In Re Waste Connections Lone Star, Inc. and Fernando Cruz v. the State of Texas

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.

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Maggie Ellis, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis

Filed: March 13, 2026