In Re City of McAllen, Texas v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 15, 2025
• Docket: 13-25-00442-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-25-00442-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE CITY OF MCALLEN, TEXAS

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Silva, Peña, and West Memorandum Opinion by Justice West 1

Relator City of McAllen, Texas filed a “Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Motion

for Emergency Relief” seeking to compel the trial court to: (1) hold a hearing and rule on

relator’s verified application for a temporary restraining order; (2) alternatively, assign the

case to another judge so that a hearing and ruling could be had; and (3) hold a hearing

1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not

required to do so. When granting relief, the court must hand down an opinion as in any other case.”); id. R. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions). on relator’s verified application for temporary injunction within fourteen days. However,

relator has now filed a motion to dismiss its petition for writ of mandamus and motion for

emergency relief on grounds that the trial court held a hearing on relator’s application for

a temporary restraining order, granted the temporary restraining order, and set a hearing

on relator’s application for a temporary injunction. Relator asserts that all issues raised

herein are moot, and relator thus requests that we dismiss this original proceeding.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus

and motion for emergency relief, the motion to dismiss, and the documents on file, is of

the opinion that relator’s motion to dismiss should be granted. See In re Contract

Freighters, Inc., 646 S.W.3d 810, 813 (Tex. 2022) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam);

Heckman v. Williamson County, 369 S.W.3d 137, 162 (Tex. 2012); In re Kellogg Brown

& Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we grant

the motion to dismiss, and we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus and motion for

emergency relief, and all relief sought therein, as moot. Relator’s unopposed motion to

abate this original proceeding is likewise dismissed as moot.

JON WEST Justice

Delivered and filed on the 15th day of September, 2025.