ACCEPTED 15-25-00206-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/5/2025 3:02 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/5/2025 3:02:19 PM December 5, 2025 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Christopher A. Prine Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, Texas 78711 RE: Court of Appeals Number: 15-25-00206-CV Trial Court Case Number: D-1-GN-23-005614 Dear Mr. Prine, The above-referenced appeal is from a District Court matter that was consolidated with two other matters. The matter under appeal was originally assigned D-1-GN-23-005612 and was consolidated into D-1-GN-23-005614. D-1-GN-23-005614 is the correct cause number proceeding in this appeal.

Respectfully, /s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER State Bar No. 24093176 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division Office of the Attorney General of Texas Travis Street, #1520 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 225-8913 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 [email protected] Attorney for Defendant/Appellant Texas Health and Human Services Commission cc: Norman R. Ladd (Delivered via e-service) Prema Autry (Delivered via e-service)

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Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 [email protected] Envelope ID: 108784497 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 2025 1205 COA letter Status as of 12/5/2025 3:07 PM CST Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Catherine Hughes [email protected] 12/5/2025 3:02:19 PM SENT Sherlyn Harper [email protected] 12/5/2025 3:02:19 PM SENT

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