['Texas implemented comprehensive tort reform in 2003. We hypothesized that tort reform was followed by a significant increase of physicians practicing in Texas.', 'To test this hypothesis, we compared the rate of physician growth prior to and following tort reform, and the number of licensed physicians and physicians per 100,000.', 'Comparing before and after tort reform, the rate of increase in Texas physicians per 100,000 population increased significantly (p\u2009<\u20090.01). From 2002 to 2012, the Texas population increased 21\xa0%. The number of actively practicing Texas physicians increased by 15,611 a 44\xa0% increase (46\xa0% metro areas vs. 9\xa0% non-metro areas), an increase of 30 physicians per 100,000 population (p\u2009<\u20090.01). Non-metropolitan Texas had a net increase of 215 physicians; however, there was no change in the number of physicians per 100,000. Examining the data by trauma service areas (TSAs), 20 of 22 TSAs had an increase in both number of physicians and physicians per capita, five greater than 50\xa0%.'] Is tort reform associated with significant increases in Texas physicians relative to the Texas population?