Olivarez v. State

Waiving all the filing fees in all pending bond forfeiture appeals is not necessary “to expedite a decision or for other good cause.” Tex.R.App. P. 2. And I do not believe it is necessary in this appeal. Thus, I cannot authorize this Court to violate the law by failing to collect or attempt to collect the filing fee. I must therefore dissent to the majority doing so.

The majority has determined that it is a violation of the rules and statutes to not charge a filing fee in a bond forfeiture case. They have also determined that a filing fee has not been paid in this case. But the majority…