Prophet Fires Attorney...Again

A strategy to avoid July trial?

"...the state obtained from the infamous raid of the FLDS' Texas compound, the Yearning for Zion ranch, outside Eldorado..."

July 8, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Polygamist Prophet Update

Jeffs back in court this week

"...infamous raid by Texas officials in 2008 of the FLDS' Yearning for Zion compound just outside Eldorado. "I've had..."

Feb. 3, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

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"...by state police and child protection workers on the FLDS compound outside Eldorado. Moving Jeffs to stand trial in..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature

But Texas Wants You Anyway

Warren Jeffs resists extradition

"...against him after the state's 2008 raid on the FLDS' Yearning for Zion Ranch just outside the West Texas..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jeffs Headed Back to Texas?

Utah judge signs polygamist prophet's extradition papers

"...the so-called "spiritual marriages" he allegedly performed at the FLDS' gated compound outside the West Texas town of Eldorado...."

Aug. 11, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

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"...board next meets Jan. 22, 2010. – Lee Nichols FLDS Trial No. 2..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature

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"...Jacksonville dentist Michael Banks. – Richard Whittaker First FLDS Conviction Since Raid..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature

It's All About Bigamy

Human Services hearing on FLDS raid kicks off with Hilderbran bill

"...House Human Services Committee hearing on last year's FLDS raid is just starting, opening with a hearing on..."

April 14, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Res Publica

Go, go, good citizen, go: Oct. 30-Nov. 6

"...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (For more on the FLDS, see "More FLDS Woes for CPS," p.30.) 11:30am. First..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature

More Trouble for Polygamist Prophet Jeffs

Warren just can't catch a break, can he? First its a conviction for rape-as-accomplice, then charges of incest, and now bigamy? Sheesh, being a prophet ain't what it used to be.

"...papers in court to dismiss custody cases involving 49 FLDS children. To date, the state has dumped about 150..."

Aug. 25, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...child reunions are the order of the day for FLDS members returning home after a harrowing ride through the..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature

Court of Appeals Decision

"...3rd Court of Appeals ruled in favor of 38 FLDS mothers, concluding that Child Protective Services failed to demonstrate..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Feds Nab 'Prophet'

Warren Jeffs – leader of breakaway Mormon sect the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – caught during a traffic stop just north of Vegas

"...Meanwhile, building at the FLDS' Yearning for Zion ranch in the West Texas town..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...investigating the polygamist church. Leroy Jeffs served as the FLDS's lead accountant, and as such has the skinny on..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Your article on the FLDS ["Meet the New Neighbors," News, July 29] was disturbing..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column

Trust the Artist Not the Art

"...Dear Editor, Your article on the FLDS [“Meet the New Neighbors,” News, July 29] was disturbing..."

Aug. 9, 2005 Postmarks

Southwest Theatre Productions' Exit 27

At its heart, Aleks Merilo's play about boys exiled from their cultlike church is about mind control

"...so-called "Lost Boys" still want to return to the FLDS. Then into their midst comes the one female character..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Headlines

"...went to the state after no one representing the FLDS group appeared in court. (For more on this, see..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature

Jeffs Trial: Keepin' It Weird

Prophet says only he can provide a "pure" defense

"...objecting to FBI testimony about records seized from the FLDS' West Texas compound, the Yearning for Zion ranch, during..."

July 29, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Jeffs Headed Back to Texas?

Not yet – if he can help it

"...information gathered after the disastrous 2008 raid on the FLDS compound in West Texas, the Yearning for Zion ranch...."

Nov. 16, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Polygamist's Trial Heads to Texas?

Arizona drops charges against Warren Jeffs

"...wake of a raid by law enforcement of the FLDS compound, the Yearning for Zion Ranch just outside the..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jeffs Back on Solid Foods

Polygamist prophet feeds himself!

"...It seems that since leading his flock (estimates put FLDS population at around 10,000 members in the U.S.) into..."

Aug. 4, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

It's the Law; Pay Attention

"...thing again – take away all the children [“More FLDS Woes for CPS,” News, Oct. 31, 2008]. But the..."

March 31, 2009 Postmarks

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

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Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature

Feds Take On Polygamists

Harry Reid is fighting to keep us all safe from the evil polygamists. Phew.

"...hearing, which they have decried as undemocratic because no FLDS members were invited to testify. True, as it stands,..."

July 24, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

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July 18, 2008 News Feature

What About the Mormon Fundamentalists?

"...City and Waco. Didn't I hear something about an FLDS enforcer on Fox the next day? I think he..."

June 16, 2008 Postmarks

Has No Problem With Polygamy Per Se

"...its own business and let them live in peace [“FLDS Hearings Turn on Ages of Mothers,” News, May 23]...."

May 23, 2008 Postmarks

Polygamist Raid Prompted by False Report?

Arrest made in investigation of the phone call that started it all

"...danger of abuse, the state claimed, thanks to the FLDS lifestyle, which, famously, includes polygamy – and in particular,..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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