State of Texas v Craig Doyal, PD-0254-18 (Tex. Crim. App. – February 27, 2019) In this criminal case, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held unconstitutional the provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”) regarding circumventing the Act by meeting in
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La Joya Indep. School Dist. v. Alberto Trevino et al., 13-17-00333-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, February 14, 2019) This is a breach of contract case where the 13th Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the school district’s plea to the
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In Re: City of Dickinson, 17-0020 (Tex. February 15, 2019) This is a mandamus action of primary interest to litigators where the Texas Supreme Court held the attorney/client privilege protects expert testimony when the client is also the expert. The City
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Devlon Johnson v State of Texas, 14-18-00273-CR (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], February 5, 2019, no pet. h.) In this criminal case, the 14th Court of Appeals held facially unconstitutional a provision of the Texas Local Government Code regarding the amount
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Harris County, et al. v. Falcon Hunter, LLC, 14-18-00247-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], February 7, 2019). This is a delinquent tax case in which the taxpayer company, Falcon Hunter, LLC. (Falcon), sued for a refund of penalties and interest
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Kempner Water Supply Corp. v. City of Lampasas, Texas, 13-17-00047-CV (Tex. App. Corpus Christi, January 31, 2019) This is a breach of contract case for water treatment where the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals held as a matter of law the
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Laura Pressley v Geregorio Casar, 17-0052 (Tex. January 25, 2019) This is an election contest case for a city council seat where the losing party and her attorney were sanctioned for bringing a frivolous claim. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the award
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Walter Zawislak, MD v. Texas Medical Board, 03-17-00523-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 25, 2019). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) case where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction by the Texas
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In re: Linda Pool, 03-18-00299-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 23, 2019) This is a mandamus case where the Austin Court of Appeals conditionally granted the writ requiring a county court-at-law to hold a jury trial on a dangerous dog determination appeal.
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Rebecca Terrell and Chandrashekhar Thanedar v. Pampa Independent School District, 07-17-00189-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, January 9, 2019). This is a Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”) case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed a take-nothing judgment in favor of the Pampa
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