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Resident urges county support for 'Property Owner Protection' draft focused on animal seizures
Summary
Bobby Jones asked the Coryell County Commissioners Court to schedule a future agenda item and eventual resolution supporting a proposed 'Texas Property Owner Protection Act' (drafted by the United States Human Defense League), arguing due‑process concerns in animal seizure cases; commissioners asked for documentation at a later meeting.
At the meeting's public forum, Bobby Jones told the court he is pursuing grassroots support for a draft bill he described as the 'Texas Property Owner Protection Act' and asked the court to consider a resolution backing the legislation at a future session.
Jones described a recent Dallas‑area case in which officers seized animals after a neighbor complaint and said the owner’s due process rights had been ignored. He told the court he would gather court records and return to a future meeting with documentation. "I'm asking the court to pass a resolution to support this legislation," Jones said. The judge asked whether the draft has been presented to state lawmakers; Jones replied it has not yet been introduced but that he planned to travel the state to build support before the upcoming session.
Jones referenced the Health and Safety Code and Article I, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution in arguing for due‑process protections for property owners; no county action was taken today beyond his request for future agenda time.
