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Poor Conditions Behind Moving of Sect's Kids

416 children being taken to undisclosed 'suitable' Texas location

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 14, 2008 3:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – Over 400 children seized from a polygamist sect are being bused to a more "suitable" location from their current West Texas housing, a state official tells the Houston Chronicle. Women inside Fort Concho complained over the weekend of cramped conditions at the temporary shelter.... Read full story »

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