Zaidi v. Shah

I respectfully dissent and write separately to address two points.

First, the court need not address the appellants’ fifteenth-issue argument that the trial court erred in granting a default judgment because that issue is moot. Mootness notwithstanding, the majority concludes that a corporate entity has the right to defend itself in a Texas court even if the entity’s right to transact business in Texas has been forfeited under subchapter F of Tax Code chapter 171 and not revived. But, the unambiguous language of Tax Code section 171.252 and precedent from the Supreme Court of Texas mandates…