Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-27 09:08:16.58156+00
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Opinion issued November 21, 2023

                                   In The

                          Court of Appeals
                                   For The

                      First District of Texas
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                          NO. 01-23-00116-CV
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     ALL AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, TRAVELERS PERSONAL
   INSURANCE COMPANY, THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY,
   TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE
      TRAVELERS HOME AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE
     TRAVELERS LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, THE TRAVELERS
      INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY
 INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS LLOYDS OF TEXAS
  INSURANCE COMPANY, TRAVELERS EXCESS AND SURPLUS LIINES
       COMPANY, THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
 TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT, THE PHOENIX
     INSURANCE COMPANY, FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE
  COMPANY, TRAVELERS COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, THE
 STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, ST PAUL FIRE AND MARINE
    INSURANCE CO., TRAVELERS PERSONAL SECURITY INSURANCE
  COMPANY, ST PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, DISCOVER
   PROPERTY, CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NORTHFIELD
  INSURANCE COMPANY, CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
    AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING PENNSYLVANIA,
      AMGUARD INSURANCE, CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
    EASTGUARD INSURANCE, GENERAL CAUSUALTY COMPANY OF
 WISCONSIN, HOCHHEIM PRAIRIE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
     HOCHHEIM PRAIRIE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
    NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, NATIONAL
       SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, NORGUARD INSURANCE
      PHARMACISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PRAETORIAN
INSURANCE COMPANY, QBE INSURANCE CORPORTION, QBE SPECIALTY
 INSURANCE COMPANY, REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM
COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS, STATE FARM FIRE
     AND CASUALTY COMPANY, STATE FARM LLOYDS, STATE FARM
    MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, SURETY BONDING
  COMPANY OF AMERICA, THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
   TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, UNIVERSAL SURETY OF
 AMERICA, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTERN SURETY
   COMPANY, EVEREST INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, EVEREST
     NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE
   COMPANY (US) INC., AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY ASSOCIATED
     INDUSTRIES INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., MILFORD CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY, REPUBLIC LLOYDS, REPUBLIC UNDERWRITERS
 INSURANCE COMPANY, ROCHDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, SECURITY
 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY,
 TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY,
     AMERICAN PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY, RLI INSURANCE
   COMPANY, AIG INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, AIG PROPERTY
     CASUALTY COMPANY, AIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
 GROUP UK LIMITED, GRANITE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ILLINOIS
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY,
  NATIONAL UNTION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA,
 NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY
    FO THE STATE OF PENNSYLAVANIA, ALLSTATE COUNTY MUTUAL
  INSURANCE, ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
 ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,
      ALLSTATE NORTHBROOK INDEMNITY COMPANY, ALLSTATE
   PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE, ALLSTATE TEXAS LLOYDS,
  ALLSTATE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY, DIRECT
 GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ENCOMPASS HOME & AUTO INS. CO.,
     ENCOMPASS INDEMNITY, ENCOMPASS INDEPENDENT INS. CO.,
      ENCOMPASS INS. CO. OF AMERICA, ENCOMPASS PROPERTY &
 CASUALTY, ESURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, ESURANCE PROPERTY
     AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, HOME STATE COUNTY

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       MUTUAL, INTEGON INDEMNITY CORP., INTEGON NATIONAL
      INSURANCE CO., MIC GENERAL INSURANCE CORP., NATIONAL
       GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, NORTHLIGHT SPECIALTY
INSURANCE, SAFE AUTO INS. CO., MT. HAWLEY INSURANCE COMPANY,
  STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE AUTO
PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMPANY, MERIDIAN SECURITY INSURANCE
        COMPANY, IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
EMPLOYERS INS. CO. OF WAUSAU, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
      COMPANY, AMERICAN FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, LIBERTY
 INSURANCE CORPORATION, LIBERTY LLOYDS OF TEXAS INSURANCE
     COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY
       MUTUAL PERSONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, OHIO SECURITY
   INSURANCE COMPANY, PEERLESS INSURANCE COMPANY, SAFECO
    INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANA, SAFECO LLOYDS INSURANCE
     COMPANY, THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, WEST
  AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE
COMPANY, EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, EMPIRE
INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY
       OF MARYLAND, STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY, ZURICH
  AMERCIAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
  COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO
INSURANCE, AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN
    GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, ASI LLOYDS,
 ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AVENTUS INSURANCE
CO., BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY CERTAIN
       UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS OF LONDON, CHURCH MUTUAL
    INSURANCE COMPANY SI, CM SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY, CM
        VANTAGE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ENDURANCE
  WORLDWIDE INSURANCE LTD., FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRST
      SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, GEOVERA SPECIALTY
       INSURANCE COMPANY, HDI GLOBAL SPECIALTY SE, HISCOX
  INSURANCE COMPANY INC., HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF
 NEW YORK, INCLINE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INTERSTATE
  FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, KEMPER INDEPENDENCE INSURANCE
COMPANY, MARKEL INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,
     MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE USA INC., MONROE GUARANTY
     INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE
     COMPANY, NATIONAL TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY, PALOMAR
      SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY

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       INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE PROPERTY INSURANCE
       COMPANY, STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY COMPANY, STARR
    SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE
  COMPANY, INC., STILLWATER INSURANCE COMPANY, STILLWATER
   PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, TOKIO MARINE
AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY,
    TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, TRISURA SPECIALTY
    INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
   UNITRIN SAFEGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, VAULT RECIPROCAL
      EXCHANGE, WESTPORT INSURANCE COMPANY, ACE AMERICAN
       INSURANCE COMPANY, ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE
   COMPANY, ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
ATLANTIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE, BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE
    COMPANY, BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY, CHUBB CUSTOM
    INSURANCE COMPANY, CHUBB LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY OF
      TEXAS, CHUBB NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, CLEAR BLUE
        INSURANCE COMPANY, CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE
     COMPANY, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT NORTHERN
      INSURANCE COMPANY, ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY,
          INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA,
  INDEPENDENT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INDEPENDENT
     SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE
COMPANY, LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, OLD REPUBLIC UNION
 INSURANCE COMPANY, PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY,
     PACIFIC INDEMNITY COMPANY, SAFETY SPECIALTY INSURANCE
   COMPANY, SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED SPECIALTY
          INSURANCE COMPANY, VIGILANT INSURANCE COMPANY,
    WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (APA), WESTCHESTER
       SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY CENTAURI SPECIALTY
   INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRST COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY,
 WESTON PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY FORMERLY
 D/B/A WESTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED SERVICES
  AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (“USAA”), USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE
       COMPANY, USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, GARRISON
   PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, 21ST CENTURY
     CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 21ST CENTURY INSURANCE
        COMPANY, BRISTOL WEST INSURANCE COMPANY, SECURITY
  NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A BRISTOL WEST SPECIALTY
     INSURANCE, COAST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS

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SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL
  INSURANCE COMPANY, HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
       COMPANY, TOGGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, 21ST CENTURY
ASSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF ARIZONA,
   FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF IDAHO, FARMERS INSURANCE
      COMPANY OF OREGON, FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF
    WASHINGTON, FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., FARMERS
   INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FOREMOST
   COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FOREMOST INSURANCE
 COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, FOREMOST LLOYDS OF TEXAS,
     FOREMOST PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
ILLINIOS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, MID-CENTURY INSURANCE
     COMPANY, NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
       COMPANY, TEXAS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUCK
  INSURANCE EXCHANGE, AMERICAN MERCURY LLOYDS INSURANCE
      COMPANY, FARMERS PROEPRTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
 COMPANY, FARMERS DIRECT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
    COMPANY, FARMERS LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS,
 FARMERS GROUP PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
  ECONOMY PREMIER ASSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, ECONOMY
   FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, FARMERS CASUALTY INSURANCE
    COMPANY, AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED
     NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PENN AMERICA INSURANCE
 COMPANY, DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, AMICA MUTUAL
 INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, TEXAS
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, TEXAS FARM BUREAU
        CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, TEXAS FARM BUREAU
 UNDERWRITERS, THE NORTH RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY, CRUM &
     FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, CRUM & FORSTER
 INDEMNITY COMPANY, UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
    SENECA INSURANCE COMPANY, SENECA SPECIALTY INSURANCE
   COMPANY, GERMANIA FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
     GERMANIA INSURANCE COMPANY, AND TEXAS PIONEER FARM
          MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellants
                            V.
  ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC., A TEXAS
             CORPORATION, ET AL., Appellees

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                   On Appeal from the 281st District Court
                           Harris County, Texas
                     Trial Court Case No. 2022-13706A

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Appellants have filed a motion to dismiss this appeal because they no longer

wish to pursue their appeal. Appellees do not oppose this motion.

      Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.1(a). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

                                 PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Hightower, and Guerra.

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