Appellate PracticeSupreme Court OrdersTechnologyTexas Supreme Court How Dependent on Instant Online Data Access Are We?Try accessing any number of court-related websites right now, and you may be diverted to…texasappellateJune 29, 2017
Opinions & JudgmentsProcedureSupreme Court OrdersTexas Supreme CourtTrial Courts SCOTX: Postjudgment Interest—All Accrual Dates Are Not Created EqualStatutes that appear clear are oft fraught with unanswered questions. This is unsurprising, as drafters…texasappellateApril 4, 2014
Opinions & JudgmentsSupersedeasSupreme Court OrdersTexas Supreme Court SCOTX: Attorney Fees Need Not Be Superseded on AppealIn November 2011, I posted about whether attorney fees must be superseded to stay execution…texasappellateMay 17, 2013
ProcedureSupreme Court OrdersTexas Supreme Court SCOTX Fixes Word-Count GlitchesThe Texas Supreme Court has issued an order correcting some of its recent amendments to…texasappellateMarch 8, 2013
Supreme Court OrdersTechnology SCOTX: Attorneys Must E-File Effective 9/12/11Texas appellate e-filing continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Effective September 12, 2011, attorneys…texasappellateAugust 15, 2011
Supreme Court Orders Ah, Summer RecessFor the past couple of weeks, we have seen a slowdown from a very busy…texasappellateJuly 17, 2009
ProcedureSupreme Court Orders Trial Courts Must Explain Reason for Granting New TrialHistorically, Texas trial judges have been afforded very broad discretion in granting new trials. Readers…texasappellateJuly 5, 2009
Original ProceedingsSupreme Court Orders Texas Supreme Court Orders & Opinions 6/12/09The Texas Supreme Court released two new opinions with this week's regular orders, both of…texasappellateJune 12, 2009
Supreme Court Orders Texas Supreme Court Orders 3/20/09Not surprisingly, the Texas Supreme Court released no new opinions with its Spring Break week…texasappellateMarch 20, 2009
Supreme Court Orders Texas Supreme Court Orders 3/13/09The Texas Supreme Court issued no new opinions with this week's regular orders. The upcoming…texasappellateMarch 13, 2009