AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; And Jonah Water Special Utility District v. City of Georgetown, Texas
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-24-00132-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/5/2025 2:29 PM No. 15-24-00132-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FILED IN FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS15th AUSTIN, COURT OF APPEALS TEXAS 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 WESTINGHOUSE INVESTMENTS , LLC; 800A. PRINE CHRISTOPHER WESTINGHOUSE INVESTMENTS, LLC; TEXAS COMMISSIONClerk ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND JONAH WATER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, Appellants, v.
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, Appellee.
On Appeal from the 261st District Court of Travis County, Texas, Cause No. D-1-GN-23-001004
UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY BRIEFS
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:
Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure10.5(b) and 38.6(d),
Appellants, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(Commission); AIRW 2017-7, L.P.; 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC;
800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC (AIRW); and Jonah Water Special
Utility District (Jonah) jointly move for extension of time to file their
respective reply briefs. Reply briefs are currently due August 11, 2025.
The new due date would be September 19, 2025. This is the first request for an extension for this filing. Appellees do not oppose this 39-day
extension.
BASES FOR THE EXTENSION OF TIME
1. Counsel for Appellants seek additional time to more fully prepare
their respective briefs and seek additional time to prepare briefs more
helpful to the Court.
In addition to this reply brief on the merits, counsel for the
Commission have the following conflicts:
• Preparation of a Response to the petition for review due August 18,
2025, in John W. Mabee v. HR Martin County Landfill, LLC and
the Railroad Commission of Texas, Cause No. 25-0077
• Ongoing mediation and hearing preparation for hearing scheduled
the week of September 29, 2025, in State of Texas v. State of New
Mexico and State of Colorado; No. 141, Original Action in the
United States Supreme Court.
2. Appellants AIRW and Jonah also join in this motion to ensure
uniformity of briefing dates.
3. This request is not sought for purposes of delay but so that counsel
may have adequate time to provide a full response to the Court.
2 PRAYER
For these reasons, Appellants respectfully request that the Court
grant this motion to extend the time for filing Appellant briefs until
September 19, 2025.
Respectfully submitted, KEN PAXTON KELLIE E. BILLINGS-RAY Attorney General of Texas Chief, Environmental Protection Division BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General
RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney SARA J. FERRIS General Assistant Attorney General State Bar No. 50511915 AUSTIN KINGHORN Sara.Ferris@oag.texas.gov Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AARON L. NIELSON P.O. Box 12548 (MC-066) Solicitor General Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 463-2012 WILLIAM F. COLE (512) 320-0911 (Fax) Principal Deputy Solicitor General Attorneys for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
/s/ Erin R. Selvera (with permission) John J. Carlton john@carltonlawaustin.com Kelli A. N. Carlton kelli@carltonlawaustin.com Erin R. Selvera
3 erin@carltonlawaustin.com Michael Parsons michael@carltonlawaustin.com THE CARLTON LAW FIRM, PLLC 4301 Westbank Dr., Suite B130 Austin, TX 78746-6568
Attorneys for Jonah Water Special District
/s/ Andrew B. Davis (with permission) Andrew B. Davis andrew@lkcfirm.com William T. Thompson will@lkcfirm.com Todd Disher todd@lkcfirm.com LEHOTSKY KELLER COHN, LLP 408 W. 11th Street, 5th Floor Austin, TX 78701
Helen S. Gilbert hgilbert@bartonbensonjones.com BARTON BENSON JONES, PLLC 7000 N. MoPac Expwy, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78731
Edmond McCarthy Ed@ermlawfirm.com MCCARTHY & MCCARTHY, LLP 1122 Colorado St., Suite 2399 Austin, TX 78701
Attorneys for AIRW 2017-7, L.P., 600 Westinghouse Investments, LLC, And 800 Westinghouse Investments, LLC
4 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE On August 4, 2025, counsel for Appellants the Commission, AIRW, and Jonah exchanged emails with counsel for Appellee City of Georgetown. Counsel for Appellees indicated they did not oppose this extension. /s/ Sara J. Ferris SARA J. FERRIS
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On August 5, 2025, a true and correct copy of the Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Briefs was served upon the following counsel of record by email or the Court’s electronic filing manager: William A. Faulk, III cfaulk@spencerfane.com Carlota Hopkins-Baul chbaul@spencerfane.com Maris M. Chambers mchambers@spencerfane.com SPENCER FANE, LLP 816 Congress Ave., Suite 1200 Austin, TX 78701
Patricia Erlinger Carls tcarls@tcarlslaw.com LAW OFFICE OF PATRICIA ERLINGER CARLS 3100 Glenview Ave. Austin, TX 78703
Attorneys for City of Georgetown, TX
/s/ Sara J. Ferris SARA J. FERRIS
5 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
Colton Halter on behalf of Sara Ferris Bar No. 50511915 colton.halter@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 103997560 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Unopposed Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Briefs Status as of 8/5/2025 2:33 PM CST
Associated Case Party: City of Georgetown
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Patricia Carls 3813425 tcarls@tcarlslaw.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Carlota Hopinks-Baul 24094039 chbaul@spencerfane.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Skye Masson Skye.Masson@georgetowntexas.gov 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Kelsey Parker kparker@spencerfane.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Maris Chambers MChambers@spencerfane.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Case Contacts
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
William Thompson 24088531 will@lkcfirm.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Edmond McCarthy 13367200 ed@ermlawfirm.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
William Faulk 24075674 cfaulk@spencerfane.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
John Carlton 3817600 john@carltonlawaustin.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Michael Parsons 24079109 michael@carltonlawaustin.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Helen Gilbert 786263 hgilbert@bartonbensonjones.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Colton Halter colton.halter@oag.texas.gov 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Todd Disher todd@lkcfirm.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Kelli Carlton kelli@carltonlawfirm.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Erin Selvera erin@carltonlawfirm.com 8/5/2025 2:29:48 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
Colton Halter on behalf of Sara Ferris Bar No. 50511915 colton.halter@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 103997560 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: Unopposed Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Briefs Status as of 8/5/2025 2:33 PM CST
Associated Case Party: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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