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In Re City of Denton, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton, Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton, Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton, Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton, and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in Their Official Capacities v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided April 10, 2025·No. 15-25-00030-CV·Published

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ACCEPTED 15-25-00030-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/10/2025 10:35 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Mr. de la Fuente’s Direct Line: (512) 322-5849 Clerk Email: jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com

April 10, 2025

Via E-file

Mr. Christopher A. Prine, Clerk Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: In re City of Denton, et al. Court of Appeals No.: 15-25-00030-CV Trial Court Case Number: 24-1005-481

Dear Mr. Prine:

Please allow this notice to advise the court and all counsel that I will be on vacation July 4-12, 2025 and July 25-August 3, 2025. I would ask that no litigation matters or deadlines (including, but not limited to trials, hearings, oral argument, depositions) be set during that time. Please file this letter among the papers of this matter to serve as a vacation notice.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jose E. de la Fuente Jose E. de la Fuente JEF/cad

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Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jose Ede la Fuente jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

James F.Parker jparker@lglawfirm.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Amy Hoffee amy.hoffee@cityofdenton.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Devin Alexander devin.alexander@cityofdenton.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Sydney Sadler ssadler@lglawfirm.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Gabrielle C.Smith gsmith@lglawfirm.com 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Zachary L.Rhines zachary.rhines@oag.texas.gov 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Kyle Tebo kyle.tebo@oag.texas.gov 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

Laurie DiPierro laurie.dipierro@dentoncounty.gov 4/10/2025 10:35:04 AM SENT

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In Re City of Denton, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton, Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton, Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton, Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton, and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in Their Official Capacities v. the State of Texas, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

In Re City of Denton, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton, Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton, Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton, Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton, and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in Their Official Capacities v. the State of Texas (In Re City of Denton, Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor of Denton, Brian Beck, Mayor Pro Tem of Denton, Vicki Byrd, Paul Meltzer, Joe Holland, Brandon Chase McGee and Chris Watts, Members of the City Council of Denton, Sara Hensley, City Manager of Denton, and Doug Shoemaker, Chief of Police of Denton, in Their Official Capacities v. the State of Texas) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.