In Re Richard Gonzales v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-26-00231-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE RICHARD GONZALES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices Peña and Fonseca Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña1 By petition for writ of mandamus, relator Richard Gonzales asserts that the trial court 2 abused its discretion by granting a motion for discovery under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 27.006(b). We conditionally 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand…