Appraisal Review Board of the Harris County Appraisal District v. Texas Workforce Commission and Redona Hall

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00041-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/17/2025 1:55 PM No. 15-25-00041-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ____________________________________________________ CLERK FILED IN In the 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Fifteenth Court of Appeals 9/17/2025 1:55:30 PM

Austin, Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk ____________________________________________________

APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD OF THE HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellant v.

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION and REDONA HALL, Appellees ____________________________________________________

Appellee Texas Workforce Commission’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response Brief ____________________________________________________

Appellee, Texas Workforce Commission (“TWC”) files this first unopposed motion for

extension of time to file its brief under Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and requests

that the time for filing its response brief in this matter be extended for thirty (30) days, from

October 2, 2025, to November 3, 2025, and in support shows as follows:

1. Respondents’ Briefs are due October 2, 2025.

2. Appellee TWC requests an additional 30 days to file its Brief, extending the deadline to

November 3, 2025.

3. This is TWC’s first request for an extension of time to file its brief.

Appellee TWC’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief P a g e |1 4. Good cause exists to grant this extension. Counsel for TWC is in preparation for a trial set

on October 20 in Travis County and will also be out on vacation from October 1 to October

6. Counsel for TWC would request more time to thoroughly address all arguments raised

by Appellant.

5. This extension is not being sought for purposes of delay but rather to allow time to prepare

a thorough, succinct, and clear brief to be presented to the Court.

6. Counsel has conferred with counsel for Appellant, Ray Viada, and he is not opposed to this

motion.

7. All facts in this motion are within the personal knowledge of the undersigned counsel, so

no verification is necessary under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.2.

8. Wherefore, Appellee Texas Workforce Commission, requests that this motion be granted,

and that the time for filing its Brief be extended to November 3, 2025.

Appellee TWC’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief P a g e |2 Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON Attorney General

BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

STEVEN ROBINSON Chief, Tax Litigation Division

/s/ William Cohen William Cohen Assistant Attorney General Texas Bar No. 24082839 Will.Cohen@oag.texas.gov Tax Litigation Division Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 475-1743 Fax: (512) 478-4013

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

Appellee TWC’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief P a g e |3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

On September 15, 2025, the undersigned counsel conferred with Ray Viada, counsel for Appellant, via email. Mr. Viada does not oppose this Motion.

/s/ William Cohen WILLIAM COHEN Assistant Attorney General

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served on counsel by e-service and/or e-mail on September 17, 2025, as indicated below:

Ray Viada Rayviada@viadastrayer.com VIADA & STRAYER Counsel for Appellant

Appellee TWC’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief P a g e |4 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.

Lynee Pearson on behalf of William Cohen Bar No. 24082839 lynee.pearson@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 105713860 Filing Code Description: Motion Filing Description: 20250917 Appellees Unopposed Motion for Extension WCC1 v2 Status as of 9/17/2025 2:22 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jennifer Holloway jholloway@viadastrayer.com 9/17/2025 1:55:30 PM SENT

Ramon G.Viada rayviada@viadastrayer.com 9/17/2025 1:55:30 PM SENT

Valerie Locher vlocher@viadastrayer.com 9/17/2025 1:55:30 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Workforce Commission

William Cohen 24082839 Will.Cohen@oag.texas.gov 9/17/2025 1:55:30 PM SENT