FILE COPY Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas January 11, 2021 No. 04-20-00480-CR Derek ALEXANDER, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2015CR2627 Honorable Stephanie R. Boyd, Judge Presiding ORDER Appellant’s brief, due November 25, 2020, has not been filed. On December 9, 2020, we notified appellant’s counsel, Karl A. Basile, of the deficiency. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b)(2). We received no response. Therefore, pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(b)(2), we abate this case to the trial court and ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to answer the following questions: (1) Does appellant desire to prosecute his appeal? (2) Is appellant indigent? (a) If appellant is indigent, the trial court shall take such measures as may be necessary to assure the effective assistance of counsel, which may include the appointment of new counsel. (b) If the trial court finds that appellant is not indigent, the trial court should determine whether appellant has made the necessary arrangements for filing a brief. (3) Has appointed counsel, Karl A. Basile, abandoned the appeal? Because initiating contempt proceedings against Mr. Basile may be necessary, the trial FILE COPY court should address this issue even if new counsel is substituted before the date of the hearing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8 (b)(4). We ORDER the trial court to file its written findings of fact and conclusions of law with the trial court clerk no later than thirty days from the date of this order. We ORDER the trial court clerk to file a supplemental clerk’s record in this court no later than ten days after the trial court files its findings of facts and conclusions of law. We further ORDER the court reporter to file in this court a supplemental reporter’s record of the hearing, along with copies of any documentary evidence admitted, no later than twenty days after the date of the hearing. All appellate deadlines are ABATED pending further orders from this court. _________________________________ Irene Rios, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 11th day of January, 2021. ___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court