Opinion
No. 05-09-00091-CV
Opinion issued February 4, 2009.
Original Proceeding from the 296th Judicial District Court, Collin County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 366-52709-05.
Before Justices WRIGHT, RICHTER and MAZZANT.
Opinion by Justice WRIGHT.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator contends the trial judge erred in revoking his furlough and issuing a capias for his arrest based on his failure to make required child support payments. The facts and issues are well known to the parties, so we need not recount them herein. According to relator's own petition, he has not been arrested or confined by the state. Therefore, based on the record before us, we conclude that the issues presented in this petition are not ripe for our determination. The jurisdictional requirement of ripeness applies to mandamus cases. See Perry v. Del Rio, 66 S.W.3d 239, 248-252 (Tex. 2001). An opinion issued in a case that is not ripe is an advisory opinion because, rather than remedying an actual or imminent harm, it addresses only a hypothetical injury. Thomas v. Cornyn, 71 S.W.3d 473, 481 (Tex.App.-Austin 2002, no pet.). Courts of this state have no jurisdiction to render advisory petitions. Texas Ass'n of Bus. v. Texas Air control Bd., 852 S.W.2d 440, 444 (Tex. 1993). Accordingly, we DISMISS relator's petition for a writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.