03 · Production over time
Opinion volume by division and month
Each cell is the number of opinions a division published in a given month. Darker = more opinions. The heatmap surfaces the corpus's two-track tempo: month-to-month volume is uneven, and the divisions do not stack on the same monthly cycle. Click any cell to filter the matrix to those opinions.
Volume builds through 2025; the 1st (Dallas) and 11th (Houston) divisions account for the densest cells, and monthly issuance has generally increased over the corpus period; the right-most month may be partial. Cells with zero opinions appear muted; click any populated cell to drill in.
Cells colored on a 0–5+ scale; the Court has produced at most a handful of opinions per division per month. Months on the X-axis run from October 2024 to July 2026.
FIGURE · OPINION-ISSUANCE VELOCITY
From a slow start to a 16-opinion month.
The Texas Business Court’s opinion output is still climbing. The cumulative curve marks three inflection points: the first published opinion (Oct 2024), the first 9-opinion month (Dec 2025), and a record 16-opinion May 2026; July 2026 closed at 14 opinions — the second-largest month to date.
How to read. The red line is cumulative; the orange bars (lower band) are per-month issuance. May 2026 closed at 16 opinions—the largest single month to date; July 2026 closed at 14. The corpus crossed 30 opinions in its first eight months, 60 in a further seven, and 90 in a further five. Figure rendered through July 2026 (117 opinions) from the coded corpus; months reflect opinion dates as posted on the court’s register, which can lag the signature date by several days.