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Fallout from FLDS raid is intense
Texas authorities defend removal of 416 children
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Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, said the situation has a multitude of state agencies scrambling to make sure that procedurally, everything goes as smoothly as possible. That includes the Governor's Office of Emergency Management as well as the state Office of Court Administration, which is working to make sure Thursday's shelter hearing to determine the custody status of the children goes well.
The Texas governor is keeping an eye on the situation, too.
Gov. Rick Perry's spokeswoman said he was likely briefed ahead of time that the children removed from the YFZ ranch would be separated from their mothers.
"This is very normal in terms of investigations where there is believed or alleged abuse, that the children are separated from their parents and they are separated from each other," Allison Castle said. "It's certainly typical."
As of mid-morning Tuesday, Castle said the Texas governor had not received a letter that the mothers of the children removed from the ranch said they mailed Saturday. The mothers are seeking a meeting with the governor.
Duncan, at the press conference, said while Texas has written the textbook on coordinated community response because of its long experience with hurricanes, there is "no textbook or manual on how to deal with this."
He said it is every state's charge to prevent child abuse and in Texas, "it is a priority."
In other developments, a spokeswoman with the State Bar of Texas said that so far, 350 attorneys had stepped forward to render their services in the representation of children seized from the YFZ Ranch.
"I'm very pleased with the Texas response," said Kim Davey, bar spokeswoman. While the majority of the attorneys who have stepped forward have specialized training in family law, Davey said, others came from various unrelated disciplines. Those attorneys have received a quick tutorial to help them in their duties. "They understand what they need to know to serve as an attorney ad litem," Davey said.
The attorneys are in a wait-and-watch mode until the outcome of a Thursday hearing, which Davey described as something that's going to be "phenomenal. ... Of course, each child constitutionally is entitled to have an attorney." She added that the unusual aspects of this case 416 children are in state custody represent a challenge for Texas lawyers, but one she thought they would be able to handle. The Texas Bar Association has 80,000 members.
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Rep. Drew Darby addresses the media during a briefing in San Angelo, Texas, Tuesday. "As a human being, none of us like human misery, nor do we like the abuse of children," he said. "We have a saying here: 'Don't mess with Texas.' I'm going to change it up and say, 'Don't mess with the children of Texas.'"
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