E. G. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-22-00469-CV E. G., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 320,567-B, THE HONORABLE CARI L. STARRITT-BURNETT, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Following a bench trial, the district court terminated the parental rights of E.G. (Father) to his child A.G. (Daughter), born August 23, 2019. 1 In three issues on appeal, Father asserts that (1) the district court abused its discretion by beginning the trial in Father’s absence and that the evidence is legally…