City of Houston v. Yuneick Broussard, Individually and as Next of Friend of M J., Minor Child

Opinion issued December 31, 2025

In The
Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-00762-CV
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CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant
V.
YUNEICK BROUSSARD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF
M.J., MINOR CHILD, Appellees

On Appeal from the 333rd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 2025-43303

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant City of Houston filed its notice of appeal on September 18, 2025.

Appellant did not pay its appellate filing fee or establish indigence for purposes of

appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 20.1; see also TEX. GOV’T CODE §§ 51.207,

51.208, 51.851(b), 51.941(a); Order, Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil
Cases in the Courts of Appeals, and Before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District

Litigation, and in the Business Court, Misc. Docket No. 24-9047 (Tex. July 26,

2024), reprinted in TEX. R. APP. P. app. A § B(1) (listing fees in courts of appeals).

The Clerk of this Court notified appellant that unless it paid the appellate filing fee

by November 17, 2025, its appeal could be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b).

To date, appellant has not responded to the Clerk’s notice, nor paid the appellate

filing fee or established indigence for purposes of appellate costs..

Also, appellant failed to file a brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), 38.8(a). On

December 10, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that its appellate brief

was past due, and its appeal was subject to dismissal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a),

42.3(b), 43.2(f). We directed appellant to file its brief and a motion requesting an

extension to file the brief within 10 days of our notice. Appellant did not respond.

See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c).

We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a),

42.3(b)–(c), 43.2(f). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.

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