Court of Appeals of Texas December 2012 casesByer Custom Builders v. FranksHays Cnty. v. ThreadgillFields v. Corr. Corp. of Am.Stawarczik v. WeaverReed v. StateIn re Estate of MabeIn re L.M.W.Ex parte PritzkauMolina v. StateLewis v. StateBoyzuick v. Brink's Inc.DeLafuente v. StateSummit Inv. Grp., L.L.C. v. Crimson Exploration, Inc.Perry v. StateBest v. StateDearmond v. Tex. Dow Emps. Credit UnionIn re BivinsBexar Cnty. v. ColombritoVillegas v. StateWhite v. HarrisonIn re K.A.Nunley v. StateIn re Estate of BlankenshipHorn v. TuckerSmith v. StateState v. FloresReyes v. City of LaredoState v. CookGrocers Supply, Inc. v. CabelloVIA Metropolitan Transit v. GarciaBailey's Furniture, Inc. v. Graham-Rutledge & Co.Taylor v. StateBorra v. HernandezGrasser v. StateBlankenship v. BecknerGrynberg v. M-I L.L.C.In re VanWRL Gen. Contractors, Ltd. v. Mother Frances Hosp. Reg'l Health Care Ctr.Rayas v. Tex. Mut. Ins. Co.Gonzalez v. PerezPerry v. StateIn re Southampton Place Extension Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc.Rincon v. Tex. Dep't of Pub. SafetyToll Dall. TX, LLC v. Colleyville Home Owners' Rights Ass'n, Inc.SAExploration, Inc. v. CGGVeritas Land (U.S.), Inc. (In re SAExploration, Inc.)In re Sierra ClubBeltran v. StateCarter v. StateIn re BirdwellJones v. MainwaringBanal v. StateIn re BenavidesFuentes v. StateGarza v. StateGonzalez v. Champion Techs., Inc.Bus. Staffing, Inc. v. ViescaIn re AllenIn re V.O.M.Merit Age Homes of Tex., LLC v. Stoddard Grp., Ltd.Carriger v. CarrigerRomero v. StateIn re J.A.In re L.K.In re AlexisMiner Dederick Constr., LLP v. Gulf Chem. & Metallurgical Corp.Setler v. StateBurks v. StateGarza v. Eagle Creek Broad.Dennis v. StateIn re A.L.Jessop v. StateKittman v. KittmanIn re S.B.B.Hernandez v. StateFleming v. FlemingWilliams v. MaiYsleta Indep. Sch. Dist. v. FrancoSinger v. StateTexarkana Nursing & Healthcare Center, LLC v. LyleIn re TaylorDavila-Rodriguez v. StateLeigh v. StateElder v. StatePierre v. StateState v. GarciaHolman v. StateMeyers v. StateMiresco Inv. Servs., Inc. v. Yatoo Enters. (Usa), Inc.Edwards v. StateWilfong v. StateIn re B.K.Garner v. StateSalazar v. StateIn re WilsonMcMahon v. McMahonReadyone Indus., Inc. v. TorresHorton v. State2001 Trinity Fund, LLC v. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.M&DD Traders Corp. v. Total Quality Logistics, Inc.In re Cypress Tex. LloydsDaniels v. Commonwealth Civic Ass'n, Inc.Pollett v. Aurora Loan Servs. LLCHoward v. StateDouglas v. StateWade v. StateAcosta v. SotoBlackerby v. StateIn re ReadyOne Indus., Inc.Dacus v. ParkerPolansky v. BerenjiJackson v. StateInfante v. StatePrincipal Commercial Acceptance, L.L.C. v. Buchanan Fund V, L.L.C.Rojas v. DuarteRyland Enter., Inc. v. WeatherspoonFarrow v. StateIn re TuckerSmall v. StateOliver v. StateParkway Dental Assocs., P.A. v. Ho & Huang Props., L.P.Ex parte DoanBooker v. StateRogers v. StateDana v. StateDahn v. StateIn re AndrewsJones v. WentworthTex. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. WildeEx parte ShawPena v. StateEwing Constr., Co. v. World Envtl., LLCXtreme Iron Holdings, LLC v. Caterpillar Fin. Servs. Corp.Mancias v. StateZamora v. StateGuerrero v. StateGarrison v. StateIn re CrissupBeasley v. StateIn re Oliver1 2001 Cadillac DeVille, Vin 1G6KD54Y42U228530 v. StateAlmanzar v. StateIn re J.M.Keyes Helium Co. v. Regency Gas Servs., L.P.Fudzie v. WilliamsIn re RamirezIn re BouchardAdams v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'nAgency Group, Ltd. v. GarnerEspitia v. DavilaCarr v. StateMontoya v. StateLongoria v. StateCavitt v. StateFransaw v. StateGarza v. GarciaBrasse v. StateTownsley v. StateBuckingham v. McAfeeHazlewood v. LafaversOtems v. StateIn re SmithIn re BealGene Doss Constr., Inc. v. Frank Smith's, Inc.In re TurnerFitzpatrick v. State Fin. Servs.Ex parte MillerHernandez v. StateWaggoner v. Lead Generation & Mktg., LLCHendrick Med. Ctr. v. Tex. Podiatric Med. Ass'nThomas v. StateDavison v. StateGoodwin v. StateJaime v. StateDorsett v. Hispanic Hous. & Educ. Corp.In re A.M.C.In re CookDobroslavic v. Bexar Appraisal Dist.Thomas v. StateIn re Vaishangi, Inc.In re SuttonFields v. FieldsMem'l Hermann Surgery Ctr. Tex. Med. Ctr., L.L.P. v. SmithBailey v. Tex. Workforce Comm'nPenny v. StateTex. Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex.Beasley v. Tracette HouseWinningham v. MeansBentley v. StateBen E. Keith Co. v. MontoyaHearn v. StateIn re K.A.H.Garza v. Tex. Boll Weevil Eradication Found., Inc.Pena v. StateHodge v. Tex. Dep't of Pub. SafetyIn re Estate of SterlingDillard v. WaggonerRE Family Trust v. HE Conestoga Settlement TrustKaufman Cnty. v. LeggettCondom Sense, Inc. v. AlshalabiIn re BouchardIneos USA LLC v. BNSF Ry. Co.Gaitan v. StateMoore v. BaumannYanez v. DucassonEnglish v. StateVasquez v. StateWoody v. WoodyTexas Standard Oil & Gas, L.P. v. Frankel Offshore Energy, Inc.Pacheco v. StateArbuthnot v. StateVillarreal v. StateWilliams v. StateIn re PackerAlvarado v. Lexington Ins. Co.In re Estate of CunninghamElliott v. Rockwood Village Partners, Ltd.In re N.T.P.Sec. State Bank & Trust v. Bexar Cnty.In re A.C.SSC Pleasanton S. Operating Co. v. PenningtonBagley v. StateJones v. Found. Surgery Affiliates of Brazoria Cnty.Soto v. StateWade v. StateCarter v. StateJ.C. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.Neal v. HejaziN. Law Firm, P.C. v. Yellow Book Sales & Distribution Co.In re A.M.Knoles v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Estrada v. StateManor v. BradleyRodenberg v. Granite Park III, Ltd.In re AmesIn re De La CruzIn re HatemIn re Saxon Mortg. Servs., Inc.Leija v. StateBaggerly-Duphorne v. StateBullard v. StateIn re J.R.C.S.Ohrt v. Union Gas Corp.Jespersen v. Sweetwater Ranch ApartmentsWilliamsburg Care Co. v. LujanMoore v. StateTorres v. StateIn re LongstrethFrontera Generation Ltd. v. Mission Pipeline Co.Aloysius Duy-Hung Hoang v. Vietnamese Cmty. of Hous. & Vicinities, Inc.Jennings v. StateIn re BealIn re Taylor-ScalesHaize v. StateIn re K.N.D.In re KruegerOgansoy v. City of Hous.In re M.S.M.Mason v. BalkanliBairfield v. Sec. Trucking Servs., L.L.C.Castillo v. Gulf Coast Livestock Mkt., L.L.C.Readyone Indus., Inc. v. CarreonPerkins v. StateIn re E.M.M.Buschardt v. StateCrestcare Nursing & Rehab. Ctr., LLC v. HastingsMendoza v. StateEx parte MendenhallUniv. of Tex. Med. Branch Corr. Managed Care v. AlexanderBethke v. MunozWalls v. StateDavis v. StateManns v. StateGenie Indus., Inc. v. MatakMcAdoo v. StateRapid-Torc, Inc. v. Dynamic Tools, Inc.Chelsea Oaks, Inc. v. SweeneyIn re B.M.A.J.Lavizzo v. Tigoni Villas Apartments LLCIn re MillslagleChambers v. StateHarrison v. StateEx parte Tuan Dinh PhanUniv. of Tex. M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr. v. BakerRodarte v. StateWagner v. StateBrawley v. HuddlestonBrooks Special Co. v. StateIn re Prosper Storage, GP, Inc.Adams v. StateTex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. TrigoFris v. FrisCarter v. StateBahar v. Lyon Fin. Servs., Inc.Castro v. StateIn re EvansGlass v. StateRobertson v. StateIn re LyndWeech v. Baptist Health Sys.Citibank (S.D.), N.A. v. DurdenIn re A.C.In re H.T.S.Wilson v. StatePeace v. StateJones v. StateState v. MooreGatlin v. StateVasquez v. S. Tire Mart, LLCAguilar v. AguilarHill Prof'l Servs., LLC v. TeksystemsTucker v. StateBrackens v. Triton Energy Ltd.Molho v. Weichert, Realtors Reichardt & Assocs.$389,905 & No/$100 v. StateI-10 Colony, Inc. v. Chao Kuan LeeBunting v. StateTex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. SmithHarris Cnty. v. CherryMatte v. StateEhrenberg v. StateRoberts v. RobertsMelton v. JohnstonIn re Old Am. Cnty. Mut. Fire Ins. Co.Hernandez-Munoz v. StateParga v. StateLake-Crunk v. StateIn re BornsteinChavis v. StateEx parte DavisIn re R.M.Messier v. MessierBledsoe v. StateSella v. StateClay v. StateHDW2000 256 E. 49th St. v. City of Hous.Whitehead v. SwallowComm'n for Lawyer Discipline v. LeasLong v. HaakEdwards v. StateBattee v. StateMeserve v. StateQuillar v. StateIn re MayberryRubins v. PeopleMiller v. StateLivingston v. ArringtonSheppard v. StateCity of Hous. v. JamesBrazil v. StateGarza v. CarlsonInstitutional Sec. Corp. v. HoodLagaite v. BolandDougherty v. BrewerIn re S.O.L.In re S.J.A.Ex parte MendenhallIn re NobleWilliams v. DavenportRhodes v. StateFain v. StateSt. Paul Mercury Ins. Co. v. GallowayLynch v. Cach, L.L.C.Johnson v. StateTex. Dep't of Pub. Safety v. LopezWhite v. JPMC 2004-C3 Trails Apartments LLCMSHC the Waterton at Cowhorn Creek, LLC v. MillerAlford v. StateUmanzor-Villalobos v. StateRodriguez v. StateIn re R.B.In re S.M.G.State v. ThomasBentancourt v. StateJames v. Shavon Ltd.Martinez v. EstradaHearn v. SnapkaFletcher v. AhrabiJackson v. StateZissa v. DavidsonHolland v. HollandIn re Aftermath, Inc.Esecuritel Holdings, LLC v. Youghiogheny Commc'ns-Tex., LLCIn re J.A.M.Harris v. StateHarris v. StateMiranda v. StateDuarte v. StateShackelford v. StateLerma v. StateCervantes v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCIn re ToneyIn re FoxIn re ReadyOne Indus., Inc.In re StufflebeamBarker v. Straw-K, Inc.St. Agnes Acad. v. Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n & Club Bellaire, Inc.In re WyttenbachU.S. Bank, N.A. v. KobernickHeffel v. StateGuadalupe Blanco River Auth. v. SchneiderIn re C.M.J.In re Commitment of EversIn re B.L.P.In re HaywoodAdams v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Esparza v. StateHino Elec. Holding Co. v. City of HarlingenA.S. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.In re BenavidezTrevino v. StateRamirez v. StateMoreno v. StateAdcock v. StateRobinson v. StateIn re RoyIn re RobertsRafael Gurrusqueita Vega v. Harris Cnty.Thornton v. at & T Adver., L.P.Johnston v. Am. Express Bank FSBSalinas v. StateBenjamin v. BenjaminCross v. StateAshworth v. StateNeu v. StateSimmons v. PamatmatCanton v. StateFlores v. StateMoreno v. RosalesReynolds v. StateWhite v. StateIn re SheltonBowman v. BowmanCuba v. StateChapa v. ChapaEl Paso Educ. Initiative, Inc. v. Amex Props., LLCEx parte SudhakarLara v. ProhlZahirrudin v. RS 6600 SW FWY, LPAlphin v. StateWallace v. Lithia Co.Shaw v. StateWilliams v. StateGreen v. StateWilliams v. StateAbsher v. ZimmerMcDonald v. StateCano v. StateTaylor v. StateFisher v. StateColeman v. StateIn re CowanCogburn v. HaakAguilar v. StateHarps v. StateIn re Alterra Excess & Surplus Ins. Co.Readyone Indus., Inc. v. SimentalBiolustre, Inc. v. Stanka P. Woods Living TrustBrass Centerview Holdings, L.L.C. v. Capmark Fin., Inc.Zuniga v. StateEx parte DobieMotley v. MotleyBarasingha LLC v. WarrenWells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. RobinsonRTKL Assocs., Inc. v. Transcon. Realty Investors, Inc.In re Hank's Rest. Grp., L.P.St. Joseph Reg'l Health Ctr. v. HopkinsHernandez v. StateBritain v. StatePeddicord v. StateRichie v. HartCordero v. StateAvdeef v. RBS Citizens, N.A.In re JuddIn re D.J.W.Readyone Indus., Inc. v. Guillen-ChavezRivera v. ComptonIn re RCI Entm'tAssisted Living Concepts, Inc. v. HornSanchez v. Sw. LTC Kerrville, Ltd.Hughes v. StateState v. CoxBustamante v. StateKelly v. HinsonLynd Co. v. Rsui Indem. Co.In re AskewIn re BursteinIn re KellyRodriguez v. KapilivskyHerzfeld v. HerzfeldIn re PecheroEscobar v. GarciaMcCoy v. StateSmith v. State2003 Dodge 4 Door v. StateReed v. StateHayman v. StateNetter v. StateDriveway Austin GP, LLC v. Turbo Partners, LLCIn re NewsomeLara v. StateGabriel v. StateIn re A.G.C.M.Atkins v. StateIn re RaetzschIn re CollierEwing v. StateSerafine v. BluntState v. SaenzMcCombs v. StateVernon v. PerrienIn re J.J.Virgilio Avila & Univision Television Grp., Inc. v. LarreaKyle v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Gribble v. LaytonIn re KehtelIn re RooneyIn re J.L.Cairns v. Allied Aerospace, Ltd.McCulloch v. Brewster Cnty.Tafolla v. StateCrawford v. StateDewberry v. StateIn re MinnfeeS.E.T. v. StateIn re WarrenIn re Hollingsworth Sand & Gravel, LLCMcDaniel v. StateCaballero v. StateIn re JeffersonGustason v. StateBraniff v. BraniffHeritage on the San Gabriel Homeowners Ass'n v. Tex. Comm'n on Envtl. QualityIn re T.L.S.Givens v. Midland Mortg. Co.Solomon v. StateHaas v. OttoSanders v. StateIn re RogersHighland Capital Mgmt., L.P. v. Ryder Scott Co.Molina v. StateDallas Nat'l Ins. Co. v. MoralesMattox v. Cnty. Commissioners' CourtPalaniappan v. Harris Cnty. Appraisal Dist.Santos v. City of RobstownHolzhey v. StateGuerrero v. Bexar Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'nMustang Special Util. Dist. v. Providence Vill.Lewis v. StateHunnicutt v. StateIn re State ex rel. WeeksEx parte BrownIn re Mental Health & Mental Retardation Auth. of Harris Cnty.Martin v. StateRensin v. StateIn re RyanMartinez v. StatePatterson v. StateGrijalva-Lewis v. StateMason v. StateColbert v. StateBowser v. Rodeo Props., LLCWelch v. StateIn re PatelJones v. StateMcQuade v. BerryState v. RoadesIn re Town of Bartonville Planning & Zoning Bd. of AdjustmentsGabriel v. StateIn re L.G.G.Champion v. RobinsonYoung v. Golfing Green Homeowners Ass'n, Inc.Barrios v. StateTriplett v. StateFrey v. FosterSynergy Mgmt. Grp., L.L.C. v. ThompsonIn re RodriguezBartley-Winn v. Petromax Leon LLCFudzie v. WilliamsDelpino v. StateIn re HigbySmith v. StateVasquez v. StateEx parte FassiVielma v. StateHome State Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. v. BinningIn re Premier Pain Consultants, P.A.Irvin v. StateSimpson v. StateWilson v. StateHous. Unlimited, Inc. v. RanchGilmore v. StatePeterson v. StateStrategic Future Invs., L.L.C. v. Garstiva Invs., L.L.C.Ward v. StateSterling v. StateIn re W.K.Allseas USA, Inc. v. PS Fabricators, L.L.C.In re CasasGomez v. StateTrisun Healthcare, LLC v. MartinIn re SmithHall v. StateKeenan v. AguilarEasha Pools, Inc. v. HardisterOstrovitz v. First Specialty Ins. Co.Celltex Site Servs., Ltd. v. Kreager Law FirmEl–Ali v. StateSheffield Dev. Co. v. Carter & Burgess, Inc.In re M.T.In re FountainEstrada v. StateState ex rel. D.V.Primary Health Physicians, P.A. v. SarverBowden v. StateIn re IssaHerrera v. StateUniv. of Tex. Sys. v. OchoaDuncan v. StateWilliams v. StatePartee v. StateFlorance v. CombsAvasthi & Assocs., Inc. v. DronamrajuFaircloth v. StateBarrow v. StateRobinson v. McGill Maint. P'ship Ltd.In re JacksonAslam v. Touchstone Commc'ns-II, LLCStallworth v. StateMunoz v. StateIn re C.D.E.City of El Paso v. Mazie's, L.P.In re Hays Cnty. Sheriff's Dep'tBoeing Co. v. AbbottSatellite v. AguilarHorton v. StateGibson v. StateGerik v. StateWilner v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.Zambrano v. StateThomas v. StateMcClure v. StatePhillippi v. Citi Residential Lending, Inc.Wilson v. StateJames J. Flanagan Shipping Corp. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.In re NewsomeRogers v. StateEvans v. StateMcMorris v. StateTaylor v. StateCity of Hous. v. CenterPoint Energy Hous. Elec., LLCCity of Hous. v. Gov't Emps. Ins. Co.Dao v. SelfRoberts v. StateThompson v. HSBC Bank U.S. Nat'l Ass'nResendez v. Tex. Comm'n on Envtl. QualityIn re C.T.Clay v. StateBonilla v. StateForeman v. Whitty