The Texas Supreme Court held that the constitutional forfeiture remedy for home equity loan violations applies only to breaches of constitutionally mandated loan conditions, not to every contractual breach by a lender.
The First Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a special appearance, holding that forum-selection clauses in LLC agreements could not bind a non-signatory entity through direct-benefits estoppel in a multi-layered ownership structure.
The Second Court of Appeals upheld Fort Worth’s zoning restrictions confining short-term rentals to designated areas, rejecting constitutional challenges from property owners operating STRs in residential districts.
The Second Court of Appeals addressed whether compressors physically located in Wise County could be removed from its appraisal rolls under the DHEI statutory scheme, largely affirming the appraisal district’s authority but reversing on one duplicate-taxed unit.
The Eighth Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment rejecting claims of bad-faith washout of overriding royalty interests in a 1943 Permian Basin lease, finding the lease’s broad surrender provision did not impose the good-faith obligations alleged.