Rick Renfro, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee (2010)

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Rick Renfro filed a notice of appeal from his conviction for failure to wear a seat belt.   The county court assessed a $50 fine and $216 in court costs.   Proceeding pro se, Renfro failed to pay or make arrangements to pay the $19 fee requested for preparation of the record, claiming that he was indigent.   After a hearing, the trial court determined that Renfro is not indigent.   No record of the trial on the merits has been filed, and there is no indication that Renfro has paid, made arrangements to pay, or intends to pay for the record of the trial on the merits.   Renfro stated in a letter file-stamped by this Court on March 22, 2010, that he is “unable to pay for the records.”

By order dated April 9, 2010, this Court informed Renfro that he could file a brief on or before May 14, 2010, challenging the determination that he is not indigent.   The April 9 order cautioned that, if Renfro failed to file a brief challenging the indigency determination, this appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution.   See Tex.R.App. P. 37.3(b).  No brief challenging the indigency determination has been filed.   No record on the merits determination has been filed.

This appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

G. Alan Waldrop, Justice