Fifteenth Court of Appeals

Case: 15-26-00156-CV    
15-26-00156-CV
08/13/2026
Administrative Law - Plea to Jurisdiction
Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas 
The City of Austin, Texas; Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation; Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation Senior Lien Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 2024; Dirty Martin's; Gonzalo Barrientos; Margaret Gomez; Ora Houston; and Susana Almanza 
No 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼Document
No briefs.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼Document
09/01/2026Letter issued by the court 
08/26/2026Clerks record filed 
08/25/2026Docketing statement filed 
[ PDF/623 KB ] Docketing Statement
08/25/2026Reporters record filed 
08/20/2026Fee paid 
08/13/2026Case began in court of appeals 
08/13/2026Notice of appeal filed in trial court 
08/13/2026Judgment signed by trial court judge 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼
09/21/2026StatusAppellant brief due
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Ken Paxton, Attorney General of TexasAppellantLynn E. Saarinen
Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation Senior Lien Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 2024AppelleeElliot Clark
Matthew Hines
Rosemarie Kanusky
Jeffrey Nydegger
Austin Transit Partnership Local Government CorporationAppelleeElliot Clark
Rosemarie Kanusky
Matthew Hines
Jeffrey Nydegger
Dirty Martin'sAppelleeBill Aleshire
C. Richard Fine
Barrientos, GonzaloAppelleeBill Aleshire
C. Richard Fine
Gomez, MargaretAppelleeBill Aleshire
C. Richard Fine
Houston, OraAppelleeBill Aleshire
C. Richard Fine
Almanza, SusanaAppelleeBill Aleshire
C. Richard Fine
Mayor Kirk Watson, Council Members Natasha Harper-Madison, Vanessa Fuentes, Jose Velazquez, Jose “Chito” Vela, Ryan Alter, Krista Lane, Mike Siegel, Paige Ellis, Zohaib “Zo” Qadri, and Marc Duchen All in Their Official CapacitiesUnknown 
The City of AustinAppelleePaul D. Trahan
Emily Wolf
Kayla Ahmed
Warren S. Huang
Trial Court Information
455th District Court 
Travis 
Honorable Maria Cantú Hexsel 
D-1-GN-24-001064 
Chavela Crain