in the Interest of R. A. K.

Opinion

NUMBER 13-18-00452-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

IN THE INTEREST OF R. A. K. ____________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Longoria and Hinojosa Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez

Appellant, Reyna Lee, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order on emergency

motion to extend temporary restraining order and order denying respondent’s plea to the

jurisdiction signed on August 16, 2018, in cause no. F-4311-18-E. Upon review of the

documents before the Court, it appeared that the order from which this appeal was taken

was not a final, appealable order. On August 20, 2018, the Clerk of this Court notified

appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be

done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice, the appeal would be

dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.

In terms of appellate jurisdiction, appellate courts only have jurisdiction to review

final judgments and certain interlocutory orders identified by statute. Lehmann v. Har-

Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001).

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to

correct the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for

want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF

JURISDICTION. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c).

/s/ Rogelio Valdez ROGELIO VALDEZ Chief Justice

Delivered and filed the 27th day of September, 2018.