Mike Morath, in His Official Capacity as Texas Commissioner of Education and La Villa Independent School District v. Dr. Paz Elizondo

ACCEPTED
15-25-00024-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
9/25/2025 4:54 PM
Cause No. 15-25-00024-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK

IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN
15th COURT OF APPEALS
AT AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
MIKE MORATH, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; and
Clerk

LA VILLA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Appellants,
v.

DR. PAZ ELIZONDO,
Appellee.
__________________________________________________

APPELLANT MORATH’S NOTICE OF CHANGE IN
ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE
__________________________________________________

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 8, Appellant, Mike

Morath, Texas Commissioner of Education, by and through his counsel

of record, files this Notice of Designation of New Attorney-In-Charge.

Appellant Morath’s attorney-in-charge was Assistant Attorney General

Karen L. Watkins. Appellant Morath now designates Assistant Attorney

General Alexander R. Comsudi as his attorney-in-charge. Going forward,

Mr. Comsudi is responsible for this suit and shall be the attorney to

receive all communications from the Court and other parties, at the

address indicated below. Notice of this designation has been provided to

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all other parties, as required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21(a).

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas

BRENT WEBSTER
First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA
Deputy First Assistant Attorney
General

AUSTIN KINGHORN
Deputy Attorney General for Civil
Litigation

ERNEST C. GARCIA
Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/ Alexander R. Comsudi
ALEXANDER R. COMSUDI
State Bar No. 24087006
Assistant Attorney General
Administrative Law Division
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Telephone: (512) 475-3204
Facsimile: (512) 320-0167
Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT MIKE
MORATH, TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on September 25, 2025 a true and correct copy of the
foregoing document has been served via electronic service and/or email
to the following:

RUBEN R. PEÑA
State Bar No. 15740900
LAW OFFICES OF RUBEN R. PEÑA, P.C.
222 W. Harrison, Suite B
Harlingen, Texas 78550
Tel.: (956) 496-2060
ruben@rubenpenalaw.com
Counsel for Appellee
Dr. Paz Elizondo

JOHAN HOLTER
State Bar No. 24106107
KRISTI GODDEN
State Bar No. 24079577
DAVID CAMPBELL
State Bar No. 24057033
EDEN RAMIREZ
State Bar No. 24112355
O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO
808 West Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
Tel.: (512) 494-9949
Fax: (512) 494-9919
jholter@808west.com
kgodden@808west.com
dcampbell@808west.com
eramirez@808west.com
Counsel for Appellant
La Villa Independent
School District
/s/ Alexander R. Comsudi
ALEXANDER R. COMSUDI
Assistant Attorney General

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Holly Dudrick on behalf of Alexander Comsudi
Bar No. 24087006
holly.dudrick@oag.texas.gov
Envelope ID: 106101623
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Filing Description: 2025 0925 Notice of Change in Attorney in Charge
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Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Ruben Pena 15740900 ruben@rubenpenalaw.com 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT

Kristy Alonzo kalonzo@thompsonhorton.com 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT

David J.Campbell dcampbell@thompsonhorton.com 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT

Kate French kfrench@thompsonhorton.com 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT

Alexander RaymondComsudi Alexanderraymond.Comsudi@oag.texas.gov 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT

Holly Dudrick holly.dudrick@oag.texas.gov 9/25/2025 4:54:12 PM SENT