Mike Morath in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of Education v. Kingsville ISD

Opinion

ACCEPTED

15-24-00007-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 4:35 PM

No. 15-24-00007-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK

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FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS

IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM

OF TEXAS

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

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Clerk

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

Appellant v.

Kingsville Independent School District, et al.

Plaintiff-Appellee School Districts

and

Pflugerville Independent School District, et al.

Intervenor-Appellee School Districts

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On Appeal from the 419th District Court of Travis County

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PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

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 Plaintiff-Appellee School Districts.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Edward Smith Kevin O’Hanlon State Bar No. 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com Nick Maddox State Bar No. 24092739 nmaddox@808west.com Benjamin Castillo State Bar No. 24077194 bcastillo@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 Plaintiff-Appellee School Districts

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.

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

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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: 98222922 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Notice of Appearance Status as of 3/10/2025 7:13 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kevin OHanlon kohanlon@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Nick Maddox nmaddox@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Beth Klusmann beth.klusmann@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Kristy Alonzo kalonzo@thompsonhorton.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Benjamin Castillo bcastillo@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Nancy Villarreal nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

David Thompson dthompson@thompsonhorton.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Christopher Gilbert cgilbert@thompsonhorton.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Carlos Lopez clopez@thompsonhorton.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Lea Ohrstrom lohrstrom@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

David J.Campbell dcampbell@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT

Edward Smith esmith@808west.com 3/7/2025 4:35:56 PM SENT