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TexasTowelie

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Sat Aug 22, 2015, 02:08 AM Aug 2015

Group home in Austin investigated after complaints of abuse, poor conditions

Several residents reshuffled from an illegal group home in East Austin last week found themselves placed in a North Austin facility infested with bugs, founded by a convicted felon and possibly operating illegally.

On Friday, state authorities performed an early morning surprise inspection at Zoe’s Safe Place at 8007 Burnet Road after receiving several complaints this week.

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Group home’s founder was convicted in 2011 of opening credit card accounts in resident’s name.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/about-50-residents-removed-from-bug-infested-group/nnN6M/

[font color=330099]The poor residents are being shuffled like a deck of cards.[/font]

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