In Re D.B v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: February 19, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00073-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued February 19, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00073-CV ——————————— IN RE D.B., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On January 20, 2026, relator D.B. filed a petition for writ of mandamus

challenging a contempt order issued in the underlying case.1 On January 30, 2026,

our Court issued an order striking the mandamus petition and the appendix relator

subsequently filed on January 26, 2026 for including sensitive information

1 The underlying case is In the Interest of S.C., a Child, cause number 2025-02322J, pending in the 313th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Natalia Cokinos Oakes presiding. prohibited under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.9. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.9(a)-

(c). Relator was informed that this original proceeding would be dismissed unless a

corrected petition and appendix complying with Rule 9.9 were refiled within seven

days.

On February 9, 2026, relator filed a letter with our Court entitled “Request to

Withdraw Mandamus,” in which she (1) informs the Court that she has not refiled

her mandamus petition and appendix, and (2) requests that her mandamus petition

be withdrawn. Construing relator’s letter as a motion for voluntary dismissal of this

original proceeding, we grant the motion and dismiss the original proceeding.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Gunn and Johnson.