February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Redaction vs. Sealing: Why Your Interlocutory Appeal Over Sensitive Data Will Be Dismissed
February 5, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Briefing Deadlines are Jurisdictional Death: 14th Court Reminds Litigants that Failure to File Results in Automatic Dismissal under TRAP 42.3(b)
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Sue the Clerk: Navigating Mandamus Jurisdictional Traps in Family Law Litigation
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Mandamus Denied: Protecting the ‘Lis Pendens’ and Trial Court Discretion in New Trial Orders
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Procedural Trap: Domestication of a Non-Final Foreign Order Under Chapter 35 Creates Only an Interlocutory Order, Not an Appealable Judgment
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Appellate Deadlines & ‘Ghost’ Records: 14th Court Dismisses Civil Appeal for Failure to File Brief After Abatement Hearing
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals The 10-Day Death Notice: 14th COA Dismissal Highlights the Lethal Risk of Missing Briefing Deadlines in Family Law Appeals
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Mind the Record: 14th Court Rejects Mandamus Over Trial Court Inaction, Providing a Roadmap for Family Law Procedural Appeals.
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Shielding the Shadow: 14th Court Rules 18.001 Counteraffiants are Immune from Deposition Under Consulting Expert Privilege
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Suing the State: Individual Employees Cannot ‘Self-Dismiss’ Under Rule 91a Without Employer Joinder