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E163 | The New Rule 166a: What Texas Lawyers Need to Know | Michael Duncan

By D. Todd Smith on March 12, 2026
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The final version of rewritten Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a—the summary judgment rule—became effective March 1, 2026. In this episode, Michael Duncan, an appellate and motions practitioner in Austin who clerked for a Texas Supreme Court justice, unpacks the updated rule with hosts Todd Smith and Jody Sanders. Together, they examine what…

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