Friday, May 27, 2011

Mr. James Thomas McBride Jackson Walker LLP 1401 McKinney, Suite 1900 Houston, TX 77010 Mr. Kevin D. Van Oort Asst. Atty. General Taxation Div. W. 15th St., 11th FL (MC029) P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711 RE: Case Number: 08-1056 Court of Appeals Number: 03-07-00640-CV Trial Court Number: GN500637 Style: TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY D/B/A TGS-NOPEC CORPORATION v. SUSAN COMBS, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the above- referenced cause. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. If you would like the opinion by email, please contact Claudia Jenks at [email protected] or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367. (Justice Hecht and Guzman not sitting)

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Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

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