On December 21, 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 additional time to file the record. Appellant did not respond. The appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence and is not entitled to proceed without payment of costs. Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. 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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STEVE McKEITHEN

Chief Justice

Opinion Delivered February 1, 2007

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