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*-704 Automated Certificate of eService
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Defendants, their agents, employees, or anyone acting with them, *-669 1.
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
at their direction, or on their behalf, are enjoined from taking any *-650 certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
further action toward the acquisition of the property located at *-637 certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.
5222 Avalon Point in Fort Bend County and known as the Royal *-613 Sienna apartments or any other property located in Missouri City, *-611 Kaela Olson on behalf of John Hightower
its ETJ, or the District; and
Bar No. 9614200
kolson@olsonllp.com
Envelope ID: 101682916
dants, their agents, employees, or anyone acting with them, *-566 2
Filing Code Description: Proposed Order
*-548 at their or on their behalf, are restrained from taking [1]
Filing Description: Order Granting Temporary Injunction and Setting Case
any action to seek a ta
tion for the property located at 5222 *-531 for Trial on the Merits
Avalon Pomt 1n Fort Bend County
wn as the Royal Slenna *-521 Status as of 6/6/2025 8:23 AM CST
City, 1ts ETJ *-509 apartments or any other property located 1n
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or the D1str1ct
Associated Case Party: City of Missouri City, Texas
Pursuant to section 6.002 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies *-464 3.
TimestampSubmitted Status
BarNumber Email
Name
Code and in article XI, section 11.02 of Missouri City's Charter, the *-441 6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
John Hightower 9614200
jhightower@olsonllp.com
Plaintiffs are not required to post an injunction bond.
6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
24099785
Allison Killian
akillian@olsonllp.com *-407 This Order Granting Temporary Injunction shall remain in effect *-405 4.
ejiyamu@missouricitytx.gov 6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
E. Joyce lyamu
until further order of this Court.
6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
Jordan Marget
24130447
jmarget@olsonllp.com
This case is hereby set for a trial on the merits, with respect to the
Associated Case Party: Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation
ultimate relief
two-week period beginning on the
for
sought,
Timestam pSubmitted Status BarNumber Email
Name
Pre-Trial - September 30,2025 at 1:00 PM - Virtual
6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
Kim Decker
kdecker@chasnoffstribling.com
Jury Trial October l4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
dlecavalier@chasnoffstribling.com 6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
Daniel Lecavalier 24129028
6/9/2025
6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
Lisa O'Sullivan
Iosullivan@chasnoffstribling.com
ISSUED this
day of
-.2025
3 mg
6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM SENT
Blake W.Stribling
bstribling@chasnoffstribling.com
PRESIDING
Associated Case Party: Sienna Parks & Levee Improvement District
J'(J_DGE
TimestampSubmitted Status
BarNumber Email
Name
SENT
Joel Cleveland
Joel@mullerlawgroup.com 6/5/2025 4:05:50 PM
3 *1 Filed 6/5/2025 4:05 PM
Beverley McGrew Walker District Clerk Fort Bend County, Texas
Erica Rodriguez
CAUSE NO. 25-DCV328899 CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF § § §
TEXAS & SIEN NA PARKS & § § LEVEE IMPROVEMENT § § § DISTRICT, § § § § § § Plaintiffs, § § § FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
vs.
PLEASANTON HOUSING
FINANCE CORPORATION AND
THE BOARD MEMBERS OF
THE PLEASAN TON HOUSING
FINANCE CORPORATION, IN
THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY IN JUN CTION AND
SETTING CASE FOR TRIAL ON THE MERITS
Plaintiffs, the City of Missouri City, Texas ("Missouri City") and Sienna
Parks & Levee Improvement District (the "District"), have requested a
Temporary Injunction against Defendants, the Pleasanton Housing Finance
Corporation ("Pleasanton HFC") and the members of its Board of Directors,
each in their official capacity as board members of the Pleasanton HFC.
On June 6, 2025, the Court held a virtual hearing on the Plaintiffs'
request for a temporary injunction. At that hearing, the parties presented
their arguments and evidence.
ROUTED To COURT 6/6/2025 ER
RT'D To D. CLERK 6/9/2025 M0
It appears to the Court, after considering the arguments and evidence
presented by the parties during the June 6, 2025 virtual hearing, that
Defendants are seeking to acquire property outside of the City of Pleasanton
and to render that property tax exempt in violation of the rights of Missouri
City, the District, and other Fort Bend County taxing jurisdictions and that
the Plaintiffs are likely to prevail on their claims that Defendants are doing so
in violation of both: a) Section 394.903(a) of the Texas Local Government Code,
as that section read prior to the amendments to Chapter 394 adopted by HB
21; and b) Section 394.031 of the Texas Local Government Code as amended
by HB 21.
The Court finds that Missouri City and the District will suffer
irreparable injury if Defendants are not enjoined from their efforts to acquire
the Royal Sienna apartment complex and obtain a tax exemption. The
irreparable injury will be the loss of the right to assess and collect taxes on the
property to offset the cost of providing public services to the complex and its
tenants.
Therefore, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Request for a Temporary
Injunction against Defendants, the Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation
and the members of its Board of Directors, each in their official capacity as
board members of the Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation, and orders as
follows:
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