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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...
Business Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Claim of Membership in an LLC, Dismisses Claims for Declaratory Relief, Accounting, Breach of Fiduciary Duties, Fraud
Esteban Quintero and ATS Concrete Services, Inc. v. Urban Infrastruction LLC and Anup Tamrakar (No. 25-BC01A-0022’ 2026 Tex. Bus. 3; January 26, 2026) arose from...
El Paso Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration Based on FAA Exemption of Transportation Workers
The El Paso Court of Appeals has applied an exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act for transportation workers actively engaged in interstate commerce. In LKQ...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Again Affirms Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed the trial court’s ruling that the TCPA did not apply to Defendant Hutchison’s counterclaim for breach of fiduciary...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss in Dispute Between Investor and Investment Fund
Hatteras Evergreen Private Equity Fund, LLC, and Hatteras Investment Partners LP v. Longboard Capital, LLC (No. 14-24-00938-CV; November 20, 2025) arose from a...
In Concurring Opinion, Justice Young Identifies Misprision of 1915 Precedent Cited by Court of Appeals to Reverse TC Order Granting Rule 91a Motion to Dismiss
In a case in which the Texas Supreme Court denied review, Justice Young has issued a concurring opinion identifying an issue that could trouble the trial and...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief, Upholds TC Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in Personal Injury Case
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has denied defendant’s petition for writ of mandamus and affirmed a trial court order denying its motion to compel arbitration in a vehicle rollover case. Service First Automotive LLC D/B/A Caliber Auto Care v. Christopher David Wamsley,...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Overbroad Discovery Order in Wrongful Death Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals granted mandamus relief to a defendant in a wrongful death case after trial court ordered overbroad and irrelevant discovery. In re Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and Family Dollar Stores of Texas, LLC (No. 14-25-00668-CV; December 9,...
Eastland Court of Appeals Largely Affirms Defense Judgment in Driver’s Suit Against Lyft, Liberty Mutual
The Eastland Court of appeals has for the most part affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to Lyft and its insurer, Liberty Mutual, in a case involving a Lyft driver who had a wreck when his network app was turned on but he had accepted a ride. Robert...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of University’s Plea to the Jurisdiction in Breach of Construction Contract Case
The 15th Court of Appeals has turned away an attempt by Texas A&M University to get out of paying the balance of a construction contract for a new building on its Tarleton State University campus. The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System v....
15th Court of Appeals Rules for Manufacturer in Dispute Over Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemption
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a Travis County district court ruling in favor of the taxpayer in a dispute with the Comptroller over the application of the sales tax exemption for property used in the manufacturing process. Kelly Hancock, Acting Comptroller of...
SCOTX Reverses Dallas Court of Appeals, Rules That a Tornado is a Windstorm
Almost two years ago we reported on a Dallas Court of Appeals decision holding that a homeowners insurance policy with a special deductible for damage caused by a “windstorm” does not apply to damage caused by a tornado. Last April SCOTX granted review. In an opinion...
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