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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas June 3, 2022 No. 04-22-00090-CV Jose M. GONZALEZ, Jr., Appellant v. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021-CI-25068 Honorable Antonia Arteaga, Judge Presiding

ORDER On June 1, 2022, this court received appellant’s pro se brief. The brief violates the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure in that it: 1. does not provide a complete list of all parties and counsel, see TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(a); 2. does not contain any citations to the record, see TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(g), (i); 3. does not contain a clear and concise argument with citations to legal authority, see TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(i); 4. does not contain an appendix including the necessary contents required by the Rules or contains documents not included in the clerk’s record, see TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(k); and 5. does not contain a certificate of compliance, see TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(h)(3).

Appellant is cautioned that “[t]his court must decide cases based on the appellate record as filed, and may not consider documents attached as appendices to briefs.” Carter v. Ball, No. 04-19-00194-CV, 2019 WL 5030277, at *2 n.4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Oct. 9, 2019, no pet.) (mem. op.).

It is therefore ORDERED that the brief filed by the appellant is STRICKEN from our record. It is FURTHER ORDERED that appellant file an amended brief in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure no later than July 5, 2022 or this appeal will be dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.9, 42.3.

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PER CURIAM

ATTESTED TO:__________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, CLERK OF COURT