Mike Morath, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of Education v. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, Athens Independent School District, Beeville Independent School District, Ben Bolt Independent School District, Brownsville Independent School District

Opinion

ACCEPTED

15-24-00101-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 4:53 PM

No. 15-24-00101-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK

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FILED IN

15th COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk

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Michael Morath, in his Official Capacity as Texas Commissioner of Education

Appellant

v.

Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, et al.

Appellees

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On Appeal from the

201st Judicial District Court, Travis County Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005018

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Appellees’ Notice of Appearance

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TO THE HONORABLE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff-

Appellee School Districts file this Notice of Appearance.

Edward Smith of O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo hereby enters his appearance as

co-counsel for Appellee School Districts.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Edward Smith

Kevin O’Hanlon State Bar No. 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com Edward Smith State Bar No. 24037790 esmith@808west.com

O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO 808 West Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Tel: (512) 494-9949 Fax: (512) 494-9919

Counsel for Appellees

APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF APPEARANCE PAGE 2 OF 3

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.5(e), an automated certificate of service will be generated when this document is e-filed.

APPELLEES’ NOTICE OF APPEARANCE PAGE 3 OF 3

Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Lea Ohrstrom on behalf of Edward Smith Bar No. 24037790 lohrstrom@808west.com Envelope ID: 98224442 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Notice of Appearance Status as of 3/10/2025 7:14 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kevin OHanlon kohanlon@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Beth Klusmann beth.klusmann@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Lea Ohrstrom lohrstrom@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Nancy Villarreal nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Kelsey Warren kelsey.warren@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Marlayna Ellis marlayna.ellis@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

LaShanda Green LaShanda.Green@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT

Edward Smith esmith@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:53:21 PM SENT