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ARTHUR RENDON, Appellant,

BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT

SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

HECTOR GONZALES, ET AL., Appellees.

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Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Arthur Rendon, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 107th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause number 2009-01-52-A. Appellant has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds that he does not desire to prosecute his appeal of the case. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a). Appellant's 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."). Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 31st day of August, 2009.