Opinion
NO. 14-19-00321-CV
04-29-2019
IN THE INTEREST OF J.S.A-S., A CHILD
On Appeal from the 309th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2008-39339
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. The reporter's record is due April 30, 2019. The court reporter has filed a request for extension noting that there are several hearing dates across several years to be filed. The court reporter notified this court that identification of which records can be filed will take one week.
Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). The trial and appellate courts are jointly responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c). The trial court must direct the court reporter to immediately commence the preparation of the reporter's record and must arrange for a substitute reporter, if necessary. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(b)(1).
We grant additional time to file the record and order the court reporter or court reporters to file the record in this appeal on or before May 29, 2019. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(b)(2) (permitting 30-day extension). If the court reporter or court reporters do not timely file the record as ordered, the court may issue an order requiring them to appear at a hearing to show cause why the record has not been timely filed.
PER CURIAM