State rep reports $39,999 library grant and updates Johnson County on PFAS testing
Dec 22, 2025
State Representative Helen Kerwin told the county she secured a $39,999 Texas State Library and Archives Commission grant to digitize the Cleburne Times‑Review archives and outlined ongoing PFAS testing coordination with universities, USDA and state agencies.
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State Representative Helen Kerwin (HD 58) briefed the Johnson County Commissioners Court on two items: a library digitization grant and ongoing work on PFAS (per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Kerwin announced the Texas State Library and Archives Commission awarded the Cleburne Public Library a $39,999 grant to digitize the Cleburne Times‑Review archives from 1970–1990, a project the representative said will preserve local history and make decades of records searchable online.
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