In the Estate of David Burnett v. the State of Texas

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

appeal could be dismissed if they failed to pay the filing fees by July 18, 2026. The Clerk further

notified Appellant that the failure to comply with a Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure, an order of

this Court, or a notice from the Clerk requiring a response within a specified time could result in

dismissal of this appeal. Appellant neither paid the filing fees nor otherwise responded to the

Clerk’s notice. 1

We dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c).

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

July 21, 2026

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.

1 In addition, Appellant has not filed the required docketing statement. Tex. R. App. P. 32.1.

Footnotes

1. No. 08-26-00243-CV ———————————— In the Estate of David Burnett, Deceased On Appeal from the Probate Court No 2 El Paso County, Texas Trial Court No. 2020CPR01108 M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N Appellant filed a notice of appeal on May 26, 2026, but neither paid the appellate filing fees nor established a right to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 20.1; see also Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 51.207, 51.208, 51.851(b), 51.941(a); Order Regarding Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil Cases in the Courts of Appeals, Before the Judicial Panel on Multi- District Litigation, and in the Business Court, Misc. Docket No. 24-9047 (Tex. July 26, 2024). Under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the fees for appealing to a court of appeals are due at the time a notice of appeal is presented to the appellate court for filing. See Tex. R. App. P. 5. On July 8, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that the fee was due and that this