A Study of Three Sentences: Potential New Perspectives by the Texas Courts of Appeal

“Questions of jurisdiction are questions of power,” said Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Curtis.

That observation – both simple and profound – provides a useful lens to examine the sweeping changes in the Texas intermediate courts of appeal after the 2018 election. This article considers how three sentences from recent opinions by the Dallas Court of Appeals involve questions of power, and how they may illustrate areas where the newly-constituted Texas appellate courts may take new approaches to those topics.