Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-22-00546-CV IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.E. AND A.N.E., Children From the 438th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2020PA01611 Honorable Cynthia Marie Chapa, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Beth Watkins, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Delivered and Filed: November 2, 2022 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION On July 18, 2022, the trial court signed an order terminating Appellant’s parental rights.

Appellant’s notice of appeal was due on August 8, 2022. Appellant’s request for findings of fact and conclusions of law did not extend the deadline in this accelerated appeal. See In re K.A.F., 160 S.W.3d 923, 925 (Tex. 2005). A motion for extension of time could have extended the time to invoke this court’s jurisdiction until August 23, 2022. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). However, Appellant’s notice of appeal was filed on August 25, 2022.

On September 27, 2022, we ordered Appellant to show cause as to why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant timely responded with several reasons why this court should exercise its discretion to continue with the appeal. However, the issue is not 04-22-00546-CV

discretionary, and we must now dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b); Verburgt, 959 S.W.2d at 617.

PER CURIAM

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