Opinion issued April 11, 2023

In The

Court of Appeals 

For The 

First District of Texas 

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NO. 01-22-00609-CV

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CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, CORBY ALEXANDER, RICHARD GLASS, 

AND MARK HUBER, Appellants

V.

SV SONS HWY 146, LLC, Appellee

On Appeal from the 151st District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Case No. 2020-52300

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellants, the City of La Porte, Texas, Corby Alexander, Richard Glass, and 

Mark Huber, filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s: (1) May 22, 2022 final 

judgment, (2) June 27, 2022 nunc pro tunc judgment, (3) denial of appellants’ 

post-judgment motions, (4) “issued findings of fact and conclusions of law and the 
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supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law,” and (5) “all other adverse 

rulings entered against them related to those judgments, findings, conclusions, and 

orders, including the underlying summary judgment orders and permanent 

injunction.” Appellee, SV Sons Hwy 146, LLC, filed a motion to dismiss the appeal 

for want of prosecution, arguing that appellants have failed to timely file a brief. 

We grant appellee’s motion and dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution.

The clerk’s record was filed on September 21, 2022, and the appellate record 

was completed on October 15, 2022 when the reporter’s record was filed. 

Appellants’ brief was therefore originally due on or before November 16, 2022. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), (d). However, no brief was filed.

On November 21, 2022, appellants filed their first motion to extend the 

deadline to file their appellants’ brief, which was granted by the Court. With this 

extension, appellants’ brief was due on or before December 16, 2022. However, no 

brief was filed. On January 2, 2023, appellants were notified by the Clerk of this 

Court that this appeal was subject to dismissal unless a brief, or motion to extend 

time to file a brief, was filed within ten days of the notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 

38.8(a) (governing failure of appellant to file brief), 42.3(b) (allowing involuntary 

dismissal of appeal for want of prosecution), 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal 

of case for failure to comply with order of this Court). On January 17, 2023, 

appellants filed their second motion to extend the deadline to file their appellants’ 
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brief, which was granted by the Court. With this extension, appellants’ brief was 

due on or before January 20, 2023. Again, no brief was filed.

On February 14, 2023, appellants were notified by the Clerk of this Court that 

this appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution unless a brief was filed 

within ten days of the date of the notice. Despite the February 14, 2023 notice that 

this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellants did not adequately respond. Further, 

more than ten days have passed since appellee’s motion to dismiss was filed, and 

appellants have not responded. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.3(a).

Accordingly, we grant appellee’s motion and dismiss this appeal for want of 

prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c), 43.2(f). All other pending motions 

are dismissed as moot. 

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justice Hightower, Rivas-Molloy, and Farris.