Item:  13-07818, Burglary of a Habitation in the 3700 block of FM 878, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-07822, Theft in the 400 block of Janis Lane, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-07828, Sex Offender Duty to Register in the 300 block of Jackson St., Waxahachie.

Date: June 13, 2013

Item:  13-07860, Meet Complainant in the 300 block of S Jackson Street, Waxahachie.

Item:  13-07862, Disturbance in the 3900 block of Joe Wilson Road, Midlothian.

Item: 13-07864, Meet Complainant in the 3400 block of Mindy Lane, Midlothian.

Item:  13-07871, Theft in the 800 block of Taymen Drive, Red Oak.

Date: 6-13 to 6-14-13

Item: 13-07887, Meet Complainant in the 100 block of Hurst Circle, Ferris.

Item: 13-07888, Assault in the 100 block of Diane Road, Ferris.  M/W was arrested.

Item: 13-07894, Assault in the 100 block of Howland Lane, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-07896, Protective Order Violation in the 100 block of Diane Road, Ferris.

Date: June 14, 2013

Item: 13-07900, Meet Complainant in the 100 block of Chaparral Road, Ferris.

Item: 13-07904, Theft of Services in the 800 block of Tayman Dr, Midlothian.

Item: 13-07911, Theft in the 3000 block of Ovilla Road, Red Oak.

Date: 06-14-13

Item: 13-07919, Identity Theft in Red Oak.

Item: 13-07920, Accident at the intersection of South Hampton and Ovilla Road, Red Oak.

Item: 13-07921, Trash Dumping in the 800 block of Youngblood, Waxahachie..

Item: 13-07923, Identity Theft in the 700 block of Wilson Road, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-07943, Assault in the 200 block of Margret Lane, Ferris.

Date: June 15, 2013

Item:  13-07950:  Theft in the 1200 block of Farm to Market Road 780, Ferris.

Item:  13-07956: Criminal Mischief in the 2900 block of Farm to Market Road 875, Midlothian.

Item: 13-07959:  Stolen Vehicle in the 700 block of North Oak Branch Road, Waxahachie.

Date: 06-15-13

Item: 13-07985; Trash Dumping call at the end of Ten Mile Road, Ferris.

Item: 13-07990; Ambulance Call in the 100 block of Remington Drive, Palmer.

Date: June 16, 2013

Item: 13-08006, Disturbance in the 600 block of Gibson Road, Waxahachie.  M/W arrested on Midlothian PD warrants.

Item: 13-08007, No Driver’s License Arrest in the 1000 block of East 8 M/W arrested.

Item: 13-08009, Meet Complainant in the 1000 block of Sheparkon, Midlothian.

Date: 6-16-13

Item: 13-08016, Animal Bite in 500 block Becky Lane, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-08019, Meet Complainant in the 2000 block Paluxy Court, Waxahachie.

Item: 13-08028; Warrant Service at US Highway 287 at Sterilite Road, Ennis. M/B was arrested for outstanding Fort Worth PD warrants.

But a tweet Wednesday from the account of Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said what Democrats have claimed all along: the plan is an attempt to shut down clinics and all but ban abortion in Texas.

Senate Republicans Tuesday night passed sweeping new restrictions on how Texas abortion clinics operate. Critics say the changes would force most to close.

A tweet from the @DavidHDewhurst Twitter account included a map from an abortion rights group showing clinic locations that says “it would essentially ban abortion statewide.”

“We fought to pass SB5 thru the Senate last night, & this is why!” the tweet said.

A second message posted to the account a few hours later states Dewhurst is “unapologetically pro-life AND a strong supporter of protecting women’s health. #SB5 does both.”

The Ennis ISD School Board approved across-the-board pay raises for all school employees during their Monday night budget workshop.

Teachers will receive an across-the-board $1,200 pay raise added to their salary, amounting to an average increase between 2.3 and 2.94 percent, according to EISD Director of Communications Henry Martinez.

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Kathryn Wall shows off a number of gifts and photos from her last trip to Nigeria. Wall visits frequently providing aid and comfort to young women in the hospital.

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A local mental health counselor spoke to the Ennis Rotary Club on Tuesday about her missionary work in Nigeria, and how her most recent trip was her most challenging yet.

Kathryn Wall has worked in private mental health counseling for 18 years, the past three of them in Ennis. She specializes in working with autistic children — experience she brings to bear in her work overseas in Nigeria.

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With six months of sales tax revenue on the books, Ennis has set records in four of them, but the impact of the May 16 tornado could put the brakes on the trend.

This year’s revenue leads City Manager Steve Howerton to one of the strongest statements on the local economy he has made since the 2008 fallout: Ennis is recovering from the nation’s worst economic hit in decades.

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Fourth place Holiday Inn Express (5-9) and third place Heater’s Bullpen (6-8) faced off Tuesday night after both teams lost their first Freshman Softball League playoff games on Monday.

Holiday Inn was defeated by first place Dakota Drilling and Heater’s fell narrowly to second place Citizens National Bank 13-12 Monday night.

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Ennis signed off on property sales that would see several thousand dollars in outstanding taxes and liens evaporate on Monday, but the end result of those efforts is what’s most important.

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Nick Todaro

As per my custom, the opening of the final show of the Ennis Public Theatre season takes center stage for me this week.

The Miracle Worker is one of those shows that puts the power of the human will right in front of you throughout, and Director Bill Rhoten’s smart casting made that message ring so clearly it threatens to make parents a bit sterner with their willful children as they walk out of the production.

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Barbara Qualls

I love summer. As soon as the regular school year is completed, we hear this question from all corners: What do you do all summer? Well, the answer to that question is complicated and it varies from educator to educator.

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