February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Weaponizing the ‘12.45’ Admission: Using Criminal Sentencing ‘Clean-Ups’ as Evidence of Fault and Endangerment in Family Court
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Summary Judgment Texas Court of Appeals Defeating the No-Evidence MSJ in Property Division: Lessons from Tax Valuation Appeals
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Texas Court of Appeals Death of a Claim: How Procedural Defaults and Unverified Expert Reports Kill Crossover Inheritance and Paternity Litigations
February 13, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Mooting the Sale: How Voluntary Payment of Liens Can Kill a Spouse’s Appeal for Property Foreclosure
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Leapfrog the Trial Court: COA Lacks Jurisdiction to Mandamus County Clerks Over Filing Disputes
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Evidence Termination Texas Court of Appeals Admitting SANE Records Without Victim Testimony: Leveraging Criminal Punishment Standards for High-Conflict SAPCR and Termination Cases
February 13, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Appeal That Contempt Order: Why Mandamus is Your Only Lifeline and the ‘Transfer Court’ Jurisdictional Trap.
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Mandamus Trap: Dallas Court Reaffirms That ‘Exact Words’ are Required to Challenge Trial Court Orders
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Deadlines Texas Court of Appeals Jurisdiction is Not a Suggestion: How Late Criminal Appeals Secure ‘Final Conviction’ Status for Parental Termination Claims
February 13, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Verify the Verdict: Reforming Criminal Judgments to Prevent Offense Inflation in Family Law Litigation
