Opinion
NO. 14-16-00156-CV
06-23-2016
IN THE INTEREST OF J.P.T, L.P.T., AND D.P., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 314th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2014-05201J
ORDER
This is an appeal from a final decree signed January 26, 2016, terminating the parental rights of appellants Casey P. (Mother) and Brandon T. (Father) with respect to their children, J.P.T., L.P.T., and D.P. Mother is represented by retained counsel, who filed a notice of appeal on behalf of Mother on February 22, 2016.
The clerk's record was filed on March 1, 2016. The reporter's record was filed on March 11, 2016. Mother's brief was due by April 1, 2016.
On June 2, 2016, per this court's order, the trial court held a hearing to determine if Mother desired to continue this appeal and, if so, whether she was entitled to counsel and when the brief would be filed. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 107.013 (indigent parent is entitled to counsel in suit seeking termination of parental rights). Mother did not appear at the hearing. Mother's trial counsel and appellate counsel both stated the ways they had tried to communicate with her about this appeal but had been unsuccessful.
On June 7, 2016, this court issued an order stating that unless Mother filed a brief by June 17, 2016, her appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). Mother did not file a brief or a motion for extension of time to file a brief.
Accordingly, we DISMISS the appeal by appellant Casey P. for want of prosecution. The appeal by appellant Brandon T. remains pending.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Busby, Donovan, and Wise.