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NUMBER 13-08-00339-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG 

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MAYOR PAT AHUMADA, IN HIS 
CAPACITY AS EX-OFFICIO 
PUB BOARD MEMBER, ET AL., 	Appellants,

v.

EMMANUEL VASQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY 
AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A 
DIRECTOR OF THE BROWNSVILLE PUB,	Appellee.
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On appeal from the 103rd District Court of Cameron County, Texas.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

 
Before Justices Yañez, Garza, and Vela

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

	Appellant, Mayor Pat Ahumada, in his capacity as ex-officio Pub Board Member,
et.al, perfected an appeal from a judgment rendered against him in favor of appellee,
Emmanuel Vasquez, Individually and in his Official Capacity as a Director of the
Brownsville PUB.  On October 3, 2008, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the
clerk's record in the above cause was originally due on September 25, 2008, and that the
deputy district clerk, Christina Tusa, had notified this Court that appellant failed to make
arrangements for payment of the clerk's record.  The Clerk of this Court notified appellant
of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done.  See
Tex. R. App. P. 37.3, 42.3(b),(c).  Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not
corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice, the appeal would be
dismissed for want of prosecution. 
	On August 4, 2008 and October 15, 2008, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant
that he was delinquent in remitting a $175.00 filing fee.  The Clerk of this Court notified
appellant that the appeal was subject to dismissal if the filing fee was not paid within ten
days from the date of receipt of this letter.  See id. 42.3(b),(c). 
	Appellant has failed to failed to respond to this Court's notices and has failed to pay
the filing fee.  Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. 
See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).  All pending motions are likewise dismissed.
 
								PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed 
this the 11th day of December, 2008.