Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided January 22, 2025
State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00120-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/22/2025 4:26 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Benjamin Mendelson (512) 936-1700 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM Assistant Solicitor General [email protected] CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk January 22, 2025 Via e-filing Christopher A. Prine, Clerk Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Judicial District Re: No. 15-24-00120-CV, Texas v. Harris County, et al.

Dear Mr. Prine: On January 6, 2025, the Court notified counsel that the Court will hear argument in the above-captioned case on February 12, 2025. I write to inform the Court that undersigned counsel will present argument on behalf of Appellant The State of Texas. Of its twenty minutes of argument time, Appellant intends to allot five minutes for rebuttal.

Respectfully submitted.

/s/Benjamin W. Mendelson Benjamin W. Mendelson Assistant Solicitor General cc: all counsel of record (via e-filing)

P o s t O f f i c e B o x 1 2 5 4 8 , A u s ti n , Tex as 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 • ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0 • w w w.t e x a s a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l .g ov Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Toni Shah on behalf of Ben Mendelson Bar No. 24106297 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96492539 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Mendelson OA letter 152400120 Status as of 1/22/2025 4:30 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Yetter Coleman [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Edward Swidriski 24083929 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Grant Martinez [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Athena Leyton [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Toni Shah [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Lily Hann [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Marisa Mata [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Harris County, Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Christopher Garza 24078543 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Jonathan Fombonne 24102702 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Eleanor Matheson 24131490 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Christian Menefee 24088049 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Ryan Cooper 24123649 [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Andrea Mintzer [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: The State of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Ben Mendelson [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Nicole A.Myette [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Toni Shah on behalf of Ben Mendelson Bar No. 24106297 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96492539 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Mendelson OA letter 152400120 Status as of 1/22/2025 4:30 PM CST Associated Case Party: The State of Texas Nicole A.Myette [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT William Farrell [email protected] 1/22/2025 4:26:44 PM SENT

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