City of Dallas v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, and the Dallas Morning News, Inc.

SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK’S RECORD VOLUME 1 of 1 FILED IN APPEAL 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-23-002331 6/26/2025 1:49:00 PM In the 353rd District Court CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE of Travis County, Texas Clerk Honorable LAURIE EISERLOH Judge Presiding

CITY OF DALLAS, Plaintiff(s) vs. KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, Defendant(s)

Appealed to the Court of Appeals for the 15TH COURT OF APPEALS of The State of Texas, at Austin, Texas

Attorney for Appellant(s): NICHOLAS PALMER 1500 Marilla Street, Room 7D North , DALLAS, TX 75201 Telephone no.: 214-670-3519 Fax no.: 214-670-0622 SBOT no.: 24067814

Delivered to the Court of Appeals for the 15TH COURT OF APPEALS of Texas, at Austin, Texas on the 06/26/2025.

__________________________________________ Susan Poodiack Deputy

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Coversheet 1-1

Index 2-2 ORDER SEALING INFORMATION AT ISSUE FOR IN CAMERA 3/26/2024 3-4 INSPECTION Docket 5-8

Bill Of Cost 9-11

Clerk Certificate 12-12

Page 2 03/26/2024 04:32:09 PM Velva L. Price District Clerk Travis County D-1-GN-23-002331 NO. D-1-GN-23-002331 CITY OF DALLAS, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT Plaintiff, § § v. § OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS § KEN PAXTON, § ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, § Defendant. § 353rd JUDICIAL DISTRICT ORDER SEALING INFORMATION AT ISSUE FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION This is an open records lawsuit brought under the Public Information Act (PIA), Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552. This order is entered pursuant to Texas Government Code § 552.3221.

On this 26th day of March, 2024, at 0 p.m., the parties filed with the Court for in camera inspection the information at issue.

IT IS ORDERED that the clerk shall file the information under seal as "Information at Issue"; append a copy of this order to the information; maintain the information at issue in a sealed envelope or in a manner that precludes disclosure; and transmit the information at issue to any court of appeals as part of the clerk's record.

IT IS ORDERED that the information at issue shall not be made available by the clerk or any custodian of records for public inspection.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT THE INFORMATION AT ISSUE SHALL NOT BE RELEASED OR ACCESSED BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE COURT, A REVIEWING COURT OF APPEALS, OR THE PARTIES PERMITTED TO INSPECT THE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER.

Signed this 26th day of March, 2024. a JUDGE PRESIDING Judge Laurie Eiserloh 455th District Court Page 3 AGREED:

'James B. Pinson Pater Kathy Jo hn so State Bar No. 16017700 State Bar O 24126964 Assistant City Atttorney Assistant Attorney General Dallas City Attorney's Office Administrative Law Division 1500 Marilla Street, Room 7DN P.O. Box 12548 Dallas, Texas 75201 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: 214-670-3519 Phone: (512) 475-4151 Fax: 214-670-0622 Fax: (512) 457-4686 [email protected] [email protected] ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT CITY OF DALLAS ATTORNEY GENERAL

Thomas Williams State Bar No. 21578500 [email protected] HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP Commerce Street, Suite 2600 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Telephone: (817) 347-6600 Telecopier: (817) 347-6650 ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC.

06/26/2025 01:30:49

Order Sealing Information at Issue for In Camera Inspection Page 2 of 2 Cause No. D-1-G Page 4 DOCKET RECORD Cause Number: D-1-GN-23-002331 with (72) Documents FILED DATE DESCRIPTION ADDITIONAL INFO ORIGINAL PETITION/APPLICATION 04/27/2023 PLAINTIFF S ORIGINAL PETITION (OCA) 04/27/2023 OTHER/NOTICE SERVICE REQUEST

05/04/2023 CITATION Citation: CITATION EXECUTED CITATION KEN PAXTON 05/11/2023 EXECUTED SERVICE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 05/30/2023 ORIGINAL ANSWER/WAIVER DEFENDANT'S ORIGINAL ANSWER PLAINTIFF S NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE 05/31/2023 OTHER/NOTICE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 552.325(b) ORIGINAL PLEA IN INTERVENTION OF 06/23/2023 PLEADING THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. JOINT MOTION TO ENTER AN AGREED 08/02/2023 MOTION PROTECTIVE ORDER MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 11/07/2023 MOTION OF INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF 12/13/2023 OTHER/NOTICE INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. PLAINTIFF S ORIGINAL ANSWER TO 12/13/2023 ORIGINAL ANSWER/WAIVER PLEA IN INTERVENTION PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUMMARY 01/18/2024 MOTION JUDGMENT 01/22/2024 OTHER/NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING DEFENDANT ATTORNEY GENERAL S 01/25/2024 MOTION TRADITIONAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DEFENDANT KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY 01/31/2024 OTHER/NOTICE GENERAL OF TEXAS NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE 02/01/2024 OTHER/NOTICE AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 02/01/2024 OTHER/NOTICE OF INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY 02/07/2024 OTHER/NOTICE JUDGMENT OF INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC.

Page 5 SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF 02/07/2024 OTHER/NOTICE HEARING FIRST AMENDED PLEA IN 02/26/2024 PLEADING INTERVENTION OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. JUDGES NOTES COMMENTS - 03/12/2024 JUDGES NOTES COMMENTS JDGNOTE - JUDGES NOTES/COMMENTS 03/12/2024 ORDER AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER (PIA) INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. S RESPONSE TO MOTION 03/18/2024 RESPONSE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF CITY OF DALLAS INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. S OBJECTIONS TO CITY 03/18/2024 OTHER/NOTICE OF DALLAS S SUMMARY JUDGMENT EVIDENCE DEFENDANT S RESPONSE TO 03/19/2024 RESPONSE PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PLAINTIFF S RESPONSE TO 03/19/2024 RESPONSE DEFENDANT S AND INTERVENOR S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PLAINTIFF S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF 03/21/2024 RESPONSE ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR FINAL OR PARTIAL DISPOSITION 03/26/2024 SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF PLAINTIFF ORDER CITY OF DALLAS JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 03/26/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 03/26/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 03/26/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED ORDER SEALING INFORMATION AT 03/26/2024 ORDER TO SEAL ISSUE FOR IN CAMERA INSPECTION JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 03/26/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR FINAL OR PARTIAL DISPOSITION SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF 04/01/2024 ORDER INTERVENOR DALLAS MORNING NEWS ORDER ON THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC.'S OBJECTIONS TO CITY 04/01/2024 ORDER OF DALLAS S SUMMARY JUDGMENT EVIDENCE JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 04/01/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 04/01/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 04/01/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED INTERVENOR'S EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF INTERVENOR'S 04/12/2024 OTHER/NOTICE REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS Page 6 ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR FINAL OR PARTIAL DISPOSITION SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF 04/16/2024 ORDER DEFENDANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 04/16/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 04/16/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO 04/23/2024 RESPONSE INTERVENOR'S APPLICATION FOR COSTS AND FEES DEFENDANT KEN PAXTON'S 04/25/2024 OTHER/NOTICE DESIGNATION OF NEW ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE NOTICE OF HEARING ON INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING 04/25/2024 OTHER/NOTICE NEWS, INC.'S REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF 04/26/2024 MOTION INTERVENOR'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 04/30/2024 OTHER/NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING INTERVENOR THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC.'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR 05/17/2024 RESPONSE RECONSIDERATION AND REPLY TO PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO INTERVENOR'S APPLICATION FOR COSTS AND FEES PLAINTIFF'S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION 05/21/2024 RESPONSE OF INTERVENOR'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF 05/23/2024 ORDER INTERVENOR S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 05/23/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 05/23/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 05/23/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 05/23/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED FIRST AMENDED ORDER DENYING 05/29/2024 ORDER PLAINTIFF S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION LETTER - COURT JOINT STATUS FROM 06/06/2024 OTHER/NOTICE THE OAG FINAL OR PARTIAL DISPOSITION 06/10/2024 FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA): CVD: 06/10/2024 CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA) FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA)

Page 7 CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA): CVD: 06/10/2024 CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA) FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA) CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA): CVD: 06/10/2024 CVD: FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA) FINAL JUDGMENT (OCA) JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED: 06/10/2024 JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGMENT NOTICE MAILED JUDGES NOTES COMMENTS - 06/10/2024 JUDGES NOTES COMMENTS JDGNOTE - JUDGES NOTES/COMMENTS DEFENDANT KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS' 06/21/2024 OTHER/NOTICE NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ATTORNEY-IN- CHARGE 07/08/2024 NOTICE OF APPEAL NOTICE OF APPEAL NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ATTORNEY IN 07/08/2024 OTHER/NOTICE CHARGE 07/08/2024 OTHER/NOTICE REQUEST FOR CLERK'S RECORD

07/08/2024 OTHER/NOTICE LETTER FROM 3RD COA

07/10/2024 BILL OF COST FOR CLERK_S RECORD BILL OF COST FOR CLERK_S RECORD HAND DELIVER RECEIPT FOR CLERKS 07/11/2024 OTHER/NOTICE RECORD FROM THE 3RD COA 07/12/2024 OTHER/NOTICE LETTER FROM 3RD COA LETTER FROM THE 3RD COA: CASE 08/30/2024 OTHER/NOTICE TRANSFERRED TO THE 15TH COA 09/03/2024 OTHER/NOTICE LETTER FROM 15TH COA

Page 8 BILL OF COST Velva L. Price DISTRICT CLERK, TRAVIS COUNTY TEXAS D-1-GN-23-002331 CITY OF DALLAS VS. KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS COURT/JUDGE: 353rd District Court STATUS: CLO Closed FILING DATE: 04/27/2023 CASE TYPE: OCV Other Civil

DATE PARTY TYPE EVENT CHARGE PAYMENT CREDIT LC-COUNTY JURY 05/03/2023 Charge 10.00 0.00 0.00 FUND LC-COUNTY JURY 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 10.00 0.00 FUND LC-LANGUAGE 05/03/2023 Charge 3.00 0.00 0.00 ACCESS FUND LC-LANGUAGE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 3.00 0.00 ACCESS FUND LC-COUNTY RECORDS 05/03/2023 Charge MANAGMENT & 30.00 0.00 0.00 PRESERVATION ACCOUNT-PETITION LC-COUNTY RECORDS 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment MANAGMENT & 0.00 30.00 0.00 PRESERVATION ACCOUNT-PETITION STATE 05/03/2023 Charge CONSOLIDATED 137.00 0.00 0.00 FEES-PETITIONS STATE 05/03/2023 Credit CONSOLIDATED 0.00 0.00 137.00 FEES-PETITIONS LC-CLERK OF THE 05/03/2023 Charge COURT ACCOUNT 50.00 0.00 0.00 CIVIL PETITIONS LC-CLERK OF THE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment COURT ACCOUNT 0.00 50.00 0.00 CIVIL PETITIONS LC-APPELLATE 05/03/2023 Charge JUDICIAL SYSTEM 5.00 0.00 0.00 FUND-STATE LC-APPELLATE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment JUDICIAL SYSTEM 0.00 5.00 0.00 FUND-STATE LC-COURT FACILITY 05/03/2023 Charge 20.00 0.00 0.00 FEE FUND LC-COURT FACILITY 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 20.00 0.00 FEE FUND LC-COURT 05/03/2023 Charge REPORTER SERVICES 25.00 0.00 0.00 FUND Page 9 LC-COURT 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment REPORTER SERVICES 0.00 25.00 0.00 FUND LC-COUNTY LAW 05/03/2023 Charge 35.00 0.00 0.00 LIBRARY FUND LC-COUNTY LAW 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 35.00 0.00 LIBRARY FUND LC-COURTHOUSE 05/03/2023 Charge 20.00 0.00 0.00 SECURITY FUND LC-COURTHOUSE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 20.00 0.00 SECURITY FUND LC-COUNTY DISPUTE 05/03/2023 Charge 15.00 0.00 0.00 RESOLUTION FUND LC-COUNTY DISPUTE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 15.00 0.00 RESOLUTION FUND 05/03/2023 Charge CITATION ISSUE 8.00 0.00 0.00

05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment CITATION ISSUE 0.00 8.00 0.00 CITATION SERVICE 05/03/2023 Charge 80.00 0.00 0.00 CONSTABLE 5 CITATION SERVICE 05/03/2023 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 80.00 0.00 CONSTABLE 5 STATE CONSOLIDATED FEES 07/03/2023 Charge 45.00 0.00 0.00 - SUBSEQUENT FILINGS STATE CONSOLIDATED FEES 07/03/2023 Credit 0.00 0.00 45.00 - SUBSEQUENT FILINGS LC-CLERK OF THE COURT ACCOUNT 07/03/2023 Charge 15.00 0.00 0.00 CIVIL SUBSEQUENT FILING LC-CLERK OF THE THE DALLAS MORNING COURT ACCOUNT 07/03/2023 Payment 0.00 15.00 0.00 NEWS, INC. CIVIL SUBSEQUENT FILING LC-COUNTY RECORDS 07/03/2023 Charge MANAGEMENT & 20.00 0.00 0.00 PRESERVATION ACCOUNT-MOTION LC-COUNTY RECORDS THE DALLAS MORNING 07/03/2023 Payment MANAGEMENT & 0.00 20.00 0.00 NEWS, INC. PRESERVATION ACCOUNT-MOTION CLERKS RECORD 07/10/2024 Charge 10.00 0.00 0.00 CIVIL APPEALS COPY FEE CIVIL/FAMILY 07/10/2024 Charge 42.20 0.00 0.00 APPEALS/TRANSFER CENTS

Page 10 COPY FEE CIVIL/FAMILY 07/15/2024 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 42.20 0.00 APPEALS/TRANSFER CENTS CLERKS RECORD 07/15/2024 CITY OF DALLAS Payment 0.00 10.00 0.00 CIVIL APPEALS

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The State of Texas § County of Travis §

I, Velva L. Price, Clerk of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas, do hereby certify that the documents contained in this record to which this certification is attached are all of the documents specified by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5 (a) and all other documents timely requested by a party to this proceeding under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5 (b).

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL at my office in Travis County, Texas this 6/26/2025.

Velva L. Price District Clerk, Travis County, Texas

Susan Poodiack 6/26/2025 Deputy

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