15-25-00228-CV FILED 12/10/2025 2:24 PM ACCEPTED FELICIA PITRE 15-25-00228-CV DISTRICT CLERK FIFTEENTH COURT OFDALLAS APPEALSCO., TEXAS Marissa Gomez DEPUTY AUSTIN, TEXAS 12/11/2025 2:58 PM CAUSE NO. DC-25-07556 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN CLINT E. FAIN § IN THE15th DISTRICT COURT COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Plaintiff, § 12/11/2025 2:58:07 PM § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE v. § 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Clerk § TEXAS WORKFORCE § COMMISSION, § Defendant. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL Pursuant to Rules 25.1 and 26 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Defendant Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) gives notice of its desire to appeal from the Order denying Defendant’s Plea to the Jurisdiction in the above-styled case, entered on November 26, 2025, to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Austin, Texas. The basis for appellate jurisdiction is Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 51.014(a)(8).

The hearing on Defendant TWC’s Plea to the Jurisdiction was held November 19, 2025 – prior to the expiration of 180 days following the June 20, 2025, filing of Defendant TWC’s Original Answer – thus, this case is automatically stayed. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(b).

This is an Accelerated Appeal under Appellate Rule 28.1. This is not a parental termination or child protection case.

Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

DEFENDANT TWC’S NOTICE OF ACCELERATED APPEAL PAGE 1 OF 2 CLINT E. FAIN V TWC; CAUSE NO. DC-25-07556 RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation STEVEN ROBINSON Division Chief, Tax Litigation Division

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REGINA C. BOST Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 24095693 Tax Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78701 Tel: 512-475-4866 Fax: 512-478-4013 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Texas Workforce Commission

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 10th day of December, 2025, a copy of the foregoing document has been served upon the other parties and counsel, as follows: Robert D. Wilson Via eService State Bar No. 00789823 Law Offices of Robert D. Wilson, PC 1900 Preston Road Suite 267-72 Plano, TX 75093 [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiff

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Regina C. Bost Assistant Attorney General

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Mary Lou Swanson on behalf of Regina Bost Bar No. 24095693 [email protected] Envelope ID: 109001417 Filing Code Description: Copy of Notice of Appeal Filing Description: 20251210 Notice of Accelerated Appeal Status as of 12/12/2025 8:16 AM CST Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Regina CBost [email protected] 12/11/2025 2:58:07 PM SENT Robert Wilson 789823 [email protected] 12/11/2025 2:58:07 PM SENT