I really feel the Representatives on the Land and Resource Management committee listened to the citizens who traveled from 7 regions of Texas to voice our concern about involuntary annexation.

Write us your opinion of the trip or news coverage of Forced Annexation and support of HB 323 to be published on

Austin Trip Web Page.

Even the Mayor of Denton, who maintains Denton only annexes voluntarily - AND STILL GROWS - testified that adding a vote to a scheduled ballot costs nothing. Hear that other municipalities 100% VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION and Denton is still growing, not stagnating.

I wonder if her city was a member of the TML who sent a paid lawyer representative who quoted a "paid for by TML" research paper to explain how inner cities die so reaching out is the ONLY way to grow, requiring "forced annexation".

Good Star Telegram article buried on page 5 Sect. B in Friday, March 18th paper.

Thanks everyone for making this trip such a great success!
Darlia Hobbs
President CAFA
817-237-7972

Trip to Austin
to testify and/or support State Representative Anna Mowery's HB323. Thurs. March 17
We'll take a bus from the south side of Fort Worth on Thursday morning.

(Departure location around Burleson, S of Ft. Worth t.b.a. If we fill the bus, the cost each will be $25, CAFA can pay $15 and you pay $10 - or you can volunteer to pay the whole amount. *Anyone not able to travel may make a donation to sponsor a seat for someone able to travel.)

We'll board the bus at 7:30 am, and leave at 8 am. Please be on time! We'll meet those driving to Austin, or from other areas, at Anna Mowery's office at noon. After we meet, and pass out info, we'll have lunch in cafeteria - or you can bring a sack lunch. We'll each take a few State Representatives offices and pass out info on HB 323 to all 150 State Representatives in groups of 2 or 3.
When Anna Mowery's office calls us, we'll go into their hearing room and testify and / or be there to support her bill! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
We want to hear how many cities across the state have made many errors and get away with it. They need to hear why it's wrong to annex you against your will.
Remember - they don't know if you don't tell them! The city employees will be telling them that the present law SB89 is just fine and there are no problems or complaints. It's up to us to "tell it like it is."
Our input made the difference last session in getting the bill out of Anna's Land and Resource Management Committee and on to the Calendar Committee.

We need your help! It will help me to know exactly who is going - from our areas AND ALL OTHER AREAS.

PLEASE CALL ME 817-237-7972 Darlia Hobbs CAFA President
We'll probably leave Austin between 5 - 6:30 pm and head back to departure location.
It is a very rewarding and educational trip. Please try to make it. Whether you drive, or ride the bus with us - call me.
Other GOOD NEWS - Kathy Coffman of Lubbock area recommends law firm Hughes-Luce.
Misty Ventura was attorney that did great job for them. They have a Dallas office.
GREAT JOB *UNITE FORCES *SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD
This is the moment we have been waiting for!
Thank you everyone!
Darlia Hobbs CAFA President 817-237-7972

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Citizens Against Forced Annexation (CAFA) is to seek remedies to the unfair, un-American practice of involuntary, forced annexation in the State of Texas. CAFA will oppose such actions at the local level and will support development of state legislation that eliminates or severely limits the practice of involuntary, forced annexation.

JOIN CAFA!
If you would like to join the CAFA, please mail form below with $5 payable to CAFA: include your name, mailing address, phone number and email address to:
Treasurer Larry Osborne
PO BOX 230, CROWLEY, TX 76036-0230

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Submissions
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info@noannexation.com (please use this address to submit items to the webmaster for posting to the site or for more information about CAFA.)
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Approved, CAFA, 8/26/02
-Resolution-

Two elections before annexation
Whereas, Texas law allows municipalities to annex new territory over the objections of the affected landowners and even of citizens within those cities;

Whereas, An amendment to state law can remedy this injustice by requiring two simultaneous (city funded) elections be held so that municipal annexations can happen only by a majority vote of the people being annexed and of the voters in the cities doing the annexation,

Whereas, Citizens of annexed territory may be unhappy with service delivery or loss of independence, and wish to be de-annexed; be it

RESOLVED, That this organization supports the proposal to amendment of Texas annexation law to require two elections before a city can annex more territory; and

RESOLVED, that citizens in annexed areas should be able to petition for a mandated (city funded) election to be de-annexed, and

RESOLVED, That such elections must be spaced at least three years apart for each annexed area.

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Submit $5.00 voluntary donation made payable to CAFA to:
Larry Osborne, Treasurer - LDO@integrity.com - PO BOX 230, CROWLEY, TX 76036-0230
CAFA President Darlia Hobbs - 8113 Anchorage Pl, Ft. Worth, TX 76135
RAHobbsJ@aol.com - 817-237-7972 - fax 817-237-7015

Ft. Worth City Council Election 5/7
Date: 3/4/2005 10:47:24 AM CST From: RAHOBBSJ
To: james.d.manuel@lmco.com
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2/24/2005 12:43:42 PM CST From: james.d.manuel@lmco.com

Is any one working on getting the Ft Worth city counsel race candidates positions on forced annexation? Enquiring minds want to know.
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James,
Our reporter/editor friend on North West Tarrant County Times-Record is putting together an article. To make sure interviews are complete including any March 7 filing candidates, Art will publish these results on Thur. 3/17. also web: http://www.timesrecordonline.com/
Don't Forget Meeting: Sat. March 12, 2005 4308 E HWY 67 east of Keene 76033 6:30 PM
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Re: resources
Date: 3/2/2005 6:55:54 PM CST From: Arttimesrecord To: RAHOBBSJ

Thanks, Tammy - I usually listen to WBAP, but not this morning. I'll check out the website. I'm also going to interview FW City Council candidates to see where they stand on "city-initiated" annexation.

Thanks for the heads-up! Art

Taxes 3/6/2005 6:46 AM CST james.d.manuel@lmco.com
http://www.texaspolicy.com/
Please check out this site.
Thank You CAFA Vice-President Legislative Affairs
James D. Manuel F/A-22 Raptor QA Analyst
Ft Worth, Texas Ph# 817-763-2923

Subj: Thank you HB323 Date: 3/1/2005 9:35:57 AM CST
From: RAHOBBSJ To: Anna.Mowery@house.state.tx.us, snitches@msn.com

The Honorable Anna Mowery,

Thank you for your time, and Trey's time, with this bill
and keeping our group Citizens Against Forced Annexation
up to date with the progress on HB 323.
We appreciate you standing up for Texans rights to their land
remembering it is not the city's property.
Thank you for remembering that we live in the county and did
not vote on these City Council people and they should not be
in control of what we choose to do with our property until
WE GET TO VOTE - FIRST!

We look forward to meeting you. Can't wait to hear the date
to schedule a trip - soon. The more advance notice I get,
the sooner we can rally our troops to your support.

Thanks,
Tammy Maas
Member Citizens Against Forced Annexation
Citizens Against Forced Annexation - www.noannexation.com
click on : CAFA Updates - the most current info

contact:
Darlia Hobbs 817-237-7972 CAFA President
8109 Anchorage Pl
Fort Worth TX 76135