Opinions

Justice Hecht announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion for the Court with respect to Part I, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice O’Neill, Justice Wainwright, Justice Brister, Justice Medina, Justice Green, and Justice Johnson joined, and with respect to Part III-B, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice O'Neill, Justice Brister, Justice Medina, and Justice Green, joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II, III-A, and III-C, in which Justice O’Neill, Justice Brister, and Justice Medina joined. PDF

Justice Wainwright delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Johnson joined. PDF

Chief Justice Jefferson delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Green joined. PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	AFF'D/REV'D/REN'D/REM'D
COA Docket No.:	03-01-00103-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Lee Yeakel

Trial Court

Trial Court:	200th District Court
County:	Travis
Trial Judge:	Honorable Paul R. Davis
Trial Docket:	98-09152

Date	Event	Outcome
2007-11-15	Case Stored
2007-10-31	Mandate issued
	This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between August 31, 2007 and October 31, 2007.
2007-08-31	Opinion issued	judgments below reversed/remanded tc f/settlement
2007-08-31	Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered	Issued
2007-08-31	Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered	Issued
2007-08-31	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between February 22, 2005 and August 31, 2007.
2005-02-22	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2005-01-12	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2005-01-07	Post submission brief filed (Respondent)
2005-01-06	Post submission brief filed (Petitioner)
2005-01-05	Oral argument
2005-01-04	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Petitioner)
2004-12-30	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-15	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-15	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-15	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-15	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-15	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2004-12-15	Electronic copies of brief posted to website
2004-12-14	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2004-12-03	Petition for Review granted
2004-12-03	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2004-12-03	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2004-11-17	Amicus Curiae Brief received (Amicus Curiae)
2004-11-04	Address Change
2004-09-30	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2004-09-24	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2004-09-20	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2004-08-30	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2004-08-27	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2004-08-16	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2004-07-08	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2004-07-06	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2004-06-11	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2004-06-10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2004-06-03	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2004-05-25	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2004-04-19	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2004-04-19	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2004-03-30	Record Received (See Remarks)
2004-03-25	Brief on the Merits Requested
2004-03-25	Record Requested in Petition for Review
2004-03-09	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2004-02-20	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2004-01-30	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2004-01-27	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2004-01-23	Designation of Lead Counsel
2004-01-23	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2004-01-05	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2004-01-05	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2003-12-30	Case forwarded to Court
2003-12-23	Response Waiver filed
2003-12-01	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2003-12-01	Appendix Filed (Petitioner)
2003-11-26	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2003-10-29	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed
2003-10-29	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted

Party	Counsel	Role
HEB Ministries Inc.	Mr. Hiram S. Sasser III Mr. J. Shelby Sharpe	Petitioner
Southern Bible Institute	The Honorable Raul A. Gonzalez Jr.	Petitioner
Hispanic Bible Institute	Mr. Kelly J. Shackelford	Petitioner
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Mr. Jeffrey L. Rose Mr. Rafael Edward Cruz Attorney General Greg W. Abbott Mr. Paul Matula Ms. Melanie D. Plowman Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyd Mr. William A. 'Andy' Taylor Mr. Dan Morales Ms. Toni Hunter Ms. Amy Warr Mr. Edward D. Burbach Mr. Barry Ross McBee	Respondent

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, Inc.	Ms. Patricia Valdreace Hayes
David Barton and Wallbuilders	 
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	Ms. Kathleen Ann Reilly Barrow
The Independent Baptist College and International Bible Center	Mr. Allan E. Parker
Wallbuilders	Mr. Trevor Boyd Hall
Texas Fellowship of Christian College Professors	Mr. James J. S. Johnson
Laycock, Douglas	Prof. Douglas Laycock
Barton, David	Mr. Trevor Boyd Hall