Order filed June 23, 2015

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-15-00362-CV ____________ THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF AND PROTECTION OF E.E.C., Appellant

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No 2 Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 15-CMH-002800 ORDER The notice of appeal in this case was filed April 23, 2015. To date, the filing fee of $195.00 has not been paid. No evidence that appellant has established indigence has been filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1.

Appellant contends the filing fee in this mental health case should be paid by the county. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 571.018. That section provides for payment of the cost of a “hearing or proceeding.” We have found no authority that an appeal is a hearing or proceeding under section 571.018. Therefore, the court issues the following order.

Appellant is ordered to pay the filing fee in the amount of $195.00 to the clerk of this court on or before July 3, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P. 5. If appellant fails to timely pay the filing fee in accordance with this order, the appeal will be dismissed.

PER CURIAM