TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY v. YOUNG

No. 23-0391, No. 23-0392.

682 S.W.3d 886 (2023)

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, Texas Southern University President Lesia Crumpton-Young and General Counsel Hao Le, Petitioners, v. Mary YOUNG, Respondent. In re Texas Southern University, Texas Southern University President Lesia Crumpton-Young and General Counsel Hao Le, Relators.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION FILED: October 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne D. Bennett , Bill Davis , Austin, Leif A. Olson , Brent Webster , John Coolidge , Houston, Shawn Cowles , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Kyle D. Highful , Judd E. Stone II , Benjamin Lyles , S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, for Petitioner Texas Southern University President Lesia Crumpton-Young in 23-0391.

Bill Davis , Austin, S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Judd E. Stone II , Kyle D. Highful , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , John Coolidge , Brent Webster , Houston, Shawn Cowles , Benjamin Lyles , for Petitioner Texas Southern University in 23-0391.

Benjamin L. Hall III , Ryan Finnegan , William Leroy Van Fleet , Houston, for Respondent in 23-0391.

Brent Webster , John Coolidge , Houston, Shawn Cowles , S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Bill Davis , Andrew Harris , Austin, Judd E. Stone II , Kyle D. Highful , Benjamin Lyles , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , for Petitioner Texas Southern University General Counsel Hao Le in 23-0391.

Ryan Finnegan , Benjamin L. Hall III , William Leroy Van Fleet , Houston, for Real Party in Interest Young, Mary in 23-0392.

Benjamin Lyles , Andrew Harris , Bill Davis , Angela V. Colmenero , Austin, Leif A. Olson , John Coolidge , Brent Webster , Houston, James Lloyd , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Shawn Cowles , Christopher D. Hilton , S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Judd E. Stone II , Lanora C. Pettit , Kimberly Gdula , Kyle D. Highful , Ryan Kercher , for Relator Texas Southern University General Counsel Hao Le in 23-0392.

Brent Webster , John Coolidge , Leif A. Olson , Houston, Christopher D. Hilton , Kyle D. Highful , Lanora C. Pettit , Shawn Cowles , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Benjamin Lyles , Angela V. Colmenero , Bill Davis , Austin, Judd E. Stone II , for Relator Texas Southern University in 23-0392.

John Coolidge , Leif A. Olson , Brent Webster , Houston, S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Yvonne D. Bennett , Angela V. Colmenero , Bill Davis , Austin, Christopher D. Hilton , Benjamin Lyles , Kyle D. Highful , Judd E. Stone II , Shawn Cowles , Lanora C. Pettit , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , for Relator Texas Southern University President Lesia Crumpton-Young in 23-0392.


Review denied. Mandamus denied.

The State contends that the trial court in this case improperly ordered merits discovery before ruling on the State's sovereign-immunity-based plea to the jurisdiction. The Court today denies the State's petition...

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