Foster care

Kids killed in shooting had been taken from home by state

The agency filed a lawsuit in 2013 to remove the children. They were placed in foster care but were later returned to the home. The case was dismissed in 2014.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services spokesman Patrick Crimmins said Tuesday that his agency can't comment on why the Judge Glenn Devlin dismissed the lawsuit. A spokeswoman for Devlin declined comment.