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Residents urge leniency for volunteer outreach ticketed under new ordinance and push to revive a quiet zone
Waxahachie City Council · November 17, 2025
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Summary
During public comment, a longtime volunteer said a recent ticket under a no-camping ordinance threatens her outreach to people experiencing homelessness; another resident offered to volunteer to pursue an FRA quiet-zone application to reduce train horn noise.
The council heard multiple public comments on neighborhood quality-of-life issues. Linda Brooks, who introduced herself as a longtime unpaid public servant in Waxahachie, said she received a large ticket under a recently enacted ordinance while assisting an 80-year-old woman and expressed…
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