Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Exxon Mobil Corporation ExxonMobil Oil Corporation Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and Shell Oil Company

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00667-CV 4222958 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/20/2015 9:05:11 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK

FILED IN THOMAS H. EDWARDS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL AUSTIN, TEXAS DIRECT DIAL : (512) 475-4003 Thomas.Edwards@texasattorneygeneral.gov 2/20/2015 9:05:11 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk February 20, 2015

Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk Court of Appeals Third District of Texas P.O. Box 12547 Austin, Texas 78711-2547

Re: Case No. 03-14-00667-CV Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., in the Third Court of Appeals, Austin, Texas

Dear Mr. Kyle:

I am in receipt of your letter setting the above case for oral argument on March 11, 2015, at 1:30 pm. Please be advised that I intend to argue this case before the Court on behalf of Appellant, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Sincerely,

/s/ Thomas H. Edwards THOMAS H. EDWARDS Assistant Attorney General Tex. State Bar No. 06461800

Office of the Attorney General

PO S T OF F I C E BO X 12548, AU S T I N , TE X A S 78711-2548 TEL: (512)463-2100 W W W .TEX A SAT T O R N E YGEN ER A L.G O V A n Equa l Em pl o ym ent O pp or t unit y Em pl o ye r · Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk Court of Appeals Third District of Texas Page 2

Environmental Protection Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 475-4003 Fax: (512) 320-0911 Thomas.Edwards@TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Thomas H. Edwards, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served by electronic service on the following parties or attorneys of record on the 20th day of February 2015, and by email the same day.

Attorneys Parties

John R. Eldridge Exxon Mobil Corporation, HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 2100 Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Houston TX 77010-2020 and Shell Oil Company Telephone: (713) 547-2000 Facsimile: (713) 547-2600 John.Eldridge@haynesboone.com Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk Court of Appeals Third District of Texas Page 3

Adam H. Sencenbaugh Exxon Mobil Corporation, HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, 600 Congress Ave., Ste. 1300 Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Austin TX 78701-2579 and Shell Oil Company Telephone: (512) 867-8489 Telecopier: (512) 867-8606 Adam.Sencenbaugh@ haynesboone.com

Janessa M. Glenn Cabot Norit Americas, Inc. R. Steven Morton MOLTZ MORTON & GLENN, LLP 5113 Southwest Pkwy, Ste. 120 Austin TX 78735-8969 jglenn@mmandg.com

John E. Leslie Howard Freilich, d/b/a Quick Stop JOHN LESLIE * PLLC Brake and Muffler 1216 Florida Dr., Ste. 140 Arlington TX 76015-2393 Tel: (817) 505-1291 Arlingtonlaw@aol.com

Cynthia J. Bishop Baxter Oil Service C BISHOP LAW PC P.O. Box 612994 Dallas TX 75261-2994 cbishop@cbishoplaw.com Jeffrey D. Kyle, Clerk Court of Appeals Third District of Texas Page 4

Paul Craig Laird II Frank Kosar, d/b/a Rite Way ASHLEY & LAIRD, L.C. Truck Rental 800 W. Airport Fwy., Ste. 880 Irving TX 75062-6274 pcl880@aim.com

George E. Kuehn SBC Holdings, Inc., f/k/a The Stroh BUTZEL LONG Brewery Company 301 E. Liberty St., Ste 500 Ann Arbor MI 48104-2283 Tel: 734-213-3257 Fax: 734-995-1777 kuehn@butzel.com

/s/ Thomas H. Edwards THOMAS H. EDWARDS