In the Interest of M.H.-E., a Child v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
• Decided: April 30, 2026
• Docket: 02-26-00197-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-26-00197-CV ___________________________

IN THE INTEREST OF M.H.E., A CHILD

On Appeal from the 325th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 325-742976-23

Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Walker, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Walker MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant M.H. (Mother)1 attempts to appeal from the trial court’s “Order for

Mediation with Dispute Resolution” (the Order).

On March 30, 2026, we notified Mother of our concern that we lack

jurisdiction over this appeal because the Order did not appear to be a final judgment

or an appealable interlocutory order. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191,

195, 200 (Tex. 2001) (holding that, generally, appeals may be taken only from final

judgments or interlocutory orders authorized by statute). We informed Mother that

unless she or any party filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal on

or before April 9, 2026, we could dismiss it for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App.

P. 42.3(a), 44.3. We have received no response.2

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App.

P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f); Lehmann, 39 S.W.3d at 195, 200.

/s/ Brian Walker

Brian Walker Justice

Delivered: April 30, 2026

1 To protect the child’s identity, we identify the child’s family by their relationship to her. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 109.002(d). 2 The trial-court clerk informed us that the trial-court judge has not signed a final judgment and that the case is still pending.