Richard A. Hyde, P.E., in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; And the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Harrison County, Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00014-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/2/2025 10:00 AM No. 15-24-00014-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE _____________________________________________________________ CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS _____________________________________________________________ 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Appellants, V. HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS, Appellee. _____________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 353rd District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-17-002026 _____________________________________________________________ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Appellee Harrison County, Texas files this unopposed motion for extension to file Motion for Rehearing under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5 and respectfully requests a 17-day extension, until and including Monday, April 21, 2025, to file its motion for rehearing.
Motion for Extension to File Motion for Rehearing Page 1 I.
Appellee’s motion for rehearing is currently due on April 4, 2025. Appellee seeks a seventeen-day extension, which would make the brief due Monday, April 21, 2025.
II.
The extension is not sought for delay, and no party will be prejudiced if it is granted. Appellant and all other parties are unopposed to this request. This is Appellee’s first request for extension. Appellee’s counsel is actively involved in a hearing in complex litigation as lead counsel in SAVERGV, Sierra Club, and Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. v. Cameron County, Texas pending an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, Cause No. 2021-060150, Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Anderson County, et al on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, Maurial, et al v. Baxter & Chavigny, in the 394th District Court of Presidio County, Case No. 24-03-00087CVF, and Frio County, Texas v. US Casualty and Surety Insurance Company, in the 81st/218th District Court of Frio County.
III.
Accordingly, Appellee seeks a seventeen-day extension, yielding a new due date for the Motion for Rehearing of April 21, 2025.
Motion for Extension to File Motion for Rehearing Page 2 IV.
The parties have conferred, and Counsel for Appellant, Jake Marx, Assistant Attorney General, and counsel for all parties are unopposed to this motion.
PRAYER Appellee requests that the Court grant a seventeen-day extension of time to file Motion for Rehearing, making it due on April 21, 2025.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ James P. Allison James P. Allison SBN: 01090000 [email protected] J. Eric Magee SBN: 24007585 [email protected] ALLISON, BASS & MAGEE, LLP 1301 Nueces Street, Suite 201 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 482-0701 telephone (512) 480-0902 facsimile CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I certify that I conferred on April 2, 2025 with counsel for Appellant and counsel for all other parties by email. Counsel does not oppose this motion. /s/ James P. Allison_________ James P. Allison
Motion for Extension to File Motion for Rehearing Page 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of Appellee’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing was served on Appellant electronically on this 2nd day of April, 2025 to the following: Jake Marx Assistant Attorney General [email protected] Shelby Thompson Assistant Attorney General [email protected] Office of the Attorney General Environmental Protection Division P.O. Box 12548, MC 066 Austin, Texas 78711-2548
/s/ James P. Allison James P. Allison
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Legal Secretary on behalf of James Allison Bar No. 1090000 [email protected] Envelope ID: 99172226 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Unopposed Motion for Extension to File Motion for Rehearing Status as of 4/2/2025 10:12 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status James P. Allison [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT Legal Secretary [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT irene tong [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT Julia McVey [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT Jake Marx [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT Susana Naranjo-Padron [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT Shelby Thompson [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT James ScottMcCarley [email protected] 4/2/2025 10:00:07 AM SENT
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