Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 v. William Southerland and Jason Southerland Individually and as Heirs to and Representatives of the Estate of Julia Southerland

Opinion

Opinion issued August 13, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

abating this appeal to allow the parties to finalize a settlement. On June 11, 2026,

the parties filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss stating that they “have reached a

settlement agreement to resolve their dispute” and requesting that we “dismiss the

appeal.”

We reinstate the appeal on the Court’s active docket, grant the parties’ joint

motion, and dismiss the appeal. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Gunn, and Morgan.

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-25-01031-CV ——————————— HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 11, Appellant V. WILLIAM SOUTHERLAND AND JASON SOUTHERLAND INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIRS TO AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF JULIA SOUTHERLAND, DECEASED, Appellees On Appeal from the 151st District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2025-20031 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s November 19, 2025 Order Denying [Appellant’s] Amended Plea to the Jurisdiction. On December 31, 2025, the Court issued an order