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TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, Appellant,

REYNALDO SALINAS, Appellee.

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Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number CL-04-771-B. After the appeal was abated pending settlement, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal. In the motion, the parties state that they have reached a final settlement in this cause. The parties move this Court to dismiss the appeal as moot and to assess costs to the party incurring same.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the appeal should be reinstated and the motion to dismiss should be granted. The appeal is hereby reinstated. Appellant's motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this

the 8^th day of March, 2007.