Home/Court of Appeals of Texas/Courtenay Paris, in Her Personal Capacity, and in Her Official Capacity as Chairperson on Behalf of Decriminalize Elgin, a Nonprofit, Unincorporated Political Action Committee v. the State of Texas; City of Elgin; Theresa Y. McShan, Mayor of Elgin; Sue Brashar, Mayor Pro Tem of Elgin; Joy Casnovsky, Arthur Gibson III, Yalecia Love, Chuck Swain, Matthew Callahan, Al Rodriguez, and Forest Lee Dennis, Members of the City Council of Elgin; Thomas Mattis, City Manager of Elgin; And Chris Noble, Chief of Police of Elgin; In Their Official Capacities

Courtenay Paris, in Her Personal Capacity, and in Her Official Capacity as Chairperson on Behalf of Decriminalize Elgin, a Nonprofit, Unincorporated Political Action Committee v. the State of Texas; City of Elgin; Theresa Y. McShan, Mayor of Elgin; Sue Brashar, Mayor Pro Tem of Elgin; Joy Casnovsky, Arthur Gibson III, Yalecia Love, Chuck Swain, Matthew Callahan, Al Rodriguez, and Forest Lee Dennis, Members of the City Council of Elgin; Thomas Mattis, City Manager of Elgin; And Chris Noble, Chief of Police of Elgin; In Their Official Capacities

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided April 7, 2025·No. 15-24-00082-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00082-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/7/2025 4:47 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Cory A. Scanlon (512) 936-1700 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM Assistant Solicitor General Cory.Scanlon@oag.texas.gov CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk April 7, 2025 Via Electronic Filing

Mr. Christopher A. Prine Clerk of the Court Fifteenth Court of Appeals

Re: Paris v. State of Texas, et al., No. 15-24-00082-CV

Dear Mr. Prine:

Mr. Scanlon, lead counsel for Appellee the State of Texas, will be out of the country from June 18-23, 2025. He therefore respectfully requests that oral argument in this case not be set during that time.

Respectfully submitted.

/s/ Cory A. Scanlon

Cory A. Scanlon Assistant Solicitor General Counsel for the State of Texas

cc: All counsel of record (via electronic service)

P os t Of fic e Box 12548 , Aust in, Texa s 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 • ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0 • www. texa satto r neyg eneral .gov 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.

Nancy Villarreal on behalf of Cory Scanlon Bar No. 24104599 nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 99377226 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: 20250407 Paris Vacation ltr_C Scanlon Status as of 4/7/2025 4:54 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Nancy Villarreal nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: CourtenayParis

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Richard SGladden richscot1@hotmail.com 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: The State of Texas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Cory Scanlon cory.scanlon@oag.texas.gov 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: The City of Elgin, and its Officials

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Gabrielle Smith gsmith@lglawfirm.com 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

Jose E.de la Fuente jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

James F.Parker jparker@lglawfirm.com 4/7/2025 4:47:09 PM SENT

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Courtenay Paris, in Her Personal Capacity, and in Her Official Capacity as Chairperson on Behalf of Decriminalize Elgin, a Nonprofit, Unincorporated Political Action Committee v. the State of Texas; City of Elgin; Theresa Y. McShan, Mayor of Elgin; Sue Brashar, Mayor Pro Tem of Elgin; Joy Casnovsky, Arthur Gibson III, Yalecia Love, Chuck Swain, Matthew Callahan, Al Rodriguez, and Forest Lee Dennis, Members of the City Council of Elgin; Thomas Mattis, City Manager of Elgin; And Chris Noble, Chief of Police of Elgin; In Their Official Capacities, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

Courtenay Paris, in Her Personal Capacity, and in Her Official Capacity as Chairperson on Behalf of Decriminalize Elgin, a Nonprofit, Unincorporated Political Action Committee v. the State of Texas; City of Elgin; Theresa Y. McShan, Mayor of Elgin; Sue Brashar, Mayor Pro Tem of Elgin; Joy Casnovsky, Arthur Gibson III, Yalecia Love, Chuck Swain, Matthew Callahan, Al Rodriguez, and Forest Lee Dennis, Members of the City Council of Elgin; Thomas Mattis, City Manager of Elgin; And Chris Noble, Chief of Police of Elgin; In Their Official Capacities (Courtenay Paris, in Her Personal Capacity, and in Her Official Capacity as Chairperson on Behalf of Decriminalize Elgin, a Nonprofit, Unincorporated Political Action Committee v. the State of Texas; City of Elgin; Theresa Y. McShan, Mayor of Elgin; Sue Brashar, Mayor Pro Tem of Elgin; Joy Casnovsky, Arthur Gibson III, Yalecia Love, Chuck Swain, Matthew Callahan, Al Rodriguez, and Forest Lee Dennis, Members of the City Council of Elgin; Thomas Mattis, City Manager of Elgin; And Chris Noble, Chief of Police of Elgin; In Their Official Capacities) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.