In Re the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service v. the State of Texas

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-23-00382-CV IN RE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES Original Proceeding 1 Opinion by: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Sitting: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Delivered and Filed: August 23, 2023 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS CONDITIONALLY GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART J.D. is the sixteen-year-old child at the center of this case who has been in the managing conservatorship of relator, the Department of Family and Protective Services (the “Department”), since…