Attorney General Paxton filed a Notice of Accelerated Interlocutory Appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court in Zurawski, et al. v. State of Texas, et al., according to the Attorney General's office. The filing invoked Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 6.001(b) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 29.1(b).
The procedural move allows the Attorney General to skip the intermediate court of appeals and seek immediate review from the state's highest civil court, the AG's office said. The filing occurred on August 5, 2023, according to the office.
The AG's office did not provide additional detail in its announcement about the underlying district court ruling being appealed or the specific relief sought before the Supreme Court.