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No. 23-0244
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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AND SIERRA CLUB

A petition was filed on May 18, 2023. The Court denied review of the petition on December 15, 2023. A motion for rehearing was filed and has now been pending since January 16, 2024.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:03-21-00256-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Chari Kelly

Trial Court

Trial Court:53rd District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Jan Soifer
Trial Docket:D-1-GN-19-006941

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2024-03-22 Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed (Petitioner)  
2024-03-21 Response to Motion for Rehearing (Respondent)  
2024-03-08 Response to Motion for Rehearing (Respondent)  
2024-03-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2024-03-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2024-03-04 Designation of Lead Counsel  
2024-02-23 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2024-01-23 Case forwarded to Court
2024-01-16 Motion for Rehearing  
2023-12-28 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  
2023-12-28 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-15 Petition for Review disposed Denied
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between September 29, 2023 and December 15, 2023.  
2023-09-29 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2023-09-21 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2023-09-21 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2023-09-06 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2023-09-05 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2023-07-25 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2023-07-25 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2023-07-07 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2023-06-06 Case forwarded to Court
2023-06-02 Response Waiver filed  
2023-05-22 Response Waiver filed  
2023-05-18 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2023-05-01 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2023-04-28 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2023-03-29 Clerk's Record
2023-03-29 Court reporter/recorder's record
2023-03-29 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2023-03-29 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas
Katherine Johnson
Mr. John B. Scott
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. Shawn Cowles
Mr. S. Grant Dorfman
Mr. Ernest C. Garcia
Respondent
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Mr. Christopher Hilton
Mr. James Lloyd
Ms. Kimberly Gdula
Mr. S. Grant Dorfman
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. Shawn Cowles
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Ms. Alyssa Bixby-Lawson
Petitioner
Sierra Club
Mr. William G. Christian III
Emma Cheuse
Kathleen Riley
Ilan M Levin
Respondent
 
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