In the Interest of S.T. and I.T., Children v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

In the
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-24-00026-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF S.T. AND I.T., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 325th District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 325-614402-17
Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Mother1 filed her notice of appeal in this matter on March 18, 2024.2 Mother is not
indigent and is, thus, responsible for paying or making adequate arrangements to pay the clerk’s
fee for preparing the record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 35.3(a)(2). The appellate record in this appeal
was due to be filed with this Court on or before April 26, 2024. The district clerk notified this
Court that Mother had neither paid for nor made adequate arrangements to pay for preparation of
the clerk’s record.
By letter dated April 30, 2024, the clerk of this Court notified Mother that the clerk’s
record was late due to her failure to pay and gave her until May 10, 2024, to cure the defect.
Further, we warned Mother that, if we did not receive an adequate response to our letter within
ten days of the date of the letter, this appeal would be subject to dismissal for want of
prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b), 42.3(b).
1
We refer to the appellant as Mother to protect the identity of the minor children who are the subject of this appeal.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8.
2
Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme
Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (Supp.).
2
We received no communication from Mother responsive to our April 30 correspondence,
and the record was not filed. Consequently, this appeal is ripe for dismissal. Pursuant to Rules
37.3(b) and 42.3(b), we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b),
42.3(b).
Scott E. Stevens
Chief Justice
Date Submitted: May 16, 2024
Date Decided: May 17, 2024
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