Opinions

The Court's opinion issued April 16, 2021 is corrected. PDF

Justice Blacklock delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Boyd joined.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

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

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Reverse & Remand
COA Docket No.:	03-18-00596-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Chari Kelly

Trial Court

Trial Court:	261st District Court
County:	Travis
Trial Judge:	Honorable Amy Clark-Meachum
Trial Docket:	D-1-GN-17-001089

Date	Event	Outcome
2021-06-11	Corrected opinion
2021-06-11	Mandate issued
2021-06-11	Motion for Rehearing - Disposed	Denied
2021-05-06	Letter Filed
2021-05-03	Motion for Rehearing
2021-05-03	Case forwarded to Court
2021-04-16	Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered	Issued
2021-04-16	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
2021-04-16	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
2021-04-16	Opinion issued	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between November 2, 2020 and April 16, 2021.
2020-11-02	Letter Filed
2020-10-30	Letter Filed
2020-10-29	Oral argument
2020-10-29	Oral argument
2020-10-28	Letter Filed
2020-10-28	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Petitioner)
2020-10-16	Submission Schedule
2020-10-14	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-10-12	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2020-10-08	Motion to withdraw disposed of	Filing granted
2020-10-07	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-09-30	Letter Filed
2020-09-24	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2020-09-18	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2020-09-14	Electronic communication received from Party
2020-09-11	Motion to Withdraw Filed
2020-08-28	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-08-28	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-08-28	Petition for Review granted
2020-08-28	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-08-28	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-08-28	Petition for Review granted
	This case was pending on merits briefs between June 5, 2020 and August 28, 2020.
2020-06-05	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2020-06-05	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2020-05-21	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2020-05-21	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
	This case was pending on merits briefs between March 24, 2020 and May 21, 2020.
2020-03-24	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2020-03-24	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2020-03-16	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2020-03-16	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2020-02-14	Brief on the Merits Requested
2020-01-13	Reply to Response
2020-01-13	Reply to Response
2019-12-20	Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed
2019-12-20	MET to file reply disposed of	Filing granted
2019-12-18	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2019-12-18	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2019-11-07	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2019-11-07	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted in part
2019-11-07	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2019-11-07	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2019-10-18	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2019-09-17	Case forwarded to Court
2019-09-17	Case forwarded to Court
2019-09-10	Response Waiver filed
2019-09-10	Response Waiver filed
2019-08-30	Petition for Review #2
2019-08-30	Clerk's Record
2019-08-30	Petition for Review (Petitioner)

Party	Counsel	Role
The City of Houston	Mr. Arturo G. Michel Ms. Suzanne Reddell Chauvin Ms. Tiffany Sue Bingham Ms. Judith L. Ramsey Mr. Ronald C. Lewis Ms. Collyn A. Peddie	Respondent
Texas Propane Gas Association	Ms. Jane M. N. Webre Ms. Elizabeth G. Bloch Mr. Leonard Barton Smith Mr. William C. Cochran	Petitioner
The Railroad Commission of Texas	Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smith	Other Interested Party

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
The State of Texas	Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. Mr. Ryan Lee Bangert Mr. Brent Webster Ms. Natalie D. Thompson