May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Waco Court Finds Speedy-Trial Claim Unpreserved and Allows Examining Physician to Relay Child-Exam History Through Advocacy Center Translator
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Waco Court Affirms Termination in Anders Appeal and Denies Counsel’s Withdrawal Absent Independent Good Cause
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court Dismisses Appeal from Mediation Order for Lack of Jurisdiction
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Fort Worth: “On or About” Date Mismatch Does Not Defeat Sufficiency, but Double Jeopardy Bars Stacking Predicate Assault with Continuous Family Violence
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Third Court Dismisses Mandamus Over Austin County QDRO for Lack of Jurisdiction
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court Affirms Termination Based on Endangerment, Best Interest, and Prior Endangerment Termination
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Dallas Court Affirms Child-Support Arrearage Award Despite Prior Modification Order
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court Upholds Protective Order Against Father’s Partner and Rejects Jurisdiction, Due-Process, and Overbreadth Challenges
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Thirteenth Court Grants Mandamus, Holding Texas Trial Court Lacked Basis for Temporary Emergency UCCJEA Jurisdiction to Order Child’s Return to Mexico
May 1, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Agreed lifetime protective order cannot be shortened on appeal when respondent consented to form and substance and waived post-order relief
