46 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1975–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Fluellen v. Stategreen2 sentences2010App. 1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Fluellen v. State, 104 S.W.3d 152, 167 (Tex. App.––Texarkana 2003, no pet.) (“A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant‟s case cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.”). 2010Curry v. State, 910 S.W.2d 490, 496 (Tex.Crim.App.1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Fluellen v. State, 104 S.W.3d 152, 167 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2003, no pet.) (“A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant’s case cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.”). | 7 | 7 |
Rodriguez v. Stategreen2 sentences2010Rodriguez v. State, 93 S.W.3d 60, 69 (Tex.Crim.App.2002); Ex parte Gmnviel, 561 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App.1978). 2010Rodriguez v. State , 93 S.W.3d 60, 69 (Tex. Crim. | 3 | 3 |
City of Laredo, Texas v. Laredo Merchants Associationgreen2 sentences2021The Supreme Court of Texas found a threat of irreparable injury to vested property rights when an ordinance “imposes a substantial per violation fine that effectively precludes small local businesses from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association, 550 S.W.3d 586 , 592 fn. 28 (Tex. 2018). 2021The Supreme Court of Texas found a threat of irreparable injury to vested property rights when an ordinance “imposes a substantial per violation fine that effectively precludes small local businesses from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association, 550 S.W.3d 586 , 592 fn. 28 (Tex. 2018). | 2 | 3 |
City of Austin v. Austin City Cemetery Ass'ngreen2 sentences2019The Texas Supreme Court concluded that this exception had been met, and therefore the challenge to the penal ordinance could be brought in civil court, because the ordinance imposed “a substantial per violation fine that effectively preclude[d] small local businesses from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” Id. (citing City of Austin v. Austin City Cemetery Ass’n, 28 S.W. 528, 529-30 (Tex. 1894)). 2019Section 109.4 of the City’s Fire Code provides that the doing of any act that the Fire Code declares to be unlawful, and for which no specific penalty is 15 provided, “shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 and no more than $2,000.00” and that “each day any violation of this code shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.” Based on this per day-violation fine and on the Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in City of Laredo, we must conclude that TPGA members are “effectively preclude[d]” “from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” S | 2 | 2 |
Curry v. Stategreen2 sentences2010Curry v. State, 910 S.W.2d 490, 496 (Tex.Crim.App.1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Fluellen v. State, 104 S.W.3d 152, 167 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2003, no pet.) (“A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant’s case cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.”). 2009See, e.g., Curry v. State, 910 S.W.2d 490, 496 (Tex.Crim.App. 1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 846, 861 (Tex.Crim.App.1994) (holding that defendant must object at trial to preserve as applied challenge for appeal); Fluellen, 104 S.W.3d at 167 ("A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant's case cannot be raised for the *353 first time on appeal."). | 2 | 2 |
State Bar of Texas v. Jeffersongreen2 sentences2008Id. ; accord State Bar of Tex. v. Jefferson, 942 S.W.2d 575, 576 (Tex.1997) ("The two lawyers raise a number of complaints in this case, including the contention that the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure are unconstitutional. 2008Id.', accord State Bar of Tex. v. Jefferson, 942 S.W.2d 575, 576 (Tex.1997) (“The two lawyers raise a number of complaints in this case, including the contention that the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure are unconstitutional. | 2 | 2 |
Clements v. Stategreen2 sentences2006“All laws carry a presumption of validity.” Clements , 19 S.W.3d at 450 (considering facial vagueness and overbreadth challenges to current stalking statute). 2006“All laws carry a presumption of validity.” Clements, 19 S.W.3d at 450 (considering facial vagueness and over-breadth challenges to current stalking statute). | 2 | 2 |
Jackson v. City of Galvestongreen2 sentences2004See id. 2004See id. | 2 | 2 |
Briggs v. Stategreen2 sentences2003Briggs v. State , 789 S.W.2d 918, 923 (Tex. Crim. 2003Briggs v. State, 789 S.W.2d 918, 923 (Tex.Crim.App.1990); Smith v. State, 10 S.W.3d 48, 49 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1999, no pet.). | 2 | 2 |
Hines v. Stategreen2 sentences2003See Richardson , 83 S.W.3d at 362 ; Hines , 3 S.W.3d at 622 (holding that a rule approved by the supreme court and court of criminal appeals is constitutional until one of them holds otherwise). 2003See Richardson , 83 S.W.3d at 362 ; Hines , 3 S.W.3d at 622 (holding that a rule approved by the supreme court and court of criminal appeals is constitutional until one of them holds otherwise). | 2 | 2 |
Richardson v. Stategreen2 sentences2003See Richardson , 83 S.W.3d at 362 ; Hines , 3 S.W.3d at 622 (holding that a rule approved by the supreme court and court of criminal appeals is constitutional until one of them holds otherwise). 2003See Richardson , 83 S.W.3d at 362 ; Hines , 3 S.W.3d at 622 (holding that a rule approved by the supreme court and court of criminal appeals is constitutional until one of them holds otherwise). | 2 | 2 |
Gillenwaters v. Stategreen2 sentences2015App. 2010) (noting that an as-applied challenge to a statute’s constitutionality is a claim that “the statute operates unconstitutionally with respect to the claimant because of his particular circumstances”) (citing Gillenwaters v. State, 205 S.W.3d 534 , 536 n.3 (Tex. Crim. 2015See Scott v. State, 322 S.W.3d 662 , 665 n. 1 (Tex.Crim.App.2010) (noting that an as-applied challenge to a statute’s constitutionality is a claim that "the statute operates unconstitutionally with respect to the claimant because of his particular circumstances”) (citing Gillenwaters v. State, 205 S.W.3d 534 , 536 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App.2006)). 4 . | 1 | 2 |
Cardona v. Stategreen1 sentence2025See Cardona, 665 S.W.2d at 493 ; see also Green v. State, 528 S.W.2d 617, 619 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
Green v. Stategreen1 sentence2025See Cardona, 665 S.W.2d at 493 ; see also Green v. State, 528 S.W.2d 617, 619 (Tex. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
Kerry Heckman, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Williamson Countygreen1 sentence2021See id. (citing City of Laredo, 369 S.W.3d at 146 ). | 1 | 1 |
Williams v. Laragreen1 sentence2020See Williams, 52 S.W.3d at 184 (court loses jurisdiction when case becomes moot). | 1 | 1 |
Scott v. Stategreen1 sentence2015See Scott v. State, 322 S.W.3d 662 , 665 n. 1 (Tex.Crim.App.2010) (noting that an as-applied challenge to a statute’s constitutionality is a claim that "the statute operates unconstitutionally with respect to the claimant because of his particular circumstances”) (citing Gillenwaters v. State, 205 S.W.3d 534 , 536 n. 3 (Tex.Crim.App.2006)). 4 . | 1 | 1 |
N.N. v. Institute for Rehabilitation & Researchgreen2 sentences2015See N.N. v. Inst, for Rehab. & Research, 234 S.W.3d 1, 14 (Tex.App.Houston [1st Dist.] 2006), judgment withdrawn, No. 01-02-01101-CV, 2007 WL 4279613 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 5, 2007). 2015See N.N. v. Inst. for Rehab. & Research, 234 S.W.3d 1, 14 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006), judgment withdrawn, No. 01-02-01101-CV, 2007 WL 4279613 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 5, 2007). | 1 | 1 |
Ex Parte Granvielgreen1 sentence2010Rodriguez v. State, 93 S.W.3d 60, 69 (Tex.Crim.App.2002); Ex parte Gmnviel, 561 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App.1978). | 1 | 1 |
Garcia v. Stategreen2 sentences2009See, e.g., Curry v. State, 910 S.W.2d 490, 496 (Tex.Crim.App.1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 846, 861 (Tex.Crim.App.1994) (holding that defendant must object at trial to preserve as applied challenge for appeal); Fluellen, 104 S.W.3d at 167 (“A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant’s case cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.”). 2009See, e.g., Curry v. State, 910 S.W.2d 490, 496 (Tex.Crim.App. 1995) (holding appellant waived his challenge to statute as vague as applied because he did not specifically object at trial); Garcia v. State, 887 S.W.2d 846, 861 (Tex.Crim.App.1994) (holding that defendant must object at trial to preserve as applied challenge for appeal); Fluellen, 104 S.W.3d at 167 ("A constitutionality challenge based on application to the defendant's case cannot be raised for the *353 first time on appeal."). | 1 | 1 |
| Doe I v. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Churchgreen | 1 | 1 |
Weik v. Second Baptist Church of Houstongreen1 sentence2006Appellants do not challenge the constitutionality of rule 26.3. 8: See Butts v. Capitol City Nursing Home, Inc., 705 S.W.2d 696, 697 (Tex. 1986); Doe I v. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 193 S.W.3d 727, 729 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006, pet. filed); Weik v. Second Baptist Church of Houston, 988 S.W.2d 437, 439 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, pet. denied). | 1 | 1 |
Butts v. Capitol City Nursing Home, Inc.green1 sentence2006Appellants do not challenge the constitutionality of rule 26.3. 8: See Butts v. Capitol City Nursing Home, Inc., 705 S.W.2d 696, 697 (Tex. 1986); Doe I v. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 193 S.W.3d 727, 729 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006, pet. filed); Weik v. Second Baptist Church of Houston, 988 S.W.2d 437, 439 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, pet. denied). | 1 | 1 |
| Smith v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Edwards v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Espinosa v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| City of Arlington v. Cannongreen | 1 | 1 |
| Hays Consolidated Independent School District v. Valero Transmission Co.green | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Bahama Petroleum Co. v. Canadian Transportation Agencies, Ltd.green | 1 | 1 |
| Reed v. Rossgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Morales
green
2 sentences2021The supreme court held that this “rule applies here, where the ordinance prohibits the complaining vendors from using noncompliant bags and, if they do, imposes a substantial per-violation fine that effectively precludes small local businesses from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” Id. 2021The supreme court held that this “rule applies here, where the ordinance prohibits the complaining vendors from using noncompliant bags and, if they do, imposes a substantial per-violation fine that effectively precludes small local businesses from testing the ban’s constitutionality in defense to a criminal prosecution.” Id. | 3 | 2019–2021 |
Texans Against Censorship v. State Bar of Texas
green
2 sentences2010Upon the adoption of the Texas Supreme Court's Order of November 15, 1994, amending all of Part VII of the Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the amended Rules, including former Rules 7.01, 7.02, 7.04, and 7.07 at issue in this suit, were challenged in Texans Against Censorship, Inc. v. State Bar of Texas. 888 F. Supp. 1328 (E.D. 2010Upon the adoption of the Texas Supreme Court’s Order of November 15, 1994, amending all of Part VII of the Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the amended Rules, including former Rules 7.01, 7.02, 7.04, and 7.07 at issue in this suit, were challenged in Texans Against Censorship, Inc. v. State Bar of Texas, 888 F.Supp. 1328 (E.D.Tex.1995). | 2 | 2010–2010 |
The State Bar of Texas v. Gomez
green
2 sentences2008"The important distinction" between a suit challenging the constitutionality of a rule that the supreme court has promulgated and one that seeks impermissibly to infringe on the supreme court's regulatory powers over the practice of law "is that in the former case, the district court would not be cast in the impermissible role of effectively promulgating policies and regulations governing Texas lawyers." Gomez, *577 891 S.W.2d at 246 . 2008“The important distinction” between a suit challenging the constitutionality of a rule that the supreme court has promulgated and one that seeks impermissibly to infringe on the supreme court’s regulatory powers over the practice of law “is that in the former case, the district court would not be cast in the impermissible role of effectively promulgating policies and regulations governing Texas lawyers.” Gomez, 891 S.W.2d at 246 . | 2 | 2008–2008 |
Matter of Rlh
green
2 sentences1995Grand jury approval of the petition to adjudicate a juvenile on one of six major felonies fulfills the indictment re quirement. 1 R.L.H., 771 S.W.2d at 699-700 . 1995Grand jury approval of the petition to adjudicate a juvenile on one of six major felonies fulfills the indictment requirement. (1) R.L.H. , 771 S.W.2d at 699-700 . | 2 | 1995–1995 |
Wilson v. State
green
1 sentence2022Wilson, 448 S.W.3d at 420 . | 1 | 2022–2022 |
City of New Braunfels v. Stop The Ordinances Please
green
1 sentence2019See City of Laredo, 550 S.W.3d 586, 592 ; Stop the Ordinances Please, 520 S.W.3d at 216 . | 1 | 2019–2019 |
National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent
green
1 sentence2016The constitutionality of such a waiver of process was upheld by the Supreme Court in National Equipment Rental Ltd. v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 , 316–17 (1964), which held that a party may agree in advance to submit to the jurisdiction of a given court and to waive service of citation. | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Thomas v. Long
green
2 sentences2015Brett Miller Page 11 of 11 207 S.W.3d 334, *342 ; 2006 Tex. LEXIS 280 , **21 claims. challenge. 2015Brett Miller Page 11 of 11 207 S.W.3d 334, *342 ; 2006 Tex. LEXIS 280 , **21 claims. challenge. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
| Martinez v. State green | 1 | 2001–2001 |
| Cagle v. State green | 1 | 2001–2001 |
| Luquis v. State green | 1 | 2001–2001 |
| State v. Federal Land Bank of Houston green | 1 | 1994–1994 |
| Herbert v. State green | 1 | 1993–1993 |
| Greene v. Massey green | 1 | 1993–1993 |
| Burks v. United States green | 1 | 1993–1993 |
| Sanders v. State green | 1 | 1987–1987 |
| Southwestern Sav. & L. Ass'n of Houston v. Falkner green | 1 | 1982–1982 |
| Texas Woman's University v. Chayklintaste green | 1 | 1975–1975 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GEORGETOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. Kreger green | 1 | 1975–1975 |
| Davy Burnt Clay Ballast Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. neutral | 1 | 1975–1975 |
| Noland v. Maxey neutral | 1 | 1975–1975 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.