April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Houston COA Upholds Child Sex-Assault Conviction: Outcry, SANE/DNA Proof, and Extraneous-Offense Rulings with Direct SAPCR/Protective-Order Spillover
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Partition After Divorce: Fourteenth Court Upholds Jurisdiction and Admits Key Out-of-Court Statements in Title Dispute
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 1st COA: Physician Expert Can Bridge Specialties; Late Chapter 74 Attack Waived—Useful Template for Challenging (or Defending) Expert Qualifications in Family Cases
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Rule 403 Balancing Lets In Child-Exposure Context Evidence—A Template for Admitting Prior/Other Incidents in Texas SAPCR & Protective-Order Trials
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Felon-in-Possession as ‘Criminal Activity’ Defeats Self-Defense Presumption—Second Amendment As-Applied Attack Rejected
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
