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No opinions or grants this week [Nov. 8, 2013]

November 8th, 2013 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants this week [Nov. 8, 2013]

This week’s orders list was a quiet one, with no opinion and no grants.

This past week, the Court heard oral arguments, including a session yesterday […]

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Can you mandamus a judge who has already recused himself? [Nov. 1, 2013]

November 1st, 2013 · Comments Off on Can you mandamus a judge who has already recused himself? [Nov. 1, 2013]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court did not grant any cases for argument or issue any merits decisions.

It did issue one interesting opinion, […]

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SCOTX clarifies the proof needed to support attorneys fees [Oct. 25, 2013]

October 25th, 2013 · 3 Comments

With this week’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one per curiam opinion. It did not choose any new cases for oral argument.

The […]

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Three grants of review and one rehearing grant [Oct. 18, 2013]

October 18th, 2013 · Comments Off on Three grants of review and one rehearing grant [Oct. 18, 2013]

This week’s orders list brought three grants for oral argument and one petition salvaged from the denial pile on rehearing.

Grants
Can fire insurance be denied for […]

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No opinions or grants this week [Oct. 11, 2013]

October 11th, 2013 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants this week [Oct. 11, 2013]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose new cases for argument with this week’s orders list.

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Justice Jeff Brown joins the Court; no opinions or grants this week [Oct. 4, 2013]

October 4th, 2013 · Comments Off on Justice Jeff Brown joins the Court; no opinions or grants this week [Oct. 4, 2013]

With today’s orders list, the Court did not issue any opinions or choose new cases for oral argument.

On Tuesday of this week, departing Chief Justice […]

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Opinion: Can a family court refuse to enter a mediated settlement agreement (MSA) over the best interest of a child? [Sep. 27, 2013]

September 27th, 2013 · Comments Off on Opinion: Can a family court refuse to enter a mediated settlement agreement (MSA) over the best interest of a child? [Sep. 27, 2013]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issues opinions in one case. No new cases were chosen for argument this fall.

Opinion
How does a […]

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September 26th, 2013 · Comments Off on

The newest SCOTX Justice is @judgejeffbrown of Houston’s 14th Court, who will join the Supreme Court on October 1. http://t.co/b4Mtaw8EPF

— SCOTXblog (@scotxblog) September 26, 2013

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