In the Interest of D.T.S.Appeal from 317th District Court of Jefferson County (memorandum opinion )

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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ___________________ NO. 09-13-00521-CV ___________________ IN THE INTEREST OF D.T.S. __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 317th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. C-208,450-B __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On February 5, 2014, we notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the filing fee for the appeal. On March 13, 2014, we notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution unless arrangements were made for filing the record or the appellant explained why additional time was needed to file the record. Appellant did not respond. Appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence on appeal and has not shown that she is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. 1 There being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to pay the filing fee for the appeal, and there being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to file the clerk s record, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. APPEAL DISMISSED. ______________________________ HOLLIS HORTON Justice Opinion Delivered May 1, 2014 Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ. 2

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