Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Fund // Southwest Texas Junior College v. Southwest Texas Junior College // Cross-Appellee, Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Fund

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedSeptember 10, 2025
Docket15-25-00134-CV
StatusPublished

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ACCEPTED 15-25-00134-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/10/2025 3:49 PM CAUSE NO. 2023-11-35269-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FILED IN COLLEGE, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS Plaintiff, § 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM § CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE v. § UVALDE COUNTY, Clerk TEXAS § TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL § BOARDS RISK MANAGEMENT § FUND, § § Defendant. § 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PLAINTIFF SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE’S DESIGNATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK’S RECORD

Plaintiff, Southwest Texas Junior College (“The College”), files this its designation of

items to be included in the Clerk’s Record to be prepared in connection with the appeal from the

order signed July 30, 2025.

The College’s notice of appeal was filed on August 15, 2025, with the Fifteenth Court of

Appeals in Austin, Texas.

The College is requesting the following documents to be included in the clerk’s record.

This list includes all items required by TEX. R. APP. P. 34.5 (a).

No. Description Filing Date 1 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant's Partial July 30, 2025 Plea to the Jurisdiction 2 Southwest Texas Junior College's Notice of Interlocutory Appeal August 18, 2025

3 Designation of Supplemental Clerk's Record August 25, 2025

FILED 8/25/2025 11:33 PM Christina Ovalle, District Clerk Uvalde County, TX By Karen Garza In accordance with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 35.3(a), the College agrees to pay

for the preparation of the Clerk’s Record upon being informed by the Clerk of the amount owed

for the record.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Preston J. Dugas III Preston J. Dugas III State Bar No. 24050189 pdugas@dcclawfirm.com Vincent P. Circelli State Bar No. 24058804 vcircelli@dcclawfirm.com Andrew D. Spadoni State Bar No. 24109198 aspadoni@dcclawfirm.com Sarah Arroyo State Bar No. 24138756 sarroyo@dcclawfirm.com

DUGAS & CIRCELLI, PLLC 4800 Bryant Irvin Ct. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Telephone: (817) 817-7000 Facsimile: (682) 219-0761

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 25, 2025 a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on all counsel of record pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21(a), as follows:

via e-serve Jack W. Higdon Jack.higdon@blankrome.com Gregory J. Moore Greg.moore@blankrome.com Christopher W. Caudill Christopher.caudill@blankrome.com

BLANK ROME LLP 717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002-2727

PLAINTIFF SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE’S DESIGNATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK’S RECORD PAGE 2 Telephone: (713) 228-6601 Facsimile: (713) 228-6605

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

/s/ Preston J. Dugas III Preston J. Dugas III

PLAINTIFF SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE’S DESIGNATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CLERK’S RECORD PAGE 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.

Jen Saenz on behalf of Preston Dugas Bar No. 24050189 jen@pjdlawfirm.com Envelope ID: 104831351 Filing Code Description: No Fee Documents Filing Description: Plaintiff Southwest Texas Junior College's Designation of Supplemental Clerk's Record Status as of 8/26/2025 7:40 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Preston Dugas III pdugas@dcclawfirm.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Clarissa MRodriguez cmrodriguez@rampagelaw.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Jennifer Saenz jsaenz@dcclawfirm.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Vincent PCircelli vcircelli@dcclawfirm.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Barry Abrams barry.abrams@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Jack Higdon jack.higdon@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Joshua Huber josh.huber@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Penny Johnson penny.johnson@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Kimberley Valdez kvaldez@rampagelaw.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Lori Hanson lwhanson@rampagelaw.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Liniuse Umunna Liniuse.Umunna@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Andrew Spadoni aspadoni@dcclawfirm.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Sarah Arroyo sarroyo@dcclawfirm.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Christopher W.Caudill Christopher.Caudill@BlankRome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Gregory J.Moore Greg.Moore@BlankRome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 PM SENT

Yvette Manzano yvette.manzano@blankrome.com 8/25/2025 11:33:54 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.

Jen Saenz on behalf of Preston Dugas Bar No. 24050189 jen@pjdlawfirm.com Envelope ID: 105462201 Filing Code Description: Letter Filing Description: Plaintiff Southwest Texas Junior College's Designation of Supplemental Clerk's Record Status as of 9/10/2025 3:53 PM CST

Barry Abrams barry.abrams@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Jack Higdon jack.higdon@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Joshua Huber josh.huber@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Penny Johnson penny.johnson@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Gregory J.Moore Greg.Moore@BlankRome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Preston J.Dugas III pdugas@dcclawfirm.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Vincent P. Circelli vcircelli@dcclawfirm.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Andrew D. Spadoni aspadoni@dcclawfirm.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Sarah Arroyo sarroyo@dcclawfirm.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Clarissa Rodriguez cmrodriguez@rampagelaw.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Liniuse Umunna Liniuse.Umunna@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Noorhan Chahal noorhan.chahal@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Yvette Manzano yvette.manzano@blankrome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

Christopher W.Caudill Christopher.Caudill@BlankRome.com 9/10/2025 3:49:22 PM SENT

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