Opinion
NO. 14-20-00385-CV NO. 14-20-00386-CV
11-10-2020
IN THE INTEREST OF M.T.B. AND T.K.B., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 315th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 2017-03662J and 2018-03497J
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The trial court terminated Mother's and Father's parental rights to M.T.B. and T.K.B and appointed the Department of Family and Protective Services as sole managing conservator of the children. Appellant, Mother, filed a timely notice of appeal.
Appellant's appointed counsel filed a brief in which she concludes the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967), presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811-13 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). The Anders procedures are applicable to an appeal from the termination of parental rights when an appointed attorney concludes that there are no non-frivolous issues to assert on appeal. In re D.E.S., 135 S.W.3d 326, 329 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, no pet.).
On August 17, 2020, a copy of the record and counsel's brief were delivered to appellant and appellant was notified of the right to file a pro se response. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); In re D.E.S., 135 S.W.3d at 329-30. More than sixty days have elapsed and as of this date, no pro se response has been filed.
We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel's brief and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. A discussion of the brief would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state.
Accordingly, the trial court's judgments are affirmed.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Wise and Bourliot.