Laura, originally from Yukon, Oklahoma, graduated summa cum laude from the University of. Oklahoma in 2001 with a liberal arts degree.At its core, a tort is a wrongful act or omission that results in harm or injury to another individual or entity. This chapter will explore the law of torts. Torts can be intentional torts, negligent torts, or strict liability torts. A tort is usually defined as a wrong for which the law will provide a remedy, most often in the form of money damages. Texas' modified comparative negligence laws determine if negligence occurred and who caused it according to the degree of fault. This chart deals only with the separate body of law governing state law tort claims against state governments. Soon thereafter, state legislatures began to enact their own state tort claims acts. This In Focus surveys basic tort law principles and identifies pertinent legal considerations for Congress.