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UH Sugar Land breaks ground for College of Technology

2017-18 Girls Varsity Team District Champions 5A Region 3, District 23 with an undefeated season in District play. Top row from left to right: Lauryn Weller, Katarina Shanar, Grace Snyder, Jessica Neal, Jenna Bernhard, Josephine Henry, Kayla Woods, Head Coach Kristen Adams. Bottom row from left to right: Mollie Hickel, Leslie Braddick, Sarah Faraone, Alyssa Zamora, Narally Morales, Imaan Hussaini, Casey Gray. Fort Bend ISD’s Elkins High School Girls Varsity Soccer had a perfect season in District Play: 16-0-0 and Zero goals against under the guidance of Coach Kristen Adams. They are now District Champions for the second year in a row and are going to playoffs this week. They are playing at Elkins HS Soccer field this Thursday 3/29/18 in the first round of playoffs vs Sharpstown.

Texas State Senator Lois Kolkhurst, left, UH Chancellor Renu Khator, UH Board of Regent member Durga Agrawal and State Rep. John Zerwas turn dirt during the ground breaking ceremony for the College of Technology building in Sugar Land on March 23.

By SESHADRI KUMAR A large part of the facility be an important part of this The University of Houston at will be available for public-pri- growth,” said Jay Neal, AssoSugar Land held a groundbreak- vate partnerships with industry ciate Vice President, Academic ing ceremony for its newest fa- in the region.

Affairs and Chief Operating Ofcility, College of Technology, The new building will include ficer. on March 23.

“Our students will be contriba fabrications lab, materials lab, When completed, the new rapid prototype lab and a 3D- uting to the thriving economy of UH College of Technology printing lab. The three-story, this region because of the Tier building will house 10 research 100,000-sq.-ft-building is slated One education they will relabs as well as the college’s con- to open its doors in fall 2019. ceive.” struction management and engiUH Chancellor and Presi“The Sugar Land region is See UH, Page 4 neering technology programs. growing and UH is proud to

Cancer Survivors to Walk the Runway at Couture for the Cause April 14

Missouri City adopts mission statement enhancing commitment to animal services

Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen, center, addresses a press conference at the city hall announcing the new mission statement, streamlined municipal volunteer program and increased funding for animal services. Rear, Assistant City Manager Scott Elmer, left, Police Chief Mike Berezin, Public Works Director Shashi Kumar, Councilman Floyd Emery, Councilman Jeffrey L. Boney, City Attorney E. Joyce Iyamu and City Manager Anthony Snipes.

By SESHADRI KUMAR conference highlighting the sig- hiring a front office receptionist Missouri City City Council nificant changes, demonstrating at an expense of $17,000. The has made far reaching changes that the city is seriously com- volunteers’ grievances resulted to its animal services division mitted to providing the best in a fresh look at the animal shelby adopting a new mission possible services to animals and ter and the city manager found statement, streamlining the mu- operating the shelter with best that protocols were not being nicipal volunteer program and practices. followed. He ordered a thorough enhancing budget allocation for The animal shelter operations review of the operation and conthe animal shelter. came under public scrutiny fol- sulted experts as well as animal Missouri City Mayor Allen lowing the disappointment of shelter volunteers in finalizing Owen and City Manager An- animal shelter volunteers over the mission statement. thony Snipes addressed a press the city not budgeting funds for “Missouri City Animal Services is committed to protecting Moving Up or Scaling the health, safety and well‐being of all people and animals in our Down? community through enforceWe Have Buyers ment of state and local laws and Realtor Fees are negotiable by providing compassionate care Call me today for a quote for every animal within the city’s Residential-Acreageanimal shelter,” according to the Commercial statement.

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American Cancer Society’s Couture for the Cause Garden Glitz event sponsorship reception was held at the home of KK and Scott West in Richmond on March 22 to recognize major sponsors, including Johnson Development and Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. Doug Goff, left, Margot Mazade Sayre, Debbie Marcell and Star Susie Edwards; Michelle Royster, Gina Pizzini and Susan Ley-Novosad.

“But I saw a good cause. I felt like everybody around me was getting cancer, so I walked the runway.”

Larry Johnson, founder and chief executive officer of Johnson Development, also has graced the runway with his wife Suzie, both cancer survivors.

“No one expects to get cancer,” Johnson said. “No one expects to have friends, family members or co-workers get cancer. The reality is, everyone has been touched by cancer and whether you donate or walk the runway, you are working toward finding a cure.”

Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, left, Danielle Vigliotte; Scoptt and The event will be hosted by KK West.

Johnson Development’s Harvest Green community at 3400 Harvest Corner Drive in Richmond — an apt choice as evidence suggests people can reduce their risk of cancer by making healthy food choices and staying active.

The farm-centric community promotes a healthy lifestyle boasting a 12-acre community farm, opportunities to rent growing plots, a CSA program and plenty of trails and open spaces.

The doors will open at 7 p.m.

Guests will be treated to food from local restaurants, a signature cocktail, music, raffles and prize.

Alex, Marlene and Salim Dharia of Plaza Jewelrs, one of the sponsors.

The fashion show will be proThe models walking the 13-year, hard-fought battle with duced by Lenny Matuszewski, runway during Couture for the cancer on June 14, 2016. with hair by Mark Anthony of Dorothy Choice, the chair of Milagro Salons, and makeup by Cause on Saturday, April 14, at Harvest Green will not be from this year’s Honors and Memori- LaDonna Marie of Sugar Land Milan, Paris or New York — als Committee, walked her first Face and Body. they will be cancer survivors runway in 2015 at her doctor’s Event tickets are $125. All giving back and providing hope. suggestion. She had been di- proceeds benefit the American Johnson Development is pre- agnosed with breast cancer in Cancer Society. senting this year’s event, titled 2010. By 2015, she was cancerFor more information contact free and ready to honor others Tiziana Triolo at (713) 706.5657 Garden Glitz.

It will celebrate and honor like her. or Tiziana.Triolo@cancer.org.

“My first thoughts were...I’m the life of longtime Johnson To purchase tickets visit Development employee, Caro- an accountant. I don’t wear https://acshph.ejoinme.org/Coulyn Williams. Williams lost her heels,” Choice said. tureforCause.

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Stafford mayor casts the lone nay vote against developer’s deal

By BARBARAFULENWIDER “I can’t tell you how important this meeting is for the next 50 to 70 years for Stafford. This will be a monumental project. I think it will be a worthy challenge,” said Wen Guerra, president of the Stafford Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) at a joint meeting with city council on March 20.

The meeting drew almost a full city hall chamber of folks waiting to hear all the particulars about a proposed agreement between the city and StreetLevel developers.

They bought 101 acres from Texas Instruments (TI) and plan to build a destination residential, commercial project on it.

Art Pertile, Stafford’s attorney, began his presentation by saying the developer must generate sales taxes solely from the project in order to receive any funds from Stafford. “Last year the city’s largest taxpayer left the city with two options. We could sit on our hands and hope another goose would lay the golden egg or go goose hunting rather than just wait for something to develop.”

The city went goose hunting and landed StreetLevel, which plans to build “at a minimum” residential, a destination hotel, fitness center, a common area, a food hall of small and larger various types of food selections, a parking garage for the commercial buildings, retail and larger restaurants all on the huge acreage at a total cost of $10.70 million.

Pertile said the goal for Stafford is replacing the sales taxes it lost when TI moved to Sugar Land and then add more on top of that. The city wants to double what it lost when TI moved out in order “to sustain the $2 million in 10 years as opposed to the 20 or 30 years most of these agreements provide for.

The Stafford EDC and county bond money will pay the developer $8 million for the necessary roads, turn lanes, electricity installations throughout acreage, etc.

“Right now we don’t have anything to generate the sales tax needed. StreetLevel developers only have to get the businesses in order to collect the much needed sales taxes for Stafford,” Pertile said.

The city gets the first $250,000 every year that StreetLevel makes from sales tax collections and is the bare minimum the city gets. If the city gets more than $600,000 from the project plus the $250,000 it’s a 50-50 split with the developer, Pertile said.

Stafford would get up to $749,999 in sales taxes paid

by the businesses on the site after $1 million or more but less than $1.5 million is reached. If the receipts reach $2 million, the city gets it all.

“Full reimbursement is anticipated by 2025 when the city would be getting at least $3,111,000 per year,” Pertile said. The city sales tax dollars and county bond money totaled $7.7 million with the city paying about $4 million of it.

Annual costs to the city are estimated to be $284,000 for police and $169,000 for fire.

Those costs are covered by already issued city permits and amount to $4.16 million.

Pertile said each of the four new apartment complexes near the site are valued at $1 million each.

Unspent funds in the SEDC budget are $2.315 million in the improvement fund for U.S. 90A; $1 million to the Stafford Centre; $838,750 for land already bought; $500,000 for the FM 1092 corridor, and $304,000 for security cameras already paid for.

The city’s costs to StreetLevel is a combined total amount not to exceed $8.4 million plus interest calculated at annual rate of 4.5 percent for a term not to exceed 10 years. The reimbursement to developer will be a maximum of 12 years and interest will be paid for 10 years, according to the proposed agreement.

Steve Robinson, who represents StreetLevel and put together the proposed agreement with Pertile, said, “We are in support of this deal. It is one of the largest infills in the entire Houston market and is one of the greatest opportunities but it is also a very complex project.

This is not a simple land development deal.

“Part of the issues are the headwinds in retail. It is becoming much more experiential. It would be a great shopping experience but in order for our math to work this must be a regional draw. This is a city of sales taxes. The best way for you to generate more sales tax is to have a regional draw.

Currently you do not have that. Most of your companies are big box retail all up and down 59. There’s a limit to that and what can be done in this project along 59.

“All of those agreements are all performance based.

The developer must spend the money to be successful. We need to spend well over $50 million just in infrastructure.

The important part of this agreement is we are going to do the project in components.

You will get the hotel, etc. that we are agreeing we will do in order to be successful with it.

“The developer is the one

who takes the risk. He has to borrow the money and make the expenditures and has to take the hit if he doesn’t get the dollars flowing back to him. The city gets paid first when this project comes in and it is structured in a way to incentivize us to be more successful.

“The city will get a combined $48 million over 20 years. The city isn’t the only one that will benefit from this project,” Robinson said.

Stafford Municipal School District will also get money from this and SMSD’s debt service side gets significant benefits.

The EDC board members then spoke and Lawrence Vaccaro said, “Without this agreement the city will lose the investment it makes now.”

With it Stafford will bring in more dollars in the future than we’ve ever had before.

“Three million a year is a pretty good return on a $13 million investment. So that’s why I am looking at it from that standpoint – to get the best project this city can get.

There’s no other project I’ve seen around that will do the same or look the same as this.”

Mayor Leonard Scarcella expressed reservations about the agreement. “It’s the first time ever this city has given a proposal like this with rebates and grants. The first time we’ve ever agreed to give a developer a penny for grant money in the history of the city,” Scarcella said.

“StreetLevel gets the money in, gives us the money and we give them 80 percent and that would not be a cost to the city?” he asked. “This last fiscal year we collected $17 million in sales taxes -- the most we’ve ever gotten -- and we’re going to give away $10 million but it won’t cost us any money? I think we need a good debate on this. I think the people of Stafford need to know. This is the beginning, it’s not the end. Everyone (developer) who comes in will want the same thing.”

Scarcella said his “philosophical approach is diametrically opposed. We should have always said no to them (StreetLevel). We are rebating something close to $18 million. That’s what it comes out to.” He also said, “There’s no default. They can put up no more than a flagpole and they get no money if they don’t do everything that’s in that agreement. There’s no automatic default.”

The mayor went on to say that his concern is the city is paying out $17 million and getting in less than $4.8 million until 2024. “If we let these people come in and only give us $4.8 million while they are using their calculations and getting $9,900,000, how can

we maintain the operations of this city and not have to consider a city property tax?

What helps us in this six year period when we get no help from StreetLevel?

“What makes Stafford special is the zero property tax. You go to a property tax and you will see businesses and residents leaving this city like rats jumping off a sinking ship -- unless we are able to advance our position.” There are a lot of assumptions in the agreement, he said, and “if we go forward in this we are in a position to hope they will do what they say they will,” the mayor and SEDC board member concluded.

Guerra said he has “yet to hear bring back the property tax. Yes, let’s keep within our means. I want this project to be the No. 1 money making machine in this city. It would be the most this city ever had.”

With that said city council members voted 6-1 in favor of continuing the project.

Scarcella cast the no vote.

Council is to vote on the agreement at their April 4 meeting.

Business owners and residents at the combined meeting of the Stafford Economic Development Corp.

(SEDC) and city council had their say about what they thought would be best for their city regarding the proposed development agreement between StreetLevel and Stafford.

Felix Sorkin is owner of General Technologies, a manufacturing company in Stafford that pays federal taxes but no sales taxes. He said he came to the U.S. from Russia and started a company with three employees in 1988 and “now does a really substantial business. We supply projects like the Panama Canal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, New York, buildings in south Florida and on and on.

“I was never given one penny from the city. If I needed money I went to the bank and got a loan. It’s unbelievable to me they would get city money.

If your business is a viable business you go to the bank and they provide the loan. It’s a business plan. What are you going to give us?”

Next up was Jeff Wiley, president of the Greater Fort Bend EDC, who said he is in support of the agreements.

“They are basically done for strategic development.

There’s probably not one site in Houston that is potentially as important as this site. It’s a $500-million development and you don’t get those but every 10 decades.

“If this $500-million development doesn’t materialize -they (StreetLevel) don’t built it -they are at risk with their own

Animal

including benchmarking with other shelters in this area, and all staff and volunteers are accountable for following them City council also approved a resolution that adopts an updated schedule of fees pertaining to the City’s Animal Services Division.

The City’s previous schedule of fees for the Animal Services Division was adopted in 1995.

Since then, this fee structure has not been updated.

Major changes in the new fee schedule are in relation to the adoption fee.

The city anticipates an additional revenue of approximately $22,000 per year ($2,000 from Animal License fees and the remaining $20,000 from adoptions).

This increase in fees is not adequate to cover the additional expenses to be incurred in providing an enhanced level of care

to make the animals more adoptable consistent with the new vision for the Animal Services Division, city officials said.

These enhanced services include providing basic vaccinations, heartworm testing, spaying/neutering, etc., which is estimated to cost the City an additional $60,000, annually.

The improvements announced by the city, including the hiring of a animal shelter manager and the services of a veterinarian, enhanced software, installation of cameras and so on is expected to cost the city about $230,000.

Police Chief Mike Berezin clarified that the department has kept in safe custody some of the controlled drugs or prescription drugs. He dispelled the notion that there was any criminal investigation of the drugs nor were they seized.

Drugs which were bought by

volunteers with their own funds were being returned to them, he said.

Under the new MVP, volunteers are to be re-certified annually. The manual now clearly defines the role of the staff and the volunteers so that there are no procedural conflicts.

One of the animal shelter volunteers, who attended the press conference, expressed relief and satisfaction over the announcement made by the city.

That there was no criminal investigation of the volunteers over the drugs in the animal shelter was a relief, she said.

Also, the volunteers only asked for $17,000 toward a receptionist at the animal shelter.

But the city is going to spend upwards of $200,000 is highly satisfying, according to the volunteer.

From Page 1 cases; Providing spay/neuter and testing services to reduce pet overpopulation and heartworm testing prior to adoption; Creating collaborative partnerships and training with outside agencies, rescue groups, and volunteers to promote adoptions and reduce euthanasia rate(s).”

The city has adopted a Standard Operating Procedure manual, a key tool for the operation and management of Missouri City Animal Services.

“They establish a baseline for how all staff and volunteers perform routine facility tasks. The consistency and predictability that SOPs can provide help make life less stressful for the animals — and for people, too,” Public Works Director Shashi Kumar said.

The SOPs were written with input from various stakeholders

money. Public entities are a partnership, not a giveaway. It can’t be adversarial. We need to help each other in order to get the highest investment on track,” Wiley concluded.

Pct. 4 Commissioner Grady Prestage said he hopes the agreement between StreetLevel and the city gets approved and moves forward.

Then Earnest Loeb with DR Horton Homes spoke. He said he is a board member of the Fort Bend County Development Authority and has a background as a developer.

“It’s my desire to see this property develop to make sure it’s done in a wise manner. It will drive retail to the interior of this property. The current Stafford administration has stated it will act as an economic engine. It can have a dramatic impact on the city.”

NK Gupta, owner of Cornerstone Valves, went to the podium and told SEDC members and the audience that he would be paying potential property taxes if

he weren’t in Stafford. “We are in the manufacturing business. We contribute to the economy of Stafford. I do agree about moving on but why is StreetLevel asking for so much?

“If their business concept is solid and their projections are correct, the property is rock solid and the city won’t lose.

The city doesn’t need property taxes. We need to look at six years from now. That is the big question.”

Jerry Krueger said, “If I say yea or nay it will be because Leonard Scarcella did or did not endorse the project.”

Stafford resident Lana Hosing told SEDC members to “quit spending money on all these reports and get this property done.”

Former Stafford City Council Member Felicia Evans Smith said, “I advise all of you to see how these partnerships survive. We need to know how to agree, disagree and move on. I think this city is at a standstill. Let’s move forward and show progress.”

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The 3rd annual Brazos River Bike Rally is March 31, 2018 at Community Park, in Missouri City.

The rally is designed to (1) promote Missouri City’s Bicycle Mobility and Pedestrian Initiative, (2) support Missouri City’s charitable foundation (including Missouri City Green and (3) the Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department.

Always held annually on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday (March 31, 2108, the ride takes place on paved roads, combining both urban and rural setting, with topography ranging from flat to occasional moderate hills, with several routes to choose from (25, 45, and 65 miles). (See www.BrazosRiverBikeRally.com) or register online at BikeReg.com

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MIKE’S MONOLOGUE

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UH

From Page 1 dent Renu Khator said the Sugar Land campus oered the same quality programs as the main campus and the two places are “one university.â€? “Our vision is to have 10,000 students in the campus eventu-

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 268TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on JAN 30, 2018 in cause numbered 15-DCV-228877 styled QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC vs.

WILLIAM F. MOORE AND BETSY H. MOORE, in which a judgment was rendered on FEB 11, 2016 in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. for the sum of Ten Thousand Five Hundred Fifteen dollars an Ninety Six Dollars and Sixty Eight Cents ($10515.68); plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ.

I have levied upon the below listed property on Feb 6, 2018 and will on April 3, 2018 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of WILLIAM F. MOORE AND BETSY H. MOORE to and in the following described Real Property LOT THIRTY SIX (36) IN BLOCK ONE (1) OF QUAIL PARK SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 21 PAGE 3,OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY TX, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3322 TWELVE OAKS LANE MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459(PROPERTY) The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301 JACKSON RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: APRIL 3, 2018 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACH TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on December 04,2017 by the 458th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17-DCV-243445 in favor of the plaintiff - WINFIELD LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of 22,343.81 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on January 31 , 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday April 3, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - ANGELA ELIZABETH BRANNON had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK (4), OF WINFIELD LAKES SEC. 9, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO. 20060006 OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

ally. Currently there are 2,100 students in Sugar Land campus and by 2019, the number will grow to 5,000,� Khator said.

The College has had a large presence at UH Sugar Land since 2012 when its digital media program moved to UH Sugar Land. Its biotechnology program moved to UH Sugar Land in 2016. Currently, the largest population of students are pursuing studies in the college’s supply chain logistics technology program--700 students.

Tony Ambler, Dean of the College of Technology, said the demand for career ready graduates was so high that the college was already running out of CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on December 12, 2017 by the 240th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17-DCV-243100 in favor of the plaintiff- WINFIELD LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of $9,468.34--++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on February 8TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of April 03, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - Olivia N. Taylor aka Olivia N. Jackson had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT THIRTEEN (13), IN BLOCK FOUR (4), OF WINFIELD LAKES, SECTION EIGHT (8), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED TN PLAT NO. 20050243 OF THE MAP/PLAT RECORDED OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

space, even in the new building and “we are already working on our next building here.� “In building in Fort Bend County, the University is answering a call from students, employers and municipalities.

The fastest growing large county in the country needs a Tier One University to provide a Tier One workforce,â€? Neal said. “Industry and students will beneďŹ t from the impact of this historic day.â€?

The University of Houston received $54 million from the state in 2015 to construct a new facility in Sugar Land.

The new building is designed

by Page Architects. The builder is Tellepsen.

Texas State Senator Lois Kolkhurst, State Reps. John Zerwas and Rick Miller, County Judge Bob Hebert, Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman and former mayor Jimmy Thompson and board of regents, and deans were among those present at the ground breaking ceremony.

By MICHAEL GRANTO He wasn’t a very tall man, but he gave the impression of being a rather large, imposing man. That was mostly due to his physique, which was bulked up and hardened by thirty-ďŹ ve years of working in a steel mill.

He had very straight, black hair, combed with a part on the left, and a very swarthy Sicilian complexion. So much so, in fact, that, after he retired, he lived next to a doctor from India. They chatted often in the back yard. One day, during the summer, he was wearing shorts, and as they got up from their chat to go to their separate homes, the leg on his shorts rode up an inch or so, revealing a strip of white skin. The doctor exclaimed that this was the ďŹ rst time he was aware that he was talking with a white man.

He not only worked at the steel mill, he was an oďŹƒcer in Local 2693 of the United Steelworkers Union. This involvement was a passion with him.

He held several oďŹƒces, most frequently Recording Secretary. He traveled frequently on union business, sometimes within New York state, sometimes to other nearby states.

When he came home from those travels, he smelled like aftershave, and cigarretes, and gasoline, and strange places.

I remember having family dinner almost every night, and listening to him talk. He had a voice that could be sonorous, and when he spoke of things he was passionate about, there was no doubt he believed every

TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

Wilson At its regular March meeting, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved Anitra Wilson to be the new principal for Williams Elementary.

Wilson became assistant principal at Ray Elementary in 2015. Prior to that, she worked in Fort Bend and Houston schools as a teacher, teacher development specialist and team leader. She is a graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown and earned her master’s degree from the University of Houston-Victoria.

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(Granto is a United States Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam, awarded the Purple Heart. For over 24 years, he worked for the University of Miami Medical Campus Security Department, and retired in 2014. He moved to Missouri City, with his wife to be closer to her daughter. He can be reached at mikegranto@hotmail.com.)

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CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on February 24, 2017 by the 268th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 16-DCV-235008 in favor of the plaintiff - THE VICKSBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of$ 6,66 1.69 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on February 13TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of April 03,2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - Tommie L. Florence & Deborath G. Florence had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 06, BLOCK 03, REPLAT OF VICKS BURGE, THE VILLAGES OF SHILOH, SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS. 843/B AND 844/ A OF PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

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word he uttered. He used to joke about how, when he spoke, a couple of hundred guys at the union hall would respond, but sometimes his own family didn’t listen.

I remember looking forward to those family dinners, not just for Mom’s great food, but for the conversation with Dad. I think it was at that table that I learned, by Dad’s example, how to conduct myself in discussions, how to marshal my thoughts, and present them logically.

He was a careful speaker, in that he was careful to marshal his thoughts and arguments, and present them logically. He was never harsh or combative, but he was certainly thorough and persistent. I remember that, although we never had difďŹ culty hearing him, he almost never raised his voice.

He was extremely handy around the house. There were examples all around of cabinets, and shelves, and tables he had built, and there was a stack of lumber in the basement for future projects. Although I got many traits from him, I didn’t get that one.

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as you entered the house had his desk, and three walls of bookcases, built by him. It was from him that I got the love of reading I have.

He was not a college-educated man, but he worked hard all his life to educate himself. It was great fun for us children to test him with words we had just learned, only to ďŹ nd out that, sure enough, he knew it, and would give us the deďŹ nition.

He was not an outwardly emotional man, but there was little doubt he felt things deeply. Years after it happened, my mother related a story to me. She said that, after they dropped me o at the bus station, to take me to the Marine Corps, my dad followed the bus for miles. I would never have guessed that.

When I got home from Vietnam, I gave Dad a token of my esteem. I had been injured, and one of the bullets that hit me had gone through a rifle magazine I wore. I had the magazine pouch bronzed and gave it to Dad. Neither one of us had to say a word.

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The trustees also approved Nicholas Cavallo to be the new campus athletics coordinator and head football coach for George Ranch High School.

Since 2013, Cavallo has been working at Terry High School as a special education teacher, defensive coordinator, strength and conditioning coordinator, track and ďŹ eld coach, head junior varsity football coach and men’s soccer coach.

Prior to Terry, he coached football at Purdue, Rutgers and Campbell universities.

Cavallo is a graduate of Purdue and is working on his master’s from Lamar University.

50 years in jail for continuous child sex abuse On March 23, 2018, Judge Maggie Jaramillo sentenced 53-year-old Jose Luis Ponce to 50 years in prison for the oense of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child. Due to the nature of the oense, he is not eligible for parole.

Ponce was convicted by a jury in the 400th District Court on February 5, 2018 in less than 2 hours and requested that Judge Jaramillo assess his sentence. The State, represented by Assistant District Attorneys Ashley Earl and Melissa Muùoz, presented testimony of witnesses as did Ponce’s defense attorneys: William Zorn, Eduardo Franco, and Frank Yeverino.

Evidence presented by prosecutors Ashley Earl and Melissa MuĂąoz, both assigned to the Child Abuse Division of the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s OďŹƒce, revealed that between 2007 and 2011, Ponce engaged in repeated acts of aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than 14 years of age and indecency with a child. According to the evidence, the acts occurred primarily in Rosenberg and Houston.

The investigation into the sexual abuse allegations of the primary victim was conducted by the Fort Bend County Sheri’s OďŹƒce.

During the punishment phase of trial, the State provided additional witness testimony, including a therapist from Texana Center who testiďŹ ed about the potential life-long eects that child sexual abuse can have on young victims. The Court heard evidence that Ponce had sexually assaulted at least three child victims over a period of 28 years. Melissa Munoz commented, “These are always diďŹƒcult cases to prosecute. In this case, the child victim was extraordinarily brave in facing her perpetrator and telling a jury what happened to her. We found her credible, and so did the jury.â€?

Ashley Earl also stated, “Children who suer sexual abuse can never erase what happened to them. Unfortunately, nothing can change what the defendant did, but we’re happy to see that justice has been done and that the defendant will never be able to hurt another child again.â€?

INDEPENDENT • MARCH 28, 2018 • Page 5 CHILDREN’S CONCERT. FBSO’S season-long patriotic theme continues with the annual children’s concert, Saturday, April 7, at 2 p.m. at the George Memorial Library in Richmond. In “This Land is Made for You and Me”, attendees will enjoy traditional American folk songs from all corners of our great nation. The concert is free of charge, and there are no tickets required.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend. This is an entertaining, family activity – and a great way to foster a young child’s love of music, while honoring our American heritage. Most of the music will be familiar to children, including folk songs from our American heritage, “Oh, Susannah”, “America the Beautiful” and songs from Stephen Foster. We’ll also salute our Texas heritage, with “The Yellow Rose of Texas” and “Texas, Our Texas”. There will be a few ballads and slow melodies, such as “Shenandoah”, “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” and “We Shall Overcome”. FBSO will hold an instrument petting zoo following the performance. Other activities are being planned for the day; please check the website for more details. Children of all ages are welcome to attend. More information is available online at www.fbso.org or by calling 281.276.9642.

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

§ § §

FORT BEND COUNTY

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on December 12, 2017 by the 240th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 16-DCV230147 in favor of the plaintiff- QUAIL VALLY FUND, INC. Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of 8, 779.89 +tax costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on February 6TH , 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday April 3, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)- CHAZANNE L. WOODS-YOUNG had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT SEVEN (7), IN BLOCK THIRTY-TWO (32), OF QUAIL VALLEY SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 8, PAGE 5, MAP AND OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2226 WINGED FOOT DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 (PROPERTY) TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on January 21 , 2015 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 14-DCV-215082 in favor of the plaintiff- MISSION GREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of 6,995.56 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on January 29TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday April 3, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)- MILDRED MINCEY had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 23 IN BLOCK 4 OF MISSION BEND SAN MIGUEL, SECTION 7, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 562B OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 16138 BEECHNUT, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083 TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on May 10, 2017 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 16-DCV-236108 in favor of the plaintiff- MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of 5,813.51 ++++costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on February 08, 20 18 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday April 03 , 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the City of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - JEANA CALLEJO & EDWIN GUERRA had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 11, BLOCK 11, OF MISSION BEND SOUTH SECTION ONE (1), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 19, PAGE 12 OF THE PLAT OF RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on February 27, 2017 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 16-DCV-230934 in favor of the plaintiff-THE VICKSBURGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of $12,985.81 ++++ costs as stated on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on January 19TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the on April 03, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)WILBERT SHORTS & TONY A SHORTS had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 61, BLOCK 05, REPLAT OF VICKSBURG, THE VILLAGE OF CUMBERLAND, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS. 644/B AND 645/A&B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, AS MODIFIED BY AN SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on April 03, 2017 by the 268th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17-DCV-239175 in favor of the plaintiff- MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of $ 5,996.90++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on March 2nd, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of April 03, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)EDWARD BURKLEY & TERRY BURKLEY had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 12, IN BLOCK 8, OF MISSION BEND SOUTH, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 19, PAGE 12, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (THE “PROPERTY”).

TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on November 10,2016 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17DCV-241495 in favor of the plaintiff - MISSION OAKS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of 1,199.50 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on February 7, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday April 3, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)- ITZEL CONZACHI had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT FIFTEEN (15), IN BLOCK ONE (1) OF MISSION OAKS, SECTION ONE (1), ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED AS PLAT FILE NO. 20040021, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (THE “PROPERTY”) TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

TERMS: CASH Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on February 20, 2018, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in April, 2018, the same being the 3rd day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, Texas 77469, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit: Sale #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

1

15-DCV223745 01/05/18

385003001018090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. ALAN LOT 18, BLK 1, HUNTER'S GLEN, 7 FREDRICK BIDWELL, ET AL SEC 3, VOL 20, PG 8* (ACCT NOS 3850030010180907, FEBRUARY 19, 3850030010181907 & 2018 3850030010182907)

2

16-DCV232601 11/15/17

3

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

715000006320190 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018 930100000002090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

4

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

930100000003090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

5

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

930100000004090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

6

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

930100000006090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

7

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

930100000007090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

8

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

930100000008090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

9

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

#

16-DCV234898 12/14/17

11

16-DCV237735 12/06/17

12

17-DCV243712 11/22/17

Estimated Minimum Bid

$102,670.00

$21,500.00

$28,500.00

$6,400.00

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. WILFRED YOUNG, ET AL

SOUTH MAIN PLAZA, LT 32, BLK 6, VOL 3, PG 22*

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES B, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$310.00

$310.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES C, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$120.00

$120.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES D, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$120.00

$120.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES F, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$100.00

$100.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES G, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$9,330.00

$6,200.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES H, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$5,010.00

$4,100.00

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES A, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

$110.00

$110.00

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. HERITAGE PARTNERS GROUP III, INC. AS THE GENERAL PARTNER FOR WESTBURY GROUP, LTD., ET AL 007500000023890 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JENARD M GROSS, AKA 1 FEBRUARY 19, JENARD MORRIS GROSS 2018

WESTBURY VILLAGE, RES E, REC'D UNDER SLIDE #736B*

625402005120090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. CARLOS N. ARGUETA 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

930100000001090 7 FEBRUARY 19, Order Issue Date Judgment Date 2018

10

Adjudged Value

930100000005090 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Value

Minimum Bid

$280.00

$280.00

D. RANDON & I. PENNINGTON SURV, ABST 75, 0.8769 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, VOL 1044, PG 354*

$52,610.00

$6,400.00

RIDGEMONT SEC 2 RES D & G, BLOCK 5, TRACT 12, R/P, VOL 10, PG 11 & CLERK'S FILE# 2001100206*

$70,400.00

$10,000.00

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE. TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Dated at Richmond, Texas, February 20, 2018 Constable Wayne Thompson Fort Bend County, Texas By Deputy Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576

Page 6 • INDEPENDENT • MARCH 28, 2018

City of Missouri City Public Hearing A public hearing will be held by the City Council of Missouri City to receive comments for or against proposed amendments to the City’s Zoning Ordinance regarding: (1) Violations and penalties The public hearing is scheduled: DATE: Monday, April 16, 2018 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: City Council Chambers (2nd Floor of City Hall) 1522 Texas Parkway (FM 2234) Missouri City, Texas Specific information is available at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, or you may call 281-403-8541

No. 18-CPR-031392 Notice of Appointment of Michael Roy Twombly, Rebecca Dawn Wilcox and Richard Joseph Robertson Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of March, 2018, Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of Eleanor Jo Twombly, Deceased, were issued to Michael Roy Twombly, Rebecca Dawn Wilcox and Richard Joseph Robertson, who were appointed as Co-Independent Executors of the Estate of Eleanor Jo Twombly, Deceased, by the County Court at Law No. One (1) of Fort Bend County, Texas, in Cause No. 18-CPR031392 pending upon the Docket of said Court.

All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time prescribed by law at the addresses of the said Michael Roy Twombly, Rebecca Dawn Wilcox and Richard Joseph Robertson, Co-Independent Executors, or either of them, as shown below: Rebecca Dawn Wilcox Michael Roy Twombly 761 Baker Avenue c/o Dermot Rigg, Resident Agent Port Neches, Texas 77651 2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300 Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Richard Joseph Robertson 17319 Laguna Trail Houston, Texas 77095

Dated this 21st day of March, 2018.

Dermot Rigg, P.C. 2245 Texas Drive, Suite 300 Sugar Land, Texas 77479 281-242-7447 (phone)) 281-566-2505 (fax) Email: driggl5@windstream.net Attorney for Michael Roy Twombly, Rebecca Dawn Wilcox and Richard Joseph Robertson, Co-Independent Executors of the Estate of Eleanor Jo Twombly, Deceased

City of Missouri City LEGAL NOTICE THIS IS A MANDATED PUBLICATION OF THE LEGAL NOTICE ******* OPENING DATE OF April 17, 2018 AT 2:00 pm. ******* Request for Proposal for the provision of Veterinarian Services for City Animal Services Center RE-ADVERTISEMENT RFP # 18-167/Re-Ad Veterinarian Services for City Animal Services Center Commodity Code: 961-86 Responses must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the RFP name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Responses must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Office, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Responses marked improperly and therefore mis-directed may be disqualified. Responses are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers on April 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm.

Until final award of the Contract, the OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Responses, to waive irregularities or technicalities, to re-advertise, or proceed to do the Work otherwise when in the best interests of the OWNER. No bid may be withdrawn during the 60 days following the bid opening date.

AUTOMOBILE: GMC Terrain Denali

By BARBARA FULENWIDER The 2018 redesigned second generation of GMC’s premium compact SUV has greater refinement and versatility. It definitely impressed me. This all-wheel drive SUV rides wonderfully, the seats are totally comfortable for large, small, short or tall riders and it’s definitely stylish.

The GMC brand has evolved into stronger, sharper and more sculpted elements that make the Terrain a most good looking SUV. The exclusive exterior features include a satin chrome multidimensional grille, LED headlamps with signature lighting, body color fascia’s and lower trim, bright roof rails, door handle surrounds, outside mirror caps and body side moldings.

As you might imagine, the Denali name is on all the Terrain’s aluminum sill plates and the interior comes with Denalispecific leather seats and heated front seats and Denali-specific interior trim color. An available package includes ventilated front seats, heated rear sets and wireless device charging.

Enough with all the creature comforts. What keeps the Terrain rolling along is a 2.0-liter turbocharged DOHA direct injection with variable valve timing. The engine is mated to a hydra-matic nine speed automatic transmission. It makes 252 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 260 lb.-ft. torque at 2500 to 4500 rpm.

Fuel economy on the test drive four-wheel drive Terrain was 21 mpg in the city and 26 on the highway. The front wheel drive Terrain gets 22 mpg and 28 on the highway.

The front suspension has McPherson strut with specific tuning, coil springs with urethane spring isolators and direct acting stabilizer bar. The rear suspension is four-link

ORDINANCE NO. O-18-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING REGULATIONS IN PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 101; REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROPERTY WITHIN SUCH PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. I, Maria Jackson, City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-18-06 approved on second and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on March 19, 2018, as the same appears in the records of my office.

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

Sale # 1

I have levied upon the below listed property on Feb 6, 2018 and will on April 3, 2018 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of DELOYIS H. PHILLIPS to and in the following described Real Property LOT SIX (6) IN BLOCK THREE (3) QUAIL VALLEY SUBDIVISION,THUNDERBIRD WEST SECTION TWO (2),ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 15 PAGE 6,OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY TX, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3135 OYSTER COVE DR MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459(PROPERTY) The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 240TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on JAN 29, 2018 in cause numbered 14-DCV220112 styled QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC vs. JOHN B. HOLLMON, in which a judgment was rendered on DEC 3, 2015 in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. for the sum of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars and Sixty Eight Cents ($9465.68); plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ.

I have levied upon the below listed property on Feb 6, 2018 and will on April 3, 2018 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of John B. Hollmon to and in the following described Real Property LOT TWENTY-FIVE (25) IN BLOCK TWO (2) OF QUAIL VALLEY ADDITION, THUNDERBIRD WEST COURTYARD HOMES SECTION, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 19 PAGE 16,OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY TX BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3427 HAVERSHIRE DRIVE DR MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459(PROPERTY)

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301 JACKSON RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: APRIL 3, 2018 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACH

The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301 JACKSON RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: APRIL 3, 2018 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACH

TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

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and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on February 20, 2018, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in April, 2018, the same being the 3rd day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, Texas 77469, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit:

/s/ Maria Jackson City Secretary

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 434TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on JAN 30, 2018 in cause numbered 14-DCV-220037 styled QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC vs. DELOYIS H. PHILLIPS, in which a judgment was rendered on Oct 16, 2016 in favor of QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC. for the sum of Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty One Dollars and Sixty Six Cents ($11381.66); plus fees for posting notice of sale, publishing, costs of suit rendered by the court, legal fees, and all costs of executing this Writ.

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Cause # Judgment Date 16-DCV237173 12/12/17

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

739500118001090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. L. S. 1 ADAMS, ET AL

Legal Description RICHMOND, LOT 1 - 3, BLOCK 118, VOL 8, PG 3*

Adjudged Value $17,010.00

Estimated Minimum Bid $5,700.00

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT THE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE. TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. Dated at Richmond, Texas, February 20, 2018 Constable Mike Beard Fort Bend County, Texas By Deputy Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES

SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576

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