Order entered May 14, 2013

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-00145-CV TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC. & RT REALTY, L.P., Appellant V. MCGUIRE, CRADDOCK & STROTHER, P.C., Appellee On Appeal from the 68th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 00-8050-F ORDER The Court has before it appellant’s May 10, 2013 unopposed motion to abate appeal. The Court GRANTS the motion and ABATES this appeal for forty five days. The Court ORDERS the parties to update the Court on the status of their settlement within forty five days of the date of this order.

/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE