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00000b9eb76230d8 | opinion | tx | Hayes v. Roux Laboratories, Inc. | GRISSOM, Chief Justice. Eva T. Hayes sued Roux Laboratories, Inc., for damages caused by application of Crem D’Lite to Mrs. Hayes hair by the defendant, Crem D’Lite is a hair lightener which was manufactured and applied by the defendant. She alleged that as a result of the application of said product she was damaged. S... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1656191/hayes-v-roux-laboratories-inc/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa | 1969-06-20T00:00:00 | {
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000057e49ca802c3 | opinion | tx | Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. Taylor | NORVELL, Justice. This is a workmen’s compensation case in which the insurance carrier has appealed from a judgment awarding appellee the sum of $4,963.08, as and for total partial disability, i. e., 186 weeks of matured payments at the rate of $25 per week, plus interest. In addition to the finding of permanent partia... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2431230/texas-employers-insurance-assn-v-taylor/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa | 1955-03-03T00:00:00 | {
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0000a71398615704 | opinion | tx | Walker v. State | OPINION MORRISON, Judge. The offense is Statutory Rape; the punishment, 25 years. Appellant’s first ground of error is that the court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine instructing appellant’s counsel not to question the prosecutrix as to her chastity prior to the offense alleged. Art. 1183, Vernon’s Ann.P.... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2405976/walker-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-cca | 1969-04-09T00:00:00 | {
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0000b091a1a12459 | opinion | tx | In Re: Michael Tanner v. the State of Texas | COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
IN RE MICHAEL BRAD TANNER, § No. 08-23-00269-CR
Relator. § AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9444339/in-re-michael-tanner-v-the-state-of-texas/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-8 | 2023-11-15T00:00:00 | {
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0000b5df31677d06 | opinion | tx | Richard Joseph Martin v. State | 11TH COURT OF APPEALS
EASTLAND, TEXAS
JUDGMENT
Richard Joseph Martin, * From the 70th District Court
of Ector County,
Trial C... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4595695/richard-joseph-martin-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-11 | 2019-02-28T00:00:00 | {
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0000b8b104f580fc | opinion | tx | Montgomery v. State | BEG OKS, Judge. Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at three years confinement in the penitentiary. Appellant filed a motion in arrest of judgment, insisting that the indictment was insufficient. After a careful inspection of the same, we are of opinion that it is in the usual form, and... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4158697/montgomery-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-cca | 1901-11-27T00:00:00 | {
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0000d57675655c80 | opinion | tx | Perez v. State | OPINION BILL CANNON, Justice (Assigned). Appellant was found guilty by the jury of sexual assault and sentenced to thirty years’ confinement. He appeals under two points of error, complaining of error by the trial court in admitting exhibits of his prior convictions and in accepting an “informal” judgment of the jury o... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1871150/perez-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-14 | 2000-06-01T00:00:00 | {
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00010805f799a12e | opinion | tx | Poolre Insurance Corp. v. Stewart A. Feldman | Opinion issued August 28, 2025
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
————————————
NO. 01-23-00629-CV
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10663891/poolre-insurance-corp-v-stewart-a-feldman/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-1 | 2025-08-28T00:00:00 | {
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000117b2df98819a | opinion | tx | Texas Department of Transportation v. Rodolfo Canales | Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
JUDGMENT
No. 04-19-00121-CV
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Appellant
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4693266/texas-department-of-transportation-v-rodolfo-canales/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-4 | 2020-01-08T00:00:00 | {
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0001211acf27236a | opinion | tx | The State of Texas v. Adam Chavez | Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-23-00235-CR
The STATE of Texas,
Appellant
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9493834/the-state-of-texas-v-adam-chavez/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-4 | 2024-04-10T00:00:00 | {
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000139dd93da0fbf | opinion | tx | Brown, Kenneth Ray | S3, 330?- tl
APRIL 30, 20015
KENNETH RAY BROWN #334618
JAMES V. ALLRED UNIT
2101 FM 3... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4277693/brown-kenneth-ray/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa | 2015-05-05T00:00:00 | {
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000164ee68361ece | opinion | tx | Security Ins. Co. v. Sellers-Sammons-Signor Motor Co. | DUNKLIN, J. E. Sellers, C. E. Sammons, and L. F. Signor, doing business as partners in the firm name of Sellers-Sammons-Signor Motor Company, recovered a judgment against the Security Insurance Company, of New Haven, Conn., for the sum of $1,627.08 for the loss by theft of an Essex automobile, and which loss plaintiffs... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4193647/security-ins-co-v-sellers-sammons-signor-motor-co/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa | 1921-07-02T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
00017e1ce5018b18 | opinion | tx | Rodriguez, Ex Parte Ricardo Flores Iii | IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. AP-76,199
EX PARTE RICARDO FLORES RODRIGUEZ III, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. CR-3355-06-G IN THE 370TH DISTRICT COURT
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2941707/rodriguez-ex-parte-ricardo-flores-iii/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-cca | 2009-08-19T00:00:00 | {
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000189034b3b81eb | opinion | tx | Thomas v. State | DICE, Commissioner. The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $50. Trial was before the court without the intervention of a jury. Motion was made by appellant to dismiss the information on the ground that no complaint was in existence when the information was pres... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5203494/thomas-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-cca | 1962-10-31T00:00:00 | {
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00018cd12cdcb580 | opinion | tx | State v. James D. Synnott, Etal and Houston Arts Combined Endowment Foundation | Dismissed and Opinion filed October 24, 2002 Dismissed and Opinion filed October 24, 2002. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-02-00704-CV ____________ STATE OF TEXAS and HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Appellants V. OLA MAE SYNNOTT, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS SOLE HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES D. SYNNOTT, HOUSTON ART... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2927775/state-v-james-d-synnott-etal-and-houston-arts-comb/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-14 | 2002-10-24T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001aa5b33898b2a | opinion | tx | Templeton, Adrian Malcolm | IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-71,218-01 EX PARTE ADRIAN MALCOLM TEMPLETON, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 007-1673-05 IN THE 7 TH DISTRICT COURT FROM SMITH COUNTY Per curiam. O R D E R Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2941548/templeton-adrian-malcolm/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-cca | 2009-09-23T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001b09a8e135b7e | opinion | tx | in Re Wimberley Springs Partners, Ltd. | TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-15-00190-CV
In re Wimberley Springs Partners, Ltd.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM HAYS COUNTY
ORDER
PER CURIAM
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2959360/in-re-wimberley-springs-partners-ltd/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-3 | 2015-03-31T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001b71f0ec406c4 | opinion | tx | Villegas, Rafael | _L_____oo c_____o_^C_cIv.v__, Af_^__a_\\3 C- \\e__k. - kksJuAr7_._30J.5_
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^v P.P. R. A?^n\... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4294791/villegas-rafael/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa | 2015-11-23T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001c943e51d0d86 | opinion | tx | Jimmie Johnson v. State | COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
ORDER
Appellate case name: Jimmie Johnson v. The State of Texas
Appellate case number: 01-13-01056-CR
Trial court case number: 1346765
Trial court: 338th Distr... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3101509/jimmie-johnson-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-1 | 2014-07-17T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001eec4f60ad7be | opinion | tx | in Re Heckman Water Resources (CVR), Inc. | Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
August 19, 2014
No. 04-14-00388-CV
IN RE HECKMANN WATER RESOURCES (CVR), INC.
Origin... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3093626/in-re-heckman-water-resources-cvr-inc/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-4 | 2014-08-19T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001f574f9af5f67 | opinion | tx | Denise Prent v. RJet, L.L.C. | MANDATE
Court of Appeals
First District of Texas
NO. 01-14-00408-CV
DENISE PRENT, Appellant
V.
RJET, L.L.C., Appellee
... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4278197/denise-prent-v-rjet-llc/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-1 | 2015-05-15T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
0001fbcac9ec6ae5 | opinion | tx | Raymond Edwards v. State | TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-02-00373-CR Raymond Edwards, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 5 OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. 573,648, HONORABLE FRANK J. MALONEY, JR., JUDGE PRESIDING O R D E R PER CURIAM The reporter's record in this cause was due to be filed o... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2864851/raymond-edwards-v-state/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-3 | 2002-09-13T00:00:00 | {
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"source_label": "caselaw-db/courtlistener"
} | |
00020cf1d414de07 | opinion | tx | Bailey v. City of Austin | BEA ANN SMITH, Justice. The main issue presented is whether Proposition 22, which amended the City of Austin’s city charter by referendum, violates the equal protection provisions of the Texas Constitution. Appellants Janice Bailey, Renee Villeneuve, Michael Moon, Tom Cox, Wendy Foxworth, Kathryn Janes, Mary Ann Hubbar... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2441409/bailey-v-city-of-austin/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-3 | 1998-08-13T00:00:00 | {
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} | |
00024b4dffa4a7d2 | opinion | tx | (unknown) | TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-06-00107-CR Bobby Barrett, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 57417, HONORABLE MARTHA J. TRUDO, JUDGE PRESIDING M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N The jury convicted appellant Bobby Barrett... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2873050/shirley-neeley-texas-commissioner-of-education-the-texas-education-agency/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-3 | 2007-06-21T00:00:00 | {
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0002515fd73c8bcd | opinion | tx | Juan Anselmo Maestas v. the State of Texas | In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-23-00438-CR
JUAN ANSELMO MAESTAS, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,... | https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10048253/juan-anselmo-maestas-v-the-state-of-texas/ | public-domain-edict-of-government | 2026-06-30T00:00:00 | tx-coa-7 | 2024-08-20T00:00:00 | {
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Texas Case Law
Source & credit — Free Law Project / CourtListener
Every opinion in this dataset comes from the Free Law Project / CourtListener bulk export of 2026-06-30 (10,798,347 opinions). CourtListener gathered, cleaned, deduplicated and published that record; Free Law Project — the 501(c)(3) non-profit behind it, building free public access to American law since 2010 — pays for it. We sliced and reformatted; they did the hard part. Go to the source: https://www.courtlistener.com.
Free Law Project is a non-profit, and it is worth supporting: https://free.law/donate/. If this data is useful to you, credit Free Law Project and CourtListener too, and consider going straight to the source: CourtListener runs its own API and MCP server.
616,651 Texas appellate decisions, 15 January 1840 through 11 September 2026, full text. The base
snapshot is 615,391 decisions in 13 parts of 50,000 (deterministic doc-id order), sourced from the
CourtListener bulk export of 2026-06-30. data/tx-delta-2026-06-27-to-2026-09-11.jsonl.gz ADDS 1,260
lead/combined opinions filed after that snapshot, harvested directly from CourtListener's live search
API and its own object storage (never txcourts.gov's search portal, which disallows automated access) —
added 2026-09-14. The date range above is the newest and oldest opinion held across BOTH files; it is
not a claim that every court is current to it — see "Coverage is not uniform" below.
Coverage (base snapshot): Supreme Court of Texas (33,108), Court of Criminal Appeals (70,462), the Courts of Appeals (508,165), the Commission of Appeals 1918-1945 (3,547), and the Business Court (109). Memorandum opinions included; a decision's majority, concurring and dissenting opinions are held together under its document where CourtListener's own record already combines them.
Each row: id, title, citation, court, date, text (full opinion body), source, license, extra.
Coverage is not uniform — three courts of appeals stop early
One date for 615,391 documents hid a real hole, so it is stated here plainly. Measured 2026-09-13 per court against this corpus:
| court | documents | newest opinion held | opinions in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth COA (Dallas) | 38,442 | 2025-08-26 | 0 |
| Fourteenth COA (Houston) | 36,357 | 2024-12-06 | 0 |
| Twelfth COA (Tyler) | 11,858 | 2024-11-27 | 0 |
| First COA (Houston) (for comparison) | 40,074 | 2026-06-26 | 526 |
| Third COA (Austin) (for comparison) | 46,110 | 2026-06-26 | 432 |
86,657 documents — 14.1% of this dataset — belong to courts that have contributed essentially nothing for ten to nineteen months, and Dallas and Houston-14 cover the two largest metropolitan areas in the state. A search of this dataset that returns nothing from those courts for a recent period is a gap in the record, not an absence of authority.
The gap is upstream, not in our packaging. The same three courts stop at the same dates in CourtListener's own 2026-06-30 bulk export and in its live API, both checked directly — so a refresh of this dataset will not close it. The shape is a decay through late 2024 rather than a clean edge (Dallas fell 160 → 93 opinions a month while Houston-1 ran flat), which looks like a scraper failing rather than a policy change. If you work with Texas appellate data, this is worth reporting to Free Law Project.
615,391 here, 662,717 in us-caselaw-tx — why the two numbers differ
Both are measured and they count different things. This dataset groups a decision's majority,
concurring and dissenting opinions into one document;
docketx/us-caselaw-tx publishes one row per
opinion and applies no minimum length, so it reports 662,717. That card carries the arithmetic in
full: 615,391 + 38,008 separately filed opinions + 9,318 documents below this build's 500-character
floor = 662,717.
Component counts here, verified against the serving index on 2026-09-13: Supreme Court of Texas 33,108 + Court of Criminal Appeals 70,462 + Courts of Appeals 508,165 + Commission of Appeals 3,547 + Business Court 109 = 615,391.
Load it
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("docketx/texas-caselaw")
Provenance and license
Judicial opinions are edicts of government: uncopyrightable works of the public domain (Banks v. Manchester, 128 U.S. 244 (1888); Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. 255 (2020)). This packaging is released under CC0 1.0. Source: CourtListener bulk export (2026-06-30), Free Law Project — https://free.law. The export is itself incomplete for some historical courts and, as measured above, for three Courts of Appeals over the last 10-19 months; absence from this dataset does not mean no authority exists.
Part of the DocketRouter legal corpora: https://huggingface.co/docketx — the same corpus powers the DocketRouter legal-grounding API.
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