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State of Texas, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider v. City of Dallas, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, in Her Official Capacity as the Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided October 7, 2025·No. 15-25-00122-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00122-CV THE LAW OFFICES OF TONY MCD ONALD FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1308 Ranchers Legacy Trail 10/7/2025 1:24 PM Fort Worth, TX 76126 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK Tony McDonald Office:FILED (512) IN 200-3608 Principal 15th COURT Mobile: (512)OF APPEALS 923-6893 AUSTIN, TEXAS Connor Ellington Email: tony@tonymcdonald.com Senior Associate 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM connor@tonymcdonald.com CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk October 7, 2025

VIA EFILE

Christopher A. Prine, Clerk of the Court Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, Texas 78711

RE: Court of Appeals Number: 15-25-00122-CV Trial Court Case Number: DC-24-14434

Style: State of Texas, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider v. City of Dallas, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, in her official capacity as the Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas

Dear Mr. Prine:

We write to acknowledge receipt of the Court’s September 30, 2025 letter regarding the briefing schedule in the above-referenced appeal.

Appellants Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider have communicated with counsel for the State of Texas and intend to rely on the State’s briefing in this matter, based on discussions with the State. Appellants do not intend to file a separate appellants’ brief or to assert any appellant arguments separate and apart from those advanced by the State of Texas in its brief.

Please do not hesitate to contact our office if the Court requires any further information or action in light of this clarification.

Respectfully,

____________________ Connor L. Ellington Counsel for Appellants, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider

1 Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on October 7, 2025, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been e-filed and e-served via Texas e-File to all counsel of record for Appellee.

/s/ Connor L. Ellington Connor L. Ellington Counsel for Appellants

2 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.

Connor Ellington on behalf of Connor Ellington Bar No. 24128592 connor@tonymcdonald.com Envelope ID: 106546292 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Appellants' Letter to the Court Clerk Status as of 10/7/2025 1:34 PM CST

Case Contacts

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Joseph AIrrobali airrobali@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Bryan Neal 788106 Bryan.Neal@hklaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

James Harris 9065400 jim.harris@hklaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Melissa Juarez melissa.juarez@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Kira Lytle klytle@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Sherri Rodgers sherri.rodgers@hklaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Ernest Garcia ernest.garcia@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Nathaniel Buchheit nbuchheit@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Megan Coker mcoker@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Steven Ogle Steven.Ogle@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Anne Johnson ajohnson@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

TJP Service tillotsonjohnsonpatton@gmail.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Meridith Fischer Meridith.Fischer@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Connor Ellington connor@tonymcdonald.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Holly Dudrick holly.dudrick@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

William Cole William.Cole@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

William Peterson William.Peterson@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Bryan Neal bryan.neal@hklaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Robert B.Smith Robert@Smith-Firm.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 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.

Connor Ellington on behalf of Connor Ellington Bar No. 24128592 connor@tonymcdonald.com Envelope ID: 106546292 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Appellants' Letter to the Court Clerk Status as of 10/7/2025 1:34 PM CST

Case Contacts

Robert B.Smith Robert@Smith-Firm.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Tony McDonald Tony@tonymcdonald.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Jeffrey Tillotson 20039200 jtillotson@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Canon ParkerHill canon.hill@oag.texas.gov 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

Devlin Browne dbrowne@tillotsonlaw.com 10/7/2025 1:24:32 PM SENT

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