Supreme Court

Case: 19-0995    
19-0995
11/05/2019
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
JAMES H. WATSON AND OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED 
CITY OF ALLEN, CITY OF AMARILLO, CITY OF ARLINGTON, CITY OF AUSTIN, CITY OF BALCH SPRINGS, CITY OF BALCONES HEIGHTS, CITY OF BASTROP, CITY OF BAYTOWN, CITY OF BEDFORD, CITY OF BURLESON, CITY OF CEDAR HILL, CITY OF CONROE, CITY OF COPPELL, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CITY OF DALLAS, CITY OF DENTON, CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, CITY OF EL PASO, CITY OF ELGIN, CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH, CITY OF FORT WORTH, CITY OF FRISCO, CITY OF GARLAND, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, CITY OF HALTOM CITY, CITY OF HUMBLE, CITY OF HURST, ET AL. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
11/04/2019Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of James H. Watson, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/10/2019Case forwarded to Court 
11/21/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Fort Worth.
11/13/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc.
11/11/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Dallas.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Arlington.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Cedar Hill.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Allen, et al.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Little Elm and the City of Roanoke.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of American Traffic Solutions, Inc., et al.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of The City of Hurst and the City of Bedford.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Frisco.
11/08/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Plano.
11/07/2019Call received  Call received from counsel for respondent regarding returned filing.
11/07/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Garland.
11/06/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of the City of Austin.
11/05/2019Clerk's Record 
11/05/2019Court reporter/recorder's record 
11/05/2019Court reporter/recorder's record 
11/05/2019Clerk's Record 
11/04/2019Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of James H. Watson, et al.
02/14/2020Petition for Review disposedDenied
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
03/20/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
City of KilleenRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of FriscoRespondentMr. Richard M. Abernathy
Mr. Charles J. Crawford
City of Cedar HillRespondentMr. Christopher A. Klement
Mr. Darrell G. Noga
City of WataugaRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of DentonRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Little ElmRespondentMr. Edwin P. Voss Jr.
City of HurstRespondentMr. Matthew L. Butler
City of Jersey VillageRespondentMr. Scott Bounds
Mr. Eric C. Farrar  
City of CoppellRespondentMr. Peter Gardner Smith
Ms. Victoria W. Thomas
City of HumbleRespondentMr. Eric C. Farrar  
Mr. Scott Bounds
City of GarlandRespondentMr. Kurt Compton Banowsky
Mr. Scott D. Levine
Mr. Baxter W. Banowsky
Mr. Brad Neighbor
American Traffic Solutions, LLCRespondentMr. Thomas Williams
Ms. Karen Coomer Denney
Mr. A. Ryan Paulsen
City of BurlesonRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Balcones HeightsRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of ClevelandRespondentMr. Scott Bounds
City of MagnoliaRespondentMr. Scott Bounds
City of Austin RespondentMr. John S. Langner
Brandon Carr
Ms. Tracy Shahan Snelson
Ms. Lynn E. Carter
City of AllenRespondentMs. Victoria W. Thomas
Mr. Peter Gardner Smith
City of North Richland HillsRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of RoanokeRespondentMr. Edwin P. Voss Jr.
City of League CityRespondentMr. Andrew M. Edison
Mr. George A. Staples Jr.
American Traffic Solutions, Inc.RespondentMr. A. Ryan Paulsen
Mr. Thomas Williams
Ms. Karen Coomer Denney
City of AmarilloRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Round RockRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Corpus ChristiRespondentMr. Mark William DeKoch
Mr. George A. Staples Jr.
Mr. M. Michael Meyer
City of El PasoRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Sugar LandRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of RichardsonRespondentMr. Peter Gardner Smith
Ms. Victoria W. Thomas
City of MesquiteRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of DuncanvilleRespondentMs. Victoria W. Thomas
Mr. Peter Gardner Smith
The State of TexasRespondentMr. Andrew Davis
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
City of TomballRespondentMr. Eric C. Farrar  
Mr. Scott Bounds
City of ArlingtonRespondentMr. Robert H. Fugate
City of BaytownRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of DallasRespondentMs. Stacy Jordan Rodriguez  
City of IrvingRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Balch SpringsRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of BedfordRespondentMr. Matthew L. Butler
City of PlanoRespondentMr. Robert J. Davis
City of HuttoRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Farmers BranchRespondentMs. Victoria W. Thomas
Mr. Peter Gardner Smith
City of BastropRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of ConroeRespondentMr. Scott Bounds
Mr. Eric C. Farrar  
City of Fort WorthRespondentMs. Laetitia Coleman Brown
City of ElginRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of MarshallRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Haltom CityRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of Richland HillsRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
City of LongviewRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
Watson, James H.PetitionerMr. Russell J. Bowman
Mr. Scott A. Stewart
City of Grand PrairieRespondentMr. George A. Staples Jr.
Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc.RespondentMr. Lars L. Berg
Mr. Matthew David Stayton
City of University ParkRespondentMr. Peter Gardner Smith
Ms. Victoria W. Thomas
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
587 SW3d 161, 09-19-19 
2nd Court of Appeals 
Honorable J. Wade Birdwell 
Trial Court Information
153rd District Court 
Tarrant 
Honorable Susan H. McCoy 
153-298996-18