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New weapon detection technology includes area By Matt deGrood editor@theleadernews.com
Representatives from the Houston Police Department are hopeful that a controversial new technology might tamp down on violence in the area, but at least some residents are concerned it might cause more issues that it solves. Wyatt Martin, assistant police chief for Houston, spoke late last month at the North Shepherd Community Alliance meeting about the $3.5 million the city spent earlier this year on a five-year contract with a
company to use a new gunshot detection technology. Houston police have been using a gunfire location technology produced by California-based ShotSpotter since 2019, according to Martin. But early this year, the city council advanced the program past the pilot stage when it voted, with only one councilmember opposed, to sign a five-year, $3.5 million contract to bring the technology across Houston, Martin said. The lone opponent to the program argued data doesn’t support spending that much money.
“ShotSpotter is not a gunshot detention program,” At-Large Councilmember Letitia Plummer wrote after
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the vote. “Rather, it is a loud noise detection program.” Essentially, the technology uses microphones set up across the area to listen for gunfire and, after verifying it, notifies police officers, Martin argues. Martin asserted that more than 90 percent of gunshot reports the department received through the ShotSpotter program weren’t accompanied by a resident complaint. Installing the technology is expensive, however. Martin told attendees it cost about $70,000 per square mile per year.
Early voting turnout down from 2018 in Harris County By Matt deGrood news@theleadernews.com
iCycle moving A beloved bike shop is moving from its longtime location Jan. 1
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Shepherd showdown See how the battle between St. Thomas and St. Pius X played out and more in our high school recap
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Photo from Facebook Quality Feed and Garden Company owner Ken Cousino holds a live duck in the store. The store is moving to a new location next month after nearly a century on Main Street in the Heights.
Heights feed store staple relocating after 94 years By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
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Quality Feed and Garden’s trademark red and white checkerboard style-painted building with blue trim has sat unchanged and unmoved off North Main Street for nearly a century, providing the Greater Heights area and Houston region with lawn and garden services. But amid the store’s landowner passing away two years ago and his assets being liquidated, the store is moving to a new permanent home. However, longtime owner Ken Cousino believes the new building will have the same staying power for even the next century to come. Next month, Quality Feed and Garden will move from its longtime home at 4428 N. Main St. on the eastern edge of the Heights to a new spot in Near Northside about four miles away. Quality Feed and Garden was founded by J.C. Millis in 1928, and has stood tall on North Main Street ever since. Cousino has owned the store since 1991 “It will have the same character
Fewer Harris County voters are turning out this year than did in both 2018 and 2022 through the same point during early voting, according to unofficial numbers. As of Tuesday, more than 500,726 Harris County residents had cast a ballot either in-person or through the mail, according to unofficial numbers through the Harris County Elections Administration Office. That’s just a bit more than 19 percent of the county’s total 2.57 million registered voters, according to the data. Registered voters have increased about 230,000 from 2018, according to Texas Tribune data. Overall, it’s not yet clear what to make of early voting totals across the state. Turnout in solid Republican counties was about 19.7 percent, compared to about 18.4 percent in solid blue counties, according to the Texas Tribune. But turnout was higher in fast-changing counties, such as Fort Bend and Tarrant, according to the website. Early voting for the midterms began Oct. 24 in Texas and will continue until Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8. The ballot for the Nov. 8 election is jam-packed with important local and state races, such as County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s efforts to fend off Republican challenger Alexandra Mealer in search of a second term in county government. And those that spoke to The Leader last week seemed drawn for different reasons. To find more information about where to vote both and obtain a sample ballot, visit this site: https://www.harrisvotes. com.
Photo by Landan Kuhlmann In December, Quality Feed and Garden will move to Near Northside following 94 years on North Main Street.
and same charm. The ambiance will go with me, and then in 3-4 months the smell will arrive,” Cousino said with a laugh. “There’s a unique smell to a feed store. We hope to keep generating even more enthusiasm as we get closer to the move.” For nearly a century and through four different owners, Cousino said one thing that has always
been constant – and that is quality service along with providing lawn and garden products as well as live chickens and pigeons for sale. Customers can also find food and care products for their pets and livestock, and much more. Cousino knows that it’s rare for anyone to stay in business for See Quality P. 5
Photo by Landan Kuhlmann Pictured is a slew of campaign signs outside the SPJST Lodge 88 in the Heights as early voting began in Harris County Oct. 24. According to unofficial data from the Harris County Elections Administration Office, early voting turnout is down through the first week of early voting compared to the same period in 2018.
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Photo from Facebook iCycle Bike Shop will be relocating from its current spot at 2040 E. T.C. Jester Blvd. to a new store at 4721 Watonga Blvd. on Jan. 1
iCycle moving on Jan. 1 By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
Community members in the Heights, Garden Oaks, and Oak Forest will still be able to find everything they need to safely and comfortably bike around the neighborhood at iCycle Bike Shop when the calendar flips to 2023. It will just be in a newer, bigger space. On Jan. 1, the shop will be moving out of its current spot at 2040 E. T.C. Jester Blvd. and into a new building at the Oak Forest Masonic Lodge 1938, 4721 Watonga Blvd., according to a post on NextDoor. They have occupied
their current space on East T.C. Jester since opening in 2006, and are in the process of restoring the building and its surrounding 2.1 acres of land into the new iCycle space, according to the post. iCycle will still operate as normal at its T.C. Jester location until the move, according to the shop. “We intend to honor the heritage of (the) building, keeping the cool architectural details while making (it) into Houston’s premiere cycling hub,” the shop wrote. The restored 7,200-square foot space will the starting point of hosting events such
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The ballot is (not) in the mail THE FRONT PORCH – Once again I am going through my daily postal delivery to see if any of it is for me, because I get mail for Nero Juggins, Pancho Gomez and Occupant. This time it’s important. I am waiting for my mail-in ballot. But it hasn’t come. Could it be that our Republican-controlled state legislature is making it more difficult to vote? No, of courses not. Last session, the GOP legislators in Austin assured us that tightening the election codes would make it even easier to vote – and more secure. After all, Gov. Greg Abbott warned of “rampant” voter fraud. Study after study shows there are more backup quarterbacks on the Texans roster than there are fraudulent voters in Texas. You can vote by mail if, among other reasons, you are 65 years or older or you are disabled. I qualify because of my wounds from stepping on an IED outside Kabul while saving my platoon. OK, the Secretary of State’s office, which runs our elections, didn’t buy that. But I am just over 65 years old. My wife qualified from stepping over me. We applied for a ballot so we could vote by mail, and received applications which are a bit more difficult. They now require name, address, DNA sample and an indication of just how you will vote. We complied and mailed back our request three weeks ago. We got no ballot, well one, but it was already filled in and the signature at the bottom looked sort of like mine. Election Day (why is it always capitalized?) grew closer and still no ballots. This was maddening. I have voted in every Texas election since Sam Houston defeated Stephen F. Austin for President of Texas. We decided to go to our nearest polling station (Marfa) to vote early in person. There was a line and also some guys stand-
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ing around witnessing our civic duty. They were easy to spot because they all held the same rifles and wore the same MAGA caps. The line moved quickly through the barbed wire and land mines, and we got to the precinct workers. I noticed, like the poll watchers, they were all dressed the same: flak jackets, gas masks and hoods. “We’d like to vote early and in-person because we haven’t received our mail-in ballots,” I said. An alarm went off. The clerk gasped and yelled, “Voter fraud alert!” A manager quickly appeared. The precinct worker pointed at us. “They applied for a mail-in ballot and now are trying to vote here, too. Governor Abbot was right. It’s rampant.” The manager said, “It’s people like you who are trying to destroy America as we know it today. Fortunately, there is still a way you can cast your commie ballot. We have two forms you can fill out. It will only take about twenty or thirty minutes.” (Honest, that’s the drill.) We couldn’t wait that long – I was double parked in front of an ambulance. Back home I wondered if I was even registered, now that you have to refile your registration every other month. I got on my computer and went to VoteTexas.Gov and then to Am I Registered? That gave me a “Choice of how to check: where you will select one of three methods for conducting your search. You can base your search on: 1. your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID), which appears on your voter registration certificate; 2. your Texas
driver’s license number, if you provided it when you applied for voter registration; or 3. your first and last name. Or, you can call the voter registrar’s office in the county where you reside.” I had no idea what my VUID was so I gave them my name. No luck. Back when I filed, I guess I used my driver’s license number which, for some odd reason, I couldn’t remember. OK, go dig it out, put it in and, Bingo! I came up with all the correct details (except my mother’s maiden name was misspelled). As mentioned earlier, last year, Gov. Abbott signed sweeping legislation that further tightened state election laws. One place per county to drop off ballots. No 24-hour-voting. Many changes put a brake on younger voters who tend to go Democratic. According to a Texas Tribune analysis, only 50 percent of the state’s 36 public universities have an on-campus early-voting location this year. That drops to around 20 percent for Texas’ nine historically Black colleges and universities, with only two having voting sites before Election Day. Texas A&M University in College Station, the nation’s largest university with over 70,000 students, removed the usual on-campus registration location for the earlyvoting period. It now has one voting site on ElecExperience and Knowledge... A Powerful Combination
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SPORTS.
Photo from Twitter St. Thomas quarterback Donte Lewis releases a pass during a game earlier this season. Lewis had 391 total yards and four touchdowns to help St. Thomas defeat local rival St. Pius X last week.
St. Thomas bests St. Pius X in Shepherd showdown By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
The St. Thomas Eagles have been one of the state’s best private school teams so far this season, and they continued to assert their dominance with a big win in a local showdown last week. St. Thomas defeated North Shepherd rival St. Pius X 49-21 last week in the two schools’ annual showdown, moving to 9-0 and 3-0 in TAPPS district play and maintaining their spot as Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s third-ranked private school program in the state. It is the fifth straight time the Eagles have defeated the Pan-
thers in the rivalry. Dual-threat quarterback Donte Lewis led the way for St. Thomas in the win, racking up 391 total yards (218 passing, 163 rushing) along with four total touchdowns in the contest. Raymond Vara also ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns for St. Thomas, while Jackson Ward had nine tackles to lead the Eagles’ defensive effort. Running back Josh Mitchell led the attack for St. Pius X (4-5, 2-1) by rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries, while Vincent Doucet had eight catches for 47 yards. Travis Pesek had 10 tackles on defense for the Panthers, while Justin Prince had an interception and a forced fumble.
St. Thomas will finish up its regular season against Central Catholic on Friday, while St. Pius X will cap their regular season against Antonian Prep. Public school On the public school circuit, the Booker T. Washington Eagles clinched the program’s first district title in more than a decade thanks to 62-7 drubbing of Worthing on Saturday. The win moved Booker T. Washington to 9-0 and 6-0 in district play ahead of Friday’s regular season finale against Scarborough. It was more of the same story as it has been all season for the Eagles, who scored at least 60 points in a game for the fourth time this season
and have surpassed 40 points on seven occasions. It was also the fifth time this season Booker T. Washington has allowed seven points or fewer in a contest. Elsewhere in HISD, the Waltrip Rams clinched the program’s first playoff berth since 2017 thanks to a 61-0 win over Sharpstown last weekend. The Rams (7-2, 6-1) will play Austin on Friday to finish the regular season, and are poised to enter the playoffs as District 9-5A’s No. 2 seed. Tramayne Black ran for 137 yards and four touchdowns while adding a 25-yard touchdown catch for Waltrip, and Shaun Crawford Jr. had 115 yards rushing yards with a score of his own.
Heights has won four straight games after a 51-0 win over Sam Houston last week, moving to 6-3 and 4-1 in District 18-6A. The Bulldogs currently hold the district’s No. 2 seed ahead of this weekend’s regular season finale against Chavez. Allen Rainey threw five touchdown passes for Heights, with Amilcar Frazier (89 yards) and Kevon Misher (82 yards) catching two apiece. Dylan Ray ran for 60 yards and a touchdown, while Ezell Williams rushed for 89 yards on seven carries. Scarborough dropped to 1-8 and 0-6 in district play with a 55-0 loss to Furr last Saturday.
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The Executor in an estate plan is the person named in a Will to carry out someone’s wishes when they’re gone. Typically, a person names one individual as the executor, who the Court then (hopefully) designates to control how the estate is distributed. Sometimes, however, people want to name two (or more) executors to have authority over the estate. These are known as co-executors. Co-independent executors arise most commonly when parents wish to name multiple children so as not to cause resentment after their death. It can also arise in blended families when the spouses want to make sure that each side has representation in the estate. But when naming co-executors, people often unwittingly create a larger web of complex challenges. In Texas, unless the Will provides that each Executor can act independently of one another, the default is that they must act, and agree, together. So although the general responsibilities and obligations of an executor remain the same for both parties, the two parties must work together despite having equal control over the estate. If one co-executor disagrees with the decision of the other co-executor, no action can be taken until the conflict is resolved and both parties are in agreement. Generally, co-independent executors are expected to cooperate on the following issues: • Applying or petitioning to probate an estate; • Signing property deeds and titles for transferring assets; • Signing for the estate’s financial accounts, investment accounts, tax returns and other additional Jennifer Solak, Attorney paperwork; • Paying the estate’s bills and debts; and • Monitoring the actions of the other co-executor closely. If one co-executor observes unethical, illegal, or otherwise obstructive behavior by the other co-executor, she may petition to have the offending co-executor removed by the Court. Again, however, these procedures come at a cost of money and time. Despite these challenges, there are some instances in which it may make sense to name coexecutors and in which it could make probate easier. For example, naming a spouse and another third-party (with little to no stake in the estate) as co-executors may help ensure that your Will is honored and inheritances are handled competently without overwhelming your grieving spouse. In another instance, naming a business partner as a co-executor to your Will can ensure that decisions regarding your business are handled appropriately and that your business partner’s concerns will be addressed. Although there are some helpful scenarios, more often probate becomes increases in complexity and stress when there are two people in charge. One alternative to naming co-executors is to name alternate executors who can step in for the primary executor if he or she is unable to fulfill their duties. Unlike co-executors, primary executors and alternate executors are not required to work together on matters of the estate—it is solely the responsibility of the named primary executor to oversee the estate unless they are no longer able to do so. If you have any questions about your particular situation and what path makes sense for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Solak Legal, at 713-588-5744 or jennifer@solaklegal.com and we can point you in the right direction.
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Theatre Suburbia debuting new show Friday By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
A local theatre company will perform its newest show to the community for the first time this weekend. On Friday, Theatre Suburbia will debut its newest show, “Drop Dead,” at the theater, 5201 Mitchelldale Street Suite A-3. The show is a murder mystery originally written by Billy van Zandt and Jane Milmore, according to a news release from the theater. The show opens Friday and will run through Dec. 3, with showings on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. There will also be Sunday matinee showings at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27, according to the theatre. Friday and Saturday tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for students and seniors, while all Sunday matinee tickets are $16 per person. Reservations are encouraged, the theater said, and can be made online at theatresuburbia.org or by calling 713-682-3525. Masks are optional, but encouraged while attending. For more information on the theater, visit its website at theatresuburbia.org.
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Quality from P. 1 nearly a century, let alone remain entrenched in a single community for as long as Quality Feed and Garden has. And the secret, he said, is simple. Whether it’s a simple hello, or conversing with different generations of the same family coming in, that has never wavered. “We try to stay caught up with the times, but at the same time we try to deliver that old time service,” he said. “To me, that’s hard to get sometimes at some of these other stores.” That type of service is a big part of what drew Heights resident Manuel Zavala into the store for the first time as a teenager immediately after graduating from Heights High School. Zavala said he walked past what he thought to be a flower shop on the way home from school each day, and wandered in one day looking for work. And the staff, he said, immedi-
ately took him in. “Getting out of high school, I just really needed a job. I was walking through here to see who would hire me, and just happened to run into this place… I walked in, and they wound up hiring me,” said Zavala, who has worked at the store for nearly seven years. “It went from 0 to 100 really quick, because I didn’t really know anything about any of this. But I ended up really liking this place, because it was really chill.” In fact, Cousino said that when he eventually retires, he plans on passing the reins over to Zavala to run the store. “We’re going to be in a location where we’ll be able to stay long term to serve all of our customers here in Houston,” Cousino said. That new spot wasn’t found without some sleepless nights for Cousino, however. About two years
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Art Valet: Holiday market features wildlife hot chicken, acoustic trio Mitch Cohen Art Columnist
Today (as I write this) the day has a chill in the air, the sky is overcast and everything is damp. Dare I say, fall has arrived in Houston? Again! I know it can change in a hot minute, but I sure hope the cool part sticks around or returns this weekend. Artists from as far as Austin and as close as the Heights are probably praying for the same weather as this Saturday is the return of First Saturday Arts Market. November has always been the most popular month and this Saturday is no different with nearly 50 artists in attendance. The art market, founded by yours truly 18 years ago, is located on the parking lot just east of Adore Dentistry at 540 W. 19th St., and is open 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Holiday shopping and the promise of cooler weather always maxes out the November and December markets. I’m excited a new
Contributed photo Leslie Natale, seen here in the wild, will attend First Saturday Arts Market for the first time Nov 5.
Contributed photo One of Leslie Natale photos, “Sunrise With Yellow Flowers,” will be on display Saturday.
artist was able to join us this Saturday. Art photographer Leslie Natale turned her hobby of 15 years into a profession, and told me that Saturday will be her first market showcasing her photography. “One year of photography in high school stayed with me throughout my life,” Natale wrote in her bio. “Always wanting to be that fly on the wall, just observing.” “In 2007 I got a camera for Christmas and have
ket. This won’t technically be her first “rodeo” as she’s been helping her husband at outdoor markets. Natale’s wildlife photography has a sharp appearance to it that as she says, it does make me pause when looking at it. Natale’s work and the other exhibitors are all on the website, but you can follow Natale on Instagram too at https://www.instagram.com/nataleleslie. The market artists and patrons will meet a few oth-
lived out a dream ever since,” Natale wrote. “I’ve been blessed to have placed in some contests, sold some pieces through auction and have my work hung in the Coastal Bend Museum. There is a significance in life I want others to see through our photography. It is this same significance I want felt with each photograph.” Natale was approved by a panel of exhibiting market artists before getting her shot at attending the mar-
Nibbles and Sips: Burger Bodega opens brick and mortar on Washington Avenue 7,400-square-foot space includes a taproom and production area inside a historic 1940s warehouse that has been restored. The brewery promises “traditional German-style lagers and adventurous American ales.”
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A popular smashburger pop-up concept has opened its first brick and mortar store in Houston, and its is right in the local area. Burger Bodega had plans to host its grand opening on Thursday morning at 4520 Washington Ave., according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. The smashburger concept has been hosting pop-ups since 2021, but the Washington Avenue restaurant will be its first brick and mortar location. Along with the smashburgers it is known for, the restaurant will also serve traditional cheeseburgers along with smash fries and other options. It will also have several different flavors of milkshakes for customers to
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er new faces this Saturday in the form of music and food. Peppaz HTX Food Truck, serving chicken with a twist and offering a variety of original sauces to toss with the chicken, joins us for the first time. This brother/sister owned family run business reached out to me in March, so I’m really excited they are finally able to serve everyone lunch. I’ve already tried the food and it is outstanding. Come hungry and don’t be afraid of the fried broccoli,
more for me if you are! The other new faces are three in The Heights Fools on Stools, an acoustic vocal trio, and the featured musicians in November. The faces belong to Mike Spencer, Bette Channell and Al Henson. The trio perform in Heights bars, coffee shops and art galleries regularly. I have to give a shout out and thanks to Mike Spencer for his persistence in booking the trio. Spencer is husband to painter Liz Conces Spencer, whom I’ve lovingly referred to as a Heights celebrity since her first appearance at the market in 2004. Find her at Archway Gallery. The Heights Fools on Stools will open the market at 11 a.m. Details on the artists, directions and more can be found on the website https://firstsaturdayartsmarket.com. Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and The Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com for additional highlights and artist’s stories.
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Barter fair to be held in Heights on Nov. 25 By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
The Live Oak Friends Meeting will host its annual “Buy-Nothing-Day Quaker Barter Fair” in the Heights late next month. The fair is an annual event in which community members trade goods and services without using common currency, instead trading other goods and services. It is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. on Nov. 25 at Live Oak Friends Meeting,
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