Ventana Minerals, L.L.P. AND T. Herman Moore, Jr., Trustee of the Thomas H. Moore Revocable Trust and Donald Hugh Swafford, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Grace Jackson, Deceased v. Devon Energy Operating Company, L.P. AND Ventana Minerals, L.L.P.--Appeal from Probate Court of Denton County

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-05-416-CV

VENTANA MINERALS, L.L.P. AND APPELLANTS

T. HERMAN MOORE, JR., TRUSTEE

OF THE THOMAS H. MOORE

REVOCABLE TRUST AND DONALD

HUGH SWAFFORD, INDIVIDUALLY

AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE

OF GRACE JACKSON, DECEASED

V.

DEVON ENERGY OPERATING APPELLEES

COMPANY, L.P. AND VENTANA

MINERALS, L.L.P.

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FROM PROBATE COURT OF DENTON COUNTY

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    MEMORANDUM  OPINION[1] AND JUDGMENT

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Appellant Ventana Minerals, LLP filed its notice of appeal on November 22, 2005. Appellants T. Herman Moore, Jr., Trustee of the Thomas H. Moore Revocable Trust, and Donald Hugh Swafford, Individually and as Executor of The Estate of Grace Jackson, Deceased, filed their notice of appeal on December 5, 2005.

On June 20, 2006, we notified appellants that their briefs had not been filed as required by TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a). We stated we would dismiss both of their appeals for want of prosecution unless appellants or any party desiring to continue this appeal filed with the court within ten days a response showing grounds for continuing their appeals. We have not received any response.

Because appellants= briefs have not been filed, we dismiss both of their appeals for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b).

Appellants shall pay all costs of both appeals, for which let execution issue.

PER CURIAM

PANEL D: WALKER, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and MCCOY, J.

DELIVERED: August 3, 2006

[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.