BILLY JACK PARR                                                                 APPELLANT

NORMA JEAN PARR                                                               APPELLEE

On July 9, 2003, we notified appellant, in accordance with rule 42.3, that this court may not have jurisdiction over this appeal because it appears the motion for new trial was not timely filed, resulting in the notice of appeal being untimely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. We stated that the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless appellant or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with the court within ten days a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal.

We received appellant's response on July 17, 2003, and appellant filed another response on August 4, 2003.⁽²⁾ Appellant's responses have been considered, and it is the opinion of the court that this appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

Appellant shall pay all costs of the appeal, for which let execution issue.

                                                                      PER CURIAM

PANEL D: DAY, LIVINGSTON, and DAUPHINOT, JJ.

DELIVERED: August 14, 2003

1. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

2. Although appellant's second response was untimely filed, we consider it in the interests of justice.