A Texas bill that sought to shift the legal burden in shareholder lawsuits involving ESG policies failed in committee last week. The House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee voted it down 9–1.

If enacted, the bill would have been the first to make it easier for shareholders to challenge ESG-related decisions by requiring companies to prove those actions were financially—rather than politically—motivated.

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