Tonya Couch, who was deported from Mexico last week, arrived on a flight from Los Angeles and was taken to Tarrant County Jail in handcuffs and leg irons.
Ethan Couch was driving drunk and speeding near in June 2013 when he crashed into a disabled SUV, killing four people and injuring several others, including passengers in his pickup truck.
Tonya Couch, 48, appeared for an extradition hearing in downtown Los Angeles, where she was flown last week after being deported from Mexico.
En medio del debate por el control de armas en EU, la nueva ley de armas de Texas, que entrará en vigor el 1 de enero, permitirá la portación a la vista de armas de mano
Known as an "amparo," or protection, such appeals try to block a government action. Couch's attorneys are asking a judge to prevent authorities from deporting him or holding him without contact with lawyers, family members or visitors.
El "José María Morelos y Pavón" realizó vuelos de prueba en Texas
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What is 'affluenza'?
Ethan Couch, now 18, was sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunken-driving crash. He received the light sentence after his attorneys said he suffered from "affluenza."
18-year-old Ethan Couch won a three-day court injunction.
Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya Couch stayed first at a resort known as Los Tules, near the beach.