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2 - WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 5-6, 2020
GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER
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“I would hope that this
case stops being political
As for organizers calling and is just treated fairly,”
taxpayer
while still
Gainesville-based county property used as a formal policy regarding
liioLdhvJ activist group has been polling place on election the issue,” Brinkley said,
maintained calling since June for the days, except as follows: a.
county removal of the Confederate All legal ‘electioneering’
Soldiers and Sailors pursuant to Texas Election demonstrations, the lack
Monument that stands on Code § 61.003 is all owed on of a policy has caused and
the northeast corner of the county property used as a is causing confusion as
Cooke County Courthouse, polling place beyond the well as potential harm to
Last month, members of prohibited distance to the county property,
the commissioners’ court polling place, including
exc^pt foHtems approved voted 4-1 to keep the statue one sign per candidate not received any formal
where it is. Brinkley voted or endorsement position, request to place anything
against. He wanted to have promoting candidates or on county property since
a nonbinding referendum ballot positions that may the demonstrations began,
placed on the Nov. 3 ballot, be displayed, waved and
The special
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then organizers hadn’t obtained is working pro bono for
or other passageway. The having at 6 p.m. Sunday, who had accompanied the “We enforced the law,”
offense is punishable by Sept. 6. Counter-protesters group told participants Phillips said. “A law they
up to 180 days in jail, up to who show up at the group’s repeatedly to return to were informed repeatedly
$2,000 in fines or both. events are there to “back the sidewalk, “but they would be enforced.”
Next Generation Action the blue,” Henderson said.
Network in Dallas “stepped Henderson said she
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Jan. 4. Abbott then called
for an emergency special
election to take place this
month to fill the SD-30
seat.
Early voting will begin
Monday, Sept. 14. Election
day for the special
election is Tuesday, Sept.
29. The winner of the
special election will finish
Fallon’s term, which goes
until January 2023.
If no candidate receives
more than 50% of the
votes, a runoff will be
scheduled.
SD-30 covers Cooke,
Denton, Montague,
Grayson, Collin, Archer,
Clay, Erath, Jack, Palo
Pinto, Parker, Wichita,
Wise and Young counties.
Brinkley said the new
election distributed, but said signs order allows the county
Brinkley refers to was may not be installed on or the ability to “properly
called by Gov. Greg over county property by protect
Abbott to fill Sen. Pat stakes in the ground, nails, property’
Fallon’s Texas Senate tape or any other method allowing individuals and
District 30 seat. Fallon, intended to affix the sign organizations to exercise
R-Prosper, received the to county property,” the their First Amendment
Republican nomination order states. rights.
for the 4th Congressional Brinkley said the order Any signs, symbols,
District in the U.S. House was needed because structures, contrivances
of Representatives last the county has seen an or devices improperly
month, which leaves increase in the number of placed on county property
his current state seat displays and signs being under the order will be
open. Six candidates are placed on county property considered
signed up for the Sept. 29 in the past few months.
“Historically, county officials, the policy
Drew individuals and states.
by the commissioners’
court.”
The order states that
signs, symbols, structures,
contrivances or devices
are described as any
banner,
flag, poster or
advertising display
constructed of paper,
cloth, plastic sheet,
cardboard, plywood or
other like material that
appears to be intended to
be displayed for a period
of time.
Cooke County Judge
Jason Brinkley said
Friday after the vote that
the county has “had some
internal conversations
about needing to formalize
a policy, but the events of
this past weekend and the
call for a special election
for later this month
prompted the action today
BAIL now concerned about a impassable,” Phillips said he believes that deflecting
protest and march the in apress release. He added accountability is a national
continued from page 1 activist group plans on a Gainesville police officer narrative at this time.
other passageway. The having at 6 p.m. Sunday, who had accompanied the
The city stopped issuing
Phillips said Thursday permits for anything on
she said, that the investigation into the courthouse grounds
‘We’ll continue to have to the march continues. On around Aug. 11. Those
resignation of Gainesville have people here to watch. Friday morning, Sept. 4, he events are now referred to
Police Chief Kevin Phillips. We probably need to have said no additional charges Cooke County Judge Jason
‘Even though he claims more cameras up watching had been filed and no Brinkley’s office.
he’s them.” permits had been issued PRO Gainesville has
The charges all three for the planned Sept. 5 held two marches since the
‘Partial enough that he face stem from a protest protest. last permit was issued,
needs to resign, I think ... the local activist group During the investigation, Henderson, Thompson
In the position that he’s held Sunday, Aug. 30, in Phillips said officers and Ridge are currently
in and the power that he which participants walked learned some participants represented by Dallas-
has, for him to continue to from the courthouse in Sunday’s march area attorney Alison
say he’s impartial but his several blocks east on were unaware that the Grinter. Grinter said she
actions show he’s not, that California Street
is what is causing violence turned back west. the required permit to now but is going to work
for us. That’s what’s In about the 300 block of walk in city streets. on finding the three local
making it dangerous.” East California Street, “the “The leaders knew the legal representation.
She said the arrests majority of the group left rules or our stance very
made them look like the sidewalk and moved well,” Phillips said,
they are enemies of law into the street rendering
enforcement and she is the westbound lane for his resignation, he said Grinter said.
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Henderson said she The group kept walking the Register that the last
up” to help cover the three doesn’t trust the security in the roadway until time PRO Gainesville was
activists’ bail, according to provided by area law reaching Dixon Street, issued a permit was for
Henderson. enforcement at their where participants its Aug. 16 march which
Following her arrest, events, either. crossed the intersection was ultimately rained out.
Henderson said she “I know that they don’t diagonally, Phillips said,
doesn’t believe the city’s have our safety in their
leadership is what it needs best interest,”
to be and called for the
[Friday].” Springer, a republican organizations have asked
PRO Gainesville state representative. commissioners’ court
brought a display with Friday’s approved for permission before
nooses to its Sunday, Aug. order is “applicable to all making such placements;
signs, symbols, structures, 30,protest......county property including however, we never had a
contrivances or devices
to be placed, installed,
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on or over
property including the
placement or installation
of any signs, structures,
contrivances, devices
used for commercial or
noncommercial purposes,
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Einselen, Sarah. Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 5, 2020, newspaper, September 5, 2020; Gainesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1324828/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cooke County Library.