Appellant has filed a petition for permissive interlocutory appeal pursuant to section 51.014(d) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.3. See T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE A NN . § 51.014(d) (West Supp. 2015); T EX . R. A PP . P. 28.3. Section 51.014(d) and rule 28.3 afford parties an opportunity to appeal an interlocutory order that would not otherwise be appealable. See T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE

A NN . § 51.014(d); T EX . R. A PP . P. 28.3. The order appellant seeks to appeal grants an application to stay arbitration filed in accordance with section 171.023(a) of the civil practice and remedies code. See T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE A NN . § 171.023(a) (West 2011). An appeal from an order staying arbitration is authorized by the practice and remedies code. See id. § 171.098(a)(2). Accordingly, permission is unnecessary.

We construe appellant’s petition as a notice of accelerated appeal filed as of October 19, 2015. As the record has been filed, we ORDER appellant to file his brief on the merits no later than December 21, 2015. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 38.6(a).

/s/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE