Lillian Blackburn, a volunteer and chair of the Friends of White Settlement Library, shows a collection of petitions to save a library cat named Browser from city imposed eviction Thursday, June 30, 2016, in White Settlement, Texas. The governing council of the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement voted 2-1 to give the library 30 days to find a new home for Browser. Ex-council member Alan Price said Browser's supporters will petition for a reprieve in November's elections. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
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WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) - A North Texas city council has voted unanimously to reinstate Browser the cat to his job as live-in mascot of the city's public library.
KRLD-AM in Dallas-Fort Worth reports the governing council of the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement voted 3-0 to let Browser stay at the library two weeks after voting 2-1 to give the tabby 30 days to check out.
Mayor Ron White had said the move against Browser was a response to officials' denial of permission to an employee to bring a puppy to work at City Hall. But he says he was overwhelmed with more than 1,000 messages on social media, all in support of keeping Browser on the job.
The vote was taken without hearing from Browser's supporters who jammed the council chamber.
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Information from: KRLD-AM, http://dfw.cbslocal.com
Browser the cat sits among a group of children being read to in the city's public library Thursday, June 30, 2016, in White Settlement, Texas. The governing council of the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement voted 2-1 to give the library 30 days to find a new home for Browser. Ex-council member Alan Price said Browser's supporters will petition for a reprieve in November's elections. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
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