in Re Troy Lee Alexander ( 2021 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00221-CV
In re Troy Lee Alexander
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM HAYS COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the trial court’s
failure to rule on his motion for issuance of citation by publication. This Court subsequently
received a copy of the trial court's order granting relator’s request. See In re Kellogg Brown &
Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding) (“A case becomes moot if a
controversy ceases to exist between the parties at any stage of the legal proceedings . . . .”); see
also In re Martinez, No. 04-14-00293-CR, 2014 WL 2548571, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio
June 4, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (per curiam) (holding that a “failure to rule” issue
becomes moot once the trial court has acted). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of
mandamus as moot.
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Gisela D. Triana, Justice
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Kelly
Filed: June 24, 2021