ACCEPTED 03-15-00186-CV 4722550 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/1/2015 10:11:33 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK MARTENS, TODD, LEONARD, TAYLOR & AHLRICH A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP ─────────────────────────────── JAMES F. MARTENS* 301 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 1950 AMANDA FILED ING. TAYLOR KELLI H. TODD AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 3rd COURT OFV.

DANIELLE APPEALS AHLRICH LACY L. LEONARD ───────────────── (512) 542-9898 AUSTIN, TEXAS ALLEGRA D. HILL ───────────────── Attorneys at Law FAX (512) 542-9899 4/1/2015 10:11:33 AttorneysAM at Law ───────────────── ───────────────── *Board Certified in Tax Law www.textaxlaw.com JEFFREY D. KYLE Texas Board of Legal Specialization Clerk April 1, 2015 Via E-Filing Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk Third Court of Appeals West 14th Street, Suite 101 Austin, Texas 78701 Re: 03-15-00186-CV, Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Statewide Materials Transport, Ltd.; In the Court of Appeals, Third Judicial District of Texas DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES Mr. Kyle, In accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.1(c), I am writing to notify this Court and counsel that I am lead counsel for Appellees, Statewide Materials Transport, Ltd. Mr. James (“Jimmy”) F. Martens and Ms. Danielle V. Ahlrich will remain as additional trial and appellate counsel for Appellees.

Please direct all Court notices to my attention and include my partners, Mr. Martens and Ms. Ahlrich on the service of any other document or correspondence in this appeal, as follows: Amanda G. Taylor [email protected] State Bar No. 24045921 James F. Martens [email protected] State Bar No. 13050720 Danielle V. Ahlrich [email protected] State Bar No. 24059215 MARTENS, TODD, LEONARD, TAYLOR & AHLRICH Congress Ave., Suite 1950 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 542-9898 (phone)

Sincerely, /s/ Amanda Taylor Amanda Garrett Taylor

cc: Via E-mail/E-service to: Charles K. Eldred [email protected] Assistant Attorney General, Financial and Tax Litigation Division Counsel for Appellants