Opinion
No. 03-07-00538-CV
Filed: August 15, 2008.
Appealed from the District Court of Bell County, 146th Judicial District, No. 219,266-B, Honorable Rick Morris, Judge Presiding.
Affirmed.
Before Chief Justice Law, Justices PURYEAR and PEMBERTON.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of Renee Yvonne Wright to her minor children. Wright's court-appointed counsel has filed an Anders brief containing a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967). The brief meets the requirements of Anders. See Taylor v. Texas Dep't of Protective Regulatory Servs., 160 S.W.3d 641, 646-47 (Tex.App.-Austin 2005, pet. denied) (applying Anders procedure in appeal from termination of parental rights). Counsel concludes that the appeal is without merit and has filed a motion to withdraw.
Counsel has provided Wright with copies of the brief, the motion, and the record, and has notified Wright of her right to file a pro se brief. More than thirty days have passed, and no pro se brief has been filed.
After reviewing the record, we have found nothing that would arguably support an appeal, and we agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 741-44; Taylor, 160 S.W.3d at 646-47. We therefore affirm the district court's order and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
We have received a letter from Wright requesting that this Court provide her the chance to retain her parental rights. However, our review is confined to whether Wright has shown that the district court committed an error warranting reversal of the judgment. See Mitchell v. Texas Dep't of Family Protective Servs., No. 03-07-00348-CV, 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 3574, at *5 (Tex.App.-Austin May 15, 2008, no pet. h.) (mem. op.). Wright's letter does not show that, based on the totality of the record, the trial court committed any reversible error in terminating her parental rights. See id.; see also Holley v. Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367, 370-372 (Tex. 1976).