April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas Restricted Appeal: Pro Se Letter Defeats No-Answer Default Against Individual, But Not Necessarily Entity
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Waco Court Upholds Article 38.37 Child-Sex-Abuse Extraneous-Offense Evidence Despite Staleness, Lack of Corroboration, and Prior CPS ‘Unsubstantiated’ Finding
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Austin Court Upholds 911 Call and EMS Records in Protective-Order Violation Trial Despite Victim’s Recantation
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post-Answer Default Reversed: No Reporter’s Record in Trial De Novo Prevents Review of Proof After Failure to Appear
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court Dismisses Mandamus Seeking Release of Child Support Payments for Lack of Jurisdiction
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Family-Violence Assault Sufficiency Opinion Reinforces How Minimal Corroboration Can Support Abuse Findings
April 19, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Beaumont Court Upholds Admission of 911 Gun Reference in Family-Violence Strangulation Appeal, Reinforcing Rule 403 Context Evidence
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 1st COA: Child Sex-Abuse Conviction Upheld—Victim Testimony Alone Suffices; Appellate Courts Won’t Reweigh “Evolving Disclosure” Credibility Attacks
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: SVP Appeal: Failure to Object (and Later “Opening the Door”) Waives Challenge to Expert’s Unadjudicated-Offense Testimony
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Continuous Sexual Abuse Appeal: Child-Victim Timing Testimony, CAC Interview Corroboration, and Extraneous-Offense Admission—Pointers for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Trials
