National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Valero Energy Corp.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GARZA.

Appellants have filed an interlocutory appeal under civil practice and remedies code section 15.003(c), arguing that the trial court erred by allowing the joinder and intervention of appellees in a lawsuit brought against appellants by Valero Energy Company in Hidalgo County. Specifically, appellants claim that appellees did not establish two of the four statutory elements required for joinder and intervention: (1) an “essential need” to try their claims in Hidalgo County and (2) that Hidalgo County is a “fair and convenient” venue. We conclude that appellees…