Paula Norwood v. City of Austin - Case Dismissed

Texas Court of Appeals

Filed March 2nd, 2026

Detected March 5th, 2026

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District, has dismissed the civil appeal in Paula Norwood v. City of Austin, case number 08-26-00051-CV. The dismissal was granted upon the appellant's motion to voluntarily withdraw the appeal. The court also denied a motion to seal the record, citing lack of supporting authority.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District, has officially dismissed the civil appeal in Paula Norwood v. City of Austin (Docket No. 08-26-00051-CV). This action follows a motion filed by the appellant, Paula Norwood, requesting the voluntary dismissal of the appeal. The court granted this motion, effectively ending the appellate proceedings.

Additionally, the court addressed a motion to seal the record filed by the appellant. Citing Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a, the court denied this motion, stating that no authority was provided to permit the sealing of court records. This means the case record will remain publicly accessible. No specific compliance actions are required for regulated entities as this is a disposition of a specific case.

Source document (simplified)

Support FLP

CourtListener is a project of Free
Law Project, a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit. Members help support our work and get special access to features.

Please become a member today.

Join Free.law Now

March 2, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note

Paula Norwood v. City of Austin

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Citations: None known
Docket Number: 08-26-00051-CV
Nature of Suit: Miscellaneous/other civil
Disposition: Dismissed
Opinion
Authorities (0)
Cited By (0)
Summaries (0)
Similar Cases (0)
PDF

Disposition

Dismissed

Lead Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
————————————

No. 08-26-00051-CV

————————————

Paula Norwood, Appellant

City of Austin, Appellee

On Appeal from the 98th District Court
Travis County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-1-GN-25-004639

M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N

This appeal is before the Court on Appellant’s motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeal. We

GRANT the motion and dismiss the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 42.1 (authorizing the dismissal of a

civil appeal on the motion of the appellant). Appellant’s pending motion to seal cites no authority
permitting the Court to seal the record. Accordingly, the motion is DENIED. See Tex. R. Civ. P.

76a (providing the standards for sealing court records).

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

March 2, 2026

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.