
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 04-0418
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                 Kaufman County Development District No. 1,

                                     v.

                             GARY HENRY, ET AL.

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                     On Petition for Petition for Review
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      ORDER

      1.    The motion to extend abatement pending  settlement  is  granted,
and the  abatement  is  extended  to  allow  the  parties  to  proceed  with
settlement negotiations.
      2.    This case remains removed from the Court's active  docket  until
January 18, 2005, by which time  the  parties  must  file  either  a  status
report or a motion to dismiss.  The parties shall  immediately  notify  this
Court about any changes in status in the settlement proceedings.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 22nd day of November, 2004.

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                                       Andrew Weber, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Nancy J. Vega, Chief Deputy Clerk




