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gljjt wrote:I was very pleased with their day care services. I dropped my two off for the full day. The tiger enjoyed the day, the wildebeest not do much.

rtschl wrote:It was sent to the Law Enforcement Liaison for the AG's office for review. It was to let me know that my complaint was received and will go through the civil process. I'm encouraged.

Great, so we're hopefully going to get a good sense of what might be the time-frame on these!

rtschl wrote:I'm cross posting this, but I received an email just a few minutes ago that my complaint has been forwarded for review.

Sorry, but forwarded by who for review by whom?

Taypo wrote:

jamminbutter wrote:I filed a complaint with the city manager and attorney early last month and just a few minutes I go I received a call from a reporter at The Dallas Morning news asking for an interview. Come to find out he filed a FOIA request and the City sent him a copy of my full complaint. Not going to contact him back but it is interesting how things make their way around.

The next time anybody questions why more citizens don't step up and report crimes, I want you folks to remember this post. There's absolutely NO justification for a reporter to have your personal information, especially in regards to gun laws.

In fact, if it were me, I'd be on the phone first thing in the morning with the AGs office telling them all about what has happened, and how you as a gun owner and CHL are concerned now that your identity has been compromised. I am not as familiar with TX FOIA laws but in other states where I've lived they would have been required under the state's FOIA law to redact any and all personal identification. I think that you might even be able to make a case for how as a victim you have been compromised -- since they violated your rights in not allowing you to carry, and violated the law in doing so. If you could find out that they should have redacted, could possibly even make an issue out of this being retaliation for turning them in for violating the law. Perhaps Chas. would have a feel for whether or not there might even be an edge of whistle blower protection applicable. At the least I'd start saying all these things in a phone call tomorrow morning.

AJSully421 wrote:

Glockster wrote:

AJSully421 wrote:

rtschl wrote:AJSully421,

The more the merrier. Here are the Ft. Worth Fax numbers:

David Cooke, Ft. Worth City Manager: (817) 392-6134
Sarah Fullenwider, Ft. Worth City Attorney: (817) 392-8359

Next question, I am preparing the affidavit... what did you use as proof that the zoo is owned by Fort Worth?

If this helps -- the contract that the city has to run the zoo:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... XY&cad=rja

PERFECT! In one of those "Whereas" it stated the city owns the land, and has dedicated part of it to the Zoo... that will do. Thanks buddy.

I say we have a OC rally at the Zoo on New Year's Day (They are open 10-4 that day).

Not to mention that it also spells out who officially operates the zoo, and within Article 2 it specifies that no matter what the operator does there it is all still owned by the zoo regardless and that the city controls who uses the zoo.

ADDED: Also, of note I think -- I find nothing in this operating contract that permits the association to operate a day care center on the premises, nor to be an educational institution, nor to be an amusement park.

AND Exhibit A provides the exact survey information of the land conveyed to the City of Fort Worth, so there you have the legal description of the land in its entirety.

AJSully421 wrote:

rtschl wrote:AJSully421,

The more the merrier. Here are the Ft. Worth Fax numbers:

David Cooke, Ft. Worth City Manager: (817) 392-6134
Sarah Fullenwider, Ft. Worth City Attorney: (817) 392-8359

Next question, I am preparing the affidavit... what did you use as proof that the zoo is owned by Fort Worth?

If this helps -- the contract that the city has to run the zoo:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... XY&cad=rja

treadlightly wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:
I wonder if there are any state laws or rules against dangerous animals in daycare centers? That would be interesting!
Chas,

I should have checked before popping off - but there might be. From the Texas animal code:

• TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 240.002(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or regulate the keeping of a wild animal in the county:

(1) at a residence; or
(2) within 1,000 feet of a residence or public school.

I wonder if they qualify as a public school?

Would be interesting to have them after trying to make a case for being a school to not be one because of the animals. Maybe the county would end up putting something in writing saying that they determined that the zoo isn't a school.