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Texas 15th Court of Appeals, Insurance Coverage

Public Utility Commission v. City of Denton — Court Affirms Rate Decision Reversing Commission’s Mid-Proceeding RFP Change for Municipal Transmission Utility

automatic / June 8, 2026

The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling that the PUC’s mid-proceeding modification of its rate filing package without Texas Register publication was arbitrary and capricious, requiring application of the pre-amendment 0.25x debt service coverage adder presumption, while upholding the Commission’s exclusion of a municipal utility’s general fund transfer return-on-investment component as insufficiently substantiated.

Texas 13th Court of Appeals, Appellate Procedure, Civil Procedure, Contract Interpretation, Insurance Coverage

In Re Germania Farm Mutual — Texas Appeals Court Compels Insurance Appraisal Despite Insurer’s Full Claim Denial

automatic / June 7, 2026

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals conditionally granted mandamus compelling appraisal in a homeowner's insurance dispute, holding that Germania's outright claim denial did not preclude appraisal and that the policyholder failed to establish waiver or prejudice from any delay in demanding the process.

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