In Re Raul Ortiz v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 10, 2025
• Docket: 13-25-00547-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-25-00547-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE RAUL ORTIZ

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices Cron and Fonseca Memorandum Opinion by Justice Cron1

Relator Raul Ortiz filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court

erred by issuing a temporary restraining order on October 16, 2025, in violation of Rules

680 and 683 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 680, 683.

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 Garza, 544 S.W.3d 836,

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). 840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148

S.W.3d 124, 138 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). Ordinarily, the relator must show that:

(1) the trial court abused its discretion; and (2) the relator lacks an adequate remedy on

appeal. In re USAA Gen. Indem. Co., 624 S.W.3d 782, 787 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding);

In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d at 135–36; Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d

833, 839–40 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). Temporary restraining orders are not subject

to appeal, and they may be reviewed by mandamus. See In re Abbott, 601 S.W.3d 802,

813 (Tex. 2020) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re Off. of Att’y Gen., 257 S.W.3d 695,

698 (Tex. 2008) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re County of Hidalgo, 655 S.W.3d 44,

55 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2022, orig. proceeding).

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus,

the response filed by the real party in interest Noreen Monette Perez, and the applicable

law, is of the opinion that this original proceeding has been rendered moot. See In re L.A.-

K., 596 S.W.3d 387, 396 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2020, no pet.); In re Sierra Club, 420

S.W.3d 153, 156 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2012, orig. proceeding). Specifically, the temporary

restraining order at issue has expired. Accordingly, we dismiss this original proceeding

as moot.

JENNY CRON Justice

Delivered and filed on the 10th day of November, 2025.