Opinion
03-23-00856-CV
03-07-2024
R. R. and A. C., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 340TH DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY NO. C-23-0001-CPS, THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH WATKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Smith and Theofanis
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant R. R. and A. C. filed their notices of appeal on December 13, 2023 and December 14, 2023 respectively. The appellate record was complete on February 6, 2024, making appellants' briefs due on February 26, 2024. On February 26, 2024, counsel for appellants filed motions for extension of time to file appellants' briefs.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motions and order Rick Dunbar and Maria Peña to file appellants' briefs no later than March 22, 2024. If the briefs are not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered.