COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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L.D.W. No. 08-13-00170-CV
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Appellant, Appeal from
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v. 109th District Court
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY of Andrews County, Texas
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, §
(TC # 18812)
Appellee. §
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This appeal is before the Court to determine whether it should be dismissed as moot.
L.D.W. filed a notice of appeal from an associate judge’s ruling that L.D.W.’s parental rights
would be terminated. The associate judge subsequently reconsidered its prior ruling and
determined that the evidence was insufficient to prove any termination ground against L.D.W.
Accordingly, the appeal taken by L.D.W. from the termination ruling is moot. A case becomes
moot when the issues presented are no longer live or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest
in the outcome. See Murphy v. Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 481, 102 S.Ct. 1181, 1183, 71 L.Ed.2d 353
(1982). We notified the parties of our intent to dismiss the appeal and have received no
responses. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. TEX.R.APP.P. 43.2(f).
August 14, 2013
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ.
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