In Re Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour v. State of Texas
Summary
The Texas Court of Appeals, First District denied a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour. The relators sought to compel the 127th District Court of Harris County to rule on their Combined Motion for New Trial, Stay of Judgment and Waiver of Bond, and requested an emergency stay of foreclosure proceedings in the underlying HOA dispute. The appellate court denied both the mandamus petition and the emergency stay request without elaboration.
What changed
The Texas Court of Appeals denied a petition for writ of mandamus filed by homeowners seeking to compel a Harris County district court to rule on their pending motion for new trial and waiver of bond. The court also denied their request for an emergency stay of all execution and foreclosure proceedings in the underlying Windstone Colony Community Association dispute.
For compliance officers and legal professionals, this decision illustrates the high bar for obtaining mandamus relief in Texas appellate courts—petitioners must demonstrate a clear right to the relief sought and that the trial court has a duty to act. The denial leaves the underlying foreclosure proceedings uninterrupted, and relators must continue to pursue their remedies through the trial court process.
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April 17, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
In Re Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 01-26-00394-CV
- Nature of Suit: Mandamus
Disposition: Deny petition for writ of mandamus
Disposition
Deny petition for writ of mandamus
Lead Opinion
Opinion issued April 17, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00394-CV
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IN RE LATONYA SHAND AND RENFORD D. BALFOUR, Relators
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 16, 2026, Relators Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour filed a
petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court compel the district court to
rule on their “Combined Motion for New Trial, Stay of Judgment and Waiver of
Bond,” which Relators purport was filed on March 27, 2026 and heard by the district
court at a hearing held on April 14, 2026.1 Relators’ mandamus petition further
requests that this Court grant an emergency stay of “all execution and foreclosure
proceedings in the underlying case.”
We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions and requests
for relief related to the petition, including Relators’ request for an emergency stay,
are denied.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.
1
The underlying case is Windstone Colony Community Association, Inc. v. Latonya
Shand and Renford D. Balfour, cause number 2024-75760, pending in the 127th
District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Denise Brown presiding.
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