Opinions

Justice Lehrmann delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Devine, Justice Blacklock, Justice Busby, Justice Bland, and Justice Huddle joined. PDF

Justice Boyd delivered a concurring opinion.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	4th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Denied
COA Docket No.:	04-19-00219-CV
Opinion Author:	Per Curiam

Trial Court

Trial Court:	224th District Court
County:	Bexar
Trial Judge:	Honorable Karen H. Pozza
Trial Docket:	2017CI23341; 2018CI14368; 2018CI23302; 2018CI23299

Date	Event	Outcome
2021-07-30	Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record
2021-06-25	Motion to strike disposed	Filing dismissed as moot
2021-06-25	Opinion issued	Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted
2021-06-25	Concurring Opinion issued.	Issued
2021-06-25	Stay Order lifted
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between November 25, 2020 and June 25, 2021.
2020-11-25	Letter Filed
2020-11-24	Letter Filed
2020-10-06	Response to Motion filed
2020-10-06	Oral argument
2020-10-05	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest)
2020-10-05	Motion to Strike filed
2020-10-05	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest)
2020-09-30	Letter Filed
2020-09-28	Submission Schedule
2020-09-18	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-09-18	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2020-09-18	Electronic communication sent to Party
2020-09-17	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2020-09-16	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-08-21	Letter Filed
2020-08-21	Motion to Argue disposed	Filing granted
2020-08-20	Motion to Argue filed
2020-07-20	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-06-30	Additional citations received. (Real Parties in Interest)
2020-06-26	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
	This case was waiting for oral argument between April 3, 2020 and June 26, 2020.
2020-04-03	Mandamus Set to Argue
2020-04-03	Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed	Case set for oral argument
	This case was pending on merits briefs between January 15, 2020 and April 3, 2020.
2020-01-15	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-01-07	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2020-01-07	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2020-01-07	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2020-01-07	Electronic communication sent to Party
2020-01-07	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2020-01-06	Pro hac vice motion filed
2020-01-06	Pro hac vice motion filed
2020-01-06	Pro hac vice motion filed
2020-01-06	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-01-06	Pro hac vice motion filed
2020-01-02	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2020-01-02	Reply Brief (Relator)
2019-11-18	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-11-18	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-11-12	Brief on the Merits (Real Parties in Interest)
2019-11-12	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2019-09-30	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-09-30	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-08-26	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-08-23	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-08-15	Brief on the Merits (Relator)
2019-08-15	Call received
2019-07-01	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-07-01	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-06-21	Stay Order issued
2019-06-21	Brief on the Merits Requested
2019-06-21	Motion to Stay Disposed	Filing granted
2019-06-20	Reply to Response to Motion
2019-06-20	Amicus Curiae Letter Received (Amicus Curiae)
2019-06-19	Response to Motion filed
2019-06-19	Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)
2019-06-12	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2019-06-11	Motion to Stay Filed
2019-06-11	Court reporter/recorder's record
2019-06-11	Case Record Filed
2019-06-11	Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)

Party	Counsel	Role
Holcombe, Scott	Ms. Marion Reilly Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Mr. Thomas J. Henry Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Robert Hilliard Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. Mr. Dennis Bentley Mr. Marco G. Crawford	Real Party In Interest
White, Roy	Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Thomas J. Henry Mr. Robert Hilliard Ms. Marion Reilly Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. Mr. Dennis Bentley Mr. Marco G. Crawford	Real Party In Interest
McMahan, Chancie	Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Thomas J. Henry Mr. Robert Hilliard Ms. Marion Reilly Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. Mr. Dennis Bentley Mr. Marco G. Crawford	Real Party In Interest
Lookingbill, Robert	Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Jason Charles Webster Ms. Heidi Vicknair Mr. Kelly Kelly Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. Mr. Omar Chawdhary Mr. Jorge A. Herrera Mr. Craig T. Enoch	Real Party In Interest
Lookingbill, Dalia	Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Kelly Kelly Mr. Jorge A. Herrera Mr. Jason Charles Webster Mr. Omar Chawdhary Ms. Heidi Vicknair Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. Mr. Craig T. Enoch	Real Party In Interest
Ward, Chris	Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Stephen I. Vladeck Ms. Heidi Vicknair Mr. Jason Charles Webster Mr. Omar Chawdhary Mr. Kelly Kelly Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. Mr. Jorge A. Herrera Mr. Craig T. Enoch Ms. Sara B. Churchin	Real Party In Interest
Solis, Rosanne	Mr. Arthur Stanley Bernstein Mr. George LeGrand Ms. Laurie Michelle Higginbotham Mr. Jamal Khalid Alsaffar Mr. Tom Jacob	Real Party In Interest
Braden, Robert	Mr. Justin Brooks Demerath Mr. David Jay Campbell	Real Party In Interest
Ramirez, Joaquin	Mr. Arthur Stanley Bernstein Mr. George LeGrand Mr. Jamal Khalid Alsaffar Ms. Laurie Michelle Higginbotham Mr. Tom Jacob	Real Party In Interest
Academy, Ltd. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors	Mr. Nicholas J. Demeropolis Ms. Elizabeth G. Bloch The Honorable Dale Wainwright Mr. David M. Prichard Ms. Janet E. Militello Mr. Christopher B. Dove Mr. Kevin M. Young Ms. Nicole Cordoba	Relator

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
Texas Civil Justice League	Mr. George Scott Christian
Willeford, Stephen	Pamela Jean Craft Thompson
National Shooting Sports Foundation	Mr. Jonathan F. Mitchell Mr. Benjamin F. Erwin Mr. Lawrence G. Keane
State of Texas	Lanora Pettit The Honorable Warren Kenneth Paxton Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Trevor W. Ezell