Court Opinion

ID: 4879928
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Date Created: 2021-08-30 07:33:27.365479+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:58:26.957604
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NUMBER 13-19-00316-CV

                                  COURT OF APPEALS

                      THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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        IN THE INTEREST OF A.G. AND C.M.G., CHILDREN
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             On appeal from the 398th District Court
                   of Hidalgo County, Texas.
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                              MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina
                  Memorandum Opinion by Justice Longoria

        After appellant’s motion for extension of time was granted, his brief in the above

cause was due on June 24, 2021. On July 14, 2021, the Clerk of the Court sent notice to

appellant instructing that this appeal was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution

under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(a)(1), unless appellant reasonably

explained the failure and the appellees were not significantly injured by the appellant’s

failure to timely file a brief.
       Appellant has failed to either reasonably explain the failure to file a brief, file a

motion for extension of time to file the brief, or file the brief. Accordingly, the appeal is

dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b)(c). 1

                                                                          NORA L. LONGORIA
                                                                          Justice

Delivered and filed on the
26th day of August, 2021.

       1   Any pending motions before this Court are dismissed as moot.
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