Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-18-00319-CV IN THE INTEREST OF N.D.S. AND I.F.S., Children From the County Court at Law, Starr County, Texas Trial Court No. CC-16-367 Honorable Romero Molina, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Irene Rios, Justice Delivered and Filed: November 21, 2018 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION An appellate court is authorized to dismiss an appeal for want of prosecution when the appellant fails to file her brief by the deadline and gives no reasonable explanation for such failure.

TEX. R. APP. P. 38(a)(1). On October 11, 2018, this court ordered appellant to file her appellant’s brief and a written response reasonably explaining (1) her failure to timely file the brief and (2) why appellee is not significantly injured by appellant’s failure to timely file a brief. Appellant has failed to comply with or respond to this order. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38(a)(1); 42.3(c).

PER CURIAM