
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 07-0681
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     John S. Beeson, Trustee, John Beeson, And Paul Sirota, Petitioners

                                     v.

                         State of Texas, respondent

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                           On Petition for Review
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      ORDER

      1.    The joint motion to abate case, filed on December 28,  2007,  is
granted, and this case is ABATED  to  allow  the  parties  to  proceed  with
settlement negotiations.
      2.    This case is  removed  from  the  Court's  active  docket  until
further order of this Court.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 4th day of January, 2008.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




