In the Matter of the Marriage of Gabrielle Santina Lara and Blayne Dyrone Williams Jr. and in the Interest of B.D.W., a Child v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Date FiledJuly 30, 2026
Docket13-26-00304-CV
StatusPublished
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NUMBER 13-26-00304-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
GABRIELLE SANTINA LARA AND BLAYNE DYRONE WILLIAMS JR.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF B.D.W., A CHILD
ON APPEAL FROM THE 200TH DISTRICT COURT
OF TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices Silva and Cron
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva
This matter is before the Court on appellant’s failure to file a brief. 1 On June 17,
2026, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that appellant’s brief was past due.
Appellant was further notified that if appellant fails to reasonably explain the failure to file
1 This case is before the Court on transfer from the Third Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 22.220(a)
(delineating the jurisdiction of appellate courts), 73.001 (granting the supreme court the authority to transfer
cases from one court of appeals to another at any time that there is “good cause” for the transfer).
a brief within ten days from the date of the notice, the appeal shall be dismissed for want
of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).
To date, appellant has failed to file a brief and has not otherwise responded to the
clerk’s notice; accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See id.
CLARISSA SILVA
Justice
Delivered and filed on the
30th day of July, 2026.
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