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

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.

2