ACCEPTED 15-25-00154-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 11/18/2025 9:28 AM NO. 15-25-00154-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE 15TH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS _______________________________________ 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk EIREVBENAGIE OBAZEE, Appellant, v. `TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee. __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 98th Judicial District Court, Cause No. D-1-GN-22-002007; before the Honorable Sandra Avila Ramirez TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’ NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF NEW ATTORNEY IN CHARGE

Texas Health and Human Services files this notice of designation of new attorney in charge of this matter.

Texas Health and Human Services’ attorney-in-charge is Helen Kelley. Helen Kelley has left employment with the Office of the Attorney General.

Texas Health and Human Services designates Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kathy Johnson, as lead attorney in charge. AAG Johnson will be responsible for this suit and will be the attorney to receive all communications from the Court and other parties. Her contact information appears below.

DATED: November 18, 2025 Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division /s/ Kathy Johnson KATHY JOHNSON Assistant Attorney General Texas State Bar No. 24126964 Office of the Attorney General Administrative Law Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 475-4164 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 [email protected] ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE, TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Texas Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation of New Attorney-In- Charge Cause No. 15-25-00154-CV Page 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Texas Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation in New Attorney-In- Charge has been served on November 18, 2025, on the following attorneys-in-charge, by e-service: Casey S. Erick State Bar No. 24028564 COWLES & THOMPSON, P.C Main Street, Suite 3900 Dallas, TX 75202 Telephone: (214) 672-2138 Facsimile: (214) 672-2138 [email protected] ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT EIREVBENAGIE OBAZEE /s/ Kathy Johnson KATHY JOHNSON Assistant Attorney General

Texas Health and Human Services’ Notice of Designation of New Attorney-In- Charge Cause No. 15-25-00154-CV Page 3 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

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Christian Young on behalf of Kathy Johnson Bar No. 24126964 [email protected] Envelope ID: 108161261 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Atty Change Status as of 11/18/2025 9:34 AM CST Associated Case Party: Eirevbenagie Obazee Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Casey Erick [email protected] 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT

Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Christian Young [email protected] 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT Kathy Johnson [email protected] 11/18/2025 9:28:06 AM SENT