March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: SVP Commitment Case: Dallas Court OKs Expert’s Reliance on Prior Behavioral‑Abnormality Evaluations Under TRE 703/705(d)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Knowingly by Omission: Criminal Sufficiency Findings That Bolster Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Neglect and Endangerment Theories
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Mandamus Forces RTP Designation Despite Limitations: Timely Disclosure Duties Don’t Trigger Until Due
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 7th Court: “Improper Predicate” Objection Doesn’t Preserve Daubert/Expert-Reliability Complaint in Child-Injury Assault Case
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Judicial Notice Has Hard Boundaries: Trial Courts Can’t Bootstrap Outside‑Term Records Without Proper Proof—Useful Analog for Family‑Law Evidence and Record Authentication
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Rule 193.6 ‘Automatic Exclusion’ of Untimely Experts Can Zero-Out Your Proof at a No‑Evidence Summary Judgment (Family-Law Crossover)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Child-Sex Extraneous-Offense Ruling (Art. 38.37) Offers Playbook for Propensity Evidence and Rule 403 Balancing in Family-Violence/SA-Adjacent Proceedings
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Error Preservation Trap: If You Don’t Say “Impeachment Under Rule 613,” You Waive It—A Lesson for Family-Violence Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Capital Murder Appeal Upholds Admission of Prior Domestic-Violence Acts Under Art. 38.37—A Playbook for Proving Pattern in Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Circumstantial ‘Operation’ Proof in DWI: Running Vehicle, Driver-Seat Occupancy, and Flight Can Establish Driving Beyond a Reasonable Doubt