Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie

Court of Appeals of Texas

Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided December 5, 2025·No. 15-25-00206-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 11/13/2025 1:30 PM 15-25-00206-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF Velva

APPEALSL. Price District

AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk

Travis County

12/5/2025 2:01 PM

CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-23-005614 D-1-GN-23-005614 CHRISTOPHER A.RosaPRINEOneal CLERK

ALPHONSE LIPKINS, ALEXANDRIA § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RECEIVED IN

PRITCHARD, and REBECCA MURIE, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiffs, § AUSTIN, TEXAS § 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM v. § TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

§ Clerk TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN § SERVICES COMMISSION, § Defendant. § 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR THE CLERK’S RECORD

Defendant Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“HHSC”) is appealing the

Order Reversing Health and Human Services Decision and Order to the Fifteenth Court of

Appeals. The Hon. Maria Cantú Hexsel signed the Order on October 15, 2025. HHSC is filing

this on this same date, November 13, 2025, and will pay the clerk’s fee for the preparation and

filing of the clerk’s record in this case. Please contact us with the invoiced amount as soon as

possible so that we may deliver payment.

HHSC requests that the following documents be included in the clerk’s record, as specified

in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5:

Item No. Date filed Pleading or Document 1. 09/14/2023 Plaintiff’s Original Petition and Appeal of SOAH Decision and Order 2. 12/02/2024 Defendants’ Original Answer 3. 01/13/2025 Motion for Consolidation 4. 02/06/2025 Order Granting HHSC Motion to Consolidate 5. 07/21/2025 Administrative Record 6. 07/24/2025 Notice of Filing Administrative Record 7. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Notice of Appeal 8. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for the Reporter’s Record 9. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for Clerk’s Record (this document) 10. The court’s docket sheet 11. The certified bill of costs

Once the clerk has determined the cost of preparing the record, the Office of the Attorney

General will pay the invoice that the clerk submits.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas

BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER State Bar No. 24093716 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL 808 Travis Street, #1520 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 225-8913 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 sherlyn.harper@oag.texas.gov

Counsel for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on this 14th day of September 2023, on the following pro se plaintiff via the e-filing system used by the Texas courts and by e-mailing it to the email address listed by Ms. Sonnenschein in her petition:

Norman R. Ladd SBN: 24041285 nladd@laddtxlaw.com Prema Autry SBN: 24082357 pautry@laddtxlaw.com Ladd Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 223 S. Bonner Ave. Tyler, Texas 5702 (903) 705-7211 Telephone

Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER Assistant Attorney General

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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 108015595 Filing Code Description: Request Filing Description: CLERK'S RECORD REQUEST Status as of 11/13/2025 3:44 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Prema Autry pautry@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Cheryl Kuester ckuester@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Norman Ladd nladd@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Maria Rizo Maria.Rizo@hhs.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Sherlyn Harper Sherlyn.Harper@oag.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: ALPHONSE LIPKINS

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jayden Jones jjones@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 108779112 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 2025 1113_Req for Clks Rec 1 Status as of 12/5/2025 2:06 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Sherlyn Harper Sherlyn.Harper@oag.texas.gov 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Rebecca Murie

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Norman Ladd nladd@laddtxlaw.com 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Prema Autry pautry@laddtxlaw.com 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

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ACCEPTED 11/13/2025 1:30 PM 15-25-00206-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF Velva

APPEALSL. Price District

AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk

Travis County

12/5/2025 2:01 PM

CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-23-005614 D-1-GN-23-005614 CHRISTOPHER A.RosaPRINEOneal CLERK

ALPHONSE LIPKINS, ALEXANDRIA § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RECEIVED IN

PRITCHARD, and REBECCA MURIE, § 15th COURT OF APPEALS Plaintiffs, § AUSTIN, TEXAS § 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM v. § TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

§ Clerk TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN § SERVICES COMMISSION, § Defendant. § 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR THE CLERK’S RECORD

Defendant Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“HHSC”) is appealing the

Order Reversing Health and Human Services Decision and Order to the Fifteenth Court of

Appeals. The Hon. Maria Cantú Hexsel signed the Order on October 15, 2025. HHSC is filing

this on this same date, November 13, 2025, and will pay the clerk’s fee for the preparation and

filing of the clerk’s record in this case. Please contact us with the invoiced amount as soon as

possible so that we may deliver payment.

HHSC requests that the following documents be included in the clerk’s record, as specified

in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5:

Item No. Date filed Pleading or Document 1. 09/14/2023 Plaintiff’s Original Petition and Appeal of SOAH Decision and Order 2. 12/02/2024 Defendants’ Original Answer 3. 01/13/2025 Motion for Consolidation 4. 02/06/2025 Order Granting HHSC Motion to Consolidate 5. 07/21/2025 Administrative Record 6. 07/24/2025 Notice of Filing Administrative Record 7. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Notice of Appeal 8. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for the Reporter’s Record 9. 11/13/2025 Defendant’s Request for Clerk’s Record (this document) 10. The court’s docket sheet 11. The certified bill of costs

Once the clerk has determined the cost of preparing the record, the Office of the Attorney

General will pay the invoice that the clerk submits.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas

BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

AUSTIN KINGHORN Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation

ERNEST C. GARCIA Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER State Bar No. 24093716 Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL 808 Travis Street, #1520 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 225-8913 Facsimile: (512) 320-0167 sherlyn.harper@oag.texas.gov

Counsel for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on this 14th day of September 2023, on the following pro se plaintiff via the e-filing system used by the Texas courts and by e-mailing it to the email address listed by Ms. Sonnenschein in her petition:

Norman R. Ladd SBN: 24041285 nladd@laddtxlaw.com Prema Autry SBN: 24082357 pautry@laddtxlaw.com Ladd Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 223 S. Bonner Ave. Tyler, Texas 5702 (903) 705-7211 Telephone

Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Sherlyn Harper SHERLYN HARPER Assistant Attorney General

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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 108015595 Filing Code Description: Request Filing Description: CLERK'S RECORD REQUEST Status as of 11/13/2025 3:44 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Prema Autry pautry@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Cheryl Kuester ckuester@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Norman Ladd nladd@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Maria Rizo Maria.Rizo@hhs.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Sherlyn Harper Sherlyn.Harper@oag.texas.gov 11/13/2025 1:30:15 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: ALPHONSE LIPKINS

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Jayden Jones jjones@laddtxlaw.com 11/13/2025 1:30:15 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.

Catherine Hughes on behalf of Sherlyn Harper Bar No. 24093176 catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov Envelope ID: 108779112 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: 2025 1113_Req for Clks Rec 1 Status as of 12/5/2025 2:06 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Catherine Hughes catherine.hughes@oag.texas.gov 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Sherlyn Harper Sherlyn.Harper@oag.texas.gov 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Rebecca Murie

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Norman Ladd nladd@laddtxlaw.com 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Prema Autry pautry@laddtxlaw.com 12/5/2025 2:01:50 PM SENT

Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Rebecca Murie, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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