Opinions

Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Guzman, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, Justice Blacklock, and Justice Busby joined in full, and in which Justice Boyd and Justice Bland joined except with respect to Part III(D). PDF

Justice Bland delivered an opinion dissenting in part, in which Justice Boyd joined. PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Aff/Pt and Rev & Ren/Pt
COA Docket No.:	03-17-00037-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Cindy Olson Bourland

Trial Court

Trial Court:	353rd District Court
County:	Travis
Trial Judge:	Honorable Rhonda G. Hurley
Trial Docket:	D-1-GN-11-000326

Date	Event	Outcome
2021-03-05	Mandate issued
2021-02-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2021-02-10	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2021-02-05	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2021-02-05	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2021-01-31	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2021-01-29	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2021-01-29	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2021-01-29	Opinion issued	Issued
2021-01-29	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2021-01-29	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between October 2, 2020 and January 29, 2021.
2020-10-02	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-10-01	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-09-28	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-09-21	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-09-17	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-09-16	Oral argument
2020-09-16	Oral argument
2020-09-15	Electronic communication sent to Party
2020-09-14	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Respondent)
2020-09-04	Submission Schedule
2020-08-20	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-08-20	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-08-17	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-08-14	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2020-07-07	Call received
2020-06-26	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-06-26	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-06-26	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-06-20	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
	This case was waiting for oral argument between April 3, 2020 and June 20, 2020.
2020-04-03	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-03-20	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-03-13	Petition for Review granted
2020-03-13	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-03-13	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-03-13	Petition for Review granted
	This case was pending on merits briefs between January 7, 2020 and March 13, 2020.
2020-01-07	Amicus Curiae Brief received
	This case was pending on merits briefs between November 12, 2019 and January 7, 2020.
2019-11-12	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2019-10-29	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2019-10-25	Reply Brief
2019-10-25	Reply Brief
2019-10-02	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-10-02	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-09-25	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2019-09-03	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-09-02	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-08-21	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2019-08-21	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2019-07-16	Pro hac vice motion filed
2019-07-16	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2019-07-16	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2019-07-16	Pro hac vice motion filed
2019-07-15	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-07-15	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-07-10	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2019-06-28	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2019-06-28	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2019-06-21	Brief on the Merits Requested
2019-06-20	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2019-06-13	Call received
2019-06-12	Amicus Curiae Brief received
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between April 10, 2019 and June 12, 2019.
2019-04-10	Reply to Response to Petition filed
2019-04-10	Reply to Response to Petition filed
2019-04-02	Case forwarded to Court
2019-04-02	Case forwarded to Court
2019-03-26	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2019-03-26	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2019-02-27	Petition for Review #2
2019-02-27	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
	This case was waiting for the parties to file a formal petition between December 28, 2018 and February 27, 2019.
2018-12-28	Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2018-12-28	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-12-28	Court reporter/recorder's record
2018-12-28	Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2018-12-28	Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2018-12-28	Clerk's Record
2018-12-28	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed
2018-12-28	Court reporter/recorder's record

Party	Counsel	Role
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners	Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. Mr. Ari Cuenin Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Ms. Karen L. Watkins Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Mr. Joe H. Thrash	Petitioner
Texas Medical Association	Mr. David F. Bragg Mr. Donald P. Wilcox	Respondent
Texas Chiropractic Association	Mr. Matthew C. Wood Mr. Jason D. Ray	Petitioner
Patrick Fortner, in his Official Capacity as the Board's Executive Director	Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Mr. Ari Cuenin Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Ms. Karen L. Watkins Mr. Joe H. Thrash	Petitioner

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
Martin, Clems	Clems Martin
American Medical Association	Ms. Alexandra W. Albright Amy Warr
American Chiropractic Association	Mr. Daniel W. Daly III
Texas Chiropractic College	Mr. Stacy R. Obenhaus Ms. Rachel Steely
Parker University	Mr. Sean Carter Urich Mr. Jack S. Sholkoff Mr. Collin Brodrick
Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards	Mr. Thomas R. Phillips Ms. Delaney J. McMullan
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners	Mr. Thomas R. Phillips Ms. Delaney J. McMullan
Synapse: Human Performance Center	Mr. David E. Keltner Mr. John R. Johnson II
Accident & Injury Pain Centers, Inc.	Mr. P. Michael Jung
Beal, Ron	Mr. Ronald Lynn Beal