NUMBER13-05-393-CV

                         COURT OF APPEALS

               THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                  CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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GENE DENNIS A/K/A GENE DENNIS

VILLARREAL AND GENE DENNIS

INVESTMENT CORPORATION,                                  Appellants,

                                           v.

CRESENSION ZUNIGA, JR. AND

WIFE, MARIA ZUNIGA,                                             Appellees.

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             On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2

                           of Hidalgo County, Texas.

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                     MEMORANDUM OPINION

                Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Garza

                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, GENE DENNIS A/K/A GENE DENNIS VILLARREAL AND GENE DENNIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number CL-42,809-B.  The clerk=s record was filed on July 5, 2005.  To date, appellants have failed to pay the filing fees in the amount of $135.00.

On July 25, 2005, notice was given that this appeal was subject to dismissal for failure to comply with this Court=s previous notice regarding the filing fees in this matter.  Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c), appellants were advised that, unless the filing fees were paid within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court=s notice, the appeal would be dismissed.  To date, appellants have failed to pay the filing fees.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file, appellants= failure to pay the filing fees, this Court=s notice, and appellants= failure to respond, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed.  The appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 22nd day of August, 2005