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August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas COA: Written § 41.0115 Finding Is Mandatory Before Compelling Net-Worth Discovery by Mandamus
August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Excluded-record error preservation in child-sex-abuse trial offers crossover lessons for preserving mental-health and records-based defense theories
August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Informal Marriage Standing in Heirship | Estate of Gonzales (2026)
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August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Child-Sex-Abuse Sufficiency and Multiple Outcry Disclosures Make Lawler Useful for Family-Violence Evidence Fights
August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Mandamus Protects Privileged Internal Investigation Files—Useful for Blocking Discovery of Sensitive Third-Party and Institutional Records in Family Cases
August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Informer-Privilege Ruling Limits Discovery of Recorded Calls and Texts Despite Article 39.14 Request
August 23, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Fort Worth Court Rejects ‘Excited Utterance’ Label for Child’s Casual Statement, While Reaffirming Article 38.07 Sufficiency
August 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Forfeiture-by-Wrongdoing Jail Calls Can Unlock Absent Witness Statements in Violence-Adjacent Cases