In re North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc. and Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority, Inc., Relators

The State of Texas, County of Travis

TO: Texas Bond Review Board, George W. Bush, Rick Perry, Carol Keeton Rylander, James E. "Pete" Laney, Board Members, Jim Buie, Executive Director, Murray Watson, Jr., Pecos Higher Education Authority, Inc., and Brazos Higher Education Authority

Whereas, relators North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc., and Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority, Inc. have filed a request for injunctive relief in the Third Court of Appeals with respect to cause number 03-00-00139-CV pending in this Court, filed March 3, 2000, being an appeal from the temporary injunction issued in Travis County District Court cause GN-00135 on February 15, 2000; whereas relators allege that an injunction is necessary to protect this Court's jurisdiction in that appeal; and whereas, the Justices for the Court of Appeals, upon presentation of this request for injunctive relief, made an order thereon that is attached hereto.

THEREFORE, you Texas Bond Review Board, George W. Bush, Rick Perry, Carol Keeton Rylander, James E. "Pete" Laney, Board Members, Jim Buie, Executive Director, Murray Watson, Jr., Pecos Higher Education Authority, Inc., and Brazos Higher Education Authority are hereby temporarily enjoined and restrained from proceeding with the issuance of the bond reservation, release of those funds, or any other actions as described in the trial court's temporary injunction order of February 15, 2000, this Court's order of March 6, 2000, or this Court's order of this date.

ISSUED under my hand and seal August 10, 2000.

Diane O'Neal, Clerk, Court of Appeals,

Third District of Texas, at Austin