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Cases at the Petition Stage (Old Rules)

 

These are cases in which the Supreme Court of Texas is considering a petition but has not yet ordered full merits briefing or chosen the case for review. Most cases filed in the Court are denied at this stage without further action by the Court. (These cases were filed before January 1, 2026 and so are under the old rules.)

Docket Case Name Petition Filed Response Filed
25-1034 AMIR MIRESKANDARI v. KEVAN CASEY 2025-12-31 Requested
25-1122 JAMIE LIN v. PADMANEE SHARMA, M.D., PH.D. 2025-12-31 Requested
25-1153 CHARLES BRADLEY EKSTAM v. TOMMY E. "CHASE" WELLS 2025-12-31 Requested
25-1159 IN THE INTEREST OF K-K.J.B., A CHILD 2025-12-30 2026-01-27
25-1152 CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. CHELSEA MANNING, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF T.N. AALIYAH MITCHELL, AND CIERRA WILLIAMS 2025-12-29 2026-03-16
25-1134 DAVID MCCORQUODALE v. CITY OF MONTGOMERY 2025-12-29 2026-02-21
25-1143 IN RE RICHARD VASQUEZ 2025-12-23 Requested
25-1102 JEREMIAH T. VANCE v. DISCOVER BANK 2025-12-22 2026-03-23
25-0936 IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF KELLY HETTINGER AND ANDREW HETTINGER AND IN THE INTEREST OF H.C.H., K.C.H., AND M.G.H., CHILDREN 2025-12-19 2026-03-11
25-1028 PRISCILA CALZADA CANTU v. DAVID BENAVIDES, M.D. AND DAVID BENAVIDES, M.D., P.A. 2025-12-19 2026-03-24
25-0999 LIFE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC v. SETTLEMENTS OF TEXAS, INC., JOHN TED BONHAM, RICHARD D. DEAN, ILS ENTERPRISES, LLC, DAVID BLACKBURN, LAWLER MANAGEMENT LLC, AND LAWLER MANAGEMENT II LLC 2025-12-17 2026-03-09
25-1116 IN RE COLTON V. POWER 2025-12-16 2026-01-21
25-1119 IN THE INTEREST OF E.N.T. A CHILD 2025-12-15 2026-03-16
25-0853 PEGASUS LINK CONSTRUCTORS-LBJ EAST PROJECT v. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC. 2025-12-11 2026-02-09
25-1103 IN THE INTEREST OF L.J.K., A CHILD 2025-12-11 2026-01-26
25-0990 WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. DANIEL K. CHRIST AND NICOLE D. SALINAS 2025-12-10 2026-02-17
25-1084 IN THE INTEREST OF D.T. AND M.B.M.V. A/K/A M.V., CHILDREN v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES 2025-12-08 Requested
25-0997 CITY OF HOUSTON v. BETRAM POLK 2025-12-08 Requested
25-1090 IN RE LAWRENCE BERRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE ALLEN LAWRENCE BERRY TRUST, DIRECTLY AND DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF BECON, INC., LDMA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND BERRY GP, INC. 2025-12-08 Requested
25-1087 IN THE INTEREST OF D.P.B., A CHILD 2025-12-08
25-1080 IN RE LONE STAR PORTS ENTERPRISES, LLC, REDFISH BAY PROPERTIES, LLC, AND HARBOR ISLAND PROPERTIES, LLC 2025-12-04 2026-01-09
25-0993 TAMMY LATRECE BRACKENS v. MARY B. MAYES 2025-12-03 2026-03-02
25-0897 MICHAEL LOUIS MINNS v. ANDREW HETTINGER 2025-12-03 2026-03-18
25-0948 KELLY HETTINGER A/K/A KELLY CHRISTINA v. ANDREW HETTINGER 2025-12-03 2026-03-18
25-1078 HENRY CHUKWUNEKE, KINGSVIEW CAFE, AND THOMAS OMEH v. SAMUEL NNAMDI CHIONUMA 2025-12-02 2026-02-23
25-1068 GEORGE Y. LOHMANN, JR.; DOC PROPERTIES, LLC; MIDLAND EUROPEAN WAXING I, LLC; AND MIDLAND DOUBLE DAVE'S PIZZA, LLC v. EWC FRANCHISE, LLC 2025-12-01 2026-02-17
25-1073 JOSE GUSTAVO DE LEON, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GUSTAVO DE LEON, DECEASED, AND ELIZABETH MARTINEZ SILVA, INDIVIDUALLY v. BFS GROUP LLC AND BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE, INC. 2025-12-01 2026-03-11
25-1064 FAMFIVE HOLDINGS, LLC v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2025-11-26 2026-03-19
25-1057 IN RE DAVID SKINNER 2025-11-25 2026-03-16
25-0637 ARM ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC v. MEDALLION PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC 2025-11-24 Requested
25-0742 WILKS RANCH TEXAS, LTD; DANIEL H. WILKS; STACI WILKS; AND FARJO RANCH LLC v. AEP TEXAS INC. 2025-11-24 Requested
25-0960 RICHARD C. POE, II v. PAUL O. SERGENT, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, AS AN OFFICER OF POE MANAGEMENT, INC., AND AS A CO-TRUSTEE OF THE DICK POE ESTATE TRUST; ANTHONY E. BOCK, INDIVIDUALLY, AS AN OFFICER OF POE MANAGEMENT, INC., AS CO-INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD C. POE, DECEASED, AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF DICK POE ESTATE TRUST; KAREN G. CASTRO, INDIVIDUALLY, AS AN OFFICER OF POE MANAGEMENT, INC.,AS CO-INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD C. POE, DECEASED, AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF DICK POE ESTATE TRUST ET AL. 2025-11-24 2026-03-11
25-0983 IGLOO PRODUCTS CORP., SARLES & OUIMET, PLLC, AND GARY D. SARLES v. MATTHEW KOZIOL 2025-11-20 2026-03-11
25-0873 THE THAGARD MINERAL PARTNERSHIP, LP v. MICHAEL L. CASS, XTO ENERGY, INC., RIM LLLP, RICHARD O. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS MANAGER/TRUSTEE OF THE WTX ROYALTY TRUST, MARK C. SOLARI, TSH I LP, PENWELL COMPANY, LLC, DEE BENTLEY, INC., BLACKBEAR OIL AND GAS, LLC, AND DAC INTERESTS, LLC, 2025-11-19 Requested
25-0812 HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY v. PHILIP BALES, DEREK DIERINGER, WILBER DIERINGER, MICHAEL HOCH, CMH FARMS, INC., MH FARMS SERVICES, INC., WHIT BRADEN, DONALD BRADEN AND STREICHER FARMS, INC. 2025-11-19 2025-12-19
25-0805 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND MARIAN BROWN, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF v. CECILE ERWIN, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION; AND MICHELLE HILLSTROM, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE REGION 3 DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION 2025-11-17 2026-03-11
25-1020 BRITTANY MCCAIN 2025-11-17
25-0628 RICHARD M. YOUNG, JR. A/K/A RICHARD YOUNG v. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, JOHN SILOVSKY AS WILDLIFE DIVISION DIRECTOR OF TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS 2025-11-14 2026-03-11
25-1013 AMERICAS CORPORATE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC. AND LORI FACEN HAYES v. ITRIA VENTURES, LLC 2025-11-14 2026-03-16
25-0863 SOUTHERN CORNERSTONE INC., AND RACETRAC, INC. D/B/A RACETRAC #2649 v. CROWN COLONY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. 2025-11-13 2026-03-02
25-0886 LOS ARBOLES TULUM, L.P. AND GREG SCHNURR v. MATULA FAMILY, L.P. 2025-11-12 2026-03-11
25-0994 CHILD ADVOCATES, INC v. CHIFFON BROWN 2025-11-07 2026-03-11
25-0775 MAZDA MOTOR OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. A/K/A MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, INC. AND BOARD OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES v. ALL STAR IMPORTS, INC. D/B/A WORLD CAR MAZDA NORTH 2025-11-07 Requested
25-0992 C. P. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES 2025-11-07 2026-02-13
25-0764 NICK MEHMETI v. THE DOWNS OF HILLCREST RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. 2025-11-05 2026-03-18
25-0778 ALICIA PEREZ v. PEDRO RAMIREZ AND ALMA RAMIREZ 2025-11-05 2026-03-11
25-0977 IN RE NELDA JOHNSON 2025-11-03 2026-01-20
25-0662 TODD HEATH v. SUNSET CLIFF ESTATES ROAD AND GATE MAINTENANCE, INC. 2025-11-03 2026-01-27
25-0973 COURTENAY PARIS, IN HER PERSONAL CAPACITY, AND IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON ON BEHALF OF DECRIMINALIZE ELGIN, A NONPROFIT, UNINCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; CITY OF ELGIN; THERESA Y. MCSHAN, MAYOR OF ELGIN; SUE BRASHAR, MAYOR PRO TEM OF ELGIN; JOY CASNOVSKY, ARTHUR GIBSON III, YALECIA LOVE, CHUCK SWAIN, MATTHEW CALLAHAN, AL RODRIGUEZ, AND FOREST LEE DENNIS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELGIN; THOMAS MATTIS, CITY MANAGER OF ELGIN; AND CHRIS NOBLE, CHIEF OF POLICE OF ELGIN; IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES 2025-10-31 2026-03-11
25-0859 STEPHEN JOSEPH STANCIL AND MUSTARD SEED CONSTRUCTION, LLC v. MARK G. GILLAM, FRANK CANTONE, KEVIN GREGG, JOSEPH MICHAEL SMITH, AND AARON SELE 2025-10-29 2026-03-11
25-0941 IN THE INTEREST OF J.M. A CHILD 2025-10-22 2025-12-18
25-0716 CATAMOUNT PROPERTIES 2018, LLC v. GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC 2025-10-22 2026-02-04
25-0939 ERIC ELLIS, AS NEXT FRIEND TO H.D.E., A MINOR CHILD v. COURTNEY PRINCE, LVTRISE, INC., AND ABOVE THE CLOUDS, INC. 2025-10-22 2026-03-11
25-0795 RAMON TORRES v. WEL-PRO SERVICES, L.P. 2025-10-20 2026-03-06
25-0757 PENELOPE E. BONNEN v. SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, SCI TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICES, LLC D/B/A EARTHMAN BELLAIRE FUNERAL HOME, SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC, SCI FUNERAL & CEMETERY PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, INC.. DM AFFINITY, INC. D/B/A DIGNITY MEMORIAL NETWORK, INC. 2025-10-20 2026-02-23
25-0830 LRG-LOSS RECOVERY GROUP LLC AND RANDALL HARRIS v. BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2025-10-17 2026-01-05
25-0820 PAWN TX, INC. D/B/A CASH AMERICA AND FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. v. HENRY JIMENEZ, JR. 2025-10-15 2026-02-19
25-0836 CITY OF WESTWORTH VILLAGE v. JIM BURGESS 2025-10-13 2026-02-17
25-0917 PATRICIA ORAMAS v. UTMB HEALTH (HOSPITAL) AT GALVESTON 2025-10-10 2026-02-11
25-0792 IN THE MATTER OF F.M.V., A JUVENILE 2025-10-10 2026-03-03
25-0686 STEWART TITLE COMPANY v. QUALIA LABS, INC. D/B/A QUALIA SOFTWARE, INC. 2025-10-08 2026-02-04
25-0668 DAVID SAXON BAGLEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JEREMIAH RAY BAGLEY v. RAMONA ROGERS, M.D., MODESTO ZAMORANO, STEPHANIE CUMPIAN, ROLANDO FLORES, HECTOR ONTIVEROS, PRISCILLA NIETO, SONIA HERNANDEZ-KEEBLE, BLAS ORTIZ JR., DAVID MORON, M.D., AND JAIME FLORES 2025-09-24 2026-01-07
25-0706 STRAIN FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; EJCM STRAIN, LLC; THE ESTATE OF EDD HOMAN STRAIN, DECEASED; CADDO OAKS, LLC; JERRY DELL HAGGERTON; AND LARRY STRAIN v. MARTIN WATER MIDSTREAM, LLC AND CORSICAN HOLDINGS, LLC 2025-09-17 2026-02-13
25-0713 CITY OF CROWLEY, TEXAS v. TOTALENERGIES E&P USA, INC., TOTALENERGIES E&P BARNETT USA, LLC, TOTALENERGIES E&P USA BARNETT 1, LLC, AND TOTALENERGIES E&P USA BARNETT 2, LLC 2025-09-16 2025-12-15
25-0823 SPRING FULTS v. MARION LANE STANDLEY 2025-09-15 2026-03-02
25-0551 TWINWOOD CATTLE COMPANY, INC. v. AMERICAN AKAUSHI ASSOCIATION, INC., HEARTBRAND HOLDINGS, INC., AND RONALD BEEMAN 2025-09-12 2025-12-16
25-0794 ANDERSON MORRISON CONSTRUCTION, LLC; ANDERSON MORRISION ROOFING, LLC; SHAWN MORRISION; AND MORRISION ROOFING, LLC v. JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ ZEFERINO 2025-09-08 2025-12-15
25-0774 CITY OF HOUSTON AND JESSICA LEE MOORE v. MAGDALENA GUZMAN 2025-09-05 2026-01-05
25-0749 IN RE THE TORO COMPANY 2025-08-29 2025-11-13
25-0741 LILY FENG, WINTEX GROUP, LLC D/B/A FIRST LENDING AND HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION v. CONOSIR, LLC 2025-08-27 2025-11-19
25-0588 IN THE INTEREST OF J.D.H., A CHILD 2025-08-12 2025-10-03
25-0688 IN THE INTEREST OF A.C.P., A.I.P., A.M.P., M.J-R.P. III, AND M.C.S., CHILDREN 2025-08-08 2025-08-17
25-0474 IN THE INTEREST OF A.B., A CHILD 2025-07-16 2025-10-06
25-0436 IN RE HONORABLE CHRISTINE VASQUEZ-HORTICK, JUDGE, 225TH DISTRICT COURT, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS 2025-05-22 Requested
25-0409 VCC, LLC v. ALLIED WORLD SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2025-05-13 2025-08-18
25-0031 DANIEL NGUYEN v. OSCAR ROMERO 2025-01-16 Requested
25-0023 COTTONWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. PRESTON HOLLOW CAPITAL, LLC; PHCC LLC; AND WINSTEAD, P.C. 2025-01-13 2025-03-21
24-0701 WILLIAM WESLEY RUTH v. COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE 2024-08-27