Texas Southern University Dannye Holley, in His Individual and Official Capacities Edward Maldonado (a/K/A Spearit), in His Individual and Official Capacities Gabriel Aitsebaomo, in His Individual and Official Capacities v. Ivan Villarreal

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS No. 19-0440 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; DANNYE HOLLEY, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; EDWARD MALDONADO (A/K/A SPEARIT), IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; GABRIEL AITSEBAOMO, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, PETITIONERS, V. IVAN VILLARREAL, RESPONDENT ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS Argued December 1, 2020 JUSTICE BUSBY delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, we address whether a state university’s dismissal of a student for poor academic performance implicates a liberty or…