The State of Texas, by and Through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Mark Gleason, and Jude Prather, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; And Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Official Capacities

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided January 21, 2025·No. 15-24-00084-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00084-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/21/2025 10:11 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM Ms. Smith’s Direct Line: (512) 322-5820 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Email: gsmith@lglawfirm.com Clerk

January 21, 2025

Via e-filing Mr. Christopher A. Prine, Clerk Court of Appeals Fifteenth District of Texas 300 W. 15th Street, Suite 607 Austin, Texas 78701

Re: Court of Appeals No.: 15-24-00084-CV Trial Court Case No.: 24-0267

The State of Texas, by and through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; et. al.

Dear Mr. Prine:

I am in receipt of your letter dated December 23, 2024 advising that this case has been scheduled for oral argument before the Court on February 12, 2025, commencing at 9:00 a.m. Please accept this letter as notice of my intention to argue the case on behalf of Appellees before the Court as scheduled.

In the interim, please let me know if I need to provide any additional information in regard to the upcoming oral argument.

Sincerely,

/s/ Gabrielle C. Smith Gabrielle C. Smith

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Case Contacts

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Jose De La Fuente 793605 jdelafuente@lglawfirm.com 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

James Parker 24027591 jparker@lglawfirm.com 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Johnathan Stone 24071779 Johnathan.Stone@oag.texas.gov 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Gabrielle Smith 24093172 gsmith@lglawfirm.com 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Barbara Quirk 16436750 bquirk@sanmarcostx.gov 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Sydney Sadler 24117905 ssadler@lglawfirm.com 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Jacob Przada 24125371 przadaj@utexas.edu 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Nancy Villarreal nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

Cory Scanlon cory.scanlon@oag.texas.gov 1/21/2025 10:11:12 AM SENT

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The State of Texas, by and Through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Mark Gleason, and Jude Prather, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; And Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Official Capacities, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

The State of Texas, by and Through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Mark Gleason, and Jude Prather, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; And Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Official Capacities (The State of Texas, by and Through the Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Mark Gleason, and Jude Prather, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; And Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Official Capacities) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.