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LOPEZ v. STATE
Following a bench trial, Luciano Lopez was convicted of the felony offense of indecency with a child. 1 The trial court assessed appellant's punishment at seven years' confinement. In a single issue on appeal, appellant contends the evidence is
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
HILL v. SMITH
The trial court granted appellees' motion to dismiss on the ground that appellant failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. In three issues appellant contends the trial court (1) abused its discretion in dismissing his suit for failure to state a
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
DUHART v. DUHART
After the trial court granted an order enforcing temporary support in a divorce case, appellant filed a restricted appeal. We consider whether appellant participated in the hearing that resulted in the order from which he appeals.
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION v. WHITMIRE
A no-evidence standard of review applies to the trial court's factual determinations, and a de novo standard to its legal determinations. See In re Labatt Food Serv., LP, 279 SW3d 640, 643 (Tex. 2009); see also In re Trammell, 246 SW3d 815, 820 (Tex.
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
G.T. LEACH BUILDERS, L.L.C. v. TCMS, INC.
Appellee is TCMS, Inc. By four issues, appellants claim that the trial court erred by: (1) failing to file findings of fact and conclusions of law; (2) denying arbitration in the face of a valid arbitration clause that covered the applicable claims;
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
O.G.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
On November 23, 2010, the district court signed a final order terminating the parental rights of appellants OGW and JRR A notice of appeal was filed on February 24, 2011. In its appellee's brief, the Department of Family and Protective moves to dismiss
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
O.G.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
On November 23, 2010, the district court signed a final order terminating the parental rights of appellants OGW and JRR A notice of appeal was filed on February 24, 2011. In its appellee's brief, the Department of Family and Protective moves to dismiss
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
ALLEN v. STIEFER
Code §§ 14.001-.014. We affirm. Allen, an inmate confined at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), filed suit pro se and in forma pauperis, complaining his due process rights were violated when his disciplinary case received for fighting was
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
ALLEN v. THOMAS
The trial court dismissed Allen's suit without prejudice and Allen brought this appeal. Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs inmate litigation. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 14.001-.014. We review a trial court's
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
HORTON v. STATE
The trial court ordered that the "Count II sentence of 20 years TDCJ-ID runs concurrent" and the "Count III sentence of Life runs consecutive to Count I sentence of 60 years TDCJ-ID." Appellant presents five issues on appeal: the trial court erred in
Updated: 02/17/2012 06:47A
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