Opinion
No. 04-14-00396-CV
07-29-2014
IN THE INTEREST OF H.A.G., A CHILD
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-PA-02990
Honorable Olin B. Strauss, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appointed counsel is reminded that, by statute, this appeal is to take precedence over other matters. TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 109.002(a), 263.405(a) (West 2014). Moreover, this court is mandated to dispose of appeals involving termination of parental rights within 180 days from the date the notice of appeal is filed. Accordingly, any delay in the filing of the record or the brief encroaches upon our time for disposition.
In this case, appellant's brief was due July 16, 2014. Neither the brief nor a motion for extension of time was filed. We therefore order appellant to file, on or before August 8, 2014, the appellant's brief and a written response reasonably explaining the failure to timely file the brief. If the brief is not timely filed, we may abate this appeal and remand it to the trial court for an abandonment hearing.
/s/_________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 29th day of July, 2014.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court