On July 21, 2009, we notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the filing fee for the appeal. Appellant did not respond to the notice.

The trial court appointed counsel to represent C.A.T. in this appeal but found C.A.T.'s family can afford to pay the cost of the reporter's record. C.A.T. has not asserted that he cannot afford to pay the filing fee, nor has he asserted that his family cannot afford to pay the filing fee. There being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to pay the filing fee for the appeal, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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STEVE McKEITHEN

Chief Justice

Opinion Delivered August 13, 2009

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