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Special Election Runoffs for SD9, TX18 Set For Jan. 31st
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Saturday, January 31, 2026 as the runoff election date for the unexpired term in the previous 18th...
15th Court of Appeals Dismisses Statutory Claims in Annexation Dispute with City for Mootness, Preserves State’s Attorney’s-Fee Claim under the UDJA
The 15th Court of Appeals has dismissed the state’s lawsuit against the City of Kyle as moot because the city disannexed the property subject to the suit. The court...
Business Court Finds Jurisdiction Over General Contractor’s Third-Party Claims Against Subcontractors in Suit Involving Apartment Complex Construction
The Business Court [Third Division] has denied an apartment developer’s plea to the jurisdiction, which challenged the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over...
Business Court Denies Defense Motion for Summary Judgment in Dispute Over Royalties from Landfill
The Business Court [11th Division] has denied a landfill operator’s motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract suit in which landowners alleged that the...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Pennsylvania Superior Court in Case in Which Trial Court Refused to Enforce Texas Forum-Selection Clause
For the first time in its 40-year history, TCJL has filed a brief in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ironically, the case, Cardinal Midstream II, LLC...
Business Court Rules Limitation-of-Liability Provisions in Telecom Contract Inappliable to Tortious Interference, Defamation Claims
The Business Court [Houston Division] has denied AT&T’s motion for partial summary judgment with regard to a wireless provider’s claims for tortious interference...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Dismisses Inverses Condemnation Claim Against TXDOT
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying TxDOT’s plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation case brought by roadside...
Business Court Dismisses Veil-Piercing, Breach-of-Contract Claims Under Rule 91a
The Business Court [Eighth Division] has granted a Rule 91a motion to dismiss veil-piercing and breach-of-contract claims in a dispute between a California-based...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Defendant’s Designation of RPT in Dram Shop Case
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has granted a bar owner’s mandamus petition after the trial court denied its motion for leave to designate a responsible third party....
SCOTX Reverses San Antonio Court of Appeals, Finds Trial Court Committed Harmful Error in Allowing Expert Witness, a Former Judge, to Instruct the Jury About the Law
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed the San Antonio Court of Appeals and remanded for new trial an heirship dispute turning on whether the deceased father had a...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Reverses TC Ruling That a Deed Reservation of “All Coal” Excluded Lignite
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court ruling that a 1931 deed conveying an undivided 1/12 interest in an express reservation of “all Coal” in or under the land did not include lignite. San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Lively (No....
15th Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of TDI Rule Regarding TWIA Assessment of Excess Losses
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals has denied ASI Lloyds Insurance Company’s appeal in a dispute concerning the computation of excess-loss payments for damages caused by Hurricane Harvey. ASI Lloyds Insurance Company v. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss in Employer-Employee Dispute
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying an employer’s TCPA motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by its former employee. Quattro Operating, Inc., a Division of Arch Energy Group, LLC v. Clayton Byrd (No. 05-25-00357-CV; October 7,...
El Paso Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Granting Special Appearance of California Defendant Who Asserted Fiduciary Shield Doctrine
In a dispute over a failed, ‘eleventh hour’ real estate financing arrangement, the El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed the trial court’s order granting Defendant’s special appearance, finding the fiduciary shield doctrine did not protect him since he failed to...
15th Court of Appeals Foils Venue-Shopping in Medicaid Fraud Qui Tam Case Against Pharmaceutical Company
The 15th Court of Appeals has conditionally granted a writ of mandamus requested by pharmaceutical company in qui tam action under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The court’s decision was the second time the court had to mandamus a Harrison County...
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Dismissing Case Against Director of Texas Military Forces Museum
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling that dismissed the director of the Texas Military Forces Museum from a lawsuit over a gift of WWI memorabilia. Bruce Feltner v. Texas Military Department (No. 03-23-00653-CV; October 10, 2025) arose from a...
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