Opinion
No. 04-16-00818-CV
06-14-2017
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas
Trial Court No. 15-0112-CV
Honorable William Old, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Irene Rios, Justice Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Irene Rios, Justice AFFIRMED
This is an appeal from the trial court's order terminating appellant's parental rights to her five children, K.M.T., D.S.T., Jr., I.H.R., L.M.R., and B.J.R. Appellant's court-appointed appellate attorney filed a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. Counsel concluded the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); see In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at * 4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, no pet.) (applying Anders procedure in appeal from termination of parental rights) (mem. op.); see also In re KM., 98 S.W.3d 774, 775 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2003, order) (same). Counsel provided appellant with a copy of the brief. Appellant was informed of her right to review the record and advised of her right to file a pro se brief. The State waived its right to file an appellee's brief unless appellant filed a pro se brief. Appellant has not filed a brief. After reviewing the record and counsel's brief, we agree the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. We DENY counsel's motion to withdraw. See In the Interest of P.M., ___ S.W.3d ___, 2016 WL 1274748 (Tex. Apr. 1, 2016).
Irene Rios, Justice