The Texas Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District on Thursday denied a mandamus petition filed by Anderson & Associates, PLLC challenging a trial court's December 2025 order redistributing attorney's fees, ruling that 'relator possesses an adequate rem...
The Texas Court of Appeals for the Tenth District on Tuesday upheld a 99-year consecutive prison sentence for Dustin Eric Rubio, who was convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse, finding his appeal "wholly frivolous" and "without any basis in law...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Justice Lee Harris of the Texas Court of Appeals Tenth District on Tuesday affirmed Derek Joseph Daigneault's life sentence for murdering his cousin, holding that 'circumstances do not lie, but people do' as the court rejected...
Chief Justice Tijerina, joined by Justices West and Cron, on Wednesday affirmed the conviction of Juan David Garcia for sexual assault of a child after finding 'nothing that would arguably support an appeal' in a case where defense counsel filed an Anders b...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Texas Court of Appeals Justice Ysmael Fonseca on Tuesday upheld the termination of a mother's parental rights, finding that her continued drug use and failure to maintain contact with her infant daughter supported the trial co...
Justice Ysmael Fonseca, joined by Justices Silva and Cron on the Texas Court of Appeals, ruled Tuesday that Don Jackson Construction failed to show Rockport-Fulton Independent School District waived its governmental immunity because the contractor produced...
Chief Justice Jaime Tijerina, joined by Justices Peña and West on Tuesday affirmed a burglary conviction, rejecting Ashley Salinas' claim that her trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by allegedly misinforming her about which substance abuse progra...
The Texas Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District on Tuesday affirmed former educator Anthony Schultz's conviction on six felony counts including sexual assault of a child and improper relationships with students, after his appellate counsel filed an A...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Justice Ysmael Fonseca, joined by Justices Silva and Peña, on Wednesday reversed a $27 million default judgment against a construction contractor, holding that the defendant's failure to appear at trial was 'due to mistake or...
The Texas Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District on Tuesday affirmed a 77-year-old man's aggravated robbery conviction, with Justice Silva finding that any error in failing to hold a voluntariness hearing for the defendant's statement was harmless giv...