Texas 1st Court of Appeals

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law

Zaragoza v. Fuentes — Court upheld the trial court’s comity decision and remanded

automatic / August 31, 2026

Case Evangelina Lopez Guzman Zaragoza v. Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Justice Gunn; Justice Caughey; […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury & Tort

Harris County v. Gariet — Court dismissed negligence suit under emergency exception

automatic / August 31, 2026

Case Harris County v. Jasmine Jade Gariet Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Rivas-Molloy; Guiney; Morgan Date Decided August […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure, Tax

170 Rittenhouse LLC v. BOKF National Association — Texas appeals court reverses summary judgment over ambiguous tax clause

automatic / August 6, 2026

Case 170 Rittenhouse LLC v. BOKF National Association D/B/A Bank of Texas Court Court of Appeals for the First District […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Criminal

Sotelo v. State — Texas appeals court modifies judgments to correct court cost errors in murder and deadly conduct convictions, affirms on indictment validity and ineffective assistance claims

automatic / July 23, 2026

Case James Michael Sotelo v. the State of Texas Court Texas 1st Court of Appeals Judge Susanna Dokupil (elected 2024) […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Criminal

Sotelo v. State — affirmed the convictions but corrected improperly assessed court costs

automatic / July 23, 2026

Case James Michael Sotelo v. The State of Texas Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Susanna Dokupil (elected 2024) […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Breach of Contract, Personal Injury & Tort

Asset Risk Management v. Comal Energy Services — Court reversed a $9.3 million negligent-misrepresentation judgment under the economic loss rule

automatic / July 14, 2026

Case Asset Risk Management, LLC v. Comal Energy Services, LP Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Not specified Date […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure

Prasla Property v. Spark Wealth Investments — Denied en banc reconsideration and left the appeal reinstated

automatic / July 14, 2026

Case Prasla Property, Inc., Navroz K. Prasla, Media Films Craft, Inc., and Navrozmedianetwork, Inc. v. Spark Wealth Investments, LLC Court […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Criminal

Ricks — Affirms SVP commitment, argues dual-review standard is unnecessary

automatic / July 7, 2026

Case In re The Commitment of Gerald Lee Ricks v. the State of Texas Court Texas Court of Appeals, First […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure

In Re Jones et al. — Court orders remand of asbestos cases from MDL when claimants diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma before 2003

automatic / June 30, 2026

Case In Re Deloris Jones, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Willie Lee Jones, Jr., et al. v. […]

Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure

In re Morris, et al. — Granted Writ of Mandamus; Asbestos Cases Entitled to Remand from MDL Court

automatic / June 30, 2026

Case In re Deloris Jones, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Willie Lee Jones, Jr.; In re Wanda […]