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Mar 2026 31

Business Court Finds No Jurisdiction in Trade Secrets Dispute Between California Entities

The Business Court has ruled that it does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets case because the operative facts...

Mar 2026 30

15th Court of Appeals Upholds TC Dismissal of Electricity Wholesaler’s Challenge to ERCOT Protocols

The 15th Court of Appeals has upheld a Travis County district court order granting pleas to the jurisdiction filed by the PUC and ERCOT in an electricity wholesalers...

Mar 2026 30

Tyler Court of Appeals Upholds Take-Nothing Judgment in Favor of Operator in Royalty Dispute

The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed a San Augustine County district court’s take-nothing judgment on a jury verdict finding that an oil and gas operator did not...

Mar 2026 27

Lt. Gov. Patrick Adds More Interim Charges

The Lieutenant Governor has added more charges to the interim call. [embeddoc...

Mar 2026 27

Corpus Christi-Edinburgh Court of Appeals Holds That Crude Oil Stored for International Shipment Immune from Taxation

In a series of four rulings, the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by the San Patricio County District to assess crude held in a...

Mar 2026 26

House Interim Charges Released

Speaker Burrows has released the House Interim Charges for 2026. [embeddoc url="https://tcjl.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/House-Interim-Charges.pdf"...

Mar 2026 26

Beaumont Court of Appeals Enforces Duty to Defend Provision Against Contractor

The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of a property owner in a dispute with a security contract over the enforcement of an indemnity...

Mar 2026 25

Business Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Breach of Noncompete Agreement Case

The Business Court has granted an employer’s request for a temporary injunction to block a former employee from engaging in competitive activities despite a...

Mar 2026 24

Lt. Gov. Patrick Posts New Senate Committee Assignments

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Mar 2026 24

Reversing San Antonio Court of Appeals, SCOTX Holds That A Turkey Trot is “Recreational”

In a decision reminiscent of the Dallas Court of Appeals’ pronouncement that a tornado is not a windstorm, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a San Antonio Court of...

Business Court Finds No Jurisdiction in Trade Secrets Dispute Between California Entities

Mar 31, 2026

The Business Court has ruled that it does not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant in a misappropriation of trade secrets case because the operative facts of the litigation—where the trade secrets were stolen and what they were used for—did not have a...

15th Court of Appeals Upholds TC Dismissal of Electricity Wholesaler’s Challenge to ERCOT Protocols

Mar 30, 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals has upheld a Travis County district court order granting pleas to the jurisdiction filed by the PUC and ERCOT in an electricity wholesalers challenge to ERCOT’s grid reliability protocols. Aspire Power Ventures, LP v. Public Utility...

Tyler Court of Appeals Upholds Take-Nothing Judgment in Favor of Operator in Royalty Dispute

Mar 30, 2026

The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed a San Augustine County district court’s take-nothing judgment on a jury verdict finding that an oil and gas operator did not fail to provide a royalty owner with statutorily required information under the Natural Resources Code...

Lt. Gov. Patrick Adds More Interim Charges

Mar 27, 2026

The Lieutenant Governor has added more charges to the interim call.

Corpus Christi-Edinburgh Court of Appeals Holds That Crude Oil Stored for International Shipment Immune from Taxation

Mar 27, 2026

In a series of four rulings, the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by the San Patricio County District to assess crude held in a terminal for shipment to international destinations. EOG Resources Marketing, LLC v. San Patricio County...