Mandamus dismissed moot after TRO vacated
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April 24, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
In Re Zachary Brice Knox v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 03-26-00325-CV
- Nature of Suit: Mandamus
Disposition: Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
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Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-26-00325-CV
In re Zachary Brice Knox
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM IRION COUNTY
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of a temporary
restraining order (TRO) entered by the trial court on March 27, 2025, denying relator possession
and access to the subject child in the underlying suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
After relator filed his petition, however, the trial court on April 6, 2026, entered an order on
relator’s then-pending motion to vacate the TRO vacating in part and modifying in part the
complained-of order and setting a hearing for temporary orders in the underlying suit. Because
the April 6, 2026 order vacated the complained-of provisions of the TRO, relator’s complaints
about are now moot. Accordingly, we dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus for lack of
jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
Chari L. Kelly, Justice
Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis
Filed: April 24, 2026
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