Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
APPELLANT ATTORNEY: Dannick Villasenor-Hernandez , 1635 N.E. Loop 410, Ste. 900, San Antonio, TX 78209, Von A. Jones , Holland & Holland, LLC, 1250 NE Loop 410, Ste. 808, San Antonio, TX 78209, William J. Cozort Jr. , Brothers Alvarado, P.C., Two Memorial City Plaza, Houston, TX 77024, Richard Abram Stewart , Adams and Reese LLP, 1221 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010, Logan Adcock , Canterbury, Gooch, Surratt, Shapiro, Stein, Gaswirth & Jones, P.C., 4891 LBJ Fwy. Ste. 301, Dallas, TX 75244, Michael Barrett Jones , Canterbury Gooch Surratt Shapiro Stein, Gaswirth & Jones, P.C., 4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 301, Dallas, TX 75244, Sean Michael Guerrero , Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, 550 W. Texas Ave., Suite 800, Midland, TX 79701, Lawrence Johnson West , West Mermis, PLLC, 1301 McKinney, Suite 3120, Houston, TX 77010, Francis McWilliams , West Mermis PLLC, 1301 McKinney, Suite 3120, Houston, TX 77010, Bill Kroger , Baker Botts, L.L.P., 910 Louisiana Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-4995, Michael G. Terry , Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P., 800 N. Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 200, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, Sarah Smith , 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77046, David Lawrence Merkley , Germer Gertz PLLC, 2929 Allen Parkway, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77019, James Alexander Tatem III , Germer PLLC, 2929 Allen, Pkwy, Houston, TX 77019-7100, David L. Ortega , Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC, 10001 Reunion Place, Ste. 600, San Antonio, TX 78216-4140, Arnold Gonzales Jr. , Arnold Gonzales, Jr. — Attorney & Counselor, 5337 Yorktown Blvd., Suite 5-3, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, John Anthony Guerra , Brock Person Guerra Reyna, P.C., 17339 Redland Rd., San Antonio, TX 78247-2304, James M. Parker Jr. , Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC, 10001 Reunion Place, Ste. 600, San Antonio, TX 78216-4140, Robert L. Guerra , Thornton, Biechlin, Segrato, Reynolds & Guerra, 418 East Dove Avenue, McAllen, TX 78504, John Richer , 320 S Boston Ave Ste 200, Tulsa, OK 74103-3706, Kevin F. Mickits , Upton Mickits & Heymann, LLP, 7800 IH-10 West, Suite 740, San Antonio, TX 78230, Chessa Akins , The Rosenblatt Law Firm, 16719 Huebner Rd., Bldg. 1, San Antonio, TX 78248, Brian C. Miller , Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, 802 North Carancahua, Suite 1300, Corpus Christi, TX 78401.
APPELLEE ATTORNEY: Donato D. Ramos , Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos, PLLC, 6721 McPherson, Suite 350, Laredo, TX 78045, Daniel Walter , Law Offices of Donato D. Ramos, P.L.L.C. TCB Financial Center, Laredo, TX 78041, Robinson C. Ramsey , 745 E Mulberry Ave, Ste. 700, San Antonio, TX 78212-3141, Catherine M. Stone , Langley & Banack, Inc., 745 E. Mulberry Avenue, Suite 900, San Antonio, TX 78212, Daniel M. Gonzalez , Dimmit County Attorney, 103 North 5th Street, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834.
Sitting en banc: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice, Karen Angelini, Justice, Marialyn Barnard, Justice, Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice, Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice, Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice, Irene Rios, Justice.