Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

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

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
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided February 3, 2025
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

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00084-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/3/2025 4:39 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Cory A. Scanlon (512) 936-1700 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM Assistant Solicitor General [email protected] CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk February 3, 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: Substitution of Official Capacity Defendants and Request to Update Cap- tion in The State of Texas v. City of San Marcos et al., Cause No. 15-24- 00084-CV Dear Mr. Prine: Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.2 provides that when a party to an appeal who is a public officer sued in their official capacity ceases to hold office, the succes- sor officer is automatically substituted as a party. By this letter, the State provides notice that the following substitutions are made and requests that the caption of this case be updated appropriately: - Lorenzo Gonzalez is substituted for Mark Gleason; - Amanda Rodriguez is substituted for Jude Prather;

I have conferred with counsel for the appellees, who indicates she does not oppose this request and will continue to represent the substituted parties.

Po st O f f ic e B o x 1 2 5 4 8 , Au s ti n , Tex as 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 • ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0 • www.t ex as at to r n ey g e n er al .g o v Page 2 Respectfully submitted.

/s/ Cory A. Scanlon Cory A. Scanlon Assistant Solicitor General State Bar No. 24104599 Counsel for Appellant cc: All counsel of record (via electronic filing) 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.

Nancy Villarreal on behalf of Cory Scanlon Bar No. 24104599 [email protected] Envelope ID: 96929430 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 2025 0203 Request re Substitution of Parties_Final Status as of 2/3/2025 4:56 PM CST Associated Case Party: City of San Marcos, et al.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jose De La Fuente 793605 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT James Parker 24027591 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT Gabrielle Smith 24093172 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT Barbara Quirk 16436750 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT Sydney Sadler 24117905 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM 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] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT Jacob Przada 24125371 [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT Cory Scanlon [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Nancy Villarreal [email protected] 2/3/2025 4:39:03 PM SENT

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