Texas Supreme Court Schedules March 4 Oral Argument in Home Depot Mandamus

The Supreme Court of Texas submission schedule for the March 4, 2026 session lists "25-0317 IN RE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. — PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS FROM HARRIS COUNTY, FOURTEENTH DISTRICT" as a calendared matter for oral argument on March 4, 2026. The entry on the official submission schedule establishes the docket number 25-0317 and the procedural posture as a petition for writ of mandamus originating from the Harris County, Fourteenth District trial court.

The schedule entry itself does not include the names of counsel or the case’s position within the March 4 docket. Per the Court’s posting practice, "Submission schedules, which list the names of the attorneys arguing the cases and the order the cases will be argued in, are posted the FRIDAY PRIOR to oral argument week," which means the specific attorney listings and argument order for 25-0317 should appear with the submission schedule released the Friday before March 4.

Oral-argument logistics are set by the Court’s venue rules: "Oral arguments begin promptly at 9:00 a.m." at the SUPREME COURT BUILDING, 201 W. 14th Street (corner of 14th & Colorado). The Courtroom and clerk’s operations are located on the first floor: "The Supreme Court's Courtroom is located on the First Floor. The Clerk's Office is also located on the First Floor, Room No. 104." For anyone planning to attend in person, "Parking is available in the State Visitor Parking Garage at 1201 San Jacinto, across the street from the Texas State Library and Archives."

The Court’s published norms explain daily timing: "The Supreme Court normally holds oral arguments once a month on three consecutive days" and "On each day that oral arguments are held, the Supreme Court usually hears 3 separate cases." For each case the Court allocates fixed time: "Each side is allotted 20 minutes to argue, for a total of 40 minutes of argument per case," and "There is a 10-minute recess between the arguments." The schedule for March 4 will follow those norms unless the Court’s posted submission schedule specifies otherwise.

Technical and procedural steps for counsel are explicit: "Please note all attorneys must file the Oral Argument Submission Form through the Texas.gov electronic filing system." That filing requirement, combined with the Friday-prior posting rule, is the mechanism by which the names of the attorneys who will argue 25-0317 and the case’s order on March 4 will become publicly visible.

Audio/visual coverage follows the Court’s standard practices: "Video recordings of oral arguments are webcast live and archived through a partnership with the State Bar of Texas." Archived recordings are searchable by filing year, argument year, or case style, and "Arguments recorded after September 2021 also may be found on the Court’s YouTube page, where arguments are broadcast live."

The source packet provided for this scheduling notice also included unrelated Supreme Court matters; that excerpt reads in full: "The Texas Supreme Court will consider claims by environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation that statutes relied on by officials to close a public beach so Elon Musk-owned SpaceX could launch rockets nearby violate a state constitutional amendment granting citizens the 'unrestricted right' to use public beaches. State and county officials dispute the validity of those claims, arguing, in part, that the public’s right to use and access beaches does not preclude the government from regulating that use for public safety reasons. Officials also contend that the plaintiffs are seeking to exercise a 'private right of enforcement,' which the amendment expressly states it does not create. An intermediate appellate court found the claims could proceed."

With the March 4 calendar entry confirmed, the next public documents to watch are the submission schedule posted the Friday prior to argument for counsel names and order, and the Supreme Court docket and filings for mandamus petition 25-0317 for the substance of Home Depot’s challenge and the identities of respondents.