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There are 26 petitions at this point in the process.

AARON GLENN HAYGOOD v. MARGARITA GARZA DE ESCABEDO, No. 09-0377.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
1 COA Opinion 8 Briefs Online 3 Amici
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY AND ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 09-0226.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
additional insured, CGL policy, settlement without consent  What's this?
2 COA Opinions 3 Briefs Online  
ANGLO-DUTCH PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ANGLO-DUTCH (TENGE) L.L.C. v. GREENBERG PEDEN, P.C. AND GERARD J. SWONKE, No. 08-0833.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
1 COA Opinion 7 Briefs Online 2 Amici
BETTY YVON LESLEY, ET AL. v. VETERANS LAND BOARD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS (VLB), ET AL., No. 09-0306.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
land titles, discovery rule, sovereign immunity, mineral rights  What's this?
14 Briefs Online 3 Amici
ESPERANZA ANDRADE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS v. NAACP OF AUSTIN, NELSON LINDER, SONIA SANTANA AND DAVID VAN OS, No. 09-0420.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
standing, electronic voting machines, sovereign immunity, UDJA, Plea to the Jurisdiction  What's this?
2 COA Opinions 3 Briefs Online  
EXXON CORPORATION AND EXXON TEXAS, INC. v. EMERALD OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.C., No. 05-0729.
287 days since review was granted on November 20, 2009
1 SCOTX Opinion
1 COA Opinion 11 Briefs Online 4 Amici
EXXON CORPORATION AND EXXON TEXAS, INC. v. EMERALD OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.C. AND LAURIE T. MIESCH, ET AL., No. 05-1076.
287 days since review was granted on November 20, 2009
statute of limitations  What's this?
1 SCOTX Opinion
1 COA Opinion 17 Briefs Online 6 Amici
GENESIS TAX LOAN SERVICES, INC. AND M. SUZANNE FROSSARD, TRUSTEE v. KODY AND JANET KOTHMANN AND KODY KOTHMANN, TRUSTEE, No. 09-0828.
14 days since review was granted on August 20, 2010
1 COA Opinion 6 Briefs Online 1 Amicus
HYDE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH v. TARA TURNER AND TERRY CURTIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF P.C., A MINOR, No. 09-0191.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
1 COA Opinion 7 Briefs Online 2 Amici
IN RE BILLY JAMES SMITH, No. 10-0048.
14 days since review was granted on August 20, 2010
3 Briefs Online  
IN RE COY REECE, No. 09-0520.
98 days since review was granted on May 28, 2010
6 Briefs Online  
IN RE JOSEPH CHARLES RUBIOLA A/K/A J.C. RUBIOLA, GREGORY ALLAN RUBIOLA, CATHERINE RUBIOLA, JGL DESIGN-BUILD, LLC A/K/A JGL DESIGN BUILD AND MICHAEL CORTEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A THE HEIGHTS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, No. 09-0309.
147 days since review was granted on April 9, 2010
1 COA Opinion 3 Briefs Online  
JAMES DERWOOD ILIFF v. JERILYN TRIJE ILIFF, No. 09-0753.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
1 COA Opinion 7 Briefs Online 1 Amicus
JEREMY MOLINET v. PATRICK KIMBRELL, M.D. AND JOHN HORAN, M.D., No. 09-0544.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
2 COA Opinions 5 Briefs Online  
JOSE CARRERAS, M.D., P.A. v. CARLOS FRANCISCO MARROQUIN, ET AL., No. 09-0857.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
1 COA Opinion 4 Briefs Online  
LARRY ROCCAFORTE v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, No. 09-0326.
7 days since review was granted on August 27, 2010
1 COA Opinion 1 Brief Online 1 Amicus
LTTS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. D/B/A UNIVERSAL ACADEMY v. C2 CONSTRUCTION, INC., No. 09-0794.
7 days since review was granted on August 27, 2010
6 Briefs Online 1 Amicus
MARSH USA INC. AND MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. v. REX COOK, No. 09-0558.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
6 Briefs Online  
O. LEE TAWES, III v. DORIS BARNES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LEON MCNAIR BARNES, DECEASED, No. 10-0581.
28 days since review was granted on August 6, 2010
2 Briefs Online  
OFFSHORE SPECIALTY FABRICATORS, INC., ET AL. v. WELLINGTON UNDERWRITING AGENCIES, LTD., ET AL., No. 08-0890.
147 days since review was granted on April 9, 2010
1 COA Opinion 10 Briefs Online 2 Amici
PATRICK O. OJO, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. FARMERS GROUP, INC.; FIRE UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION; FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE; FARMERS UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION; FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, No. 10-0245.
140 days since review was granted on April 16, 2010
discriminatory impact, credit scoring  What's this?
7 Briefs Online 1 Amicus
REID ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 v. SPEEDY STOP FOOD STORES, LTD., No. 09-0396.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
condemnation, property owner rule, evidence of value  What's this?
2 COA Opinions 3 Briefs Online  
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. COX TEXAS NEWSPAPERS, L.P., AND HEARST NEWSPAPERS, L.L.C., No. 09-0530.
14 days since review was granted on August 20, 2010
open records, common-law privacy, privacy  What's this?
1 COA Opinion 5 Briefs Online  
THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. STEVE WILLIAMS, ET AL., No. 09-0770.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
sovereign immunity, city ordinances  What's this?
1 COA Opinion 13 Briefs Online 2 Amici
TYLER SCORESBY, M.D. v. CATARINO SANTILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF SAMUEL SANTILLAN, A MINOR, No. 09-0497.
7 days since review was granted on August 27, 2010
1 COA Opinion 6 Briefs Online  
XTO ENERGY INC. v. SMITH PRODUCTION INC., No. 09-0270.
49 days since review was granted on July 16, 2010
2 COA Opinions 5 Briefs Online