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In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-26-00388-CR IN RE TOMMIE J. DENSON, RELATOR ORIGINAL PROCEEDING September 30, 2026 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER, C.J.. and DOSS and PRATT, JJ. Relator, Tommie J. Denson, a Texas inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the Potter County District Clerk, Stephanie Menke, to file certain documents in his post-conviction criminal case. We dismiss this original proceeding for want of jurisdiction. We have authority to issue writs of mandamus against a judge of a district or county court in our appeals district and all writs necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(a), (b). Denson does not request mandamus relief against a district or county judge and has not demonstrated how issuance of the requested writ against the Potter County District Clerk is necessary to enforce our jurisdiction. Consequently, we are without authority to issue said writ. See In re Dunn, No. 07-25-00105-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 2494, at *2 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Apr. 10, 2025, no pet.) (mem. op.) (holding that appellate court lacked jurisdiction to issue mandamus against district clerk’s office). Accordingly, Denson’s petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Per Curiam Do not publish. 2