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Justice Willett delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, Justice Green, Justice Johnson, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-11-02 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2011-07-29 | Record returned to Court of Appeals – |
| 2011-07-29 | Mandate issued – |
| 2011-06-17 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2011-06-17 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2011-06-17 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2010-12-27 | additional copies received – Respondent |
| 2010-12-22 | Response to amicus curiae brief – Respondent |
| 2010-12-22 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Respondent |
| 2010-12-16 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2010-12-07 | Oral argument – |
| 2010-12-06 | Amicus Curiae Brief received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2010-12-01 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Amicus Curiae |
| 2010-11-30 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-11-30 | Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks. – View Sheet |
| 2010-11-30 | Motion to Argue disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-11-18 | Miscellaneous motion filed. – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2010-11-18 | Motion to Argue filed – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2010-11-10 | Amicus Curiae Brief received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2010-11-08 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Respondent |
| 2010-10-26 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2010-10-25 | Call received – Petitioner |
| 2010-10-22 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-10-20 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-10-20 | Motion for Extension of Time filed – Amicus Curiae |
| 2010-10-14 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Petitioner |
| 2010-09-17 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2010-09-16 | Motion for Extension of Time filed – Amicus Curiae |
| 2010-08-27 | Solicitor general invited to file brief – |
| 2010-08-27 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-07-20 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Petitioner |
| 2010-07-20 | Reply brief – Petitioner |
| 2010-07-16 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Petitioner's Reply Brief View Sheet |
| 2010-07-15 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2010-07-01 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2010-06-24 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2010-06-11 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2010-05-03 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2010-04-30 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2010-04-09 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2010-04-07 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2010-03-16 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2010-03-12 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-02-19 | Reply filed – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-29 | Response to Motion – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-29 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2010-01-28 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Respondent |
| 2010-01-28 | Response to Petition for Review filed – Respondent |
| 2010-01-27 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2010-01-06 | Amicus Curiae Brief received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2009-12-28 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-12-15 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-12-09 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2009-11-30 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-11-30 | Petition for Review filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-10-14 | second m/e/t to file pet/review disposed of – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2009-10-13 | second m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-09-23 | m/e/t to file petition for review disposed of – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2009-09-22 | m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
Reply to Response to Petition - Filed: 02/19/2010 (2010-02-19)
Response to Petition - Filed: 01/28/2010 (2010-01-28)
Petition for Review (2009-11-30)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 06/11/2010 (2010-06-11)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 07/01/2010 (2010-07-01)
Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/20/2010 (2010-07-20)
Amicus Brief - State of Texas - Received: 11/10/2010 (2010-11-10)
Amicus Brief - Texas Charter Schools Association - Received: 01/06/2010 (2010-01-06)
Amicus Brief - Texas Charter Schools Association - Received: 12/06/2010 (2010-12-06)
Amicus Letter - State of Texas - Received: 12/16/2010 (2010-12-16)
Respondent's Response to Amicus Letter - Filed: 12/22/2010 (2010-12-22)