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Voting-affinity data
for the 2019-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022)

Boyd
Boyd
Guzman
Guzman

In 2019-2022, they participated together in 248 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 210/248 84.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/248 5.6%
Agreed on judgment 224/248 90.3%
Disagreed on judgment 24/248 9.7%

And 63 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 25/63 39.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/63 22.2%
Agreed on judgment 39/63 61.9%
Disagreed on judgment 24/63 38.1%
 

Within those 63 cases that had some split opinions:

25 cases:
Joined the same opinions

ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. IMPERIAL PERFORMING ARTS, INC., No. 17-0660
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE STEVEN HOTZE, M.D., HON. ALLEN WEST, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, HON. SID MILLER, HON. MARK HENRY, HON. CHARLES PERRY, HON. PAT FALLON, HON. BILL ZEDLER, HON. CECIL BELL, JR., HON. STEVE TOTH, HON. DAN FLYNN, HON. MATT RINALDI, HON. RICK GREEN, HON. MOLLY WHITE, HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY/HON. KEITH NIELSEN, HON. BRYAN SLATON, HON. ROBIN ARMSTRONG, M.D., JIM GRAHAM, HON. CATHIE ADAMS, HON. JOANN FLEMING, JULIE MCCARTY, SHARON HEMPHILL, AND AL HARTMAN, No. 20-0739
BoydGuzmanMajority
GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY; MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AND DORIS DELANEY, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, No. 20-0404
BoydGuzmanMajority
SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905
BoydGuzmanDissent
IN RE SALON A LA MODE; ALL VAPES, LLC; MEGA VAPE, LLC; TRIBAL VAPOR, LLC; OUTLAW MOTORPLEX, LLC; JM WILSON ENTERPRISES, LLC; STROUD'S FITNESS, INC.; ALAN S. SNIDER; CHAIKONG JIU-JITSU AND MMA; DAVID WATTS; AND THE CUTTING EDGE, No. 20-0340
BoydGuzmanOther
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
BoydGuzmanMajority
THE EL PASO EDUCATION INITIATIVE, INC., D/B/A BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL v. AMEX PROPERTIES, LLC, No. 18-1167
BoydGuzmanMajority
EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932
BoydGuzmanMajority
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER v. LANCE MCKENZIE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF COURTNEY MCKENZIE-THUE (DECEASED), AND DEBORAH DIVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.O., A MINOR, No. 17-0730
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134
BoydGuzmanMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
BoydGuzmanMajority
KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689
BoydGuzmanMajority
HOUSECANARY, INC. F/K/A CANARY ANALYTICS, INC. v. TITLE SOURCE, INC., REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, AND HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES, No. 19-0673
BoydGuzmanMajority
TRACY WINDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, B.W., J.W., AND H.W. v. VICTOR KAREH, M.D., No. 17-0328
BoydGuzmanMajority
PATRICIA MOSLEY v. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 17-0345
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634
BoydGuzmanMajority
CLINTON W. (“BUDDY”) PIKE, SR., DANIEL L. WALKER, W. TOBIN WILSON, VHSC CEMENT, LLC, AND FEW READY MIX CONCRETE CO. v. TEXAS EMC MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEXAS EMC PRODUCTS, LP, AND EMC CEMENT, BV, No. 17-0557
BoydGuzmanMajority
BONSMARA NATURAL BEEF COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGE CHAPMAN, INDIVIDUALLY v. HART OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS, LLC, JAMES MICHAEL HAYES, INDIVIDUALLY, LYNN LANDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND HENRY O. PICKETT II, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 19-0263
BoydGuzmanMajority
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
BoydGuzmanMajority
GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386
BoydGuzmanMajority
PIRANHA PARTNERS, RANDOLPH MUNDT, AND THOMAS H. OWEN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARTNERS OF PIRANHA PARTNERS, AND CHARLES RAY OWEN v. JOE B. NEUHOFF AND NANCY M. NEUHOFF; THOMAS H. NEUHOFF AND JUDY A. NEUHOFF; ROBERT V. NEUHOFF AND ANDREA D. NEUHOFF; AND BOCA VAIL, INC., No. 18-0581
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., A CHILD, No. 18-0908
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE C.J.C., No. 19-0694
BoydGuzmanMajority

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanMajority
REY GARZA v. ROXANA REGALADO HARRISON AND JOSEPH SANTELLANA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS RESPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHEN ANTHONY SANTELLANA, DECEASED, No. 17-0724
BoydSpeckConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority
IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority
CHARLES J. HUGHES v. TOM GREEN COUNTY, No. 17-0409
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS; AND RUTH HUGHS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE v. THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AUSTIN, SOUTHWEST, AND TEXOMA REGIONS; COMMON CAUSE TEXAS; AND ROBERT KNETSCH, No. 20-0846
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydGuzmanPer Curiam
ERIC D. HILLMAN v. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, No. 17-0588
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanPlurality
IN RE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 20-0394
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanMajority
MO-VAC SERVICE COMPANY, INC. v. PRIMITIVO ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, SAN JUANITA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, AND MARTHA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FABIAN ESCOBEDO, No. 18-0852
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS v. RODERICK LYDELL BONNER, No. 18-0431
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanMajority
JOY WORSDALE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SCOTT WORSDALE, ET AL. v. THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, No. 18-0329
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanMajority
VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT v. CURTIS MECK, No. 18-0458
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BoydSpeckMajority
TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND, TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. v. PHI AIR MEDICAL, LLC, No. 18-0216
BoydSpeckConcurrence
BoydGuzmanMajority

24 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
BoydGuzmanMajority
TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS; PATRICK FORTNER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION v. TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 18-1223
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydGuzmanMajority
WILLIAM A. BREWER III v. LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC; TURNER & WITT PLUMBING, INC.; STRONG CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC; THERMO DYNAMIC INSULATION, LLC; STATE FARM LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY; KEN AND BECKY TEEL; ROSS AND MEG RUSHING, No. 18-0426
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
SpeckGuzmanDissent
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
SpeckGuzmanDissent
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 18-0566
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
THOMAS A. LALONDE, JR., P.E., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A LEE ENGINEERING CO., LEE ENGINEERING CO., STANLEY HAROLD PRATHER AND PRATHER ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. v. PAUL GOSNELL AND KIM GOSNELL, No. 16-0966
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydGuzmanMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanConcur/Dissent
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE OF THE MARY FRANCES EVERS TRUST, ET AL. v. YATES ENERGY CORPORATION, EOG RESOURCES, INC., JALAPENO CORPORATION, ACG3 MINERAL INTERESTS, LTD., GLASSELL NON-OPERATED INTERESTS, LTD., AND CURRY GLASSELL, No. 19-0334
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
W&T OFFSHORE, INC. v. WESLEY FREDIEU, No. 18-1134
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
CONWAY WAAK, JR. AND MARLENE WAAK D/B/A CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH AND CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH v. RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA RODRIGUEZ AND ANA MARIA ORTIZ MARTINEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA ORTIZ JR.; AND JUANA GUADALUPE MARTINEZ, AS NEXT FRIEND OF SEBASTIAN ZUNIGA AND WENDY ZUNIGA, ET AL., No. 19-0167
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
BPX OPERATING COMPANY, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, SEGUNDO NAVARRO DRILLING, LTD., FIRST ROCK I, LLC, EF NON-OP, LLC, AND SOUTH TEXAS SHALE, LLC v. MARGARET ANN STRICKHAUSEN, No. 19-0567
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
SpeckGuzmanMajority
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority