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In re Abbott

Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg
Aug 30, 2021
No. 13-21-00274-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 30, 2021)

Opinion

13-21-00274-CV

08-30-2021

IN RE GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS


On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Silva

ORDER

PER CURIAM

Relators Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas, have filed a petition for writ of mandamus through which they assert that the trial court clearly abused its discretion in enjoining the enforcement of Executive Order GA-38 issued pursuant to the Governor's authority under the Texas Disaster Act. In the underlying proceedings, Point Isabel Independent School District (Point Isabel ISD) filed suit against relators seeking injunctive relief against the enforcement of Executive Order GA-38, which, among other provisions, forbids local governmental entities from requiring individuals to wear face coverings. The trial court issued a temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of GA-38 against Point Isabel ISD and all Texas Independent School Districts. Relators have filed an emergency motion for temporary relief seeking to stay the trial court's order. This morning, August 30, 2021, Point Isabel ISD filed an opposition to relators' emergency motion for temporary relief.

The Court, having examined and fully considered relators' emergency motion for temporary relief and Point Isabel ISD's opposition thereto, is of the opinion that the emergency motion for temporary relief should be denied. Accordingly, we deny the relators' emergency motion for temporary relief. The Court requests that the real party in interest, Point Isabel ISD, or any others whose interest would be directly affected by the relief sought, file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten days from the date of this order. See id. R. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8.

Justice Silva, dissenting in part, would grant relators' emergency motion for temporary relief.


Summaries of

In re Abbott

Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg
Aug 30, 2021
No. 13-21-00274-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 30, 2021)
Case details for

In re Abbott

Case Details

Full title:IN RE GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF…

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg

Date published: Aug 30, 2021

Citations

No. 13-21-00274-CV (Tex. App. Aug. 30, 2021)