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San Antonio Court of Appeals: City Not Obligated to Implement Relocation Assistance Program for Public Nuisance Abatement of Residential Property
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that a city or other governmental entity has no obligation to help a resident pay for relocation expenses if the city...
Business Court Grants Leave to Designate RPTs in Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Trust Case
In an informative discussion of Chapter 33’s requirements for designating responsible third parties, the Business Court has ruled that a party alleged to have...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms Rule 91a Dismissal of DTPA, Fraud Claims
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting Defendants’ Rule 91a motion to dismiss fraud and DTPA claims. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss Negligence and Death Claims Against Hospice Provider
In a medical negligence case of involving the scope of the statutory definition of a health care liability claim, the Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial...
Business Court Awards Specific Performance, Attorney’s Fees in Dispute Over Buy-Sell Option Clause in Company Agreement
The Business Court has granted a defense motion for summary judgment in a dispute over the enforceability of a buy-sell option clause in three nearly identical...
Waco Court of Appeals Decides Case With Competing Trial Court Orders Stating Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law
In a case raising the issue of the status of conflicting trial court orders stating findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Waco Court of Appeals has held that...
El Paso Court of Appeals Splits Baby in Oil and Gas Dispute, Holds That a Horizontal Wellbore Begins at Kick-Off Point Regardless of Angle
On remand from the Texas Supreme Court, the El Paso Court of Appeals has construed the term “horizontal drilling” in a retained-acreage clause to begin at the point...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases First Round of Interim Charges
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued his first round of interim charges for Texas Senate committees to study in preparation for the 90th Legislature. Lt. Gov. Patrick...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Upholds Trial Court’s Application of TRCP 39 (Mandatory Joinder) to Dismiss Royalty Suit
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment dismissing a royalty owner lawsuit against several producers because the owners didn’t comply...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Insurer’s Rule 91a Motion
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has mandamused a trial court for denying an insurer’s Rule 91 motion where the insurer timely paid the appraisal award in full. In...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss for Inadequate Expert Report
In this interlocutory appeal, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order denying a motion to dismiss a healthcare liability claim based on an inadequate expert report. In Methodist Health Centers and The Methodist Hospital v. Scott Mackender...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Trustee’s TCPA Motion to Dismiss as to Some Claims, Not Others
In this interlocutory appeal, Frost Bank contended the TC erred in denying its motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). Frost Bank v. Michele Glenn, Individually, Perry Hiller, Individually and as Duly Appointed Administrator of the Estate...
SCOTX to Hear Arguments in Big Qui Tam Medicaid Fraud Case
This morning SCOTX will hear oral arguments in a case analyzing the materiality requirements of “false statement” and “omission” claims under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA). The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court’s...
Business Court Denies Defense Motion to Reconsider Remand Order and for Permissive Appeal
The Business Court has reaffirmed its decision last month to grant a plaintiff’s motion to remand a case to district court because the defendants’ motion was untimely. Sun Metals Group, LLC v. Shuangcheng Yu, Mengling Sun, Sunmetals Products of American, Inc, and...
19 Justices and Judges (And Counting) Receive Board Certification in Judicial Administration
Prior to the 2023 legislative session, TCJL proposed the creation of a new board certification for sitting justices and judges and those attorneys with an interest in pursuing careers on the bench. We hoped that the availability of a prestigious credential (attorney...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court That Ignored a Valid Appraisal Clause in Homeowner Policy
The First District Court of Appeals has granted an insurance company’s writ of mandamus after a trial court denied its motion to compel appraisal. In Re American Zurich Insurance Company (No. 01-25-00580-CV; November 20, 2025) arose from a dispute between homeowners...
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