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The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment disbarring a Houston-area attorney for a long list of disciplinary violations. Diogu Kalu Diogu, II v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline (No. 01-24-00303-CV; April 30, 2026) arose from a 2021...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has released new additional legislative charges for the 2027 legislative session.

The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a motion to compel arbitration by non-signatories to hospital company agreements under a direct-benefit benefits estoppel theory. Nutex Health Inc.; Nutex Health, LLC; and Tyvan, LLC v. Kyle ER,...

The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a nursing home in a slip-and-fall case. Patricia King v. ER OPCO Craig, LLC d/b/a The Craig Senior Living (No. 07-25-00094-CV; March 3, 2026) arose from a personal injury...

In a case we have reported on at least twice during its sojourn, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has proposed a remittitur to cure defects in a remand judgment in a health care liability case that resulted in a $14.2 million jury verdict. This is the same case in...

The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a particularly egregious award of noneconomic damages in a default judgment. Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Jessica G. Holguin (No. 08-25-00086; May 5, 2026) arose from a personal injury action brought by an Amazon employee,...

The Dallas Court of Appeals has granted mandamus relief in a fraud case in which the trial court set aside a substantial jury award and ordered a new trial based on an improper jury argument by two attorneys who had previously been chastised by the 5th Circuit for...

The Waco Court of Appeals has upheld a default judgment awarding $1 million in actual and another $1 million in punitive damages to investors in a failed real estate development. Nicholas Lind v. M3 Fort Worth Developer, LLC and The YoungESTone, LLC (No....

The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of a plaintiff claiming injuries caused by a ferry accident. The court, however, reversed an award of pain and suffering damages to the plaintiff’s uninjured children. Texas Department of...

Governor Greg Abbott today appointed Robert S. Howden as the 116th Secretary of State of Texas, effective July 18, 2026. “Robert Howden has served Texas with distinction in four Republican governors’ administrations,” said Governor Abbott. “I have full confidence...

The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has thrown out a $750,000 sanctions award against non-party Chase Bank for its failure to comply with a trial court order appointing a successor trustee and to respond fully to requests for discovery. The court, however, upheld...

The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has granted a petition for writ of mandamus, finding that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing a defendant to file several third-party petitions and vacating an imminent trial date in a case that had already been...