Ex parte Jacobs

SHANNON, Justice.

This is an original habeas corpus proceeding filed in this Court by relator Clotilde Jacobs, in which she seeks her discharge from custody of the sheriff of Travis County. Upon presentation of relator’s application, this Court directed issuance of the writ and relator’s release on bond.

This application for writ of habeas corpus stems from a contempt proceeding which was initiated after relator allegedly failed to comply with orders of the court directing her to make child support payments. It appears from the papers filed in this Court, and all parties agree, that relator was…