Court of Appeals of Texas February 2021 casesHaase v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.TSA-Tex. Surgical Assocs. v. VargasIn re Guardianship of BernsenIn re AltschulIn re LeeGantt v. Harris Cnty. Cent. Tech. Servs.In re ElizondoSarfo v. Comm'n for Lawyer DisciplineArthur v. BlackburneSandoval v. StateGamble v. Anesthesiology Assocs.Nelson v. StateRetail Servs. WIS Corp. v. CrossMark, Inc.Lynn v. OrnelasCalderon v. StateIn re B.G.G.In re BenavidesSinha v. NiebuhrRobins v. Comm'n for Lawyer DisciplineIn re Estate of WetzelNevarez Law Firm, PC v. Inv'r Land Servs. Rios v. StateCity of San Antonio v. DavilaIn re S.W.In re D'Spain Constr. L.L.C.In re R.B.Bryan v. BeckerWatret v. WatretNinety Nine Physician Servs. v. MurrayIn re AltschulHealy v. Mowat-CuddBargos v. StateIn re Z.F.S.Cyr v. StateCity of Fort Worth v. FitzgeraldIn re ValsinGoetsch v. RollsJennings v. JenningsHansen v. HansenOnwuchekwa v. BrownDouglas Elliman Realty, LLC v. Griffin Partners III-520/2017 L.P.GSC Wholesale, LLC v. 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Infinite Play Co.In re C.L.E.E.G.Univ. of Tex. Rio Grande Valley v. HernandezSouthcross Energy Partners GP v. Gonzalez ex rel. GonzalezBadaiki v. McKenzieMacdonald v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon Tr.Ferguson v. Transpecto Transp. Co.R. S. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs.Wilson v. StateMitschke v. Marida Favia Del Core BorromeoIn re C.A.In re BlackIn re K.G.Palmer v. StateIn re Plains Capital BankGutman v. GormlyArreola v. Union Pac. R.R.Ex parte GarzaScroggins v. StateAEP Tex. Inc. v. World Bus. Lenders, LLCBaker ex rel. Estate v. Limestone Cnty.Sanchez v. Kroger Tex., L.P.Alanis v. U.S Bank In re C.R.In re A. J. Z. J.Progressive Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. v. DowdyGreen v. EvansDenson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank In re O.K.L.In re Minor ChildrenEx parte ReiffWebb v. State (In re Webb)In re L.C.In re MetzgerIn re Contract Freighters, Inc.Zarsky v. WhiteFreedom Powersports Denton, LLC v. KleselArismendez v. ArismendezMenifee v. Dall. Behavioral Health Care Hosp.Rancho Viejo Cattle Co. v. 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