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Shock & Y’all: Texas Dealmaking in a New Shade of Blue - The client calls and texts started on Election Night, as the blue-shaded Texas results grew deeper and deeper on the ballot. Clients wanted to know what to make of it, what changes they could expect. But their Texas lawyers were just as shocked as their clients. And days later they are cautiously optimistic, even hopeful, that a Blue slate in Texas will keep the money green. November 8, 2026Allen Pusey

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Boston Jury Awards $3.3M Against J&J in Mesothelioma Case - A Massachusetts jury awarded $3.3 million to the family of Missy Haddad, finding that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused her mesothelioma, though not her death. Dallas-based Dean Omar Branham Shirley secured the verdict against defense teams from King & Spalding and Kirkland & Ellis. November 9, 2026Alexa Shrake
LS Power Reacquires 6 Power Plants from NRG for $4B - In May 2025, NRG Energy bought 18 natural gas-fired power plants across nine states from LS Power for $12 billion, including debt. November 9, 2026Jason Philyaw
CDT Roundup: M&A Surfs a Blue Breaker with an Almost Normal Week - In a week that saw a seismic change in Texas political governance, Texas dealmakers still managed to push a dozen deals across the finish line. And given the slow walk of transactions taking place before the election, last week shows that Texas dealmaking still has a pulse. November 8, 2026Jason Philyaw
‘Triage’ Mode: 15th COA Cancels Four Oral Arguments Set for December - After a historic election sweep that ousted its three Republican justices, the Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals has canceled four December oral arguments to clear its backlog before the new all-Democrat bench takes over. Here are the four high-profile cases caught in the transition. November 6, 2026Michelle Casady
Ousted SCOTX Justice Eyes Federal Bench - Days before losing his election bid, Texas Supreme Court Justice James Sullivan submitted a questionnaire to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for a federal judicial position on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin. President Donald Trump has yet to make an announcement nominating Justice Sullivan. November 6, 2026Alexa Shrake
Meet the Four Democrats Who Just Upended the Texas Supreme Court - For over three decades, Republicans had a tight grip on Texas. That changed on Tuesday. Texans not only elected their first Latina governor, but four Democrats unseated Republican Texas Supreme Court justices. Republicans still hold the majority on the bench, but for the first time in the state’s history, a woman was elected chief justice. November 4, 2026Alexa Shrake
Dems Pick Up 4 Seats on Intermediate COAs - In the intermediate appellate court races, Democrats picked up four seats total — three across the two appellate courts in Houston and one on the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, which serves the area of Corpus Christi and Edinburg. A total of 22 seats for the First through Fourteenth Courts of Appeals were on yesterday's ballot, with 18 seats staying with their incumbent parties. In those races, a total of 10 candidates won reelection. November 4, 2026Michelle Casady
Asked & Answered with Texas Business Court Judge Marialyn Barnard: Switching Careers and What’s Next for the Court - In this edition of Asked & Answered, Texas Business Court Judge Marialyn Barnard, recently appointed to her second term on the bench, says serving on the court is the highlight of her career. She also talks about passing the bar at age 39, teaching high school English and why she wants lawmakers to expand the Business Court’s jurisdiction across the state. November 4, 2026Alexa Shrake

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Litigation Roundup: Paxton Drops Suit Against Glass Lewis - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a Houston lawyer nets back-to-back wins in sex trafficking suits against Meta, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice turns to the Northern District of Texas to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit wades into the applicability of “mi casa es su casa” in an intellectual property dispute between tequila companies. November 9, 2026Michelle Casady
Civil Litigation Experts: 2026 SCOTX, 15th COA and Texas AG Elections Will Have ‘Monumental Impact’ - The unexpected election of four Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court and three to the new Fifteenth Court of Appeals fundamentally alters the state’s civil justice landscape. More than a dozen prominent Texas trial and appellate lawyers weigh in on how the new courts — and a new attorney general — will reshape corporate dockets, jury verdicts and the balance of power. November 5, 2026Mark Curriden

Expert Voices

New Elizabeth Holmes Doc Shows Why Jury Trials Outperform Films in the Search for Truth - The buzzy new documentary You Can See Everything gives the founder of Theranos a platform to repeat her claims of innocence, but cameras are no substitute for cross-examinations. This column makes the case why the rigorous mechanics of a courtroom beat storytelling on film in the search for truth. (Photo courtesy A24) November 9, 2026Tom Melsheimer & Alex Wolens
Stop Objecting on Autopilot: A Young Litigator’s Guide to Discovery Responses That Actually Hold Up - For litigators in their early years of practice, drafting discovery responses that comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure requires a thoughtful approach, one that can withstand a motion to compel and build a defensible record to thrive in a meet-and-confer with opposing counsel. Here are five rules for crafting discovery motions that can withstand scrutiny. November 9, 2026Jay D. Evans

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