D. J. and A. S. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( 2019 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-19-00448-CV D. J. and A. S., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 300,832-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER PER CURIAM Appellant A. S. filed her notice of appeal on July 5, 2019. The appellate record was complete on July 15, 2019, making appellant’s brief due on August 5, 2019. On August 8, 2019, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. 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 motion and order counsel to file appellant’s brief no later than August 26, 2019. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. It is ordered on August 20, 2019. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Triana and Smith