November 22, 2005

Mr. Rafael Edward Cruz Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548

Ms. Nina Cortell Haynes & Boone, LLP 901 Main Street, Suite 3100 Dallas, TX 75202

Mr. George W. Bramblett Jr. Haynes & Boone, LLP 901 Main Street, Suite 3100 Dallas, TX 75202

Mr. Mark Ryan Trachtenberg Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. 1221 McKinney, Suite 2100 Houston, TX 77010

Honorable John K. Dietz 250th District Court P. O. Box 1748 Austin, TX 78767

Mr. Doug W. Ray Ray Wood & Bonilla LLP 2700 Bee Caves Road #200 Austin, TX 78746 Ms. Amy Warr Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711

Mr. Warren W. Harris Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002-2781

Mr. John David Thompson III Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP 711 Louisiana, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002-2781

Mr. Philip D. Fraissinet Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP 711 Louisiana, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002-2781

Mr. David G. Hinojosa MALDEF 140 E. Houston Street, Suite 300 San Antonio, TX 78205

The Honorable Deborah G. Hankinson Law Offices of Deborah Hankinson, P.C. 2305 Cedar Springs, Ste. 230 Dallas, TX 75201

RE: Case Number: 04-1144, 05-0145, & 05-0148 Trial Court Number: GV-100528

Styles: SHIRLEY NEELEY, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ET AL. v. WEST ORANGE-COVE CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. - consolidated with -

ALVARADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. v. SHIRLEY NEELEY, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ET AL.

- consolidated with -

EDGEWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. v. SHIRLEY NEELEY, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, ET AL.

Dear Counsel:

Today the Supreme Court of Texas delivered the enclosed opinions and judgment in the above-referenced cause. (Justice Willett not sitting)

Sincerely, [pic]

Andrew Weber, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosures |cc:|Ms. Danica Lynn Milios | | |Ms. Amalia | | |Rodriguez-Mendoza | | |Ms. Martha P. Owen | | |Ms. Leslie L. McCollom | | |Professor Carroll George | | |Robinson | | |Ms. Sylvia Ann Mayer | | |Mr. Marc A. Levin | | |Ms. Nina Perales |