In Re Rufel Louis Estrada v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: March 4, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00071-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-26-00071-CV

IN RE Rufel Louis ESTRADA

Original Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Irene Rios, Justice Lori Massey Brissette, Justice Adrian A. Spears II, Justice

Delivered and Filed: March 4, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED

Relator, Rufel Louis Estrada, filed his petition for writ of mandamus on January 27, 2026.

We struck the accompanying record because it did not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure and ordered Estrada to file a compliant appendix. Estrada filed a corrected record on

February 10, 2026.

Estrada asserts that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to consider an alleged

history or pattern of family violence and child abuse in making its conservatorship and possession

decisions. This court, having considered the petition and record provided, has determined that

Estrada has not established that he is entitled to the relief sought. Our decision is necessarily based

1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2012-EM5-06902, styled In the Interest of J.R.G. and J.M.G., Children, pending in the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Norma Gonzales presiding. 04-26-00071-CV

on the limited record before us, which we note was impacted by the pro se litigant’s inability to

present his case within the Texas Rules of Evidence. By this denial, we do not comment on whether

Estrada could have met his burden to demonstrate a need for a modification to the current custody,

access and possession orders had a full presentation of the evidence been appropriately made.

The petition for writ of mandamus is denied. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

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