Texas city council votes to reinstate library cat
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The vote was taken without hearing from Browser's supporters who jammed the council chamber.