In re Grand Jury Investigation Appeal from 35th District Court of Brown County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Opinion filed August 25, 2016 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals ___________ No. 11-16-00206-CR ___________ IN RE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION On Appeal from the 35th District Court Brown County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CR24457 MEMORANDUM OPINION Michael R. Bradle has filed a pro se notice of appeal from (1) an order denying his request for the appointment of a special prosecutor to oversee the criminal investigation and potential prosecution of various Brown County officials and (2) an order denying a similar request for the appointment of a special prosecutor to oversee the criminal investigation and potential prosecution of Petrolia Consolidated Resources LLC and others. We dismiss the appeal. The clerk of this court wrote Appellant on July 22, 2016, and informed him that it did not appear that his notice of appeal related to a final, appealable order. We requested that Appellant respond on or before August 9, 2016, and show grounds to continue the appeal. We have not received a response from Appellant. An appellate court has jurisdiction to consider an appeal only as authorized by law. Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 51–52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696–97 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). We can find no authority that would permit this court to exercise jurisdiction in an appeal from an order denying the appointment of a special prosecutor. Thus, we conclude that we have no jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Consequently, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM August 25, 2016 Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Wright, C.J., Willson, J., and Bailey, J. 2

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