On January 5, 2006, we notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution unless arrangements were made for filing the record or the appellant explained why he needed time for filing the record. Appellant received additional extensions of time to file the record and pay the filing fee, but failed to comply by the April 20, 2006, final extension deadline. The appellant is not entitled to proceed without payment of costs. Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. The filing fee not having been paid, and there being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to file the record, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b). Costs are assessed against appellant.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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DAVID GAULTNEY

Justice

Opinion Delivered May 4, 2006

Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.