Delfina Torres aka Delfina Coronado Torres v. Cameron County, City of Brownsville, and Brownsville Independent School District Appeal from 138th District Court of Cameron County (memorandum opinion)
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NUMBER 13-24-00048-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG DELFINA TORRES AKA DELFINA CORONADO TORRES, Appellant, v. CAMERON COUNTY, CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, AND BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellees. On appeal from the 138th District Court of Cameron County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Peña Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña On January 18, 2024, appellant Delfina Torres a/k/a Delfina Coronado Torres filed a pro se notice of appeal from a tax arrearage judgment signed on October 10, 2023. On January 24, 2024, the Clerk of this Court advised appellant that her notice of appeal had not been timely filed, requested correction of this defect, if possible, and advised appellant that the appeal would be dismissed if the defect was not corrected within ten days. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3(a). “A timely notice of appeal is an essential prerequisite for the appellate court’s jurisdiction.” Mitschke v. Borromeo, 645 S.W.3d 251, 253 (Tex. 2022). If the appeal is not timely perfected, we must dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See In re J.J.R., 599 S.W.3d 605, 610 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2020, no pet.); In re L.G., 517 S.W.3d 275, 277 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, pet. denied) (per curiam); Baker v. Baker, 469 S.W.3d 269, 272 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015, no pet.). The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file and the applicable law, is of the opinion that this appeal should be dismissed. Appellant’s notice of appeal was due to be filed within thirty days after the judgment was signed, yet it was not filed within this period, nor was it filed within the fifteen-day grace period provided by the rules of appellate procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1, 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). Appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely, and under these circumstances, we lack jurisdiction and must dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a); In re L.G., 517 S.W.3d at 277; Haase v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, 2 Agosto & Friend, LLP, 404 S.W.3d 75, 80 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2013, no pet.). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). L. ARON PEÑA JR. Justice Delivered and filed on the 21st day of March, 2024. 3
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