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FORT BEND FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014

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Signal Box Art Project turns steel boxes into canvas The City of Missouri City has kicked off its signal box art project with the promotion of the Quail Valley Golf Course on the signal box at the intersection of El Dorado Blvd. and Murphy Road, says City Manager Edward Broussard in an update to city council.

“We had to alter the ultimate design to deal with challenges found in the field. Staff is working with the design company to proof additional artwork so they can move forward with additional boxes through the city,” Broussard says.

The initial eight locations and the schools that we are working with for artwork are as follows: 1.(QVMS) FM 1092 @ Plantation Lakes 2.(Marshall) Texas Pkwy @

Buffalo Run 3.(MCMS) Texas Pkwy @ 5th Steet 4.(Hightower) Hurricane Lane @ Trammel Fresno 5.(Elkins) Oilfield Rd @ SH6

6.(Elkins) Thompson Ferry @ Oilfield 7.(Water Park) Independence @ Grand At far left, and above, are the 8.(Elkins) Colonial Lakes @ three designs that Elkins High SH 6.

School has provided for its locations.

Partisan politics in non-partisan local races

By SESHADRI KUMAR Partisan politics in local school board and city council elections is at an unprecedented level this year as both the Republican and Democratic parties have injected themselves into the elections.

While the Republican Party has not ‘officially’ endorsed its candidates, Fort Bend County Democratic Patry chairman Don Bankston went one step further.

Bankston has sent a letter to Democrats in the county.

“Dear Democrat, For too long Democrats have let the Republicans run our cit ies and our schools. simply because we didn’t bother to vote in municipal and school elections. These elections matter.

They concern our communities and our children, which are our most valuable resources.

It is vitally important that you vote this time because we have some excellent Democratic candidates who can turn the tide in favor of the people and not just those who do business with our cities and our schools.

If you live in the Fort Bend Independent School District, Democrats in Fort Bend County are supporting “Q” Imam for position one on the Fort Bend ISD. “Q” is the only Democrat in that race, He has shown his leadership skills in Fort Bend and is also currently serving on

the State Democratic Executive Committee.

“If you live in Missouri City, we urge you to vote for Chris Preston ... Missouri City. His opponent is a Tea Party Repub1ican ...We have had enough of Danny Nguyen and his far radical right wing agenda. Chris is a strong Democrat and a supporter of President Obama,” Bankston says in the letter.

An undercurrent of “politics” in any elected office or political philosophy may influence any elected official.

But, if a city council candidate does not stand up and salute when President Obama appears on a video, that person is a right wing extremist and unfit for city council, according to some Democrats.

Ironically, early in the campaign Nguyen’s opponents made robot calls describing him as a Democrat and Obama supporter to wean away Nguyen’s support among Republicans.

Nguyen says he is seeking re-election based on his performance as a councilman. He also emphasizes that the city council should continue to adequately represent the diversity in Missouri City.

(Preston is an African-American. If he is elected, four out of seven council members will be African Americans, with a lone Indian American on city council. Noel Pinnock, another Afri-

can American is running against incumbent Mayor Allen Owen.

Owen and Councilman Floyd Emery are Anglos.)

Highlighting the politics in local races, Preston enjoys the support of a Democratic Congressman, a State Rep, County Commissioner and two council members, all African Americans.

Preston did not send any information to this newspaper about his running for city council. He did not appear at a candidates forum hosted by the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce at the City Centre.

After repeated calls from this newspaper, Preston sent his response last week.

“I’m twenty seven years old.

I’m a graduate of More house College where I received a congressional scholarship and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Currently, I manage a 501c3 organization that focuses on a broad range of social, emotional and academic issues.

“Neither me nor my campaign was aware of the robot calls made. We subsequently learned of them from a constituent. My campaign has not heard the call but has learned they existed. I’m not in the position to comment on a strategy that I’m unaware of.

“An important part of my platform is accessibility for Mis-

souri City residents. I had every intention on attending the candidate’s forum. When I learned there would be a fee assessed, I couldn’t support it. I believe everyone should have access to Missouri City candidates along with their elected officials. Missouri City has a growing senior population, many of which are on a fixed income. It would have cost a family of three upwards forty five dollars to hear candidates speak. I’m accessible to all of Missouri City and welcome constituents to contact me directly by phone, email or by stopping by my campaign office. If there are forums that are free for everyone, I’ll be there but I don’t support constituents having to pay to attend candidates forums.

“Yes, I’m supported by elected officials. However, elected officials alone will not win this campaign. They have one vote just like non elected officials.

This campaign will be won with the support of the overall community. Our success will not be dependent on any particular personality.

“I love Missouri City and want to see the entire city succeed. We have a bright future and it’s time we embrace it.

Everyone knows they’re parts of Missouri City that are prospering while other parts deserve

Fort Bend County girl finalist in Miss Teen Texas contest Ms. Jahnvi Besherdas ( a student at Stephen F Austin High School) has been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss Teen Texas pageant to be held on June 15 and 16 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston.

The newly crowned Miss Teen Texas will receive a $1,000 cash award , a trip to Disneyland in California to represent the state of the Texas in the national pageant as well as other Jahnvi Besherdas prizes.

Miss Besherica’s greatness and encouraging das has been an active member young leaders. of the National Honor Society, Each year, the pageant the activities director of the awards thousands in scholarFrench Club and a member of ships and prizes to recognize Naach Houston – a Bollywood and assist in the development Dance studio. She also enjoys of young ladies nationwide. playing bingo and crafting with All activities are age-apthe elderly at an assisted liv- propriate and family-oriented. ing center where she is known The focus of this organization as the “Queen of Hearts.” This is to create future leaders and is not only for her amiable per- to equip them with real-world sonality but for her drive to be- skills to make their dreams a come a surgeon one day. reality.

National American Miss is For more information, visit dedicated to celebrating Amer- www.namiss.com.

Early voting is in progress Early voting for candidates running for city councils and boards of education began Monday, April 28, and ends at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6.

The days and hours that polling places will be open for early voting at the Irene Stern Community Center, 6920 Fulshear, Katy, Missouri City Community Center, 1522 Texas Parkway, and the Fort Bend County Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, are weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 3, from 8 to 5 p.m. and May 5 and 6 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

All early voting polling locations will be closed on Sunday, May 4 and some will not be open on Saturday, May 3.

Travis golfer earns spot in Championship game

See POLITICS, Page 3

Brett Currie, a sophomore and two-year letterman on the Travis High School Golf Team, is headed to the 5A UIL State Golf Championship. He qualified for state after finishing 6th at the Region III Championship games last week. At the District 23-5A Championship games, Brett placed third.

“Brett is a very dedicated athlete who devotes countless hours and hard work to his game,” said Travis High School Boys Golf Coach Michael Pike. “In my opinion, it’s not how good of a ball striker, short game artist, or putter Brett is. It’s his ability to maintain focus and composure throughout a 6-hour, 18-hole round of golf that makes him successful. That’s what separates him from other athletes.”

The State Golf Championship was scheduled to be held April 28 and 29 at the Onion Creek Club in Austin.

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Spirit of Freedom Women’s FORT BEND SPOTLIGHT Club hosts True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht The Spirit of Freedom Republican Women’s Club will host conservative activist, Catherine Engelbrecht, who will talk about the organizations she helped start as well as her personal testimony of what she is currently experiencing under the current Administration.

The meeting will take place Friday, May 9th, at Sugar Creek Baptist Church LYF Center at 13444 SW Freeway, Sugar Land, Tx (opposite side of freeway from the Main Campus) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The lunch and meeting are courtesy of Gary Gates and Ray Aguilar with Classic Chevrolet. Reservations are required

by Wednesday, May 7th. Please

Engelbrecht specify if you plan to eat or just attend. To RSVP contact President Debbie Fancher at info@spiritoffreedomwomen.com or call or text at 281-543-3195.

Catherine Engelbrecht was born in Richmond, Texas. She is president of a high-precision oilfield machine shop started in 1994 by her and her husband, Bryan.

In 2009 she started King Street Patriots to support and defend American exceptionalism, Constitutional governance, and civic duty.

From King Street Patriots came the True the Vote initiative, a citizen led effort to restore honor and integrity to our electoral system.

True the Vote educates voters, researches the veracity of voter registries, trains and mobilizes volunteers to work in polling places, and advocates for comprehensive election code reform legislation.

True the Vote has developed an exportable program of training, technology, and support to equip citizens for participation in the electoral process at whatever level of involvement they choose, ranging from one time volunteer to program leader. True the Vote is currently working with 30 states, with emphasis in select states and counties known to have historically problematic election processes.

For upcoming meetings or more information visit www.spiritoffreedomwomen.com or email Debbie Fancher at info@spiritoffreedomwomen.com

Exhibition of high school photography “All Men are Like Grass,” an exhibition of high school photography and art by the Fort Bend Christian Academy TAPPS 4A State Championship art team, Saturday, May 3, 7-10:30 p.m., Sugar Land Town Square, 2150 Lone Star Drive, Sugar Land.

This FREE event also features local Fort Bend County artists.

Paid for by the Kristin Tassin Campaign Fund

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NEWS

may have more than one fire at concerning current and futruck and a brush truck so two ture needs thanks to the city’s truck bays. We do have some growth, Elmer said.

The last bond referendum standarization in every station zens to five minutes.

Missouri City citizens apbut will look at modifi cations “In 2012, we met that goal 34 proved was in 2008. that we’ll have to build.” percent of the time. The average Seventy percent of those The public safety headquarresponse time is 6.5 minutes. who voted favored spending ters, which houses the muniFire Station No 6 will fill in the $17 million on quality of life ciple courts, fi re administration gaps of our coverage area and products such as the city’s new center, police administration, meet that goal of five minutes. recreation and tennis center, information technology and “The new fire station,” Elmer said, “will provide more emergency operations and which were major components resources that will help us out. the city hall will be looked of the past referendum.

When one station responds to a call you will have another For God so loved the world that he gave station as backup. It will also his only begotten Son, that whosoever reduce the number of times that fires station personnel have to believeth in him should not perish, respond out of their district. It but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) will help us keep service up in www.bibleliterature.com all districts.”

The assistant city manager Foundation Repair said that the city tries to standardize as much as possible for Remodeling & More a number of reasons but that the A Happy Home Begins with a Solid Foundation! city’s sixth fire station will have “some unique components based 281.397.2299 on training needs. Depending LevelProHomeService.com on the area they cover it also

Four bond propositions on the ballot in Missouri City

By BARBARA FULENWIDER Four propositions that make up a $40-million bond referendum are on the ballot for Missouri City voters to decide during early voting, which has begun and ends May 6, and on election day, May 10.

City officials have promised that passing the $40-million bond referendum will not raise taxes and will repair aging, crumbling infrastructure, provide improved drainage and improve/rebuild some of the city’s public facilities.

A citizen’s committee of 35 named by city council members met from January to October last year and were led by former long-time city Council Member Eunice Reiter.

The committee developed the project list and used city information and met with numerous department heads and staff members to determine what the city needs and what improvements citizens want.

There will be four propositions on the ballot that voters can vote for or against.

The first proposition will authorize $6.5 million to make drainage improvements in the Willow Waterhole Watershed.

It includes engineering and related studies connected to drainage issues.

Politics From Page 1 our attention. Everyone knows voter participation is low. Everyone knows we can do a better job listening to the voice of our entire community.”

Now that political parties have entered the non-partisan races, how does one determine whether a candidate is an “R”, “D” “T” or “I” unless the candidate chooses a label?

What happens to the hapless candidates who choose not to exploit their political affiliation?

In the general election, candidates with party affiliations run for office, after getting the nomination in the party primaries. For school board and city councils, there are no primaries.

This bizarre trend poses a problem to the voters.

In the case of Democrats, “Q” Imam is clearly a Democrat because he is a party office holder.

What about K.P. George,who is running for FBISD school board?

Though he ran for Fort Bend County treasurer as a Democrat, he is not claiming any party affiliation in the school board election.

In the Republican Party, the process is more chaotic because there has been no formal party action. The leadership anointed a trio as Republicans and carried on the campaign.

One of the candidates, Kristin Tassin, claimed she is the only Republican woman running for the school board and denounced the party machinery describing her as a Democrat.

In the absence of any formal screening or criteria, the powers that be chose their favorites.

Incidentally, former Sugar Land Councilwoman and a Republican Jacquie Chaumette, who ran for State Rep. Dist. 26 with Rick Miller and Sonal Bhuchar, has received a consultant fee from two of the candidates called Republicans.

Kris Allfrey, a third candidate, who ran for State Rep. Dist. 27, is believed to have donated to a Democratic presidential campaign in 2004.

Miller, Bhuchar and Chaumette may not be in agreement over who is a Republican in the school race.

What happens to Ramesh Cherivirala, who is not claimed by either party, and certainly not a darling of the Tea Party?

Cherivirala sincerely, though naively, believed the school board race is non-partisan.

The Tea Party, comprising people with different opinions and lacking a formal organizational structure, is run by self-

Proposition 2 will authorize $22.5 million to rebuild streets, a bridge and sidewalks. The third proposition for $5 million will build the city’s sixth fire station in Lake Olympia and buy the property for it, create the design, construct it and equip it.

Proposition 4 is for $6 million to be spent on improving permanent public facilities such as putting a new roof on city hall, having a study done on current and future needs and designing a facility that meets those needs.

Scott Elmer, assistant city manager, said Proposition 1 is needed in order to mitigate flooding issues and move people out of harm’s way.

“The area is Fondren Parkway and Fondren Meadow, a part of Missouri City that is partly in Harris County and is an older area of Missouri City. Part of the homes along the drainage channel are in the mapped FEMA flood plain.

“It’s not just structure flooding we’re talking about,”Elmer said, “it’s also about the ability to move people during heavy rainfall events – be able to provide emergency services during those events.”

Also, he said, “Outside the beltway of that watershed is appointed activist as leaders.

Those with the loudest voice can emerge as the spokesman for the party.

So, if you show up at Tea Party meetings frequently, you may be characterized as a Tea party candidate. It does not matter whether you believes in Tea Party values or not because, again there is no proper vetting process.

Yes, candidates forum provide an opportunity to assess a candidate, but the questions and answers are tailor-made to the group. It is at best a window on a candidate’s ability to speak well in public.

It is a pity that some incumbents try to steer the elections and the candidates are not grappling with any new issue.

How long can elections be won by touting the firing of the former superintendent as a badge of honor?

What is so great about hiring a new superintendent? If that is so great, why are two of the incumbents targeted for defeat?

It could be the i-Pads. What is being fiscally responsible, if after killing the project two years ago, lock the i-Pads in a room and keep them as a poster child for winning an election?

In two years, the incumbent trustees could have spent some time and energy in finding a useful way to deploy the i-Pads and that would have been a worthy show of fiscal responsibility. Instead they spent another $50,000 on finding out what went wrong.

The politics of school board elections have become so manipulative, that academies have become an issue in this election.

The Global Studies Academy at Clements High School is the target. The merits and demerits of the parents’ demand should be studied and a decision taken.

But, even before exhausting the administrative avenues for resolving the issue, it has morphed into a general issue of “for the academy” or “against the academy” so much so some Clements parents say that he, a certain candidate, is against us and don’t vote for him.

Some incumbents have stoked the fire and some Indian Americans are rallying for the cause, so that Indian American votes for Ramesh Cherivirala can be split. Add “Q” Imam to the mix, there will be further split. So the candidate backed by some incumbents will have an edge. In a school district with 70,000 students and 10 high schools, if you don’t move the academy from Clements, then you are unfit for the school board. Is that right?

a heavy industrial commercial area. We have to stay ahead of that growth to avoid getting in a similar situation out there. We need to maximize development in the area for the citizens of Missouri City.”

Proposition No. 2 is the largest part of the $40 million referendum.

The $22 million that citizens will vote for or against will be used to rebuild and rehabilitate infrastructure.

The largest chunk of the $22 million is $8.8 that will build and rehabilitate streets. Another $3.3 will build new sidewalks and $2.5 million of the total will be used to beautify sections of the city.

Proposition No. 3 is the fire station and Elmer said that the reason the city needs a sixth fire station and in Lake Olympia is to reduce response time for citi-

Nostalgic Imperial Sugar Cookbooks Available from The Fort Bend Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) The Fort Bend Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) is currently sponsoring their member Suzette Peoples Campaign for District II VP. Her campaign team members are selling collectible, Sugarplums from Sugar Land cookbooks, published by Imperial Sugar, Sugar Land, TX in 1970.

These uncirculated books have a colorfully decorated, laminated cover and come in their original packaging. This historic piece of memorabilia, from Sugar Land's Imperial Sugar Company, contains a carefully selected collection of both old and new recipes, some with unusual variations, all delicious, and all designed for happy experiences and memories using Imperial Sugar exclusively. The assorted recipes, divided into categories, include beverages, frosting, filling, icing, cakes, candies, cookies, pastries, puddings, sweet breads, and jams and sauces. There are beautifully styled photographs of the finished recipes printed throughout the book. It also contains a section on baking hints and measurement conversions, using Imperial Sugar, as well as a recipe index.

The cost for each 64 page cookbook is $15.00 each or two for $25. Cookbooks can be purchased while supplies last by contacting local Chapter Members: Becky Hall, 713291-8190; Michele Barnes, 281-7326994; Jane Wood, 713-550-0053; or Suzette Peoples, 281-980-3322.

All profits will support the expenses of the Fort Bend Chapter Member's on the Campaign Team to attend the ABWA National Conference in Kansas.

All credit cards accepted and checks are made payable to ABWA Fort Bend County Chapter with Campaign Fundraiser on the memo line.

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Area Democrat attends Civil Rights Summit

(281)277-7800 Rodney Griffin with Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio.

Rodney Griffin of Missouri City and the Texas Democratic Party was a guest of president Barack Obama at the Civil Rights Summit Thursday April 10, 2014. Griffin praised the president’s speech with the NBC Washington D.C. Affiliate, “ The president captured the essence of president Johnson, the man and the legacy,” Griffin said . “ Fifty years ago, president Johnson was the commencement speaker at my sister’s graduation here at the University of Texas .

With the pride we felt, we brought both grandmothers!”

Others in attendance were, First Lady Michelle Obama, cosponsors, Luci Baines Johnson, Congressman John Lewis, Mayor Julian Castro, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Julian Bond.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Ambassadors Arthur Schecter and Ron Kirk. Sens. Rodney Ellis, Sylvia Garcia, Royce West.

The summit was held at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, University of Texas at Austin.

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FINANCIAL PLANNING: Reverse mortgage Many aspiring retirees face a hard reality in today’s market: they have neither sufficient financial assets to draw from nor income sources to cover expenses. In 2006, financial writers Joseph Weber and Echo Chang found that nearly 60 percent of all workers have less than $25,000 in savings, excluding the value of their homes. Perhaps even worse is that for approximately two-thirds of Social Security benefits recipients, half or more of their income is their social security checks. And if the above doesn’t concern you, perhaps this will: social security benefits are the ONLY source of income for 20 to 24 percent of the elderly (Tacchino 2003; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 2012).

With this challenging environment comes difficult decisions. Either baby boomers must work longer, accept a lower standard of living in retirement, find other sources of income, or some combination of these. It appears many have decided to continue to work, leading to the highest labor participation rates among those 55 and older in more than two decades. Work may not be the only solution,

however.

Surveys by the Society of Actuaries have found that more than two-thirds of the average American’s wealth is tied up in their homes. This represents a huge store of value that homeowners could potentially access to supplement their income needs. This then leads to the question: “But how do I pull equity out of my home?”

One option is to use a reverse mortgage. The idea of reverse mortgages first appeared on the market in the 1950s, but didn’t gain traction until the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) began administering a program in 1987.

In order to understand how a reverse mortgage works, let’s begin by reviewing traditional mortgages. With a traditional mortgage, you purchase a home from a third party with some money down and the rest financed through a mortgage from the bank. In return for the mortgage, you pay the bank both principle and interest until the loan is paid off.

With a reverse mortgage, the flow of payments runs in reverse from that of a traditional mortgage. You own

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 0.47 ACRES OF LAND FROM LC-3 RETAIL DISTRICT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 92; DESCRIBING SAID 0.47 ACRES OF LAND; 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 AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. O-81-1 ON JANUARY 19, 1981, AS AMENDED; 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 Gonzalez, 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-1416 approved on second and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on April 21, 2014, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 25th day of February, 2014 by the 240TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #12DCV-199861 in favor of the Plaintiff QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $6,955.39++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MARCH 17, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - EARL MORRIS had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 7, IN BLOCK 2 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO. 585/B AND 586/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF (HEREIN AFTER REFERRED TO AS THE PROPERTY) 1831 COURTSIDE PLACE DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

TERMS: CASH

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 7th day of March, 2014 by the 268TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #11-DCV-192071 in favor of the Plaintiff - MISSION WEST CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $5,671.05++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MARCH 31, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - EARVLON J. GUILLORY had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 11, IN BLOCK 01 OF MISSION WEST, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 32, PAGE 11, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED

BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS THEREOF. 7606 AIMUA COURT, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.

TERMS: CASH

Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

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your home and take out a reverse mortgage from the bank, which pays you in installments. These installments accrue as a debt to the bank, and your debt grows based on the interest rate of the loan.

The debt does not have to be repaid until the last living spouse either leaves the house or passes away.

The description above is a fairly simplified explanation and there are several nuances and details to consider: •You still own your home; the reverse mortgage company does not. Similar to a traditional mortgage, the mortgage holder has the first lien on your house, but you continue to hold the title.

•After the last spouse dies, the loan can either be paid off by other assets in the estate, or the house can be sold to pay off the loan with the remaining equity going into the estate. This is no different from a traditional mortgage.

•You are not “stuck” in your house if you choose to take out a reverse mortgage. The house can be sold and the loan paid off if you choose to move.

•You cannot take out a reverse mortgage until the youngest borrower or spouse

is at least 62 years old.

•The most you can borrow is $625,500 today.

•Reverse mortgages are non-recourse loans, meaning that the borrower will never owe more than the value of the house. No other asset will need to be sold from your estate to cover the loan.

•You can receive payouts in multiple ways: lifetime payments, specific term payments, as a lump sum, or even a line of credit.

•Similar to a traditional mortgage, you can select either a fixed or floating loan rate.

•There are both upfront and ongoing fees for a reverse mortgage. Upfront fees are similar to traditional mortgages, including origination fees to the lender and third party fees such as title insurance and appraisals. All of these fees can be rolled into the loan. Ongoing fees include mortgage insurance (1.25 percent of the balance of the loan) and servicing fees ($30-35 per month).

Reverse mortgages offer a viable option for those looking to stay in their home and receive supplemental income.

This must be weighed against

City of Missouri City LEGAL NOTICE The City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing a Request for Proposals for: RFP #121-14

Employee Assistance Program

The City of Missouri City seeks to contract with one (1) qualified service provider to deliver Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and services to its employees.

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time May 19, 2014 and then publicly opened in the City Hall Chamber at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489.

Proposal packages are available by contacting DemandStar bid service at (800) 7111712 or by free download from the Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase. com.

Proposals 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. Proposals 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. Proposal packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 7th day of March, 2014 by the 268TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #10-DCV-185730 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL BRIDGE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $6,622.27++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MARCH 24, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - MICHELLE VALLIER HARRISON had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 19, IN BLOCK 4 OF BENCH MARK, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 28, PAGE 22 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, (THE PROPERTY) ALSO KNOWN AS 5755 SANTA CHRISTI DRIVE, HOUSTON, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73 CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 7th day of March, 2014 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause#13-DCV-203794 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL RUN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $8,567.37 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on March 26, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Broderick C. Atchison had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 25, IN BLOCK 09, OF THE CORRECTED PLAT OF QUAIL RUN, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 21, PAGE 25 AND CORRECTED IN VOL. 22, PAGE 14 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THERE OF. 16611 QUAIL DALE DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 19th day of March, 2014 by the County Court at Law #2 of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #09CCV-039901 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL GLEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,572.51++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on April 2, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - JOE CLINTON DICKERSON, SR. had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FIVE (5), IN BLOCK TWO (02) OF QUAIL GLEN SUBDIVISION, SECTION ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 16, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 8619 QUAIL BURG LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489 (THE PROPERTY) TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73 CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 18th day of March, 2014 by the County Court at Law #4 of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause#09CCV-039898 in favor of the Plaintiff - QUAIL GLEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,300.35 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on April 2, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Angela Dumas had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT THIRTYONE (31), IN BLOCK ONE (01) OF QUAIL GLEN SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 16 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 17102 ARTWOOD LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489. (THE PROPERTY) TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

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Use of photograph in campaign ad questioned To the Editor: In the April 22, 2014 edition of the Independent Newspaper, Missouri City Councilman Danny Nguyen posted a political ad that appears to include an official business photo of city council members.

While the photo does reflect diversity I am leaning towards the belief that it was intended to suggest the full support of current council members to re-elect Nguyen – this may not be true.

Regardless of the political intent if the photo was taken by council members for business purposes and paid for with tax payer dollars, Nguyen’s political ad borders on being unethical and should be addressed by city council and perhaps via formal complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission.

We must maintain integrity and fairness in local elections and any sound, experienced politician would know that the use of city property and certain types of misrepresentations in political advertising and campaign communications is unacceptable.

Concerned Citizen Missouri City (Councilman Danny Nguyen says the photograph clearly shows the existing diversity on city council, a true reflection of the community and it does not even remotely suggest that the council members are endorsing his re-election.— Editor) CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 24th day of February, 2014 by the 434TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #10DCV-179926 in favor of the Plaintiff QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $6,750.87++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MARCH 17, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - NAOMI HOWARD had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 4, IN BLOCK 1 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NO. 586/B AND 586/A, REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NO. 676/B AND 677/A, AND PARTIALLY REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NO. 1676/B AND 1789/B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS THEREOF .2046 GREENCREST DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 18th day of March, 2014 by the 400TH Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #10DCV-180697 in favor of the Plaintiff QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, for the sum of $6,110.53++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on March 31, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - JOSEPH COTTON AND NATALIE A. COTTON had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 41, IN BLOCK 1 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NO.586/B AND 587/A, REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NO. 676/B AND 677/A, AND PARTIALLY REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NOS. 1676/B AND 1789/B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS THEREOF. 2026 GREENCOURT DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489 TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73

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Readers’ opinion on Elementary School No. 46 in Aliana Elementary school at Aliana To the Editor: A small group of Riverstone parents, trustee candidate Kris Allfrey, Nancy Dunham who filed a criminal complaint against Trustee Bruce Albright for alleged violation of the Open meetings Act, and trustees Dave Rosenthal and Jenny Bailey contributed to FBISD elementary school 46 in Aliana being postponed last year, after it was announced by the district it would be built

by August 2014.

Now because Oakland Elementary is so crowded and the new school wasn’t built, it will be the only school in the district that will be sending next year’s 5th graders off campus to the middle school.

A new study they wanted proves the school is needed even more than a Riverstone school, which is what we’ve been saying the whole time but they didn’t believe it.

Many of us are concerned why one area (Riverstone) would have so much clout and influence on the school district, which has likely caused harm to other areas such as the northwestern part of the district, as in this case.

(FBISD Trustees Dave Rosenthal and Jenny Bailey were asked to respond to this letter. Rosenthal said it is “time to move forward.” Bailey agreed with Rosenthal.— Editor) This letter elicited the following responses from readers.

Bob Bailey • APR 20 • Evidently a misunderstanding is evident among some of the residents of FBISD regarding ES 46 in Aliana.

One year ago during a June 2013 board meeting the trustees were provided the opportunity to issue a contract for construction of the school.

Had the five trustees who originally supported its opening in August of 2012 remained consistent in their positions, then the school would have opened in 2014. However, they changed their minds.

Residents who supported the opening of ES 46 in August 2014 should therefore direct their ire toward those five trustees.

An affected parent: No misunderstanding.

Those trustees who changed their vote have told us they did so because it was the wish of the new superintendent -And that the reason it was the wish of the new superintendent was because of parents in Riverstone and the other two trustees who live near the area being very vocal about how they thought they needed the school more -- As a result, the superintendent decided it was best to delay the school, do a new study and asked the trustees to go along with this.

Now, we are in the predicament we are in up here since the school was delayed and our opinions were less important; in fact even with all of these surveys they’ve been having us do, we’re still

not convinced they value our opinions or even really understand this area and its growth patterns.

Nancy Dunham • APR 23 This story is full of misinformation. No one was “opposed” to elementary school #46.

I know I was not and I know of no board members who were. I was and still am opposed to the Board violating the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) by placing a $15 million expenditure on the agenda the NIGHT of the vote. The public was not informed per law prior to the vote so that they could respond with their comments.

I know that the board supported a comprehensive audit that would finally solve the problems this district has faced for years due to bad management and no previous board oversight of schools that were and still are overand under-capacity.

The fact is that elementary school 46, with its regularly zoned students will open well under capacity. Even rezoning more than 200 students from Oakland to #46, which will still not solve Oakland’s overcrowding, will still only open at about 50 percent capacity.

The school was approved in 2007 when it was a dirt pile and nary a home to be seen.

So to say that the district has been negligent is just not true and misinformed.

For sure, the school situation is not ideal, as is the

case in many parts of this district, and that is what happens when a district doubles in size in about ten years. It’s called growing pains. Add to that the mismanagement by a maniacal superintendent and no previous board oversight, we wind up here.

Honestly, you should thank your lucky stars that the infrastructure was already in place. I can only imagine that weighted the district to recommend once again opening a school at only 50 percent capacity.

An affected parent: APR 24 • The Building Utilization Committee recommended ES 46 open in August 2014. Then the Trustees who had originally voted in favor of opening the school on that date changed their votes when the new Superintendent advised to because of protest from elsewhere in the district and because of the controversy.

Oakland is the most overutilized elementary school in the district and it will be a lot more than 200 children moved out of Oakland and into the new school because it would be more than one neighborhood being rezoned to it. **In this latest study they said it is NOT an option to NOT build a school.** Time to move on, get over it and stop claiming everyone else are the ones with “misinformation” when that is not true.

Readers question Republican Women’s Club on school election To the Editor: I read the article in the Independent about snubbing a candidate and it goes to show and define what is wrong with the Republican Party and why many Republicans in Fort Bend have not been active.

Snubbing the candidates in a non-partisan race goes to show how polarized the party is. More importantly it shows Mrs. Tina Gibson’s lack of leadership. She doens not do her due diligence to learn more about the candidates instead she hand picks on popularity.

Now, I don’t know Bruce Albright or Kristin Tassin. However, Tassin was very impressive at the Tea Party forum and Albright was not.

Tassin clearly is more active at the campus level than Albright or any other candidate.

Most of Fort Bend knows Allfrey for be outspoken and disruptive but perhaps what they don’t know is that perhaps Allfrey maybe a closet Democrat. Perhaps Fort Bend should not vote for him because he made a contribution to a Democrat in 2004. So I ask Mrs. Gibson, should we now snub Allfrey? If we follow Mrs. Gibson’s methodology,then I guess we should.

Kegan Gray To the Editor: Our public schools and the children of Fort Bend County deserve better. They are NOT a political football to be used for personal gain and, I personally, will vote for NO candidate who uses this approach. The actions of the Republican woman’s club were abhorrent.

Ms. Chaumette Baly continues to demonstrate her loyalty is only to her self promotion and not the betterment of our community, not even our school children. Perhaps if her own children attended Fort Bend Schools she might better understand the crowded and deteriorating conditions under which many of our children spend their days.

My grandson spent the final week of school last year with no AC in temperatures that were in the high 90’s outside. There are many applauding the conservative approach of some current Board members whose votes have exacerbated the crowded conditions at FBISD and they seek to place more of their chosen candidates on the board.

Unfortunately, they did not hear from Ms. Tassin. In attending a candidate forum with ALL of the candidates, I found Ms. Tassin to have genuine concern for our schools and our school children. But then again, that is not the agenda for many of our politicians.

Diana Miller

Skeeters’ Corner In the finale of Sugar Land’s four-game Opening Weekend series, the club topped the Lancaster Barnstormers, 3-1, with 5,689 in attendance for Sunday Funday, April 27, and Strike Out Autism.

Right-handed pitcher David Pauley (1-0) went 4.0 innings as Sugar Land’s official starter. He held Lancaster to no runs on two hits with two strikeouts en route to earning the win. Relievers Clint Everts (3.0,2,1,1,1,2), Ben Kozlowski (1.0,2,0,0,0,0) and Gary Majewski (1.0,0,0,0,0,0) kept the Barnstormers to just one run over the final 5.0 frames, with Majewski securing his first save of the season.

Center fielder Steve Moss (3x4, 3RBI) carried the Skeeters offense, accounting for all three Skeeters RBI in the contest. Moss first put the bugs on the board with an RBI-single in the second inning. He drove in shortstop Dominic Ramos (1x3, R) on a double in the fourth and later sent left fielder Neil Medchill (0x3, R) home on another outfield single in the sixth. Right fielder Dustin Martin also recorded multiple hits, going 2x4 at the plate and improving to .364 over the first four games of the year.

The Sugar Land Skeeters were defeated, 10-3,Saturday, April 26, by the visiting Lancaster Barnstormers before a Saturday night crowd of 6,188. With the loss, the club slipped to 1-2 to start the season at Constellation Field.

Left-hander Steve Hammond got the nod for Sugar Land tonight and was handed the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in his 2.0 innings pitched. The Skeeters pitching staff fell victim to 10 runs on 15 total Barnstormer hits, despite lefty relievers Daniel Meadows (2.0,2,0,0,0,1) and Ben Kozlowski (1.0,0,0,0,0,1) combining for 3.0 scoreless innings in relief.

First baseman Nick Stavinoha (1x4, HR) put Sugar Land on the board in the fourth, blasting a solo home run to left field on a full count from Lancaster starter Clayton Tanner. The homer

marked the first longball by a Skeeters player this season. Second baseman Delwyn Young (1x4, 2RBI) later drove in center fielder Steve Moss (1x3, R) and third baseman Dominic Ramos (2x3, R) on a two-run triple, trimming Lancaster’s lead to 8-3 in the fifth.

The Sugar Land Skeeters captured their first win of the 2014 season Friday, April 25, in a 7-2 victory over the Lancaster Barnstormers.

A Fireworks Friday Night crowd of 5,721 witnessed the Skeeters take an early lead and use a three-run seventh inning to secure the win at Constellation Field.

Sugar Land’s bats came alive in the first inning with back-to-back doubles from second baseman Chase Lambin (1x2, 3R) and first baseman Nick Stavinoha (2x4, 4RBI), pushing across the first two runs of the season for Sugar Land. In the second, newcomer outfielder Neil Medchill came home on a sacrifice fly to deep center field by leadoff hitter Dustin Martin (1x3, R, RBI).

The top four in the order rekindled the offensive production in the fifth, with Stavinoha knocking an RBI-single to center field. Martin, Lambin and shortstop Dominic Ramos (1x3, R) later came across in a three-run seventh frame, making it a 7-1 lead for the Skeeters.

Starting pitcher Michael Nix took the mound tonight for the first time since starting the first-ever Atlantic League playoff game at Constellation Field on September 17, 2013.

Nix tossed 4.0 scoreless innings and earned no decision, allowing just two hits in the outing.

Right-handed relievers Chris Smith (2.0,1,1,1,0,5), Jared Wells (1.0,1,0,0,0,1), Brian Broderick (1.0,1,1,1,0,0) and Gary Majewski (1.0,0,0,0,0,0) combined for 5.0 innings of stellar relief, holding the Barnstormers to one run and three hits.

Smith (1-0) earned the win in relief, fanning five of his seven total batters faced.

Skeeters on ESPN3:

The Sugar Land Skeeters announced yesterday their ground-breaking, minor league baseball agreement with ESPN, who will gain the exclusive rights to place games on its digital and television networks. The deal will begin with Skeeters home game coverage throughout the 2014 season. Additionally, ESPN will host exclusive coverage of the Roger Clemens Celebrity Slam Softball Game (July 15) and the 2014 Atlantic League All-Star Game (July 16) live from Constellation Field.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffic control plans regarding Falcon Landing Boulevard (Mobility Bond Project #703), including Falcon Landing Boulevard from Spring Green to Gaston Road, Greenbusch Road from Gaston Road to 3100 LF East of Gaston Road and Gaston Road from Falcon Landing Boulevard to 3600 LF North of Falcon Landing Boulevard, Precinct 3.

The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas.

You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 for Fort Bend Market Petco Subdivision, being a replat of a portion of Reserve A, Block 1 Kingsbridge Commerce Park, Section 2, Precinct 2. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas.

Under state law, you the owner, have certain rights with respect to the proposed replat. Should you wish to exercise your right, you may be heard at the planned public hearing.

You may contact Sean Williams with TBG Partners at 713-439-0027 for information prior to the hearing.

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk

Fort Bend Parents of Multiples’ garage sale This is a professional event put on by multiple moms groups in the Sugar Land area and has anything and everything for baby, toddler, young children, adults, as well as some electronics and household items on May 3 at Cross Fit Caveman, 4413 Bluebonnet Suite 2, South Kirkwood Road and Bluebonnet, Stafford, from 8 a.m - 11 a.m.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City: PROJECT NAME: ITB 2014-13 HVAC Preventative Maintenance LOCATION OF WORK: City Facilities, Sugar Land, Texas Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained by registering at Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed bids in triplicate, one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 15, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

Questions regarding the bid must be received by Jason Poscovsky CPPB, Contracts Manager at jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov on or before 3:00 P.M., Thursday, May 8, 2014.

City Council will award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with all requirements of the Request for Bids; notice of contract award will be given within thirty (30) calendar days after bid opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 400TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of Fort Bend County VS. GLORIA A. GERIKRIZKA, AKA ANGELIKA ROQUINA GRITZKA AKA GLORIA A. ROQUINA-GRITZKA in Cause # 13-DCV207428 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6TH day of MAY, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Historic Courthouse located at 401. Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 0225000001792906 A TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 3.5911 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,LOCATED IN THE H. & T. C. R.R. COMPANY SURVEY, SECTION 41, ABSTRACT 225 IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN AN AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 AND RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO. 9758096 IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NORTH 60 FEET OF THE WEST 424.03 FEET OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 45.4572 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED IN THE H & T.C.R.R. COMPANY SURVEY, SECTION 41, ABSTRACT 225 IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACT II IN A DEED FROM THE ESTATE OF WALTER RAYMOND FORSTER, DECEASED, TO JOSEPHINE S. FORSTER DATED MARCH 19, 1993 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 2502, PAGE OF 2104 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 3RD day of April, 2014 as the property of GLORIA A. GERIKRIZKA, AKA ANGELIKA ROQUINA GRITZKA AKA GLORIA A. ROQUINA-GRITZKA, MARIA E. ROQUINA AKA MARY ELIZABEH ROQUINA AKA MARIA ISABEL ROQUINA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $13,831.53 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of NEEDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF NEEDVILLE, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 3rd day of April, 2014.

A.J. DORR, Constable Precinct One Fort Bend County

By Cpl. Mike Beard, Deputy

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 5th day of March, 2014 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause#13-DCV-205190 in favor of the Plaintiff - Townewest Homeowners Association, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $8,224.71 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Emelina Portillo, Y cssica C. Ruiz and Leonel Ruiz had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8, BLOCK 8, OF TOWNEWEST SECTION 4, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 632, PAGE 713 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $84,930.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: M. Scheibel Deputy Constable # 1331

$99,900

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 13th day of March, 2014 by the Justice Court, Pct. 4, of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause#12-JCV41-07296 in favor of the Plaintiff - Patrick O’Connor & Associates LP, Plaintiff, for the sum of $2,772.79 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on April 9. 2014 and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Lovely Abraham and Adappattu Abraham had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT TWENTY-EIGHT (28), IN BLOCK TWO (2), OF HUNTERS GLEN, SECTION ONE (1) AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 15, PAGE 5 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. 1427 TWINING OAKS LANE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.

TERMS: CASH Ruben Davis, Constable Precinct Two Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lieutenant G. Majors Deputy Constable # 73 CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: JOHN DAVID and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building.

The petition of RAINBOW OF LOVE, Petitioner, was filed in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas ON THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2014 against JOHN DAVID, Respondent(s), numbered 14-DCV-212561, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF FAITH MICHELLE DAVID, MINOR CHILDREN. The suit request to TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP as is more fully shown

by Petition on file in this suit. The date and place of birth of the child(ren) who is/are the subject of the suit: NOVEMBER 30,2013, SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS The Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 16th day of April, 2014.

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: MELODY B ROYALL THE ROYALLS 1177 W LOOP SOUTH SUITE 650 HOUSTON TX 77027 713-462-6500 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT By: Deputy District Clerk Michele Olg uin Telephone: (281) 633-7649

City of Missouri City

Meadows Place • Dorrance • 4/2/2 Sugar Land • Meadow Briar • 3/2/2

SOLD

$159,900

SOLD

$209,500

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS Sealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Solicitation and any and all addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx.gov.

RFP 14-052 – BANK DEPOSITORY Bonds are not required.

Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 400TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY vs. DWIGHT SEAN JONES, AKA DWIGHT S. JONES,ET AL in Cause # # 09-DCV-171306 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of May, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas, 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 0086000000508907 LOT 1 IN BLOCK l OF PAULEY SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO. 1225/B OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7th day of April, 2014 as the property of DWIGHT SEAN JONES AKA DWIGHT S. JONES, JAMES N. HULL AND ASSOCIATES PC DBA HULL AND ASSOCIATES PC QUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC., INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS LP, A TEXAS LTD PARTNERSHIP, WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK, N. CARROLL PAULY to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,011.96, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRlCT, FORT BEND COUNTY, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGEMISSOURI CITY. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7th day of April, 2014 Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Lt. S.D. Sayers Deputy #1309

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. DUAN HANKS, AKADUAN EDWARD HANKS, ET AL in Cause #13-DCV-203862 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of May, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas, 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 941001 0020370901 LOT 37 IN BLOCK 2 OF WESTON LAKES, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVlSION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO. 746/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORTBEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7th day of April, 2014 as the property of DUAN HANKS, AKA DUAN EDWARD HANKS, ANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA, A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, DONALD BLAKE AKA DONALD ROSS BLAKE, WESTON LAKES COUNTRY CLUB, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $12,252.66, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment· penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT # 81; FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT # 81 STANDBY FEES, FORT BEND COUNTY, FORT BEND COUNTY, DRAINAGE DISTRICT, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7th day of April, 2014 Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: M. Scheibel Deputy #1331

LEGAL NOTICE The City of Missouri City, Texas is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for: IFB # 099-14 Construction of Drainage, Pavement Improvements, and Traffic Signal Installation for Lexington Boulevard Extension The City of Missouri City will accept bids for and intends to award a contract for all material, labor, tools, equipment, facilities and necessary transportation required to complete construction of Lexington Boulevard Extension. The project includes, but not limited to, the following: •Construction of a four lane concrete roadway and accompanying drainage structures from Texas Parkway to Scanlin Road.

•The project also includes the installation of a decorative traffic signal at Texas Parkway and Lexington Boulevard Intersection.

•The successful contractor shall provide all associated structural and electrical work to provide a complete operational signal.

All construction to be in conformance with project plans, specifications, City of Missouri City standards, ordinances and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. Bid shall include any freight, fuel surcharge or other miscellaneous charges.

Project location: Lexington Boulevard from Texas Parkway to Scanlin Road in Missouri City, Texas.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on May 1, 2014 at 10 am local time in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1522 Texas Parkway, in Missouri City.

Bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time May 13, 2014 and then publicly opened in the City Hall Chamber at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489.

Bid packages are available by free download from the Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase.com.

Bids received must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the bid name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Bids 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. Bid packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON The City of Sugar Land seeks qualifications for performing all work required for the following project in the City: CIP PROJECT NAME: LOCATION OF WORK:

ITB 2014-12 Granular Activated Carbon Surface Water Treatment Plant, Sugar Land, Texas 77498

Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com Sealed submittals, one (1) original and two (2) copies, shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land, Office of the City Secretary, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interested parties will be held 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Surface Water Treatment Plant, 14601 Voss Road, Sugar Land, TX 77498.

Questions regarding the bid must be submitted to Jason Poscovsky CPPB, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov by 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2014.

City Council will award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with all requirements of the Request for Bids; notice of the contract award will be given within thirty (30) calendar days after the bid opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC City Secretary

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FILM REVIEW:The Other Woman

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NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

§ § §

FORT BEND COUNTY

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 April 3, 2014, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in May, 2014, the same being the 6th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, 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:

I thought I could be strong.

I thought I made wise life choices. I thought I could smell a good movie by reading early reviews and listening to the hype. You can’t trick Uncle Larry H. And then I went to the new Cameron Diaz movie – The Other Woman.

And you ask: “Hey, Larry H., Mr. Big-Shot Film Critic, couldn’t you tell from the title that this was a movie for airheads? For blondes?” Now, you’re just piling on. I made a mistake, but soon I corrected it. I estimate that I walked out of theatre #11 at AMC First Colony at the 35 minute mark.

Had you finished your popcorn? No. Did you like any of the characters? No. Did you think the writing was clever? No. What about the acting? What acting; there was acting? The storyline claims that Carly the cute lawyer (Cameron Diaz) innocently has a torrid affair with a hunky married man whose wife (Leslie Mann) finds out and becomes friends with the mistress. “I’m not a mistress because technically I didn’t know he was married.”

Okay, Bimbo Breath.

These two “airheads” seek revenge against Mark (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and quickly discover that the cad has yet another new woman (Kate Upton) who looks about 21-years-old because she is.

Does this young girlfriend (Upton) have any special attributes. Well, let’s review her career and see if we can find any highlights; oh, here’s one – she was the cover girl of the

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Twice. That’s one for each attribute.

And who is named CosterWaldau? A guy from Denmark and has played Jamie from Game of Thrones. I think the 44-year-old CosterWaldau is the big winner in this simple, sugar and spice, Slurpee.

Cameron Diaz should be ashamed of herself for trying to pitch this movie as thought-provoking and an example of strong women. I walked out immediately after Diaz and Mann got drunk together and were trying on

shoes in Carly’s closet while they braided each other’s hair and played with a black bra as though it was a sling shot.

That kind of movie-making has its place in Hollywood, but just not in the artful and professional category.

But Coster-Waldau is laughing all the way to the bank because this kind of absurdity will be great for his career, and Bimbo Upton should get a bounce, too. On the other hand, Larry H. took a hit.

Rock ‘n Roll.

Grade 69W. Larry H. larryhmoviereviews.com

NOTICE OF SALE Sale #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

1

09-DCV173923 02/18/14

480000592050290 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 LATRICE RENEE BERGANS MARCH 27, 2014 WILTZ, ET AL

MAXWELL HTS, BLK 592, LT 5, VOL 229, PG 30*

2

10-DCV178134 02/18/14

C W HORAK ADDN SEC 1, BLK 3, 413501003005290 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 1 LUTERIO J. ARREDONDO, ET AL LOT 5 (N 1/2) & LOT 6 (S 1/2), VOL 4, PG 23* MARCH 27, 2014

3

10-DCV181435 02/11/14

460000654001290 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. DON 7 DELAUDER, ET AL MARCH 27, 2014

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

$9,440.00

$7,300.00

$64,510.00

$18,000.00

B. F. WOODS, ACS 2.7187, MORE OR LESS, LTS 1-5 & 14, TRS 654, 655, 689 & 690, MAGNOLIA PLACE, THOMAS GLEASON SURV, ABST 184, VOL 2311, PG 1677*

$149,090.00

$73,000.00

11-DCV187262 02/18/14

480000592040090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 LATOYA MICHELLE BERGANS MARCH 27, 2014 SEMPLE, ET AL

MAXWELL HTS, BLK 592, LT 4 & PART OF 5, VOL 299, PG 30*

$43,420.00

$5,600.00

5

11-DCV191457 02/11/14

640000021040090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. RIDGEWOOD ESTATES, BLK, 21, 7 SANDRA YAMILETH SORTO, ET LT 4, VOL 5, PG 29 A* AL MARCH 27, 2014

$12,400.00

$5,000.00

6

12-DCV196507 02/11/14

201000001014090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FUAD 8 ISMAIL KASEM, ET AL MARCH 27, 2014

BRAXTON PARK, LT 14, VOL 280, PG 269*

$7,190.00

$2,500.00

7

12-DCV196507 02/11/14

201002000005090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FUAD 8 ISMAIL KASEM, ET AL MARCH 27, 2014

BRAXTON PARK, LT 5, SEC 2, VOL 5, PG 33*

$10,730.00

$3,300.00

8

12-DCV196507 02/11/14

201002000004090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FUAD 8 ISMAIL KASEM, ET AL MARCH 27, 2014

BRAXTON PARK, LT 4, SEC 2, VOL 5, PG 33*

$9,980.00

$3,200.00

9

12-DCV196507 02/11/14

201000001015090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FUAD 8 ISMAIL KASEM, ET AL MARCH 27, 2014

BRAXTON PARK, LT 15, VOL 280, PG 269*

$7,190.00

$2,500.00

10

11

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

Adjudged Value

13-DCV204529 09/10/13

315000007010590 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. IDA 7 MARIE GARZA GARZA PEREZ, MARCH 27, 2014 ET AL

FRESNO, BLK 7, ACS 0.435, MORE OR LESS, VOL 2, PG 5 & CLK'S FILE # 2004052499*

$81,340.00

13-DCV204537 11/12/13

783500020012090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FRANCIS FIZER, ET AL 1 DECEMBER 30, 2013

ROSENBERG , BLK 20, LT 12, VOL P, PG 146*

$5,100.00

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

§ § §

FORT BEND COUNTY

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 April 3, 2014, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in May, 2014, the same being the 6th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, 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 #

4

Sale #

STATE OF TEXAS

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

1

07-DCV158271 09/13/11

002900000011190 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. 9.00 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, 1 CHURCHILL FULSHEAR SURV, JO MARIE DIXON BEAL, ET AL ABST 29, CLK'S FILE NO. MARCH 27, 2014 1934302034* ( ACCT. NOS; 0029000000110901 & 0029000000111901).

2

09-DCV172962 02/18/14

625001006210090 FORT BEND INDEPENDENT 7 SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. MARCH 27, 2014 ORA GOLDSTEIN, ET AL

3

09-DCV172962 02/18/14

625001007080090 FORT BEND INDEPENDENT 7 SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. MARCH 27, 2014 ORA GOLDSTEIN, ET AL

5

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

$152,780.00

$107,000.00

LOT 21, BLK 6 , RIDGMONT SEC 1, VOL 6, PG 14, CLERK'S FILE NO 9242936*

$39,450.00

$32,000.00

TRACT 18, BEING PART OF LT 8, BLK 7, RIDGEMONT, SEC 1, VOL 6, PG 14*

$34,310.00

$27,000.00

11-DCV191886 04/26/13

008900000340590 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. V.O.V. 0.7590 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, 7 WILLIAM STAFFORD ONE AND CORPORATION ONE-HALF LEAGUE SRVY, ABST MARCH 27, 2014 89, CLERK'S FILE NO. 77005036*

$572,630.00

$9,600.00

6

11-DCV191886 04/26/13

008900000345890 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. V.O.V. 0.7589 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, 7 WILLIAM STAFFORD ONE AND CORPORATION ONE-HALF LEAGUE, ABST 89, MARCH 27, 2014 VOL 715, PG 799*

$300.00

$300.00

7

12-DCV200356 02/18/14

572101001001090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 SARFRAZ AFTAB SHARIF MARCH 27, 2014

$451,190.00

$43,700.00

Estimated Minimum Bid $16,700.00

$2,900.00

(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.

LOT 1-A, BLK 1, PARADISE POINT, 2ND PARTIAL REPLAT, REC'D IN SLIDE NO. 1459-B, SAVE & EXCEPT 0.1923 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, CLERK'S FILE NO. 2005117753*

(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, April 3, 2014

Dated at Richmond, Texas, April 3, 2014

Constable Rob Cook Fort Bend County, Texas

Constable A. J. Dorr Fort Bend County, Texas By

By

Deputy

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

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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NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 5th day of March, 2014 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-209260 in favor of the Plaintiff- Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,510.85 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Clifford W. Williams and Betty Joe Williams had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6, BLOCK 8, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 9, PAGE 7, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $62,260.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. AU sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

By M. Scheibel Deputy Constable #1331

10th annual Impact a Hero walk

Impact A Hero and KPRC Local 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy will host the 10th Annual Impact A Hero 5K Walk, Run and Wheel 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on May 17, 2014 at the Reliant Park.

This year, Impact A Hero anticipates more than 3,000 runners, including 50 wounded heroes and their families.

Special Guests: Houston Texans Coach Bill O’Brien and some players will participate with our wounded heroes.

Kids’ 1K Race will take place during the 5K Walk, Run

and Wheel. Children will have fun running with the Texans’ Toro! Afterwards live concert entertainment.

Donations for the 2013 Impact A Hero Weekend exceeded $1.1 million.

Impact A Hero Weekend gives Houstonians an opportunity to join national celebrities in thanking our severely wounded servicemen and women for sacrificing their minds, bodies and sometimes their lives. Through multiple events around the country, IPP raises funds that

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 26th day of March, 2014 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #12DCV-200292 in favor of the Plaintiff - Woodcreek Reserve Community Association, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,653.07++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 7th day of April, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Jorge Alejandro Rodriguez and Tiffiny L. Rodriguez had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT 5, IN BLOCK 5, OF WOODCREEK RESERVE, SECTION 6, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 20050234 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1202 CHAPEL CONE LANE, KATY, TEXAS 77494 ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $290,200.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order; Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

bY M. Scheibel Deputy Constable #1331

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 5th day of March, 2014 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #12DCV-202313 in favor of the Plaintiff Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,575.20++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - James W. Richardson and Nell M. Richardson had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 43, BLOCK 15, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 5, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 16, PAGE 7, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $57,000.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order; Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

By Lieutenant S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable #1309

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 5th day of March, 2014 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #11-DCV-194194 in favor of the Plaintiff - Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $2,535.96 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Antonio Vasquez and Eva Vasquez had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT 99, BLOCK 1, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 4, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 12, PAGE 14, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $51,390.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M.

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT vs. GILBERTO HERNANDEZ LUNA, ET AL in Cause # 11-DCV-188175 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of May, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas, 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 3850030110170 LOT SEVENTEEN (17), IN BLOCK ELEVEN (11) OF HUNTERS GLEN SECTION THREE (3), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 8, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7th day of April, 2014 as the property of GILBERTO HERNANDEZ LUNA HUNTERS GLEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION to satisfy a judgment amounting to $2,028.55, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of BLUE RIDGE WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. MELANEY AMBOREE AKA MELANIE AMBOREE, ET AL in Cause #13-DCV-206497 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of May, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas, 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 6250030210100907 LOT ONE (l ), IN BLOCK TWENTY -ONE (21 ), OF THE REPLAT OF RIDGMONT, SECTION THREE (3), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 2, MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7th day of April, 2014 MELANEY AMBOREE AKA MELANIE AMBOREE, WELLS FARGO BANK, NA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $17,811.42, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL; CITY OF HOUSTON; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7th day of April, 2014.

Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: John Morales Deputy #1308

CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 61ST District Court of Harris County, Texas on MARCH 5, 2014, in cause numbered 2009-02834 styled BRAZOS LANDING RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. vs.

ANDREW N. AKUNNA AKA ANDREW AKUNNA AND FUNMI CRAIG in which a judgment was rendered on DECEMBER 1, 2009 in favor of BRAZOS LANDING RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. for the sum of SEVEN- THOUSAND- FIVE- HUNDREDSIXTY-NINE DOLLARS AND 71CENTS ($7569.71); 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 APRIL 1, 2014 and will on MAY 6, 2014 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 ANDREW N. AKUNNA AKA ANDREW AKUNNA AND FUNMI CRAIG to and in the following described Real Property LOT 7, BLOCK ONE(1) OF BRAZOS LANDING , SECTION TWO AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NOS. 1906/A AND 1906/B, AS MODIFIED

BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. : The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of BRAZOS LANDING RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, 301 JACKSON, RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: MAY 6, 2014 TIME: APPROX. 10:00 am, BY: SGT. M. KUTACH TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7th day of April, 2014 Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: Aaron Tyksinski Deputy #1308

Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: M. Scheibel Deputy Constable #1331

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NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 28th day of February, 2014 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 13DCV-204905 in favor of the Plaintiff Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $2,975.00 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same.

Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Harold Gage, Jr. had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 29, BLOCK 1, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 4, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 12, PAGE 14, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $51,520.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

BY Lieutenant S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable #1309

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 3rd day of April, 2014 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. DREXEL STEWART in Cause #11-DCV-193206 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 6th day of May, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas, 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 6724010010010907 LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1 OF PLANTATION PARK AT FIRST COLONY, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1107/B AN D 1108/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 7th day of April, 2014 as the property of DREXEL STEWART to satisfy a judgment amounting to $7,322.46, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FORT BEND COUNTY, CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 7th day of April, 2014 Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: M. Scheibel Deputy #1331

Local trustee attends program on community engagement Jim Rice from Fort Bend ISD was among a group of school board members gathering in El Paso April 10-12 to continue learning the latest on 21st century challenges to leadership and the implications of those trends for educators. Session theme for this, the fourth of five training sessions of Leadership TASB (LTASB), was “Where Leadership Happens through Embracing the Differences.”

Trustees began activities Thursday with keynote speaker Kelly McDonald, CEO of McDonald Marketing, Dallas.

McDonald’s remarks, “Changing Demographics Changing Texas,” challenged the trustees with making sense with the 2010 federal census and seeing the demographic numbers as indications of a shift in what traditionally has been seen as the all-American family. The LTASB class ended the first day of the session with a tour of Canutillo ISD and dinner provided by students of that district.

Friday’s LTASB session began with presentations of group research projects followed by a discussion on board governance at El Paso ISD. Leading the discussion was Donald R. “Dee” Margo, president of the EPISD apNOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 5th day of March, 2014 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-209318 in favor of the Plaintiff - Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,349.54 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Zanzetta A. Franklin had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse 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., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 53, BLOCK 4, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 9, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 6, PAGE 15, IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $55,530.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Lt. S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable #1309

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: JOHN DAVID and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing same to: District Clerk’s Office, 301 Jackson, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing it to the office. Our street address is 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Justice Center building.

The petition of RAINBOW OF LOVE, Petitioner, was filed in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas ON THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2014 against JOHN DAVID, Respondent(s), numbered 14-DCV-212561, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF FAITH MICHELLE DAVID, MINOR CHILDREN. The suit request to TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP as is more fully shown

by Petition on file in this suit. The date and place of birth of the child(ren) who is/are the subject of the suit: NOVEMBER 30,2013, SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS The Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 16th day of April, 2014.

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: MELODY B ROYALL THE ROYALLS 1177 W LOOP SOUTH SUITE 650 HOUSTON TX 77027 713-462-6500 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT By: Deputy District Clerk Michele Olg uin Telephone: (281) 633-7649

pointed board of managers. In his remarks, Margo addressed the current situation of board governance in El Paso and directed the class members to recognize signs when the traditional pattern of elected board governance appears to be off track.

Activities ended Saturday with a presentation by Derek Greenfield, director of Educational Equity and Inclusion/ Title IX coordinator and assistant professor of sociology at Alcorn State University.

Greenfield’s remarks, “From Diversity to Inclusion,” highlighted techniques and strategies public schools can employ to better include all children and all families in the educational enterprise.

Selected by TASB, the group of 31 trustees is participating in a yearlong education leadership study program.

The LTASB class of 2014 represents Texas school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 240 to more than 201,000, and reflects the range of property wealth.

Participants who complete all required elements of the study will graduate in June with a unique designation recognized by TASB. LTASB is sponsored in part by H-E-B. Created in 1993, Leadership TASB has almost 700 graduates to date.

NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 27TH day of February, 2014 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #12-DCV-202030 in favor of the Plaintiff - Townewest Homeowners Association, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,229.56 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Sylvia Ponce & Miguel Robles had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas viz: LOT 12, BLOCK 18, OF TOWNEWEST, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 632, PAGE 713 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $83,390.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order; Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

BY M. Scheibel Deputy Constable #1331 NOTICE OF CONSTABLES SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 28th day of February, 2014 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause #12-DCV198883 in favor of the Plaintiff - Hunters Glen Community Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,452.62++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 28th day of March, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - Vance K. Lane and Vanessa Rose Lane had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 6th day of May, 2014 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: LOT 18, BLOCK 5, OF HUNTERS GLEN, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 20, PAGE 8 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $72.180.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 1 0:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas

By Lt. S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable #1309

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CRADLE OF TEXAS CHORUS. Cradle of Texas Chorus, a Sugar Land women’s barbershop chorus, recently competed in the Region 10 Sweet Adelines International Competition where choruses large and small compete from many cities in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of female singers of all ages, who meet regularly to practice, socialize, perform, and sing a cappella four-part harmony. Cradle of Texas, under the direction of Holly Ritter, has been in existence for over 35 years, starting out in Angleton in 1978 and moving 8 years ago to Sugar Land. This group has approximately 20 members and performs for civic organizations, church groups and other community groups throughout the year. Cradle of Texas Chorus meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Choir Room at Christ United Methodist Church, 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land. Call 713-774-3975 for more information or directions. Website: CradleofTexas.webs. com

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Embracing Missouri City’s Diversity For A Better Future

Election Day: May 10, 2014 Early Voting: April 28th - May 6th

Missouri City Council members Floyd Emery, left, Mayor Allen Owen, Robin Elackatt, Danny Nguyen, rear, Jerry Wyatt, Don Smith and Yolanda Ford.

I love and appreciate this city deeply. I am committed to making it a great place to live, a place all of us are proud to call home. I am proud to represent all of the citizens of Missouri City. This is a time when experience and dedication counts.

On May 10th, vote for experienced leadership, dignity, respect and a council member you can trust. — Danny Nguyen A great supporter of the Police & Fire Auxiliary, Danny is always at community events and takes his position of Missouri City Councilman very seriously. He knows it is important to be out there, listening to the people.... Always greets everyone with a smile and a genuine desire to understand what is important to them. Very pro Missouri City and wants us to progress while still maintaining a friendly small town atmosphere. Danny is our future with the benefit of his years of government experience. We want Danny on our side as Missouri City grows and prospers in booming Fort Bend County.

— Michelle Broussard, Secretary of the Missouri City Police and Fire Auxiliary Danny is a true inspiration for our city.

—Julie Boilek - A mom and member of the Missouri City Little League I am so impressed with his current accomplishments that I am confident that when re- elected into office he will continue to seek the best for the residents and business owners of Missouri City. Danny Nguyen is very able, hard working and a willing man that has and will continue to make a positive difference for our City! He & his wife Marie are Christians and pro-life and they are celebrating the birth of a precious baby boy named Jacob Nguyen.

— Rudolph White, Jr., Senior Pastor

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