Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

The Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation and Texas Workforce Housing Coalition v. Williamson County, Sienna Municipal Utility No. 1, and Sienna Municipal Utility No. 2

The Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation and Texas Workforce Housing Coalition v. Williamson County, Sienna Municipal Utility No. 1, and Sienna Municipal Utility No. 2
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided October 30, 2025
The Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation and Texas Workforce Housing Coalition v. Williamson County, Sienna Municipal Utility No. 1, and Sienna Municipal Utility No. 2

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-25-00788-CV 107476851 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/30/2025 11:31 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-25-00788-CV FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

THE CAMERON COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, SIENNA MUNICIPAL UTILITY NO. 1, AND SIENNA MUNICIPAL UTILITY NO. 2, Appellees.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 25-0488-C425

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

To the Honorable Court of Appeals: Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.1(c), the undersigned counsel hereby files their Notice of Appearance as Lead Appellate Counsel on behalf of Appellees Williamson County, Sienna Municipal District No. 1 and Sienna Municipal District No. 2: Thad D. Spalding State Bar No. 00791708 [email protected] NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL PAGE 1 Rick Thompson State Bar No. 00788537 [email protected] DURHAM, PITTARD & SPALDING LLP PO Box 224626 Dallas, TX 75222 Telephone: (214) 946-8000 Facsimile: (214) 946-8433 Undersigned counsel for Appellees request that the Court direct its clerk to note this appearance in the records it maintains with respect to this case. Mr. David King, Mr. Jeffrey Hobbs, Mr. Mark Dietz and Mr. Douglas Cornwell will be co-counsel on appeal and will remain Appellees’ lead trial counsel.

Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Thad D. Spalding Thad D. Spalding State Bar No. 00791708 [email protected] Rick Thompson State Bar No. 00788537 [email protected] DURHAM, PITTARD & SPALDING, LLP PO Box 224626 Dallas, TX 75222 (214) 946-8000 - Office (214) 946-8433 – Facsimile David A. King State Bar No. 24083310 [email protected] NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL PAGE 2 Jeffrey J. Hobbs State Bar No. 24012837 [email protected] Armbrust & Brown, PLLC Congress Avenue, Suite 1300 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 435-2300 – Office (512) 435-2360 – Facsimile and R. Mark Dietz State Bar No. 05857200 [email protected] Douglas G. Cornwell State Bar No. 24009024 [email protected] Dietz & Jarrard, PC Fannin Ave. East Round Rock, Texas 78664 (512) 244-9316 – Office Counsel for Appellees

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL PAGE 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this Notice of Appearance has been served on the following party pursuant to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on October 30, 2025: Blake W. Stribling, [email protected] Daniel Lecavalier, [email protected] Julie Whitson, [email protected] Chasnoff Stribling 1020 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 150 San Antonio, Texas 78209 Attorneys for Appellant, The Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation /s/ Thad D. Spalding Thad D. Spalding

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL PAGE 4 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.

Kelly Blackburn on behalf of Thad Spalding Bar No. 00791708 [email protected] Envelope ID: 107476851 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Appearance Status as of 10/31/2025 9:51 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jeffrey Hobbs 24012837 [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Douglas Cornwell 24009024 [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT R. Mark Dietz 5857200 [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT David King 24083310 [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Blake Stribling [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Kim Decker [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Rachel Feltner [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Christopher Schluter [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Daniel Lecavalier [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Julie Whitson [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Emily Mabry [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Rick Thompson [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Thad DSpalding [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT Kelly Blackburn [email protected] 10/30/2025 11:31:04 AM SENT

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