In Re Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued April 17, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00394-CV
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IN RE LATONYA SHAND AND RENFORD D. BALFOUR, Relators

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On April 16, 2026, Relators Latonya Shand and Renford D. Balfour filed a

petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court compel the district court to

rule on their “Combined Motion for New Trial, Stay of Judgment and Waiver of

Bond,” which Relators purport was filed on March 27, 2026 and heard by the district
court at a hearing held on April 14, 2026.1 Relators’ mandamus petition further

requests that this Court grant an emergency stay of “all execution and foreclosure

proceedings in the underlying case.”

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions and requests

for relief related to the petition, including Relators’ request for an emergency stay,

are denied.

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.

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The underlying case is Windstone Colony Community Association, Inc. v. Latonya
Shand and Renford D. Balfour, cause number 2024-75760, pending in the 127th
District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Denise Brown presiding.
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