Opinion ID: 218391
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Villasana (The Attorney)

Text: Assuming arguendo that Villasana had initial standing to bring the challenge, his claim must now be dismissed as moot. [T]he standard . . . for determining whether a case has been mooted by the defendant's voluntary conduct is stringent: `A case might become moot if subsequent events made it absolutely clear that the allegedly wrongful behavior could not reasonably be expected to recur.' [13] Abbott has declared that neither he nor any county or district attorney in Harris and its bordering counties will attempt to enforce § 38.12(d)(2)(C) as it applies to written communications since it was declared unconstitutional by a district court in 1994. [14] We have no reason to doubt his statement. Because Villasana is a resident of Harris County and has not alleged that he practices outside of the counties affected by the injunction, his claims are dismissed as moot.