April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 4th Court: POA Agent Can’t Prosecute Brother’s Case—Capacity Objection Waived Without Verified Pleading, but Standing Still Defeats Jurisdiction
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Dallas COA Reverses Post‑Answer Default: Craddock Relief When Party Misses Trial Due to Counsel’s Notice/Conflict Missteps
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Outcry-based child sexual assault appeal: ‘Two times’ testimony treated as unanimity/election issue—not a fatal variance (jeopardy bar attaches if no election requested)
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Text-Message Authentication & Best-Evidence Gatekeeping: Criminal Robbery‑Capital Murder Opinion Offers Civil Playbook for Digital Evidence in Texas Family Violence/Divorce Trials
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Child-Sexual-Assault Outcry: Objection Must Be Renewed at Trial or It’s Waived—And Wrong Outcry Witness Can Be Harmless If Same Facts Come In Elsewhere
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Appellate Court: Newly Discovered Evidence New-Trial Claims Are Waived Without a Hearing and Competent Proof
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Outcry-Witness Designation and Judge’s Voir Dire Comments Upheld in Continuous Child Sexual Abuse Case—Key Crossover Lessons for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Beaumont: Limits on Alternative-Perpetrator Evidence—How Far a Party Can Go Blaming a Third Person Without a Direct Nexus
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Rule 702 Gatekeeping: LPC‑Associate May Qualify to Diagnose Child PTSD Using CATS Tool—Blueprint for Family‑Court Experts
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Aggravated Assault ‘Family Member’ Conviction: Drug-Use Impeachment Excluded; Confrontation/Due-Process Complaint Waived Under Rule 33.1
