Nothing strikes as much fear in the hearts of some litigants as learning that a case determining their legal rights will be decided in Texas. In the context of coverage disputes involving environmental claims, this fear is largely unjustified. The following is an overview of Texas law as it applies to coverage issues under CGL policies for environmental claims. There are still many determinative issues being decided. The overall approach brought to these determinations by Texas law should perhaps, like Machiavelli's Prince, be feared but not hated.