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In another case transferred to the Amarillo Court of Appeals for docket equalization, this time from Travis County, the Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a substantial award of contract and tort damages, as well as a significant award of attorney’s fees, and...

In a case transferred from the San Antonio Court of Appeals for docket equalization purposes, the Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a Bexar County district court’s order denying a party’s motion to compel arbitration. Global Building, LLC v. Aulukista, LLC,...

A group of parishioners, led by their parish priest, sought approval from the presiding bishop to build a new church. Thinking that the bishop granted approval, the parishioners raised about $1.4 million for the project. Plans were drawn up and city permits...

Applying its own precedent, the El Paso Court of Appeals has ruled that a co-tenant in a producing oil and gas lease cannot extend the primary term of its lease on the basis of the other co-tenant’s production rather than its own. David W. Cromwell v. Anadarko...

The San Antonio Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Texas House and Senate for certain legislative actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Koepke v. Texas State Senate and Texas House of...

In our ongoing effort to identify appellate opinions that deal with attorney’s fee awards, a recent Houston [14th] Court of Appeals decision deserves notice for its application of SCOTX precedent requiring claimants seeking to recover attorney’s fees to segregate...

Applying a recent decision of the Texas Supreme Court, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has held that a Harris County district court may exercise personal jurisdiction over two foreign manufacturers that distributed lithium-ion batteries in Texas. Like its...

In a case that offers an excellent review of Texas law governing vacatur of an arbitration award based on “the evident partiality of an arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator,” the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has upheld a Harris County district court’s...

In a case that once again belies the need for a statewide court of appeals to decide administrative law matters, the Austin Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s decision to issue a permit to the...

Yesterday the Texas Supreme Court denied an emergency stay to block a Dallas Court of Appeals’ decision denying a writ of mandamus based on a trial court’s proposed order compelling the testimony of the chairman of the board of a pipeline company. The underlying...

In a case of great interest to lenders, the Texas Supreme Court has agreed to answer a certified question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the application of Texas’ four-year statute of limitations to real property liens under § 16.035, CPRC....