Cases from the Austin Court of Appeals

Drill Down by Justice:

• Honorable Thomas John Baker
• Honorable Darlene Byrne
• Honorable Scott K. Field
• Honorable Melissa Young Goodwin
• Honorable Chari Kelly
• Honorable David E. Puryear
• Honorable Jeffrey L. Rose
• Honorable Edward Stuart Smith
• Honorable Gisela Triana

Pre-PFR

No. 18-0131	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY, LLC
No. 18-0133	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. FREEPORT ENERGY CENTER, LLC
No. 18-0135	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS, LTD.
No. 18-0129	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. HAYS ENERGY, LLC
No. 21-0064	CARLSON, BRIGANCE & DOERING, INC., AND LJA ENGINEERING, INC. v. LYNETTE LEE
No. 21-0062	CARLSON, BRIGANCE & DOERING, INC., AND LJA ENGINEERING, INC. v. JO ANN SULLIVENT
No. 21-0063	CARLSON, BRIGANCE & DOERING, INC., AND LJA ENGINEERING, INC., v. TIM MURPHY AND MARIA MURPHY, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A BASTROP SIGNS AND BANNERS
No. 22-0291	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY v. HANNAH R. TANNER
No. 22-0230	APPELLANT, MARY LOUISE SERAFINE// CROSS-APPELLANTS, ALEXANDER AND ASHLEY BLUNT v. APPELLEES, ALEXANDER AND ASHLEY BLUNT// CROSS APPELLEE, MARY LOUISE SERAFINE
No. 22-0281	ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. BARBARA BURGESS
No. 22-0346	D. ALAN MEEKER v. LUMINEX CORPORATION
No. 22-0385	JOHN DOE v. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS SURGICAL HEALTH SERVICES; PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH TEXAS SURGICAL CENTER; PLANNED PARENTHOOD CENTER FOR CHOICE; BHAVIK KUMAR, M.D.
No. 22-0359	VICTOR GARCIA AND WANDA GARCIA v. MARLONIA IVY
No. 22-0328	GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS; STATE OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EDINBURG CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIDALGO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CROWLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EDCOUCH-ELSA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, LASARA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESOTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL.
No. 22-0404	TERRY BURNS, M.D., AND STEPHEN M. RAPKIN v. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
No. 22-0400	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, JESSE L. MYROW, AND WESLEY R. MYROW
No. 19-0868	EMPTY CASE
No. 18-0132	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. WISE COUNTY POWER CO., LLC
No. 18-0134	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. FREESTONE POWER GENERATION, LLC
No. 18-0130	TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. ENNIS POWER COMPANY, LLC

PFR Stage

No. 21-1046	KEVIN GREEN AND AMY EDWARDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEES OF THE EDWARDS GREEN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST v. VILLAS ON TOWN LAKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; STEVE MAITLEN; LORA HERRING; GERALDINE WHITE; GARY JOHNSON; DAVID WILLIAMS; AND AUSTIN VALUATION CONSULTANTS, LTD.
No. 21-0812	THE STATE OF TEXAS v. SKYWAY HOLDINGS LLC AND ANDERSON AUTO SALVAGE A/K/A ANDERSON TOWING INC.
No. 21-1114	T.M. AND O.A. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
No. 21-0618	THE CITY OF AUSTIN D/B/A AUSTIN ENERGY v. MARIA DEL ROSARIO MEMBRENO LOPEZ AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.L.
No. 21-0921	MOHAMMAD REZA ASSADI v. AMIR BATOEI; FAMILY AB AUSTIN FEB5, LP; AND LEE AB LAND, LLC
No. 21-0997	CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
No. 21-1062	GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY
No. 21-1027	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. JAMES BLAKE BRICKMAN, J. MARK PENLEY, DAVID MAXWELL, AND RYAN M. VASSAR
No. 21-1093	JOSE ANTONIO VENERO LUGO, SCOTT D. WEAVER, AND VENERO LAW, PLLC v. GERARDO FELIPE CORDOVA SANCHEZ
No. 21-1052	ELLEN L. ADAMS AND STEVEN ADAMS v. BHAVNA GODHANIA AND VIKAS GODHANIA
No. 22-0093	CITY OF KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT v. GLORIA FONSECA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF JULIA FONSECA; AND ALBERTO FONSECA, AS NEXT FRIEND OF JULIA FONSECA
No. 22-0025	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. LINDA K. GIBSON
No. 22-0034	IN RE MICHAEL QUINN SULLIVAN
No. 22-0126	D.W. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
No. 22-0111	CITY OF AUSTIN v. MARIA FURTADO
No. 22-0124	GREG ABBOTT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ET AL.
No. 22-0169	MIKE MORATH, THE HONORABLE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS; BELLPAS, INC.; AND COPPERAS COVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. LAMPASAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 22-0127	ZACHARY MYERS AND DART FROG, LLC v. TAHITIAN VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; AND TAHITIAN VILLAGE ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE
No. 22-0186	CITY OF KILLEEN – KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT v. AAMIR TERRY, INDIVIDUALLY, AND A/N/F TO A.T., MINOR CHILD
No. 22-0209	ASHLEY SZYMONEK AND PAUL SZYMONEK v. ARTURO GUZMAN AND THE LAW OFFICE OF ART GUZMAN
No. 22-0202	CITY OF AUSTIN v. IRENE QUINLAN
No. 22-0264	R. STEPHEN MCNALLY v. KRYSTENE WORMLEY WOODARD, IN HER CAPACITY AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNIE SAM SIMPSON LIVING TRUST; DONNA BARNES WARE; HENRY EVANS; AND LOIS JEAN BRADSHAW EVANS
No. 22-0277	CATHERINE GALVAN v. VALERIE GRAY AND 1720 W. ANDERSON LANE, L.L.C.
No. 21-0817	PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY v. TEXAS INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS, CITIES ADVOCATING REASONABLE DEREGULATION, AND OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL
No. 22-0335	IN RE WYLIE “SCOOTER” CHEATHAM, CAROLYN ANDERSON, RONALD BARNARD, ALBERTA SHELTON, ROGER DALE LINEBARGER, JACKSON WALSH, STELLA YOUNG, KENNETH BURRIS, JENNIFER MUSHTALER, MAHMOOD WADIWALA, YASSIN SIBAI, NELSON SHIPLEY, MELVIN MASON
No. 22-0340	STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY v. BUSINESS BANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
No. 22-0360	IN RE CAITLIN DONOVAN
No. 21-0717	TJFA, L.P.; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE INTEREST OF CALDWELL COUNTY; JAMES ABSHIER; AND BRYON FRIEDRICH v. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND 130 ENVIRONMENTAL PARK, LLC
No. 22-0316	SEAN DEGON AND ERIE DEGON v. POOLE POINT SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION AND POOLE POINT ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE
No. 22-0397	MICHAEL MOTHERAL IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE'S STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; JOHANNA DENSON IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS VICE CHAIR OF THE UIL SEC; PAUL GALVAN IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE UIL SEC; AND DARYL WADE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE UIL SEC v. JENNIFER BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY, AND A.B., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HIS GUARDIAN, JENNIFER BLACK

BOM Stage

No. 20-0999	TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. DIMITRIA POPE AND SHANNON PICKETT
No. 21-0534	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY
No. 21-0592	PJC AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING, LLC D/B/A RABROKER AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING v. BYRON HARPER
No. 21-0595	ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP, LP; ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP, LP, LLP; ROUND ROCK HOSPITAL, INC.; ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.; ST. DAVID’S PARTNERSHIP, LP, LLP; AND ST. DAVID’S MEDICAL CENTER v. KRISTI ELAINE FULLER F/K/A KRISTI ELAINE BAEZETERO
No. 21-0194	THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY; MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AND DORIS DELANEY, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY v. HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 21-0772	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. BRENDA VAZQUEZ
No. 19-0092	GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, INC., GLORIA VALENZUELA, E.G.S., FOR HERSELF AND AS NEXT FRIEND FOR A.E.S.G., F.D.G., FOR HERSELF AND AS NEXT FRIEND FOR N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., FOR HERSELF AND AS NEXT FRIEND FOR A.S.A., AND THE GEO GROUP, INC. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; HENRY WHITMAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DFPS COMMISSIONER; TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; CHARLES SMITH, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS HHSC EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
No. 21-0874	AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, INC.; ET AL. v. BETH BERRY, BROOKE BERRY, YAEL SPIRER, AND HAILEY HOPPENSTEIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED
No. 21-0642	BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS v. CITY OF HOUSTON; AND SYLVESTER TURNER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON
No. 21-1007	GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. TEXAS WESTMORELAND COAL CO.

Granted

No. 20-0811

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O.

No. 20-0812

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DENISE M. TRAUTH; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AND FEDERAL RELATIONS MICHAEL BLANDA; TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR LOUIS E. JIMENEZ, JR.; AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY REGENTS WILLIAM F. SCOTT, DAVID MONTAGNE, CHARLIE AMATO, DUKE AUSTIN, GARRY CRAIN, VERONICA MUZQUIZ EDWARDS, DIONICIO FLORES, NICKI HARLE, AND ALAN L. TINSLEY, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES v. K. E.

Submitted

No. 21-0130	THE STATE OF TEXAS v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
No. 21-0080	GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION
No. 21-0133	THE STATE OF TEXAS v. AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
No. 19-1104	NICKY E. DYER; FLORA HARRELL; EDGAR HOAGLAND; SHIRLEY HOAGLAND; JAMES LANGSTON; JAMES A. LANGSTON, III; LOIS NELSON; BRIAN RODEL; RICHARD WARD; EDWIN A. (ART) WILSON; MONTGOMERY COUNTY; AND CITY OF CONROE v. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; BRYAN W. SHAW, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; BUDDY GARCIA AND CARLOS RUBINSTEIN, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS COMMISSIONERS OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND TEXCOM GULF DISPOSAL, LLC
No. 20-0117	ROBERT W. VAN BOVEN M.D., D.D.S. v. SCOTT FRESHOUR, MARGARET MCNEESE, TIMOTHY WEBB, AND SHERIF ZAAFRAN, M.D., AMY SWANHOLM AND CHRISTOPHER PALAZOLA, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITES AS OFFICERS OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

Pending MFR

No. 21-0691

BRAMLETTE HOLLAND BROWDER v. RACHEL MOREE AND CLARENCE DEAN HINDS, JR.