March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Confrontation/Scope-of-Cross Limits Upheld: How Texas Courts Treat Third-Party Bias and Threat Evidence—A Guidepost for Family-Violence Hearings
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: DWOP in Any Docket: Unverified Motion to Reinstate Is Fatal—Even If Your Excuse Is Good
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Preservation Trap in Witness Impeachment: You Must Say “Rule 613” (or at Least “Impeachment”) to Complain on Appeal
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Late-Disclosed Bodycam in Child Sex Case: Double-Jeopardy Habeas Turns on Prosecutor Intent After Defense-Requested Mistrial
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Fourth Court Revives Claims Against Parents for Hosting Underage Drinking—Statutory Social-Host Liability Confirmed Under TABC § 2.02(c)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: No Appeal Yet: Reserved Attorney’s Fees Defeat “Final” Language—Jurisdictional Trap for Family-Law Decrees and Fee Claims
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Court Upholds Specific Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Based on Oral Agreement and Texas-Centered Performance—Template for Keeping Out‑of‑State Abusers/Spouses in Texas Family Courts
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Penetration Sufficiency and Jury Readback Limits: Criminal Sexual Assault Opinion with Direct Crossover to SAPCR/Protective Order Proof
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Penetration Proof in Child Sexual Assault: ‘However Slight’ Standard and Jury Readback Limits with Family-Law Crossover Implications
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Mandamus Denied: Personnel Files of Key Supervisors Discoverable Despite Employer’s Respondeat Superior Stipulation—Useful Blueprint for Proving ‘Conscious Indifference’
