In Re Thomas Dione Moore v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals
Tenth Appellate District of Texas

10-26-00126-CR

In re Thomas Dione Moore

Original Proceeding

JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Thomas Moore filed a document entitled “Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus” in which he seeks mandamus relief relating to a pending proceeding

in the 20th District Court in Milam County, Texas. The 20th District Court is

located outside the geographic district for the Tenth Court of Appeals. See TEX.

GOV'T CODE §22.201(k) (granting this Court jurisdiction over the counties of

Bosque, Burleson, Brazos, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill,

Johnson, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Navarro, Robertson,

Somervell, and Walker). As such, we are without freestanding writ jurisdiction

under Section 22.221(b)(1) to issue a writ of mandamus against the 20th

District Court of Milam County because it is outside of the Tenth Court of

Appeals District. See In re Jackson, No. 08-20-00026-CV, 2020 WL 562983,
2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 1003 (Tex. App.—El Paso Feb. 5, 2020, no pet.). This

petition is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

LEE HARRIS
Justice

OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: April 9, 2026
Before Chief Justice Johnson,
Justice Smith, and
Justice Harris
Dismissed
Do not publish
OT06

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