In Re Alicia Sheppard v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
• Decided: February 13, 2026
• Docket: 03-26-00146-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-26-00146-CV

In re Alicia Sheppard

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Alicia Sheppard has filed a petition for writ of mandamus and emergency

motion to stay seeking relief from the justice court’s order appointing a receiver. However,

“[w]e lack jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a justice of the peace or justice court

unless it is necessary to preserve our jurisdiction.” Twenty First Century Holdings, Inc.

v. Precision Geothermal Drilling, L.L.C., No. 03-13-00081-CV, 2015 WL 1882267, at *6 (Tex.

App.—Austin Apr. 23, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op.) (first citing Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221; then

citing Mullins v. Holt, No. 10-13-00114-CV, 2013 WL 2257151, at *2 (Tex. App.—Waco

May 9, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.); and then citing Rodriguez v. Womack, No. 14-10-01213-CV,

2012 WL 19659, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 5, 2012, pet. denied) (mem. op.)).

Relator does not argue or show that a writ of mandamus is necessary to preserve our jurisdiction.

Therefore, we lack jurisdiction to issue the relief requested in this case. See id. Accordingly, we

dismiss for want of jurisdiction Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion

to stay. __________________________________________ Maggie Ellis, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis

Filed: February 13, 2026