Gov. Greg Abbott has started appointing individuals to the newly created Fifteenth Court of Appeals and the Austin business court division (see Briefs).
Fifteenth Court of Appeals
Effective Sept. 1, 2024, all cases pending in the First through Fourteenth Courts of Appeals filed on or after Sept. 1, 2023, and which fall under the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, shall transfer to that court.
Amendments to Government Code Section 22.220(d), passed by the Texas Legislature and effective Sept. 1, 2023, give the Fifteenth Court of Appeals exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over matters brought by or against any entity under the executive branch of the state government, such as a board, commission department, office, university system, or institution of higher education. The court will also hear appeals on matters brought by or against an officer or employee of the aforementioned entities arising out of that individual’s official conduct.