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<p><font size="+1"><strong><center>TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN</strong></font></center>


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<strong><center>NO. 03-00<a name="1">-00561</a><a name="2"></a>-CV</center>
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<strong><center><a name="3">Texas Department of Insurance</a>, Appellant</center>
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<p><strong><center>v.</center>
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<p><strong><center><a name="4">Foremost County Mutual Insurance Company</a>, Appellee</center>
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<center>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <a name="5">TRAVIS</a> COUNTY, <a name="6">126TH</a> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</center>
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<p><strong><center>NO. <a name="7">GN000332</a>, HONORABLE ERNEST C. GARCIA<a name="8"></a>, JUDGE PRESIDING </center>
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</strong>	Appellant Texas Department of Insurance and Appellee Foremost County Mutual
Insurance Company have filed a joint motion to dismiss appeal and expedite issuance of the
mandate.  We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.  Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(1). 

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<p>					Marilyn Aboussie, Chief Justice

<p>Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Patterson

<p>Dismissed on Joint Motion

<p>Filed:   December 21, 2000

<p>Do Not Publish

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