Texas court rules basis for removing sect children 'insufficient'

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	Texas court rules basis for removing sect children 'insufficient'

righthand

5-23-2008 5:44 PM

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5-24-2008 8:45 PM

jatfla

Wonderful news. There may be some issues that are genuine problems, but Texas authorities only made things worse.

5-25-2008 12:57 AM

righthand

Texas authorities only made things worse.

For sure, making the cause of children's rights more difficult in the future.

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