The State of Texas, by and Through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Mark Gleason, and Jude Prather, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; And Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Official Capacities

ACCEPTED 15-24-00084-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/21/2025 10:11 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM Ms. Smith’s Direct Line: (512) 322-5820 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Email: [email protected] Clerk

January 21, 2025 Via e-filing Mr. Christopher A. Prine, Clerk Court of Appeals Fifteenth District of Texas W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701 Re: Court of Appeals No.: 15-24-00084-CV Trial Court Case No.: 24-0267 The State of Texas, by and through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; et. al.

Dear Mr. Prine: I am in receipt of your letter dated December 23, 2024 advising that this case has been scheduled for oral argument before the Court on February 12, 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m. Please accept this letter as notice of my intention to argue the case on behalf of Appellees before the Court as scheduled.

In the interim, please let me know if I need to provide any additional information in regard to the upcoming oral argument.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gabrielle C. Smith Gabrielle C. Smith GCS/cad cc: All counsel of record (via efile) Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

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Cathy Daniels on behalf of Gabrielle Smith Bar No. 24093172 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96421924 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Letter to 15th COA from Gabrielle Smith re Oral Argument Status as of 1/21/2025 10:28 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jose De La Fuente 793605 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT James Parker 24027591 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Johnathan Stone 24071779 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Gabrielle Smith 24093172 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Barbara Quirk 16436750 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Sydney Sadler 24117905 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Jacob Przada 24125371 [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Nancy Villarreal [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT Cory Scanlon [email protected] 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT