Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District, 2025

Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie

Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie
Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District · Decided December 5, 2025
Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie

Opinion

ACCEPTED 11/13/2025 1:30 PM 15-25-00206-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF Velva APPEALSL. Price District AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk Travis County 12/5/2025 2:01 PM CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-23-005614 D-1-GN-23-005614 CHRISTOPHER A.RosaPRINEOneal CLERK ALPHONSE LIPKINS, ALEXANDRIA § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RECEIVED IN PRITCHARD, and REBECCA MURIE, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiffs, § AUSTIN, TEXAS § 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM v. § TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE § Clerk TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN § SERVICES COMMISSION, § Defendant. § 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR THE CLERK’S RECORD Defendant Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“HHSC”) is appealing the Order Reversing Health and Human Services Decision and Order to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. The Hon. Maria Cantú Hexsel signed the Order on October 15, 2025. HHSC is filing this on this same date, November 13, 2025, and will pay the clerk’s fee for the preparation and filing of the clerk’s record in this case. Please contact us with the invoiced amount as soon as possible so that we may deliver payment.

HHSC requests that the following documents be included in the clerk’s record, as specified in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5: Item No. Date filed Pleading or Document 1. 09/14/2023 Plaintiff’s Original Petition and Appeal of SOAH Decision and Order 2. 12/02/2024 Defendants’ Original Answer 3. 01/13/2025 Motion for Consolidation 4. 02/06/2025 Order Granting HHSC Motion to Consolidate 5. 07/21/2025 Administrative Record 6. 07/24/2025 Notice of Filing Administrative Record 7. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Notice of Appeal 8. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for the Reporter’s Record 9. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for Clerk’s Record (this document) 10. The court’s docket sheet 11. The certified bill of costs Once the clerk has determined the cost of preparing the record, the Office of the Attorney General will pay the invoice that the clerk submits.

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/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER State Bar No. 24093716 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL Travis Street, #1520 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 225-8913 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on this 14th day of September 2023, on the following pro se plaintiff via the e-filing system used by the Texas courts and by e-mailing it to the email address listed by Ms. Sonnenschein in her petition: Norman R. Ladd SBN: 24041285 [email protected] Prema Autry SBN: 24082357 [email protected] Ladd Law Firm, P.L.L.C. S. Bonner Ave. Tyler, Texas 5702 (903) 705-7211 Telephone Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER Assistant Attorney General

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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 [email protected] Envelope ID: 108015595 Filing Code Description: Request Filing Description: CLERK'S RECORD REQUEST Status as of 11/13/2025 3:44 PM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Prema Autry [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT Cheryl Kuester [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT Norman Ladd [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT Maria Rizo [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Catherine Hughes [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT Sherlyn Harper [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: ALPHONSE LIPKINS Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Jayden Jones [email protected] 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT 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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 [email protected] Envelope ID: 108779112 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 2025 1113_Req for Clks Rec 1 Status as of 12/5/2025 2:06 PM CST Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Catherine Hughes [email protected] 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT Sherlyn Harper [email protected] 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Rebecca Murie Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Norman Ladd [email protected] 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT Prema Autry [email protected] 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.