Opinion issued September 29, 2005

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00182-CV

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CITY OF WHARTON, CITY OF PASADENA, AND CITY OF GALVESTON, Appellants

V.

HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY AND HOUSTON INDUSTRIES FINANCE, INC., Appellees

On Appeal from the 269th Judicial Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 96-016613

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          The parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss their appeal. No opinion has issued. Accordingly, the motion is granted, and the appeal is dismissed. Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2).

          All other pending motions in this appeal are overruled as moot. The Clerk is directed to issue mandate within 10 days of the date of this opinion. Tex. R. App. P. 18.1.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keye, and Hanks.