Texas Department of Insurance and Cassie Brown, in Her Capacity as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance v. Texas Land Title Association

ACCEPTED
15-25-00107-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/7/2026 8:12 AM
No. 15-25-00107-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
FILED IN
In the Fifteenth District Court of Appeals, Austin, TexasOF APPEALS
15th COURT
AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND CASSIE BROWN, IN HERClerk
CAPACITY
AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
Appellants,
V.

TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION,
Appellee.

On Appeal from the 345th District Court of Travis County, Texas
The Honorable Daniella DeSeta Lyttle, Presiding

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL

KEN PAXTON ROSALIND L. HUNT
Attorney General of Texas State Bar No. 24067108
Assistant Attorney Generals
BRENT WEBSTER Administrative Law Division
First Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
RALPH MOLINA
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Deputy First Assistant Attorney
Telephone: (512) 475-4166
General
Facsimile: (512) 320-0167
AUSTIN KINGHORN Rosalind.Hunt@oag.texas.gov
Deputy Attorney General for Civil ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
Litigation TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND
COMMISSIONER CASSIE BROWN
ERNEST C. GARCIA
Chief, Administrative Law
Division
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO DISMISS THE APPEAL

Appellants, the Texas Department of Insurance and Commissioner

Cassie Brown (collectively TDI), file this unopposed motion to dismiss the

appeal pursuant to Rule 42.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Appellants filed this accelerated appeal on June 20, 2025, to appeal

two orders of Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle, sitting in the 261st Judicial

District Court, Travis County, Texas, cause number D-1-GN-25-001663.

Appellee Texas Land Title Association’s (TLTA) brief is due to this Court

on January 9, 2026. However, on December 23, 2025, Appellee TLTA

nonsuited the underlying district court case. See attached Notice of

Nonsuit. TLTA submitted a proposed order of nonsuit to the district court

on the same day, and the parties anticipate the underlying case will be

dismissed shortly. TDI believes the nonsuit moots the controversy in this

appeal and now requests that the Court dismiss the appeal. TLTA is not

opposed to this motion.

PRAYER

Appellant TDI respectfully asks the Court to grant this Unopposed

Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
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BRENT WEBSTER
First Assistant Attorney General

RALPH MOLINA
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

AUSTIN KINGHORN
Deputy Attorney General for Civil
Litigation

ERNEST C. GARCIA
Chief, Administrative Law Division

/s/Rosalind L. Hunt
ROSALIND L. HUNT
State Bar No. 24067108
Assistant Attorney Generals
Administrative Law Division
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Telephone: (512) 475-4166
Facsimile: (512) 320-0167
Rosalind.Hunt@oag.texas.gov
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND
COMMISSIONER CASSIE BROWN

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that on December 22–23, 2025, the undersigned
counsel for Appellants conferred with counsel for Appellee and Appellee
is not opposed to the filing of this motion.

/s/ Rosalind L. Hunt______________
ROSALIND L. HUNT
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
document has been served the attorneys of record via e-service and/or
electronic transmission on January 7, 2026.

/s/ Rosalind L. Hunt_____________
ROSALIND L. HUNT
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS

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12/23/2025 4:21 PM
Velva L. Price
District Clerk
Travis County
CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-25-001663 D-1-GN-25-001663
Stefany Vega juarez

TEXAS LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
§
Plaintiff, §
§
v. §
§
§ TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF §
INSURANCE and CASSIE BROWN, IN §
HER CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER §
OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF §
INSURANCE §
§
Defendants. § 345th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF NONSUIT

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES, Texas Land Title Association, Plaintiff in the above captioned matter, and

files this Notice of Nonsuit as to Defendants Texas Department of Insurance and Cassie Brown,

in her capacity as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance and would respectfully

show the Court as follows:

I.

Plaintiff, Texas Land Title Association, no longer wishes to pursue its claims against

Defendants Texas Department of Insurance and Cassie Brown, in her capacity as Commissioner

of the Texas Department of Insurance. Plaintiff respectfully requests that an Order be entered

dismissing all claims which were asserted against Defendants Texas Department of Insurance and

Cassie Brown, in her capacity as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance in this

lawsuit.

Notice of Nonsuit Page 1
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff Texas Land Title Association

respectfully prays that the Court enter an Order dismissing all claims which were asserted against

Defendants Texas Department of Insurance and Cassie Brown, in her capacity as Commissioner

of the Texas Department of Insurance and for all other relief to which it may show itself justly

entitled. Plaintiff further moves that costs of court be assessed against the party incurring same,

and each party will bear their own attorneys’ fees.

Respectfully submitted,

By /s/ Ray Chester
Ray C. Chester
State Bar No. 04189065
Andrew M. Edge
State Bar No. 24071446
McGinnis Lochridge LLP
1111 W. 6th Street, Bldg. B, Suite 400
Austin, Texas 78703
(512) 495-6000
(512) 495-6093 (Fax)
rchester@mcginnislaw.com
aedge@mcginnislaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

By my signature below, I hereby certify that the foregoing Notice of Nonsuit was served
on all parties and counsel of record through the Texas E-filing System service on this the 23rd day
of December, 2025.

/s/ Ray Chester
Ray Chester

Notice of Nonsuit Page 2
Automated Certificate of eService
This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Kim McBride on behalf of Ray Chester
Bar No. 04189065
kmcbride@mcginnislaw.com
Envelope ID: 109428021
Filing Code Description: FINAL OR PARTIAL DISPOSITION ORDER
Filing Description: PLAINTIFF'S NOTICE OF NONSUIT
Status as of 12/31/2025 12:22 PM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Andrew MEdge aedge@mcginnislaw.com 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

Ray Chester rchester@mcginnislaw.com 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

Kim McBride kmcbride@mcginnislaw.com 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Rosalind Hunt rosalind.hunt@oag.texas.gov 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

Jennifer Foster Jennifer.Foster@oag.texas.gov 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

Meridith Fischer Meridith.Fischer@oag.texas.gov 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM SENT

James Z.Brazell james.brazell@oag.texas.gov 12/23/2025 4:21:05 PM ERROR
Automated Certificate of eService
This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Rosalind Hunt on behalf of Rosalind Hunt
Bar No. 24067108
rosalind.hunt@oag.texas.gov
Envelope ID: 109739740
Filing Code Description: Motion
Filing Description: TDIs Unopposed Motion to Dismiss_FINAL
Status as of 1/7/2026 8:39 AM CST

Associated Case Party: Texas Land Title Association

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kim McBride kmcbride@mcginnislaw.com 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Department of Insurance

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Rosalind Hunt rosalind.hunt@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

Jennifer Foster Jennifer.Foster@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

Meridith Fischer Meridith.Fischer@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

John Grey John.Grey@oag.texas.gov 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Ray Chester rchester@mcginnislaw.com 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT

Drew Edge aedge@mcginnislaw.com 1/7/2026 8:12:54 AM SENT