Justice Evan A Young on Texas Appeals Journalhttps://texasappeals.org/topics/justice-evan-a-young/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600Supreme Court of Texas Holds Pappas Is Entitled to Jurisdictional Discovery Before Dismissal of Chapter 252 Claims Against City of Houstonhttps://texasappeals.org/2026/01/4-families-of-hobby-v-city-of-houston/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2026/01/4-families-of-hobby-v-city-of-houston/The court held that two provisions of the City of Houston’s Hobby Airport concessions agreement can reasonably be read to require city expenditures of more than $50,000, so the losing bidder is entitled to jurisdictional discovery before its Chapter 252 claims are dismissed. The opinion does not decide whether the City violated the statute or whether the agreement is void.Supreme Court of Texas Holds Attorney General May Seek to File Quo Warranto Action Against Annunciation Househttps://texasappeals.org/2025/06/paxton-v-annunciation-house-quo-warranto/Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2025/06/paxton-v-annunciation-house-quo-warranto/The court held that criminal acts are not categorically excluded as grounds for quo warranto, that the trial court applied the wrong standard in denying the Attorney General leave to file, and that the records-request statutes are not facially unconstitutional. The opinion states that it does not decide the merits of the harboring allegations.Supreme Court of Texas Holds House Committee’s Subpoena Cannot Be Judicially Enforced to Cancel Roberson Executionhttps://texasappeals.org/2024/11/in-re-texas-house-roberson-subpoena/Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2024/11/in-re-texas-house-roberson-subpoena/The court denied a Texas House committee’s petition, holding that the separation of powers does not permit judicial enforcement of a legislative subpoena that would require canceling a long-scheduled execution. The opinion states that the dispute has nothing to do with Robert Roberson’s guilt or innocence.Supreme Court of Texas Denies State’s Emergency Mandamus Petition Over State Fair Handgun Policyhttps://texasappeals.org/2024/10/in-re-state-state-fair-handgun-ban/Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2024/10/in-re-state-state-fair-handgun-ban/The court denied the State’s petition for writ of mandamus and its emergency motion for temporary relief in an order that gives no reasons. A three-justice concurrence stated that the State had not argued that Texas law obligates the privately operated State Fair to allow handguns.