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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Hecht

Lehrmann

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 806 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	659/806	81.8%
Different opinions, same judgment	5/806	0.6%
Agreed on judgment	706/806	87.6%
Disagreed on judgment	100/806	12.4%

And 200 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	95/200	47.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	5/200	2.5%
Agreed on judgment	100/200	50.0%
Disagreed on judgment	100/200	50.0%

Within those 200 cases that had a dissent:

95 cases:
Joined the same opinions

JACK EDWARD MILNER v. VICKI ANN MILNER, No. 10-0776

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. DAVID S. MARTIN AND GEORGE G. PARKER, ET AL., No. 07-0288

Majority

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425

Majority

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338

Plurality

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597

Majority

BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768

Majority

IN RE OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, OXY INGLESIDE ENERGY CENTER, LLC, OXY INGLESIDE LPG TERMINAL LLC, AND OXY INGLESIDE OIL TERMINAL LLC, No. 18-0660

Majority

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

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

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

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

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

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

Majority

IN RE XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP, INC., No. 10-0960

Majority

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

Majority

ROBERT SUTHERLAND, JESUS DE LA GARZA AND SOUTHERN CUSTOMS PAINT AND BODY v. ROBERT KEITH SPENCER, No. 10-0750

Majority

STEVEN PAINTER; TONYA WRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EARL A. WRIGHT, III, DECEASED; VIRGINIA WEAVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF A.A.C., A MINOR; AND TABITHA R. ROSELLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT CARILLO, DECEASED v. AMERIMEX DRILLING I, LTD., No. 16-0120

Majority

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P. v. AVINGER TIMBER, LLC, No. 10-0950

Majority

AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE I, LLC AND AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE II, LLC v. WALKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 10-0714

Majority

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

Majority

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

Majority

THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS, THE CREDIT UNION COMMISSION OF TEXAS, AND TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION v. VALERIE NORWOOD, ELISE SHOWS, MARYANN ROBLES-VALDEZ, BOBBY MARTIN, PAMELA COOPER, AND CARLOS RIVAS, No. 10-0121

Majority

On Rehearing

THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER, No. 11-0778

Majority

Concur/Dissent

BARBARA D. COSGROVE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE TRUSTEE OF THE CHARLES AND BARBARA COSGROVE FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST v. MICHAEL CADE AND BILLIE CADE, No. 14-0346

Majority

TEXAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE v. MICHELE NGAKOUE, No. 11-0686

Majority

LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447

Majority

JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS v. JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0498

Majority

BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957

Majority

THE BOEING COMPANY AND THE GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY N/K/A THE PORT AUTHORITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 12-1007

Majority

LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND TOMMY FISHER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT v. CHURCH & AKIN, L.L.C., No. 12-1039

Majority

GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670

Majority

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

Majority

U.S. SHALE ENERGY II, LLC, RAYMOND B. ROUSH, RUTHIE ROUSH DODGE, AND DAVID E. ROUSH v. LABORDE PROPERTIES, L.P., AND LABORDE MANAGEMENT, LLC, No. 17-0111

Majority

HALEY HEBNER AND DARRIN CHARLES SCOTT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF R.M.S., A MINOR v. NAGAKRISHNA REDDY, M.D., AND NEW BRAUNFELS OB/GYN, P.A., No. 14-0593

Majority

JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293

Majority

KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456

Majority

MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986

Plurality

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

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A MINOR CHILD, No. 16-0715

Majority

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

Majority

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

Per Curiam

AMERICAN K-9 DETECTION SERVICES, LLC AND HILL COUNTRY DOG CENTER, LLC v. LATASHA FREEMAN, No. 15-0932

Majority

AC INTERESTS, L.P., FORMERLY AMERICAN COATINGS, L.P. v. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, No. 16-0260

Majority

TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025

Majority

MICHAEL MCINTYRE AND LAURA MCINTYRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN, K.M., L.M., C.M., M.M., AND L.M. v. EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. LORENZO GARCIA, AND MARK MENDOZA, No. 14-0732

Majority

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901

Majority

CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650

Majority

KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073

Majority

MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY—USA, A DELAWARE CORPORATION v. SHIRLEY ADAMS, CHARLENE BURGESS, WILLIE MAE HERBST JASIK, WILLIAM ALBERT HERBST, HELEN HERBST, AND R. MAY OIL & GAS COMPANY, LTD., No. 16-0505

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

IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634

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

THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AND ROUND ROCK FIRE CHIEF LARRY HODGE v. JAIME RODRIGUEZ AND ROUND ROCK FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, No. 10-0666

Dissent

IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127

Majority

RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385

Majority

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES WEDEL AND MICHELLE WEDEL, No. 17-0462

Majority

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

Majority

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

Majority

PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337

Majority

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

Majority

DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C., No. 11-0541

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041

Majority

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

Majority

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

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

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

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. HEATHER STEWART, No. 09-0257

Majority

HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604

Majority

SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272

Majority

IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328

Majority

BARBARA BATY v. OLGA FUTRELL, CRNA, AND COMPLETE ANESTHESIA CARE, P.C., No. 16-0164

Majority

DEBRA C. GUNN, M.D., OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A., AND OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES P.L.L.C. v. ANDRE MCCOY, AS PERMANENT GUARDIAN OF SHANNON MILES MCCOY, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON, No. 16-0125

Majority

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

Majority

DOROTHY HAMPTON v. LEONARD THOME, No. 22-0435

Majority

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

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A., CHILDREN, No. 22-0978

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

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

Majority

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

Majority

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. v. SARAH MILBURN, No. 21-1097

Majority

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

Majority

AMMONITE OIL & GAS CORPORATION v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND EOG RESOURCES, INC., No. 21-1035

Majority

ROGER BORGELT, MARK PULLIAM, JAY WILEY, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS v. AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, IAFF LOCAL 975; CITY OF AUSTIN; AND MARC A. OTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, No. 22-1149

Majority

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS v. PUREZA "DIDIT" MARTINEZ, No. 22-0843

Majority

BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. YVONDIA JOHNSON, No. 22-0485

Majority

TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS LANDFILL, INC. v. TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BY AND THROUGH MARYA CRIGLER, ACTING IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF APPRAISER OF TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 22-0620

Majority

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

Majority

5 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

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

IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728

Majority

Concurrence

PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638

Concurrence

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

Concurrence

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

100 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. AS RECEIVER FOR GUARANTY BANK v. CHRISTA C. LENK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ALBERT THOMPSON, No. 08-0908

Majority

Dissent

IN RE ALLCAT CLAIMS SERVICE, L.P. AND JOHN WEAKLY, No. 11-0589

Majority

Concur/Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303

Dissent

Concurrence

Majority

EL PASO FIELD SERVICES, L.P. AND GULFTERRA SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. F/K/A EL PASO SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND MASTEC, INC., No. 10-0648

Majority

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687

Dissent

Majority

BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. GLORIA GARCIA, No. 10-0802

Majority

Dissent

WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056

Dissent

Majority

CITY OF AUSTIN v. HARRY M. WHITTINGTON, ET AL., No. 10-0316

Majority

Concur/Dissent

TEXAS WEST OAKS HOSPITAL, LP AND TEXAS HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC v. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, No. 10-0603

Majority

Dissent

RUSK STATE HOSPITAL v. DENNIS BLACK AND PAM BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS BONHAM BLACK, DECEASED, No. 10-0548

Majority

Concurrence

Concur/Dissent

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY v. DILJIT K. CHATHA, No. 10-0353

Majority

Dissent

USAA TEXAS LLOYDS COMPANY v. GAIL MENCHACA, No. 14-0721

Concur/Dissent

Concurrence

Plurality

RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D. AND RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D., P.A. v. GUADALUPE CERDA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF MARISSA CERDA, A MINOR, AND CINDY VELEZ, No. 10-0928

Concur/Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

HEARTS BLUFF GAME RANCH, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, No. 10-0491

Majority

Dissent

IN RE NESTLE USA, INC., No. 12-0518

Majority

Dissent

WAL-MART STORES, INCORPORATED v. DORIS FORTE, O.D., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED PERSONS; BRIDGET LEESANG, O.D.; DAVID WIGGINS, O.D.; AND JOHN BOLDAN, O.D., No. 15-0146

Dissent

Majority

HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075

Dissent

Majority

CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. AND CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. v. MARTHA ROWAN HYDER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX AND TRUSTEE UNDER THE WILL OF ELTON M. HYDER, JR., DECEASED, AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. RESIDUARY TRUST, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. MARITAL TRUST; BRENT ROWAN HY, No. 14-0302

Majority

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. MAXIMINO GARZA, No. 10-0435

Majority

Dissent

IN RE MICHAEL N. BLAIR, No. 11-0441

Plurality

Concurrence

Dissent

THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL., No. 11-0265

Majority

Dissent

GEOFFREY DUGGER v. MARY ANN ARREDONDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL MARTINEZ, DECEASED, No. 11-0549

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF LORENA, TEXAS v. BMTP HOLDINGS, L.P., No. 11-0554

Majority

Concurrence

Dissent

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RICKY ADCOCK, No. 11-0934

Majority

Dissent

IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732

Majority

Dissent

KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596

Concur/Dissent

Majority

BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353

Dissent

Majority

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. DAISY E. SYNATZSKE AND GRACE ANNETTE WEBB, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES AND CO-EXECUTRIXES OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH EMMITE, SR., JOSEPH EMMITE, JR., DOROTHY A. DAY, VERA J. GIALMALVA AND JAMES R. EMMITE, No. 12-0617

Majority

Dissent

SUSAN ELAINE BOSTIC, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEIRS AND ESTATE OF TIMOTHY SHAWN BOSTIC, DECEASED; HELEN DONNAHOE; AND KYLE ANTHONY BOSTIC v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, No. 10-0775

Majority

Dissent

TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND MICHAEL D. COMPTON, M.D. v. ELIZABETH RIVERA, AS NEXT FRIEND FOR M.R., No. 13-0096

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567

Majority

Dissent

KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103

Majority

Dissent

IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073

Majority

Dissent

ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657

Majority

Concurrence

Dissent

CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861

Majority

Dissent

IN RE NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING CO., LTD., No. 16-0851

Majority

Dissent

MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465

Majority

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

RICHARD T. ARCHER, DAVID B. ARCHER, CAROL ARCHER BUGG, JOHN V. ARCHER, KAREN ARCHER BALL, AND SHERRI ARCHER v. T. MARK ANDERSON AND CHRISTINE ANDERSON, AS CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF TED ANDERSON, No. 16-0256

Concur/Dissent

Majority

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086

Dissent

Majority

DR. BEHZAD NAZARI, D.D.S., ET AL. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; XEROX CORPORATION; AND XEROX STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC, F/K/A ACS STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC, No. 16-0549

Concur/Dissent

Majority

JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, MCDONALD TRANSIT ASSOCIATES, INC., MCDONALD TRANSIT, INC., AND LESHAWN VAUGHN v. MICHELE RODRIGUEZ AND NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 16-0542

Dissent

Majority

THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. GEORGE DARRELL BEST v. PAUL REED HARPER, No. 16-0647

Majority

Dissent

BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332

Concur/Dissent

Majority

CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819

Dissent

Majority

AMANDA BRADSHAW v. BARNEY SAMUEL BRADSHAW, No. 16-0328

Dissent

Plurality

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. ROXANA TENORIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF PEDRO TENORIO, DECEASED, No. 16-0356

Dissent

Majority

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

RON SOMMERS, AS CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE FOR ALABAMA AND DUNLAVY, LTD., FLAT STONE II, LTD., AND FLAT STONE, LTD., AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JAY COHEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE JHC TRUSTS I AND II v. SANDCASTLE HOMES, INC., No. 15-0847

Dissent

Concur/Dissent

UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921

Majority

Dissent

ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714

Dissent

Majority

ALAMO HEIGHTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. CATHERINE CLARK, No. 16-0244

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850

Dissent

Majority

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

Concur/Dissent

Majority

IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591

Majority

Dissent

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

BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

CAROL SEVERANCE v. JERRY PATTERSON, COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE; GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KURT SISTRUNK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 09-0387

Majority

Dissent

ROBERT MASTERSON, MARK BROWN, GEORGE BUTLER, CHARLES WESTBROOK, RICHEY OLIVER, CRAIG PORTER, SHARON WEBER, JUNE SMITH, RITA BAKER, STEPHANIE PEDDY, BILLIE RUTH HODGES, DALLAS CHRISTIAN, AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD v. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS, THE REV. CELIA ELLERY, DON GRIFFIS, AND MICHAEL RYAN, No. 11-0332

Majority

Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Concurrence

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. TIMOTHY J. RUTTIGER, No. 08-0751

Majority

Dissent

KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN, No. 12-0539

Majority

Concur/Dissent

RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620

Majority

Dissent

AMERICO LIFE, INC., AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE OHIO STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL FARMERS UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT L. MYER AND STRIDER MARKETING GROUP, INC., No. 12-0739

Majority

Dissent

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772

Majority

Dissent

GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804

Concurrence

Dissent

GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. RICKY MATAK, BELINDA MATAK AND MISTY SONNIER, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER PETE LOGAN MATAK, DECEASED, No. 13-0042

Majority

Dissent

U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL, U-HAUL CO. OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL OF DALLAS, AND EAST FORK ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A JOT 'EM DOWN, INC. v. TALMADGE WALDRIP, BERNICE WALDRIP, DINAH SIMINGTON, AND ANNE WALDRIP-BOYD, No. 10-0781

Majority

Dissent

RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080

Majority

Dissent

OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048

Concur/Dissent

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

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

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

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. ESTATE OF CLYDE L. BURT, LINDA S. WALLACE, EXECUTOR, AND LINDA S. WALLACE, No. 22-0437

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Plurality

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

Majority

Dissent

STATE OF TEXAS; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION; AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. LAZARO LOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LUNA LOE, A MINOR; MARY MOE AND MATTHEW MOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF MAEVE MOE, A MINOR; NORA NOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF NATHAN NOE, A MINOR; SARAH SOE AND STEVEN SOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF SAMANTHA SOE, A MINOR; GINA GOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF GRAYSON GOE, A MINOR; PFLAG, INC.; RICHARD OGDEN ROBERTS III, M.D.; DAVID L. PAUL, M.D.; PATRICK W. O’MALLEY, M.D.; AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN, No. 23-0697

Dissent

Majority

DIANNE HENSLEY v. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT ET AL., No. 22-1145

Dissent

Majority

RICHARD J. MALOUF, D.D.S. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS EX RELS. CHRISTINE ELLIS, D.D.S. AND MADELAYNE CASTILLO, No. 22-1046

Dissent

Majority

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 806 signed decisions

And 200 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

95 cases:Joined the same opinions

5 cases:Some divergence on opinions

100 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

95 cases:
Joined the same opinions

5 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

100 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment