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Comprehensive News Feed for Lowake, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 76 in Lowake, TX

  1. Texas custody battle

    Apr 17, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    Texas Child Protective Services officials and parents of 416 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch are squaring off today in court.

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    Related Topix: Harper, TX, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Texas

  2. UPDATED: Custody hearing for sect's kids breaks after only minutesRead the original story

    Apr 17, 2008 | MySA.com

    A hearing to determine custody of 416 children removed from a polygamist sect ranch was recessed just minutes after it began Thursday morning after attorneys representing the children raised one objection after ...

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    Related Topix: San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  3. Hearing Begins Thursday On Fate Of Children From Polygamist CompoundRead the original story

    Apr 17, 2008 | KWTX

    'Parents and attorneys are expected to pack a courtroom Thursday in San Angelo as a custody hearing gets underway that will determine the fate of 416 children removed from a polygamist compound in West Texas.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  4. No room at the inn

    Apr 16, 2008 | Times Record News

    Parents find San Angelo hotel rooms scarce, pricey Long before San Angelo found itself at the center of Texas' largest Child Protective Services seizure, the University Interscholastic League scheduled its 2008 ...

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    Related Topix: West, TX, Edinburg, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  5. Polygamist RanchRead the original story

    Apr 16, 2008 | The Dallas Morning News

    Child Protective Services officials investigating abuse at a West Texas polygamist compound fired back Tuesday against accusations that they wrongfully separated women from the compound from their children.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, Family, Kids

  6. CPS explains separating sect mothers and children

    Apr 15, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    Texas Child Protective Services officials answered their critics Tuesday, defending the agency's decision this week to separate some of the children from their mothers.

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    Related Topix: Houston Metro, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  7. Compound Children Moved in Preparation for HearingsRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2008 | KOSA

    Compound Children Moved in Preparation for Hearings 4/15/08 CBS 7 News Staff April 15, 2008 San Angelo, Texas - A group of women from the polygamous sect in Eldorado were separated from their children in ...

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    Related Topix: San Angelo Metro, Sullivan-City, TX, San Angelo, TX, West, TX

  8. State says it had to talk to kids soloRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2008 | MySA.com

    With a critical court hearing over sexual abuse allegations looming Thursday, officials Tuesday defended Child Protective Services' decision to separate some of the children removed from a polygamist community ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, West, TX

  9. Images show police well armed for raid on polygamist retreat

    Apr 15, 2008 | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    Police wore body armor, sported automatic weapons and were backed by an armored personnel carrier for a raid on a West Texas polygamist retreat, photos and video released Tuesday show.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  10. Officials defend separating sect children from momsRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    The children removed from a polygamist sect's compound - some separated from their mothers - are doing well, have had therapists available and are meeting with lawyers, a state spokeswoman said today.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  11. Women of Texas polygamist retreat speak out against state officialsRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2008 | News 8 Austin

    A woman from a polygamist sect in West Texas said the way the state's treating the group's members and their children makes it seem like "someone is trying to hurt" them.

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  12. State to explain how polygamist sect's women, kids were separated

    Apr 15, 2008 | MySA.com

    Texas Child Protective Services is planning a news conference Tuesday to explain how they told women from the polygamist sect in Eldorado that they would not be coming with their children to a new temporary ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, West, TX, San Angelo, TX, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  13. In polygamist ranch case, only mothers with small children are allowed to remain with them

    Apr 15, 2008 | The Dallas Morning News

    Texas officials who took 416 children from a polygamist retreat into state custody sent many of their mothers away Monday, as a judge and lawyers struggled with a legal and logistical morass in one of the ...

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    Related Topix: FLDS, Religion, Belmont, TX, Leesville, TX

  14. CPS relocates 416 youths seized from polygamous sectRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | Houston Chronicle

    Texas Child Protective Services moved 416 children Monday from a West Texas historical park to two other locations in preparation for a hearing that could decide whether the youths should be put in foster homes ... 1 comment

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  15. Polygamist Sect's Children Moved; Women Return To CompoundRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | KWTX

    The 416 children seized from the sprawling West Texas compound of a polygamist sect were moved to larger quarters Monday in San Angelo as dozens of attorneys struggled with the logistics of one of the biggest ...

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    Related Topix: West, TX, San Angelo Metro, San Angelo, TX

  16. Mothers in polygamist sect appeal to Perry to aid childrenRead the original story

    Apr 13, 2008 | Austin American-Statesman

    Mothers of children removed from a West Texas polygamist sect's ranch after an abuse allegation are appealing to Gov.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, FLDS, Meditative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religion, Moscow, TX

  17. Children moved from fort after mothers complain to governorRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

    SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Child welfare officials moved 416 children seized in a raid on a West Texas polygamist compound to a new shelter Monday after some mothers complained to the governor about conditions that ...

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    Related Topix: West, TX, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religion, Moscow, TX

  18. Texas authorities confiscate cell phones from FLDS women, kidsRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | KETK-TV Tyler

    State officials today enforced a judge's order to confiscate the cell phones of the women and children removed from a West Texas polygamous sect's private ranch after an abuse allegation.

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, West, TX, Moscow, TX

  19. Custody hearing set for children seized from polygamist sect

    Apr 14, 2008 | KVUE

    A court began laying the groundwork Monday to sort out the custody arrangements for hundreds of young children seized from a polygamist sect, with nearly four dozen lawyers seeking to represent the children in ...

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    Related Topix: Meditative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Moscow, TX, Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  20. Polygamist moms seek help from PerryRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2008 | KHOU-TV Houston

    The mothers of children removed from a West Texas polygamist sect's ranch after an abuse allegation are appealing to Gov.

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    Related Topix: West, TX, Moscow, TX, Meditative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Christ, Electronic