James Richardson Reece v. the State of Texas

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00433-CR
NO. 03-25-00434-CR
NO. 03-25-00435-CR
NO. 03-25-00436-CR
NO. 03-25-00437-CR
NO. 03-25-00438-CR

James Richardson Reece, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF HAYS COUNTY
NOS. 22-1040CR-2, 22-1750CR-2, 22-2084CR-2, 22-3095CR-3, 22-3377CR-3, 22-4024CR-2
THE HONORABLE DARYL RUSSELL COFFEY, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The clerk’s record in each of these appeals was due for filing in this Court on

July 18, 2025. On July 28, 2025, we notified appellant that no clerk’s record had been filed due

to his failure to pay or make arrangements to pay the trial clerk’s fee for preparing the clerk’s

record. The notice requested that appellant make arrangements for the clerk’s record and submit

a status report regarding these appeals by August 7, 2025. Further, the notice advised appellant

that his failure to comply with this request could result in the dismissal of the appeals for want of

prosecution. To date, appellant has not filed a status report or otherwise responded to this

Court’s notice, and the clerk’s record has not been filed.
If a trial-court clerk fails to file the clerk’s record due to an appellant’s failure to

pay or make arrangements to pay for the clerk’s fee for preparing the record, the appellate court

may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless the appellant was entitled to proceed

without payment of costs. Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b). In these cases, appellant has not established

that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.2. Because

appellant has failed to pay or make arrangements to pay the clerk’s fee for preparing the clerk’s

record, these appeals are dismissed for want of prosecution.

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Gisela D. Triana, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Theofanis

Dismissed for Want of Prosecution

Filed: August 22, 2025

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