
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  abate  appeal,  filed  on  August  12,  2004,  is
granted, and this case is ABATED  to  allow  the  parties  to  proceed  with
settlement negotiations.
      2.    This case is  removed  from  the  Court's  active  docket  until
November 18, 2004, 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 20th day of August, 2004.

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                                       Andrew Weber, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Nancy J. Vega, Chief Deputy Clerk




