Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. National Wildlife Federation

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided March 21, 2025·No. 15-24-00050-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00050-cv FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/21/2025 2:55 PM CAUSE NO. 15-24-00050-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF 3/21/2025 TEXAS2:55:01 PM AUSTIN, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY and GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY, Appellants, vs.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-20-007096 ______________________________________________________________________________

APPELLANT GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY’S ORAL ARGUMENT BENCH BOOK ______________________________________________________________________________ Macey Reasoner Stokes Samia Broadaway State Bar No. 00788253 State Bar No. 24088322 macey.stokes@bakerbotts.com samia.broadaway@bakerbotts.com BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. Molly Cagle 910 Louisiana State Bar No. 03591800 Houston, Texas 77002-4995 molly.cagle@bakerbotts.com (713) 229-1369 John Ormiston (713) 229-7869 (fax) State Bar No. 24121040 john.ormiston@bakerbotts.com BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 401 South 1st Street, Suite 1300 Austin, Texas 78704-1296 (512) 322-2500 (512) 322-2501 (fax)

Counsel for Appellant Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority BENCH BOOK INDEX

Tab A Excerpt of AR 43, Map of San Antonio and Guadalupe River Basins

-i- Respectfully submitted,

Samia Broadaway State Bar No. 24088322 samia.broadaway@bakerbotts.com Molly Cagle State Bar No. 03591800 molly.cagle@bakerbotts.com John Ormiston State Bar No. 24121040 john.ormiston@bakerbotts.com BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 401 South 1st Street, Suite 1300 Austin, Texas 78704-1296 (512) 322-2500 (512) 322-2501 (fax)

Macey Reasoner Stokes State Bar No. 00788253 macey.stokes@bakerbotts.com BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. 910 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002-4995 (713) 229-1369 (713) 229-7869 (fax)

Attorneys for Appellant Guadalupe- Blanco River Authority

-ii- Tab A From AR 43 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.

Raylynn Howell on behalf of Samia Broadaway Bar No. 24088322 raylynn.howell@bakerbotts.com Envelope ID: 98749791 Filing Code Description: Exhibit Filing Description: Appellant Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority's Oral Argument Bench Book Status as of 3/21/2025 3:13 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Macey ReasonerStokes macey.stokes@bakerbotts.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Molly Cagle 3591800 molly.cagle@bakerbotts.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Samia Broadaway 24088322 samia.broadaway@bakerbotts.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

John Ormiston 24121040 john.ormiston@bakerbotts.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: National Wildlife Federation

Marisa Perales 24002750 marisa@txenvirolaw.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Katie B.Hobson katie.hobson@oag.texas.gov 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Laura Courtney laura.courtney@oag.texas.gov 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

Mahita Shankar mahita@txenvirolaw.com 3/21/2025 2:55:01 PM SENT

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