Texas Case Commentaries

Actual Notice of Citation, Not Mere Knowledge of Suit, Governs Conscious Indifference Under Craddock After Alternative Service: Commentary on Jenna Tabakman v. Gary Tabakman

Date: Dec 10, 2025

Actual Notice of Citation, Not Mere Knowledge of the Lawsuit, Governs Conscious Indifference Under Craddock After Alternative Service: A Commentary on Jenna Tabakman v. Gary Tabakman I. Introduction...

Beyond Reversal: The Texas Supreme Court Narrows the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine and Limits Agency Power to Create Judicial Review – Commentary on Reynaldo “Rey” Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., J.D. v. Texas Medical Board

Date: Sep 26, 2025

Beyond Reversal: The Texas Supreme Court Narrows the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine and Limits Agency Power to Create Judicial Review I. Introduction Reynaldo “Rey” Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., J.D. v. Texas...

Beyond Reversal of Agency Orders: The Texas Supreme Court Narrows the Redundant‑Remedies Doctrine in Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board

Date: Sep 25, 2025

Beyond Reversal of Agency Orders: The Texas Supreme Court Narrows the Redundant‑Remedies Doctrine in Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Reynaldo...

RLA Preemption and Mass Assignment Standing in Texas: Commentary on The Boeing Company v. SWAPA

Date: Sep 23, 2025

RLA Preemption and Mass Assignment Standing in Texas: Commentary on The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in The Boeing...

“Redundant Remedies, Not Redundant Claims”: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Scope of Judicial Review of Agency Regulation of Political Speech

Date: Sep 18, 2025

“Redundant Remedies, Not Redundant Claims”: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Scope of Judicial Review of Agency Regulation of Political Speech I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...

Beyond Reversal: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Clarification of the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine in Texas Administrative Law

Date: Sep 13, 2025

Beyond Reversal: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Clarification of the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine in Texas Administrative Law I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Reynaldo...

D.V. v. Texas DFPS: When the State Unequivocally Withdraws a Termination Request, Termination Is Off the Table

Date: Sep 12, 2025

D.V. v. Texas DFPS: When the State Unequivocally Withdraws a Termination Request, Termination Is Off the Table I. Introduction In D.V. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the...

Prospective Relief and the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board

Date: Sep 12, 2025

Prospective Relief and the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine in Texas Administrative Law: Reynaldo “Rey” Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., J.D. v. Texas Medical Board I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...

Redundant Remedies, Not Redundant Claims: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Scope of Judicial Review of Texas Agencies

Date: Sep 11, 2025

Redundant Remedies, Not Redundant Claims: Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board and the Scope of Judicial Review of Texas Agencies I. Introduction In Reynaldo “Rey” Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., J.D. v. Texas...

Tailoring Nuisance Injunctions to Regulatory Standards: Limits on Shutdown Orders in Huynh v. Blanchard

Date: Sep 11, 2025

Tailoring Nuisance Injunctions to Regulatory Standards: Limits on Shutdown Orders in Huynh v. Blanchard I. Introduction The concurring opinion by Justice Huddle in Steve Huynh, et al. v. Blanchard,...

Collective, Not Individual: Texas Supreme Court Limits Direct Shareholder Suits on Corporate Advisory Agreements – Commentary on In re UMTH General Services, L.P.

Date: Sep 10, 2025

Collective, Not Individual: Texas Supreme Court Limits Direct Shareholder Suits on Corporate Advisory Agreements I. Introduction In In re UMTH General Services, L.P., UMT Holdings, L.P., UMTH Land...

Duration of Arbitration Agreements as a Question of Scope: Commentary on Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC

Date: Sep 10, 2025

Duration of Arbitration Agreements as a Question of Scope: Commentary on Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Abigail Dalila Cerna, as Next Friend...

No Privity Required: Expanding Contractor Immunity “For TxDOT” Under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 97.002

Date: Sep 10, 2025

No Privity Required: Expanding Contractor Immunity “For TxDOT” Under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 97.002 I. Introduction In Third Coast Services, LLC and SpawGlass Civil Construction, Inc....

Delegating Temporal Scope of Arbitration Agreements: Commentary on Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC

Date: Sep 5, 2025

Delegating Temporal Scope of Arbitration Agreements: Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Abigail Dalila Cerna, as Next Friend of R.W. v. Pearland...

Collective, Not Individual, Fiduciary Duties: Limits on Direct Shareholder Suits Under Corporate Advisory Agreements

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Collective, Not Individual, Fiduciary Duties: Limits on Direct Shareholder Suits Under Corporate Advisory Agreements I. Introduction In In re UMTH General Services, L.P., UMT Holdings, L.P., UMTH...

Collective Fiduciary Duties and Shareholder Capacity in Texas: Commentary on In re UMTH General Services, L.P.

Date: Aug 27, 2025

Collective Fiduciary Duties and Shareholder Capacity in Texas: Commentary on In re UMTH General Services, L.P. I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s mandamus decision in In re UMTH General...

Delegating the Temporal Reach of Arbitration Agreements: Commentary on Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC

Date: Aug 23, 2025

Delegating the Temporal Reach of Arbitration Agreements: Cerna v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC (Tex. 2025) Introduction In Abigail Dalila Cerna, as Next Friend of R.W. v. Pearland Urban Air, LLC, the...

Entrenching the Texas Attorney General’s Quo Warranto Power: Commentary on Paxton v. Annunciation House

Date: Aug 20, 2025

Entrenching the Texas Attorney General’s Quo Warranto Power and Limiting Early RFRA & Fourth Amendment Challenges: Commentary on Paxton v. Annunciation House I. Introduction This case sits at the...

Constitutionally Entrenched Quo Warranto: The Texas Supreme Court in Paxton v. Annunciation House

Date: Aug 16, 2025

Constitutionally Entrenched Quo Warranto: The Texas Supreme Court in Paxton v. Annunciation House I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Warren Kenneth Paxton,...

Constitutionalizing Quo Warranto: Texas Attorney General’s Expanded Authority to Target Corporate Misconduct in Paxton v. Annunciation House

Date: Aug 16, 2025

Constitutionalizing Quo Warranto: Texas Attorney General’s Expanded Authority to Target Corporate Misconduct in Paxton v. Annunciation House I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in...