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No. 25-0687
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IN RE STATE OF TEXAS

The Court requested full merits briefing on August 11, 2025.

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Date Event  
2025-09-04 Pet/Rel reply brief on the merits due

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2025-09-02 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-29 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2025-08-29 Case Record Filed  
2025-08-28 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-20 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  
2025-08-20 Brief on the Merits (Relator)  
2025-08-14 Notice of Appearance  
2025-08-12 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2025-08-11 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2025-08-11 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2025-08-08 Case Record Filed  
2025-08-08 Call received  
2025-08-08 Call received  
2025-08-08 Petition for writ of Quo Warranto filed (Relator)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Flores, Lulu
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Lulu Flores
Respondent
Hinojosa, Gina
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Gina Hinojosa
Respondent
Lalani, Suleman
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Suleman Lalani
Respondent
Goodwin, Vikki
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Vikki Goodwin
Respondent
Talarico, James
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Mr. James Talarico
Respondent
State of Texas
Mr. William Cole
Mr. Mark Csoros
Ms. Meagan Corser
Mr. William Peterson
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Relator
Gonzalez, Jessica
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Jessica Gonzalez
Respondent
Wu, Gene
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. Eugene Wu
Respondent
Morales, Christina
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Christina Morales
Respondent
Turner, Chris
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. Chris Turner
Respondent
Ramos, Ana-Maria
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Ana-Maria Ramos
Respondent
Bucy, III, John
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. John Bucy III
Respondent
Reynolds, Ron
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Amy Warr
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Ron Reynolds
Respondent
Plesa, Mihaela
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Ms. Hannah Roblyer
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Ms. Alexandra W. Albright
Ms. Rebecca Gonzalez-Rivas
Ms. Anna M. Baker
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Mr. K. Scott Brazil
Ms. Rebecca Stevens
Mr. Chad W. Dunn
Ms. Mihaela Plesa
Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Texas State Conference of the NAACP
Mr. Robert Notzon
League of Women Voters of Texas, et al.
Lisa Newman
Skye Perryman
Denton County Democratic Club
Mr. Richard S. Gladden
Miles, Borris
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Menendez, Jose
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Zaffirini, Judith
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Eckhardt, Sarah
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Blanco, Cesar
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Johnson, Nathan
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Gutierrez, Roland
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Ms. Pearl Cruz
West, Royce
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Alvarado, Carol
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Cook, Molly
Ms. Sushma Jasti Smith
Ms. Pearl Cruz
Mr. Daniel Joshua Reyna II
Ms. Lauren Hadley
Mr. Jaime Villarreal Jr.
Mr. Jorge Ramirez
Hirczy De Mino, Wolfgang P.
Mr. Wolfgang P. Hirczy De Mino
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