In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-19-00191-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF S.R.R. AND S.R., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 222nd District Court
Deaf Smith County, Texas
Trial Court No. DR-2017K-169, Honorable Jack M. Graham, Presiding
June 7, 2019
ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REMAND
Before CAMPBELL and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.
Appellant, R.G., appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights.
Although the order of termination provides that appellant’s appointed counsel, Mr. Todd
Henderson, “shall continue in that capacity until all appeals of a final order terminating
parental rights are exhausted or waived unless otherwise ordered by the Court,” appellant
filed a notice of appeal, acting pro se. In the notice of appeal, appellant complains she
received ineffective assistance of counsel.
Accordingly, we abate the appeal and remand the cause to the trial court for further
proceedings. On remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means it finds necessary
to determine the following:
(1) whether appellant still desires to prosecute the appeal;
(2) whether appellant is indigent;
(3) whether new appellate counsel should be appointed; and
(4) whether appellant is entitled to have the clerk’s record and reporter’s record
furnished without charge.
Should the trial court determine that new appellate counsel should be appointed,
the name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and state bar number of newly-
appointed counsel shall be provided to the clerk of this court in an order of the court. The
trial court shall also issue findings of fact and conclusions of law addressing the foregoing
subjects. A clerk’s record containing the trial court’s orders and findings of fact and
conclusions of law shall be filed with the clerk of this court on or before June 21, 2019.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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