Supreme Court

Case: 18-0128    
18-0128
02/15/2018
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RICHARD A. HYDE, P.E., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
BRAZOS VALLEY ENERGY, LLC; HAYS ENERGY, LLC; ENNIS POWER CO., LLC; MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY, LLC; WISE COUNTY POWER CO., LLC; FREEPORT ENERGY CENTER, LLC; FREESTONE POWER GENERATION, LLC; AND TENASKA GATEWAY PARTNERS, LTD. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
02/04/2019Post submission brief filedPetitioner Post-Submission Response Letter filed on behalf of TCEQ.
02/04/2019Post submission brief filedRespondent Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
01/22/2019Exhibits in case/cause filedRespondent Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
10/16/2018Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and its Executive Director.
10/01/2018Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
08/20/2018Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioners' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
07/19/2018Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
04/25/2018Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund and Texas Association of School Administrators. Submitted by David B. Hodgins of Thompson & Horton LLP of Houston, Texas.
04/19/2018Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of Harris County Appraisal District in support of Petition for Review submitted by Robert Preisler, Jr. of HCAD, of Houston, TX.
03/26/2018Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/14/2018Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument will be presented by Daniel C. Wiseman with Office of Attorney General of Texas, filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
11/29/2018Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of respondents, Freestone Power Generation, LLC, et al. Oral Argument will be presented by Susan A. Kidwell of Locke Lord LLP of Austin, Texas.
11/16/2018Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 24, 2019. Time allotted to argue:  20/20 minutes  (Justice Guzman not sitting)
11/16/2018Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
11/16/2018Petition for Review granted 
11/09/2018Substitution of Counsel  Notice of Substitution of Counsel filed on behalf of Tenaska Gateway Partners, LTD.
10/16/2018Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and its Executive Director.
10/01/2018Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
09/10/2019Case Stored  e-stored
09/05/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits is granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response brief is due October 1, 2018; Reply brief is due October 16, 2018.
09/05/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
08/20/2018Brief on the Merits  Petitioners' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
07/22/2019Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
07/20/2018Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than August 20, 2018; Response brief due September 10, 2018; Reply brief due September 25, 2018.
07/19/2018Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
06/18/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review granted in part. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Response is due no later than July 25, 2018.
06/18/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
06/12/2018Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
06/01/2018Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 3rd COA
05/25/2018Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than June 25, 2018.
05/16/2019Correction to Motion  Corrected Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of TCEQ.
05/16/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing is due June 10, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
05/16/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of TCEQ, et al.
05/03/2019Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
05/03/2019Opinion issuedCourt of appeals' judgment affirmed The Court affirms the court of appeals' judgment. Justice Lehrmann delivered the opinion of the Court.  (Justice Guzman not sitting)
(5/3/2019 2:17:28 PM) 180128.pdf, 18-0128.jmt.pdf
04/25/2018Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund and Texas Association of School Administrators. Submitted by David B. Hodgins of Thompson & Horton LLP of Houston, Texas.
04/24/2018Case forwarded to Court 
04/20/2018Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Freestone Power Generation, LLC, Tenaska Gateway Partners, Ltd., and Ennis Power Co., LLC, et al.
04/19/2018Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of Harris County Appraisal District in support of Petition for Review submitted by Robert Preisler, Jr. of HCAD, of Houston, TX.
03/26/2018Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
03/07/2018Cases consolidated by Supreme Court  Consolidated with cases 18-0129, 18-0130, 18-0131, 18-0132, 18-0133, 18-0134 and 18-0135. Petitions, Responses, Replies & Briefs, etc. are consolidated into the lowest case number, 18-0128.
03/07/2018Motion to Consolidate disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion to Consolidate Cases 18-0128, 18-0129, 18-0130, 18-0131, 18-0132, 18-0133, 18-0134 and 18-0135 granted.
03/05/2018Motion to Consolidate filed  Unopposed Motion to Consolidate Cases 18-0128, 18-0129, 18-0130, 18-0131, 18-0132, 18-0133, 18-0134 and 18-0135 filed on behalf of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
02/15/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review has been granted. Petition for Review is due on March 26, 2018.
02/15/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al.
02/04/2019Post submission brief filed  Post-Submission Response Letter filed on behalf of TCEQ.
02/04/2019Post submission brief filed  Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
01/24/2019Oral argument   Argued on behalf of petitioners by Daniel C. Wiseman; Argued on behalf of respondents by Susan A. Kidwell
01/22/2019Exhibits in case/cause filed  Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Brazos Valley Energy, LLC, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
09/10/2019Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Hays Energy, LLCRespondentMr. Whitney Louis Swift
Mr. Kevin Dow Collins
Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance FundAmicus CuriaeMr. David B. Hodgins
Bradley Domangue
Jessica Witte
Tenaska Gateway Partners Ltd.RespondentMr. Edward Kliewer III
Mr. Thomas A. Countryman
Brazos Valley Energy, LLCRespondentMs. Susan A. Kidwell
Ms. Elizabeth E. Mack
Mr. Geoffrey R. Polma
Harris County Appraisal DistrictAmicus CuriaeMr. Robert Preisler Jr.
Texas Association of School AdministratorsAmicus CuriaeJessica Witte
Mr. David B. Hodgins
Bradley Domangue
Midlothian Energy LLCRespondentMr. Whitney Louis Swift
Mr. Kevin Dow Collins
Richard A. Hyde, P.E., Executive Director of The Texas Commission on Environmental QualityPetitionerMs. Amy E. Davis
Mr. Brantley David Starr
Mr. Daniel C. Wiseman
Mr. James Edward Davis
Ms. Priscilla M. Hubenak
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Texas Commission on Environmental QualityPetitionerMs. Amy E. Davis
Mr. Brantley David Starr
Mr. James Edward Davis
Ms. Priscilla M. Hubenak
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Mr. Daniel C. Wiseman
Ennis Power Co., LLCRespondentMr. Whitney Louis Swift
Mr. Kevin Dow Collins
Freeport Energy Center, LLCRespondentMs. Elizabeth E. Mack
Ms. Susan A. Kidwell
Mr. Geoffrey R. Polma
Freestone Power Generation, LLCRespondentMr. Geoffrey R. Polma
Ms. Elizabeth E. Mack
Ms. Susan A. Kidwell
Wise County Power Co., LLCRespondentMr. Kevin Dow Collins
Mr. Whitney Louis Swift
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
564 SW3d 1, 07-11-17 
3rd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Melissa Young Goodwin 
Trial Court Information
98th District Court 
Travis 
Honorable Rhonda G. Hurley 
D-1-GN-14-004471