Website's Role in Anchoring Jurisdiction in Texas: A New (or Old) Standard?

On August 11, 2011, a divided panel of the First Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, issued an opinion in Wilkerson v. RSL Funding which some are calling a new standard for internet jurisdiction. The crux of the issue before the Court was whether the type of internet activity — interactive usage versus a passive usage — should control the jurisdictional analysis.