Texas Judicial Branch

Atlas IDF v. NexPoint Real Estate Partners, 2025 Tex. Bus. 16 (1st Div.)

Whitehill, J. | May 13, 2025

This opinion addresses Texas Government Code Chapter 25A’s use of “qualified transaction,” including (i) when an action “aris[es] out of” a qualified transaction; (ii) the relevant period for determining the aggregate value of a qualified transaction; and (iii) the burden for establishing the same. The opinion also addresses what forms of “interest” are excluded in determining the amount in controversy under this chapter. Considering whether this action arises out of a qualified transaction.