April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post‑Verdict Sentencing ‘Agreement’ and Judicial Vindictiveness: Preservation Traps When the Court Pressures a Deal After Trial
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Accomplice-Witness Corroboration Standards Offer Blueprint for Attacking (or Defending) Family-Violence Allegations Built on a Single Insider
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 14th COA: Rule 412 Bars Child-Sex-Abuse Defense From Using Porn-Exposure as ‘Alternative Source’ Absent Nexus to Motive/Bias; Constitutional Argument Waived If Not Raised
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas COA: Pro Se Motion Must Be Treated as an ‘Answer,’ Defeating No‑Answer Default (Useful Blueprint Against Default Termination/Protective‑Order Judgments)
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Houston 1st COA: JNOV Proper When Jury Answers Don’t Resolve the Only Live Issue—Who Owns the House
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post‑Verdict Sentencing Deal Waives ‘Vindictive Judge’ Narrative: Preservation Lessons for Family‑Law Parallel Proceedings
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Criminal Defendant’s Mid‑Trial ‘Hospital’ Absence Deemed Voluntary—Template for Fighting Continuances and No‑Show Tactics in Texas Family Courts
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas First Court: Lawyer Client Lists Can Be Trade Secrets—TUTSA Misappropriation and Damages Guidance for Family-Law “Client Poaching” & Confidential-File Disputes
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Vexatious-Litigant Order Upheld; Prisoner Mailbox Rule Saves Notice of Appeal After Severance Creates Final Judgment
