IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

No. 08-0165

IN RE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

ORDERED:

1. Relator's emergency motion for temporary relief, filed February 29, 2008, is granted in part. The Temporary Restraining Order and Order Setting Hearing for Temporary Orders signed February 25, 2008, in Cause No. 05-20254, styled In the Matter of Office of the Guardian Ad Litem and Office of the Attorney General of Texas and in the interest of Minor Children, in the 301st District Court of Dallas County, Texas, is stayed pending further order of this Court. The remainder of the motion will remain pending before this Court. 2. The real party in interest is requested to respond to relator's petition for writ of mandamus on or before 12:00 p.m., March 7, 2008. 3. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Done at the City of Austin, this February 29, 2008. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk