March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Fourth Court Revives Claims Against Parents for Hosting Underage Drinking—Statutory Social-Host Liability Confirmed Under TABC § 2.02(c)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: No Appeal Yet: Reserved Attorney’s Fees Defeat “Final” Language—Jurisdictional Trap for Family-Law Decrees and Fee Claims
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Court Upholds Specific Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Based on Oral Agreement and Texas-Centered Performance—Template for Keeping Out‑of‑State Abusers/Spouses in Texas Family Courts
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Penetration Sufficiency and Jury Readback Limits: Criminal Sexual Assault Opinion with Direct Crossover to SAPCR/Protective Order Proof
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Penetration Proof in Child Sexual Assault: ‘However Slight’ Standard and Jury Readback Limits with Family-Law Crossover Implications
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Mandamus Denied: Personnel Files of Key Supervisors Discoverable Despite Employer’s Respondeat Superior Stipulation—Useful Blueprint for Proving ‘Conscious Indifference’
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: SVP Commitment Case: Dallas Court OKs Expert’s Reliance on Prior Behavioral‑Abnormality Evaluations Under TRE 703/705(d)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Knowingly by Omission: Criminal Sufficiency Findings That Bolster Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Neglect and Endangerment Theories
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Mandamus Forces RTP Designation Despite Limitations: Timely Disclosure Duties Don’t Trigger Until Due
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 7th Court: “Improper Predicate” Objection Doesn’t Preserve Daubert/Expert-Reliability Complaint in Child-Injury Assault Case
