April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Criminal Defendant’s Mid‑Trial ‘Hospital’ Absence Deemed Voluntary—Template for Fighting Continuances and No‑Show Tactics in Texas Family Courts
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas First Court: Lawyer Client Lists Can Be Trade Secrets—TUTSA Misappropriation and Damages Guidance for Family-Law “Client Poaching” & Confidential-File Disputes
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Vexatious-Litigant Order Upheld; Prisoner Mailbox Rule Saves Notice of Appeal After Severance Creates Final Judgment
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Fort Worth COA: Level 2 Deadlines Control Absent Signed Level 3 Plan—Late Discovery Quashed and No‑Evidence MSJ Affirmed
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals First Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal of Receiver Appointment After Settlement
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fort Worth Court of Appeals: Trial Court Must Vacate Temporary Orders Granting Nonparent Conservatorship Over Fit Parent’s Objection
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals First Court Sets Aside Divorce Judgment and Remands for Judgment on Mediated Settlement Agreement
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas COA (SVP) Reaffirms: Due‑Process/Constitutional Attacks Are Waived Without a Trial‑Court Objection—Even in Quasi‑Criminal Civil Commitment Cases
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Divorce Decree After Pro Se Appellant Fails to File Rule-Compliant Brief
