IN RE UNITED SERVICES AUTO. ASS'N

No. 07-0871.

307 S.W.3d 299 (2010)

In re UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided March 26, 2010.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacey L. Gourley, Bracewell & Giuliani, L.L.P., Pamela Stanton Baron, Thomas R. Phillips, Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, TX, Mario A. Barrera, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, San Antonio, TX, William H. Ford, Ford & Massey, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Relator.

Jeffrey D. Small, Law Office of Jeff Small, Jeffrey Alan Goldberg, Cynthia A. Cano, Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Goldberg, San Antonio, TX, for Real Party in Interest.

Charles C. High Jr., Kemp Smith P.C., El Paso, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of Business.

Vanetta Loraine Christ, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Employment Law Council.

Daniel L. Geyser, Asst. Solicitor General, James C. Ho, Solicitor General of Texas, David S. Morales, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Clarence Andrew Weber, First Assistant Attorney General, Greg W. Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae State of Texas.


Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Texas has some 3,241 trial courts1 within its 268,580 square miles.2 Jurisdiction is limited in many of the courts; it is general in others. Compare TEX. GOV'T CODE § 25.0021 (describing jurisdiction of statutory probate court), with id. § 24.007-.008 (outlining district court...

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