*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/28/2015 1:41:35 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-15-00528-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 8/28/2015 1:41:35 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00528-CV *1 ACCEPTED ^[6701998] CLERK

In the Third Court of Appeals

Austin, Texas T EXAS E DUCATION A GENCY AND M ICHAEL W ILLIAMS ,

C OMMISSIONER OF E DUCATION , IN H IS O FFICIAL C APACITY ,

Appellants

v.

A CADEMY OF C AREERS AND T ECHNOLOGIES , I NC . D / B / A

A CADEMY OF C AREERS AND T ECHNOLOGIES C HARTER S CHOOL ,

Appellee A CCELERATED A PPEAL FROM C AUSE N O . D-1-GN-15-002879

200 TH J UDICIAL D ISTRICT C OURT OF T RAVIS C OUNTY , T EXAS NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS LEAD COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE

TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

The undersigned appears and is hereby designated as lead appellate counsel

for Appellee Academy of Careers and Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Academy of

Careers and Technologies Charter School.

Please note this change in the Court’s records. Appellee requests that all

further notices, documents, and communications be directed to its lead counsel.

Respectfully submitted,

S MITH L AW G ROUP LLLP

1250 Capital of Texas Highway South

Three Cielo Center, Suite 601

Austin, Texas 78746

(512) 439-3230

(512) 439-3232 (fax)

By: /s/D. Todd Smith

D. Todd Smith

State Bar No. 00797451

todd@appealsplus.com

Lead Appellate Counsel for Appellee

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On August 28, 2015, in compliance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure

9.5, I served this document by e-service, e-mail, facsimile, or mail to:

Erika M. Laremont

erika.laremont@texasattorneygeneral.gov

Assistant Attorney General

General Litigation Division

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711-2548

Counsel for Appellant

/s/ D. Todd Smith

D. Todd Smith

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