In the Interest of M.P. and A.P., Children v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-26-00013-CV ___________________________
IN THE INTEREST OF M.P. AND A.P., CHILDREN
On Appeal from County Court at Law No. 2 Parker County, Texas Trial Court No. CIV-22-0486
Before Bassel, Womack, and Wallach, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT
Appellant filed a “Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or
an Appeal Bond” in this court on January 6, 2026. We sent Appellant’s statement to
the trial court clerk for filing in the trial court. The trial court clerk then filed a
contest to require appellant to pay court costs. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(e).
The trial court held a hearing on the contest and, on February 25, 2026, signed
an “Order Sustaining Contest to Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court
Costs or an Appeal Bond,” which ordered Appellant to pay all costs of appeal.
On March 27, 2026, we ordered Appellant to pay the $205.00 filing fee as
required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 5. We stated that if the $205.00 filing fee
was not paid by Monday, April 6, 2026, we would DISMISS this appeal for want of
prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). Appellant has not paid the filing fee. See
Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b).
Because Appellant has not complied with a procedural requirement and the
Texas Supreme Court’s order of August 28, 2015, 1 we dismiss the appeal. 2 See Tex. R.
App. P. 42.3(c), 43.2(f).
See Supreme Court of Tex., Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil Cases 1
in the Courts of Appeals, and Before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, Misc. Docket No. 15-9158 (Aug. 28, 2015) (listing courts of appeals’ fees). Appellant’s pending motions are denied as moot, including her “Motion for 2
Extension of Time to Pay Filing Fee and Request for Reconsideration of Indigency Determination.”
2 Appellant must pay all costs of this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.
Per Curiam
Delivered: April 23, 2026
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