In the Interest of M.P. and A.P., Children v. the State of Texas

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-26-00013-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF M.P. AND A.P., CHILDREN

On Appeal from County Court at Law No. 2
Parker County, Texas
Trial Court No. CIV-22-0486

Before Bassel, Womack, and Wallach, JJ.
Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT

Appellant filed a “Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or

an Appeal Bond” in this court on January 6, 2026. We sent Appellant’s statement to

the trial court clerk for filing in the trial court. The trial court clerk then filed a

contest to require appellant to pay court costs. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(e).

The trial court held a hearing on the contest and, on February 25, 2026, signed

an “Order Sustaining Contest to Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court

Costs or an Appeal Bond,” which ordered Appellant to pay all costs of appeal.

On March 27, 2026, we ordered Appellant to pay the $205.00 filing fee as

required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 5. We stated that if the $205.00 filing fee

was not paid by Monday, April 6, 2026, we would DISMISS this appeal for want of

prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). Appellant has not paid the filing fee. See

Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b).

Because Appellant has not complied with a procedural requirement and the

Texas Supreme Court’s order of August 28, 2015, 1 we dismiss the appeal. 2 See Tex. R.

App. P. 42.3(c), 43.2(f).

See Supreme Court of Tex., Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil Cases
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in the Courts of Appeals, and Before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation,
Misc. Docket No. 15-9158 (Aug. 28, 2015) (listing courts of appeals’ fees).
Appellant’s pending motions are denied as moot, including her “Motion for
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Extension of Time to Pay Filing Fee and Request for Reconsideration of Indigency
Determination.”

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Appellant must pay all costs of this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

Per Curiam

Delivered: April 23, 2026

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