In this preface George W. Paschal provides an explanation of how the publication of Vol. 25 was delayed by the Civil War. He also gives an overview of the various people who collected and published Texas court decisions before, during, and after the war.

This article discusses the opinions from the 1845 term of the Supreme Court and why they were never published.

After Texas ceased publication of its "official" reporters (Texas Reports on the civil side and Texas Criminal Reports for criminal cases) what, then, is the "official" version of a Texas Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals decision today?

A follow-up to the authors' January 1986 article that discussed on the birth, death and resurrection of the "official" court reports.

The authors' commentary on the 1986 publication of the Supreme Court opinions from the missing term of 1845.

Originally published in the Texas Business Journal, this article looks at the precedential value of cases decided during and after the Civil War including cases heard by the Texas Supreme Court operating under the Confederate government, the "Presidential Reconstruction" Court, the "Military Court," and the "Semicolon Court."

An in-depth scholarly investigation of Posey's Unreported Cases from the Texas Bar Journal.

This article discusses Texas's highest court during the 16 year period of 1866-1882, covering: the Presidential Reconstruction Court (1866-1867), the Military Court (1867-1870), the "Semicolon Court" (1870-1873), and the Roberts-Gould Court (1874-1882).

A discussion of James Dallam and his groundbreaking efforts in publishing a digest of the first four years of decisions issued by the Court which remains one of the most significant contributions of any official reporter in Texas jurisprudential history.

A brief biographical history of Paschal's life as an attorney, state supreme court justice and court reporter.