Home/Court of Appeals of Texas/Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner Texas Health and Human Services Charles Smith, in His Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner and Corrections Corporation of America, and the GEO Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc., Gloria Valenzuela, E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G., F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner Texas Health and Human Services Charles Smith, in His Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner and Corrections Corporation of America, and the GEO Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc., Gloria Valenzuela, E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G., F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A.

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided December 5, 2019·No. 03-18-00261-CV·Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-18-00261-CV

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner; Texas Health and Human Services Commission;

Charles Smith, in his Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner; Corrections Corporation of America; and The GEO Group, Inc., Appellants

v.

Grassroots Leadership, Inc.; Gloria Valenzuela; E. G. S., for herself and as next friend for A. E. S. G.; F. D. G., for herself and as next friend for N. R. C. D.; Y. E. M. A., for herself and as next friend for A. S. A.; Y. R. F., for herself and as next friend for C. R. R.;

S. J. M. G., for herself and as next friend for J. C. M.; K. G. R. M., for herself and as next friend for A. V. R.; C. R. P., for herself and as next friend for A. N. C. P.; B. E. F. R., for herself and as next friend for N. S. V.; S. E. G. E., for herself and as next friend for G. E. A.; Leser Julieta Lopez Herrera, for herself and as next friend for A. B.; and Rose Guzman de Marquez, for herself and as next friend for D. R., Appellees

FROM THE 353RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-15-004336, THE HONORABLE KARIN CRUMP, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER

The Court denies appellees’ motion for en banc reconsideration.

It is ordered on December 5, 2019.

Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin, Baker, Triana, Kelly, and Smith Dissenting Opinion by Justice Triana, Joined by Justices Kelly and Smith

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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner Texas Health and Human Services Charles Smith, in His Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner and Corrections Corporation of America, and the GEO Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc., Gloria Valenzuela, E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G., F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A., (Tex. Ct. App. 2019).

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner Texas Health and Human Services Charles Smith, in His Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner and Corrections Corporation of America, and the GEO Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc., Gloria Valenzuela, E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G., F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A. (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Henry Whitman, in His Official Capacity as DFPS Commissioner Texas Health and Human Services Charles Smith, in His Official Capacity as HHSC Executive Commissioner and Corrections Corporation of America, and the GEO Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc., Gloria Valenzuela, E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G., F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D., Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.