In Re Thomas Dione Moore v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas
10-26-00126-CR
In re Thomas Dione Moore
Original Proceeding
JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the opinion of the Court.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Thomas Moore filed a document entitled “Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus” in which he seeks mandamus relief relating to a pending proceeding
in the 20th District Court in Milam County, Texas. The 20th District Court is
located outside the geographic district for the Tenth Court of Appeals. See TEX.
GOV'T CODE §22.201(k) (granting this Court jurisdiction over the counties of
Bosque, Burleson, Brazos, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill,
Johnson, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Navarro, Robertson,
Somervell, and Walker). As such, we are without freestanding writ jurisdiction
under Section 22.221(b)(1) to issue a writ of mandamus against the 20th
District Court of Milam County because it is outside of the Tenth Court of
Appeals District. See In re Jackson, No. 08-20-00026-CV, 2020 WL 562983, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 1003 (Tex. App.—El Paso Feb. 5, 2020, no pet.). This
petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
LEE HARRIS Justice
OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: April 9, 2026 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Dismissed Do not publish OT06
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