quo warranto on Texas Appeals Journalhttps://texasappeals.org/topics/quo-warranto/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 05 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600Fifteenth Court of Appeals Affirms Temporary Injunction Against Attorney General’s Prosecutor-Reporting Rules as to Named Plaintiffs, Reverses It as to Nonpartieshttps://texasappeals.org/2026/01/paxton-v-garza-local-prosecutors/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2026/01/paxton-v-garza-local-prosecutors/The court held that Section 41.006 of the Government Code does not confer rulemaking authority on the Attorney General, so the suing prosecutors showed a probable right to relief against rules requiring reports from large-county district and county attorneys. It limited the injunction to the named plaintiffs and remanded.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.