March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Judicial Notice Has Hard Boundaries: Trial Courts Can’t Bootstrap Outside‑Term Records Without Proper Proof—Useful Analog for Family‑Law Evidence and Record Authentication
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Rule 193.6 ‘Automatic Exclusion’ of Untimely Experts Can Zero-Out Your Proof at a No‑Evidence Summary Judgment (Family-Law Crossover)
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Child-Sex Extraneous-Offense Ruling (Art. 38.37) Offers Playbook for Propensity Evidence and Rule 403 Balancing in Family-Violence/SA-Adjacent Proceedings
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Error Preservation Trap: If You Don’t Say “Impeachment Under Rule 613,” You Waive It—A Lesson for Family-Violence Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Capital Murder Appeal Upholds Admission of Prior Domestic-Violence Acts Under Art. 38.37—A Playbook for Proving Pattern in Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Circumstantial ‘Operation’ Proof in DWI: Running Vehicle, Driver-Seat Occupancy, and Flight Can Establish Driving Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Probate Transfer Order Defect Held Non‑Jurisdictional: Lessons for Family Courts on Transfers, Waiver, and Subject‑Matter Jurisdiction
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: 11th Court of Appeals Affirms Murder Conviction—Key Takeaways on Juvenile Adjudication Evidence, Limine Violations, and Readback Procedure that Translate to Family-Violence Trials
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Tyler Court: ‘Try‑Out’ Day Can Defeat TWCA Exclusive Remedy—Jury Gets to Decide Employee Status Despite Comp Claim Payments
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Evidence Preservation Trap: Rule 403 Objection Won’t Preserve Rule 404(b) in Texas—Traffic-Stop Video Admitted for ID
