Smith v. Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services

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• concluding evidence is factually sufficient to support best-interest finding
• concluding evidence is factually sufficient to support best-interest finding
• “Moreover, conduct that routinely subjects a child to the probability that the child will be left alone because her parent is jailed endangers both the physical and emotional well-being of the child.”
• “[I]n considering the best interest of the child, evidence of a recent turn-around in behavior by the parent does not totally offset evidence of a pattern of instability and harmful behavior in the past.”
• “[I]n considering the best interest of the child, evidence of a recent turn-around in behavior by the parent does not totally offset evidence of a pattern of instability and harmful behavior in the past.”

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