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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

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In 2020-2023, they participated together in 389 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions	356/389	91.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	11/389	2.8%
Agreed on judgment	367/389	94.3%
Disagreed on judgment	22/389	5.7%

And 102 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	69/102	67.6%
Different opinions, same judgment	11/102	10.8%
Agreed on judgment	80/102	78.4%
Disagreed on judgment	22/102	21.6%

Within those 102 cases that had some split opinions:

69 cases:
Joined the same opinions

THE STATE OF TEXAS v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, No. 21-0130

Majority

LADONNA DEGAN, RIC TERRONES, JOHN MCGUIRE, REED HIGGINS, MIKE GURLEY, LARRY EDDINGTON, AND STEVEN MCBRIDE v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM, No. 19-0234

Majority

GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386

Majority

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

Majority

GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170

Dissent

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420

Majority

DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., F/K/A GEOSOUTHERN DEWITT PROPERTIES, LLC, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION, AND BPX PRODUCTION COMPANY v. MICHAEL A. SHEPPARD, ET AL., No. 20-0904

Majority

DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014

Majority

LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280

Majority

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

Majority

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

Majority

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN v. ROBERT JONES, No. 18-0068

Majority

SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400

Majority

EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932

Majority

IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701

Majority

AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843

Majority

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282

Majority

IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384

Majority

ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451

Majority

IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134

Majority

IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075

Majority

EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051

Majority

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378

Dissent

IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022

Majority

FINLEY RESOURCES, INC., FINLEY PRODUCTION CO., L.P. AND PETRO CANYON ENERGY, LLC v. HEADINGTON ROYALTY, INC. AND HEADINGTON ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC, No. 21-0509

Majority

AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290

Majority

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

Per Curiam

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

Majority

LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944

Plurality

THE EL PASO EDUCATION INITIATIVE, INC., D/B/A BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL v. AMEX PROPERTIES, LLC, No. 18-1167

Majority

W&T OFFSHORE, INC. v. WESLEY FREDIEU, No. 18-1134

Majority

IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127

Majority

DAWN NETTLES v. GTECH CORPORATION AND THE TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION, No. 17-1010

Majority

ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940

Majority

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

Majority

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

Majority

EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977

Majority

IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127

Majority

ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962

Majority

RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158

Majority

IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS, No. 19-0497

Majority

JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079

Dissent

Majority

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

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF D.T., A CHILD, No. 20-0055

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., A CHILD, No. 18-0908

Concurrence

Majority

TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767

Majority

IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041

Majority

THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036

Majority

UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD v. VALERIE REDUS, ET AL., No. 18-0351

Majority

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

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069

Dissent

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

Majority

IN RE C.J.C., No. 19-0694

Majority

ROBERT W. VAN BOVEN M.D., D.D.S. v. SCOTT FRESHOUR, MARGARET MCNEESE, CHRIS PALAZOLA, AMY SWANHOLM, TIMOTHY WEBB, AND SHERIF ZAAFRAN, M.D., IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 20-0117

Majority

CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700

Majority

IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179

Concurrence

Majority

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. 21-0080

Dissent

CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307

Majority

GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JOHN SCOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS; THE STATE OF TEXAS v. MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ROLAND GUTIERREZ; SARAH ECKHARDT; RUBEN CORTEZ, JR.; TEJANO DEMOCRATS, No. 22-0008

Majority

MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641

Majority

ANGELA HORTON AND KEVIN HOUSER v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 21-0769

Concurrence

Majority

GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124

Majority

MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612

Majority

11 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978

Concurrence

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959

Concurrence

Majority

KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689

Concurrence

Majority

PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725

Concurrence

Majority

VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT v. CURTIS MECK, No. 18-0458

Concurrence

Majority

PEDIATRICS COOL CARE, ET AL. v. GINGER THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF A.W.(DECEASED), AND BRAD WASHINGTON, No. 21-0238

Concurrence

Majority

JIM OLIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, D/B/A PHOTOLIVE, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 19-0605

Concurrence

Majority

IN RE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 20-0394

Concurrence

Majority

CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309

Concurrence

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES; JOHN HELLERSTEDT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DSHS v. CROWN DISTRIBUTING LLC; AMERICA JUICE CO., LLC; CUSTOM BOTANICAL DISPENSARY, LLC; 1937 APOTHECARY, LLC, No. 21-1045

Concurrence

Majority

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179

Concurrence

Majority

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

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

Dissent

Concurrence

Majority

HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496

Dissent

Majority

IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111

Dissent

Majority

ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781

Dissent

Majority

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811

Dissent

Majority

TOTALENERGIES E&P USA, INC. v. MP GULF OF MEXICO, LLC, No. 21-0028

Majority

Dissent

SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905

Dissent

Majority

SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513

Dissent

Majority

IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328

Dissent

Majority

IN RE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, No. 20-0525

Dissent

Per Curiam

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

IN RE GREG ABBOTT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JAIME MASTERS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 22-0229

Dissent

Majority

AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR, No. 20-0979

Dissent

Majority

TODD DELANE FERGUSON v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, No. 20-0452

Other

INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174

Dissent

Plurality

S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552

Dissent

Majority

JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393

Dissent

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998

Dissent

Majority

SARAH GREGORY AND NEW PRIME, INC. v. JASWINDER CHOHAN, ET AL., No. 21-0017

Concurrence

Plurality

COLLIN CREEK ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, INC. D/B/A/ DAYSPRING ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY v. CHRISTINE FABER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW OF CARMELINA “MILLIE” SMITH, DECEASED, No. 21-0470

Dissent

Majority

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534

Dissent

Majority

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 389 decisions (including per curiams)

And 102 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

69 cases:Joined the same opinions

11 cases:Some divergence on opinions

22 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

69 cases:
Joined the same opinions

11 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment