TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-19-00625-CV
F. C., Jr. and A. R., Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY
NO. 295,562-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants F. C., Jr. and A. R. filed their notices of appeal on September 9, 2019.
The appellate record was complete September 19, 2019, making appellants’ briefs due October 9,
2019. On October 9, 2019, counsel for appellants filed motions for extension of time to file
appellants’ briefs.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals
from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days
for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting
extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellants’ briefs
no later than October 29, 2019. If the briefs are not filed by that date, counsel may be required to
show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on October 17, 2019.
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
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