The Texas Supreme Court was wrong and should reverse its decision that injured contract workers cannot seek justice against a plant owner who hired them, the Austin American Statesman editorial board writes.

They are right. The ruling came in the Entergy v. Summers case, the court will soon hear formal arguments from workers groups and others that it must reverse its decision.

It’s not unlike the recent 3rd Court decision in the Tom Delay, TRMPAC, illegal campaign financing scheme indictments. That appeals court invented legislative intent by referring to an in-house research group of the Texas House. In Entergy, the Supreme Court just made up legislative intent, angering lawmakers from both sides.

Both decisions point to the corruption of the Texas justice system. There are no checks and no balances in a state dominated by one party. Judges feel the pressure — and receive the necessary financial contributions — to protect their owners and their owners’ other players — like Tom DeLay.

The corruption has got to come to an end.