The Supreme Court of Texas convened for the first time in six months the week of Sept. 11, 2023, and heard oral arguments from several Austin Bar members.
In the Interest of R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A., Children, Bill Davis of the Office of the Attorney General argued for the petitioner, the Department of Family and Protective Services.
The department sought to terminate a father’s parental rights to his three children after it learned of allegations that the father and children were homeless and the father was using drugs. The children were removed from the father and initially placed with their grandmother but were removed a second time after she was hospitalized and could not care for the children. At the time of the second removal, the father threatened to kill himself if the children were removed again.