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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-26-00544-CV IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.G., a Child From the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2025-PA-01676 Honorable Linda A. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Adrian A. Spears II, Justice Velia J. Meza, Justice Delivered and Filed: August 26, 2026 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION On July 2, 2026, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating his intent to appeal a final decree of termination that appellant contends was “yet to be signed by Associate Judge Charles Montemayor.” Upon the clerk’s record being filed, it appeared that it did not contain a signed final order terminating appellant’s parental rights. “The general rule, with a few mostly statutory exceptions, is that an appeal may be taken only from a final judgment.” Family Dollar Stores of Tex., LLC v. JLMH Investments, LLC, No. 24-0543, 2026 WL 1871092, at *3 (Tex. June 26, 2026) (quoting Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001)) (citation modified). Because no final order had been entered in the underlying case, on July 15, 2026, appellant was ordered to show cause in writing no later than 04-26-00544-CV July 29, 2026, why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Our order cautioned appellant that if she failed to timely respond, this appeal would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. To date, appellant has not responded to our order. Additionally, on August 5, 2026, a supplemental clerk’s record was filed into this cause, which contained an order—dated August 4, 2026—setting aside the associate judge’s order of termination and granting appellant a new trial. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), (c). PER CURIAM -2-