                            Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                         January 3, 2017

                                      No. 04-16-00819-CV

          IN THE INTEREST OF J.H., I.H., E.H., M.H., AND L.H., CHILDREN,

                 From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas
                                  Trial Court No. 15-0958-CV
                          Honorable W.C. Kirkendall, Judge Presiding


                                          O R D E R

        On December 2, 2016, the trial court signed an order terminating Appellant’s rights to his
children. On December 19, 2016, Appellant filed a notice of accelerated appeal. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 26.1(b). The reporter’s record was due on December 29, 2016. See id. R. 35.1(b).
        On December 30, 2016, court reporter Terri Robason filed a notification of late reporter’s
record. She indicated she has a large backlog of records and she needs more time to prepare the
record in this appeal.
        The reporter’s motion for extension of time to file the reporter’s record is GRANTED.
The reporter’s record must be filed with this court by January 9, 2017. See id. R. 35.3(c)
(limiting an extension in an accelerated appeal to ten days).
        The child’s “need for permanence is the paramount consideration for the child’s present
and future physical and emotional needs.” See Dupree v. Tex. Dep’t of Protective & Regulatory
Servs., 907 S.W.2d 81, 87 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1995, no writ). This court must render its
decision “with the least possible delay,” and any further delays in obtaining the reporter’s record
will hinder this court in its duty. See TEX. R. APP. P. 35.3(c); In re J.L., 163 S.W.3d 79, 82 (Tex.
2005) (quoting TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.405(a) (West 2014)). Any further requests for
extension of time to file the reporter’s record will be disfavored.


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                                                     Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 3rd day of January, 2017.




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                                              Keith E. Hottle
                                              Clerk of Court
