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The New Business Court Map
Based on the most recent legislative changes, Montgomery County is now a part of the Eleventh Division of the Business Court. The latest map is available on the Texas Business Court website at bc_map_20250901.png (3134×2729) Also, the counties included for each Division are found here: It may also be found at the following link: texas-business-court-divisions-by-county-9125.pdf
Oct 261 min read
Texas Greenbook Citation Format
The Sixteenth Edition of the Texas Greenbook, released in 2025, provides citation formats for the business court and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. Rule 7.1.1 Business Court Case Citation The Greenbook specifies that the citation for all reported Business Court cases should include the Business Court public domain cite and the South Western Reporter cite, if available. The cite should have the case name; the Business Court public domain cite; the specific paragraph containin
Oct 261 min read
Judge Whitehill revises his guidelines for Division 1B.
Judge Whitehill from the First Division of the Texas Business Court has revised his guidelines, providing extensive information to...
Jul 252 min read
HB 40 signed by the Governor
On June 20, 2025, House Bill 40, addressing and expanding the jurisdiction of the Business Court, was signed by the Governor. This bill...
Jun 271 min read
BOOM! First Contested Case Final Judgment in Texas Business Court
On June 16, 2025, Judge Bill Whitehill (First Division) entered a final judgment in Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP et al. v....
Jun 191 min read
SB 29 is the law.
SB 29, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R – Mineola), amends the Texas Business Organizations Code and impacts the jurisdiction of the Texas...
May 292 min read
Third and Fourth Divisions add a "Joint Advisory of Early Legal Issues" form
The Third and Fourth Divisions of the Business Court have included a new form on their pages: a "joint advisory of early legal issues"...
May 91 min read
New defendant with new claims: no jurisdiction if "action" filed before Sept. 1, 2024.
In Cause No. 25-BC04A-000, In re J.W.B. Trust of 2007, G.M.B. Trust of 2009, E.E.B. Trust of 2012 , Judge Barnard addressed whether a...
Apr 241 min read
Fifteenth Court opinion addresses Business Court jurisdiction
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals recently addressed whether the Business Court's jurisdiction included cases filed before September 1, 2024...
Apr 111 min read
HB 40: Proposed Legislation to Expand the Jurisdiction of the Business Court
House Bill 40 contains several amendments to Chapter 25A of the Texas Government Code expanding and clarifying the jurisdiction of the...
Apr 111 min read
Judge Bernard rejects plea to jurisdiction claiming amount in controversy pleaded by plaintiff was a sham.
On March 12, 2025, Judge Bernard with the Fourth Business Court Division issued an opinion denying the plea to the jurisdiction filed by...
Mar 131 min read
Judge Andrews issues opinion on amount-in-controversy questions.
On January 3, 2025, in Cause No. 24-BC03A-0004, C Ten 31 LLC v. Tarbox, et al. Judge Andrews in the Third Division issued an order and...
Jan 91 min read
Scheduling Orders and Corporate Disclosure Statements
Under BCLR 4, every case at the Business Court will be governed by a scheduling order and accompanied by corporate disclosure statements...
Jan 31 min read
Filing fee and removal fee for Business Court are both $2500
Per Misc Docket No. 24-9047, the Texas Supreme Court has set the fees for the Business Court, requiring a $2500 filing fee. The fee to...
Jan 11 min read
Judge Adrogué grants permissive interlocutory review request regarding whether case filed before September 1, 2024, can be removed to Business Court.
The Divisions of the Business Court have consistently ruled that cases filed before September 1, 2024, may not be removed to the Business...
Jan 11 min read
Basic Forms: Court Information Sheet
For all Business Court cases, a party is required to complete a Court Information Sheet. Per Rule 3 of the Business Court Local Rules, a...
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Individual Judge Guidelines and Procedures
Several of the Business Court judges have adopted guidelines and procedures for their courts. These guidelines and procedures supplement...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Eleventh Business Court Division, Houston
The Eleventh Business Court Division at Houston consists of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, and Wharton . The judges...
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Eighth Business Court Division, Fort Worth
The Eighth Business Court Division at Fort Worth consists of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montage,...
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Fourth Business Court Division, San Antonio
The Fourth Business Court Division at San Antonio consists of Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Goliad,...
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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