Sorry, can't let you have a 'bye' on that one. The gov't actions are in question, and teams of lawyers are going to be looking at every 't' and every 'i'. Pray that no one took a short cut and that no civil rights were violated.
If the courts find out that civil rights were violated, the state of Texas is going to be writing out a VERY large check to the FLDS. This is my fear.
I laughed really loud at this point of your post. Your concern for the state treasury of Texas is duly noted.
The legal commentators at Findlaw.com (hardly friends of the government) Disagree with your assessment of the legality and procedures followed by the government in this case. If there is no support for your position there you can bet there will not be any in the courts.