in the Interest of D.W. Jr, a Child

Opinion

Appeals Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 29, 2018.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-18-00742-CV NO. 14-18-00743-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF D.W. JR, A CHILD

On Appeal from the 246th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 2017-48742 & 2017-48742A

MEMORANDUM OPINION These accelerated appeals arise from final decrees in suits in which termination of the parent-child relationship was at issue. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 109.002(a-1) (West 2014 & Supp. 2018). The appellant in each appeal is the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department).

The Department’s brief was due October 11, 2018. We extended the due date to November 12, 2018, on the Department’s motion. We noted that no further extensions would be granted absent extraordinary circumstances. No brief or motion for extension of time to file the brief was filed. On November 13, 2018, the court ordered the Department to filed a brief by November 26, 2018. We cautioned that if the Department failed to comply with our order, we would dismiss the appeals for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b). No brief or motion for extension of time to file the brief was filed.

Therefore, the appeals are DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Busby, Brown, and Wise.