Supreme Court

Case: 26-0622    
26-0622
06/15/2026
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
IN THE INTEREST OF E.T., E.T., E.T., E.D., CHILDREN 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
08/19/2026Reply to Response to Petition filed Petitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of E.I.
08/04/2026Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
06/15/2026Petition for Review (Parental Termination)Petitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of E.I.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
09/09/2026Petition for Review disposedDenied
08/19/2026Reply to Response to Petition filed   Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of E.I.
08/04/2026Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
07/17/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due August 4, 2026. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
07/17/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
07/03/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for review stating: "The Supreme Court of Texas orders that respondent file a response to the petition for review in the above-referenced case. The response shall address whether the trial court had subject-matter jurisdiction in light of Tex. Fam. Code § 263.401, including whether the trial court’s monitored-return order validly extended the dismissal deadline under Tex. Fam. Code § 263.403(a-1) where the trial court previously extended the deadline under Tex. Fam. Code § 263.401(b). The response is due in this office on July 20, 2026."
06/15/2026Petition for Review (Parental Termination)  Petition for Review filed on behalf of E.I.
06/15/2026Clerk's Record 
06/15/2026Court reporter/recorder's record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/15/2026Work-Up by Staff / Review by JusticesParental Termination  
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
The Department of Family & Protective ServicesRespondentMs. Samantha Magee
Mr. Britt Houston Lindsey
Ms. Chelci Paje Wright
Mr. James B. Hicks
E.T., E.T., E.T., and E.D., childrenOther interested party Mr. Jeff Johnson
D., J. PetitionerMr. Derek Hampton
Big Country CASAOther interested party  
I., E. PetitionerMr. James D. Saint  
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
___ SW3d ___, 04-30-26 
11th Court of Appeals 
Honorable W. Stacy Trotter 
Trial Court Information
326th District Court 
Taylor 
Honorable Paul R. Rotenberry 
11346-CX