Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

In Re Bexar Medina Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District Number One; George Weimer, President; Bob Roberts Jr., Vice President; Christopher Friesenhahn, Secretary/Treasurer; Dustin Navarro, Board Member; Garrett Wilson, Board Member; Morris Salzman, Board Member; Gordon Hitzfelder, Board Member; Brian Sullivan, Operations Manager; And Bonnie Tapp Sallee, Office Manager v. the State of Texas

In Re Bexar Medina Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District Number One; George Weimer, President; Bob Roberts Jr., Vice President; Christopher Friesenhahn, Secretary/Treasurer; Dustin Navarro, Board Member; Garrett Wilson, Board Member; Morris Salzman, Board Member; Gordon Hitzfelder, Board Member; Brian Sullivan, Operations Manager; And Bonnie Tapp Sallee, Office Manager v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 12, 2025

In Re Bexar Medina Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District Number One; George Weimer, President; Bob Roberts Jr., Vice President; Christopher Friesenhahn, Secretary/Treasurer; Dustin Navarro, Board Member; Garrett Wilson, Board Member; Morris Salzman, Board Member; Gordon Hitzfelder, Board Member; Brian Sullivan, Operations Manager; And Bonnie Tapp Sallee, Office Manager v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas February 12, 2025 No. 04-24-00538-CV IN RE BEXAR MEDINA ATASCOSA COUNTIES WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE; George Weimer, President; Bob Roberts Jr., Vice President; Christopher Friesenhahn, Secretary/Treasurer; Dustin Navarro, Board Member; Garret Wilson, Board Member; Morris Salzman, Board Member; Gordon Hitzfelder, Board Member; Brian Sullivan, Operations Manager; and Bonnie Tapp Sallee, Office Manager; Relators Original Mandamus Proceeding 1 ORDER On August 9, 2024, relators filed a petition for a writ of mandamus. On November 11, 2024, real party in interest filed a response. On November 27, 2024, relators filed a reply.

In accordance with this court’s opinion of this date, we CONDITIONALLY GRANT the petition for a writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(c). We DIRECT the trial court to withdraw its July 31, 2024 oral rulings continuing the hearing on the plea to the jurisdiction and ordering discovery. The writ will issue only if we are notified the trial court has failed to withdraw its rulings within fourteen days of the date of this opinion.

It is so ORDERED on February 12, 2025.

This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2023CI11920, styled San Antonio Water System, an agency of the City of San Antonio v. Bexar Medina Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District Number One; George Weimer, President; Bob Roberts Jr., Vice President; Christopher Friesenhahn, Secretary/Treasurer; Dustin Navarro, Board Member; Garret Wilson, Board Member; Morris Salzman, Board Member; Gordon Hitzfelder, Board Member; Brian Sullivan, Operations Manager; and Bonnie Tapp Sallee, Office Manager; each in their official capacities, pending in the 407th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Rosie Alvarado presiding. ____________________________ Adrian A. Spears II, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 12th day of February, 2025.

_____________________________ Luz Estrada, Chief Deputy Clerk

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