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

Opinion

In the

Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth

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No. 02-26-00197-CV

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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.