Court Opinion

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Order filed February 26, 2014

                                        In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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                                NO. 14-14-00146-CV
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        In the Interest of A.R.B., C.L.B., C.L.B. Jr., and E.B., Children

                    On Appeal from the 312th District Court
                             Harris County, Texas
                      Trial Court Cause No. 2008-51371

                                      ORDER

      This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the
termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue

      The notice of appeal was filed February 12, 2014. Appellant has established
indigence or is presumed to be indigent. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1(a). The
reporter’s record was due within 10 days after the notice of appeal was filed. See
Tex. R. App. P. 35.1(b); 28.4(a)(1). The record has not been filed.

      Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be
brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is
filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a). The trial and appellate courts are jointly
responsible for ensuring that the appellate record is timely filed. See Tex. R. App.
P. 35.3(c). The trial court must direct the court reporter to immediately commence
the preparation of the reporter’s record and must arrange for a substitute reporter,
if necessary. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(b)(1).

      Because the reporter’s record has not been filed timely in this accelerated
appeal, we issue the following order:

      We order the official court reporter, to file the record in this appeal on or
before March 10, 2014. If the court reporter does not timely file the record as
ordered, we will issue an order directing the trial court to conduct a hearing to
determine the reason for the failure to file the record.

                                    PER CURIAM