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JOE LEE RUBIO, Appellant,

EDUARDO CAMPIRANO, SECRETARY

OF THE TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE

DISTRICT, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT, Appellees.

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Appellant, Joe Lee Rubio, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 107th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause number 2008-03-1697-A. The case involves the appellant's eligibility to run for the Board of Trustees of Texas Southmost College District. This case is before the Court on appellees' motion to dismiss appeal as moot. No response has been filed by the appellant.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellees' motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a). Appellees' motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.").

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 30^th day of October, 2008.