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Orders of May 15, 2020 [updated]

May 15, 2020

Orders of May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020

Today’s grants and the shape of next year’s argument calendar [Jun. 1, 2018]

June 1, 2018

Final Orders for June 2017

June 30, 2017

No opinions or grants [Mar. 11, 2016]

March 11, 2016

No opinions or grants [Mar. 4, 2016]

March 5, 2016

Personal jurisdiction in a defamation case that crosses borders; interpreting an oil-and-gas agreement [Feb. 26, 2016]

February 26, 2016

Four grants for future argument (likely in the fall); rehearing granted in the Houston takings case between home owners and a flood-control district [Feb. 19, 2016]

February 19, 2016

Two (more) grants on a Tuesday, for argument in March [Feb. 16, 2016]

February 16, 2016

Deepwater Horizon case set for March argument; no opinions or grants [Feb. 12, 2016]

February 12, 2016

Quiet orders list [Feb. 5, 2016]

February 5, 2016

Challenge to school religious policy not moot; two oil and gas cases; timing is crucial in arguing for an easement to a roadway [Jan. 29, 2016]

January 29, 2016

And… two more grants, issued late on Friday [Jan. 22, 2016]

January 24, 2016

Four more grants, with these scheduled to be heard in March [Jan. 22, 2016]

January 22, 2016

Grants made on a Tuesday afternoon [Jan. 19, 2016]

January 21, 2016

No grants or opinions – but a short outage on the blog [Oct. 16, 2015]

October 16, 2015

Eight grants and one revised opinion [Oct. 9, 2015]

October 9, 2015

Quiet orders list [Oct. 2, 2015]

October 2, 2015

Quiet orders list [Sep. 25, 2015]

September 25, 2015

Two per curiam opinions; no grants [Sep. 18, 2015]

September 18, 2015

Quiet orders list [Sep. 11, 2015]

September 11, 2015

Fourteen grants, and some (straggling) opinions about the San Marcos water-flouridation case [Sep. 4, 2015]

September 4, 2015

Final Friday of the Texas Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 term (Aug. 28, 2015)

August 28, 2015

Texas’s same-sex divorce cases result in a deep divide — over the power of the Attorney General [Jun. 19, 2015]

June 19, 2015

No opinions or grants [Jun. 5, 2015]

June 5, 2015

SCOTX approves a double-derivative shareholder suit over board objections, at least for closely held corporations [May 29, 2015]

May 29, 2015

Discovery of medical committee records related to a doctor’s claim of unfair competition (May 22, 2015)

May 26, 2015

Internal investigations while a company is itself under investigation are given absolute privilege against defamation [May 15, 2015]

May 15, 2015

A dozen more cases decided; no grants [May 8, 2015]

May 8, 2015

A slip-and-fall in a hospital is not a health-care claim; two new grants [May 1, 2015]

May 1, 2015

Thirteen cases decided; no grants [Apr. 24, 2015]

April 24, 2015

Two opinions: Texas’s limits on arbitration clauses in medical contracts struck down; the duty of good faith within oil and gas royalty interests [Mar. 6, 2015]

March 6, 2015

Two opinions, including one about whether limitations bars suing a partner over partnership debts [Feb. 27, 2015]

February 27, 2015

Eight grants of review for oral argument in March [Feb. 20, 2015]

February 20, 2015

Admissibility of seat-belt evidence in accident cases; Insurance coverage for the BP oil spill [Feb. 13, 2015]

February 13, 2015

Three decided cases and nine grants [Jan. 30, 2015]

January 30, 2015

SCOTX to decide the future of Texas school finance [Jan. 23, 2015]

January 23, 2015

Quiet orders list [Jan. 16, 2015]

January 16, 2015

Two opinions: when a fraudulent representation contradicts a contract and whether the Tort Claims Act forces a party to give up Section 1983 claims [Jan. 9, 2015]

January 11, 2015

Four grants: disqualifying counsel; suing compounding pharmacies; government immunity × 2 [Oct. 24, 2014]

October 27, 2014

A quiet orders list [Oct. 17, 2014]

October 17, 2014

A quiet orders list [Oct. 10, 2014]

October 12, 2014

One new opinion, one revised opinion, and six grants [Oct. 3, 2014]

October 5, 2014

No opinions or grants [Sep. 19, 2014]

September 19, 2014

Catching up on recent (quiet) summer orders lists

August 18, 2014

Eight sets of opinions, one grant [Jun. 20, 2014]

June 20, 2014

Three opinions, one grant – and argument dates are assigned for the Fall calendar [Jun. 13, 2014]

June 16, 2014

Seven opinions and two grants [June 6, 2014]

June 11, 2014

No grants or opinions [May 30, 2014]

May 30, 2014

An arbitration award is vacated for evident partiality [May 23, 2014]

May 23, 2014

Four opinions and one grant [May 16, 2014]

May 16, 2014

Quiet orders list [Apr. 11, 2014]

April 11, 2014

Does an employee’s awareness of a premises defect eliminate the employer’s duty to maintain a safe workplace? [Apr. 4, 2014]

April 4, 2014

Two opinions, one rehearing grant, and six grants [Mar. 21, 2014]

March 23, 2014

Another quiet orders list [Mar. 14, 2014]

March 14, 2014

Quiet orders list [Mar. 7, 2014]

March 7, 2014

Enforcing contractual choice of forum in “major” transactions [Feb. 28, 2014]

February 28, 2014

Quiet orders list; arguments next week in Hillsboro [Feb. 21, 2014]

February 21, 2014

Three petitions granted [Feb. 14, 2014]

February 16, 2014

No grants or opinions on another Texas snow day [Feb. 7, 2014]

February 11, 2014

No defamation immunity for third-party allegations; SCOTX clarifies what’s allowed in home equity loans [Jan. 31, 2014]

January 31, 2014

A quiet, snow-day orders list [Jan. 24, 2014]

January 24, 2014

Opinions in four cases [Jan. 17, 2014]

January 17, 2014

SCOTX grants six cases today for argument in February [Jan. 15, 2014]

January 15, 2014

No opinions; argument date set in workers comp certified question [Jan. 10, 2014]

January 10, 2014

No grants to start the year [Jan. 3, 2014]

January 3, 2014

No opinions or grants [Dec. 20, 2013]

December 20, 2013

Two opinions and four grants [Dec. 13, 2013]

December 13, 2013

Quiet orders list [Dec. 7, 2013]

December 10, 2013

Seven cases granted for argument in January 2014

December 10, 2013

SCOTX permits landlords to sue holdover tenants for tortious interference [Nov. 22, 2013]

December 10, 2013

No opinions today; argument date set in Texas home-equity lending challenge [Nov. 15, 2013]

November 15, 2013

No opinions or grants this week [Nov. 8, 2013]

November 8, 2013

Can you mandamus a judge who has already recused himself? [Nov. 1, 2013]

November 1, 2013

SCOTX clarifies the proof needed to support attorneys fees [Oct. 25, 2013]

October 25, 2013

Three grants of review and one rehearing grant [Oct. 18, 2013]

October 18, 2013

No opinions or grants this week [Oct. 11, 2013]

October 11, 2013

Justice Jeff Brown joins the Court; no opinions or grants this week [Oct. 4, 2013]

October 4, 2013

Opinion: Can a family court refuse to enter a mediated settlement agreement (MSA) over the best interest of a child? [Sep. 27, 2013]

September 27, 2013

Five grants today; one opinion [Sep. 20, 2013]

September 20, 2013

No opinions or grants this week [Sep. 13, 2013]

September 13, 2013

SCOTX takes the Deepwater Horizon case [Sep. 6, 2013]

September 6, 2013

13 decisions in the Court’s end-of-term orders [Aug. 30, 2013]

August 30, 2013

8 Decisions, 10 Grants, and More [Aug. 23, 2013]

August 23, 2013

The last “catching up” post of summer

August 21, 2013

Catching up on July orders [July 26, 2013]

July 26, 2013

Very quiet orders list today [July 5, 2013]

July 5, 2013

Six sets of opinions; four grants [Jun. 28, 2013]

June 28, 2013

Four sets of opinions; one grant; one rehearing granted [Jun. 21, 2013]

June 21, 2013

Two opinions, no grants [Jun. 14, 2013]

June 14, 2013

Three opinions, two grants [Jun. 7, 2013]

June 7, 2013

Catching up on orders: Harmless error in a juvenile justice case

June 6, 2013

Attorney fee awards need not be bonded for appeal; scope of defamation per se; liability for a spouse’s debts [May 17, 2013]

May 20, 2013

Catching up on orders: A beneficiary of a trust can be forced to arbitrate; parental rights case set for June argument

May 10, 2013

No opinions or grants this week [Apr. 26, 2013]

April 26, 2013

Two opinions: Texas Hospitals lose a round against HMOs; evidence needed to show back child support [Apr. 19, 2013]

April 19, 2013

No opinions or grants [Apr. 12, 2013]

April 12, 2013

Five opinions today, no grants [Apr. 5, 2013]

April 5, 2013

A good day for takings claims, a bad day for implied warranties, and 2 grants [Mar. 29, 2013]

March 29, 2013

No opinions this week [Mar. 22, 2013]

March 22, 2013

A lenient holding about what counts as a ‘notice of appeal’ [Mar. 15, 2013]

March 16, 2013

No opinions or grants [Feb. 8, 2013]

February 8, 2013

When is a failure to commit a psychiatric patient a legal cause of suicide? [Feb. 1, 2013]

February 1, 2013

Six opinions: Procedural traps in challenging forfeiture; expert report requirements when suing architects and engineers [Jan. 25, 2013]

February 1, 2013

No opinions; sales tax petition granted [Jan. 18, 2013]

January 18, 2013

No opinions or new grants [Jan. 11, 2013]

January 11, 2013

No opinions or grants to start the year [Jan. 4, 2013]

January 7, 2013

Three opinions, no grants [Dec. 21, 2012]

January 7, 2013

Property owner testimony about value; five new grants [Dec. 14, 2012]

December 16, 2012

No opinions or grants; Justice Boyd joins the Court [Dec. 7, 2012]

December 7, 2012

Court upholds an informed-consent claim against a chiropractor; argument date in insurance certified question [Nov. 30, 2012]

November 30, 2012

Two grants and two per curiam opinions [Nov. 16, 2012]

November 16, 2012

No opinions with this week’s orders [Nov. 9, 2012]

November 9, 2012

The breadth of a dedication for a public street; no new grants [Nov. 2, 2012]

November 2, 2012

Six per curiam opinions, one grant, a case dismissed as moot, and more [Oct. 26, 2012]

October 28, 2012

SCOTX rejects a constitutional challenge to the Texas franchise-tax system [Oct. 19, 2012]

October 19, 2012

SCOTX addresses parental termination where one parent has been deported – no new grants of review [Oct. 12, 2012]

October 14, 2012

SCOTX addresses when grandparents have standing under the Family Code [Oct. 5, 2012]

October 5, 2012

No orders or opinions today – Justice Wainwright’s last day on the bench [Sept. 28, 2012]

September 28, 2012

Six cases chosen for oral argument [Sep. 21, 2012]

September 21, 2012

Quiet orders today [Sep. 14, 2012]

September 14, 2012

No opinions or grants; argument in FPL Energy case moved to the October sitting [Sep. 7, 2012]

September 7, 2012

Does groping count as medical malpractice? That, plus issues about condemnation law, civil commitment, proving negligence, and overturning default judgments [more from Friday’s orders]

September 4, 2012

Year-End Orders – 18 sets of opinions, 5 new cases set for argument [Aug. 31, 2012]

August 31, 2012

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in seventeen cases, set five cases for oral argument (into next January), and dismissed a c...

Two new cases selected for argument; no opinions today [Aug. 24, 2012]

August 24, 2012

SCOTX sticks by its holding in the pipeline eminent-domain case; seven new grants, filling out the 2012 argument slate [Aug. 17, 2012]

August 17, 2012

Certified question accepted; another on the way [Aug. 10, 2012]

August 10, 2012

Another quiet summer orders list [Aug. 3, 2012]

August 3, 2012

Quiet orders list [Jul. 27, 2012]

July 27, 2012

Quiet orders list [Jul. 20, 2012]

July 20, 2012

A quiet orders list today [Jul. 13, 2012]

July 13, 2012

Texas Supreme Court rejects notice by publication for many parental-termination cases [Jul. 6, 2012]

July 6, 2012

Twelve decisions and two cases granted for argument this fall [Jun. 29, 2012]

June 29, 2012

The line between contract and tort; grants about libel and if local governments can regulate clean air [Jun. 15]

June 15, 2012

SCOTX grants review of a divorce case about liability for a spouse’s debts [May 11, 2012]

May 11, 2012

No opinions or orders [May 4, 2012]

May 4, 2012

Opinion issued in the Palomo elections case; no new petitions granted [Apr. 27, 2012]

April 27, 2012

Six opinions and one grant [Apr. 20, 2012]

April 25, 2012

Quiet orders list – Supreme Court Advisory Committee tackles divorce forms for unrepresented litigants [Apr. 13, 2012]

April 13, 2012

No opinions or grants today [Apr. 6, 2012]

April 6, 2012

The original Texas open-beaches holding survives rehearing – three other cases decided – six new grants [Mar. 30, 2012]

March 30, 2012

No opinions – stay denied in the El Paso election case [Mar. 23, 2012]

March 23, 2012

CVSG in a Texas Supreme Court case about parental-termination orders

March 16, 2012

Four decisions, two grants, and another rehearing wish is granted [Mar. 9, 2012]

March 12, 2012

Takings by pipelines for private use (still not permitted); Petition about shareholder oppression gets a second chance [Mar. 2, 2012]

March 2, 2012

Landmark Texas water rights case may lead to future takings claims or legislative fixes: Edwards Aquifer v. Day [Feb. 24, 2012]

February 24, 2012

SCOTX denies review in the Mike Leach case; grants review in two others

February 17, 2012

Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]

February 10, 2012

Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]

February 3, 2012

Chosen for argument: Oil and gas duties, valuing property taken by a pipeline company, child support enforcement, tort claims act, and family law mediation

January 27, 2012

Rehearing denied in the City of Dallas nuisance case – workers comp bar applies to temporary workers – supersedeas for Texas state agencies [Jan. 27, 2012]

January 27, 2012

No opinions; Court grants rehearing on its recent statute-of-frauds opinion

January 20, 2012

No opinions this week [Jan. 13, 2012]

January 13, 2012

SCOTX accepts a direct appeal in one of the Episcopal Church property disputes [Jan. 6, 2012]

January 6, 2012

No year-end orders

December 30, 2011

No opinions or grants today [Dec. 9, 2011]

December 9, 2011

No grants or opinions today; case about discovery of net worth dismissed [Dec. 2, 2011]

December 2, 2011

Texas Supreme Court upholds the state franchise tax [Nov. 28, 2011]

November 28, 2011

Opinion about gas rates; Upcoming argument about how direct-to-consumer advertising affects drug-maker liability [Nov. 18, 2011]

November 18, 2011

No orders [Veterans Day]

November 11, 2011

No opinions today [Oct. 14, 2011]

October 14, 2011

New cases about age discrimination, actual innocence in juvenile cases, and condemnation by electric utilities [Sep. 30, 2011]

September 30, 2011

No opinions today [Sep. 23, 2011]

September 23, 2011

No opinions today; a case about immunity is returned to the argument calendar [Sep. 16, 2011]

September 16, 2011

Argument date set for the fast-track challenge to Texas’s business tax [Sep. 9, 2011]

September 9, 2011

How many opinions are left in the pipeline? No opinions today [Sep. 2, 2011]

September 2, 2011

Orders released; blog post delayed

August 26, 2011

Five new cases for argument in December [Aug. 19, 2011]

August 19, 2011

No opinions today [Aug. 12, 2011]

August 12, 2011

No opinions or argument grants today [Aug. 5, 2011]

August 5, 2011

SCOTX asks the Fifth Circuit to move first in resolving the mootness of the Texas open-beaches case [Jul. 29, 2011]

July 29, 2011

Fall oral argument calendar released [Jul. 22, 2011]

July 22, 2011

No opinions today [July 15, 2011]

July 15, 2011

No opinions today [July 8, 2011]

July 8, 2011

Today’s decisions: Recognizing safety as an aspect of privacy; electronic voting machines upheld; medical damages limited

July 1, 2011

No opinions or grants today [Jun. 3, 2011]

June 3, 2011

Four decisions, two grants [May 27, 2011]

May 27, 2011

No opinions or grants today [May 20, 2011]

May 20, 2011

Fraudulent concealment in oil and gas cases; tax liens don’t fail on technicalities; grant about gas-utility rates [May 13, 2011]

May 13, 2011

Waiver of insurance appraisal clauses; stay granted in an(other) employee-arbitration case [May 6, 2011]

May 9, 2011

Three decisions, one grant: Fewer valid employment claims for government workers; more immunity for horse owners [Apr. 29, 2011]

April 29, 2011

No(t much of an) orders list today [Apr. 22, 2011]

April 22, 2011

Anonymous blogging decision from SCOTX; four other decisions; a grant about bad faith city takings [Apr. 15, 2011]

April 15, 2011

No opinions or grants today [Apr. 8, 2011]

April 8, 2011

Who can sue when commercial lenders back out; two grants about whether the med-mal statute covers assault [Apr. 1, 2011]

April 1, 2011

No opinions or grants today [Mar. 25, 2011]

March 25, 2011

Two opinions, one grant [Mar. 18, 2011]

March 18, 2011

Rehearing granted in the Open Beaches Act case; five other decisions and one new grant [Mar. 11, 2011]

March 11, 2011

Compensation for wrongfully convicted prisoners [Mar. 4, 2011]

March 4, 2011

Four opinons, three grants (including appellate attorneys fees and home-equity lending) [Feb. 25, 2011]

February 27, 2011

No opinions or grants [Feb. 18, 2011]

February 18, 2011

The Court decides to look more closely at the statute of limitations on royalty payments [Feb. 11, 2011]

February 11, 2011

Six new grants: Takings, takings, and… other stuff, too [Feb. 8, 2011]

February 10, 2011

Rehearing granted in two workers compensation cases [Feb. 4, 2011]

February 4, 2011

An affidavit of indigency must be challenged within 10 days [Jan. 28, 2011]

January 28, 2011

Broad immunity for government doctors; substitution of parties; implied findings [Jan. 21, 2011]

January 24, 2011

A divorce decree’s classification of community property must be challenged promptly [Jan. 14, 2011]

January 14, 2011

Three new grants: Attorneys fees for dishonored checks; arbitration appeals (yet again); and attorneys fees for defendants in DTPA cases [Jan. 11, 2011]

January 11, 2011

No opinions or grants today [Jan. 7, 2011]

January 7, 2011

A busy week for tort law, and one new grant [Dec. 17, 2010]

December 23, 2010

Quiet orders list today [Dec. 10, 2010]

December 10, 2010

Nine sets of opinions and three grants [Dec. 3, 2010]

December 3, 2010

SCOTX accepts the homestead-exemption case

November 24, 2010

No opinions or new grants today [Nov. 19, 2010]

November 19, 2010

No opinions or new grants [Nov. 12, 2010]

November 12, 2010

Public easements do not always “roll” with the beachfront; grandparent visitation order overturned [Nov. 5, 2010]

November 5, 2010

Two decisions today: (1) there isn’t a “rolling” easement on Texas beaches after a hurricane and (2) a grandparent visitation order is overturned.

No opinions today [Oct. 29, 2010]

October 29, 2010

Six merits decisions (including the Robinson asbestos case); an improvident grant; and three new grants [Oct. 22, 2010]

October 22, 2010

No opinions or new grants [Oct. 15, 2010]

October 15, 2010

No opinions or petition grants [Oct. 8, 2010]

October 8, 2010

Texas lottery winnings assignable; Tort Claims Act notice doesn’t need to be filed pre-suit [Oct. 1, 2010]

October 1, 2010

No opinions today [Sep. 24, 2010]

September 24, 2010

Court to hear case about what duties city construction contractors owe the public [Sep. 17, 2010]

September 17, 2010

No opinions today; two amici granted argument time [Sep. 10, 2010]

September 10, 2010

No opinions today; XTO Energy case dismissed [Sep. 3, 2010]

September 3, 2010

Seven decisions today; the Court revisits last Term’s most divided case (Marks v. St. Luke’s) [Aug. 27, 2010]

August 27, 2010

Two decisions, three new grants, and a whole mess of petition denials [Aug. 20, 2010]

August 20, 2010

Quiet orders; a helpful precedent for litigants who need emergency relief [Aug. 13, 2010]

August 13, 2010

Texas Supreme Court accepts certified question in oil and gas case [Aug. 6, 2010]

August 6, 2010

Another quiet summer orders list [Jul. 30, 2010]

July 30, 2010

Quiet orders list [Jul. 23, 2010]

July 23, 2010

Fall argument schedule announced [Jul. 16, 2010]

July 16, 2010

No opinions; Green Party ballot-access challenge dismissed as moot [July 9, 2010]

July 9, 2010

Busy orders list before the summer break: 8 sets of opinions, 2 new grants [Jul. 2, 2010]

July 2, 2010

Cattle rustling and exemplary damages [Jun. 25, 2010]

June 25, 2010

Child forced into prostitution below the legal age of consent is a victim, not an offender; net-worth discovery [June 18, 2010]

June 18, 2010

Sexual harassment torts found preempted by TCHRA; homeowners policy doesn’t cover water-leak mold-damage to structure [Jun. 11, 2010]

June 11, 2010

One opinion today [Jun. 4, 2010]

June 4, 2010

Five new grants; a remand in the interest of justice; more on contractual subrogation [May 28, 2010]

May 28, 2010

No opinions today; two summaries from last week [May 21, 2010]

May 21, 2010

New grant about calculating child support in divorce; seven cases decided with opinions [May 7, 2010]

May 7, 2010

No opinions or new grants today [Apr. 30, 2010]

April 30, 2010

Guzman’s second opinion; Education Commissioner not a “party” to appeals of his own decisions [Apr. 23, 2010]

April 23, 2010

Forum-selection clause in favor of foreign parent company; SCOTX formally accepts Ninth Circuit’s certified question [orders of Apr. 16, 2010]

April 16, 2010

Rehearing granted in the Marks hospital-bed case

April 9, 2010

Zinc Nacional: The minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction must also be relevant to the tort

April 9, 2010

Seven new cases granted [orders of April 9, 2010]

April 9, 2010

Texas Supreme Court upholds liability against a bar that did not stop a brewing fight [orders of Apr. 2, 2010]

April 2, 2010

If you intentionally sue in the wrong court, don’t expect mercy [orders of Mar. 26, 2010]

March 31, 2010

No opinions today [Mar. 19, 2010 orders]

March 19, 2010

Opinions in 8 cases; 6 new grants for the April argument calendar [orders of Mar. 12, 2010]

March 12, 2010

No opinions today [orders of Mar. 5, 2010]

March 5, 2010

No opinions today [Feb. 26, 2010]

February 26, 2010

Four opinions, with the first dissents and concurrence of the Term [Feb. 19, 2010]

February 19, 2010

Three per curiams and six new grants [orders of Feb. 12, 2010]

February 12, 2010

No opinions today [order list for Feb. 5, 2010]

February 5, 2010

No opinions today [order list of Jan. 29, 2010]

January 29, 2010

One routine per curiam [order list of Jan. 22, 2010]

January 22, 2010

Filling out the February argument sitting

January 15, 2010

Jurisdiction over corporate officers still requires minimum contacts (orders of Jan. 15, 2010)

January 15, 2010

No opinions today [order list of Jan. 8, 2010]

January 8, 2010

Employer’s promise to pay employees a merger bonus; discovery cannot go back forever; correction deeds [orders of Dec. 18, 2009]

December 18, 2009

The test for causation under the DTPA; an insurer’s duty to cover a homebuilder for mold; expert testimony [orders of Dec. 11, 2009]

December 11, 2009

No opinions; TxSG amicus about takings via the police power [Order List for Dec. 3, 2009]

December 4, 2009

New CVSG; Exxon well-plugging cases to be reheard; a (rare) improvident grant; four new grants [orders Nov. 20, 2009]

November 20, 2009

No opinions or petition grants [order list for Nov. 13, 2009]

November 13, 2009

No opinions [order list for November 6, 2009]

November 6, 2009

Five new Texas Supreme Court opinions [Order List for Oct. 30, 2009]

October 30, 2009

Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]

October 23, 2009

Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)

October 16, 2009

Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)

October 9, 2009

Order List for October 2, 2009 (orders only)

October 2, 2009

Order List for September 25, 2009

September 25, 2009

Order List for September 18, 2009

September 18, 2009

Order List for September 11, 2009

September 11, 2009

Order List for September 4, 2009

September 4, 2009

Order List for August 28, 2009

August 28, 2009

The “pole tax” petition is among those in which the Court requested briefing this week

August 27, 2009

Order List for August 21, 2009

August 21, 2009

Order List for August 14, 2009

August 14, 2009

Order List for August 7, 2009

August 7, 2009

Order List for June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

Order List for June 19, 2009

June 19, 2009

Order List for June 12, 2009

June 12, 2009

Order List for June 5, 2009

June 5, 2009

Order List of May 29, 2009

May 29, 2009

Order List for May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009

Order List for May 15, 2009

May 15, 2009

Order List for May 8, 2009

May 8, 2009

Order List for May 1, 2009

May 1, 2009

Order List for April 24, 2009

April 24, 2009

Order List for April 17, 2009

April 17, 2009

No Weekly Orders for April 10, 2009

April 10, 2009

Order List for April 3, 2009

April 3, 2009

Order List for March 27, 2009

March 27, 2009

Order List for March 20, 2009

March 20, 2009

Order List for March 13, 2009

March 13, 2009

Order List for March 6, 2009

March 6, 2009

Order List of February 27, 2009

February 27, 2009

Order List for February 20, 2009

February 20, 2009

Order List for February 13, 2009

February 13, 2009

Order List for February 6, 2009

February 6, 2009

Order List for January 30, 2009

January 30, 2009

Order List for January 23, 2009

January 23, 2009

Order List for January 16, 2009

January 16, 2009

Order List for January 9, 2009

January 9, 2009

No Weekly Orders for January 2, 2009

January 2, 2009

Order List for December 19, 2008

December 19, 2008

Order List for December 12, 2008

December 12, 2008

Order List for December 5, 2008

December 5, 2008

Order List for November 21, 2008 (part 1)

November 21, 2008

Order List for November 14, 2008 (part 2)

November 17, 2008

Order List for November 14, 2008 (part 1)

November 14, 2008

Order List for November 7, 2008

November 7, 2008

Order List for October 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

Order List for October 24, 2008

October 24, 2008

Order List for October 17, 2008

October 17, 2008

Order List for October 10, 2008

October 10, 2008

Order List for October 3, 2008

October 3, 2008

Order List for September 26, 2008 (part 2)

September 26, 2008

Order List for September 26, 2008 (part 1)

September 26, 2008

Order List for September 19, 2008

September 19, 2008

Order List for September 12, 2008

September 12, 2008

Order List for September 5, 2008

September 5, 2008

Order List for August 29, 2008 [corrected]

August 29, 2008

Order List for 8-22-2008

August 22, 2008

Order List for 8-15-2008

August 15, 2008

September Argument Calendar

August 13, 2008

Order List for 8-8-2008

August 8, 2008

Order List for 8-1-2008

August 1, 2008

Order List of 7-25-2008

July 25, 2008

Order List for 7-18-2008

July 18, 2008

Order List for 7-11-2008

July 11, 2008

Order List for 6-27-2008

June 27, 2008

Order List for 6-20-2008

June 20, 2008

Order List of 6-13-2008

June 13, 2008

Order List of 6-6-2008

June 6, 2008

Order List of 5-30-2008

May 30, 2008

Order List of 5-23-2008

May 23, 2008

Order List of 5-16-2008 [Updatedx2]

May 16, 2008

Order List of 5-9-2008

May 9, 2008

Order List of 5-2-2008

May 2, 2008

Order List of 4-25-2008

April 25, 2008

Order List of 4-18-2008

April 18, 2008

Order List of 4-11-2008

April 11, 2008

Order List of 4-4-2008

April 4, 2008

Order List of 3-28-2008 [Details To Follow]

March 28, 2008

A Good Friday for Briefing Requests

March 22, 2008

No Order List This Week (3-21-2008)

March 21, 2008

Order List of 3-14-2008

March 14, 2008

Order List of 3-7-2008

March 7, 2008

Order List of 2-29-2008: Grimes Construction

February 29, 2008

Order List for 2-22-2008: Rehearing Granted in El Paso Hospital District

February 22, 2008

Order List of 2-15-2008 [part 2]

February 15, 2008

Order List of 2-15-2008 [Rearranged]

February 15, 2008

Order List of 2-8-2008

February 8, 2008

Order List of 2-1-2008 (part 2): DaimlerChrysler and standing

February 3, 2008

Order List of 2-1-2008: Frank’s Casing

February 1, 2008

Order List of 1-25-2008 [Part 3]

January 25, 2008

Order List of 1-25-2008 [Part 2]

January 25, 2008

Order List of 1-25-2008 [Part 1]

January 25, 2008

Order List of 1-18-2008

January 18, 2008

Order List of 1-11-2008: Three Grants, and Two Decisions

January 11, 2008

Addendum to 1-11-08 Order List

January 11, 2008

Order List of 1-4-2008: A Trap for New Trial Motions

January 4, 2008

Order List of 12-28-2007: Year-end orders

December 28, 2007

Order List of 12-21-2007: Products Liability and Homestead Liens

December 21, 2007

Texas Supreme Court Orders for 12-14-2007

December 14, 2007

Two new opinions this week

December 7, 2007

Briefs for today’s oral argument about mail-in voting

May 20, 2020

SCOTX resources you may want while the Court website is down

May 14, 2020

SCOTX again clears its docket of argued cases

July 1, 2018

State of the Texas Judiciary 2015

February 20, 2015

Texas Supreme Court issues temporary order stopping same-sex marriage licenses in Austin

February 19, 2015

Admissibility of seat-belt evidence in accident cases; Insurance coverage for the BP oil spill [Feb. 13, 2015]

February 13, 2015

Four opinions, no grants [Feb. 6, 2015]

February 6, 2015

Dallas is hosting the AJEI conference later this month

November 3, 2014

Four grants: disqualifying counsel; suing compounding pharmacies; government immunity × 2 [Oct. 24, 2014]

October 27, 2014

My apologies for a bumpy road on the blog this week and next

October 19, 2014

A day for certified questions [Sep. 26, 2014]

September 26, 2014

The economic loss rule in Texas is more restrictive than the Restatement

June 23, 2014

Upcoming event: “An evening with the Texas Supreme Court” on April 17, 2014 in Austin

April 11, 2014

Texas Supreme Court halts disclosure of identity of pharmacies supplying execution drugs

March 30, 2014

Can the Legislature prevent a court from striking down a statute on constitutional grounds until 45 days after the AG has been notified?

March 25, 2014

I’ll be a panelist at the Ms. JD conference in Austin

February 12, 2014

Chief Justice Hecht becomes the longest serving member of SCOTX

January 27, 2014

CLE program this Thursday in Dallas

November 18, 2013

Justice Jeff Brown joins the Court; no opinions or grants this week [Oct. 4, 2013]

October 4, 2013

Nathan Hecht to be appointed the next Chief Justice

September 10, 2013

Chief Justice Jefferson to step down October 1st

September 2, 2013

Law Clerk applications are now open at the Texas Supreme Court for 2014-15

May 10, 2013

Gunn v. Minton: SCOTUS reverses, concluding that the Texas legal malpractice claim did not ‘arise under’ federal law

February 20, 2013

A new history of the Texas Supreme Court, by James L. Haley

February 8, 2013

No opinions or grants to start the year [Jan. 4, 2013]

January 7, 2013

Tumultuous times at the Texas Supreme Court leading to the 1876 Constitution

December 16, 2012

Governor Perry appoints Jeff Boyd to the vacant seat on SCOTX

November 26, 2012

Justice Wainwright announces that he is leaving the bench

September 19, 2012

Cases in the News [Sep. 10, 2012]

September 10, 2012

Cases in the news [Sep. 3, 2012]

September 3, 2012

Treating the internet like a giant amicus brief: Judge Alsup’s order, from an appellate perspective

August 8, 2012

New blog about the Dallas Court of Appeals: ‘600 Commerce’

July 27, 2012

The new TAMES search window is online

July 18, 2012

Roundup: primary runoff, Justice Willett op-ed about the ACA decision, and TAMES is coming this week

July 17, 2012

Majority of federal judges are (already) using iPads; Justice Guzman goes to summer school; Petty lawsuit over

June 13, 2012

Thursday: An Evening with the Texas Supreme Court

April 25, 2012

NPR story about Virginia’s “Episcopal Battle”

April 10, 2012

Another vexing question about medical-expense evidence in Texas

February 27, 2012

New class action says all appellate briefs and trial papers are copyrighted

February 22, 2012

If legal publishers can’t resell appellate briefs and pleadings without offending copyright, can courts give them away?

El Paso mayor recall-election appeal is on a fast track… to somewhere

February 20, 2012

Dueling amicus briefs about the role of mediation in family law

January 26, 2012

Welcome to two new Texas-based appellate blogs: Circuit Splits and Texas Appellate Watch!

January 23, 2012

Texas chief justices gathering in Austin, will speak Thursday to the Austin appellate bar

January 18, 2012

Beachfront takings is back on the docket; the laser hair removal case is gone [Oct. 7, 2011]

October 7, 2011

Issues in the October sitting; new Fifth Circuit blog; first report on the 2012 SCOTX elections

October 6, 2011

How many opinions are left in the pipeline? No opinions today [Sep. 2, 2011]

September 2, 2011

Clerkship applications open for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term

August 10, 2011

“Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”

August 8, 2011

The Perry travel-voucher case (almost) takes a very strange twist

July 26, 2011

Our CLE on making effective electronic briefs

June 9, 2011

Redaction failures in PACER

May 26, 2011

Will Texas courts shift to a PACER-style model of access to court records?

April 21, 2011

Former SCOTX candidate Rick Green sues his detractors for libel alleged to have caused his defeat

April 20, 2011

Voluntary e-filing hits a speed bump

March 8, 2011

The Texas bar has lost former Chief Justice Joe Greenhill

February 11, 2011

Is a lawyer in a high-profile dispute a ‘public figure’ for libel purposes?

January 29, 2011

Is a lawyer in a high-profile dispute a ‘public figure’ for libel purposes? That was the question raised in a recent Texas appellate case — and it’s one th...

No orders today [Dec. 31, 2010]

December 31, 2010

Texas’ new Solicitor General: Jonathan Mitchell

December 10, 2010

A Texas concurrence makes the Washington op-ed pages

December 6, 2010

Chief Judge Keller’s ethics charges dismissed on appeal

October 11, 2010

Detailed Texas Supreme Court voting statistics for 2010 term now on DocketDB

October 5, 2010

Update on Keller proceedings

September 21, 2010

First oral argument sitting starts today

September 14, 2010

SCOTX-related programs in Austin this week

September 1, 2010

Curious why you got an unsolicited email lobbying about the disciplinary rules this week?

August 20, 2010

Appellate clerkship positions available in Houston

August 17, 2010

Don’t Mess With Texas Supreme Court Justice Medina

July 21, 2010

Federal lawsuit against the Texas Supreme Court goes out with a whimper

July 20, 2010

Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act

July 20, 2010

What’s different about this picture?

June 21, 2010

Texas Tribune interviews Debra Lehrmann

June 5, 2010

Lehrmann appointed to Texas Supreme Court effective June 21

May 28, 2010

A wrinkle in the US Supreme Court’s recent decision that juveniles cannot get life without parole

May 28, 2010

Justice O’Neill to step down June 20th

May 7, 2010

We welcome a new appellate law blog, The Appellate Record

March 11, 2010

Federal suit against the Texas Supreme Court asking for a quicker ruling

February 15, 2010

Trial transcripts in the age of electronic briefs

February 11, 2010

Court dismisses appeal about powers of disciplinary board

February 10, 2010

Primary battle in the Waco Court draws big names

February 8, 2010

SCOTUS denies review of petition challenging Texas parental-termination system

January 25, 2010

Citizens United and Judicial Elections [updated]

January 21, 2010

CourTex: Rate of jury trials in Texas

January 21, 2010

Texas Supreme Court election resources

January 20, 2010

Fifth Circuit: Mid-Continent Insurance does not extend to the duty to defend

January 12, 2010

Texas Supreme Court arbitration cases from the past year

December 9, 2009

Thanksgiving week briefing requests

November 23, 2009

Google wades into free legal research (for Texas, too!)

November 17, 2009

Winning (on appeal) isn’t everything: Massey Coal and Kelo disappoint the winners

November 13, 2009

Does evidence of fraudulent intent also show causation?

November 11, 2009

Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information

October 30, 2009

Has the problematic departing-lawyer rule just been solved in Texas?

October 29, 2009

Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman

October 8, 2009

Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court

October 8, 2009

At least 27 applicants for the open SCOTX seat

October 7, 2009

US Supreme Court asks for views of Texas SG

October 5, 2009

SCOTUS petition challenging Texas’s parental-termination system

October 5, 2009

The editors of the Texas Rules of Form want to hear from you

September 22, 2009

Case about a freelance journalist’s hard drive reaches the Texas Supreme Court

September 16, 2009

Two more court of appeals justices throw their names in the ring for the Texas Supreme Court

September 11, 2009

More than 30 new Texas Supreme Court briefing requests

August 22, 2009

One issue that’s no longer moot

August 21, 2009

Other thoughts on Justice Brister’s departure

August 17, 2009

Justice Brister gives notice he’s leaving the Texas Supreme Court in September

August 17, 2009

Law clerk hiring officially kicks off on September 8th

August 14, 2009

Justice O’Neill decides to leave the bench

August 6, 2009

Important Louisiana case about legal advertising on the internet

August 4, 2009

Who owns your appellate briefs?

August 3, 2009

Fall Argument Dates Announced

July 1, 2009

Clerkship Job-Hunting Bulletin Boards

June 29, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court Finds Constitution Requires Judicial Recusal

June 8, 2009

Some Cursive Language About a Texas Beach Statute

June 8, 2009

Preview for Week of 6-8-2009

June 8, 2009

Legislature Streamlines Arbitration Appeals

June 7, 2009

Roundup: 6-5-2009

June 5, 2009

That Jurisdiction Bill… Vetoed

May 30, 2009

Amendment to SCOTX Jurisdiction

May 28, 2009

Entergy Bill Apparently Dead

May 27, 2009

Roundup: More on Watson’s bill; thoughts on cross-appeals

May 6, 2009

Preview for Week of 5-4-2009

May 4, 2009

News Coverage of SB 780

May 3, 2009

An Entergy-related bill to make your head spin

April 30, 2009

The Texas Supreme Court is recognized as “insurance jurist of the year” by Lexis

April 30, 2009

Roundup: Entergy Bill, Open Records Bill, New Fort Worth Rules

April 17, 2009

Proposed Changes to the TRAPs and Post-Trial Motions

April 16, 2009

Roundup: Justice O’Neill Honored; A Glimpse Into Local Government Litigation

April 2, 2009

More Briefing Requests

March 28, 2009

Last Week’s Hearing on SB780

March 27, 2009

Jefferson Op-Ed on Merit Selection

March 22, 2009

Two Other Notable Bills

March 11, 2009

Web 2.0, Meet the State Bar of Texas

February 27, 2009

Bill to Open Up the Court’s Internal Votes

February 23, 2009

More Reactions to the State of the Judiciary

February 12, 2009

The State of the Judiciary Is…

February 11, 2009

Catching up on old stories

February 4, 2009

Will IOLTA Programs Be Victims of the Wall Street Crisis?

January 14, 2009

SCOTUS Takes Texas Election Case

January 9, 2009

“Kill the Billable Hour”

January 6, 2009

California Appeal Challenging In-State Tuition Benefits That Reach Illegal Immigrants

January 5, 2009

Holiday Closings

December 24, 2008

I’ll Bet You This YouTube Video Wasn’t in the Top 10…

December 9, 2008

Ethics Commission Fines Justice Hecht

December 4, 2008

“Another insurance case to watch…”

December 3, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2008

What’s the Right Way To Explain a Request for Briefing on the Merits?

November 25, 2008

Cases in the News 11-24-2008 [Updated 11-25]

November 24, 2008

Clerking at the Texas Supreme Court Doesn’t Always Make You Famous

November 21, 2008

U.S. Supreme Court To Address West Virginia Recusal Case

November 14, 2008

Texas Supreme Court RSS Feeds

November 14, 2008

Appellate Symposium Sponsored by the Texas Review of Litigation

November 13, 2008

A Blog About the Court Across the Hall

November 11, 2008

The Chief Joins the Push To Curb Partisan Judicial Elections

November 9, 2008

Kent Sullivan Appointed to 14th Court

November 7, 2008

A Judicial Candidate By Any Other Name…

November 5, 2008

We Welcome Another Texas Appellate Blog

October 21, 2008

Update on Cornyn’s Amicus Brief

October 16, 2008

Ex-Justices Weighing In

October 13, 2008

Kim Brimer Loses in the Dallas Court [Updated]

October 6, 2008

Evidence Prof Weighs in on Reliance Steel

October 1, 2008

Cases in the News 9-25-2008

September 25, 2008

Colorful Rehearing Motion in DeLay Associate Case

September 23, 2008

Interesting U.S. Constitution Resource

September 19, 2008

Brimer-Davis Case Moves To Dallas

September 18, 2008

Dissension in the Third Court

September 2, 2008

Can a Trial Judge Use Attorneys Fees To Discourage Appeal?

August 28, 2008

The End of an Era

August 26, 2008

Cases in the News 8-26-2008

August 26, 2008

Preview for the Week of 8-11-2008

August 11, 2008

Preview for Week of 7-21-2008

July 22, 2008

Cases in the News 7-8-2008

July 8, 2008

More Election Cases in the Pipeline

July 6, 2008

Court Names New Rules Attorney

June 27, 2008

Catching Up on Links 6-27-2008

June 27, 2008

Former Justice Baker Has Passed Away

June 22, 2008

Cases in the News 6-21-2008

June 21, 2008

Cases in the News 6-20-2008

June 20, 2008

Cases in the News 6-12-2008

June 12, 2008

Welcome to the Tyler Appeals Blog!

June 2, 2008

A Few Other Reactions to the FLDS Case

May 30, 2008

State Seeks Reversal of Mandamus [Updated]

May 23, 2008

From Way Back: The Southwest Airlines Cases

May 21, 2008

Rule 13 Case from the CCA

May 9, 2008

“Report says most Texas Supreme Court opinions anonymous”

May 7, 2008

News and Links for 5-5-2008

May 5, 2008

Links on Perry Homes

May 2, 2008

How Does the Texas Litigation Fit Into the Clear Channel Merger Battle?

April 25, 2008

Cases in the News 4-24-2008

April 24, 2008

Third Court To Hear Expedited FLDS Appeal

April 24, 2008

Yesterday’s Arguments in Lubbock

April 23, 2008

Cases in the News 4-21-2008

April 21, 2008

Details on Texas Tech’s New Courtroom

April 18, 2008

Snippets and Links 4-13-2008

April 13, 2008

Does a Diverse Court Attract More Followers?

April 12, 2008

New Texas SG

April 10, 2008

Hires at the Court; One Opening Remains

April 9, 2008

Cases in the News 4-8-2008

April 8, 2008

Justice Willett in George Will’s Column

March 27, 2008

Osler McCarthy’s Response (and Mine) to Recent Backlog Stories

March 27, 2008

Judicial elections under attack elsewhere, too

March 24, 2008

Cases in the News 3-15-2008

March 15, 2008

NYT Article About State Supreme Court Influence

March 12, 2008

Mandamus About Texas’s Child-Support System

March 3, 2008

More Focus on Court Backlog [Corrected]

February 28, 2008

Federal Suit Challenging Texas Med-Mal Caps

February 26, 2008

Cases in the News 2-23-2008

February 23, 2008

Links for 2-21-2008: Fairfield, More Fairfield, and Statistics

February 21, 2008

Press coverage of a Texas case involving an Islamic tribunal chosen through an arbitration clause

February 19, 2008

Cases and Links 2-16-2008

February 16, 2008

Fifth Circuit declares Texas ‘obscene device’ statute unconstitutional

February 13, 2008

Former Chief Phillips Reacts to Chronicle Editorial

February 11, 2008

“Texas Lawyer Blog: Strike two” [Updated]

February 6, 2008

“Tough Times: A Candid Conversation With the Chief About the Texas Supreme Court”

February 4, 2008

Case in the News 2-2-2008: Super Bowl Edition

February 2, 2008

Jefferson Op-Ed on a Texas Innocence Commission

January 31, 2008

Cases in the News 1-30-08

January 30, 2008

Cases in the News 1-27-08

January 27, 2008

Cases in the News 1-19-2008 [Updated 1-24]

January 19, 2008

Medina Charges Dismissed

January 18, 2008

The Justice Medina Story

January 17, 2008

U.S Supreme Court Weighs in on State Judicial Elections

January 16, 2008

Another Election Mandamus [Updated]

January 14, 2008

Cases in the News 1-12-2008 [Updated x2]

January 12, 2008

Exxon v. Emerald Oil featured in Austin press

December 31, 2007

Former Justice Baker Has Been Traded to Pittsburgh (Or Is It Seattle?)

December 19, 2007

Amicus filing by Professor Beal in Igal v. Brightstar [Updated x2]

December 18, 2007

Texas 6th Court of Appeals: Anonymous Blogger Wins Order To Protect Identity, For Now

December 12, 2007

Jefferson, Walton and Sager: Think like a Pakistani lawyer

December 7, 2007

Quorum Report: Legislature Surprised by Entergy Decision

December 6, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Texas Case

December 4, 2007

Briefs for today’s oral argument about mail-in voting

May 20, 2020

School finance: The State wins; the ISDs lose; the Legislature now has a wider range of options to reform the system

May 13, 2016

Grants made on a Tuesday afternoon [Jan. 19, 2016]

January 21, 2016

Texas’s same-sex divorce cases result in a deep divide — over the power of the Attorney General [Jun. 19, 2015]

June 19, 2015

The Fifth Circuit asks whether Texas’s civil penalty statutes are covered by its limits on exemplary damages

February 23, 2015

School finance litigation returns to the Texas Supreme Court

October 5, 2014

Does an employee’s awareness of a premises defect eliminate the employer’s duty to maintain a safe workplace? [Apr. 4, 2014]

April 4, 2014

Texas Supreme Court halts disclosure of identity of pharmacies supplying execution drugs

March 30, 2014

Can the Legislature prevent a court from striking down a statute on constitutional grounds until 45 days after the AG has been notified?

March 25, 2014

SCOTX takes the Deepwater Horizon case [Sep. 6, 2013]

September 6, 2013

The fight over the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill reaches the Texas Supreme Court

August 29, 2013

The Texas Supreme Court accepts two “gay divorce” cases for argument this fall

August 23, 2013

Question about which rules apply to modifications to a home mortgage has been certified to the Texas Supreme Court

August 21, 2013

Texas Supreme Court further tightens some of Texas’s home-equity lending rules

June 21, 2013

Four grants: scope of protective orders for trade secrets; expert reports when suing architects; and more [Apr. 19, 2013]

April 22, 2013

Texas rejects emotional damages for the negligent killing of a family pet

April 5, 2013

Gunn v. Minton: SCOTUS reverses, concluding that the Texas legal malpractice claim did not ‘arise under’ federal law

February 20, 2013

SCOTX rejects a constitutional challenge to the Texas franchise-tax system [Oct. 19, 2012]

October 19, 2012

SCOTUS takes a Texas case: Is patent malpractice an exclusively federal issue?

October 5, 2012

Cases argued last year that are still waiting on a decision

September 5, 2012

Certified question about at-will employment status in Texas

July 29, 2012

Nestle II: Revisiting the Texas business-margins tax

July 13, 2012

Opinion issued in the Palomo elections case; no new petitions granted [Apr. 27, 2012]

April 27, 2012

NPR story about Virginia’s “Episcopal Battle”

April 10, 2012

An order restoring a judicial candidate to the ballot

April 10, 2012

No opinions – stay denied in the El Paso election case [Mar. 23, 2012]

March 23, 2012

CVSG in a Texas Supreme Court case about parental-termination orders

March 16, 2012

Takings by pipelines for private use (still not permitted); Petition about shareholder oppression gets a second chance [Mar. 2, 2012]

March 2, 2012

Another vexing question about medical-expense evidence in Texas

February 27, 2012

Landmark Texas water rights case may lead to future takings claims or legislative fixes: Edwards Aquifer v. Day [Feb. 24, 2012]

February 24, 2012

Chosen for argument: Oil and gas duties, valuing property taken by a pipeline company, child support enforcement, tort claims act, and family law mediation

January 27, 2012

Dueling amicus briefs about the role of mediation in family law

January 26, 2012

No opinions; Court grants rehearing on its recent statute-of-frauds opinion

January 20, 2012

SCOTX accepts a direct appeal in one of the Episcopal Church property disputes [Jan. 6, 2012]

January 6, 2012

Texas Supreme Court upholds the state franchise tax [Nov. 28, 2011]

November 28, 2011

Decision expected (really) soon on the Allcat business-tax challenge

November 22, 2011

We’re expecting the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in the Allcat case soon – really soon.

Opinion about gas rates; Upcoming argument about how direct-to-consumer advertising affects drug-maker liability [Nov. 18, 2011]

November 18, 2011

Update on the second case challenging the margins tax

November 1, 2011

Motion for rehearing, in screenplay format

October 28, 2011

Issues in the October sitting; new Fifth Circuit blog; first report on the 2012 SCOTX elections

October 6, 2011

New cases about age discrimination, actual innocence in juvenile cases, and condemnation by electric utilities [Sep. 30, 2011]

September 30, 2011

The Severance open-beaches case is coming back to Texas

September 29, 2011

Argument preview: Appellate attorney fees, drivers license revocation hearings

September 14, 2011

Argument preview: Home-equity lending rules in Texas

September 13, 2011

The constitutional challenge to Texas’s business tax is on a fast track [Updated]

August 22, 2011

Briefing requests: Same-sex divorce in Texas, evidence needed to challenge tax appraisals

August 8, 2011

Original proceeding that challenges the Texas business-margins tax

August 5, 2011

SCOTX asks the Fifth Circuit to move first in resolving the mootness of the Texas open-beaches case [Jul. 29, 2011]

July 29, 2011

The Dallas Court weighs in on the scope of health-care liability

July 28, 2011

The Dallas Court has recently decided that laser hair removal is not covered by Texas’s medical-malpractice statute.

Case challenging Texas straight-ticket voting moves forward

July 26, 2011

The Perry travel-voucher case (almost) takes a very strange twist

July 26, 2011

Certified question: Does a business’s insurance cover claims that it mishandled donated organs?

July 7, 2011

Today’s decisions: Recognizing safety as an aspect of privacy; electronic voting machines upheld; medical damages limited

July 1, 2011

A few magic words in an appellate brief can create mandamus jurisdiction

May 27, 2011

Start with a question about disparate-impact claims for insurance redlining, get two sharp concurrences about legislative history

May 27, 2011

Four decisions, two grants [May 27, 2011]

May 27, 2011

The Texas same-sex divorce cases have attracted their first amicus brief

May 25, 2011

Texas chooses not to follow Hall Street, permits arbitration agreements to have formal appellate review by Texas courts

May 13, 2011

Waiver of insurance appraisal clauses; stay granted in an(other) employee-arbitration case [May 6, 2011]

May 9, 2011

An important opinion about agency deference in Texas [Mar. 11, 2011]

March 11, 2011

Can a worker who was fired for refusing to do an illegal act recover exemplary damages? [Mar. 11, 2011]

March 11, 2011

Compensation for wrongfully convicted prisoners [Mar. 4, 2011]

March 4, 2011

The Court decides to look more closely at the statute of limitations on royalty payments [Feb. 11, 2011]

February 11, 2011

Three arguments tomorrow, including a former Justice’s first return to the Court as an advocate

February 2, 2011

Is a lawyer in a high-profile dispute a ‘public figure’ for libel purposes?

January 29, 2011

Is a lawyer in a high-profile dispute a ‘public figure’ for libel purposes? That was the question raised in a recent Texas appellate case — and it’s one th...

An affidavit of indigency must be challenged within 10 days [Jan. 28, 2011]

January 28, 2011

Broad immunity for government doctors; substitution of parties; implied findings [Jan. 21, 2011]

January 24, 2011

First petition of the year: Chea v. Poon

January 4, 2011

Tuesday’s oral argument sitting [Jan. 4, 2011]

January 3, 2011

Can the Texas homestead exemption be set aside if the debtor made a misrepresentation?

November 17, 2010

This week’s oral argument sitting [Nov. 9-10, 2010]

November 12, 2010

October argument sitting: electronic voting machines, credit scoring, and more

October 12, 2010

(1) electronic voting machines, (2) calculating child-support payments, and (3) racially disparate impacts of credit scoring.

Issue: Arbitration clauses in employee handbooks

September 30, 2010

Marks (part 2): The Marks case, the Marks rule, and cases without holdings

September 30, 2010

Marks (part 1): Why the fuss about granting rehearing?

September 22, 2010

SCOTX denies Judge Keller’s request for relief

August 16, 2010

Judge Sharon Keller’s petition to the Texas Supreme Court

July 29, 2010

Certified question about oil & gas royalties

July 29, 2010

Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot

July 2, 2010

Update on the Green Party mandamus petition

June 29, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court targeted by litigant in Texas Supreme Court

May 6, 2010

Ninth Circuit certifies a question about Texas insurance law to the Texas Supreme Court

April 10, 2010

Rehearing granted in the Marks hospital-bed case

April 9, 2010

Zinc Nacional: The minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction must also be relevant to the tort

April 9, 2010

A district court order vacating a Texas arbitration award and ordering a new proceeding can be immediately appealed

March 12, 2010

An ultra vires suit must be pleaded against state officials in their official capacities, not the state itself

March 12, 2010

Testimony about a driver’s illegal-immigrant status was harmful error and cause for a new trial

March 12, 2010

When does a trial court’s discovery schedule extend the 120-day statutory deadline for medical expert reports?

March 12, 2010

Oral arguments scheduled for Feb. 17 and Feb. 18

February 16, 2010

Takings claim for a house already determined to be a nuisance; bank liability for disbursing estate funds to an imposter [arguments for Feb. 16, 2010]

February 15, 2010

SCOTUS denies review of petition challenging Texas parental-termination system

January 25, 2010

Citizens United and Judicial Elections [updated]

January 21, 2010

On the docket: Liability of horse owners, getting attorneys fees for medical-malpractice defense

January 20, 2010

On the docket: Can a child too young to consent to sex have the requisite intent to commit prostitution?

January 19, 2010

On the docket: Does the tow company have a vested property interest in a towed car?

January 18, 2010

A quick start: 2010’s first petition has already been resolved

January 5, 2010

On the docket: cities being sued for back pay; remedies for breaching duty to a partner; who must a manufacturer of defective products reimburse

December 17, 2009

On the docket: Selling your lottery winnings; retaliatory discharge; land under easement hauled away for building materials

December 16, 2009

On the docket: Ratio for punitive damages; landowner’s duty to clear ice; later-discovered heirs

December 15, 2009

On the docket: Texas Open Beaches Act; mold coverage; pleading a taking

November 19, 2009

Case: Statute of Repose in Medical Malpractice in Texas

November 19, 2009

On the docket: Suing to enforce a city referendum; med mal experts; jurisdiction over corporate officers

November 18, 2009

After Hall Street, does the Texas Arbitration Act let the parties agree to judicial review?

October 8, 2009

US Supreme Court asks for views of Texas SG

October 5, 2009

Rehearing denied in the Stowers-doctrine case as it approached the 180-day deadline

September 29, 2009

A forum-selection clause can be enforced even if it’s on a page never shown to the other side

September 17, 2009

Petition about which website publishers get an interlocutory appeal as members of the media under Texas law

September 16, 2009

Case about a freelance journalist’s hard drive reaches the Texas Supreme Court

September 16, 2009

Does a defective hospital bed fit within Texas’ medical malpractice statute?

August 28, 2009

The “pole tax” petition is among those in which the Court requested briefing this week

August 27, 2009

Disciplinary Appellate Panels Can Deviate Slightly From the Required 2-to-1 Ratio of Lawyers to Laypersons

June 26, 2009

The “Pole Tax” Petition for Review

June 12, 2009

Juvenile Offenders Don’t Get Appointed Counsel for Post-Conviction Habeas Proceedings

June 12, 2009

First American is up for conference at SCOTUS

April 30, 2009

Certified Question About Texas Open Beaches Act [Update]

April 24, 2009

Another CVSG

March 29, 2009

Briefing Request About Probate Recusals

March 7, 2009

In re Gayle E. Coppock

February 13, 2009

Pine Oak Builders, Inc. v. Great American Lloyds Ins. Co.

February 13, 2009

When Should Texas Courts Assume Mexican Courts Don’t Work?

January 15, 2009

Happy New Term!

January 6, 2009

Amicus Argument Granted … and Denied [Updated 12/9]

December 5, 2008

“Another insurance case to watch…”

December 3, 2008

The Texas Tolling Statute Is Back

November 14, 2008

Cert Petition in Schubert v. Pleasant Glade Assembly of God

November 10, 2008

New Petition: Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., No. 08-0926

November 5, 2008

Justice v. Justice

October 13, 2008

The Texas Tolling Statute, Kerlin, and Cadles

October 10, 2008

Barr Petition Denied

September 23, 2008

Bob Barr Sues To Win the Texas Electoral Votes [Updated]

September 17, 2008

Labor Day Weekend Briefing Requests

September 1, 2008

New Briefing Requests 8-22-2008

August 25, 2008

Brimer Mandamus Denied, For Now

August 19, 2008

Election Case Update

July 22, 2008

Free Exercise Clause Bars False Imprisonment Claim: Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. Schubert, No. 05-0916

June 27, 2008

Even “Temporary” Grandparent Visitation Orders Require Due Process to the Parent

June 27, 2008

In re Office of the Attorney General, No. 08-0165 (per curiam)

June 27, 2008

Rehear, Rinse, Repeat: Was rehearing in Evanston Insurance v. ATOFINA Petrochemicals barred by Rule 64.4?

June 14, 2008

Republican Convention Skirmish in First Court

June 12, 2008

Finally, a Good Reason to Read the Footnotes

June 9, 2008

Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders

June 9, 2008

Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

June 3, 2008

Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

June 3, 2008

Four New Briefing Requests

June 3, 2008

Court Denies Mandamus in the FLDS Case

May 29, 2008

Court Requests a Response in FLDS Case [Updated 5/29]

May 28, 2008

Briefing Requests for 5-27-2008

May 28, 2008

Another Case About Forum-Selection Clauses

May 27, 2008

Memorial Weekend Briefing Requests

May 24, 2008

State Seeks Reversal of Mandamus [Updated]

May 23, 2008

In re Citigroup Global Markets, No. 06-0886 (per curiam)

May 22, 2008

Mothers Win FLDS Appeal in Austin Court

May 22, 2008

Another Election Mandamus Sent Back Down

May 20, 2008

Briefing Requested in Dangerous-Animal Case from Fort Worth

May 17, 2008

A little Disney music

May 16, 2008

City of Dallas v. Reed, No. 07-0469 (per curiam)

May 16, 2008

Higgins v. Randall County Sheriff’s Office, No. 06-0917

May 16, 2008

“Texas Court Overturns Vioxx Ruling”

May 14, 2008

Caption of the Day…

May 13, 2008

Macias election trial can proceed

May 13, 2008

Clear Channel Argument Set [slight update]

May 13, 2008

Macias election case update

May 6, 2008

Third Court To Hear Expedited FLDS Appeal

April 24, 2008

More Pro Bono Referrals

March 27, 2008

Hall Street and Bison Building Materials

March 26, 2008

A Good Friday for Briefing Requests

March 22, 2008

More Action on the Pending Child-Support Mandamus Action

March 21, 2008

Wills and estates + error preservation = BOM

March 20, 2008

Mandamus About Texas’s Child-Support System

March 3, 2008

Texas MDL Panel Consolidates Ford Cases

February 25, 2008

Last Week’s New Briefing Requests

February 25, 2008

“Texas Lawyer Blog: Strike two” [Updated]

February 6, 2008

Order List of 2-1-2008 (part 2): DaimlerChrysler and standing

February 3, 2008

Briefing Requests, Including the First Appearance of the New Pro Bono Program

February 2, 2008

Another Election-Related Mandamus, Another 52.3(e) Dismissal

February 1, 2008

More on the Wendy Davis Mandamus in Fort Worth

January 23, 2008

Briefing Requests from Late Last Week

January 22, 2008

MFR Filed in Igal v. Brightstar

January 18, 2008

Houston Election Mandamus Also Denied

January 14, 2008

Fort Worth Election Mandamus Denied

January 14, 2008

Another Election Mandamus [Updated]

January 14, 2008

Briefing on the Merits Requested in Brookshire Merits Appeal

January 8, 2008

Exxon v. Emerald Oil featured in Austin press

December 31, 2007

HLR Takes on Westbrook v. Penley

December 20, 2007

Amicus filing by Professor Beal in Igal v. Brightstar [Updated x2]

December 18, 2007

Briefing Requests from Monday’s Conference

December 18, 2007

Texas 6th Court of Appeals: Anonymous Blogger Wins Order To Protect Identity, For Now

December 12, 2007

Rehearing Filings in Entergy

December 11, 2007

Quorum Report: Legislature Surprised by Entergy Decision

December 6, 2007

When should we expect the cases argued in the fall to be decided?

October 9, 2019

Today’s grants and the shape of next year’s argument calendar [Jun. 1, 2018]

June 1, 2018

Are the SCOTX dissents coming in June?

May 30, 2017

A look at voting patterns and amicus practice in the Texas Supreme Court

April 21, 2014

Stop the presses! No more paper copies required in SCOTX

January 15, 2014

A “statpack” about the Texas Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term

September 12, 2013

“Putting the ‘App’ in Appellate Practice”

June 18, 2013

Texas Supreme Court voting statistics for the most recent terms

April 10, 2013

A new kind of report from the Texas Supreme Court about its internal efficiency in handling cases

November 28, 2012

Word counts are coming to Texas

June 22, 2012

“An Evening with the Texas Supreme Court” (2012)

May 4, 2012

This month in tea leaves: Are opinion releases now on a regular schedule?

February 17, 2012

Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]

February 3, 2012

No opinions; Court grants rehearing on its recent statute-of-frauds opinion

January 20, 2012

More about direct appeals to the Texas Supreme Court

January 6, 2012

Which Texas Supreme Court Justices were the most prolific last Term?

December 1, 2011

When during the year does the Texas Supreme Court issue the bulk of its opinions?

November 30, 2011

How to Cite to Wikipedia in Appellate Briefs

November 17, 2011

If you want to cite Wikipedia in an appellate brief, how can you be sure what article your reader will see next month or even the next day?

Rule change: Permissive interlocutory appeals

September 2, 2011

New rules should make it easier to get early interlocutory review of key issues in a case.

New SCOTX order: E-filing moves from voluntary to mandatory in one month

August 15, 2011

“Common Blunders in Texas Supreme Court Briefs”

August 8, 2011

Fall oral argument calendar released [Jul. 22, 2011]

July 22, 2011

SCOTX Update at today’s Admin Law Conference

June 30, 2011

Our CLE on making effective electronic briefs

June 9, 2011

Some new DocketDB features you should know about

May 10, 2011

Electronic filing of appellate briefs is now available in the Texas Supreme Court

March 28, 2011

SCOTX issues new e-brief and, yes, e-filing rules for all Texas appellate courts

March 2, 2011

Texas Supreme Court Panel: Electronic Briefs, Persuasive Writing, and What’s on the Docket

January 21, 2011

Lessons for Texas appellate lawyers in the latest SCOTX statistics

December 8, 2010

SCOTX extends its electronic-briefing order to motion practice

November 15, 2010

Effective Monday, virtually all papers filed with the Texas Supreme Court must be accompanied by a PDF. (Only motions to extend time are excluded.)

Getting ready for year-end orders; check your scorecard

August 22, 2010

First observations about next year’s calendar

July 23, 2010

Final conference today; last orders expected Friday

June 28, 2010

It’s (apparently) time to learn a new Bluebook

June 10, 2010

Today’s CLE presentation on electronic briefs [updated, with slide deck]

June 3, 2010

How to Make PDF E-Briefs for the Texas Supreme Court

May 26, 2010

Texas Supreme Court takes more steps toward electronic filing

May 6, 2010

Austin Court moves toward electronic records

March 10, 2010

Notes from “An Evening with the Supreme Court of Texas”

February 22, 2010

Starting today, electronic copies of Texas Supreme Court briefs are mandatory

February 15, 2010

A peaceful term (so far) at the Texas Supreme Court

February 4, 2010

Interlocutory appeals: Does the Texas Supreme Court have a special role in correcting lower court errors about federal law?

January 19, 2010

Texas Supreme Court expands electronic briefing through a tech-savvy order

December 15, 2009

New CVSG; Exxon well-plugging cases to be reheard; a (rare) improvident grant; four new grants [orders Nov. 20, 2009]

November 20, 2009

The editors of the Texas Rules of Form want to hear from you

September 22, 2009

Opinion Stats for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 Term

September 4, 2009

Researching Unpublished COA Opinions in Texas

June 11, 2009

What Do Questions at Oral Argument Mean?

May 26, 2009

Roundup: Entergy Bill, Open Records Bill, New Fort Worth Rules

April 17, 2009

Oral Argument Update

April 2, 2009

On Dissents from the Denial of Review

February 27, 2009

Three Little Words

February 11, 2009

Why This Week’s Conference Matters

February 9, 2009

Are the Odds of Oral Argument Declining?

February 5, 2009

Is SCOTX Bucking the Trend Toward More Oral Arguments?

January 8, 2009

The Year End Order That Wasn’t

January 8, 2009

The CVSG Comes to Texas

December 19, 2008

Amicus Argument Granted … and Denied [Updated 12/9]

December 5, 2008

What’s the Right Way To Explain a Request for Briefing on the Merits?

November 25, 2008

When Can Amici Expect To Get Oral Argument Time?

November 19, 2008

“Typography for Lawyers”

September 26, 2008

Interesting U.S. Constitution Resource

September 19, 2008

No Crystal Ball for Tomorrow

August 28, 2008

Oral Argument Resources from the Texas Supreme Court

July 22, 2008

Perils of Fifty-State Surveys: Kennedy v. Louisiana [Updated x2]

July 3, 2008

Rehear, Rinse, Repeat: Was rehearing in Evanston Insurance v. ATOFINA Petrochemicals barred by Rule 64.4?

June 14, 2008

Submarine Report: Other Thoughts on Friday’s Orders

June 9, 2008

What Not To Say at Oral Argument

April 23, 2008

The Proposed Appellate Rule Changes and Oral Argument

April 8, 2008

Oral Argument Calendar: Almost Full? Already there?

March 27, 2008

Where Does a Tenth Staff Attorney Fit on the Lineup Card? [Updated]

March 12, 2008

Another Election-Related Mandamus, Another 52.3(e) Dismissal

February 1, 2008

Looking Ahead: Will There Be New Grants for the February Sitting?

January 10, 2008

The Court’s Public Calendar and Requests for Briefs on the Merits

December 14, 2007

Preview of the first September argument sitting

August 31, 2015

What’s on the SCOTX argument calendar for September?

September 15, 2014

Previews of the September oral argument calendar

Issues in the October sitting; new Fifth Circuit blog; first report on the 2012 SCOTX elections

October 6, 2011

This week at SCOTX [Sep. 26, 2011]

September 26, 2011

This week at SCOTX [Sep. 19, 2011]

September 19, 2011

This Week in SCOTX [Sep. 6, 2011]

September 6, 2011

This Week at SCOTX [Aug. 29, 2011]

August 29, 2011

This Week at SCOTX [Aug. 22, 2011]

August 22, 2011

It’s the last full week of the Term, so I’m expecting a busy Friday. The Court released a bunch of new briefing requests. And I discover the jurisprudence ...

This Week at SCOTX [Aug. 15, 2011]

August 15, 2011

Summer Schedule

June 15, 2009

Preview for Week of 6-1-2009

June 1, 2009

Preview for Week of 5-25-2009

May 25, 2009

Weekly Preview for 5-18-2009

May 18, 2009

Preview for Week of 5-11-2009

May 11, 2009

Preview for Week of 4-27-2009

April 27, 2009

Preview for Week for 4-20-2009

April 20, 2009

Preview for Week of 4-6-2009

April 6, 2009

Preview for Week of 3-30-2009

March 30, 2009

Preview for Week of 3-9-2009

March 9, 2009

Preview for Week of 3-2-2009

March 2, 2009

Preview for Week of 2-23-2009

February 23, 2009

Preview for Week of 2-16-2009

February 16, 2009

Preview for Week of 10-6-2008

October 6, 2008

Preview for Week of 9-29-2008

September 29, 2008

Preview for Week of 9-22-2008

September 22, 2008

Preview for Week of 9-8-2008

September 8, 2008

Preview for Week of 9-1-2008

September 1, 2008

Week of August 25, 2008

August 25, 2008

Preview for the Week… and the Year

August 19, 2008

Preview for Week of 7-28-2008