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Press coverage of Cobb & Gervasi's work in Texas government litigation.

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The POWER Coalition's federal challenge to Austin's ETJ reversal.

Austin American-Statesman · June 29, 2026

Austin approved unincorporated land releases. Reversal ‘threatens everything,’ owners say

Coverage of the property owners’ fight to hold Austin to its written ETJ releases, quoting plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Cobb: “Once state law releases a property from the ETJ, the city has no authority to regulate it — and none to take it back.”

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Austin Business Journal · June 25, 2026

Austin responds to lawsuit alleging ETJ mismanagement

The Austin Business Journal reports on the City of Austin’s response to the POWER Coalition and Schoenstatt Movement suit over the voided ETJ releases.

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The Real Deal · June 22, 2026

Austin sued by property owners over ETJ reversal affecting 170 properties

The Real Deal covers the POWER Coalition's suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas challenging Austin's reversal on extraterritorial-jurisdiction releases — featuring partner Alexa Gervasi and quoting Bill Cobb.

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Austin Business Journal · June 18, 2026

Austin sued over alleged mismanagement of ETJ status for 170 properties

The Austin Business Journal’s original report on the POWER Coalition’s federal filing challenging Austin’s reversal of the ETJ releases.

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