In Re Ryan Xavier Garcia v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: February 18, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00111-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-26-00111-CR

IN RE Ryan Xavier GARCIA

Original Proceeding 1

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice

Delivered and Filed: February 18, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

On February 12, 2026, relator, Ryan Xavier Garcia, filed a petition for writ of mandamus

seeking to compel the actions of a justice of the peace in justice court proceedings. Garcia

incorrectly asserts that Article 5, section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Article 4.04 of the Texas

Code of Criminal Procedure grant this court jurisdiction to consider his petition. TEX. CONST. ART.

V, § 5; TEX. CODE CRIM. PRO. ANN. ART. 4.04. We 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. See

TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221 (writ power of the courts of appeals); see also In re Ramirez, No. 04-

22-00469-CV, 2022 WL 3908846, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 31, 2022, orig.

This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 15-10-19087-X, 16-09-18778-FTA, styled State of Texas v. Ryan Xavier 1

Garcia, pending in the County Court at Law, Atascosa County, Texas, the Honorable Jennifer Dillingham presiding. 04-26-00111-CR

proceeding) (courts of appeal lack jurisdiction to consider matters arising directly from justice

court). Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed.

DO NOT PUBLISH

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