Supreme Court

Case: 26-0059    
26-0059
01/20/2026
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
ROBERTSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT 
KARL C. HOPPESS, TRUSTEE OF THE LILY RUSH HOPPESS TRUST, KARL C. HOPPESS, TRUSTEE OF THE COULTER HOPPESS MARITAL DEDUCTION TRUST, TERRY N. FORRESTER, TRUSTEE OF THE TERRY N. AND NANCY H. FORRESTER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, KARL C. HOPPESS, INDIVIDUALLY, JUDITH H. HOOD, MARTHA HELEN HOPPESS, DAVID N. FORRESTER AND RAELENE M. FORRESTER, AND BRAD AND KARALYNN CROMEENS, ET AL., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
03/13/2026Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Karl C. Hoppess, et al.
01/20/2026Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Robertson Central Appraisal District.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
06/12/2026Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
05/01/2026Petition for Review disposedDenied
03/13/2026Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Karl C. Hoppess, et al.
02/13/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for review due no later than March 16, 2026.
01/27/2026Case forwarded to Court 
01/20/2026Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Robertson Central Appraisal District.
01/20/2026Court reporter/recorder's record 
01/20/2026Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
01/20/2026Clerk's Record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/12/2026Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Forrester, David N.RespondentMr. Jimmie McCullough
Mr. Karl C. Hoppess
Forrester, Raelene M.RespondentMr. Karl C. Hoppess
Mr. Jimmie McCullough
Lesley Sootoo, in her official capacity as Chief Appraiser of the Robertson Central Appraisal DistrictOther interested party Mr. David Benson Tabor
Mr. Andrew Dylan Wood
Mr. Eric C. Farrar
Mr. Christopher Scott Jackson
Terry N. Forrester, Trustee of the Terry N. and Nancy H. Forrester Revocable Living TrustRespondentMr. Jimmie McCullough
Mr. Karl C. Hoppess
Cromeens, KaralynnRespondent 
Robertson Central Appraisal DistrictPetitionerMr. Eric C. Farrar
Mr. Andrew Dylan Wood
Mr. David Benson Tabor
Mr. Christopher Scott Jackson
Hoppess, Martha HelenRespondentMr. Jimmie McCullough
Mr. Karl C. Hoppess
Hoppess, Karl C.RespondentMr. Jimmie McCullough
Mr. Karl C. Hoppess
Cromeens, BradRespondent 
Karl C. Hoppess, Trustee of the Lily Rush Hoppess TrustRespondentMr. Jimmie McCullough
Mr. Karl C. Hoppess
Karl C. Hoppess, Trustee of the Coulter Hoppess Marital Deduction TrustRespondentMr. Karl C. Hoppess
Mr. Jimmie McCullough
Ross Simmons, in his offiicial capacity as Board Chairman of the Robertson Central Appraisal DistrictOther interested party Mr. Eric C. Farrar
Mr. David Benson Tabor
Mr. Andrew Dylan Wood
Mr. Christopher Scott Jackson
Hood, Judith H.RespondentMr. Karl C. Hoppess
Mr. Jimmie McCullough
Court of Appeals Information:
Aff/Pt and Rev & Ren/Pt 
___ SW3d ___, 10-16-25 
10th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Matthew E. Johnson 
Trial Court Information
82nd District Court 
Robertson 
Honorable David W. Stem 
13-08-19394-CV