Justice J Brett Busby on Texas Appeals Journalhttps://texasappeals.org/topics/justice-j-brett-busby/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0500Supreme Court of Texas Holds Citizens Participation Act Applies to Lilith Fund’s Suit Challenging Heartbeat Acthttps://texasappeals.org/2026/06/weldon-v-lilith-fund-tcpa/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2026/06/weldon-v-lilith-fund-tcpa/The court held that the Fund’s declaratory-judgment suit against Sadie Weldon was “based on or . . . in response to” her earlier Rule 202 pre-suit deposition petition, so the first step of the TCPA dismissal procedure was met. The opinion does not decide whether Senate Bill 8 is constitutional or whether the suit must be dismissed, and it remands the remaining steps to the court of appeals.Supreme Court of Texas Orders Dallas to Remove Three Council-Initiated Charter Propositions From November Ballothttps://texasappeals.org/2024/09/in-re-dallas-hero-charter-propositions/Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2024/09/in-re-dallas-hero-charter-propositions/The court held that the ballot language for the City Council’s Propositions K, M and N was misleading because it did not disclose that each conflicted with and proposed to nullify a citizen-initiated charter amendment on the same ballot. It directed the City to remove the three propositions.