This is an update to our firm’s previous article covering the creation of Texas’ new business court system and Fifteenth Court of Appeals. These new courts were created in 2023 by the 88th Texas Legislature and will begin...more
The 88th Texas Legislature has enacted House Bill 19, which currently awaits Governor Greg Abbott’s signature. A significant piece of legislation affecting the state judiciary, HB 19 amends the Texas Government Code by...more
On August 23, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion resolving “an issue that has brewed for several years in this circuit” regarding the intersection of Texas free speech protections and...more