In Re Sonia George v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: May 28, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00199-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued May 28, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00199-CV ——————————— IN RE SONIA GEORGE, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Sonia George, filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the

trial court’s January 9, 2026 order denying her “Rule 202 Petition to Investigate

Potential Claims.”1 In her petition for writ of mandamus, relator requested that this

Court grant her mandamus relief and direct the trial court to vacate its January 9,

2026 order and reconsider the rule 202 petition, and “where appropriate, conduct[]

1 The underlying case is In re Sonia George, Cause No. 136635-CV, in the 412th District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, the Honorable Justin R. Gilbert presiding. [an] in-camera inspection and apply[] limitations on a category-specific basis” to the

documents and records requested in her rule 202 petition.

We conclude that relator has failed to establish she is entitled to mandamus

relief, and therefore, the Court denies relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. We

dismiss any pending motion as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.