Mealey's (February 27, 2019, 1:41 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A trial court judge in Texas did not abuse his discretion when dismissing with prejudice a lawsuit brought by Texas Southern University (TSU) against the parties who designed and built the university’s School of Public Affairs, a state appeals court panel ruled Feb. 26, finding that the school was unable to demonstrate why it was entitled to extensions to file certificates of merit in support of its allegations that the defendants were liable for construction defects (Texas Southern University v. Kirksey Architects Inc., et al., No. 14-18-00146-CV, Texas App., 14th Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1390)....