Mere Inattentiveness Is Not Recklessness: The Emergency-Response Immunity Standard in City of Houston v. Gomez I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam decision in City of Houston v....
But-For Causation and Expert Proof in Catastrophic Flooding: Commentary on Tenaris Bay City Inc. v. Ellisor I. Introduction A. Background and Parties Tenaris Bay City Inc. v. Ellisor arises out of...
Actuarial Method and Declining Principal: Redefining Usury Calculations Under Texas Finance Code § 306.004(a) I. Introduction In American Pearl Group, L.L.C., et al. v. National Payment Systems,...
Categorical Protection, Limited Domain: The Texas Religious Services Clause After Perez v. City of San Antonio 1. Introduction In Gary Perez and Matilde Torres v. City of San Antonio, the Supreme...
Exclusive Jurisdiction Limits in Texas Workers’ Compensation: District Courts May Decide Course-and-Scope Issues Raised Only as an Employer’s Exclusive-Remedy Defense I. Introduction In The...
No Public‑Interest Exception to Mootness: Grassroots Leadership and the Constitutional Limits of Judicial Power in Texas I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Texas Department of...
Trial Courts, Not the Division, Decide “Work‑Relatedness” When the Workers’ Compensation Exclusive‑Remedy Defense Is Raised Outside the Benefits Process The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley v....
Text, Not Intent: Density Restrictions and Creation-Date Changed Conditions in Texas Commentary on EIS Development II, LLC v. Buena Vista Area Association, Supreme Court of Texas (June 13, 2025) I....
Endangerment Without Direct Harm: Criminal History, Incarceration, and Termination of Parental Rights Under Texas Family Code § 161.001(b)(1)(E) I. Introduction A. Overview of the Case The Supreme...
Reinforcing the Texas Attorney General’s Constitutional Quo Warranto Authority: Commentary on Paxton v. Annunciation House I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Warren Kenneth...
Categorical Protection, Limited Domain: The Texas Supreme Court Defines the Reach of the Religious Services Clause I. Introduction In Gary Perez and Matilde Torres v. City of San Antonio, the Supreme...
But‑For Causation in Catastrophic Flooding: The Texas Supreme Court’s Decision in Tenaris Bay City Inc. v. Ellisor I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Tenaris Bay City Inc. v....
Constraining Interlocutory Venue Appeals in Multi‑Plaintiff Cases: Commentary on Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. & Blue Bird Body Co. v. Sayre I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision...
Leibman v. Waldroup (Tex. 2025): When Physician Conduct Falls Outside “Health Care Liability Claims” Under the Texas Medical Liability Act I. Introduction In Maurice N. Leibman, M.D. v. Cleveratta &...
Pohl v. Cheatham and the Territorial Reach of Texas Civil Barratry Law I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Michael A. Pohl v. Mark Kentrell Cheatham, Sr. (No. 23‑0045) confronts...
Limitations and Reciprocal Discipline in Texas: Application of Rule 17.06(A) in Lane v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline I. Introduction In Nejla Kassandra Keyfli Lane v. Commission for Lawyer...
In re Newkirk Logistics, Inc.: The Strict Evidentiary Threshold for Death‑Penalty Discovery Sanctions in Texas I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam opinion in In re Newkirk...
Huynh v. Blanchard: Limits on Shutdown Injunctions and the Duty to Align Nuisance Relief with Texas Environmental Regulation I. Introduction This commentary addresses Justice Huddle’s concurring...
Absolute Bar, Limited Reach: The Texas Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Religious Services Clause in Perez v. City of San Antonio I. Introduction In Gary Perez and Matilde Torres v. City of San...
“Produced From the Land” Means What It Says: Texas Supreme Court Holds Passive-Voice Habendum Clauses Do Not Require Lessee-Operated Production I. Introduction In David W. Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P...