Robert Edward Battaile v. Texas Elections Division, Hon. Jane Nelson; Texas Secretary of State; Jeffrey Travillion, Travis County Commissioner

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJanuary 6, 2026
Docket15-25-00142-CV
StatusPublished

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Robert Edward Battaile v. Texas Elections Division, Hon. Jane Nelson; Texas Secretary of State; Jeffrey Travillion, Travis County Commissioner, (Tex. Ct. App. 2026).

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ACCEPTED 15-25-00142-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS COURTESY NOTICE OF RELATED FEDERAL ACTION 1/6/2026 1:41 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE (Informational Only – No Relief Requested) CLERK RECEIVED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS Cause No. 15-25-00142-CV AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

State of Texas

IN RE: Robert Edward Battaile, Appellant/Relator

v

Texas Elections Division; Hon. Jane Nelson; Texas Secretary of State et al.

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant/Relator Robert Edward Battaile, proceeding pro se, files this courtesy notice

solely to advise the Court of a related federal action recently filed and now pending.

On December 29, 2025, Robert Battaile, Bobby Ray Reese and the Austin Bocce League

filed a RICO civil action in the United States District Court for the Western District of

Texas, Austin Division, styled:

Robert Edward Battaile, Bobby Ray Reese and Austin Bocce League v State of Texas,

Travis County, City of Manor et al.

Civil Action No. 1:25CV02149RP in the Western District Austin Court.

The federal action arises from the same core factual circumstances previously presented to this Court, including allegations concerning election interference, denial of ballot

access, retaliatory law-enforcement action, civil rights violations, obstruction of judicial

process, and coordinated misconduct by municipal and county officials. The federal case

asserts claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, RICO, and related federal and state law theories,

and seeks emergency and structural relief, including a temporary restraining order

affecting the challenged election.

This notice is provided for informational purposes only, to advise the Court of parallel

federal proceedings addressing substantially overlapping facts and issues. No action,

ruling, or relief is requested by virtue of this filing.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Robert Edward Battaile Robert Edward Battaile Appellant/Relator, Pro Se 502 E. Eggleston St., Unit B Manor, Texas 78653 robert@manortx.us

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Courtesy Notice of Related Federal

Action was served on all counsel of record via the Texas eFile system on this 6th day of

January, 2026 by

/s/ Robert Edward Battaile Robert Edward Battaile, Pro Se 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.

Envelope ID: 109709026 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Letter re Federal RICO Filing Status as of 1/6/2026 1:49 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jeffrey Hobbs 24012837 jhobbs@abaustin.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Michael Kabat 24050847 mkabat@mcginnislaw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Joanna Salinas 791122 joanna.salinas@fletcherfarley.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

William Davidson 5447000 bdavidson@chmc-law.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Gavin Villareal 24008211 gavin.villareal@bakerbotts.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Michael Roberts 24082153 mroberts@jw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Cynthia Veidt 24028092 cynthia.veidt@traviscountytx.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Stephanie Serrano 24092655 sserrano@rothberg.law 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Kevin O'Hanlon 15235500 kohanlon@808west.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Patrick Kelly 11228000 pat.kelly@traviscountytx.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Tyler Ryska 24096597 tryska@rigbyslack.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Austin Jones 24116579 ajones@mcginnislaw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

William Duncan 24124453 wduncan@rigbyslack.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Roy Adams roy.adams@oag.texas.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Victoria Gomez victoria.gomez@oag.texas.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Lauren Bush 24142742 lbush@jw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Anna Puff 24144206 gtwnfilings@sneedvine.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Edward Smith 24037790 esmith@808west.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Robert EdwardBattaile robert@manortx.us 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Annette Bittick abittick@mcginnislaw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Patricia Muniz paralegal@rigbyslack.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Raylynn Howell raylynn.howell@bakerbotts.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT 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.

Envelope ID: 109709026 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Letter re Federal RICO Filing Status as of 1/6/2026 1:49 PM CST

Raylynn Howell raylynn.howell@bakerbotts.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Kim McBride kmcbride@mcginnislaw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Lea Ohrstrom lohrstrom@808west.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Sneed Vine &Perry gtwnfilings@sneedvine.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Stormy Downing sdowning@rrspllc.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Andy Soule asoule@rrspllc.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Karah Powers kpowers@chmc-law.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Martha AnnAdams madams@abaustin.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Benjamin C. Hunt ben.hunt@bakerbotts.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Eldridge Burns eburns@rrspllc.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Amy Botelho abotelho@mcginnislaw.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Carol Shipley cshipley@rrspllc.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Emily Hill ehill@manortx.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Anne Weir aweir@manortx.gov 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

Legal Counsel info@dalfen.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

W Fusselman wfusselman@txamfoundation.com 1/6/2026 1:41:46 PM SENT

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