Opinion
07-24-00192-CV
06-26-2024
IN RE MARIA VELASQUEZ, RELATOR
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUDY C. PARKER JUSTICE
Before the Court is the petition of Maria Velasquez, Relator, for writ of mandamus. Relator asserts that the trial court committed several errors in the underlying proceeding involving Relator's parental rights.
"Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy granted only when the relator shows that the trial court abused its discretion and that no adequate appellate remedy exists." In re H.E.B. Grocery Co., L.P., 492 S.W.3d 300, 302 (Tex. 2016) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam). Rule 52.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate procedure sets forth the required form and contents of a petition for a writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.3. It is Relator's burden to provide this Court with a record sufficient to establish her right to mandamus relief. See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992); In re Villarreal, 96 S.W.3d 708, 710 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2003, orig. proceeding). Petitions must include, among other things, a proper appendix or record that includes a certified or sworn copy of the document showing the matter complained of. Tex.R.App.P. 52.3(k)(1)(A). Relator's petition does not include such a certified or sworn copy. Further, the petition does not include other contents required by Rule 52.3, such as "a clear and concise argument for the contentions made, with appropriate citations to authorities and to the appendix or record." See Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(h).
Relator's petition for writ of mandamus is unsupported by a proper record and lacks substantive legal analysis. Relator has not established her entitlement to mandamus relief. See Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 837. Accordingly, the petition is denied.