State v. Valerie Saxion, Inc. and Valerie Saxion, Individually

OPINION

BOB McCOY, Justice.

I. Introduction

In two issues in this accelerated interlocutory appeal, Appellants the State of Texas and Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas (collectively, the State) argue that the trial court erred by denying their plea to the jurisdiction on the Free Exercise and federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) claims of Appellees Valerie Saxion, Inc. and Valerie Saxion, individually (collectively, Saxion). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(5), (8) (West 2008 & Supp. 2014). The State presents this as a case…