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NUMBER 13-24-00559-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ANGELA GROVES JOHNSON, Appellant, v. MARGARET MOLONEY FOR ELLA JEAN MCCULLOUGH & CRAIG MCCULOUGH, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 5 OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Peña, West, and Fonseca Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña This case arises from an eviction proceeding brought by appellee Margaret Moloney for Ella Jean McCullough and Craig McCullough. The justice court entered a judgment in eviction, evicting appellant Angela Groves Johnson from the subject property and awarding possession to appellee. On appeal, the county court affirmed. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 510.1. Appellant, appearing pro se, attempts to appeal from the county court’s judgment. A case becomes moot if, at any stage of the proceedings, a controversy ceases to exist between the parties. See Marshall v. Hous. Auth. of City of San Antonio, 198 S.W.3d 782, 787 (Tex. 2006); Williams v. Lara, 52 S.W.3d 171, 184 (Tex. 2001). An appeal in a forcible-detainer case becomes moot when the appellant no longer possesses the property unless the appellant holds and asserts a meritorious claim of right to current, actual possession of the property. See Marshall, 198 S.W.3d at 787. When a case becomes moot on appeal, we must dismiss the case. See id. at 790; Glassdoor, Inc. v. Andra Group, LP, 575 S.W.3d 523, 527 (Tex. 2019). On August 11, 2026, we notified the parties that this case appeared moot and warned that we would dismiss the appeal unless, within ten days, a response was filed showing grounds for continuing it. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3. Neither party has responded. We thus affirm the county court’s judgment, dismiss the appeal, and deny all pending motions. Id. R. 42.3(c) (permitting an appellate court to dismiss an appeal in a civil case if “the appellant has failed to comply with . . . a court order[] or a notice from the clerk requiring a response or other action within a specified time”). L. ARON PEÑA JR. Justice Delivered and filed on the 10th day of September, 2026. 2