In Re Texas Parks and Wildlife Department v. the State of Texas

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
No. 02-25-00484-CV

IN RE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE § Original Proceeding
DEPARTMENT, Relator
§ 362nd District Court of Denton
County, Texas

§ Trial Court No. 24-4090-362

§ October 23, 2025

§ Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice
Sudderth

JUDGMENT

This court has considered Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus and holds

that the petition should be conditionally granted. Accordingly, we conditionally grant

the writ of mandamus and lift our September 15, 2025 stay of the trial court’s

proceedings. Only if the trial court does not vacate its reinstatement order will we

issue the writ.

It is further ordered that Real Parties in Interest Jose and Anita Munoz shall

pay all of the costs of this proceeding, for which let execution issue.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By /s/ Bonnie Sudderth
Chief Justice Bonnie Sudderth