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Jun 27, 2008 12:41 pm US/Central

Head Of Texas Agency In Polygamist Raid Retiring

DFPS Commissioner Steps Down Aug. 31

AUSTIN (AP) ― The head of the Texas agency that removed more than 400 children in the since-discredited raid of a polygamist group is retiring.

Carey Cockerell is commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services, which has come under withering criticism for the April raid on the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado.

The Texas Supreme Court later ruled the children were improperly separated from their families. The agency's sweeping action in the custody case raised concerns among civil liberties groups.

Cockerell, who has served at the agency since 2005, will retire Aug. 31.

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