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City council approves original proposition failed by a 3-0 ments, but he doesn’ t understand vote in July. The council discussed why the city wants to annex the farmer’ s market moving forward with the proposal land so quickly. to annex the properties again during an August meeting where they of this thing is that we don’ t want

“ I think the meat and potatoes

BY ASHLEY ROSE REPORTER @ TRCLE. COM decided to offer development to be annexed,” Wallace said. agreements to property owners in“ We’ ve never wanted to be annexed. That’ s no secret.”

The Joshua City Council held a the proposed area. public hearing to discuss the land Johnson County resident Jim He said instead of holding public hearings where citizens voice they want to bring into the city on Wallace said they’ ve talked about Thursday night at Joshua City the annexation for months and their opinions but don’ t get any Hall. months and appreciates the city for feedback from the council, it

The council started the annexation process over again after the guage in the development agree-

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Johnson County resident Jim Wallace asks the Joshua City Council not to annex his land and the land surrounding him into the city limits during Thursday night’ s meeting. He asked why the council felt like they had to annex the property so quickly.

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In the state of Texas, 1,250 children aged out of foster care in 2016 and are without a home.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Executive Director Kathy McClure shared the staggering statistic during Wednesday’ s Cleburne Lions Club luncheon.

“ Think about next week, as you’ re sitting down for Thanksgiving, that there’ s 1,250 children who aged out of foster care and are without a family and have nowhere to go,” McClure said.

McClure spoke about CASA volunteers and the state of foster care.

Johnson County has 245 children in foster care and 92 CASA volunteers, she said.

“ They’ re volunteers,” she said.“ They go through training and go before a judge and are sworn in as an advocate for children. When those children are taken into care, an advocate

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Johnson County Sheriff’ s Office Deputy Ryan Geheb also serves as a member of JCSO’ s Emergency Response Team. picks a child they want to work with and they walk with them as long as that child is in the system.”

The volunteers are required to visit the child once a month and appear in

BY MATT SMITH“ The biggest question is, what’ s pushing knocking doors off the hinges and rushing in court to voice their concerns and recommendations to the judge.

MSMITH @ TRCLE. COM the situation?” Henry said.“ For an active but no, it’ s not like that,” King said.“ Our goal shooter situation you need to go. You need to is not to use them at all unless absolutely necessary, not to rush into situations.”

“ Our judges in Johnson County are It’ s about learning not to run when you can get things done. That’ s what you sign up for. very conservative,” she said.“ They’ re walk instead, Johnson County Sheriff’ s Office But other times it’ s,‘ Hey, let’ s slow things That said, King and Henry both said they very concerned in the welfare of the realize the reality of today’ s world and the fact

Emergency Response Team member Bryan down, not speed them up.” children and they’ re not looking for another person’ s opinion, like a lawyer or such situations unfortunately arise. Which is Henry said.

Such sentiments are welcome words to why King tagged development of a top rate

Henry is one of 11 on JCSO’ s tactical, or Sheriff Adam King’ s ears. See CASA, Page A8

SWAT, team.“ You watch TV and see SWAT teams

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