Richard Wade McKinney and All Tribes Worship Center v. BOKF, NA, D/B/A Bank of Texas, as Trustee of the Jim R. Cole Exempt Lifetime Trust

In the
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00053-CV

RICHARD WADE MCKINNEY AND ALL TRIBES WORSHIP CENTER, Appellants

V.

BOKF, NA, D/B/A BANK OF TEXAS, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JIM R. COLE EXEMPT
LIFETIME TRUST, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2
Gregg County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2025-0094-C

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Pro se Appellant, Richard Wade McKinney, filed a timely notice of appeal on June 13,

2025.1 The clerk’s record was filed on July 21, 2025. McKinney’s pro se appellate brief was

due on September 8, 2025. When neither a brief nor a motion to extend time for filing same was

received by September 23, 2025, this Court advised McKinney by letter that his brief was late.

We also warned McKinney that the failure to file a brief by October 8, 2025, would subject this

appeal to dismissal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).

McKinney did not respond to our communication and did not file an appellate brief.

Because we received no response to our letter of September 23, 2025, McKinney’s appeal is ripe

for dismissal for want of prosecution. Consequently, pursuant to Rules 38.8 and 42.3 of the

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c).

Scott Stevens
Chief Justice

Date Submitted: December 4, 2025
Date Decided: December 5, 2025

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All Tribes Worship Center, which appears to be a party to the underlying litigation, did not file a notice indicating
its intent to appeal the trial court’s judgment. And, to the extent McKinney, who is a pro se litigant, attempts to
represent All Tribes Worship Center, we find nothing in the record to demonstrate that McKinney is a licensed
attorney in this state or any other state in the United States. “[A] person may not practice law in this state unless the
person is a member of the state bar.” TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 81.102(a). For these reasons, we conclude that All
Tribes Worship Center is not a party to this appeal.
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