Opinion
14-23-00357-CV
11-14-2024
IN THE INTEREST OF D.O.A., & X.R.A., CHILDREN, Appellants
On Appeal from the 311th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2022-05350
Panel Consists of Justices Wise, Spain, and Hassan.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On September 28, 2023, appellant filed a brief that is not in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The brief fails generally to comply with the rules by failing to (1) provide a complete list of all parties to the trial court's judgment or order appealed from as well as a complete list of the names of all counsel appearing in the trial or appellate courts, including their contact information; (2) provide a table of contents with references to the pages of the brief indicating the subject matter of each issue or point, or group of issues or points; (3) provide an index of authorities arranged alphabetically and indicating the pages of the brief where the authorities are cited; (4) state concisely the nature of the case, the course of proceedings, and the trial court's disposition of the case; (5) state concisely all issues presented for review; (6) state concisely and without argument the facts pertinent to the issues or points presented; (7) contain a succinct, clear, and accurate statement of the arguments made in the body of the brief; (8) contain a clear and concise argument for the contentions made with appropriate citations to authorities and to the record; and (9) contain a short conclusion that clearly states the nature of the relief sought. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j).
Accordingly, we order appellant's brief filed September 28, 2023, stricken. Appellant is ordered to file a brief that complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure within thirty days of the date that this court receives notice the appellant has received the appellate record.
If appellant files another brief that does not comply with Rule 38, the court may strike the brief, prohibit appellant from filing another, and proceed as if appellant had failed to file a brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.9(a). Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a), where an appellant has failed to file a brief, we may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. If appellant fails to timely file a brief in accordance with Rule 38, the appeal will be subject to dismissal without further notice for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1); 42.3(b).