Opinion
No. 04-19-00476-CV
11-14-2019
IN THE INTEREST OF A.R.R., A CHILD
From the 38th Judicial District Court, Medina County, Texas
Trial Court No. 18-05-24951-CV
Honorable Cathy Morris, Judge Presiding
ORDER
In this accelerated appeal of the order terminating Appellant R.R.'s parental rights to her child, Appellant's brief was due on October 31, 2019. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a). Appellant has not asserted she is indigent, and she was initially represented by retained counsel. After retained counsel's motion to withdraw was granted, we ordered Appellant to file her brief by October 31, 2019. To date, Appellant has not filed a brief or a motion for extension of time to file the brief.
We ORDER Appellant to show cause in writing within TEN DAYS of the date of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. See id. R. 38.8(a).
If Appellant fails to respond as ordered, this appeal will be dismissed without further notice. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.405(b) ("FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE FOR ACCELERATED APPEALS MAY RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL."); TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c); S.P. v. Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs., No. 03-13-00504-CV, 2013 WL 6178566, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 22, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.); In re T.M.D.J., No. 14-11-00367-CV, 2011 WL 3769466, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 25, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.).
/s/_________
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 14th day of November, 2019.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
Clerk of Court