August 11, 2006

Ms. Donna Lucile Phillips 1112 East 1st Street, Suite A Fort Worth, TX 76102

Ms. Sylvia Margarita Ornelas Ornelas, Castillo & Ornelas PLLC East Hillside Road Capitol Centre Laredo, TX 78041 Mr. Robert James Ford Snow & Laurel 1220 San Agustin Ave. Laredo, TX 78040 Ms. Rebecca Ramirez Webb County District Attorney 1110 Victoria, Suite 401 Laredo, TX 78040 Honorable Jesus Garza Judge, County Court at Law #2 1110 Victoria Ste 404 Laredo, TX 78040 Ms. Adriana Benavides Maddox 1015 Scott Street Laredo, TX 78040 RE: Case Number: 06-0580 Court of Appeals Number: 04-06-00144-CV Trial Court Number: 2005PB6000086L2 Style: IN RE JUAN JOSE ESCAMILLA, SR. AND OLGA ESCAMILLA Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas granted Relators' Motion for Emergency Stay and issued the enclosed stay order in the above-referenced case. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Sincerely, [pic]

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosures |cc:|Ms. Margie Ramirez | | |Ibarra | | |Mr. Keith E. Hottle |