Texas judge OKs moving polygamist sect kids into foster care
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - A judge gave Texas child welfare officials permission Tuesday to move children taken from a polygamist sect into foster care, while authorities continued taking DNA samples from sect members to sort out the children's lineage.
The state has custody of 437 children taken from a west Texas compound more than two weeks ago, and nearly all have been housed at the San Angelo Coliseum since then.
State District Judge Barbara Walther signed an order Tuesday allowing Child Protective services officials to begin moving the 437 children held in the San Angelo Coliseum for the last two weeks into temporary foster care, most likely group homes or privately run facilities, until individual custody hearings can be held.
Officials said they will try to keep siblings together when possible, though some polygamous families may have dozens of siblings....