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Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Against Certain Nonsignatories to an Arbitration Agreement
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has delivered a prodigiously well-researched opinion on the law of enforcing arbitration agreements against nonsignatory agents of a...
Business Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction Over Remaining Claims After Plaintiffs Nonsuited Four of Five Defendants
Delfino Ornelas, III, Individually; Delfino Ornelas, III, Derivatively on Behalf of I Am Trucking, LLC; Delfino Ornelas, III Derivatively on Behalf of Veracity...
Waco Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Out-of-State PAC’s TCPA Motion to Dismiss House Member’s Lawsuit
The Waco Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of an out-of-state political action committee’s TCPA motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a member of...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus in Exclusive-Remedy Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted mandamus relief to the statutory employer of an injured employee of a subcontractor. In re ExxonMobil Corp. (No....
15th Court of Appeals Overturns TC Order Reversing TCEQ Issuance of Wastewater Permit to Developers
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County district court ruling that substantial evidence did not support a TCEQ order granting a wastewater permit to...
Business Court Enforces Mutual Waiver Agreement Between Operators of Adjacent Leases
In a third opinion by Judge Bullard arising from the same dispute, the Business Court has granted in part and denied in part an defendant operator’s motion for...
Business Court Enforces Mutual Waiver Agreement Between Operators of Adjacent Leases
In a opinion by Judge Bullard arising from the same dispute, the Business Court has granted an operator’s motion for summary judgment on its breach-of-contract...
SCOTX Reverses Appraisal Award Based on Evident Partiality Rule
The Texas Supreme Court ha reversed a trial court order confirming an appraisal award where a neutral appraiser failed to disclose prior to his appointment that one...
Business Court Rejects Oil and Gas Leasholder’s Attempt to Claim Third-Party Beneficiary Status under Waiver Agreement Between Operators
In an opinion by Judge Bullard, the Business Court has granted a defendant operator’s plea to the jurisdiction on the basis that Plaintiff leaseholder was not a...
Business Court Applies Anti-Fracturing Rule to Dismiss Legal Malpractice, Fraud, and Other Claims Added to Case After Removal
The Business Court has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a legal malpractice claim, as well as numerous fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims under the...
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 fail to provide a royalty owner with statutorily required information under the Natural Resources Code...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Adds More Interim Charges
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
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...
House Interim Charges Released
Speaker Burrows has released the House Interim Charges for 2026.
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 and defense provision in the parties’ contract. Universal Protection Service, LP d/b/a Allied Universal...
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 noncompete agreement. Galderma Laboratories, L.P. v. Erick Brenner (2026 Tex. Bus. 12; March 12, 2026) arose...
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