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Texas Observer
Michelle Aslam

For the First Time, ‘Redeemed’ Texas Parents May Get a Second Chance

Maggie Luna and her three children. She lost her parental rights in 2015. (Credit: Courtesy of Maggie Luna)

Maggie Luna tried to fit all of the love she had for her three children onto a tri-fold poster board a week before her court date. Each section of the plain white board was adorned with a photo timeline dedicated to one of her children, illustrating Luna’s presence in their lives from birth up until the day they were taken from her. It was a desperate attempt to persuade a Harris County judge to let her keep the kids.

But the judge didn’t bother to look up at her or her poster before terminating Luna’s rights to her children.

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