Court Opinion

ID: 9644758
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 21:04:18.349693+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:11:17.967408
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CLINTON, Judge,
dissenting.
The Court is amply empowered to change its mind about reviewing a decision of a court of appeals.1 But in exercising that power it seems clear enough that lately we too frequently impose grievously upon the parties, as well as embarrass the Court.
After all, presumably at least four judges determined the petition for discretionary review presented one or more prescribed reasons of the character measuring exercise of the discretion of the Court. Tex.R.App.Pro. Rule 200(c).2 So, pursuant to rules of the Court, both parties prepared and filed briefs and, at our explicit invitation, caused their respective attorneys to travel some distance to appear here, often at no little expense, to present oral argument primarily on issues of law. That less than a month after submission a majority causes the Court to say that “review [just four months ago] was improvidently granted” suggests rather strongly there is something functionally amiss in our initial internal proceedings and related deliberations under Rule 202(k), or perhaps more consideration is given to the result below than to application of the law.
In either event, I respectfully dissent to the dismissal.
MILLER, BAIRD and OVERSTREET, JJ., join.

. Article V, § 5, 2d para.; Article 4.04, § 2, V.A.C.C.P.; Tex.R.App.Pro. Rule 202(k), 2d para. (repealing and replacing, respectively, former article 44.45(b)(7), V.A.C.C.P., and former Post Trial and Appellate Procedure Rule 304(k), 2d para.).
All emphasis is mine throughout this opinion unless otherwise indicated.

. Tex.R.App.Pro. Rule 200(c)(5), for example, informs the petitioning party that the Court will consider the fact that "justices of the court of appeals have disagreed upon a material question of law necessary to its decision.” The instant cause comes to us in that posture. See Houston v. State, 832 S.W.2d 180 (Tex.App-Waco 1992).