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Local Rules of Business Court Revised
The Business Court recently revised its local rules to include several new subjects. Remote Proceedings (BCLR 8(d)) No party or attorney is required to appear in a remote proceeding in which oral testimony is heard, but a party or attorney shall be deemed to agree to remote attendance at a court proceeding under Texas Government Code § 25A.017(e) and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 358 unless that party or attorney files an objection to the remote proceeding within three busin
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
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
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...
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...
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....
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...
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"...
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...
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