Tally of Flds Children Jumps From 416 to 437

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SAN ANGELO, Texas -- As authorities collect DNA samples from children taken from the Fundamentalist LDS Church's YFZ Ranch, child welfare workers raised their head count of kids in state protective custody.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services confirmed to the Deseret News late Monday that 437 FLDS children are now being housed at the San Angelo Coliseum, along with 95 mothers. That number is up by 21 from the

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Tally of Flds Children Jumps From 416 to 437

416 children that child welfare workers have repeatedly reported over the past two weeks.

"We've been able to get a better count now that we're over here at the coliseum," said Shari Pulliam, a spokeswoman for the Texas child protective servi...

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