State of Texas v. Harris County, Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00120-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/22/2025 4:14 PM No. 15-24-00120-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK

In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS for the Fifteenth Judicial District1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Austin, Texas Clerk

The State of Texas, Appellant, v.

Harris County, Texas, et al. Appellees.

On Appeal from the 165th Judicial District, Harris County

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT

Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.2, the above-styled Appellant

hereby gives notice that Assistant Solicitor General Benjamin Wallace Mendelson will appear as counsel for the Appellant in this appeal. Please include him on all

communications from the Court. His contact information is listed below.

1 Respectfully submitted.

Ken Paxton Aaron L. Nielson Attorney General of Texas Solicitor General

Brent Webster /s/ Benjamin Wallace Mendelson First Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Wallace Mendelson Assistant Solicitor General State Bar No. 24106297 Office of the Attorney General Ben.Mendelson@oag.texas.gov P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel.: (512) 936-1700 Fax: (512) 474-2697 Counsel for the Appellant

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.

Toni Shah on behalf of Ben Mendelson Bar No. 24106297 toni.shah@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 96491395 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 152400120 Appearance Mendelson Status as of 1/22/2025 4:23 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Yetter Coleman efile@yettercoleman.com 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Edward Swidriski 24083929 Edward.Swidriski@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Grant Martinez gmartinez@yettercoleman.com 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Lily Hann lhann@yettercoleman.com 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Marisa Mata mmata@yettercoleman.com 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Toni Shah toni.shah@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Athena Leyton athena.leyton@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Harris County, Texas

Christopher Garza 24078543 christopher.garza@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Jonathan Fombonne 24102702 jonathan.fombonne@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Christian Menefee 24088049 christian.menefee@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Ryan Cooper 24123649 ryan.cooper@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Andrea Mintzer Andrea.Mintzer@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Eleanor Matheson 24131490 Eleanor.matheson@harriscountytx.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: The State of Texas

William Farrell biff.farrell@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Ben Mendelson Ben.Mendelson@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 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.

Toni Shah on behalf of Ben Mendelson Bar No. 24106297 toni.shah@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 96491395 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 152400120 Appearance Mendelson Status as of 1/22/2025 4:23 PM CST

Ben Mendelson Ben.Mendelson@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT

Nicole A.Myette nicole.myette@oag.texas.gov 1/22/2025 4:14:17 PM SENT