Tamarra Washington v. Andrew Young and Office of the Attorney General of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
• Decided: February 24, 2026
• Docket: 08-26-00048-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ———————————— No. 08-26-00048-CV ————————————

Tamarra Washington, Appellant v. Andrew Young and Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Appellees

On Appeal from the 201st District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court No. D-1-FM-23-003984

M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether it should be

dismissed for want of prosecution.1 See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).

On January 21, 2026, the Clerk of this Court sent Appellant, Tamarra Washington, a letter

requesting payment of the required filing fee. See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in

civil cases unless a party is excused by statute or by appellate rule from paying costs). The letter

notified Washington that failure to pay the filing fee by January 31, 2026, could result in dismissal

1 This case was transferred from the Third Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 73.001. We follow the precedent of the Third Court of Appeals to the extent it might conflict with our own. Tex. R. App. P. 41.3. of this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (authorizing an appellate court to dismiss an appeal

where an appellant fails to comply with a notice from the clerk requiring a response or other action

within a specified time).

On February 2, 2026, the District Clerk filed a Notification of Late Record stating that

Washington had failed to pay or make arrangements to pay the clerk’s fee for preparing the record.

We again notified Washington that her appeal could be dismissed for want of prosecution if she

did not provide documentation showing that the clerk’s fee had been paid or arrangements had

been made to pay the clerk’s fee. We cautioned that failure to respond could result in the dismissal

of the appeal for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b); 42.3(b).

As of this date, Washington has not paid the filing fee or otherwise shown an excuse from

payment, nor has she provided documentation showing that arrangements have been made to pay

the clerk’s fee for preparation of the clerk’s record. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See

Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(b), (c).

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

February 24, 2026 Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, JJ.