Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Chemical Lime, Ltd.

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice O’NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON and Justice WILLETT joined.

Whether, as a general matter, an appellate court’s decision takes effect the moment the court issues its opinion, order, or judgment, or later when rehearing is denied or the time for rehearing expires, or still later when the clerk issues the mandate, is a difficult question under Texas law and procedure, as reflected by the competing arguments in Justice BRisteR’s and Justice Willett’s separate opinions, and one we need not answer…