We don’t think the Senate version of SB 142 was “spineless,” but this article by Texans for Public Justice here is very interesting in investigating the money the industry threw at the members to kill the meaningful reforms sought by Rep. Solomons in his version of SB 142.  Ultimately, portions of the senate version of SB 142 were split up and added to other bills that passed and will improve the state of the law for Texas homeowners.