In the Interest of A.J.L.C. Appeal from 317th District Court of Jefferson County (memorandum opinion by chief justice mckeithen)

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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-15-00225-CV ________________ IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.L.C. _________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 317th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. C-218,014-B __________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On July 9, 2015, we notified the parties that the filing fee had not been paid and warned that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the filing fee for the appeal. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s notices. An appellant who wishes to proceed on appeal without payment of costs must file an affidavit of indigence. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. An appeal may be dismissed if the appellant fails to comply with a requirement of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure or fails to respond to a notice from the Clerk of the Court requiring a response or other action within a specified time. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). 1 Appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence on appeal and has not shown that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See generally Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. Appellant failed to comply with notices that required a response. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). There being no reasonable explanation for the failure to pay the filing fee for the appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. APPEAL DISMISSED. ______________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice Submitted on August 28, 2015 Opinion Delivered August 31, 2015 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ. 2

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