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BEEMAN v. LIVINGSTON

No. 13-0867.

468 S.W.3d 534 (2015)

Laura BEEMAN and Janet Lock, Petitioners, v. Brad LIVINGSTON, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: June 26, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abigail Frank , Texas Civil Rights Project, 1405 Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 78741-3436, Brandon Tuck , Conor McEvily , Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002-6760, Geoffrey Neil Courtney , Clemens & Spencer, PC, 112 E. Pecan Street, Suite 1300, San Antonio, TX 78205, Nicholas D. Stepp , Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P., 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77056, Scott Medlock , Edwards Law, The Haehnel Building, 1101 East 11th Street, Austin, TX 78702, Thomas S. Leatherbury , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700, Dallas, TX 75201-2975, for Petitioners.

Daniel Tekstar Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Joseph David `Jody' Hughes , Assistant Solicitor General, Kimberly Kay Coogan , Office of the Attorney General, Law Enforcement Division, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548, for Respondent.

Deaf inmates housed in a unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) sued TDCJ's Executive Director, claiming he acted ultra vires because he violated the Texas Human Resources Code by failing to reasonably accommodate their impairment. The trial court agreed with

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