NO. 12-06-00109-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

§                      APPEAL FROM THE

THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE

BEST INTEREST AND       §                      COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF

PROTECTION OF A.G.

§                      CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

            This accelerated appeal is being dismissed for want of prosecution.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(b).  Appellant perfected this appeal on March 31, 2006.  Thereafter, the reporter’s record was filed on May 5, 2006, making Appellant’s brief due on or before May 25, 2006.  When no brief was filed within the required time, this Court notified Appellant on June 1, 2006 that the brief was past due and warned that if no motion for extension of time to file the brief was received by June 12, 2006, the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure  42.3(b).  The notice further stated that the motion for extension of time must contain a reasonable explanation for Appellant’s failure to file the brief and a showing that Appellee had not suffered material injury thereby.

            To date, Appellant has neither responded to this Court’s notice or filed a motion for extension of time to file the brief.  Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution.  See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3.(b).

Opinion delivered June 21, 2006.

Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and DeVasto, J.

(PUBLISH)