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, Lorenzo Gonzalez, and Amanda Rodriguez, 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 2/4/2025 9:47 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Cory A. Scanlon (512) 936-1700 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM Assistant Solicitor General [email protected] CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk February 4, 2025 Via Electronic Filing Mr. Christopher A. Prine Fifteenth Court of Appeals William P. Clements Building W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, TX 78701 Re: The State of Texas v. City of Austin et al., No. 15-24-00077-CV and The State of Texas v. City of San Marcos et al., No. 15-24-00084-CV Dear Mr. Prine: These cases are scheduled for oral argument on February 12, 2025. Please dis- tribute this letter concerning recent developments related to municipal marijuana initiatives to the Court. The Bastrop City Council voted on Tuesday January 28, 2025, to prevent a voter-approved initiative barring misdemeanor prosecutions for possession of marijuana from going into effect. Aaron Sullivan, Bastrop City Council denies marijuana decriminalization amendment despite voter approval, Austin Ameri- can Statesman (Jan. 31, 2025), https://perma.cc/BF6K-TQKN. According to a statement from the City’s attorney advising the council on this matter, “state law supersedes language in a city charter.” Id. The City Council thus reached the correct decision, without court intervention, because city charters and ordinances passed under them can never violate state law under the Texas Constitution. See Tex. Const. art. XI, § 5(a); Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 370.003. The Court should ensure the same result at the conclusion of these appeals and prevent the Cities’ ordinances from further undermining Texas’s criminal laws.

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Nancy Villarreal on behalf of Cory Scanlon Bar No. 24104599 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96946990 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 2025 0204 Notice re City of Bastrop_Final San Marcos Status as of 2/4/2025 10:00 AM CST Associated Case Party: City of San Marcos, et al.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jose De La Fuente 793605 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT James Parker 24027591 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT Gabrielle Smith 24093172 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT Barbara Quirk 16436750 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT Sydney Sadler 24117905 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: The State of Texas, by the through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Johnathan Stone 24071779 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT Jacob Przada 24125371 [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT Cory Scanlon [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Nancy Villarreal [email protected] 2/4/2025 9:47:26 AM SENT