Court Opinion

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Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 2, 2023.

                                      In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                               NO. 14-22-00686-CV

                       ARNULFO Y. GARZA, Appellant

                                       V.

                         VINCENT CHAVEZ, Appellee

             On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1
                           Harris County, Texas
                      Trial Court Cause No. 1189510

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Appellant petitioned to evict appellee from appellant’s property because of
appellee’s failure to pay rent, among other reasons. The trial court signed a
judgment awarding possession to appellant but did not award any damages.
Appellant contends that the trial court erred by not awarding damages for unpaid
rent; appellant also asks this court to award a “penalty fee” because appellee did
not timely relinquish the property.

      The trial court’s judgment indicates that the court held a bench trial and
considered evidence.     But, no reporter’s record has been filed, and the court
reporter has informed this court that there is no reporter’s record.

      Appellant’s issue requires review of the evidence considered by the trial
court, but in the absence of a reporter’s record, we must presume that the trial
court’s judgment is supported by sufficient evidence. See, e.g., Vernco Constr.,
Inc. v. Nelson, 460 S.W.3d 145, 151 (Tex. 2015) (citing Guthrie v. Nat’l Homes
Corp., 394 S.W.2d 494, 495 (Tex. 1965)); Northside Pharmacy, LLC v. AMJ Inv.,
LLC, No. 14-19-0094-CV, 2021 WL 330067, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th
Dist.] Feb. 2, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.) (citing Schafer v. Conner, 813 S.W.2d 154,
155 (Tex. 1991)).

      Appellant’s issue is overruled. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

                                        /s/       Ken Wise
                                                  Justice

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Zimmerer, and Wilson.

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