In the Interest of R.T., a Child v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-23-00434-CV IN THE INTEREST OF R.T., A CHILD On Appeal from the 251st District Court Randall County, Texas Trial Court No. 81109-C, Honorable Ana Estevez, Presiding February 9, 2024 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ. Appellant, W.T., proceeding pro se, appeals from the trial court’s order terminating his parental rights in a private termination proceeding in which the Department of Family and Protective Services was not involved. 1 Appellant’s brief was originally due January 11, 2024, but was not filed. By letter of January 16, 2024, we notified Appellant that the appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution, without further notice, if a brief was not received by January 26. To date, Appellant has neither filed a brief nor a motion requesting an extension to do so. 1 To protect the privacy of the parties involved, we refer to them by their initials. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). Per Curiam 2