Hays County, Texas, Ruben Becerra, Debbie Ingalsbe, Michelle Cohen, Morgan Hammer, and Walt Smith, in Their Official Capacities v. Leslie Carnes, Jim Camp, Cathy Ramsey, Gabrielle Moore, and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

ACCEPTED 15-25-00121-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/1/2025 8:26 AM ALESHIRELAW CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 3605 SHADY VALLEY DR. FILED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 78739 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Bill Aleshire 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM [email protected] CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE 750-5854 (call) 512 320-9156 (fax) Clerk

August 1, 2025 VIA FAX: (512) 463-1685 Third Court of Appeals Price Daniel Sr. Building West 14th Street, Room 101 Austin, Texas 78701 RE: Notice of Filing, Motion Challenging Jurisdiction of the 15th Court of Appeals, Case No. 15-25-00121-CV, Hays County et al v. Leslie Carnes et al., on Appeal from In re Hays County Cause, No. CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-25-002049, in the 126th Judicial District of Travis County,.

TO THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: On July 17, 2025, Hays County appealed a judgment from the above-styled case (The Hon. Catherine A. Mauzy, presiding) to the 15th Court of Appeals. On July 23, 2025, Appellees in Hays County v. Carnes filed what is titled a “Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to TRAP 42.3(a)” challenging the jurisdiction of the appeal in the 15th Court of Appeals.

Responses and Replies were filed thereafter. The Motion is pending.

It is possible the 15th Court of Appeals will consider the Motion to Dismiss (despite its title) to be a Motion to Transfer the case to the 3rd Court of Appeals. See Cohen v. Landry's Inc., 442 S.W.3d 818, 823 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, pet. denied) (“The nature of a motion is determined by its substance, not its title or caption.”); see also Tex. R. Civ. P. 71 (“When a party has mistakenly designated any plea or pleading, the court, if justice so requires, shall treat the plea or pleading as if it had been properly designated.”)

In light of the Texas Supreme Court, on July 31, 2025, giving final adoption to TRAP Rule 27a, Appellees are providing the 3rd Court of Appeals notice, pursuant to TRAP Rule 27a(c)(3)(A), of the motion pending in the 15th Court of Appeals. Please let me know if the Court needs any additional information.

Respectfully submitted,

_____________________________ Bill Aleshire Texas Bar No. 24031810 AleshireLAW, P.C.

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William Aleshire on behalf of Bill Aleshire Bar No. 24031810 [email protected] Envelope ID: 103854972 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice to the 3rd Court of Appeals of Jurisdiction Motion in 15th Court of Appeals Status as of 8/1/2025 9:11 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Ian M.Davis [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Michael Shaunessy [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Julie Denny [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Amy Botelho [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Austin Jones [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Bill Aleshire [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Bill Bunch [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Bobby Levinski [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT William Gammon [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT Lynn Saarinen [email protected] 8/1/2025 8:26:16 AM SENT