In Re Palker Properties, LLC v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Date FiledMay 27, 2026
Docket13-26-00005-CV
StatusPublished
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NUMBER 13-26-00005-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN RE PALKER PROPERTIES, LLC
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices Peña and West
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Pena1
By petition for writ of mandamus, relator Palker Properties, LLC asserts that the
trial court abused its discretion in numerous respects by issuing orders allowing real party
in interest Ronald Torres to enter a leasehold to remove secured property. 2
1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not
required to do so. When granting relief, the court must hand down an opinion as in any other case.”); id. R.
47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).
2 Relator subsequently filed a motion for leave regarding the filing of its second amended petition
for writ of mandamus and its original mandamus record. The Court grants relator’s motion for leave and
considers these filings on their merits.
Mandamus is an extraordinary and discretionary remedy. See In re Allstate Indem.
Co., 622 S.W.3d 870, 883 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.,
148 S.W.3d 124, 138 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). The relator must show “that (1) the
trial court clearly abused its discretion and (2) the party seeking relief lacks an adequate
remedy on appeal.” In re Ill. Nat’l Ins., 685 S.W.3d 826, 834 (Tex. 2024) (orig.
proceeding); see In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d at 138; Walker v. Packer,
827 S.W.2d 833, 839–40 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). “The relator bears the burden of
proving these two requirements.” In re H.E.B. Grocery Co., 492 S.W.3d 300, 302 (Tex.
2016) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 840.
The Court, having examined and fully considered the second amended petition for
writ of mandamus, the amended response filed by Torres, relator’s reply, and the
applicable law, is of the opinion that relator has not met its burden to obtain relief.
Accordingly, we lift the stay previously imposed in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10.
After due consideration, we deny the following pending motions: (1) Torres’s request for
dismissal and show-cause relief; (2) Torres’s motion to enforce the trial court’s order and
for a sworn accounting; and (3) relator’s motion for sanctions against Torres. We deny
the petition for writ of mandamus.
L. ARON PEÑA JR.
Justice
Delivered and filed on the
27th day of May, 2026.
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