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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-<a name="1">00</a>-00<a name="2">762</a>-CV</center>
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<strong><center><a name="3">Louis Zeno Lawrence</a>, Appellant</center>
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<p><strong><center>v.</center>
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<p><strong><center><a name="4">Attorney General of Texas</a>, Appellee</center>
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<center>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <a name="5">LLANO</a> COUNTY, <a name="6">33RD</a> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</center>
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<p><strong><center>NO. <a name="7">12,139</a>, HONORABLE<a name="8"></a> -----, JUDGE PRESIDING </center>
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</strong><strong>PER CURIAM</strong>

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<p>	After a review of the clerk's record indicated that appellant was appealing from an
order signed by a Court Master, this Court's clerk inquired of appellant regarding the basis for
jurisdiction.  An order or judgment must be signed by a trial court judge to be appealable.  <em>See
</em>Tex. R. Civ. P. 306a (time periods run from date judgment, order, or decision is "signed by the
trial judge"); Tex. R. App. P. 32.1(c) (docketing statement must include name of trial judge and
date judgment or order was signed); 34.5(a)(5) (clerk's record must include copy of trial court's
judgment or order).  Appellant did not respond to the request for an explanation of this Court's
jurisdiction despite a caution that, without such explanation, the appeal would be dismissed.    

<p>	Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

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<p>Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices Yeakel and Patterson.

<p>Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

<p>Filed:   January 19, 2001

<p>Do Not Publish
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