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Litigation

Texas v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Date
2023
Geography
Texas
Part of
Texas v. U.S. Department of Transportation

About this case

Filing year
2023
Status
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
Geography
Docket number
24-10470
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → 5th Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)United States → Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
At issue
Challenge to the National Highway System regulation requiring states to establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
02/11/2025
Decision
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
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The Fifth Circuit granted federal defendants’ unopposed motion for dismissal of their appeal of a district court judgment vacating a Federal Highway Administration rule that required states to set declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources. The federal defendants-appellants said the Department of Transportation would continue to consider further administrative steps as to the challenged rule.
02/03/2025
Motion
Defendants-appellants filed unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of appeal.
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Summary

Challenge to the National Highway System regulation requiring states to establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources.