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The Fifth Court reminded about a basic requirement for mandamus relief in In re Chron: “[W]e conclude that relator has failed to demonstrate that he sought relief in the trial court for the alleged abuse of discretion before bringing his petition for writ of mandamus before this court. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice to refiling a petition with a record that reflects that the predicate request requirement has been met.” No. 05-21-00899-CV (Oct. 21, 2021) (mem. op.) (applying In re: Coppola, 535 S.W.3d 506, 50 (Tex. 2017) (orig. proceeding)).