Doris Harrison v. Sara Kelly

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ———————————— No. 08-26-00182-CV ———————————— Doris Harrison, Appellant v. Sara Kelly, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law No 1 Bell County, Texas Trial Court No. 26CCV00189 M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N 1 Appellant’s brief was originally due on June 5, 2026. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a). On July 8, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that her brief was late and that, unless she 1 This case was transferred pursuant to the Texas Supreme Court's docket equalization efforts. Tex. Gov’t Code § 73.001. We follow the precedent of the Third Court of Appeals to the extent it might conflict with our own. See Tex. R. App. P. 41.3. filed an adequate response to the notice by July 18, 2026, we might dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a) (authorizing dismissal of an appeal for failure to timely file a brief). Appellant did not file a brief or adequately respond to the notice. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b). GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice July 29, 2026 Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ. 2