Galveston County Water Control and Improvment District No.12 v. Jonathan D. Starnes and Dominique Rios
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledAugust 31, 2026
Docket01-26-00301-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued August 31, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00301-CV
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GALVESTON COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 12, Appellant
V.
ROBERT KELLY, WENDE KELLY, JONATHAN D. STARNES, AND
DOMINIQUE RIOS, Appellees
On Appeal from the 56th District Court
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 24-CV-0732
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 27, 2026, appellant Galveston County Water Control and
Improvement District No. 12 filed a notice of interlocutory appeal from the trial
courtโs March 13, 2026 order. On May 26, 2026, appellant filed a Motion to Dismiss
asserting that appellant โno longer wishes to pursue the appealโ and requesting that
โthe Court dismiss this interlocutory appeal.โ See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1).1 No
other party has filed a notice of appeal, and no opinion has issued. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 42.1(a)(1), (c).
Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P.
42.1(a)(1), 43.2(f). We dismiss any other pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Gunn, and Morgan.
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We deny appellantโs request to find that โ[t]he appellate costs of court will be borne
by the party incurring the same.โ See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) (โAbsent agreement
of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.โ).
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