On Friday, May 19, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1995, which make several amendments to the Texas Uniform Trade Secret Act (TUTSA).  House Bill 1995 amends TUTSA to make some of its provisions coextensive with DTSA in order to eliminate confusion and to avoid possible forum shopping between state and federal courts.   The amendment also codifies the holding in In re M-I, L.L.C.  TUTSA, as amended, is now the most modern and comprehensive law on trade secrets in the nation. 
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