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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

JACOB PRZADA
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. BOX 12548
AUSTIN, TX 78711
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

MR. JOHNATHAN D. STONE
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. BOX 12548
AUSTIN, TX 78711-2548
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

MR. MARK JAMES SCHROEDER
HEJL & SCHROEDER PC
PO BOX 192
TAYLOR, TX 76574-0192
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

MS. GABRIELLE SMITH
LLOYD GOSSELINK ROCHELLE & TOWNSEND
816 CONGRESS AVENUE
SUITE 1900
AUSTIN, TX 78701
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

DISTRICT CLERK BASTROP COUNTY
BASTROP COUNTY COURT
P.O. BOX 770
BASTROP, TX 78602
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

ETHAN SZUMANSKI
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. BOX 12548
AUSTIN, TX 78711
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

MR. RICHARD S. GLADDEN
LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD GLADDEN
1204 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE
SUITE 307
DENTON, TX 76201
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

CHRISTOPHER PRINE
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
P.O, BOX 12852
AUSTIN, TX 78711
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RE: Case No. 25-0973 DATE: 10/31/2025
COA #: 15-24-00082-CV TC#: 2621-21
STYLE: PARIS v. STATE OF TEX.
A petition for review was filed today in the above-
styled case. Respondent may file either a response, or a
waiver of response. If you file a waiver, the Court will
not grant the petition without first requesting a response.
(TEX. R. APP. P. 53.3) There is no fee for a response or a
waiver.

KYLE TEBO
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. BOX 12548
AUSTIN, TX 78711
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