Opinions

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

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

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	2nd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Affirmed
COA Docket No.:	02-19-00376-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable E. Lee Gabriel

Trial Court

Trial Court:	431st District Court
County:	Denton
Trial Judge:	Honorable Jonathan M. Bailey
Trial Docket:	19-5358-431

Date	Event	Outcome
2022-06-20	Mandate issued
2022-05-16	Call received
2022-05-16	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2022-05-13	Opinion issued	Court of appeals' judgment affirmed
2022-05-13	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2022-05-13	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
2022-03-30	Letter Filed
2022-03-08	Letter Filed
2022-02-25	Letter Filed
2022-01-13	Oral argument
2022-01-11	Electronic communication sent to Party
2022-01-07	Submission Schedule
2022-01-03	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2021-11-30	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2021-11-24	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2021-11-19	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2021-11-19	Petition for Review granted
2021-11-19	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2021-11-16	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2021-10-04	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Petitioner)
2021-09-23	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2021-09-21	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2021-09-07	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2021-09-07	Call received
2021-08-17	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2021-07-14	Call received
2021-07-12	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2021-07-12	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2021-06-22	Motion to Consolidate disposed	Filing granted
2021-06-18	Brief on the Merits Requested
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between March 9, 2021 and June 18, 2021.
2021-03-09	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2021-02-22	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2021-02-18	Call received
2021-01-28	Motion to Consolidate filed
2021-01-27	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2021-01-22	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2020-12-22	Case forwarded to Court
2020-12-17	Response Waiver filed
2020-12-16	Clerk's Record
2020-12-16	Court reporter/recorder's record
2020-12-16	Petition for Review (Petitioner)

Party	Counsel	Role
Texas Department of Public Safety	Mr. Kyle Hawkins Mr. Judd E. Stone II Ms. Amanda B. Morrison Mr. Kyle Highful Mr. Brent Webster Ms. Jeanine C. Hudson Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.	Petitioner
T., K.	Mr. Jason Niehaus Nathaniel Miller	Respondent

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association	Mr. Niles Stefan Illich Mr. Michael Gross Jane Kadirhan
Haygood, Lane A.	Mr. Mark W. Bennett
Bennett, Mark W.	Mr. Mark W. Bennett