Txi Transportation Company, Petitioners v. Randy Hughes, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the accident‑reconstruction expert’s testimony but erred in admitting evidence of the driver’s illegal‑immigrant status, which was irrelevant and prejudicial. Justice WAINWRIGHT concurred in part and dissented in part, arguing the expert’s testimony should have been excluded.