TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-19-00851-CV
K. B., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY
NO. 18-0120-CPSC1, THE HONORABLE BRANDY HALLFORD, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant K. B. filed his notice of appeal on November 21, 2019. The appellate
record was complete December 20, 2019, making appellant’s brief due January 9, 2020. On
January 9, 2020, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s
brief.
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 appellant’s brief
no later than January 29, 2020. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to
show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on January 14, 2020.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Baker and Triana