In Re American Media Consolidated

OPINION

Opinion by:

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Chief Justice.

The issue presented in this mandamus proceeding is whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to rule on a motion for summary judgment filed by American Media Consolidated d/b/a Alice Echo-News (“Echo-News”) more than two years after the underlying lawsuit was filed and less than one month before the scheduled trial date when the hearing was scheduled after voir dire was completed. Given a trial court’s considerable discretion in managing its docket and given that no evidence was presented to show that the trial court refused to…