*1 TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-17-00658-CV A. B. and J. H., Appellants v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 284,960-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING O R D E R PER CURIAM
Appellant J.H. filed his notice of appeal on October 3, 2017. The appellate record was complete October 23, 2017, making appellant’s brief due November 13, 2017. On November 13, 2017, counsel for J.H. filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellants’ brief no later than November 27, 2017. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on November 14, 2017.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Goodwin