in Re: Texas Department of Family & Protective Services

Dismiss and Opinion Filed December 11, 2015 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-01398-CV IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, Relator Original Proceeding from the 255th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-22005 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Francis, Myers, and Schenck Opinion by Justice Francis By letter dated December 9, 2015, the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services advised the Court that the trial court has lifted the hold on the adoption of the child who is the subject of this proceeding and that the trial court has signed an adoption decree. The Department states that it no longer wishes to pursue mandamus relief and requests that the case be dismissed as moot. “A case becomes moot if a controversy ceases to exist between the parties at any stage of the legal proceedings.” In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding). We dismiss the petition for want of jurisdiction. 151398F.P05 /Molly Francis/ MOLLY FRANCIS JUSTICE