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
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
