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No. 24-1060
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THE STATE OF TEXAS v. CITY OF MCALLEN, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CITY OF DALLAS, CITY OF AUSTIN, CITY OF EL PASO, CITY OF PLANO, CITY OF GARLAND, CITY OF IRVING, CITY OF AMARILLO, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, CITY OF MCKINNEY, CITY OF WACO, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, CITY OF SUGAR LAND, CITY OF MISSION, CITY OF PHARR, TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, CITY OF ROWLETT, CITY OF BEDFORD, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, ET AL.

A petition was filed on February 28, 2025. Oral argument was held on March 5, 2026. A decision is still pending.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Aff/Pt and Rev & Rem/Pt
COA Docket No.:03-22-00524-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Edward Smith

Trial Court

Trial Court:353rd District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Maria Cantú Hexsel
Trial Docket:D-1-GN-17-004766

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2026-03-05 Oral argument  
2026-03-03 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2026-02-27 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-02-18 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-01-28 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2026-01-16 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2026-01-16 Petition for Review granted
2026-01-16 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2025-12-22 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-12-19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-12-16 Motion to withdraw disposed of   Filing granted
2025-12-15 Motion to Withdraw Filed  
2025-12-10 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2025-12-10 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2025-10-31 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-10-31 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2025-10-31 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-10-30 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-09-30 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-09-30 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-09-19 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2025-08-12 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-08-12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-07-14 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-07-14 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-06-20 Brief on the Merits Ordered  
2025-06-20 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-06-03 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2025-05-12 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2025-05-12 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2025-05-06 Call received  
2025-05-02 Response to Petition (Petitioner)  
2025-05-02 Response to Petition (Petitioner)  
2025-04-04 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2025-03-06 Response Waiver filed  
2025-03-04 Case forwarded to Court
2025-03-03 Response Waiver filed  
2025-02-28 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2025-01-24 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2025-01-24 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2024-12-17 Clerk's Record
2024-12-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2024-12-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted

Parties

Party Counsel Role
City of Houston
Mr. Arturo G. Michel
Mr. Pierre Charles Grosdidier
Ms. Suzanne R. Chauvin
Ms. Judith Ramsey
Ms. Collyn A. Peddie
Mr. Ronald C. Lewis
Ms. Patricia L. Casey
Ms. Mary Lucille Anderson
Respondent
City of McAllen et al.
Mr. Kevin D. Pagan
Mr. Gregory Miller
Austin Stevenson
Mr. Gunnar Seaquist
Mr. Snapper Carr
Mr. Isaac Tawil
Mr. Claude Heath
Respondent
The State of Texas
Mr. Daniel Ortner
Mr. William Peterson
Mr. Aaron Nielson
The Honorable Samuel Dorfman
Mr. Thomas Andren Albright
Mr. Darren Lee McCarty
Mr. Christopher Hilton
Mr. Brantley David Starr
Mr. Shawn Cowles
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Ms. Angela Colmenero
Mr. James E. Davis
Mr. Brent Webster
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Andrew Harris
Mr. Jeffrey Edwin Farrell
Petitioner
Jim Darling in His Individual Capacity
Mr. James E. Darling
Other Interested Party

Amicus Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Texas Cable Association and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
Mr. Christian J. Ward
Mr. Bryce L. Callahan
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