Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Turner v. State — Court of Appeals affirms denial of motion to suppress evidence from warrantless vehicle search following pole-camera drug surveillance
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Professional Service Industries v. Supreme Bright Grapevine VII — Appeal voluntarily dismissed at appellant’s request
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Arreola v. Brown — Texas appeals court affirms summary judgment barring home-purchase claims as time-limited, modifies dismissal of cross-appellants’ counterclaim
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Taylor v. State — Court of Appeals affirms murder conviction, rejecting self-defense claim for killing of unarmed bystander
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Vaughn v. Li — Texas appeals court affirms judgment letting landlord keep portion of security deposit and rejecting tenant’s lockout and bad-faith claims
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Morrell v. Frost Bank — Texas appeals court affirms anti-SLAPP dismissal of debtor’s suit challenging post-judgment collection efforts
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Constitutional, Criminal
Davis v. State — Court of Appeals affirms life sentences for aggravated assault convictions, upholding deadly-weapon and serious-bodily-injury findings
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Constitutional, Family Law
Perkins v. City of Grapevine — Texas appeals court upholds short-term rental ban in single-family residential zones
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Andrews v. State — Court upholds dual convictions for educator-student sex offenses, rejecting double-jeopardy challenge
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Personal Injury & Tort, Real Estate
Griffith v. Steele — Texas appeals court affirms dismissal of legal malpractice claim as time-barred because Hughes tolling ended when adversary proceeding appeals were exhausted, not when the overall bankruptcy case concluded
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Davis v. Simms — Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution after appellant failed to file brief
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Texas v. Murichu — Court of Appeals reverses suppression order, holds crossing center line into oncoming lanes violates Tex. Transp. Code § 545.051 regardless of safety conditions
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Blankenship v. State — Court affirms guilty-plea misdemeanor convictions after Anders review, modifying judgments to delete improperly imposed costs and fees
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure
Russell v. Sadler — Texas appeals court reverses summary judgment, revives consultant’s unpaid-fee claim for final two months before termination
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Johnson v. Medical Center Apts. — Court dismisses eviction appeal as moot after tenant vacates property
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Harris County v. A.D. — Court of Appeals reverses, holds county retains governmental immunity for school-zone flasher timing decisions
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Oluwole v. MOS-PS, Ltd. — Appeal dismissed by agreement after settlement
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Sundbakken v. Ranger Financial — Appeal dismissed for failure to file appellant’s brief
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Houston Air Comfort, Inc. v. Del Paggio — Appeal dismissed for failure to file appellant’s brief
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
In re JFO Solutions, LLC — Court of Appeals dismisses mandamus petition as moot after trial court reversed its own order
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
In Re LILEP, L.L.C. d/b/a King Property Management — Court of Appeals denies mandamus relief over trial court’s failure to rule on pending motions
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Family Law
In the Interest of A.A. — Texas appeals court reverses parental-rights termination for factual insufficiency; dissent would affirm
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Edwards v. Haven at Main — Appeal dismissed as moot after tenant vacated apartment
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Family Law