Cause No. 16-07-23803 WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF Plaintiff, § § ve § WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS § TERRY HOLCOMB SR., § Defendant. § 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS To THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID Court: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, files his brief as amicus curiae in these proceedings. The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for their common good; and apply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances or other purposes, by petition, address or remonstrance. Tex. Const. art. 1 § 27. Section 411.209(d) of the Texas Government Code provides: A citizen of this state or a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under this subchapter may file a complaint with the attorney general that a state agency or political subdivision is in violation of Subsection (a) if the citizen or person provides the agency or subdivision a written notice that describes the violation and specific location of the sign found to be in violation and the agency or subdivision does not cure the violation before the end of the third business day after the date of receiving the written notice. A complaint filed under this subsection must include evidence of the violation and a copy of the written notice. On May 23, 2016, Terry Holcomb sent the notice required by § 411.209(d) to initiate the cure period for a violation of § 411.209; little more than a month later the