In Re Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. and Fernando Cruz v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-26-00040-CV
In re Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. and Fernando Cruz
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators invoked this Court’s mandamus jurisdiction in connection with a
discovery dispute. However, the underlying litigation has settled, and relators have filed an
unopposed motion to dismiss as moot. In re Contract Freighters, Inc., 646 S.W.3d 810, 813
(Tex. 2022) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam) (case becomes moot if controversy “ceases to
exist”). Because we lack jurisdiction over a moot a case, we grant relators’ motion and dismiss
the proceeding as moot. Id.
__________________________________________ Maggie Ellis, Justice
Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis
Filed: March 13, 2026
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