Opinion
NO. 14-20-00740-CV
11-10-2020
IN RE MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS
334th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2020-11258
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 2, 2020, relator Mewbourne Oil Company filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Steven Kirkland, presiding judge of the 334th District Court of Harris County, to vacate his September 16, 2020 order denying relator's motion to transfer venue.
Relator's petition does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a)(2) (providing that "[r]elator must file with petition . . . a properly authenticated transcript of any relevant testimony from any underlying proceeding, including any exhibits offered in evidence, or a statement that no testimony was adduced in connection with the matter complained."). Accordingly, we dismiss relator's petition for writ of mandamus. In re Norvell, No. 14-20-00648-CV, — S.W.3d —, 2020 WL 5902928, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 6, 2020, orig. proceeding) ("Regardless of whether the case is brought to the court of appeals by an appeal or an original procedure, it is fundamental that the court have a proper record before reaching the merits.").
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Bourliot, Zimmerer, and Spain.