Brandon Hodges, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Trustee of District for Midland ISD; Dr. Mary Bone, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Trustee of Round Rock ISD; And Danielle Weston, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Trustee of Round Rock ISD v. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, Crandall Independent School District, Forney Independent School District, Fort Stockton Independent School District, and Kingsville Independent School District

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00109-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 5:23 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE No. 15-24-00109-CV CLERK __________________________________________________________________

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AUSTIN, TEXAS __________________________________________________________________

Brandon Hodges, individually and in his Official Capacity as Trustee of District for Midland ISD, et al., Appellants

v.

Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, et al.

Appellees __________________________________________________________________

Accelerated Appeal from the 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005018 __________________________________________________________________

Appellees’ Notice of Appearance of Counsel ________________________________________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellees file

this Notice of Appearance of counsel.

Edward Smith hereby enters his appearance as co-counsel for Appellees in the

above-styled and numbered cause.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Edward Smith Kevin O’Hanlon State Bar No. 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com Edward Smith State Bar No. 24037790 esmith@808west.com

O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo 808 West Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 494-9949 Fax: (512) 494-9919

Counsel for Appellees

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.5(e), an automated certificate of service will be generated when this document is e-filed.

APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL PAGE 2 OF 2 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.

Lea Ohrstrom on behalf of Edward Smith Bar No. 24037790 lohrstrom@808west.com Envelope ID: 98226313 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Notice of Appearance Status as of 3/10/2025 7:17 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Byron K.Henry byron.henry@solidcounsel.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT

Kevin O'Hanlon 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT

Melissa Diaz melissa.diaz@solidcounsel.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT

Lea Ohrstrom lohrstrom@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT

Walker StevenYoung walker.young@solidcounsel.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT

Edward Smith esmith@808west.com 3/7/2025 5:23:32 PM SENT