Texas timeline

Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:12 a.m. MDT
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April 3: The FLDS Church's YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas, is raided by state Child Protective Services workers. More than 400 children are taken into custody; many mothers stay with them.

April 17: The phone call that triggered the raid may have been a ruse; a Colorado woman is arrested.

April 22: The state begins moving the children to foster care homes and facilities.

May 19: Custody hearings — expected to take weeks — begin for each affected family.

May 22: The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Austin rules that Child Protective Services acted improperly and with insufficient evidence when authorities took all 400-plus children from the ranch.

May 23: CPS appeals the ruling to the Texas Supreme Court.

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Texas is known for their horrible foster care system. They really...

NW Mom | May 26, 2008 at 10:34 a.m.

I understand that beliefs should be open to some people. BUT you...

Mommyfromwashington | May 25, 2008 at 9:12 p.m.

I live in Amarillo, Texas. I am not FLDS. Several children were...

gary funderburk | May 25, 2008 at 5:34 p.m.