In Re Kane Pickrel, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of His Wife, Brenna Cole-Pickrel v. the State of Texas

Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)

In Re Kane Pickrel, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of His Wife, Brenna Cole-Pickrel v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)·Decided August 5, 2026·No. 04-26-00570-CV·Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals

San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-26-00570-CV

IN RE Kane PICKREL, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of His Deceased Wife, Brenna Cole-Pickrel, Relator

Original Proceeding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice

Lori Massey Brissette, Justice

Delivered and Filed: August 5, 2026 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION On July 24, 2026, Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining the City of Alamo Heights and Rick Pruitt, Alamo Heights Police Chief, in his official capacity, failed to issue a criminal citation against a third party. Relator has failed to cite to, and our research has not identified, any statute which gives this court original jurisdiction over the identified respondents. TEX. CONST. art. V, § 6; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (intermediate appellate courts “may issue all writs of mandamus . . . against a judge of a district, statutory county, statutory probate county, or county court in the court of appeals district”); see In re McVea, No. 04-26-00190-CR, 2026 WL 817898 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 25, 2026, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, this petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

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Fourth Court of Appeals

San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-26-00570-CV

IN RE Kane PICKREL, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of His Deceased Wife, Brenna Cole-Pickrel, Relator

Original Proceeding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice

Lori Massey Brissette, Justice

Delivered and Filed: August 5, 2026 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION On July 24, 2026, Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining the City of Alamo Heights and Rick Pruitt, Alamo Heights Police Chief, in his official capacity, failed to issue a criminal citation against a third party. Relator has failed to cite to, and our research has not identified, any statute which gives this court original jurisdiction over the identified respondents. TEX. CONST. art. V, § 6; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (intermediate appellate courts “may issue all writs of mandamus . . . against a judge of a district, statutory county, statutory probate county, or county court in the court of appeals district”); see In re McVea, No. 04-26-00190-CR, 2026 WL 817898 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 25, 2026, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, this petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

In Re Kane Pickrel, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of His Wife, Brenna Cole-Pickrel v. the State of Texas, (Tex. Ct. App. 2026).

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