So begins today’s dissent by Justice Wainwright in In re McAllen Medical Center, Inc, No. 05-0892:

A whole new world

A new fantastic […]

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City of Dallas v. Reed, No. 07-0469 (per curiam)
Decided: May 16, 2008

In this interlocutory appeal, the Texas Supreme Court rejected the argument that a two-inch […]

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Higgins v. Randall County Sheriff’s Office, No. 06-0917 (Higgins II)
Decided: May 16, 2008

Normally, appellate filing fees are a prerequisite to an appeal. An appellant […]

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The Texas Supreme Court issued six merits decisions with today’s order list, as well as a revised opinion in another case that was issued along […]

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Merck & Co. v. Garza, No. 04-07-00234-CV, in the San Antonio Court of Appeals

Justice Marion wrote today’s opinion, joined by Justice Stone and Justice Speedlin. […]

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.39 Acres, .748 Acres, and .5 Acres (With Improvements) in the J. Johnson Survey, Marion County, Texas, and a .22 Caliber Ruger Semi-Automatic Pistol v. […]

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In re Nathan Macias, No. 08-0339

Nathan Macias’s bid to change out the trial judge who will hear his election challenge (described in this earlier post) […]

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In re Citigroup Global Markets, No. 08-0289

The Texas Supreme Court today set an expedited argument in the Clear Channel merger case. The argument will […]

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