In a case that conjures up William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69), the Texas Supreme Court has held that the Waco Court of Appeals did not properly consider the rule of equity that permits an award of monetary damages to a party seeking...

TCJL Tracked Bill List 6.23.25 June 23, 2025   This list reflects final action. New actions are highlighted in red. TCJL PRIORITY BILLS New Causes of Action Tort Liability Construction Law Freedom to Contract Health Care Liability Judicial Matters/Practice of Law...

The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals decision that a plaintiff in a personal injury action against the City of Houston raised a material fact issue as to whether a police officer responding to an emergency acted with willful or wanton...

The Houston-area business court [Eleventh Division] has issued an opinion setting out how to apply a balancing test to the question of (1) whether a protective order should have a separate “Attorney’s Eyes Only” designation, and (2) if so, whether the AEO information...

Affirming the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has held that district courts, rather than the Workers’ Compensation Division, have subject-matter jurisdiction over a determination of whether an injury is work-related for purposes of workers’...

In a decision reminiscent of the Dallas Court of Appeals’ pronouncement that a tornado is not a windstorm, the Texas Supreme Court has granted the City of San Antonio’s petition for review of a San Antonio Court of Appeals decision that (mind-bogglingly) held that a...