In the Interest of L.D.D. and D.D., Children v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
• Decided: June 26, 2026
• Docket: 08-26-00080-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ———————————— No. 08-26-00080-CV ————————————

In the Interest of L.D.D. and D.D., Children

On Appeal from the 360th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 36023859296

M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N

Appellant’s brief was originally due on April 24, 2026. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a)

(governing time to file brief). On April 29, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that his

brief was late and warned Appellant that this appeal might be dismissed after May 9, 2026, unless

he filed a brief or a motion for extension of time to file a brief by that date. Appellant responded

by filing a motion for extension of time to file his brief on May 7, 2026. We granted that motion

and ordered Appellant’s brief due on June 6, 2026. On June 10, 2026, the Clerk of this Court again

notified Appellant that his brief was late and warned Appellant that this appeal might be dismissed

after June 20, 2026, unless he filed a brief or a motion for extension of time to file a brief by that date. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a) (authorizing dismissal of appeal for failure to timely file a brief).

Appellant did not adequately respond to the notice.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1),

42.3(b). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

LISA J. SOTO, Justice

June 26, 2026

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