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GAINESVILLE – Gainesville City Council received a request for funding by Cooke County Arts Council at its Tuesday, June 18 regular meeting at the munic-ipal building at 200 South Rusk Street. “Th e reason [for] the presen-tation today is we have just pre-

sented our current budget to the city, and this year we are asking from the hotel occupancy tax, an amount of $13,100,” Cooke County Arts Council president Bret Newton told the council. Newton noted the amount the organization hopes to receive is considerably more than the $4,500 stipend typically allot-ted to the organization from tax revenue. He said with additional

funds, the organization hopes to launch a website which the arts council does not currently have. Th e website, Newton said, would be a “hub for all arts events in Gainesville and Cooke County.” Th e cost of the website is $2,800 which would cover “post-ing, maintenance fees as well as upkeep and a small amount for monthly advertising fees.”

Th e second item is a request for $5,800 to fund the costs of enter-tainment, performers and artists for the new farmer’s market. Th e money would help underwrite the costs for two performances of the Gainesville Swing Orchestra and two performances of the Cooke County Chorale. It would also al-low a separate fund to hire musi-cians to play at the farmer’s market.

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GAINESVILLE – Th e North Central Texas College board of regents meeting began with a tribute to board member Matt

Chalmers who passed away June 8. Regent Jerry Henderson shared a story about his fi rst meeting with Chalmers. “I met Matt back in the early ‘60s,” Henderson said. “As a mat-

ter of fact it was 1966. Th at was when the Civil Rights movement, that all began in ’64, Texas was a little late getting there. So [inte-gration was enacted] in ’66. We were an all-black school Booker T. Washington [in Gainesville]

and they told us before we got out of school that year that next year, we would be attending Gaines-ville High School. We didn’t want to go. Th ey didn’t want us over there but we had to make that transition and we did that. And it wasn’t an easy thing… a lot of fi ghting, a lot of name-calling and I was standing in line. We all had to get registered. One of the fi rst guys I met was Matt. He came up and shook my hand and said, ‘Welcome aboard.’ I wish everybody else would’ve been that nice but that’s just the way things were back during that time.” Th e two both played on Gainesville High School sports teams, Henderson said. “Matt was a tremendous ath-lete,” he said. “I didn’t know much about football. Basketball was my game. But Matt and I be-came friends from that very fi rst day. I always remember that be-cause Matt was the very fi rst one I met and he introduced himself to me the proper way. I just want to say to Matt’s family that I love him and we go back a long ways. Th at’s all I want to say, ‘God bless him.’” Board chair Karla Metzler also asked for a moment of silence in honor of Chalmers.

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Streaming colors fl ying through the air, then, POW! Oh the excitement that fi reworks in-still in us as a child. I loved 4th of July and now I get to relive that childhood fascination through our kids. Th ey love it too. Well all except the youngest, Keeley. She sort of runs around go-ing “eehh” with her hands over her ears but give that girl some sparklers and she goes crazy. Th e older ones are at that age where it’s go big or go home so we get a nice mix of the smaller and the huge explosions. Can’t wait for this year! Hope everyone else has a happy and safe 4th!

And on this same 4th of July theme, if you haven’t ever heard a reading of the Declaration of Independence, I would strongly urge you to do so. Reminds us of the reason for the celebration! If you get this in time, the County reading is set for Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 pm at the newly renovated Farmers Market.

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Custer City Baptist Church is hosting the Vacation Bible School “In the Wild: Amazing Encounters with Jesus” on July 8 thru 12. VBS is each evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and is for 4-years old up to 6th grade. Reg-istration is Sunday, July 7 at 6:00 pm. Th ey will have hot dogs and chips at the registration for all to enjoy. Th ey are located 2 miles West of Callisburg on FM 2896. For more information, please contact Linda Harmon at 940-665-3387

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Th ere is a Senior Citizen Health Hoopla, fun for those over 55, set for Tuesday, July 9 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Stanford House, 401 W. Garnett in Gainesville. Lunch will be served from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Variety of vendors addressing many senior issues.

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Callisburg Community Club will have their Annual Garage Sale on Saturday, July 13, 2019 starting at 8:00 am at the Com-munity Building at 92 McDan-iel Street. Monthly Meeting Will Resume in September. Arts Council Asks for More Funding

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Battle of the Badges - Tyler Grier, left, prepares to donate blood with the assistance of Andrew Thompson of Carter BloodCare. The annual blood drive event is held each year at the Steven K. Fleming Public Safety Building in Gainesville and is a friendly competition between Gainesville Po-lice Department and Gainesville Fire-Rescue. Blood donors cast votes for the department of their choice. This year’s winner was Gainesville Fire-Rescue. In all, 83 donors participated providing 59 units of whole blood and 10 units of red blood cells, according to offi cials. (The Weekly News Photo)

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Since the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the British Empire tried a va-riety of means, by law and by force, to try to make the Americans obey their dic-tates and pay for their Im-perialistic eff orts around the world. Th e shots heard in Lex-ington and Concord set off the war against British Op-pression in April 1775. When hostilities began the leaders of the colonies just wanted to use the war

to establish a better negoti-ating position for the even-tual settlement with Britain of these colonies’ future role in the Empire. Th e Ameri-can Declaration of Indepen-dence was not issued until 15 months after the War of Independence had begun. For over a year, Th omas Jeff erson and the other radical separatist leaders in America delayed and argued their case in the assembly of the Congress as the war de-veloped. It was only by June 1776 that it was clear that Independence would win a majority in all of the 13

colonies and on 10 June a committee was set up under Jeff erson to draft the Decla-ration. Finally the big leap was taken and on 4 July the Declaration was approved and issued. Th e actual sign-ing took some more time. Th e War for Indepen-dence continued to a con-clusive battle at Yorktown in October 1781, yet the Brit-ish still had 26,000 troops occupying New York City, Charleston, and Savannah, together with a powerful fl eet in the American waters. Hostilities were not con-cluded until September

1783 when the Treaty of Paris was signed. Th e last British soldiers did not leave New York until November 1783; and the British con-tinued to maintain forts in American territories and support their Indian allies with munitions until the signing of the Jay Treaty in 1795, twenty years after the fi rst shots were fi red on the greens in Massachusetts. When the Americans re-jected British authority and conduct toward the colonies by force of arms their posi-tion was restated in the Dec-laration of Independence. Th is document is the outline for how a free people believe they should live and what they will not tolerate in their government then or now. Th e Declaration was the document that set the tone of the confrontation and the new nation. Th e Constitu-tion, the Bill of Rights and the history of the United States thereafter all owe a debt to the men who signed the document that we read today. As we hear and read these words today we do not sit in judgement of the writers and the founders, instead we seek to understand why Jeff erson penned the Dec-laration of Independence in the way he did and what the context of those times de-manded of our founders.

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Burial for Marcella Lou-ise Hess, 84, of Lindsay, is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at St. Peter’s Catho-lic Church. Interment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, July 2 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home, with the family re-ceiving friends at 6:30 PM. Marcella passed away July 1, 2019 in Gainesville.History Marcella was born Sep-tember 14, 1934 in Gaines-ville to William and Anna Sandmann. She was raised and attended school in Lindsay. Marcella married John Louis Hess on October 5, 1954 at St. Peter’s Catho-lic Church in Lindsay. She had several jobs, including the Muenster Dress Factory, Bomber Bait, and Weber Aircraft. Marcella’s most important job was raising her six beloved children. She enjoyed cooking, bak-ing, and shopping. She also enjoyed trips to Shreveport and Th ackerville. Marcella was a skilled seamstress and a member of St. Anne’s So-ciety. Th e moments she treasured, most of all, were

family events and gather-ings where she could enjoy the company of her chil-dren and grandchildren, of whom she was very proud.Survivors Marcella leaves behind to cherish her memory: daugh-ter Debbie Bixby and hus-band Bob of Denton; daugh-ter Janice Gilbreath and husband Jim of Sanger; son Danny Hess and wife Robin of Lindsay; son Randy Hess and wife Teresa of Lindsay; son Stanley Hess and wife Tonya of Lindsay ; daugh-ter Sandra Schumacher and husband Jerry of Gainesville; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Survivors also include: brother Paul Sandmann and wife Maxine of Lindsay; brother Edward Sandmann of Lindsay; brother Ray-mond Sandmann and wife Rosalie of Lindsay; sister Marjorie Rohmer of Muen-ster; sister-in-law Wanda Hermes of Lindsay; broth-er-in-law Wilford Hess and wife Virginia of Lindsay; and sister-in-law Dolores Neu and husband Leroy of Lind-say. Marcella was preceded in death by: husband of 41 years, John Louis Hess; parents William and Anna Sandmann; grandson Ja-cob Schumacher; sister Al-ice Hennigan; sister Alma Stoff els; sister-in-law Eileen Sandmann; brother-in-law Tony Rohmer; and brother-in-law Clem Hermes. Serving as pallbearers are: Bart Terry, Gregory Gil-breath, Tyler Hess, Cade Hess, Brian Orsburn, Jerrad Schumacher, Dusty Reed, and Larry Garrett. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

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mons Kays, 78, passed away on June 25, 2019, at the Renaissance Care Center in Gainesville, Texas. Graveside services are set for 2:00 pm, Saturday, June 29, 2019, Mt. Zion Cemetery, west of Collinsville. Offi ciating the service is Pastor Tony Nor-man. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Meador Funeral Home, Gainesville, Texas. History Ora was born on April 4, 1941 in Cooke County, TX to Mack and Opal Cox. Frances worked nearly 40 years at various beauty shops in Gainesville. She was an avid fan for the Dallas Cow-boys and Texas Rangers. She loved celebrating the holi-days by decorating her house for the holiday of the month, playing Santa and dress-ing up for Halloween at the Dialysis Clinic. She busied herself with her needle point, which she also kept mostly holiday themed. Animals always had a soft spot in her heart, except snakes. Don’t even show her a picture of a snake, she would make sure you regretted it. Her sweet smile and love for people will be missed.Survivors Frances is survived by Brother and wife, James & Geraldine Cox; Brother-in-law Ernest Kelly; Niece Vick-ie Colten and her two sons; Nephews, Vernon Burch, Johnathan Cox & family, William Cox, Jason Cox and wife, and Michael Cox with his wife Mary Ann Cox & heir family; Great Nephews Jacob Cox and Skyler Cox; Aunt Muriel Hodge of Sher-man, Texas and many cous-ins; Starla Kelly and fam-ily; Lynn and Joel Kelly and family; David and Denice Kelly and family; Patients at Gainesville Dialysis Clinic. She was proceeded in death by Two husbands, Charles Noel Ammons and Joe Neil Kays; Parents Mack and Opal Hodge Cox; Loving Sister Nancy Cox Burch Kelly and Brother-in-law Glen Burch; Great Nephew Em-mitt Colten; Nephew Brad Kelly; Grand-Parents, Aunts, Uncles, many cousins and too many dear friends from Gainesville Dialysis Clinic. To sign the online registry, please visit; meadorfuneral.com.

Stephen Donald Moore

Services Stephen has passed from this life on Monday June 3, 2019.History He was born on November 5,1952. He was preceeded in death by his Mom, Hulda El-len Mabe Moore. He spent his young life growing up in Gainesville with his Mom helping care for his Grandmother. He loved and was a talented foot-ball player and track athlete growing up. He spent his working life as a paint chemist and machin-est. He was a very talented wood worker of art and fram-er. He always enjoyed scroll or framing projects unique to him for a meaningful memo-ry for loved ones and friends. Stephen was a dedicated son that left no stone un-turned for the love,care and comfort of his Mom, Hulda. Stephen was truly a fun lov-ing man that wove a story like no other. He gave many peo-ple that passed through his life much love and laughter. His presence will be missed.

Ralph BenjaminCarney

Services Ralph Benjamin Carney, 84, went to his heavenly home with the Lord on Fri-day, June 21, 2019 at his home in Whitesboro, Texas, with his loving family by his side. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Tioga Unit-ed Methodist Church, offi ci-ated by Rev. Rebecca Grogan. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Cremation arrange-ments are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.History Ralph was born in Gunter, TX on December 30, 1934 to Cliff ord and Laura Ellen (Welch) Carney. He proudly served in Th e United States Army. He married Germaine Rytlewski on March 4, 1995 in Sherman, Texas. Ralph worked as an insurance claims adjustor for 37 years. He was a member of the Tioga United Methodist Church. Ralph re-ceived a Commendation from the government for 10,000 hours in volunteer work. He worked with Your Neighbors Food Bank in Whitesboro for 10 years. He enjoyed fi sh-ing and loved and adored his grandchildren.Survivors He is survived by his wife, Germaine Carney of Whites-boro, daughter, Debbie Sweets of Seattle, WA., son Kenneth Glaze of Austin, TX., daughter, Monique Pres-ton of Sadler, TX., son, Chris-topher Glaze of Waco, TX., grandchildren, Ashton and Abel, two brothers, Richard Carney and Cliff ord Carney, sister, Mary Swindle as well as numerous nieces, nephews and loving family and friends.

Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Cliff ord and Laura Carney and broth-er, Robert Carney. To sign the online registry, please go to www.meadorfu-neral.com.

Boby (Bob) Ray Noe

Services Boby (Bob) Ray Noe, 92, of Midland, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior Je-sus Christ on June 23, 2019. Funeral services will be held at the Meador Funeral Home in Gainesville, Texas at 1204 East California Street at 10:00 AM, Friday, June 28 2019, with Minister David Gray of-fi ciating. Interment will fol-low at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville. Th e family will receive friends at the Meador Funeral Home prior to the funeral service, beginning at 9:00 AM.History Bob was born on February 13, 1927 in Shannon, Texas to parents Homer and Lillian Noe. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during the latter stages of World War II, and follow-ing basic training, was as-signed to duty in the Panama Canal Zone. After the war, he went to work in the oilfi elds of Texas, and spent more than 40 years working for Texaco in the Electra and Gainesville areas. During this time, he met the love of his life, Doro-thy Mae Richardson, who he married on April 10, 1948. Together they raised and nurtured three children in a loving and supportive house-hold. Bob was a member and regular attendee of the Church of Christ. He en-joyed reading his Bible, fi sh-ing, hunting, target shooting, and telling tales of growing up during the Great De-pression, serving in the U.S. Army, and his years of work-ing in the oilfi eld. He was an anchor for the extended Noe family whose friendship and counsel were greatly valued. We feel extremely blessed to have had him with us for 92 years in good physical and mental health. He will be long remembered and deeply missed.Survivors Bob is survived by his daughter Jeannie Noe Lalk and husband Randy of Mid-land; two sons, Wes Noe and wife Renae of Midland, and Stephen Noe of Tomball; four grandsons, Kevin Lalk of Midland, Ryan Lalk and wife Rommela of Midland, Bran-don Noe and wife Amanda of Odessa, and Andrew Noe and wife Danielle of Great Grans-den, UK; and seven great grandchildren. His is also survived by three sisters; Beth Oldstrom of Bloomington, Indiana, Etna Noe of Canyon Lake, Texas, and Greta Limon of Electra, Texas. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife Dorothy, his parents, and one brother and fi ve sisters. Th e family would like to ex-press their gratitude towards the nursing staff and aides of the Neurology Department of Midland Memorial Hospital,

Hospice of Midland, and all of our friends and extended family for their loving sup-port. Donations In lieu of fl owers, the fami-ly requests donations be made to Hospice of Midland, P. O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland and Meador Funeral Home of Gainesville. To sign the online registry, please visit: meadorfuneral.com.

Madeline “Leona”Colwell Pardus

Services Madeline “Leona” Colwell Pardus, 90, of Gainesville passed away on June 20, 2019 at the Muenster Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Th ursday at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rick Carney offi ciating. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. History Leona was born on Octo-ber 14, 1928 in Oklahoma City to Martin and Christine Hensen. Leona graduated from the Cooke County Ju-nior College with a degree in Associate in Nursing. She was a nurse’s aide for several years and later on became a Registered Nurse and then she worked in ICU in Texas and then later moved to Cali-fornia. Later on, Leona went on to the become an Educa-tion and Training instructor for nurses and worked a total of 45 years. Leona also did volunteer work in Africa us-ing her nursing skills. Leona loved her family. She loved to be on facebook and read and keep up with her family and know what they were all do-ing. Leona loved to travel, when she married her second husband, Jim Pardus, they both traveled all the time. Th ey went to Israel, Switzer-land, Italy, Hawaii and Paris. When Jim passed away she moved back to Texas to be closer to her family.Survivors Leona is survived by her daughter Jaunita Barnett and spouse Juan Alba of Las Ve-gas, NV; Sons, Chester (Bill) Colwell and wife Deborah of Gainesville, Michael Colwell and wife Tammy of Gaines-ville; 14 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren. Leona is preceded in death by her husband’s, William “Buddy” Colwell, Jim Pardus; Sons Jerry, Darrell and David Colwell. Pallbearers will be Christo-pher Rennison, John Colwell, David Colwell, Dewayne Colwell, Douglas Colwell and Juan Alba. Honorary Pall-bearers is William “Bailey” Colwell. To sign the online registry, please visit: meadorfuneral.com.


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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were re-ported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Joseph Mortazavi report-ed burglary of a habitation

on County Road 248. Dorothy Virginia Weaver reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying in-formation on County Road 260.

Timothy Leonard Lu-ttmer reported criminal mischief on County Road 385. David Wayne Gibby Jr reported burglary of a habi-

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Felony IndictmentsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following sentences were issued for felony indict-ments and fi led in the 235th District Court. Brian Anthony Kemp, 44 pleaded guilty to the Dec. 15, 2017 habitual off ensive of engaging in organized criminal activ-ity theft of property less than $30,000 and was sen-tenced to 20 years confi ne-ment in a state jail facility

plus court costs. Joseph Louis Jette, 30, pleaded guilty to the Feb. 20, 2018 second degree felony off ense of aggra-vated assault causes serious bodily injury and was sen-tenced to 3 years confi ne-ment in a state jail facility, a $500 fi ne and court costs. Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 53, pleaded guilty to the April 6, 2018 state jail felo-ny off ense of possession of

a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sen-tenced to 1 month, 6 days confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs. Melinda K Rippy, 54, pleaded guilty to the third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance and was sen-tenced to 2 years probation deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs.

COOKE COUNTY – Th e following cases were fi led and decided in the 235th District Court.

Cases Filed Melanie Joyce Petty vs. Jimmy Lee Petty, divorce. Amanda Garrison vs. An-drew Garrison, divorce. James Darrell Reed vs. Ashli Lehnertz Reed, di-vorce. Th e state of Texas vs. Da-kota West-Hawkeye Drew, bond forfeiture. Th e state of Texas vs. Jo-seph Howard Osborn Jr., bond forfeiture. Th e state of Texas vs. Sherry Watson Brown, bond forfeiture. Th e state of Texas vs.

Kelanie Christeen Mooney, bond forfeiture. Th e state of Texas vs. Charles Jerome Bowman, bond forfeiture. Th e state of Texas vs. Jon-athan Roy Kingsmore, bond forfeiture. Kelly Shannon vs. James Shannon, divorce. Charles Kenneth Hacker vs. Sondra M. Hacker, di-vorce. Leonardo Rincon vs. Margarita Rincon, divorce. Ginger Timmins Price vs. Shawn Price, divorce. Cases Decided Gainesville Independent School District vs. Mil-dred Love et al, non-suited or dismissed by plaintiff,

tax case. Gainesville ISD vs. GB Properties, fi nal judgement/non-jury, tax case. Pilot Point ISD vs. Jer-maine Williamson, non-suited or dismissed by plain-tiff , tac case. Scott Suggs vs. Jennifer Suggs, non-suited or dis-missed by plaintiff , divorce. Nova Rhodes Cox vs. Bradley James Cox, fi nal judgement/non-jury, di-vorce. Kevin Lane Kershaw vs. Carol Jean Kershaw, fi nal judgement/non-jury, di-vorce. Name change of Leonard Leroy Lee Jr, fi nal judge-ment/non-jury, all other family law.

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GAINESVILLE – Mem-bers of Gainesville Lions Club held an installation ceremony during the club’s regular meeting June 26 in Gainesville with Cynthia Wood of the Whitesboro Lions Club. Offi cers and directors for the next year are as follows President, Lane Hol-comb; fi rst vice-president, John Hare; second vice-president, Bill Pearson; secretary/program chair, Kanita Maxwell; treasur-er, Mark Brazelton; lion tamer, Jerry Joslin; tail twister/eyeglass chair, Su-san Hughes; one year di-rectors, John Powell and Clem Steubing; two year directors, Bill Pearson and Dean Mendenhall; mem-

ber-at-large, Lisa Bezner, lifetime members PDG Billy Graham and mem-bership committee, Eliza-beth Mendenhall. Th e Lions Club mission statement is to “create and foster a spirit of under-standing among all people for humanitarian needs by

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GAINESVILLE – A Cooke County Grand Jury issued 19 indictments in June. Th omas James Armstrong, 53, was indicted for March 17, 2019 habitual off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Jenevi Eve Bell, 35, was indicted for the state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Jason Michael Bonn, 36, was indicted for May 8, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver less than 200 grams, the May 8, 2019 state jail felony off ense of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and the May 8, 2019 third degree felony off ense of tampering with physical evidence. Shawn Shavalo Bryant, 33, was indicted for the March 29, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Ronald Lee Ellison, 52, was indicted for the March

24, 2019 third degree felony off ense of driving while in-toxicated third or more. Clarence Author Gosnell, 43, was indicted for the April 25, 2019 third degree felony off ense of tampering with physical evidence and for the April 25, 2019 state jail felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 1 gram. Randy Duane Alexander Hayes, 39, was indicted for the April 11, 2019 state jail felony off ense of posses-sion of lewd visual material depicting children and for the April 11, 2019 second degree felony off ense of pro-motion of child pornogra-phy. David Anthony Henry, 52, was indicted for the Jan. 22, 2019 third degree felony off ense of forgery and for the Feb. 15, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of forg-ery. Robin Higgins, 37, was indicted for the March 20, 2019 state jail felony off ense of abandoning or endanger-ing a child. Robert Levi Wayne Jack-

son, 30, was indicted for the March 20, 2019 state jail felony off ense of abandon-ing or endangering a child. Clint Nicholas Marrero, 38, was indicted for the May 17, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to delivery less than 400 grams, the May 17, 2019 state jail felony of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and for the May 17, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to de-liver less than 400 grams. Paul Anthony Polley, 58, was indicted for the Feb. 13, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Alisha Renee Rudd, 42, was indicted for the May 17, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Clarissa Jeanine Serna, 22, was indicted for the March 20, 2019 state jail felony of-fense of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram and for the March

20, 2019 third degree felony off ense of tampering with physical evidence. Pipe Banae Tracy, 35, was indicted for the Feb. 6, 2019 third degree felony off ense of assault-impede breathing. Shawna Marie Waddell, 30, was indicted for the March 18, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Dusty Ray Walden, 34, was indicted for the April 25, 2019 second degree fel-ony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver less than 4 grams. Christian Leigh Woolard, 42, was indicted for the Feb. 27, 2019 state jail felony of-fense of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram. Jeremiah Raye Woolard, 45, was indicted for the Feb. 27, 2019 third degree felony off ense of unlawful posses-sion of a fi rearm by a felon and for the Feb. 27, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.

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“We would love to have the support of the council in order to do this,” Newton said. Th e council took no ac-tion on the report item. City Manager Barry Sulli-van recognized employee of the month for June Bobby Claytor, a heavy equipment mechanic who works for the city garage and the solid waste department. Th e council also approved a consent agenda which

included approval of the minutes of the June 4, 2019 regular city council meeting, approval of the appoint-ments of Brandon Ayers, Jason Snuggs and Carroll Johnson to the Gainesville Municipal Airport advisory committee and cancellation of the July 2, 2019 regular city council meeting. Next, the council unani-mously approved a resolu-tion declaring some surplus items to be sold via internet auction. “Th is is something we typically do every year once we’ve purchased a lot of our capital items,” Sullivan said, adding “It’s just everything from cars to fi le cabinets, just you name it, odds and ends.” He noted the items must be declared surplus and be put up for auction according to state law and local rules and regulations. Th e council opened and closed a public hearing on a special use permit request by PenTex Energy to operate a solar farm on approximate-ly 16.129 acres at County Road 404, northeast of the Gainesville Municipal Air-port. “PenTex is only planning to develop the southern por-tion of the property,” Com-munity Development Coor-dinator Calvin Manuel said. “It does not have a traffi c impact other than the em-

ployees who would be going to maintain the solar farm.” Th e council voted to sus-pend the charter and then voted unanimously to ap-prove the special use permit for PenTex. Th e council also voted unanimously to approve re-placement of a billboard at 2720 South Interstate 35 to be relocated with a variance to the off -premise sign set-back requirement due to the expansion of I-35. Finally, the council unani-mously voted to suspend the charter and to approve on fi rst reading an ordinance amending the code of ordi-nances for Market Square hours of operation. Sullivan noted current

provisions did not provide an opening and closing time for the Gainesville Farmer’s Market. He said bands performing at the venue are expected to wrap up their sets by 10 p.m. on weeknights and by midnight on weekends. Th e new ordinance will set closing time for the Farmer’s Market for 11 p.m. on weeknights and 1 a.m. on weekends to give bands time to tear down their sets and guests ample opportunity to mingle and to eventually vacate the venue following a musical performance. Mayor pro tem Tommy Moore was absent from Tuesday’s meeting.

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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s offi ce. Kevin Dewayne Peck, 35, Valley View and Sara Reed Lambert, 32, Valley View. Michael Parrilla Cardoza, 24, Pauls Valley, Okla. and Venmi Maritza Alvarado, 24, Pauls Valley. Michael Samuel Gay, 30,

Healdton, Okla. and Marissa Ann Sanzone, 30, Healdton. Aaron Th omas Sparkman, 22, Gainesville and Mariah Rachelle Pallister, 21, Valley View. James Dale Eggert, 64, Gainesville and Debra Lynn Akins, 56, Gainesville. Christopher Adam Bent-ley, 35, Gainesville and Mi-kayla Lee-Anne Harris, 27, Gainesville.

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By Patrick J. Buchanan

“For too long our leaders have failed us, taking us into one regime change war af-ter the next, leading us into a new Cold War and arms race, costing us trillions of our hard-earned tax payer dollars and countless lives. Th is insanity must end.” Donald Trump, circa 2016? Nope. Th at denunciation of John Bolton intervention-ism came from Congress-woman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii during Wednesday night’s Democratic debate. At 38, she was the youngest candidate on stage. Gabbard proceeded to rip both the “president and his chickenhawk cabinet (who) have led us to the brink of war with Iran.” In a fi ery exchange, Con-gressman Tim Ryan of Ohio countered that America cannot disengage from Af-ghanistan: “When we weren’t in there they started fl ying planes into our buildings.” “Th e Taliban didn’t at-tack us on 9/11,” Gabbard replied, “Al-Qaida attacked us on 9/11. Th at’s why I and

so many other people joined the military, to go after al-Qaida, not the Taliban.” When Ryan insisted we must stay engaged, Gabbard shot back: “Is that what you will tell the parents of those two sol-diers who were just killed in Afghanistan? ‘Well, we just have to be engaged.’ As a sol-ider, I will tell you, that an-swer is unacceptable. ... We are no better off in Afghani-stan that we were when this war began.” By debate’s end, Gabbard was the runaway winner in both the Drudge Report and Washington Examiner polls and was far in front among all the Democratic candi-dates whose names were be-ing searched on Google. Th ough given less than seven minutes of speaking time in a two-hour debate, she could not have used that time more eff ectively. And her performance may shake up the Democratic race. If she can rise a few points above her 1-2% in the polls, she could be assured a spot in the second round of debates. If she is, moderators will now go to her with questions of foreign policy issues that would not have been raised without her presence, and these questions will expose the hidden divisions in the Democratic Party. Leading Democratic can-didates could be asked to declare what U.S. policy should be -- not only toward Afghanistan but Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century,” and Trump’s seem-ing rejection of the two-state

solution. If she makes it into the sec-ond round, Gabbard could become the catalyst for the kind of globalist vs. national-ist debate that broke out be-tween Trump and Bush Re-publicans in 2016, a debate that contributed to Trump’s victory at the Cleveland con-vention and in November. Th e problem Gabbard presents for Democrats is that, as was shown in the joust with Ryan, she takes positions that split her par-ty, while her rivals prefer to talk about what unites the party, like the terribleness of Trump, free college tuition and soaking the rich. Given more airtime, she will present problems for the GOP as well. For the foreign policy Tulsi Gabbard is call-

ing for is not far off from the foreign policy Donald Trump promised in 2016 but has since failed to deliver. We still have 2,000 troops in Syria, 5,000 in Iraq, 14,000 in Afghanistan. We just moved an aircraft carrier task force, B-52s and 1,000 troops to the Persian Gulf to confront Iran. We are about to impose sanctions on the Iranian foreign minister with whom we would need to ne-gotiate to avoid a war. Jared Kushner is talking up a U.S.-led consortium to raise $50 billion for the Pal-estinians in return for their forfeiture of sovereignty and an end to their dream of a nation-state on the West Bank and Gaza with Jerusa-lem as its capital. John Bolton is talking of

regime change in Caracas and confronting the “troika of tyranny” in Cuba, Nicara-gua and Venezuela. Rather than engaging Rus-sia as Trump promised, we have been sanctioning Rus-sia, arming Ukraine, sending warships into the Black Sea, beefi ng up NATO in the Bal-tic and trashing arms control treaties Ronald Reagan and other presidents negotiated in the Cold War U.S. policy has managed to push our great adversaries, Russia and China, together as they have not been since the fi rst Stalin-Mao decade of the Cold War. Th is June, Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing where he and Xi Jinping met in the Great Hall of the People to warn that in this time of

“growing global instabil-ity and uncertainty,” Russia and China will “deepen their consultations on strategic stability issues.” Xi presented Putin with China’s new Friendship Medal. Putin responded: “Cooperation with China is one of Russia’s top priorities and it has reached an unprec-edented level.” At the end of the Cold War, we were the lone su-perpower. Who forfeited our preeminence? Who bled us of 7,000 U.S. lives and $6 trillion in endless Middle East wars? Who got us into this Cold War II? Was all this the doing of those damnable isolationists again? Copyright 2019 Creators.Com.

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By Mark Shields

At least three score years ago, my savvy precinct committeewoman im-pressed upon me an im-mutable political truth: Every election is (SET ITAL) not (END ITAL) about the candidate(s); no, every election is about the voters ... and about the future. I’m relieved that my precinct commit-teewoman was not around to hear the 2020 Demo-

cratic presidential candi-dates spend four hours of network TV time talk-ing about each other and about themselves and very little about the voters. But while the Demo-crats were swapping boasts and brickbats in Miami, the man whose job they all covet was in Japan at the G-20 Summit, where he, the leader of the free world, joked with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Putin’s government meddling in the U.S. elec-tions. Asked by a reporter whether he had warned Putin not to interfere in next year’s U.S. national election, Trump, with an unmistakable smirk on his face, answered, “Yes, of course, I will.” Th en he turned to Putin and add-ed: “Don’t meddle in the election, president.” Pu-tin, let it be noted, chuck-

led, as did U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. So this was just Don-ald Trump being Donald Trump -- typically pro-vocative and outrageous, right? Wrong. We are sup-posed to forget that Amer-ican intelligence leaders report Russia is keeping up its election subver-sion under Putin’s orders and that Russian interfer-ence is likely to intensify throughout the 2020 elec-tion. FBI Director Chris-topher Wray, appointed by Trump to replace the dismissed James Comey, referenced the presence of Russian operatives in the U.S. and Putin’s govern-ment’s continuing eff orts to “pit us against each other, to sow divisiveness and discord, to under-mine American faith in democracy.” We were told this spring

that “Th e Russian gov-ernment interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and system-atic fashion.” Informed of such foreign intrusion, would President Ronald Reagan have joked at a summit with his Soviet counterpart? President John Kennedy or Dwight Eisenhower or Harry Tru-man? Not on your life. Why this might matter is that on July 17 special counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled, reluctantly, to testify before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees. Here’s what you should remember about Robert Mueller, a prep school and college athlete who played both hockey and lacrosse. He had severely injured his knee. In 1966, at the height of the U.S. war in Vietnam, he was told af-

ter his military physical at Philadelphia Navy Yard that his knee would have to heal before he could serve. Instead of breath-ing easier because he had dodged the bullet of the military draft, Mueller spent a year in vigorous physical rehab so that he could qualify to serve in the Marine Corps. In brutal combat, Bob Mueller would earn the Bronze Star for bravery. He would be wounded by a round from a North Vietnamese AK-47 and keep fi ghting, directing his platoon’s fi re. He re-ceived the Purple Heart for his combat wounds.

Here’s the question: Will Mueller, an authentic American hero outraged by this president’s appar-ent tolerance of Putin’s meddling, break his self-imposed vow of silence on the subject of Russian subversion of American democracy and testify fully in public hearings about that threat? After the Trump-Putin comedy show in Japan, it could happen.

Copyright 2019 Mark Shields.

Copyright 2019 Cre-ators.Com.

Mark Shields

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To the Editor,

Th is Th ursday, July 4, 2019, will be Th e United States Independence Day. Let us ALL remember what this day means, in addition to family reunions, barbe-

cues, picnics, parades, fi re-works, concerts, speeches & ceremonies. Th e Declaration of In-dependence was fi nalized on July 4, 1776. Many historians believe that this document was not signed until that August. It was completed by a commit-tee of 5, with the principal author being Th omas Jef-ferson. One can venture into our local Post Offi ce, & see displayed articles of Th e Declaration of Indepen-dence, Th e United States Constitution, & Th e Bill of Rights. NOWHERE else on Earth exists a country with as many freedoms that we

possess in this wonderful country. It took MANY years after 1776 to declare July 4th as a national holi-day. Th ere existed much con-troversy back then, from the late 1700’s into the 1800’s, & many citizens were afraid of celebrating this holiday. Th at seems minuscule to the problems of REVENGE POLITICS that have existed since Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election. Th is holiday, as well as many others, were passed & written into history be-tween 1939 & 1941. Let us always remember all of the men & women who have sacrifi ced their lives

for this country, in order that we remain free & in-dependent. Th e fi rst week of July, historically has been 1 of the busiest travel peri-ods of the year. Th is year many people will be re-warded with a 4 day holi-day. Th erefore celebrate this holiday with family & friends, & be safe with any fi reworks. Th e Declaration of In-dependence will be read at 6:30 PM, Wednesday eve-ning, at the Farmer’s Mar-ket. Dean SmithGainesville

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Th e board also heard a citizen comment from resident Karen Sampson who voiced her opposi-tion to the EDP Renew-ables North America pro-posed windfarm in Cooke County. “We, our neighbors, many of us in that area of the county [where] they are proposing the windfarm are quite opposed to hav-ing it out here,” Sampson said. “One of the things that I understand they’ll be looking for from y’all is a tax abatement. My un-derstanding…. Is that tax abatements are primarily given to a very job-inten-sive industry, one that’s go-ing to come in and create hundreds of good paying jobs, maybe thousands of good paying jobs. From the presentation we’ve seen before from the windfarm people, they’re proposing 13 jobs. So when you’re thinking about the good of the county, please also think about the tax pay-ers of this county. We be-lieve the wind farm will very negatively aff ect our property values… Also I can’t say enough that I believe the windfarm will be a blight on that part of the county for decades to come.” Th e 180-megawatt Wildcat Creek Windfarm in southwestern Cooke County has been in the works since 2017, EDP Director of Development Rorik Peterson said. Th e company is hop-ing for a Chapter 312 tax abatement and has al-ready successfully lobbied Cooke County Commis-sioners Court for a rein-vestment zone in the area. Th e project is expected

to span 15,000 acres, cost $200 million to $210 mil-lion and support 52 wind generator units, Project Development manager Josh Coon said. A group of area land-owners are apparently on board for the project. “We’ve signed lease agreements with about 30 landowners so far and ex-pect to have the rest of the land signed up sometime this summer,” Coon said. Th e group is hoping to snag a 60 percent 10-year tax abatement for the project. NCTC Chancellor Dr. Brent Wallace discussed legislation arising from the 86th Texas Legislature. He mentioned Senate Bill 18 which he said is go-ing to be “opening up the idea or the further organi-zation of what free speech in on college campuses.” He also said NCTC is in “a very, very good posi-tion” with funding. Seventeen of the 50 community college dis-tricts across the state are set to lose appropriations funding from the last bi-ennium, he said. “NCTC, according to our fi rst numbers, will probably see $1.5 million to a $1.8 million of in-creased funding,” he said. He said the increased funding is due to “success points” which he traced to the diligence of NCTC counselors, advisors and faculty. Wallace also noted fund-ing for a Medal of Honor Museum on the NCTC campus was not approved by the current legislature. “Th at museum was un-derstood to have been funded under one of the house bills and as we be-gan to look to move for-

ward with that project in combination with the city and the Medal of Honor Host City group, it came to my attention that that legislation did not pass… as a result there are no funds available for that project from the state,” Wallace said. He said NCTC offi cials are “working with the city [of Gainesville]” and with the MOH Host City or-ganization “to kind of re-vamp and see what other possibilities we have for

that.” He also reminded re-gents the project was never set to be funded by NCTC but was a project for which the city sought reimbursement from the state. Wallace said the First State Bank Exchange Fa-cility in Denton is moving forward. Henderson provided an update on the CCATT meeting. He said one thing he learned from meeting is there’s always

room for improvement to help ensure the success of students. “Th ere’s some students out there that really need help,” he said. “We don’t know some time,” he said. “A student might appear to be do-ing well but deep down, they’re struggling.” Th e regents approved a consent agenda which in-cluded the following Minutes of the May 20, 2019 regular meeting. Ratifi cation of TASB lo-

cal district update 36 and FFDA. Increase in full-time 2019-2020 salaries. Authorization of the chancelleor to employ new faculty positions for 2019-2020. Quarterly investment report. Th e board also heard a fi nancial update by Dr. Van Miller and discussed reorganization of the board. All current members re-tained their positions.



GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-dent reports. Kenneth E. Havens re-ported burglary of a build-ing in the 100 block of County Road 131. Tamera K. Tops reported an accident involving dam-age a vehicle less than $200 in the 1800 block of Law-rence Street. Brittany N. Mosley re-ported fraud-transfer of motor vehicle less than $20,000. Th e city of Gainesville reported duty on striking fi xture highway landscape less than $200 in the 1500 block of Blacks Hill Drive. Yasmine J. Jackson re-ported burglary of a habi-tation in the 500 block of Myrtle Street. Shawana P. Jones re-

ported theft of property less than $100 in the 1000 block of Bella Vista Drive. Heather Morales report-ed deadly conduct in the 100 block of I-35. Scivally Grocery re-ported forgery of fi nancial instrument in the 2800 block of East Highway 82. Carlos A. Medina re-ported theft of property in the 900 block of East Scott Street. Reynaldo D. Romero re-ported burglary of a motor vehicle in the 1000 block of North Dixon Street. Found property was re-ported in the 1900 block of Hospital Boulevard. Delia Saenz reported criminal mischief in the 500 block of Moran Street. Th e city of Gainesville reported criminal mischief in the 200 block of South Rusk Street.

Mary W. White reported identity theft in the 1300 block of Truelove Street. Dameon R. Stewart re-ported aggravated robbery in the 900 block of West Highway 82. Ricardo Mendez-Sifuen-ties reported a dog bite in the 1100 block of North Weaver Street. Anthony D. Jennings reported burglary of a resi-dence in the 1600 block of North Weaver Street. Sylvester Young report-ed unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the 700 block of North Commerce Street. Dakota N. Shaff er re-ported criminal mischief after the fact in the 300 block of North Dixon Street.

Arrest Log David W. Burris Sims,

22, warrant arrest. Melissa D. Jeff ries, 43, public intoxication. Mario A. Robledo, 19, driving while intoxicated. Ronnie M. Jackson, 67, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Christopher L. Spring-fi eld, 28, warrant arrest. Nancy A. Mitcheson, 55, resist search, warrant arrest. Jess G. Bain, 47, warrant arrest. Maranda P. Shot With Two Arrows, 25, warrant arrest. Ivan Elias, 18, warrant arrest. Coby S. Brewer, 19, pos-session of marijuana less than 2 ounces Courtney M. Brewer, 24, misdemeanor warrant. Zackary R. Glenn, 20, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces.

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you can imagine he also is a fan of the treats, and surely wouldn’t turn them down. One thing he loves above all else though, is getting your love and at-tention. He enjoys being petted and loved on, es-pecially those belly rubs, he will even thank you with some kisses. He is heartworm positive but has been started on treat-ment, and his fee has been reduced to $50 dollars to help cover the cost of fu-ture treatment. Cash has been patiently waiting for over a month to fi nd the right family for him, so come on down to Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter to see if this lovable, sweet guy could be what’s miss-ing from your household. Everything is better when you have a friend to share it with.

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For SaleFor Sale - Fresh shelled and clean pinto beans, 10lb bag $33. Available mid-June. Leave message580-276-5644. 07/03

2 Sisters Cleaning ServiceWill clean houses/offi ces, reasonable rates, 903-267-0664 or 903-421-6903. 07/03

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Los Mariachis Restaurant is hiring for all positions. Apply in person, 319 N Commerce St. 06/26

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Legal NoticesNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

By order of the Commissioners Court of Cooke County, Texas, a public hearing to deliberate and consider possible action on the resubdivision of Whispering Hills Estates Section 9, Lots 12 through 23 located at Moss Lake in Pct. 4 will be held on Monday, the 22nd day of July, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom, 1st Floor of the Cooke County Courthouse, 101 South Dixon Street, Gainesville, Texas. 07/03

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

By order of the Commissioners Court of Cooke County, Texas, a public hearing to deliberate and consider possible action on the replat of Lake Kiowa Subdivision Lots 1404 and 1405 located at 1016 and 1018 Kiowa Drive East, in Pct. 2 will be held on Monday, the 22nd day of July, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom, 1st Floor of the Cooke County Courthouse, 101 South Dixon Street, Gainesville, Texas. 07/03

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Good old junk sale inside silver shop on July 5 & 6, Friday & Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Lots of rus-tic dishes and antiques, linens, décor, and items unique at 580 CR 100 2 miles north of Dexter fol-low signs. 07/03

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Cooke County Criminal

Justice Bill Did Not PassBy Cooke County Judge

Jason Brinkley

Cooke County requested legislation, House Bill 3807/Senate Bill 1902 fi led by Representative Drew Springer and Sena-tor Pat Fallon, failed to pass this legislative session, which ended in May. Th is bill sought to combine the County Attorney and Dis-trict Attorney offi ces into the Criminal District At-torney’s offi ce so that crimi-nal cases could be stream-lined and prosecuted more effi ciently. Th is action was request-ed because the volume of criminal cases for both of-fi ces has more than tripled over the past 10 years. Judge Brinkley said, “It was estimated that this bill would have saved Cooke County at least $250,000 a year and resulted in a more effi cient and eff ective ad-

ministration of justice.” Th is bill was requested by the County Attorney, Ed Zielinski, the District Attorney, John Warren, and was supported by a majority of the Commis-sioner’s Court, that includ-ed County Judge Jason Brinkley, Commissioner Jason Snuggs and Com-missioner Gary Hollowell. According to Ed Zielinski, “Unless we address the current volume of cases and plan for the future we will be administering cases in a fashion that will pro-vide neither justice to the community and the defen-dants nor use taxpayer dol-lars effi ciently.” Th e bill was opposed at the Commissioner’s Court hearings by Commission-er John Klement, Com-missioner Leon Klement and District Judge Janelle Haverkamp. At the request of Commissioner John Kl-

ement, a public hearing regarding the proposed bill was scheduled and adver-tised in a local paper. No one appeared at the public hearing in opposition to the bill. Prior to that, the bill was discussed in an open public forum in the Commissioner’s Court two times before the resolu-tion was signed. After the resolution was signed by a majority of the commis-sioners and sent to Repre-sentative Springer, Judge Haverkamp then contacted Representative Springer and voiced her opposition to the bill. After the con-versation, Representative Springer was then hesitant to fi le the bill, even though he was initially supportive of the idea because of the savings to Cooke County. Th e request for legislation was sent to the Representa-tive’s and Senator’s offi ces in January at the beginning

of the legislative session and the legislation was not fi led by Representative Springer until the last week of fi l-ing in March. Th e late fi l-ing prevented the bill from reaching a vote on the fl oor of the House thus killing the bill and ensuring it did not pass. John Klement and Leon Klement testifi ed against the bill during a hearing in Austin; John Warren, Ed Zielinski, and Jason Brin-kley testifi ed in favor of the bill. John Warren stated that he “is very disappointed the bill did not pass. Th e criminal justice system in Cooke County is on an un-sustainable path due to our volume of cases. Th e peo-ple of Cooke County de-serve better. If the bill had passed, it would have been a signifi cant and necessary fi rst step in reforming our current system.”

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