City of Krum v. Rice

This interlocutory appeal arises from respondent Taylor Rice's suit contesting the validity of a sex offender residency restrictions ordinance enacted by petitioner, the City of Krum. Krum presents issues regarding Rice's standing to bring this suit and the trial court's jurisdiction over a civil challenge to an allegedly penal ordinance. We do not reach these issues, however, because Rice's claims were rendered moot during the pendency of the appeal. Accordingly, we vacate the judgments of the court of appeals and the trial court, and we dismiss the case as moot.

In 2014, Rice pled guilty to…