Opinion
01-22-00559-CV
09-27-2022
Clarence Gibson v. Texas Southern University
61st District Court of Harris County, Trial court case number: 2021-78594
ORDER
JULIE COUNTISS JUDGE.
Appellant, Clarence Gibson, acting pro se, has filed a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond. The affidavit of indigence complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1. Therefore, appellant is not required to pay filing fees in this court. Tex.R.App.P. 20.1(a), (c).
However, appellant has not represented that he filed a similar document in the trial court and we are unable to confirm that he did so. If appellant wishes to proceed without payment of costs or fees for preparation of the appellate record, he must comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145(b) by filing a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond in the trial court. Tex.R.Civ.P. 145(b). If appellant files a Statement of Inability in compliance with Rule 145 in the trial court, he must request the preparation and filing of a clerk's record within 14 days of the date of this order containing the Statement of Inability.
It is so ORDERED.