Explore 17 writ of mandamus court cases in Texas. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Denies Mandamus for Untimely New Trial Ruling
Ex Parte Terran Doral Green v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Terran Doral Green, sought a writ of mandamu...
City of Edinburg denied access to state investigation documents
In Re City of Edinburg v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of Edinburg sought to compel the State of Texas to rele...
Texas Supreme Court: No private right of action for TPIA violations
In Re Texas Department of Insurance, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the Texas Depart...
Texas Court Grants Habeas Corpus Over Brady Violation
Ex Parte Robert Joseph Yezak v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The applicant, Robert Joseph Yezak, sought a writ of habeas...
Texas appeals court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Jesus Ybarra, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a...
Texas Court Reverses Conviction Over Improperly Admitted Prior Assault Evidence
Ex Parte Giambi Boyd v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Giambi Boyd, sought a writ of habeas corpus, challenging...
Mandamus denied: Trial court not compelled to rule on new trial motion
Ex Parte Paul Daniel Dedrick v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Paul Daniel Dedrick, sought a writ of manda...
Mandamus denied: New trial motion untimely filed
Ex Parte Robert Gildon v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Robert Gildon, sought a writ of mandamus to compel...
Appellate court orders trial court to rule on plea withdrawal motion
Ex Parte Victor Elias Martinez v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellant, Victor Elias Martinez, sought a writ of mandamus t...
Mandamus granted for trial court to rule on plea withdrawal motion
Ex Parte Angel Chilaca Camacho v. ., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 18, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellant, Angel Chilaca Camacho, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the ...
Mandamus denied: Trial court not compelled to rule on dismissal motion
Ex Parte Gabriel Martinez Pelaez v. ., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gabriel Martinez Pelaez, sought a writ of mandamus to...
Habeas Corpus Denied: No Jury Instruction on Lesser Offense
In Re Rickye Bernard Henderson, Sr., Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the relator,...
Appellate Court Dismisses Mandamus for Unruled Motion
In Re David L. Sheller v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 3, 2026, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The appellant, David L. Sheller, sought a writ of mandamus to comp...
Texas Court Denies DNA Testing for Convicted Sex Offender
In Re Chaunsey Digby, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the relator, Chaunsey Digby,...
Texas Fails to Shield Documents from Discovery
In Re State of Texas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial...
Texas appellate court protects privileged documents from discovery
In Re State of Texas v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The State of Texas sought a writ of mandamus to compel the trial...
Sovereign Immunity Bars Bystander Emotional Distress Claims Under TTCA
In Re Greyhound Lines, Inc., decided by Texas Supreme Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court considered whether a plaintiff could recover damages for emotional distress ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 17 writ of mandamus cases from courts in Texas. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding writ of mandamus cases in Texas include: texapp (16 cases), tex (1 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12, Plaintiff Win: 1, Remanded: 1, Mixed: 2, Dismissed: 1.