In Re Margaret Hosseini Browder v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Date FiledJune 26, 2026
Docket04-26-00492-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-26-00492-CV
IN RE Margaret HOSSEINI-BROWDER
Original Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
H. Todd McCray, Justice
Velia J. Meza, Justice (dissenting without opinion)
Delivered and Filed: June 26, 2026
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED
Relator, Margaret Hosseini-Browder, filed her petition for writ of mandamus and
accompanying record on June 22, 2026. Hosseini-Browder filed an emergency motion for
temporary relief and stay of the trial court’s order of confinement on June 23, 2026. Mandamus is
an extraordinary remedy, available only when the relator can show (1) the trial court clearly abused
its discretion or violated a duty imposed by law; and (2) there is no adequate remedy at law, such
as an appeal. Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839-40 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). Having
considered the petition, the motion, and the record, this court concludes Hosseini-Browder has not
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. CVOC-XX-XXXXXXX, styled Margaret Hosseini-Browder v. Armando
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Mendez, Josue Santiago, and We Care Wildlife Sanctuary, pending in the 198th Judicial District Court, Bandera
County, Texas, the Honorable Dennis Powell presiding.
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shown that she is entitled to the relief sought. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is
denied. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). The emergency motion for temporary relief and stay of the
trial court’s order of confinement is dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
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