Legal Opinion

In re Houston County ex rel. Session

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 19, 2015No. 12-14-00312-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRIAN T. HOYLE, Justice

Relator, Daphne L. Session, filed this original mandamus proceeding in her capacity as County Attorney for Houston County, Texas, complaining of two trial court orders. The first order granted J.H.’s motion to disqualify both attorneys in the County Attorney’s Office from representing the Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department) in the underlying termination case.1 The second order denied the County Attorney’s motion for reconsideration. We deny the petition.

Background

On March 28, 2014, the Department began investigating allegations of child…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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