mission firefighters together with the Texas State Asso...

The bill will head to the Senate to approve amendments submitted by the House for final passage.  Once the Senate concurs with the bill it will be sent to the Governor’s desk for his signature. This bill provides clarity of types of cancers covered under workers comp.  The bill will also prohibit city’s to claim sovereign immunity and allow employees to recover attorneys fees if sued by the insurance carrier who acts in bad faith.  Mission firefighters together with ...

With 9 days left in the 86th Legislative session and 3 days left to get our bill out of calender's committee for a house vote. I am pleased to announce that our bill SB 2551 (workers comp) was out of calendars at midnight and will be heard on the house floor on Monday. We are expecting the bill will be heard late in the day. We are not anticipating any opposition, however there will be 2 amendments to the bill making the bill stronger. If approved in the House, the bill will head back to th...