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FORT BEND FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018

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LCISD named Outstanding School Board in Region 4

Sugar Land presents $245 million budget for 2019

Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard and Director of Finance Jennifer Brown recently submitted a proposed $245 million budget for fiscal year 2019, which begins Oct. 1.

The budget anticipates property taxes based on an effective tax rate plus 3 percent; however, the actual tax rate is dependent on the certified tax roll and effective tax rate calculations, anticipated in early August.

The proposed budget, which reflects cautious optimism about the momentum being gained in the ongoing regional economic recovery, includes $218 million for operations and $27 million for capital projects - with no new programs or positions, the city said in a press release.

The proposed budget builds on resiliency initiatives started Back Row: Joe Hubenak, Dr. Tyson Harrell, Kathryn Kaminski-secretary; Mandi Bronsell, Dr. in the current year, such as: *a conservative approach to Thomas Randle-superintendent; James Steenbergen-president; Front Row: Melisa Roberts, forecasting sales tax based on Kay Danziger-vice president.

The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees has been named the 2018 Region 4 Outstanding School Board as part of the Texas Association of School Administrators Annual School Board Awards Program. The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees is also the Region 4 nominee for the 2018 Texas Outstanding School Board, to be announced at the 2018 TASA/ TASB Convention, to be held September 28–30, 2018.

The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees was recognized for its exemplary level of dedication and commitment to the students and taxpayers in Lamar CISD as well as its positive working relationship between the board members and superintendent.

The board successfully provided examples of documentation and materials that demonstrated its commitment to excellence in each of the program’s 10 judging criteria: functions as a policy-making

body; adherence to adopted board policies; support for educational performance in accordance with state-established standards; support for educational improvement projects and school transformation initiatives; commitment to a code of ethics; provision of financial support for the school system; participation in workshops and other performance improvement programs; placement of the welfare of children served by the school system above personal or political motives; public relations efforts, including community awareness; and maintenance of harmonious and supportive relationships among board members.

“Despite the great challenges it has faced, such as enduring Hurricane Harvey and a fast-growing community, the Lamar CISD board has remained steadfast in its commitment to do what is best for children. This is evident in

their ethical approach to service and practice of continual improvement,” said Dr. Pam Wells, executive director of Region 4 Education Service Center.

Dr. Thomas Randle, superintendent, said, “Our Board members are truly dedicated to Lamar CISD and they are so deserving of this honor,” said Dr. Randle. “Above all, they want what is best for our students. Their collective efforts will continue to move us forward and I am so proud of their exemplary work in a time of great change.”

Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4), located in Houston, is one of 20 service centers established by the Texas Legislature in 1967.

Encompassing seven counties in the upper Texas Gulf Coast area, Region 4 serves 48 independent school districts and 34 open-enrollment charter schools.

current year revenues; *implementing and maintaining belt-tightening cuts to recurring expenditures; and *ensuring that infrastructure rehabilitation is funded in the operating budget from more diverse and reliable revenue streams than previous funding from sales tax.

“Our proposed budget is very conservative and possibly the most resilient we’ve ever filed.

It includes investments in public safety training initiatives, drainage and infrastructure improvements to ensure our city remains safer than ever before, and technology enhancements to make our accountability initiatives more transparent,” said Bogard.

“I’m incredibly proud of the flexibility of our departments and the adjustments made to maintain our financial strength and continue providing the high quality services that are impor-

tant to our residents - even during challenging swings in the economy.”

The city’s economic development efforts have benefitted residents through the growth in commercial property tax value which makes up approximately 30% of the city’s tax base - and the generation of sales taxes, an important source of revenue to support city services.

Commercial development is a major part of how the city is able to maintain the second lowest tax rate in Texas for cities with populations over 60,000.

Additionally, a 2016 survey showed that commercial and non-residents bring in nearly 75 percent of sales tax revenue, further reducing the tax burden on residents.

Sales taxes associated with the oil industry can be extremely volatile.

See BUDGET, Page 3

Development projects abound in Missouri City

By BARBARA FULENWIDER For some years now Mayor Allen Owen and city council members have been on a mission to reduce property taxes for residents by collecting more sales taxes. And recently it definitely appears to be working well.

Otis Spriggs, director of development services for Missouri City, gave the mayor and council an overview and status of the development review and approval process at council’s July 16 special called meeting.

He said the city “has seen a vast amount of development and redevelopment activity recently.”

Some businesses that have recently opened in Missouri City are a Family Dollar store at 12620 Fondren Road along with new stores and restaurants that recently opened on FM 1092.

They are Starbucks, The Lot, Capone’s Pizza and Take 5 Oil at 1092 and Hwy. 6.

Highway 6 has also prospered more with various businesses in the Sienna Christus Retail Center at 9340. It includes NOLA Poboys, T-Mobile, GNC, Davita Dialysis and Sienna Flooring and Moore.

Recent move-ins at the Silver Ridge Shopping Center at 4340 Sienna Parkway include Bean Here Coffee, Sienna Cryo,

Green Oaks Cleaners, Faith Hanson Salon and F45 Training.

New housing developments and the city’s businesses parks continue to build and fill. New developments in Lakeview Business Park are POCAS International and the headquarters of Wilkins & Associates Inc. Liberty Ridge is a new housing development off of Staffordshire along with Parks Edge off of Lake Olympia Parkway and Dry Creek Village off of the Fort Bend Toll Road.

Other new developments are Fairfield Inn & Suites at 3533 FM 1092 and on Hwy. 6 there’s Tang City Plaza at 4899; HoliSee CITY, Page 3

Former escort not guilty of murder

By SESHADRI KUMAR Monserrat Carrillo-Castilla, 21, former dancer and escort, was found not guilty in the 2016 death of Willie Honable Jr., 36, an alleged pimp.

Honable was found dead at his Cinco Ranch home.

Monserrat, then 19, was charged with murder and the prosecution believed that she had confessed to the killing to another friend, who was ‘raped’

by Honable.

Monserrat was also accused of stealing an expensive watch, while killing Honable in revenge because he did not pay her friend for the services.

Monserrat pleaded not guilty, but the state had witnesses testifying that she confessed to wanting to kill Honable because she was upset that he allegedly raped her friend. She said she also wanted to steal drugs and clothes from his home.

Monserrat Attoneys Asha Reddi and David Cunningham represented Monserrat.

During closing arguments Friday, Asha Reddi, convinced the jury that her client was innocent, a misguided teen and that she was at the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Reddi told the jury, “The last two weeks, you have heard

from plenty of people from the underworld, from pimps and prostitutes. You heard testimony about guns, drugs and rape… shocking as it may seem, human trafficking is alive and well in Fort Bend County.”

“This case is not about revenge because someone got raped … This case is about a pimp poaching in another pimp’s territory. This case is all about the dangerous underworld of human trafficking,” Reddi said.

“The State of Texas would want you to believe that Monserrat committed this cold blooded killing and had the wherewithal to go shoot a person not once, not twice, but three times from the back with the gun; got his $30,000 watch, mopped up and cleaned up the house, got rid of all the DNA, hair, blood ….all

Sugar Land’s national award-winning community theatre, Inspiration Stage, will present Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical, with four shows Aug. 10 - 12 at the historic Sugar Land Auditorium, 226 Lakeview Dr. iStage Camp Rock Crew (left to right): Camp Rockers Mitchie Torres (Madeline Font), Nate Gray (Jackson Champion), Caitlyn Geller (Addy McMillen) and Jason Gray (Nate Sarlls) with See MURDER, Page 3 Camp Star diva Tess Tyler (Lizzie Tyer). More on Page 3.

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NEWS Plantation at Quail Valley named Senior Living Community of the Year

Sugar Land gets Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The city’s budget and finance team were recently recognized by City Council.

The Houston Apartment Association honored the best of the best in the local multi-family industry. Each year, awards are presented to individuals and apartment properties within the association’s 12- county membership area. For properties, awards are based on size, age and style of property. For individuals, awards are based on professional and personal achievements and contributions to the industry, the Houston Apartment Association and the community at large in 2017. Receiving the award is a high honor recognized not only locally but statewide and nationally. Plantation at Quail Valley in Missouri City has been awarded the Houston Apartment Association Senior Living Community of the Year 2018.

Above, Sandra Mendez Community property manager, maintenance staff, Shon Henton, David Velez,TJ Resendez, Mikko Simples, Office staff Mary Fahy, and Aminta Fabian proudly display the award.

The Government Finance Officers Association awarded the city of Sugar Land with its 22nd consecutive Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Budget.

The award recognized strong financial leadership, transparency initiatives and continued financial resiliency – including fiscally conservative budgeting and proactive responses to economic conditions – that ensures the continuation of quality city services while maintaining one of the state’s lowest tax rates.

“Through a conservative, resilient financial approach, we continue to provide the important services and capital projects our residents have told us are important,” said City Manager Allen Bogard.

“We’ve continued to accomplish this while also promoting capital investment, creating new jobs, increasing tourism and providing unique destination activities that provide new

revenue streams to help fund city services and keep our tax rate low.”

The award represents a significant achievement by the city, representing the commitment of the City Council and staff to meet the highest principles of governmental budgeting and transparency.

In order to receive the award, the city met nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentations designed to assess how well the city’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communication device.

Independent evaluators ensured Sugar Land’s budget was “proficient” in all four categories and met or exceeded 14 mandatory criteria to receive the award.

The fiscal year 2018 budget and the fiscal year 2019 proposed budget and five-year Capital Improvement Program are online at www.sugarlandtx.

gov/budget. With enhanced transparency in mind, all FY19 budget workshop presentations and videos will be available on the website after each meeting.

Educational materials about the coming fiscal year 2019 budget are also online.

“I am proud of all of our outstanding budget and finance staff who contributed to this accomplishment,” said Bogard. “This award is yet another example that our sound financial management is meeting the needs of our citizens.”

There are nearly 19,000 GFOA members across the United States and Canada, with more than 1,600 entities participating in the Budget Awards Program. In addition, Director of Finance Jennifer Brown was recently notified that she has been selected to participate on a GFOA task force to update the code of ethics for members, as well as recommended to serve on the organization’s nominating committee.

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NEWS

Budget From Page 1

As a result, the city has focused on efforts to improve resiliency during economic downturns - such as initiatives to reduce dependence on sales taxes to fund operating expenditures and infrastructure rehabilitation.

Funding for infrastructure - such as streets, sidewalks, parks and municipal facilities - is a critical part of the operating budget, as it ensures that the city’s assets are properly maintained.

Additions to the budget include increases to the base budget - such as increases in costs of contracted services - and a 3% performance-based merit pool consistent with the City Council-adopted Compensation Philosophy.

A main component of the budget is compensation and benefits, with nearly half of the general fund comprised of public safety services. Overall, approximately 75 percent of general fund expenditures are directly tied to employee compensation. The city does not give cost of living increases.

Additionally, services to areas annexed by the city in December 2017 are now fully incorporated into the city’s budget. Property owners in these areas now pay city property taxes to support city services, and the positive financial impact of the annexation has provided additional funding capacity for capital projects across the city.

Crime From Page 1 forensic evidence like a pro;. went through all the closets in the house, and then sped away in car, all in a record 19 minutes; all because her friend didn’t get paid for sex; killed a complete stranger whom she met for the very first time that day.

Does this story make any sense? There is more to it than meets the eye….”

District Attorney John Healey said, “There were negotiations between defense and the state wherein a resolution of this cased could not be arrived at.

“Not every murder case has the same degree of evidence.

“The evidence in this case illustrates that sometime you have to go to hell to find witness. In this world of the case we tries, it was full of less than savory characters that the defendant chose to hang around with.

The jury told us that there was wide sway in their opinion, with many wanting to finding guilt and some others not. Those that wanted to acquit more ultimately more persuasive. We respect the jury’s verdict.”

The defense raised enough doubts about the state’s evidence as there are no forensic evidence, finger prints , blood or bodily fluids implicating Monserrat to the crime, no DNA in the house, or the car. There was no time of death established by CSU, the state relied on a telephone call and the car leaving.

The allegation was that Monserrat and Haley Parchmont (both dancers and escorts) were sent by another dancer named Savannah (also a dancer and escort) went to Mr. Honable’s house. They were told he would take them to dinner and pay them $500, but they were not told that he was a pimp.

“Honable was running a prostitution business from his house. When these girls got there, they realized that he was not a client but was trying to recruit them,” Reddi said.

Haley was fascinated by the big house and went upstairs with him. Meanwhile M is texting Savannah kind of upset that

The proposed Capital Improvement Program totals approximately $27 million for fiscal year 2019 and $155 million in total for the next five years, with most funding allocated for drainage, municipal and street projects.

Key projects include: *a program that funds $43 million in drainage projects over the five year CIP - this level of funding exceeds the previous investment of $35 million in drainage projects over the last five years; *investment in Fire/EMS training and equipment innovations, including a modular fire training facility, ladder truck and bunker gear replacement, and EMS training aids; *design of an Emergency Operations Center/Dispatch Center with construction anticipated in fiscal year 2020; *mobility improvements, such as over $4 million in street reconstruction and rehabilitation and $725,000 in traffic safety improvements in FY19, to help reduce the amount of time residents spend in their cars; and *major rehabilitation projects at various city facilities, including the replacement of roofs and other major projects that will extend the useful life of these important assets There are no changes in utility rates proposed for fiscal year 2019, and a contractual increase of 2.5 percent for residential solid waste will be implemented in January 2019.

“We know having the ability to support and invest in your

family is incredibly important to you, which means the cornerstone of Sugar Land’s financial management is minimizing the property tax burden on residents,” said Brown. “This is why we have worked hard to lower our property tax rate over 18 cents since 1993 and why over the last 15 years - the average tax bill has only increased by about 3% annually even as the average home value has increased by about 5% annually over the same time period.”

Budget workshops will begin on Tuesday, July 24 with a discussion on general capital projects. A series of Thursday morning workshops will then be held to discuss the remainder of the proposed budget.

These workshops are open to the public. A public hearing will be held on August 21 for residents to provide feedback on the proposed budget, followed by public hearings in late August and early September on the proposed tax rate. For more information, please visit www. sugarlandtx.gov/Budget.

“Ensuring Sugar Land - one of the state’s largest cities - still feels like ‘home sweet home’ is a shared responsibility of the city and the more than 117,000 residents who live here,” said Bogard. “With that, the city’s annual proposed budget is first and foremost designed to fund the priorities of Sugar Land residents, and we welcome everyone to participate in the process. Feedback is very important to ensuring Sugar Land remains the premier city in the Houston region.”

she sent them to a “pimp”and not a client. Haley has sex with him.

Haley got dropped and Monserrat pretended she would come back with him, got out of the car in the pretext that she would back up an bring him back the money (like he was the pimp.)

Honable was found dead at his home that night with three gunshots to the back of his head. The bullet casings.

The body was found the next day by “couple of his girls” Krystal Walker and Britney Lane who were working at Perfect 10 in Austin. The casings matched the casings of a gun used in another Aggravated Assault on 2/14. The person arrested for the case in a Ahmed Altae.

“The last person seen leaving with him was my client Monserrat. When the police questioned her she told them the same story after she was interrogated for 12 hours. Most of the other people clammed up or lied. The police came to the conclusion that she was the killer. Then people came out of the woodwork to say that she had confessed to the Murder and all kinds of nonsense,” Reddi said.

Prosecutors said the timeline of events added up to Monserrat being at the scene and committing the murder. “You need to hold the defendant accountable,”attorney Susan Sweeney said to the jury. “Don’t let her use her violent friends as an excuse.”

Reddi said, after the verdict, “Our contention was when Monserrat got away from the victim, she called her “pimp” Ghost aka Abdul Rahman Khan who came and picked her up and took her back to the Inn town Suites. Her pimp is currently in jail in Harris County for murder in an unrelated case.

We have reason to believe that he went there, killed him and stole the car.

“Unfortunately, we could not bring up this information before the jury because the judge disallowed it. The other major point that was not allowed in by the judge was that Ghost aka Abdul Rahman Khan was the shooter in the 2/14 shooting not Ahmed

Altae. It was his gun used to kill Honable for poaching in his territory and trying to steal “his girls” (his livelihood).

“Our contention was that Ghost and/or one of his friends did the shooting because Honable was poaching his their territory.

“His accomplices like Zain Kara , Sheroze Memon, Zaid Anwar were all running a very lucrative prostitution/human trafficking ring, When M spoke the police, she outed their business and they came up and concocted the story that Monserrat killed because that would deflect the attention from Ghost and all of the other members of the gang. Since this murder, Zain Kara, Sheroze Memon, Ahmed Altae have all been arrested for human trafficking.

“Although Zaid Anwer claims and Ghost are good friends but he still throw M under the bus on this murder case but says that the murder weapon was given to him for safe keeping by Ghost and that he got rid of it by leaving it under some guy Rashad’s car tire (likely story). Also, Rashad was his driver on many of his cases... that’s why he wanted immunity.”

Asha Reddi also challenged the credibility of state’s witnesses who were given immunity by the state.

Prosecutors Susan Sweeney and Caroline Kim, in addition to the police, mother of the victim and other forensic and ballistic experts, presented the following witnesses: Zaid Anwar: best friends with M’s pimp (Ghost aka Abdul Rahman Khan), interviewed three times by the police and gave inconsistent statements and now got a deal and immunity from Harris County and Fort bend county to come testify against M. Angel Vega: Former friend, who burglarized M’s parents home, so has motive to lie Haley Parchmont: Her friend and fellow dancer/escort: Lied to the police about having sex with the victim (till they found the DNA) , hid from the police and months before this trial was given immunity in lieu of her testimony.

Inspiration Stage presents Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical, Aug. 10 - 12 Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical, a combination of The Disney Channels Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (starring teen idols, Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers) will fire up your stage with over a dozen songs, including “This Is Me,” “Can’t Back Down,” “It’s On” and “We Rock.”

A classic story of rivalry and power, Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical opens with Mitchie and her friends arriving at Camp Rock, ready to spend another summer jamming out and having the time of their lives. But the new, flashy Camp Star across the lake now threatens Camp Rock’s very existence.

To keep the doors open, Mitchie steps up, rallies her fellow Camp Rockers and gets them into top shape for the ultimate showdown!

“I’ve grown up watching Disney’s energetic, colorful and fun movies, including both Camp Rock movies,” says Sugar Land resident Addy McMillen, 14, an upcoming freshman at Ft. Bend Christian Academy.

McMillen plays Caitlyn Geller, Mitchie’s loyal and quirky best friend. “The friendship between Mitchie and Caitlyn reminds me of my friendships. The characters in Camp Rock: The Musical are very relatable, and the songs are upbeat and fun. This musical is a great way to end summer!”

Pecan Grove resident Annelea Bootle, 23, is the show’s director and choreographer.

“Camp Rock is such a feelgood, early 2000’s Disney classic. It was the movie of a generation — MY generation,” she says. “At the height of The Jonas Brothers’ stardom and the very start of Demi Lovato’s career, the Camp Rock movie settled at the center of so many hearts, few more than mine. Given the opportunity to put this “over the top” Disney gem on stage, I could not jump fast enough.

City

From Page 1 day Inn & Suites at 5007; Rivergate Shopping Center at 5422, and The Shops at Pebble Creek at 7022. Also, Lupe Tortilla at 9211; Shoppes at Plantation Crossing, 9502; Dana Y Center at 9612; BlueWave Express Car Wash at 10120.

Knights Court has the new River Pointe Church in progress at 7057 along with Olympia Gymnasium at 7100. Sienna Ranch Shopping Center is another new development at 6118 Sienna Ranch Road.

Other announced projects are Ingco Business Park are Building 1 at 13255 Stafford Road; Building 2 at 13419 Pike Road, and Building 3 is at 13427 Pike Road. Also Mundial Development at 1511-1535 Industrial Dr.; Retail Center on Texas Parkway at 3003; Gala, a senior housing project, at 3102 and 3302 Texas Parkway.

And there’s more: The Learning Experience at 3451 FM 1092; Hat Creek Burger at 5414 Hwy. 6; Fort Bend Dental, 3717 Township Lane; Knights Court Office Park at 7070 Knights Court, and Regions Bank at 9129 Hwy. 6.

Missouri City’s targeted economic development efforts have also been successes. There are six new projects and that

Rivals Mitchie Torres (Madeline Font) from Camp Rock and Tess Tyler (Lizzie Tyer) from Camp Star face off.

With the music, guaranteed to •Feb. 22 - March 3, Disney’s have you dancing in your seat, Peter Pan, Jr. combined with its beautiful •April 26 - May 5, Singin’ in the story-telling of teamwork, dedi- Rain, Jr. cation and friendship, I couldn’t •May 11 - 12, Jungle Book think of a better story to tell this KIDS •May 17 - 19, Chicago (High summer!”

Disney’s Camp Rock: The School Edition) For open audition dates, tuMusical is the final show of Inspiration Stage’s 2017-2018 ition assistance and ticket inforseason. Its upcoming season be- mation, visit www.inspirationgins in September, with produc- stage.com.

Inspiration Stage is a nationtions including: •Sept. 28 - 30, Alice in Wonder- al award-winning performance arts studio located in the hisland, Jr. •Oct. 12 - 21, Chitty Chitty toric Sugar Land Auditorium at 226 Lakeview Dr. Bang Bang, Jr. The 2018/2019 season in•Nov. 2 - 4, Once on This Iscludes youth and adult proland, Jr. •Dec. 7 - 16, Fiddler on the ductions, as well as acting and production classes. Tuition asRoof, Jr. •Jan. 11 - 13, Fancy Nancy, The sistance is available to qualifying participants.

Musical For tickets and information, •Jan. 25 - 27, Encore Perforwww.inspirationstage. mance of The 25th Annual Put- visit com. nam County Spelling Bee have been approved and are in development. They are Best Buy’s $85 million new investment in the city that will have 550,000 square feet of distribution space at Beltway 8 and U.S. 90A and Ridge Development’s new 475,000 speculative warehouse project at 611 South Cravens Road.

Also, Nature’s Best, a 65,000 processing facility at 521 Hwy. 90A; Comcast’s new 35,000 square foot service center at 551 Buffalo Lakes Dr.; Warren Valve’s new 200,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center in Lakeview Business Park on 14923 Fairway Pines Dr., and Phillips Edison’s $600,000 update to Quail Valley Shopping Center at 2601 Cartwright Road.

Then Spriggs went on to tell council that building permits so far this fiscal year total 5,713 at an estimated $51,385,433 in project value with $290,476,749 in project value for the fiscal year to date. A total of $323,927 was collected in permit fees to date and $1,525,467 in fees were collected year to date.

Alarm permits totaled 971 so far this year and brought in a total of $37,661 in fees with $379,922 collected during the city’s fiscal year. The most permits were 563 in October of last year with $404,111 collected.

The largest estimated value for

any given month was October with $42,697,623. Permit fees collected June/July came to $323,927 with for the year to date is $1,525,467. Total estimated value for the year to date is $290,476,749.

While city council got the good news, Spriggs also told them that his department needs more help. Background information to council said “With so many moving parts, the development review challenges our resources at a great extent, due to the fact there are so any components in the planning process from a day-to-day operational standpoint.”

Spriggs’ background information to council went on to say that to date there are more than 33 pending review projects that involve engineering, fire, building, health and planning as well as applicable outside agencies. Other routine reviews and cases outside of commercial reviews totaled more than 1,200 reviews this year and cover plats, pre-development inquiries, rezonings and special zoning cases, etc.

Even though the city is benefitting its citizens by bringing in more dollars, hiring help is expensive, so if the city intends to continue growing and prospering it will no doubt be hiring sometime soon.

Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee There’s a buzz around Fort Bend County for the Literacy Council’s 9th Annual Great Grown-Up Spelling. The event, presented by CenterPoint Energy and Houston Federal Credit Union, is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2018 from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Quail Valley Golf Course & City Centre. This year’s Grown-Up Spelling Bee is cochaired by Emily Rhodes and David Timmermeyer. For more information, please visit www.ftbendliteracy.org or contact the Alex Sanchez at 281.240.8181, or asanchez@ ftbendliteracy.org. Break out your dictionaries – we will see you at the Bee on Thursday, September 20, 2018!

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MIKE’S MONOLOGUE

No Peekee Now, this poker group I got invited to has been meeting forever, or close to it, and as I mentioned last week, the first thing I was told is that “We’re not playing with a full deck.”

Well, maybe not, but they sure are a lot of fun.

Last week’s introduction to “Follow The Queen” had left me almost punch-drunk trying to keep up with the twists and turns, and fine points, which everyone else seemed to handle with ease. I couldn’t understand how guys could lay down a hand of seemingly disparate cards, and state, “I’ve got a royal flush,” and everyone else would nod and say something like, “So you do,” but I couldn’t make heads or tails out of the cards.

I figured that, sooner or later, the light would dawn, and I’d be one of the enlightened.

Granto Course, I wasn’t gonna hold my breath for it.

Then I got introduced to a game that at least I could make sense of more quickly, and which actually turned out to be a lot of fun. It was called “No Peekee.”

What happens is this: The dealer deals everyone seven cards, face down. You must leave them face down, hence, the name, “No Peekee.” One of our ladies has a really terrible time remembering to NOT

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look at her cards, so someone will usually tell her to sit on her hands.

Once the seven cards are dealt to everyone, the dealer turns over the top card on the remainder of the desk. Whatever the card is, the player to the left of the dealer has to beat it, and begins turning over his or her cards, one at a time, until that’s been done.

If the dealer turns over a seven, say, the the player to the left has to turn over something that beats a seven. He or she can do that by turning over a larger card, say a nine, at which point play passes to the player next up. He or she can also do it by turning over a pair of something, say, two sixes, which would beat a seven. Play would then pass to the player next up, who would have to beat a pair of sixes.

Each time play passes, players have the opportunity to either bet, check, or fold. Having to bet each time can be a little burdensome, for some, and one of our ladies refers to the game as a “vacuum cleaner,” because it just sucks the chips from your pile. I, on the other hand, call it “The most fun you can have with your clothes on.”

In this manner, play would progress from player to player, with everyone having to beat the cards turned over by the previ-

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Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención de los hijos, y honorarios y costos legales.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local bar association.

Para asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org), o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining order on page 2 remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

AVISO: La órden de protección que aparecen en la pagina 2 continuará en vigencia en cuanto a cada parte hasta que se emita un fallo final, se despida la petición o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier agencia del orden público que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas orden puede hacerla acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

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1. The name and address of the court are: (El nombre y dirección de la corte son:)

Superior Court of California,County of Alameda 24405 Amador Street Hayward, CA

2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son:)

Sunena Sabharwal, CA Cert. Fam. Law Specialist 148237

1816 Fifth Street Berkeley, CA 94710

Date (Fecha):

Clerk, by (Secretario, por)

, Deputy (Asistente)

STANDARD RESTRAINING ORDER

Page 1 of 2

(Parentage—Custody and Support)

ORDEN DE RESTRICCIÓN ESTÁNDAR (Paternidad—Custodia y Manutención)

Starting immediately, you and every other party are restrained from removing from the state, or applying for a passport for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parent-child relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court.

This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the Summons and Petition OR when he or she waives and accepts service.

This restraining order remains in effect until the judgment is entered, the petition is dismissed, or the court makes other orders.

This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

En forma inmediata, usted y cada otra parte tienen prohibido llevarse del estado a los hijos menores para quienes esta acción judicial procura establecer una relación entre hijos y padres o una orden de custodia, ni pueden solicitar un pasaporte para los mismos, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de cada otra parte o sin una orden de la corte.

Esta orden de restricción entrará en vigencia para el demandante una vez presentada la petición, y para el demandado una vez que éste reciba la notificación personal de la Citación y Petición, o una vez que renuncie su derecho a recibir dicha notificación y se dé por notificado.

Esta orden de restricción continuará en vigencia hasta que se emita un fallo final, se despida la petición o la corte dé otras órdenes.

Cualquier agencia del orden público que haya recibido o visto una copia de esta orden puede hacerla acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

NOTICE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay toward high-quality, affordable health care.

For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506.

AVISO ACCESO A SEGURA DE SALUD MÁS ECONOMICO Necessita seguro de salud a un costo asequible, ya sea para usted o alguien en su hogar? Si es asi, puede presentar una solicitud con Covered California.

Covered California lo puede ayudar a reducir al costo que paga por seguro de salud asequible y de alta calidad. Para obtener más información, visite www.coveredca.com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-300-0213.

ous player. If a player runs out of cards, he or she is out of the running, Now, while it’s possible to simply play the cards as dealt, and treat each one by its face value, you might have guessed that we do no such thing. Our most popular favorite variation is “Dr. Pepper,” in which tens, twos, and fours are wild.

Yeah, I know: “With all them wild cards, it ain’t really poker.”

A little calm reflection will show you that with twelve wild cards, a little over 23%

of the cards in play are wild.

(23.0769%, but who’s counting.)

Now, having nearly one of every four cards wild is the card game equivalent of the Wild West. Fortunes made by your turn of the cards, can be wiped out by the next player’s turn of the cards. That’s why she called it a vacuum cleaner.

In spite of all that, it’s actually a fun game to play, and even the losers have a rollicking good time. And yet, would you believe, that we have been joined, (just occasionally, and

not for very long) by guys who would say the equivalent of, “Yeah, well, I don’t know ‘bout all this rollicking, but it STILL ain’t poker.”

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

Residents rate Missouri City “significantly higher”

By BARBARA FULENWIDER According to a new Missouri City citizen survey all is well.

Missouri City residents rated their city “significantly higher” than the U.S. and Texas survey numbers.

In 2016 Missouri City hired ETC Institute to find out how satisfied residents were with their city’s services and followed up this year with another ETC survey.

The 413 surveys returned to ETC by residents had 86 percent saying the city was either “excellent” or a “good” place to live.

The 86% is a higher percentage than the national average of 70%. Seventy-nine percent of the respondents said the same about raising children in Missouri City and that percentage was also higher than the national average of 70%.

Residents were asked to rate the three most important city services and they chose law enforcement personnel, programs and activities, fire and life safety personnel and flood control. Respondents also want city streets, sidewalks and infrastructure to get the most maintenance over the next two years.

Other high citizen priorities are managing the overall flow of traffic and congestion on Missouri City streets. Medium priorities citizens chose are enforcing local codes and ordinances, providing effective communications, emergency preparedness, quality customer service, quality police and fire service, quality parks and recreaction programs and facilities and quality of trash and yard waste services.

The major categories of city services that got the highest marks based on a combined percentage of “very satisfied” and “satisfied” responses were the quality of police and fire services (87%), overall quality of trash and yard waste services (82% up 8% from 2016), the overall quality of parks and recreation programs and

facilities (76%), and the overall efforts by city government to ensure the community is prepared for emergencies (74%).

Police services received the highest levels of satisfaction from residents. Their answers in the survey showed that 82% felt the quality of police protection was either good or very good.

Seventy-five percent said quickly responding to emergencies was “very satisfactory” or “satisfactory” along with 71% who also rated the 911 service the same.

Eighty-four percent of residents said they feel “very safe” or “safe” walking in their neighborhood during the day; 55% said they feel safe walking on city trails and in city parks, and 48% feel safe in their neighborhood after dark.

Survey respondents think the most emphasis on the next two years should be on the visability of police in neighborhoods, the efforts by city government to prevent crime and the overall quality of city police protection.

Fire and EMS services also got the highest levels of satisfaction from citizens. Eighty-six percent said they were “very satisfied” with the overall quality of fire services and 85 percent were “very satisfied” with the city’s quick fire personnel responders.

Ninety-five percent rated the city’s safety and security “very important” or “somewhat important” and 94% rated the types of housing being built in the city the same way. Ninety-one percent chose the affordability of housing as their reason for living in Missouri City.

Seventy-six percent of residents said they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the maintenance of their city parks, the maintenance and appearance of community centers (71%) and the quality of facilities at the parks (69%). Citizens said over the next two years they want improved

facilities at their parks, senior citizen programs, more walking/ biking trails and more maintenance done.

The public works department got a 72% satisfied rating on the condition of city street signs and traffic signals from residents who mailed in or e-mailed their sixpage survey. The condition of major streets came in at 70% satisfactory or more while the condition of streets in neighborhoods and the cleanliness of streets and other public areas both got a 64% satisfactory rating.

Services the survey respondents said they want from public works are to put the most emphasis over the next two years on improving street drainage/ water drainage, the condition of sidewalks in neighborhoods and more street lighting.

Trash collection services got an 85% favorable rating up 7% from the 2016 ETC survey done in 2016 for Missouri City. Curbside recycling services got a 75% top rating from customers and yard waste collection came in at 75% thanks to higher satisfication than two years ago. Bulky item pick up/removeable services got a 64% favorable rating, which is up 4% higher than in 2016.

Code enforcement got a 59% approval rating for cleaning up junk and debris on private property and 58% approved of enforcing the mowing and cutting of weeds.

SeeClickFix, a computer program that reports code violations in communities or neighborhoods, also received a 58% approval rating by residents for an increase of 6% more than in 2016.

Public Information Services got “very satisfied” or “satisfied” responses on the availability of information about city services and activities (56%), the quality of the new website (55% up 3% from 2016) and print brochures and flyers (31%).

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$15,000 reward money offered in fireworks robbery The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information concerning an Aggravated Robbery of a fireworks stand recently. The owner of the stand has increased the reward as an incentive to help find the perpetrators in this case.

At about 1:40 a.m. Thursday, July 5, two armed men assaulted and robbed the employees of The Fantasy Fireworks, located at 127 Crabb River Road in the Richmond area.

The two suspects approached the RV in which the stand’s employees were staying and demanded cash from them. Once the cash was secured, the suspects jumped over a fence at the 100 block of Brazos Gardens Drive.

The suspects are described as being late teens to early 20s in age.

The first suspect is a Hispanic male, approximately 5-feet, 4-inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black jacket with a white stripe on the sleeves and he had on blue jeans and was wearing a mask.

The second suspect is described as a black male approximately 6-feet tall and weighing 230 pounds. He was wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans and a mask.

“This kind of robbery makes my blood boil,” said Sheriff Troy Nehls. “An armed robbery during one our biggest holidays is as low as one can get. Take notice that the reward money has been increased from $5,000 to $15,000. We’re betting someone’s going to want that cash and we are hoping that phone call comes through.”

Anyone who has information on this crime or any other crimes is asked to call Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers, Inc. Call (281) 342-TIPS (8477)

Applications available for former FBISD students who may be eligible for diploma under Senate Bill 463 Bill offers alternative path for diploma for students who entered 9th grade before the 2011-12 school year and completed all coursework but failed to pass state exit-level exams Former FBISD students who completed all graduationrequired coursework but failed to pass the state’s previously administered and required exit-level exams may be eligible to receive a high school diploma under new rules established by the Texas Education Agency. Senate Bill 463, adopted by the 84th Texas Legislature, provides an opportunity for students who have earned all the necessary high school credits to earn a high school diploma and graduate from high school through the use of an Individual Graduation Committee (IGC) utilizing state determined criteria.

Following rules established by the Texas Education Agency in May, Fort Bend ISD established an application process for students who are eligible for consideration. Once former students complete an application, Fort Bend ISD will establish an Individual Graduation Committee (IGC) to determine whether the student qualifies to graduate under all of the required components of the law. It is important for former students to understand that the opportunity provided through SB 463 is only valid through September 2019, so it is important for those who may be eligible to act promptly and contact the District for the application.

To be eligible to graduate and receive a diploma via the IGC, a student must have: Entered the 9th grade before the 2011-12 school year, Earned all required high school course credits, Attempted any required state assessment which the student has not passed at least three times; and Provide documentation that they have: Military experience, or Successfully completed college courses and received college credit, or Acquired a GED equivalency/other assessment equiv alency, or Possess industry certification.

Eligible individuals who were last enrolled at a Fort Bend ISD campus can access the FBISD Alternative Graduation Requirements Application, and learn more about the alternative assessments/performance standards and eligible industry certifications by visiting the Fort Bend ISD Assessment and Testing webpage (www.fortbendisd.com/Page/291). Completed applications should be submitted directly to the Coordinator of State Assessments, located in the FBISD Administration Building at 16431 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land, Texas 77479.

For questions about the application and IGC process, eligible individuals can also contact the Fort Bend ISD Department of Counseling and Postsecondary Readiness at 281-634-1004.

NEWS Woman arrested at massage parlor for prostitution On July 17, 2018, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office detectives executed an arrest warrant at “A Spa,” located at 1410 E Hwy 90A in Richmond, and arrested a woman for prostitution out of the massage parlor.

One employee, Ju Fang Li, 44, of Houston, was arrested and charged with Prostitution, a Class B Misdemeanor. This is the second Prostitution charge for Ju Fang Li out of Fort Bend County. Li was previously arrested at the same spa on June 7, 2018 and stayed in the Fort Bend County jail for 16 hours until bonding out. Her previous bond was set at $2,000.

Ju Fan Li is currently in the Fort Bend County jail with a bond of $2,500.

“We had a conversation with the owner of the shopping center and apprised him of the illegal activity taking place in A Spa,” said Sheriff Troy Nehls. “This is a family shopping center and this is just unacceptable. We gave the owner and management a chance to do the right thing and close the spa on their own accord, but here we are 40 days later and it is still up and running.”

Yoga and Meditation at Sugar Land Branch Library Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sugar Land Branch Library will present a special introductory program, “Stress Relief & Relaxation through Sahaja Yoga Meditation,” on Saturday, August 4, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 550 Eldridge.

Sahaja yoga meditation instructor Lata Nair will provide an overview of Sahaja yoga meditation and its mental, physical, and emotional health benefits. Learn how to quickly relieve anxieties, tensions, stresses, and everyday worries by tuning into one’s inner being and bringing balance and peace to one’s life with guided meditation.

Nair will demonstrate the meditation technique, and those attending the program will have an opportunity to participate Refreshments are provided courtesy of the Friends of the Sugar Land Branch Library.

The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Sugar Land Branch Library at 281-238-2140 or the library system’s Communications Office at 281-633-4734.

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 June 18, 2018, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in August, 2018, the same being the 7th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, Texas 77469, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit: Sale #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

1

14-DCV214217 04/10/18

005801980000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 8 FRANCES HAYES, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

ISAAC MCGARY SURV, 2 ACRES INTEREST IN 100 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, ABST 58, VOL M, PG 6*

$36,200.00

$21,200.00

2

14-DCV214250 03/15/18

460000572001090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOSE 7 MAURICIO, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLOCK 572, LOT 1 (PT), ACRES 0.495, IN FT BEND COUNTY, VOL 2, PG 6*

$19,790.00

$7,400.00

3

14-DCV214250 03/15/18

565003003070090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOSE 7 MAURICIO, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

OIL CENTER SEC 3, BLOCK 3, LOT 7, VOL 232, PG 343*

$230.00

$230.00

4

14-DCV214250 03/15/18

565003003200090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOSE 7 MAURICIO, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

OIL CENTER SEC 3, BLOCK 3, LOT 20, VOL 232, PG 343*

$230.00

$230.00

5

14-DCV214250 03/15/18

570000003120090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOSE 7 MAURICIO, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

OUR PRIZE PROPERTY, BLOCK C, LOT 12, VOL 232, PG 345*

$230.00

$230.00

6

14-DCV214250 03/15/18

570000002140090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOSE 7 MAURICIO, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

OUR PRIZE PROPERTY , BLOCK B, LOT 14, VOL 232, PG 345*

$190.00

$190.00

7

15-DCV225063 04/04/18

783500006009090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 1 JESUSA GONZALES, AKA JESUSA C GONZALES, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

CITY OF ROSENBERG , BLOCK 6, LOT 10, VOL P, PG 146*

$24,220.00

$5,500.00

8

16-DCV229330 03/15/18

174001009000690 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOE 1 SMITH, ET AL JUNE 13, 2018

BORDENS ADDN SEC 1, LT 9(PT), VOL B, PG 758 & VOL 378, PG 330*

$60,220.00

$26,700.00

9

16-DCV230108 08/09/17

005802750000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. RYON GRIGSBY ADDN, ISAAC MCGARY SURV, LOTS 3-5(PT), 8 DUVAUGHN LEE ABST 58, VOL 65, PG 282 & VOL JUNE 13, 2018 232, PG 366*

$25,380.00

$2,700.00

10

16-DCV230983 03/15/18

031200000037090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. G. M. STONE 1/3 LEAGUE, ABST 1 MALINDA C. POLICHNAI, ET AL 312, 0.68 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, VOL 244, PG 273* JUNE 13, 2018

$79,870.00

$7,300.00

(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.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 18-CPR-031869 Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of July, 2018, Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of Larry Orsatti Revels, deceased, were issued to Kevin Michael Revels, by the Honorable County Court at Law # 5 of Fort Bend County, Texas, in cause number 18-CPR-031869, pending upon the Docket of said Court.

All persons having claims against said the state are hereby required to present same within the time prescribed by law . The residence of said Kevin Michael Revels, executor, being in Katy, Texas, and the post office address of the said executor as being shown below.

The name where claims can be sent is 23199 Prairie Pebble Court, Katy, Texas 77494 July 17,2018 Jeffrey J. Messock Attorney 17171 Park Row, Duite 250 Katy, Texas 77084

Dated at Richmond, Texas, June 18, 2018 Constable Mike Beard Fort Bend County, Texas By Deputy Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

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

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COMMUNITY OakBend Medical Center Seeds of generosity campaign raises over $200,000 OakBend Medical Center celebrated the success of the hospital’s employee giving campaign, “Seeds of Generosity,” by holding a reception in CONSTABLE’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a certain Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 268TH District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on May 22, 2018 in cause numbered 16-DCV-233455 styled Park Pointe Homeowners Assoc. Inc. vs. Angela & Bob Johnson, in which a judgment was rendered on December 15, 2017 in favor of Park Pointe Homeowners Assoc. Inc. for the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Two Dollars and Four Cents ($6,522.04); 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 June 8, 2018 and will on August 7, 2018 Tuesday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the Right, Title, and Interest of Angela & Bob Johnson to and in the following described Real Property LOT (8), IN BLOCK (2) OF PARK POINTE, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE 1452/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 12003 MCKINNEY FALLS LN., SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77498 The above sale to be made by me to satisfy the above described judgment in favor of Park Pointe Homeowners Assoc. Inc. Plaintiff, and the proceeds applied to the satisfaction thereof.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM 301, JACKSON , RICHMOND, TX 77469 DATE: August 7, 2018 TIME: APPROX. 11:00 am BY: Dep Steele TREVER J. NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on January 12, 2018 by the 458th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17-DCV-238862 in favor of the plaintiff- MISSION BEND N0.5 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of$ 7,061.39 ++++costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on May 29, 2018 and will offer for sale on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - Marcelo Jimenez & Urinda A. Jimenez had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 24 IN BLOCK 33 OF MISSION BEND, SECTION EIGHT (8), A SUBDIVISION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 275, VOLUME 110 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 13 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HARE MADE FOR ALL PURPOSES (SAID PROPERTY LYING WHOLLY WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.) AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7507 ADDICKS CLODINE RD, HOUSTON, TX 77083 TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1 sr FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on October 22,2015 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 14-DCV -217994 in favor of the plaintiff - MISSION BEND NO. 5 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of$ 3,320.29++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on MAY 17, 2017 and will offer for sale on the 7th day of August, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - NICHOLAS J. ZAVALA had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT TWENTY-ONE (21), IN BLOCK TWENTY-NINE (29), OF MISSION BEND SECTION EIGHT (8), A SUBDIVISION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 275, PAGE 110, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 13 OF MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS (SAID LOT LYING WHOLLY WITHIN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS) MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7367 ADDICKS CLODINE ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.

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

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

the Joe & Doris Gurecky Atrium after hours.

The three week campaign, which ran from May 1 to May 18, raised more than $102,000 for the hospital’s Vision 2020 Campaign. In addition to their $102,000 The Madison Charitable Foundation matched up to $100,000, making the total monies raised more than $202,000.

The money raised in this year’s campaign will go toward CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on March 20,2018 by the 268th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause # 17 -DCV -246361 in favor of the plaintiff- WINFIELD LAKES HOA INC. Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of$ 8,832.99 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/ or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on JUNE 7TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of Tuesday August 7, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)SHANNON LEE & GERLYN WASHINGTON, III had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT 9, IN BLOCK 3, OF WINFIELD LAKES SEC. 9, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO. 200600006, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2106 HAWTHORNE BROOK LANE, FRESNO, TEXAS 77545 TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1 sr FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on June 13,2018 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 17-DCV-240003 in favor of the plaintiff- HUNTERS GREEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of $ 8,345.29 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on June 13TH, 2018 and will offer for sale on the day of September 4, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)- QUANESHIA MAYS had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT TWENTY-TWO (22), BLOCK THREE (3) OF HUNTER GREEN, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO(S) 554/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1st FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

Gary Majors, Constable Fort Bend County Precinct Two By: Sergeant C. McRae #132 Deputy Constable CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on January 24, 2017 by the 434th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause# 16DCV-230255 in favor of the plaintiffQUAIL VALLEY FUND, INC., Plaintiff, recovered judgment amount for the sum of$ 8,639.05 ++++costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.

I have levied on May 21 , 20 18 and will offer for sale on the 7th day of August, 2018 at the County Court house steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s)- Patricia A. Singer had of in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; Legal Description: LOT FIVE (5), BLOCK ONE (1), OF GLENN LAKES, SECTION TWO (2), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 1 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4011 GREENBRIAR DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459 (PROPERTY) TERMS: CASH TIME: SALE TO BE HELD AT OR ABOUT 10:00 A.M. PLACE: 301 JACKSON ST., WILLIAM TRAVIS BUILDING, 1 sr FLOOR MEETING ROOM, RICHMOND TEXAS 77469.

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

the hospital’s Vision 2020 campaign for improvements to common spaces on the first

floor of the Jackson Street campus. Board President, Jeff Council, stated, “We are so

proud of OakBend’s employees. Their generosity knows no bounds. They believe in

our vision and mission and are more than willing to help make a difference in our hospital.”

“Harriet Tubman” performance at George Memorial Library Fort Bend County Libraries invites families to a fun, interactive performance of “‘Git’ On Board! The Life of Harriet Tubman” on Monday, August 13, beginning at 2:00 pm, in the Meeting Room at the First Colony Branch Library, located at 2121 Austin Parkway in Sugar Land.

Take a musical ride on the Underground Railroad to meet the heroic Harriet Tubman and learn of her early experiences as a slave.

Highly acclaimed musician and storyteller Hope Shiver engages students in discovering how Tubman led fellow freedom-seeking slaves to hiding places on their way to safety in the North. Shiver interweaves Tubman’s poignant story with spirituals and work songs, allowing students to discover the lyrics of such songs as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Git on Board,” which often contained hidden messages for slaves preparing to escape to freedom. David Keepman provides musical accompaniment as students chant, clap, cheer, and rejoice in experiencing the famous railroad.

This performance is made possible by a grant through Young Audiences of Houston. Intended for families with children of all ages, the performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call the First Colony Branch Library at 281-238-2800 .

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

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FORT BEND COUNTY

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on July 2, 2018, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in August, 2018, the same being the 7th day of said month, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, Texas 77469, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Fort Bend and the State of Texas, to-wit: Sale # 1

Cause # Judgment Date 16-DCV234783 01/09/18

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

008600000050890 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 DWIGHT SEAN JONES, ET AL JUNE 29, 2018

Legal Description LT 1, BLK 1, FINAL PLAT OF PAULEY SUBD, REC'D UNDER SLIDE# 1225B*

Adjudged Value $45,790.00

Estimated Minimum Bid $11,900.00

(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. Dated at Richmond, Texas, July 2, 2018 Constable Wayne Thompson Fort Bend County, Texas By Deputy Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other

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

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COMMUNITY OakBend Medical Center CEO among the Most Admired CEOs

Xavier Herrera earns Master Trustee title

Joe Freudenberger, CEO of OakBend Medical Center has been named one of 13 honorees for the Most Admired CEO award in the nonprofit sector for Greater Houston and surrounding area.

The panel of judges chose 35 for-profit leaders and 13 nonprofit leaders to receive the award.

The judges for this award were Peggy Kostial, senior managing director US Southwest at Accenture; Jeffery D. Wallace, president and CEO at Greater Houston Black Chamber; and Patricia Mercer, president and CEO at Houston SPCA. The honorees were chosen based on their nonprofit involvement in the community, their demonstration of leadership, strategic vision and innovation as head of the organization and the impact the honoree has had on the community.

The honorees will receive their awards at a luncheon on August 23 at the Hilton Americas Hotel-Houston.

Freudenberger

Fort Bend County Fair Night at the Skeeters

Stafford MSD trustee Xavier Herrera has earned the designation of Master Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).

During the fifth session, June 28–30, school board members in the 2017–18 Leadership TASB class made presentations of their team’s findings following yearlong research.

Class participants researched critical issues related to assumed efforts to privatize Texas public education. The Leadership TASB class met in conjunction with TASB’s Summer Leadership Institute in Fort Worth. More than 1,000 new and veteran school leaders attended the Institute and received extensive training on every facet of effective board governance, heard keynote addresses from renowned education experts, and picked up valuable ideas from dis-

trict showcases and networking opportunities. After the graduation ceremony June 29, Leadership TASB participants joined the ranks of more than 800 school board members statewide who are Leadership TASB alumni.

The 2018 Leadership TASB class, composed of 30 school board members, represents Texas school districts of all sizes and property wealth. Participants who completed all required elements of the study program earned Master Trustee status, the highest designation recognized by TASB. Leadership TASB is sponsored in part by H-E-B. TASB is a voluntary, nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local Texas school boards. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve more than 5.3 million public school students.

Blo Bow Dry Bar debuts in Sugar Land; Proceeds benefit FBEF

L to R: Back; Christian Thomas, , Phincy Thomas; Owner, Thomas Itty, Brenna Cosby, Executive Director, Fort Bend Education Foundation Front; Nevaeh Thomas and Isaiah Thomas Blo Blow Dry Bar, the original and largest blow dry bar franchise in North America, will debut in Sugar Land on Friday, August 10th, 2018. Blo Sugar Land will be located in Sweetwater Plaza at 4759 Sweetwater Boulevard, Sugar Land, Texas 77479.

“Blo Blow Dry Bar is thrilled to join the Sugar Land community,” said Blo Franchise Partner and Sugar Land owner, Phincy Thomas.

“We look forward to making the beautiful women of Sugar Land, even more gorgeous! Blo was founded on the motto, “You’re not cheating on your hairdresser.” No cuts, no color: Just wash, blo, go. Blo’s expertly trained stylists, “Bloers”, deliver runway-ready hair in-bar or onsite, with a signature blow out starting at $45.

Blo customers can choose from a variety of styles, including: High Society (a highaltitude bun), Pillow Talk (tousled beach waves), Red

Play ball! Fort Bend County Fair Night at the Skeeters is on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Texas music icon, Roger Creager, will be in concert postgame.

This concert is included with your game ticket. Come early and cheer on the 2017 Fort Bend County Fair Queen, Marissa Salazar, as she takes to the pitcher’s mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. She will be accompanied by the 2018 Fort Bend County Fair Queen candidates.

The Sugar Land Skeeters have secured a spot in the postseason after clinching the First Half Freedom Division Championship earlier this month. On Fair Night, the Skeeters will be taking on the York Revolution.

This is the third year that the Sugar Land Skeeters and the Fort Bend County Fair Association join forces for the night of family fun.

Constellation Field provides something for everyone of all ages including a variety of jungle gym equipment and slides, a new state-of-the art Sport Court of Texas, and Splash pad. A picnic area, ice house, and the suite level are all a part of the amenities to enjoy.

Tickets are on sale online now and can be purchased online here: https://groupmatics.events/event/Fortbend. Tickets are $12 and are located in section 21 along the third base line, with a portion of the proceeds being donated back to the Fair.

The Skeeters recently enacted a bag policy and will begin checking all bags that enter into the stadium during all Skeeters home games and any other in-stadium public event. Bags including: purses, clutches, diaper bags, and swim bags (for the pool area) will be permitted after they are searched at the gates during entry into the stadium.

Be sure to stay until after the game to enjoy Roger Creager’s music and hangout with the Fort Bend County Fair family.

For more information call the Fair Office at 281-342-6171.

Carpet (a smooth, classic blow out with lots of body), Go Fish (a perfectly crafted fishtail braid), Holly Would (a fun, flirty style filled with curls and plenty of bounce), Executive Sweet (skyscraper straight hair), and Hunt Club (a perfectly, polished ponytail). In addition to in-house blow drys and styling, Blo offers blo on the go (botg), blo bridal and makeup services.

Blo Sugar Land will be open Monday-Thursday from 9 am to 6 p.m, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 7 p.m and Sunday 11a.m to 5 p.m. Blo will open as early as 7 a.m and as late as 9 p.m by appointment. Walk-ins are accepted and online reservations are available at blomedry.com or via the app (available for iOS or Android). Appointments can also be made by calling 281.980.BLOW (2569).

Blo Blow Dry Bar’s motto is: “You’re not cheating on your hairdresser”. No, seriously. Blo is North America’s original blow dry bar, with over 115 locations, making it the world’s largest blow dry bar franchise. No cuts, no color: Just wash, blo, go. Guests choose from our signature styles featured in the Blo Hair Menu, from the razor-straight “Executive Sweet” to the runway-inspired “Pillow Talk”.

Blo Sugar Land is owned by Houston entrepreneur, Phincy Thomas.

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COMMUNITY

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Total Wine & More held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official grand opening of its newest store at 16762 Southwest Freeway, Suite 500, Sugar Land, TX 77479. In keeping with the commitment of the company to the greater Houston community, a portion of the sales Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21 was donated to Fort Bend Cares. During the grand opening guests discovered 8,000 wines, 3,000 spirits and 2,500 beers sampled wine and beer, enjoyed live music and fine food, celebrating the local charity partner. Total Wine & More’s Sugar Land store is the company’s 9th in the Houston area. With more than 24,000 square feet of retail space, the Sugar Land Total Wine & More offers an unbelievable selection of fine wines, spirits and beers, plus unbeatable prices and unrivaled service from expertly trained staff. There is a climatecontrolled wine room for rare selections and a walk-in humidor for fine cigars, as well as space for private tastings, consumer education classes, community meetings and special events. For more information about the new store, visit www.TotalWine.com/SugarLand Total Wine & More - Sugar Land. Doing the ribbon cutting above, Chris Brown, right, District Manager Robert McCormic, Fort Bend Cares Executive Director Angel Tapia, and Sugar Fort Bend Cares Executive Director Angel Land store manager Mark Shugerman, with Tapia, left, presents a memento to Robert Mcother associates of Total Wines and More.

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WE MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE AS PERFECT AS THE MOMENT. Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land understands that your pregnancy and childbirth experience is unique to you. That’s why we offer our support, guidance and expertise from the first weeks of pregnancy through the arrival of your baby — because every mother deserves an experience as perfect as the moment.

Amenities include: • Private and family-centered labor and delivery suites • Postpartum care and education, as well as breastfeeding support • Level II special care nursery with neonatal-trained staff to monitor high-risk and premature babies Come take a tour of our Childbirth Center or sign up for one of our classes by visiting houstonmethodist.org/events or call 281.205.4514 to find an OB-GYN near you.

Community Baby Shower | Thursday, Aug. 2 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | Brazos Pavilion Conference Center For more information, visit events.houstonmethodist.org/babyshower-sl or call 281.274.7500.

16655 Southwest Fwy. Sugar Land, TX 77479