IN THE INTEREST OF AND MINOR CHILDREN v. << (2016)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, S.T.¹ , filed an appeal from a judgment terminating her parental rights entered by the 430th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas in cause number CW-0026-15-J. Appellant has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds that she no longer wishes to pursue the appeal. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). Appellant's motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) (“Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.”). Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

FOOTNOTES

1.   In appeals from cases involving the termination of parental rights, the rules of appellate procedure require the use of an alias to refer to a minor, and “if necessary to protect the minor's identity, to the minor's parent or other family member.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b).

PER CURIAM