As the Court gets ready to begin its fall argument calendar, you might be wondering which Texas Supreme Court cases were argued last term but are still awaiting an initial decision on the merits. (No cases are left from previous terms.)

I count seven, which are listed below. This total is roughly the same as last year.

• The Finance Commission of Texas, the Credit Union Commission of Texas, and Texas Bankers Association v. Valerie Norwood, Elise Shows, Maryann Robles Valdez..., No. 10-0121 – (from the September 2011 sitting)

• Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America v. William Justiss, Darlene Justiss, Joseph Justiss..., No. 10-0451 – (from the October 2011 sitting)

• The City of Round Rock, Texas and Round Rock Fire Chief Larry Hodge v. Jaime Rodriguez and Round Rock Fire Fighters Association, No. 10-0666 – (from the December 2011 sitting)

• El Paso Field Services, L.P. and Gulfterra South Texas, L.P. f/k/a El Paso South Texas... v. MasTec North America, Inc. and MasTec, Inc., No. 10-0648 – (from the January 2012 sitting)

• Rio Grande Regional Hospital, Inc. and Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P. d/b/a Rio Grande Regional Hospital v. Diana Lopez Villarreal, individually and as Representative of the Estate of Hermes Villarreal, Deceased..., No. 10-0927 – (from the February 2012 sitting)

• In re the Office of the Attorney General, No. 11-0255 – (from the February 2012 sitting)

• In re Stephanie Lee, No. 11-0732 – (from the February 2012 sitting)