Fort Bend Independent 72915

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FORT BEND FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015

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Official newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land

Sugar Land City Manager files Stuti Patel sworn in as associate district judge in Fort Bend County $234 million budget proposal for 2016 City Manager Allen Bogard presented the fiscal year 2016 proposed budget of $234.48 million that provides funding for current services and implements some key City Council priorities.

The City’s fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and ends on Sept. 30, 2016.

The proposed budget includes funding to meet current service levels for an estimated 87,504 residents as of January 2016.

The proposed budget includes resources needed to meet significant growth in the City’s daytime population of 63,505, a 2015 estimate of employees of businesses located within the city limits.

During a presentation to City Council on July 21, Director of Finance Jennifer Brown said that city staff has made adjustments in service delivery

Fort Bend County’s 400th District Court Judge Maggie Jaramillio administers the oath of office to Stuti Trehan Patel, right, as associate district judge on July 27. The board of judges selected Patel, an assistant district attorney in the office of Fort Bend County District Attorney since 2000, to the associate judge position, being vacated by Associate Judge Pedro Ruiz.

Stuti Patel, a home town girl, was proud to serve as a judge in Fort Bend County. She went to Dulles Elementary and Clements High School and got her JD from the University of Texas in Austin in 1996. Daughter of Lalita and Surinder Trehan of Sugar Land, Stuti is married to Hiren Patel. Fort Bend County judges, elected officials, several community members, family and friends of Patel attended the swearing in ceremony. –SESHADRI KUMAR

Dulles High School Senior Karen Yang crowned Miss American Texas Junior Teen Congratulations to Karen Yang of Dulles High School on being crowned the 2015 Miss American Texas Junior Teen this summer in the Miss American Coed Pageant.

The 16-year-old also took home the title of Texas Junior Teen Talent Winner and placed in the top five of the fashion modeling competition. She will now represent Texas at the 2015 Miss American Junior Teen Pageant, which will be held during Thanksgiving week 2015 at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Yang is a senior in the Math and Science Academy at Dulles High School. In addition to being involved in pageantry, the honor student is also a member of her school’s Math and Science Academy Student Council, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and the We Care Student Organization.

The Miss American Coed scholarship pageant welcomes girls and young women between the ages of 3 and 22. Contestants compete in various categories, including talent, speech, academic achievement, community service, photogenic, personality, modeling and acting. Since 1983, the pageant has awarded millions of dollars in cash awards and prizes to contestants at state and national competitions.

Left, Karen Young

to meet the increased daytime population. For example, the implementation of fire-based EMS transport in January 2015 included a power shift of additional staffing during the daytime hours, as the largest percentage of EMS calls are made between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Funds dedicated to meeting the needs of the City -- supported by sales tax, property tax and charges for services -- make up 88 percent of the proposed budget and capital improvement program for fiscal year 2016.

Funding from sources with restricted uses account for 10 percent of the proposed budget; the remaining 2 percent comes from voter-authorized general obligation bonds for parks bond projects.

The budget builds an operating revenue stream around a 3 percent growth in property tax revenues that include funds

dedicated toward the repayment of debt obligations.

The revenues include a 1 percent increase from 7 to 8 percent to the residential homestead exemption -- approved by City Council at the end of June for tax year 2015.

The City’s tax rate will be determined upon receipt of the certified tax roll from the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District at the end of July.

Nearly half of the proposed general fund budget is allocated to public safety departments, including police, public safety dispatch and fire/EMS. The proposed budget includes increased benefits costs and funding for an average 3 percent performance-based merit increase to eligible employees, effective January 2016. City employees do not receive cost of living salary increases by See BUDGET, Page 3

Sugar Land gains control of Cullinan Park The transfer of operating authority of Cullinan Park from the city of Houston to the city of Sugar Land was celebrated in a short ceremony inside Cullinan Park on July 27 Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Sugar Land Mayor Jimmy Thompson respectively, issued a proclamation recognizing the Cullinan family, the Cullinan Park Conservancy Board and the 750-acre park.

Chairman of the George Foundation Board Bill Jameson announced a $1 million donation by the foundation to the Cullinan Park development.

The matching grant will be distributed over 4 years.

Parker said the deal was best for the park and not what was best for Houston or Sugar Land. Thompson conveyed the city’s commitment to taking care of the passive aprk, in keeping with the vision of the Ann Hamilton, chair, Cullinan park Conservancy Board, Mayor Conservancy group.

Annise Parker, Bill Jameson and Mayor Jimmy Thompson at See PARK, Page 3 the Cullinan Park on Monday.

Stafford among top 3 best places to start a business in Texas

Stafford has been ranked the third best place to start a business in the state out of 220 places researched by NerdWallet, a consumer financial site.

The ranking is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau; only places with populations of over 10,000 were analyzed.

“Our goal has always been to make Stafford a compelling place to start a business; it began when we eliminated property taxes for residents and business owners in 1995 and the city hasn’t looked back since. Small things like expediting permit approvals and providing assistance with applications make a big difference to businesses as they can begin operating and employing people faster in Stafford than in other places. Our approach of minimizing the barriers to starting a business, and accommodating businesses as much as possible has resulted in a diverse, thriving center of commerce.” said Stafford Mayor Leonard Scarcella.

Over 2,700 businesses are located in Stafford, which has a population of approximately

20,000 and a daytime commuting workforce of 27,000.

It boasts a range of industries that require a skilled workforce, including manufacturing, oil field construction, professional services, financial services, educational services and healthcare.

Companies headquartered in Stafford include Seamar Divers, a subsea construction and inspection company, and General Technologies Inc., an equipment manufacturer. A dditionally, Stafford is the home to 30 oil field manufacturing companies, which have come here because of the Freeport Tax Exemption offered, and the recently located Imperial Linen Services, which supplies linens throughout the Greater Houston area.

“Fort Bend County continues to demonstrate why it is a fantastic place for businesses to thrive. Stafford flies under the radar since it is such a small city but Stafford is clearly punching above its weight as a business heavy-hitter. This latest accolade underscores the benefits Fort Bend offers to

businesses, residents and potential future employers,” said Jeff Wiley, president and CEO of the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council.

With recent business expansions and relocation announcements such as First Data, AOI and NALCO Champion, Fort Bend County is one of the fastest-growing counties in a thriving state, nearing the top in list after list.

From energy and development to education and hospitality, business is booming here, attracting a sizeable share of Fortune 500 companies and major corporations.

Fort Bend County was also recognized as having the highest percentage increase in employment in the U.S. from September 2012 to September 2013 by BLS. The full rankings list and methodology is available here: http://www.nerdwallet.com/ blog/small-business/placesstart-business-texas-2015/. For additional information about Fort Bend County, visit FortBendCounty.com or call 281242-0000.

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NEWS Well rounded legal experience lands Stuti Patel in judgeship

After the swearing-in ceremony, Judge Stuti Patel, in black robes, with her parents, Lalita and Surinder Trehan, left, and her husband Hiren Patel, right.

By SESHADRI KUMAR Stuti Trehan Patel, while in high school had an opportunity to serve in Fort Bend County.

She recalled her first experi-

ence as a volunteer for the Family Outreach of Fort Bend where she was volunteering for a Church Parenting Program for Divorcing Parents.

Later, she became a prosecutor in the Felony Trial Division with extensive courtroom experience in jury trials, hearings, and docket management for

Rotary Club of Fort Bend County inducts new officers

cases ranging from general felonies to capital murders.

Her duties also included assisting victims and witnesses, legal research, preparing & reviewing agency warrants, community education/public speaking and intake of cases from multiple law enforcement agencies.

Stuti Patel developed strong, positive and professional working relationships with Fort Bend County District and County Judges, Community Corrections & Supervision Department, Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorney Association members and several community & law enforcement agencies. Her past assignments included Grand Jury/Felony Intake and Juvenile, Domestic Violence & Misdemeanor Trial Divisions.

Patel worked in the Harris County Domestic Relations Office as Attorney & Mediator

during 1998-1999.

She practiced law in the area of child support and visitation enforcement as well as Interviewed clients, prepared legal documents and assisted with prosecution of both court-assigned and private cases. She has served as a certified family mediator and successfully mediated a substantial number of court-referred contested cases involving children.

From 1996 to 1998, she was an associate attorney with Watts & Associates, P.C where she practiced law in the area of general civil litigation. She independently managed a large case load, prepared litigation motions, pleadings and discovery for state courts. Courtroom experience included motions, hearings and trials and assisted with appellate work.

Stuti Patel received State Bar of Texas License in November 1996. She was admitted to

Southern District of Texas, September 1998 She obtained her JD from University of Houston Law Center in May 1996.

At the University of Houston Legal Aid Clinic she was Student Attorney in 1995.

In 1994 she was a legal intern in Harris County District Attorney’s Office and also an intern at the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court of the Honorable Letitia Z. Clark. Patel got her Bachelor degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin with Honors in May 1993.

She majored in Social Work and Minor in Psychology.

With a well rounded legal experience and commendable work ethic, Stuti Patel has justifiably risen to the rank of a judge as evidenced by compliments from Judges Jim Shoemake, Judge Maggie Jaramillo and District Attorney John Healey.

Pedestrian Plaza project of 2015

Mohammed Afroz Shaik and Chaitanya Gampa, Huitt-Zollars; Jamie Knight, Fort Bend County; Buck Bass, Bass Construction.

Kay Lahiri Gashette, left, Kamran Makhdoom, Surender Talwar, Nalina Pillai and Jerry Fariza The local Rotary Club of Fort Bend County, under Houston District 5890, ushered in a new governance team on Wednesday July 8, 2015 during the Annual Induction Ceremony.

Incumbent Chapter President, Kamram Makhdoom and Houston District Rotary Club 5890 Governor, Nick Giannone welcomed the new President, Surender Talwar, Secretary, Nalina Pillai and Treasurer, Kaushiki L Gashette.

Overall, the ceremony focused on the charitable efforts and accomplishments of the prior year.

In full support to the Rotary leadership, the incoming members reinforced their continued commitment to the long term club goals. A priority for the 2015 - 2016 Rotary Club 5890 will be new membership drives.

In rare form, the ceremony concluded with a traditional Hindi song performed by Fort Bend County Rotary Club President Surender Talwar, left, none other than the incoming with Houston District Rotary Club Governor Nick Giannone.

President, Surender Talwar.

Please feel free to encour- local members or attend a The Fort Bend Rotary Club 5890 meets each Wednesday age potential members to con- regular meeting as a distintact any of the aforementioned guished guest. at 6:45 p.m.

The Fort Bend County Pedestrian Plaza located between the Historic Courthouse and the Travis Building in Richmond, has been selected as an American Public Works Association Texas Chapter Project of the Year for 2015.

The award recognizes innovations in technology and management, special efforts to protect the environment during construction, safety performance, and efforts to minimize public inconvenience and adherence to completion date.

The Pedestrian Plaza was designed to enhance the visual appeal of the area while creating an inviting environment for pedestrian and community

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activities in a park-like setting in downtown Richmond.

The plaza includes picnic areas with benches and provides an attractive walkway between the two buildings enhancing the existing landscape.

Plants native to the Houston Gulf Coast were incorporated for longevity and drought tolerance while an underground water collection system was designed to capture rainwater for use in the irrigation system for both the Travis Building and the Historic Courthouse reducing the need to rely on City utilities.

Numerous utility lines were relocated underground to create a more natural setting, and

significant improvements to storm drainage were included.

The project was a Fort Bend County collaboration with the Design Firm Huitt-Zollars, Inc. and General Contractor Bass Construction.

Jamie Knight, Fort Bend County Facilities Director and the project’s consultant, accepted the award on behalf of Fort Bend County at the TPWA Annual Conference in Austin on June 25, 2015.

“It’s a rare opportunity to transform a street into a nice space for the public’s use, and to soften the landscape in an established downtown setting.

We’re very pleased with the result.” said Jamie Knight.

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NEWS Budget From Page 1

Steve Griffith, Sugar Land’s First assistant city manager, Sugar Land Councilmen Himesh Gandhi and Joe Zimmerman, Mayor Jimmy Thompson, Councilman Harish Jajoo and Assistant City Manager Mike Goodrum at the Cullinan Park after taking operational control of the park. the property’s transfer to Sugar cane and other crops. In 1989, Land’s ETJ. The agreement also Cullinan Park was acquired by From Page 1 includes criteria for the future the Houston Parks Board and Sugar Land City Council annexation, maintenance and op- City of Houston and opened in approved agreements on May eration of the park by Sugar Land. 1991 as a nature preserve with 19 for the future development While Houston will continue improvements funded by the of Cullinan Park, 754 acres of to own the property, the agree- Texas Parks and Wildlife Demostly inaccessible forest and ment provides a 30-year right- partment. wetlands north of Sugar Land of-entry to Sugar Land that’s The Cullinan Park ConserRegional Airport. renewable for an additional 30 vancy was formed as a non-profit The land is currently owned by years. The inter-local agreement corporation in 2010, as a project the city of Houston and Houston will take effect once the conser- of the tax-exempt Houston Parks Parks Board and is located within vancy raises an initial contribu- Board. The Conservancy seeks Houston’s extra-territorial juris- tion of $500,000. to enhance and protect the natudiction (ETJ).

A memorandum of under- ral beauty of Cullinan Park.

The Cullinan Park Conser- standing between Sugar Land The conservancy is focused vancy contacted both Houston and the Cullinan Conservancy on a number of efforts that will and Sugar Land months ago and outlines the conservancy’s fun- help enhance the Park’s status proposed a partnership to further draising efforts for the park, as -- in the words of its major develop the acreage as a passive including a commitment of $10 donor Nina Cullinan -- a “place park that will preserve the natu- million during the next 10 years. of beauty and peacefulness in ral beauty of the property.

Houston City Council ap- the city.”

Phase 1 improvements include proved the Cullinan Park interThese efforts include mapping improving access to the property local agreement on May 27. the park, surveying its vegetathrough nature trails and bridges, The lands of Cullinan Park tion and birdlife, planning for as well as installation of a picnic were first settled in 1828 by its trail and bridge renovations, pavilion and a children’s na- Alexander Hodge, a member of arranging for park cleanups and ture area. Discussions led to an Stephen F. Austin’s Old 300. For organizing a photo contest about inter-local agreement between more than 150 years, the property the park, its wildlife, landscapes Sugar Land and Houston for was used for raising cattle, sugar and visitors.

Park

policy.

The total operating budget for 2016 is $166.77 million and funds services at current levels in all funds and departments.

Funding for the Sugar Land Development Corporation and Sugar Land 4B Corporation is proposed at $11.42 million, and capital projects are proposed at $56.29 million.

Capital projects funding includes funds for completion of the Brazos River Park and festival site, including restrooms, landscaping and a roadway to the festival site.

A total of $9.9 million is included for street rehabilitation and improvements, including the widening of State Highway 6 from Brooks Street to Lexington Boulevard.

A significant investment in drainage improvements totaling $9.1 million includes major projects in Sugar Creek and Covington Woods, along with design work to address flooding concerns in The Highlands neighborhood and along Lexington Boulevard.

Utility projects, including surface water efforts, total $14.9 million and will target the rehabilitation of lift stations,

collection lines and groundwater storage tanks.

There are no changes to water, wastewater or surface water rates. The City has not adjusted water or wastewater rates since 2011, minimizing the impact to customers while surface water rates were implemented. Solid waste includes a 2.5 percent increase to residential rates based on the city’s contract with Republic Services. The new rate will be effective in January 2016 and will increase from $16.81 to $17.23.

At the end of the City Council presentation, the city manager emphasized the importance of having a structurally balanced budget.

“I think it’s probably one of the reasons why we have been able to upgrade our bond rating so much,” said Bogard. “The concept is that you want to make sure that you don’t make funding decisions in one year that you can’t afford to sustain over an extended period of time.”

Bogard noted this causes staff to be conservative in estimating revenues and ensures the City doesn’t make a multi-year obligation that doesn’t have specific dedicated revenue.

To view the proposed budget and capital improvement pro-

English as a Second Language classes in Richmond and Katy

The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County will hold student registration for adults interested in joining an English as a Second Language (ESL) class. Registration will be held as follows: Monday, Aug. 24, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Cinco Ranch Library Wednesday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Cinco Ranch Library, 2620 Commerce Center Blvd., Katy, TX 77494 Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Grand Parkway Baptist Church, 12000 FM 1464, Richmond, TX 77407 Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview, Richmond, TX 77469 If you are interested in registering for a class at Cinco Ranch Library or Grand Parkway Baptist Church, please contact Outreach Coordinator, Tammie Rankin at 281.240.8181 or by email at tirankin@ftbendliteracy.org. Registration for the classes is handled by the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County, at these locations. Registration questions for the George Memorial Library may be directed to Mary Hulse, at 281-241-2652.

Process Technology and EMS Programs Coming to Richmond Now it’s more convenient than ever to train for a career in which there is high demand for employees.

WCJC will expand two highly successful programs to its Richmond/Fort Bend Technical Center this fall: Process Technology This two-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program prepares students to work in plant operations in the petrochemical, refining and pharmaceutical industries.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median salary of a chemical plant operator as $55,900. College officials report that 80 percent of program graduates find employment within 90 days of graduation.

Register Now!

Fall Classes Begin August 31 To register, visit wcjc.edu or call 800.561.9252

Emergency Medical Services The two-year AAS degree qualifies graduates to work as an EMT. The one-year certificate program provides paramedic training. Salaries vary widely, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics placing the average salary of a paramedic at just over $31,000. The majority of WCJC students have job offers before they graduate, or they have been employed and seek additional certification.

Wharton | Sugar Land | Richmond | Bay City 800.561.WCJC (9252) Learn about more than 40 other programs of study at WCJC by visiting wcjc.edu.

gram, visit the City’s website at www.sugarlandtx.gov/budget.

The budget will be reviewed with City Council through a series of workshops beginning August 6 at Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North. Meeting agendas will be posted online at www. sugarlandtx.gov.

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: CHARLES STEVEN FISHER 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 JANINE FISHER, Petitioner, was filed in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas ON THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2015 against CHARLES STEVEN FISHER, Respondent(s), numbered 15DCV-223935, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF BRYSON CHASE FISHER AND JAXSON SAMUEL FISHER, CHILDREN. The suit request TO TERMINATE THE 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: FEBRUARY 09, 2011 FEBRUARY 20, 2012 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 parentchild 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 21st day of July, 2015.

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR RESPONDENT: VONDA KAY COVINGTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 905 FRONT STREET RICHMOND TX 77469 281-762-0578 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County Deputy District Clerk Michele Olguin Telephone: (281) 633-7649

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FINANCE & INVESTMENT

Learn investment management from Houston Rockets

Imagine that the value of everything you owned has collapsed. Your business is in shambles, your employees are unsure whether they have jobs and the direction of your entire organization is in question.

No, we aren’t talking about the technology sector in 2000 or housing in 2008. This isn’t Lehman Brothers or Long Term Capital Management (the biggest hedge fund blowup in history).

This is your 2015 NBA Western Conference Finalist Houston Rockets in 2009.

While investments markets were tanking and talk of “depression� was in the air, the Rockets were dealing with their own collapse.

Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, the two cornerstones of the Rockets, were on their last legs. McGrady had micro fracture surgery on his troubled knee early in the year, and Ming went down with a hairline fracture in his left foot in Game 3 of a second-round match against the Lakers in the playoffs. Neither player would be the same again.

The Rockets were at a crossroads. They had signiďŹ cant money tied up in their roster and lacked the young players necessary to begin rebuilding. General Manager Daryl Morey, whose resume’ made him look more like a hedge fund analyst than a “basketball guy,â€? was faced with an almost impossible task from owner Leslie Alexander: rebuild the team into a championship contender without losing to get there.

And yet despite the long odds, here they are. In just ďŹ ve years, the Rockets have refashioned themselves into an elite team with championship aspirations. So the question to us is: how did they do it? Did they get lucky, or was it careful planning that put them in a position to succeed?

As mentioned earlier, Daryl Morey is not your typical general manager. He received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Northwestern University and went on to

three-point shots than any team in NBA history, yet had very few good three-point shooters. Players like Corey Brewer and Josh Smith, who were added to the team midseason and played signiďŹ cant minutes, were considered very poor shooters. Yet the Rockets found ways to use what they were good at to help the team.

Brewer is great at running the oor and attacking the rim, while Smith is talented playing in the post and passing the ball.

Just as it is important to have a well-rounded team in basketball, a diversiďŹ ed portfolio is critical in investing.

DiversiďŹ cation is a strategy designed to reduce risk by investing in a variety of different types of investments. It is often considered a protection against ignorance, because if an investor could predict what asset class would outperform in the future, he would move 100 percent into that asset class.

DiversiďŹ cation also creates a synergistic effect within a portfolio. Putting together two uncorrelated asset classes will lower the overall risk of the portfolio with no reduction in performance, just as putting together players that complement each other’s styles with a good strategy can create a team whose whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Value The most signiďŹ cant event in the Rockets rebuilding effort was the trade for James Harden, which is perhaps the most lopsided trade in sports history (save for when the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000). However, at the time, it was not obvious that the Rockets were getting

Brandon Arns, left, Jared Jameson, Bill Jameson and Derek Finley graduate with an MBA from Money managers are under MIT’s Sloan School of Man- constant pressure to outperform their benchmarks and agement.

If we look closely, tucked stand out amongst their peers. into the hundreds of trades, Focusing on the short-term free-agent signings and can cause investors to deviate player decisions, the Rock- from their long-term strategy, ets have made during the last possibly causing them to overďŹ ve years, you can see some pay for a “hotâ€? investment or core principles of investment take some unnecessary risks.

In investing, it is critical management. Below, we connect these principles to a few to choose a strategy that you headline decisions made by can stick with when times are the Rockets. It is our hope that bad, as well as when they are by seeing how these values good. Sure, it’s more exciting worked for the Rockets, we to try and time the market, just can solidify their application as it’s more exciting to sign that big free agent to a superto investing. max contract. But if all these Patience In early 2011, rumors moves aren’t part of a sound swirled that Carmelo Antho- strategy, you are jeopardizing ny, the premiere scorer in the your long-term goals.

Diversify league, wanted out of Denver.

Most sports fans tend to By that time, the Rockets had one-dimensionally. multiple young players and think picks that would have interest- They believe the only way ed Denver in a trade, and they to win is to get the biggest, knew it would take every one strongest, fastest athlete and of them to get him. Instead, overwhelm your opponent they chose to make a smaller with brute force. The reality offer, one that Denver would is that it takes a team to win, reject in favor of a trade with and successful teams are often made up of seemingly oddthe New York Knicks.

The pressure to win in bas- ďŹ tting players.

For example, this year’s ketball is enormous. Fans, owners and local media want Rockets team attempted more to see winning now, not sevCity of Missouri City eral years in the future, so the ORDINANCE NO. O-15-40 Rockets decision to pass on this opportunity took no small AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CHANGING THE amount of conviction. They ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 2.51 ACRES OF LAND FROM R-5 TOWNHOUSE believed they would not be in RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO LC-1 LOCAL RETAIL RESTRICTED DISTRICT; SAID 2.51-ACRE TRACT OF LAND; AMENDING THE ZONING a position to win a champion- DESCRIBING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN ship, even if they were able to AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND CONTAINING trade for Anthony.

This “win now� mentality OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. is not exclusive to the NBA. I, Maria Gonzalez, City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that

City of Missouri City ORDINANCE NO. O-15-34 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 1.32 ACRES OF LAND FROM LC-3 RETAIL DISTRICT TO R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; DESCRIBING SAID 1.32-ACRE TRACT OF LAND; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. I, Maria 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-1534 approved on first and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on June 15, 2015, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary

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the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-1540 approved on first and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on July 20, 2015, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 for ValPlace Richmond, being a partial replat of Los Puentes Office Park, Precinct 1. 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 Dawn D. Miller with Miller Survey Group at 713-413-1900 for information prior to the hearing.

Submitted by, Laura Richard Fort Bend County Clerk CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on June 2nd, 2015, by the County Civil Court at Law No. Three (3), in Harris County, Texas in Cause #1061723-701 in favor of the plaintiff – Pawnee Leasing Corporation, plaintiff, for the sum of $ 24,431.35++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on June 12th, 2015 and will offer for sale on the 4th day of August, 2015 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., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) – Patient First Choice Pharmacy LLC and Patrick E. Collins had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: Legal Description: BRIAR VILLA SOUTH SEC 1, BLOCK 2, LOT 15 AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 2132, PAGE 1338 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; PROPERTY ADDRESS: 16334 PETALUMA DR., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77053.

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.

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

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: BRITTAINEY KINCANNON UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and to all whom it may concern, Respondent GREETINGS: 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 AM on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (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 GREGORY L LANDRY; KRISINDA H LANDRY, Petitioner, was filed in the 387th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County,Texas ON THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013 against O’BRYAN STAMEY Respondents numbered 13-DCV-209644, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF JAYDEN KINCANNON, ELIJAH THOMPSON MERCEDES THOMPSON AND ALEXAS THOMPSON CHILDREN. The suit request Petition in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship as is more fully shown the petition. The date and place of birth of the children who are the subject of the suit are: DECEMBER 14, 2006,TEXAS APRIL 02, 2009, TEXAS AUGUST 17, 2010,TEXAS AUGUST 17, 2010, TEXAS The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property which will be binding on you.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of the said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 6th day of July, 2015.

Attorney for Petitioner or Repondent: ALEXANDER HUNT HUNT LAW FIRM PLLC 1845 SNAKE RIVER ROAD, STE B KATY TX 77449 832-315-5494 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County Deputy District Clerk Valeria Ramos Telephone: (281) 633-7620

the better end of the deal.

Harden was a bench player with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Many questioned whether he could make the transition to playing the kind of minutes demanded of a starter. In addition, Harden played terribly in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, which some believed was a sign that he couldn’t play in big moments.

Many believed who and what the Rockets traded to the Thunder to get Harden was too much. The Rockets sent dynamic scorer Kevin Martin, recently drafted and highly regarded prospect Jeremy Lamb and a very good future ďŹ rstround pick, as well as other picks and players. None of these turned into good longterm players for the Thunder.

The Rockets saw the value that Harden offered and paid what they felt was a fair price; so far, they appear to have been right. The Rockets received much more than what they gave up. This is an example of value investing, one of the foundations of ďŹ nance.

Value investing is simply buying an asset when it is cheap relative to its peers and selling it when it is expensive. This can be difďŹ cult in asset classes like stocks or bonds, because markets are 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 18th day of June, 2015 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. HENRY B. GONZALES, ET AL in Cause #14-DCV-218760 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of August, 2015, 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: 4950020150400907 LOT 4 IN BLOCK 15, OF THE MEADOWS, SECTION 2, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 7, PAGE 7, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 22nd day of June,2015 as the property of HENRY B. GONZALES FRANK R. FLORES, COMPASS BANK, BY SERVING ITS REGISTERED AGENT: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, PALISADES COLLECTION, L.L.C. to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,531.96, 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 DISTRICT; CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL FLOOD ROAD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 22nd day of June,2015.

ROB COOK CONSTABLE, PCT. 3, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

BY Lieutenant S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable # 1309 LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids 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, AUGUST 13, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469. Bids 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.

1. BID 16-002 – CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM A LOCAL VENDOR; 2. BID 16-003 – FORD MOTOR REPAIR PARTS; 3. BID 16-004 – SCHOOL ZONE LIGHTS; 4. BID 16-005 – AUTO BODY REPAIRS; 5. BID 16-007 – WINDOW WASHING; 6. BID 16-010 – MEDICAL SUPPLIES; 7. BID 16-011 – WEED, BRUSH, AND INSECT CONTROL CHEMICALS; 8. BID 16-012 – TIRES AND TUBES; 9. BID 16-013 – SCREENED DECOMPOSED CRUSHED GRANITE GRAVEL; 10. BID 16-014 – OIL AND LUBRICANTS; 11. BID 16-017 – TONERS AND INK CARTRIDGES; 12. BID 16-018 – CLEARING, GRUBBING, AND DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES FOR VARIOUS COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS; Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are required for Bid 16-018.

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

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

efďŹ cient at setting reasonably fair prices. Often, stocks are sold at a value for a reason.

Maybe they had a bad earnings report, or maybe there is trouble within management.

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Similarly in basketball, teams often pay too much for recent outperformance and underpay because of recent struggles. GMs who are able to determine the long-term value of a player are often the most successful.

Conclusion In basketball, investing and life, it’s easy to do the wrong thing. It takes discipline and prudence to do what’s right.

Like the Rockets, we use time-tested strategies to help our clients achieve their goals.

It’s not always popular to go against the crowd, but if you don’t have guiding principles to direct your decisions, you will likely make the wrong one. In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.�

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION TO: BEATRIZ NOHEMI ENGEL ADDRESS UNKNOWN NOTICE: 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 Monday next following the expiration of twenty days after you were served this citation and ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE filed on June 11, 2015, a default judgment may be taken against you. Said answer may be filed by mailing to the District Clerk’s Office at 301 Jackson Street, Richmond, Texas 77469, or by bringing said answer to the physical address at Fort Bend County Justice Center,1422 Eugene Heimann, Rm 10142, Richmond, Texas 77469. We are located on the first floor of the Court House Building.

The case is presently pending before the 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on June 11, 2015.

It bears cause number 15-DCV- 224042 and is styled: IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF BYRL RYAN ENGEL AND BEATRIZ NOHEMI ENGEL The name and address of the attorney for PETITIONER is: MICHAEL V. BROPHY THE BROPHY LAW FIRM PC 12946 DAIRY ASHFORD RD STE 370 SUGAR LAND TX 77478 281-277-4141 The nature of the demands of said PETITIONER is shown by a true and correct copy of the ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE accompanying this citation and made a part thereof.

If this citation not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said court, at Richmond, Texas, on this the 15th day of June 15, 2015.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT, Fort Bend County, Texas Deputy District Clerk Valeria Ramos Telephone: (281) 633-7620 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 10th day of June, 2015 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-204947 in favor of the Plaintiff - Townewest Homeowners Association, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $3785.70++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 23rd day of June, 2015, 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) - Mario Garcia and Daniela Trifan-Garcia had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4th day of August, 2015 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1st floor), 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 9, BLOCK 14, OF TOWNEWEST, SECTION ONE, 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: $116,310.00 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 Deputy P. Crowell Deputy Constable # 1338

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Inspiration Stage presents The Producers Inspiration Stage presents “The Producers,” a 12 -time Tony Award winning musical, July 31 - Aug. 2 at Sugar Land Auditorium. A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one this goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (featuring the gloriously offensive song “Springtime for Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends. Inspiration Stage is nearing its two-year anniversary in Sugar Land and has become Sugar Land’s source for entertainment and theatrical education.

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 22, 2015, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in August, 2015, the same being the 4th 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 #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

Adjudged Value

Estimated Minimum Bid

1

07-DCV157615 03/17/15

174001009001690 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. BORDEN'S ADDN, BLK 9, (75' X 1 JOAN REESE EVANS AKA JOAN 101.25'), MORE OR LESS, VOL B, PG 758* ELLA EVANS, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

$6,650.00

$6,650.00

2

11-DCV191481 04/14/15

007900078000590 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 1 NATHAN LEWIS, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

NOEL F. ROBERTS SURV, UDI 3.487 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OUT OF 22 1/2 ACRES, ABST 79, VOL "L", PG 533*

$349,550.00

$273,000.00

3

13-DCV203812 04/14/15

007800000072090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JIM 1 COOPER, AKA JAMES C. COOPER, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

ANDREW ROBERTS SURV, ABST 78, VOL 1100, PG 529*

$20,500.00

$18,000.00

4

14-DCV215003 03/17/15

803201002017090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. PETER SANDERS RIDGE, BLK 2, LT 17, SLIDE# 1094/A* 7 JUSTIN, AKA PETER WILLIAM JUSTIN JUNE 15, 2015

$260,100.00

$22,600.00

5

14-DCV215803 04/27/15

MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 32, VOL 460000032107090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. ROBERT H. CARSTENS, JR., AKA 2, PG 23 & VOL 203, PG 495* 7 ROBERT HENRY CARSTENS JUNE 15, 2015

$5,480.00

$4,000.00

7

14-DCV216495 04/28/15

006400000369490 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 THERESA A. PARKER JUNE 15, 2015

$7,690.00

$4,200.00

8

14-DCV217709 04/27/15

625001013160090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. RUBIO RIDGEMONT SEC 1, BLK 13, LT 16, VOL 6, PG 14* 7 PEDRAZA (6250010131600907/1938003400016) JUNE 15, 2015

$18,000.00

$8,000.00

9

14-DCV217732 04/17/15

625001006200190 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. CRAIG 7 A. GLOVER, AKA CRAIG AKEYSER GLOVER AKA CRAIG JUNE 15, 2015 GLOVER KEYSER

RIDGEMONT SEC 1, BLK 6, LT 20, VOL 6, PG 14 & CLERK'S FILE # 9233837* (6250010062001907/1938002700026)

$5,000.00

$5,000.00

10

14-DCV217749 04/28/15

485000044190090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 ROBERT W. DAVIS JUNE 15, 2015

MAYFAIR PARK, BLK 44, LT 19, VOL 313, PG 529* (4850000441900907/1934704200019)

$61,320.00

$28,000.00

City of Missouri City ORDINANCE NO. O-15-36 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 42, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE; REMOVING REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN ENCLOSED AREAS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. 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-15-36 approved on first and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on June 15, 2015, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary

City of Missouri City

Legal Notice THIS IS A MANDATED PUBLICATION OF THE LEGAL NOTICE CLOSING DATE OF August 11, 2015 AT 2:00 pm.

Sealed BIDS for Printing and Mailing of Quarterly Newsletters and Inserts for the City of Missouri City, Bid # 16-003 Printing and Mailing of Quarterly Newsletters and Inserts Responses 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. Bids marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

Bids are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers on August 11, 2015 at 2:00 pm. There is not a pre-bid conference.

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

WILLIAM NEAL SURV, ACRE 0.26, MORE OR LESS, ABST 64, CLERK'S FILE# 8817900*

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO: CHRISTINE CASTILLO ADDRESS UNKNOWN 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 Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being August 24, 2015 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 case is presently pending before the 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on April 09, 2015. It bears cause number 15-DCV-222602 and is styled: Life Insurance Company of North America vs Mary Helen Cisneros and Christine Castillo The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is: LINDA P WILLS WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP 909 FANNIN SUITE 3300 HOUSTON TX 77010 713-353-2000 The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows towit: ...

TO: CHRISTINE CASTILLO, WHOSE RESIDENCE AND WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN. 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. OF THE MONDAY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF 42 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE HEREOF, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU. PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION FILED BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA SEEKS A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AS WHETHER YOU ARE THE PERSON ENTITLED TO LIFE INSURANCE PROCEEDS ON THE LIFE OF CASILDO CISNEROS, DECEASED BECAUSE YOU WERE THE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY OF THE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. CROSS PLAINTIFF IS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF CASILDO CISNEROS CONTESTING THE BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION AND ASKING FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT THAT SHE IS ENTITLED THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS. If this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 8th day of July, 2015.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

By Deputy District Clerk Debra Elizondo 281-344-3959 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 27th day of May, 2015 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 14-DCV-216192 in favor of the Plaintiff - Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,800.19 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 15th day of June, 2015, 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)-Martin Lemelle had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4th day of August, 2015 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1st floor), 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 14, BLOCK 14, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT VOLUME 9, PAGE 3 IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $75,060.00 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 Deputy P. Crowell Deputy Constable # 1338

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 1st day of June, 2015 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-209257 in favor of the Plaintiff - Briargate Community Improvement Association Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,592.67 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 15th day of June, 2015, 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)- Wilda Perry had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 4th day of August, 2015 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1st floor), 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 25, BLOCK 1, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 10, 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: $89,450.00 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

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

Estimated Minimum Bid

Sale #

Cause # Judgment Date

11

14-DCV218632 04/14/15

755012002075091 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. FRED 0 DOUGLAS STANDEFER, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

SUGAR CREEK SEC 12, BLK 2, LT 75, VOL 18, PG 1*

$227,440.00

$10,700.00

12

14-DCV218651 04/27/15

000900000341090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 HECTOR N. GARCIA, AKA HECTOR NOE GARCIA, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

M M BATTLE LEAGUE, ABST 9, ACRE 0.50, MORE OR LESS, VOL 1419, PG 529*

$11,430.00

$3,000.00

13

14-DCV219231 04/27/15

672501001019090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. STEVE PLANTATION PLACE, BLK 1, LT 1 A. RICHMOND, SR., AKA STEVE 19, SLIDE NOS 1016B & 1017A* ALLEN RICHMOND SR, ET AL JUNE 15, 2015

$204,830.00

$15,000.00

Adjudged Value

(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, June 22, 2015 Constable Rob Cook 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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FORT BEND REAL ESTATE Riverstone SL •$615,000•3/2-21/2/2 3910

Sienna Plantation MC•$789,500•4/4.1/3 34TT

Anita Milne

Knowledgeable! Experienced!

Hardworking!

Competitive!

Action Oriented!

MilneAnita@yahoo.com

281-413-9732 Beard Realty Group

Sale Pending

Telfair SL • $774,900 • 5/4.1/3 1610W

Arlene Rolsen CRS, Realtor (281) 414-8400 www.ArleneRolsen.com

Lake Pointe Sugar Land $498,975 3/3.1/2

Sienna Plantation SL•$758,000•5/4.1/4 15WS

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR 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, AUGUST 13, 2015 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 15-087 – REGIONAL EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION SITE DEVELOPMENT Detailed pricing is required. 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

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR 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, AUGUST 13, 2015 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 15-068 – ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION. Detailed pricing is required. 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

THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION TO SHIREEN DHARANI 10350 LANDS END DRIVE #1208 HOUSTON TX 77099 NOTICE: 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 Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being August 10, 2015 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 case is presently pending before the 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County sitting in Richmond, Texas, and was filed on April 16, 2015. It bears cause number 15-DCV-222774 and is styled: Leroy Greer vs. LMS, Inc. D/B/A Landscape Management Services, LMS-1, L.L.C., Jose Eligio, Shireen Dharani, and Rejesh Agarwal The name and address of the attorney for PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is: RONALD K. LOVETT LOVETT LAW FIRM 440 COBIA DRIVE SUITE 602 KA TY TX 77 494 281-391-5400 The nature of the demands of said PLAINTIFF OR PETITIONER is as follows to-wit: WHEREFORE, PREMISES, CONSIDERED, PLAINTIFF, LEROY GREER, PRAYS THAT DEFENDANT BE CITED TO APPEAR AND ANSWER HEREIN, AND THAT UPON TRIAL OR HEARING OF THIS MATTER, THAT JUDGMENT BE ENTERED FOR PLAINTIFF, INCLUDING ACTUAL DAMAGES, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PREJUDGMENT AND POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST AT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED

BY LAW, COSTS OF COURT, AND ALL SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEF, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, TO WHICH HE MAY BE JUSTLY ENTITLED. If this Citation is not served, it shall be returned unserved. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, at Richmond, Texas on this the 25th day of June, 2015.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County Deputy District Clerk Vanessa Vasquez Telephone: (281) 341-3754

NOTICE TO BIDDERS HVAC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for performing all work required for the following project in the City: BID NO. 2015-27: HVAC Preventative Maintenance Services Bidder’s Name, Address, and Due Date Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with 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, August 6, 2015, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered For questions contact Jason Poscovsky, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@ sugarlandtx.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015.

The City will award the contract as provided in the Invitation to Bid and give notice of the contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after the 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 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 18th day of June, 2015 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. LAWRENCE E. GARVIN, AKA LAWRENCE EUGENE GARVIN, ET AL in Cause #14-DCV-216388 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of August, 2015, 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 2: GEO: 5856020020021907 THE NORTHERLY PORTION OF LOT TWO (2), lN BLOCK TWO (2), OF QUAIL BRIDGE, SECTION TWO (2), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 25, PAGE 15 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS IN A DEED FROM FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION TO LAWRENCE E. GARVIN DATED AUGUST 29, 1994 AND RECORDED UNDER CLERK’S FILE NO. 9459693 IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. TRACT 1: GEO: 9550010297221907 UNIT 7221 IN BUILDING SITE NO. 29 OUT OF RESERVE ‘A’ OF WILLOW PARK, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 11, PAGE 5 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 22nd day of June,2015 as the property of Lawrence E. Garvin AKA Lawrence Eugene Garvin to satisfy a judgment amounting to $12,960.84, 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, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT; CITY OF HOUSTON AND CITY OF HOUSTON. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 22nd day of June,2015.

ROB COOK CONSTABLE, PCT. 3, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

BY Lieutenant S.D. Sayers Deputy Constable # 1309

SOLD

Meadows Place•Valencia• 3/2.5/2

$194,500

SOLD

Meadows Place • Dorrance • 5/2/2 Meadows Place • Level Run • 4/2/2 Meadows Place•Amblewood•3/2/2

$196,500

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 for Lakes of Williams Ranch Sec. 1 Partial Replat No. 4, Precinct 1. 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 Kyle B. Duckett with GBI Partners, L.P. at 281-499-4539 for information prior to the hearing.

Submitted by, Laura Richard Fort Bend County Clerk

Houston • Parkglen • 3/2/2

$89,900

$214,500 $214,500

1326LP

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR 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, AUGUST 6, 2015 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 16-019 – EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINICAL SERVICES Pre-proposal conference will be conducted on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Fort Bend County Purchasing, 301 Jackson Street, Suite 201, Richmond, Texas. A site visit will commence immediately following the pre-proposal conference. All respondents are encouraged to attend. This is the only date and time respondents will be permitted to complete a site visit and job measurements.

Detailed pricing is 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

Sugar Land•Beewood Glen•4/2.5/2

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS To UNKNOWN FATHER, ADDRESS UNKNOWN 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 JOSHUA GORDON, Petitioner, was filed in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas ON THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2015 against UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondent(s), numbered 15-DCV-224565, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF CARTER REID GORDON, A CHILD. The suit request TO TERMINATE THE PARENTCHILD 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: JUNE 26, 2015 HOUSTON, HARRIS 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 parentchild 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 15th day of July, 2015.

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR RESPONDENT: LENNEA M. CANNON KERR HENDERSHOT & CANNON PC 1800 BERING DRIVE SUITE 600 HOUSTON TX 77057 713-783-3110 D!STRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT, Fort Bend County, Texas Deputy District Clerk Cassie Nash Telephone: (281) 341-4524

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: O’BRYAN STAMEY UNKNOWN ADDRESS, and to all whom it may concern, Respondent GREETINGS: 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 AM on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (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 GREGORY L LANDRY; KRISINDA H LANDRY, Petitioner, was filed in the 387th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County,Texas ON THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013 against O’BRYAN STAMEY Respondents numbered 13-DCV-209644, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF JAYDEN KINCANNON, ELIJAH THOMPSON MERCEDES THOMPSON AND ALEXAS THOMPSON CHILDREN. The suit request Petition in Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship as is more fully shown the petition. The date and place of birth of the children who are the subject of the suit are: DECEMBER 14, 2006,TEXAS APRIL 02, 2009, TEXAS AUGUST 17, 2010,TEXAS AUGUST 17, 2010, TEXAS The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property which will be binding on you.

Issued and given under my hand and seal of the said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 6th day of July, 2015.

Attorney for Petitioner or Repondent: ALEXANDER HUNT HUNT LAW FIRM PLLC 1845 SNAKE RIVER ROAD, STE B KATY TX 77449 832-315-5494 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County Deputy District Clerk Valeria Ramos Telephone: (281) 633-7620

$149,900

SOLD

$138,500

NOTICE TO BIDDERS FESTIVAL SITE TURF AND IRRIGATION

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: CIP PROJECT NAME: Festival Site Turf and Irrigation CIP PROJECT NUMBER: PK1411 LOCATION OF WORK: Bounded by Ditch A, Highway 59 and the Brazos River, Sugar Land, TX Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained from www.

CivcastUSA.com or documents may be examined without charge in the office of the Project Engineer: Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., 10777 Westheimer, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77042.

Sealed bids, 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, TX, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 3, 2015, Brazos Room, City Hall, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, TX 77479.

For questions regarding this bid, contact Wes French, wfrench@browngay.com, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., or by phone (713) 488-8263 no later than 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 6, 2015.

The City will award the contract and give notice of award within sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

NOTICE TO BIDDERS OWNER DIRECT PURCHASES (ODP) SMART FINANCIAL CENTRE AT SUGAR LAND 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 2015-25 Owner Direct Purchases Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land Package #4 – Audio Visual LOCATION OF WORK: Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed bids, one (1) original, two (2) copies, and one (1) electronic copy (in PDF Format) on CD or flash drive, 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 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

For questions contact Jason Poscovsky, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@ sugarlandtx.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015.

The City will award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with all requirements of the Request for Bids; and give notice of the contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after bid opening.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STOP LOSS, LIFE AND DISABILITY The City of Sugar Land seeks proposals for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City: RFP 2015-24: RFP 2015-0 Employee Benefits – Stop Loss, Life and Disability Bidder’s Name, Address, and Due Date Plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed proposals one (1) original, five (5) copies, and one (1) electronic copy (in PDF format) on CD or flash drive 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 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at which time proposals will be publicly opened and read. Proposals received after the opening date and time will not be considered.

For questions regarding this proposal contact Charlotte Starks with IPS Advisors cstarks@ipsadvisors.com on or before 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015.

The City will award the contract as provided in the Request for Proposal and give notice of the contract award within ninety (90) calendar days after the opening date and time.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

NOTICE TO BIDDERS CUSTODIAL SERVICES CITY FACILITIES The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for performing all work required for the following project in the City: BID NO. 2015-26: Custodial Services for City Facilities Bidder’s Name, Address, and Due Date Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained by registering with 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, August 6, 2015, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered For questions contact Jason Poscovsky, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@ sugarlandtx.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015.

The City will award the contract as provided in the Invitation to Bid and give notice of the contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening date and time Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

INDEPENDENT • JULY 29, 2015 • Page 7

News Back-to-School Health Fairs Aug. 1 and Aug. 8

Plans for the 2015 Community Operation Back-to-School Health Fairs are underway. AccessHealth has partnered with Fort Bend County, the City of Missouri City and Houston Methodist Sugar Land to bring two free, fun-filled, healthy events to the communities of Richmond and Missouri City. Constable Rueben Davis’s office will be providing free hot dogs, snow cones and popcorn (at the Missouri City location), and several community partners including Community Health Choice, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Texas Medical Association, CenterPoint Energy, Fort Bend Rotary, Reliant Energy, Senator Rodney Ellis SD 13, GiIlen Pest Control and All Star Storage have joined AccessHealth in providing backpacks filled with school supplies.

The two fairs will be open to the public and offer free immunizations, dental screenings, vision screenings, speech-language screenings, backpacks, school supplies, free haircuts (Missouri City only) and over 20 information booths. Parents will need to bring their children’s immunization records and come prepared for activities and snacks. Backpacks will be issued only to children present the day of the fair. This year’s health fairs will be held at 400 Austin Street, Richmond, Texas on Aug. 1, and at 307 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas on Aug. 8. Both fairs will be held from 9 a.m. until noon.

AccessHealth is a private, not-for-profit community health center that serves Fort Bend County and the surrounding areas. If you would like to join in this community event contact Sharonda DeBose, Marketing and Development Coordinator at (281) 633 3144 or sdebose@myaccesshealth.org. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available.

City of Missouri City ORDINANCE NO. O-15-41 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER O-06-39 PERTAINING TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 56; CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 41.93-ACRES OF LAND FROM PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 56 TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, IN PART, AND LC-2 LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART; GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF SUCH 41.93-ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE: PLACES OF ASSEMBLY; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. I, Maria 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-1541 approved on first and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on July 20, 2015, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary

Sergeant R. Bennett, left, Randall Dennis, Sharonda DeBose, Brenda Patton, Commissioner Grady Prestage (Fort Bend County, Pct. 2), David Olinger, Chief Corporal A. Tifase, John Denning and Don Johnson.

CONSTABLE SALE Pursuant to Section 34.05 Subsection (A), (C) & (D) of the Texas Property Tax Code, the Fort Bend Independent School District has requested that the Constable of Precinct 3, Fort Bend County, Texas sell the following real property which was acquired at a Tax Foreclosure Sale on (See attached Exhibit “A”) in Cause No. (See attached Exhibit “A”) styled Fort Bend Independent School District/ Fort Bend County vs. (see attached Exhibit “A”). And whereas, on the 15th day of June, 2015, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Fort Bend Independent School District, motion was duly made and seconded that the Fort Bend Independent School District resell the following property described below and that the district request Constable Rob Cook of Precinct 3, Fort Bend County, Texas conduct such sale in accordance with Section 34.05 (A), (C) & (D), Texas Property Tax Code.

As the Constable of Precinct 3, Fort Bend County, Texas, I have levied on the 18th day of June, 2015 and I will offer for sale and sell on August 4th, 2015, same being the First Tuesday of August, 2015, at the Official door of the Fort Bend County Courthouse, in Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’Clock A.M. and Four O’Clock P.M. any and all right, title, interest and claim which the Fort Bend Independent School District, on behalf of itself and as trustee for all other taxing units that established liens in the lawsuits listed in Exhibit “A” has of, in or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas to wit: (See Exhibit “A” attached) Sale to be held on: August 4th, 2015 Constable Rob Cook, Constable Precinct 3 22333 Grand Corner Dr., Suite 103, Katy, TX 77494 By: Lieutenant S.D. Sayers# 1309 Terms: Cash Tracts Sold Separately * All bidders must comply with the requirements of Texas Property Tax Code Section 34.015 *

Exhibit “A” PREVIOUS OWNER CASE NUMBER LEGAL DESCRIPTION Fort Bend Independent School District vs.

Gary Donald, Sr, Et Al Cause # 10-DCV-180558

ORDINANCE NO. O-15-35

1.

No. 15-CPR-028004 IN THE ESTATE OF SAM THOMAS VARGHESE, DECEASED

§ § § § §

IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO (2) OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR Notice is hereby given that on July 13, 2015, Letters Testamentary in the Estate of Sam Thomas Varghese, Deceased, were granted to the Independent Executor, Aji Thankachan Varghese, by the Honorable County Court at Law Number Two (2) of Fort Bend County, Texas, in Cause No.15-CPR-028004, pending upon the Docket of said Court.

All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time prescribed by law to Aji Thankachan Varghese at the post office address of the attorney for the said Executor being shown below: Estate of Sam Thomas Varghese, Deceased Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC c/o T. Aaron Dobbs 2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 290 Sugar Land, Texas 77479 T. AARON DOBBS, Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey PC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER City Council Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m., August 18, 2015, City of Sugar Land City Council Chamber, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North to hear all persons interested in the proposed Conditional Use Permit to construct a monopole telecommunications tower on a portion of 1.7 acres located at 7830 U.S. 90A within Restricted Industrial (M-1) zoning district; identified as Sidarous Plaza in the S.M. Williams League Abstract No. 97 and the Alexander Hodge League Abstract No. 32 (F.B.C.O.P.R. Instrument No. 20010536, Vol. 4510, Pg. 746, and Plat Slide No. 2489 A). Details of the proposed Conditional Use Permit may be obtained by contacting City of Sugar Land Development Planning Office by email planning@ sugarlandtx.gov or phone (281) 275-2218. The agenda item for this meeting will be placed on the City website at www.sugarlandtx.gov under “Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Videos” City Council Meeting no later than Friday, August 14, 2015.

VICINITY MAP:

MINIMUM BID AT ORIGINAL TAX SALE

APPRAISED VALUE AT TIME OF JUDGMENT

$27,213.34

ACCOUNT NUMBER

DATE OF TAX DEED

OPENING BID FOR RESALE

$87,380.00

6254020030700907

10/21/2011

$13,606.67

$12,237.46

$99,640.00

8100040070260, 8100040070260907

3/9/2012

$6.118.00

$48,600.00

$48,600.00

2150010120500907

4/2/2013

$24,300.00

$7,671.34

$20,000.00

2175020040580907

4/2/2013

$3,835.00

$3,981.29

$15,200.00

6254020030400907

5/10/2013

$1,990.00

Propery Address per CAD: 15845 RIDGEROE LN

City of Missouri City

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF A 34.16-ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY AS A SPECIFIC USE: TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT YARD; PROVIDING LIMITATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH SPECIFIC USE; AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. I, Maria 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-1535 approved on first and final reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on June 15, 2015, as the same appears in the records of my office. /s/ Maria Gonzalez City Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS Sealed Qualification Statements will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, William B. Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 AT 1:30 P.M. (CST). All submissions 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 firms made public. Submissions 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 1. Q15-086 – ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF KENDLETON; 2. Q15-088 – ENGINEERING SERVICES TO REVIEW AND UPDATE EXISTING PLANS FOR LUM ROAD LIFT STATION #3 IN THE .

Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all qualification statements received.

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

TRACT SEVEN (7); IN BLOCK THREE (3) OUT OF RESERVE "D" AND "G" IN RIDGEMONT, SECTION TWO (2), A SUBDIVISION OF 130.7372 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE J. POITEVANT SURVEY NO. 3, ABSTRACT 305, THE E. FRIEDENHAUS SURVEY, ABSTRACT 513 AND THE MOSES MERRITT SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1747, IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 10, PAGE 11 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID TRACT ALSO BEING OUT OF BLOCK THREE (3), ACCORDING TO THE DEED FROM U.S. HOME CORPORATION OF TEXAS TO THE RIDGEMONT P.U.D. HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., AS RECORDED IN VOLUME 576, PAGE 93, DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Subject to 2011 taxes.

Fort Bend Independent School District vs.

Sheila A. Ransom Cause # 09-DCV-176809 Propery Address per CAD: 10010 KING RANCH LN

2.

LOT TWENTY-SIX (26), IN BLOCK (7). OF TOWNEWEST SECTION FOUR(4) AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 54, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

Subject to 2011-2012 taxes. **Vacant lot, no house on property.

Fort Bend County vs. Lottie M Conwell Cause # 08-DCV-164505 Propery Address per CAD: 6830 W FUQUA DR, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489

3.

THE EAST 38.60 FEET OF LOT 5 AND THE WEST 20.40 FEET OF LOT 6, IN BLOCK 12, OF BRIARGATE, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGE 15 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Subject to 2012 taxes.

Fort Bend Independent School District vs.

Jose A. Bernal Cause # 11-DCV-188444

4.

Propery Address per CAD: 5774 Gineridge DR, Houston, TX 77053 LOT FIFTY EIGHT (58), IN BLOCK FOUR (4), OF BRIAR VILLA, SECTION TWO (2), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 571B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Subject to 2012 taxes.

Fort Bend Independent School District vs.

Jose Valdez Aka Joe Valdez, Et Al Cause # 10-DCV-181271 Propery Address per CAD: 15851 Ridgeroe LN, Houston, TX 77053

5.

LOT 4, IN BLOCK 3, OF RESERVE "D" AND RESERVE "G", IN RIDGEMONT, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION OF 130.7372 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE J. POITEVENT SURVEY NUMBER 3, ABSTRACT 305, THE E. FRIEDENHAUS SURVEY, ABSTRACT 513, AND THE MOSES MERRITT SURVEY, ABSTRACT 286, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE MOSES MERRITT SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1747, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 589, PAGE 459 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Subject to 2010-2012

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Community news Open casting call for short film Award-winning filmmakers are conducting an open call for Sugar Land area citizens to be considered for speaking roles in Yellow Rose, a short film by award winning writer/director Diane Paragas (Brooklyn Boheme).

Yellow Rose is about a Filipino Texas teenager whose knack for songwriting, vocals and guitar rivals that of her folk heroes Willie Nelson, Dale Watson and Dolly Parton.

Producers are looking for female Asian teenagers and adults ages 13-25 to be considered for the title role of Rose.

For story reasons, we are especially looking for Filipino teenagers at this time, but we are open to anyone who may fit the character description.

The character is soulful, and somewhat introspective, but with spunk and spirit to spare.

At this time, we are especially looking for those with prior singing experience.

Experience playing musical instruments such as guitar, mandolin or banjo is also a plus but not required.

The short film is intended for the film festival circuit, and filmmakers have future plans to produce a feature

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 6, 2015, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in August, 2015, the same being the 4th 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 #

Cause # Judgment Date

Acct # Order Issue Date

Style of Case

Legal Description

Adjudged Value

$2,800.00

$7,550.00

$3,800.00

460000013003190 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 13, LT 3 DAVID M. POUNDSTONE, ET AL (N 1/2), VOL 2, PG 23 & VOL 381, 7 PG 504* JUNE 15, 2015

$680.00

$680.00

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460000033104090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 33 (N DAVID M. POUNDSTONE, ET AL 1/2), LT 4, VOL 2, PG 23 & VOL 7 381, PG 506* JUNE 15, 2015

$380.00

$380.00

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000900000540490 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. ALVIN M M BATTLE SURV, ACRES KNOWLES, AKA A V KNOWLES 0.666, MORE OR LESS, LT 4, 7 ABST 9, VOL 480, PG 806* JUNE 15, 2015

$20,320.00

$6,200.00

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14-DCV215812 04/14/15

460000032117090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. WILLIAM RICKEY 7 JUNE 15, 2015

MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 32 (N 1/2), VOL 2, PG 6 & VOL 201, PG 448*

$5,480.00

$4,100.00

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14-DCV215812 04/14/15

460000013010290 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. WILLIAM RICKEY 7 JUNE 15, 2015

MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 13, VOL 2, PG 6 & VOL 193, PG 551, LT 10, (S 1/2), BLK 13, ACRES 0.454, MORE OR LESS*

$680.00

$680.00

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142500004005090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MARY TOWN OF BEASLEY, BLK 4, LT 4 LOU ROSS 1 & 5, VOL 11, PG 91* JUNE 15, 2015

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14-DCV215057 03/17/15

460000029237090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 29 (S DAVID M. POUNDSTONE, ET AL 1/2), LT 37 & 38, VOL 2, PG 23 & 7 VOL 381, PG 504* JUNE 15, 2015

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camera. No appointment is necessary. All participants should bring their instruments, if they play one, and come prepared to sing either an original song or a cover.

ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING A NONRETURNABLE PHOTO. Candid, non-professional photos are fine. If you do have a headshot/resume, please bring two (2) copies.

If you are unable to attend the open call, or if you have other questions, please email SarahDowlingCasting@gmail. com. Put “Yellow Rose” in the subject line.

Sarah Dowling has worked in casting on such films as Loving, The Untitled Terrence Malick Project 2015, Midnight Special, Mud, and The Tree of Life, and Whip It. Filming will commence in September in Austin.

FILM REVIEW: Southpaw

Estimated Minimum Bid

$17,590.00

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film based on this short film.

Acting experience is not necessary, but if selected for a speaking role, talent will be compensated on the scale of other professional productions.

“We are excited to be bringing this search to Sugar Land,” said casting director, Sarah Dowling. “We are looking forward to meeting the community and local acting and music talent.”

To audition for this film, please attend our open call: Saturday, August 1st in Sugar Land at: Sugar Land Marriot Town Square – 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479.

Complimentary parking is available in The Lone Star or City Walk garages on either side of the hotel.

Each open casting call will consist of a brief talk with a member of the casting team and possibly an interview on

I’m confused. I’m a Southpaw; meaning I’m left-handed.

When I box, and don’t think I won’t punch you in the nose, I lead with my right hand and hold back my left for the haymak$11,030.00 $3,000.00 CITY OF RICHMOND, BLK 25, LT 14-DCV739500025003090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 10 er knockout punch. This movie has lots of blood and it’s very BRENDA LOFTON, ET AL 3, VOL 8, PG 3* 216449 1 much a boxing movie about a boxer who can take a punch, so JUNE 15, 2015 03/17/15 the comparison with “Rocky” is obvious. But Rocky Balboa $33,070.00 $2,800.00 14-DCV005701250000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOHN PRAIRIE LT 10, KENDALL SUBD, 11 was a true southpaw, our hero Billy Hope, beautifully played MONTALBO JOHN MCCORMICK SURV, ABST 216476 8

by Jake Gyllenhaal, appears to be very much a right-handed 57, VOL 11, PG 424 & VOL 2520, JUNE 15, 2015 03/17/15 boxer who leads with his left.

PG 1703* I’m not happy about this discrepancy. For pity’s sake, the name of the film is “Southpaw.” Then who the heck is the lefthanded boxer; there ain’t one; that’s who. (any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Fort Bend County, Texas, to which Come on Antoine Fuqua. You directed “Training Day” and led Denzel to an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 and 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), now you don’t know your right from your left. Maybe it’s the screenwriter’s fault. interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person That’s impossible because this story was written by Kurt having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by Sutter, the creative genius of “Sons of Anarchy” and husband law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, to Katey Sagal. And Sutter is 55 years old and has a long pounder the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and nytail and cool glasses, and I’m confident that he stole Jax’s numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the 2003 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport when the TV satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs. series was over.

So, that brings us back to Director Fuqua, 50. We don’t like RECENT CHANGES IN THE PROPERTY TAX CODE NOW REQUIRE PURCHASERS OF TAX SALE PROPERTY to assign blame, but I think Fuqua’s got some ‘splaining to do.

TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR CERTIFYING THAT At any rate, the fight scenes are extraordinary. The choreTHE PERSON/FIRM/COMPANY PURCHASING PROPERTY AT A TAX SALE OWES NO DELINQUENT PROPERTY ography is spectacular and the make-up is superb. The acting TAXES TO ANY TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A TAX SALE DEED TO is adequate.

I was hoping that Gyllenhaal would finally get ANY PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATE. nominated for Best Actor. His only nomination was for Supporting Actor in “Brokeback Mountain” in 2005. He should TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR have been nominated last year for his stunning role in “NightAT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE. crawler.” If you want to learn how to act, watch skinny Gyllenhaal in “Nightcrawler” then immediately watch bulked-up Dated at Richmond, Texas, July 6, 2015 chiseled Gyllenhaal in this movie. His body in “Southpaw” is phenomenal. Why can’t I bulk up like that; oh right, you actually have to go inside a gym.

Constable A. J. Dorr A movie about the ups and downs of life and the love of famFort Bend County, Texas ily. All together now – awww. Thank you very much, Brother Sutter, for a sweet and charming backdrop for the raw boxing scenes and near-death combat by Billy Hope. And kudos By to Forest Whitaker for his portrayal of Titus “Tick” Wills and Deputy for training Billy for the big comeback fight. Rachel McAdams plays Mrs. Hope, but she gets whacked early in the movie.

Notes: McAdams is hot these days; have you seen her as Detective Ani Bezzerides in the current season of “True Detective”?

The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

She’s awesome.

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 This is a respectable movie, but lacks a “wow” factor in spite than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES of its solid features. Moviemaking is hard. Rock ‘n Roll.

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 Grade 87. Larry H. your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (713) 844-3576 www.larryhmoviereviews.com

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NEWS

Riverstone maintains No.1 Texas ranking for third year

Riverstone has again been ranked the No. 1 top-selling master-planned community in Texas for a third consecutive year.

Housing research firm Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO) shows Riverstone as the highest-ranked Texas development in its recently released 2015 mid-year report.

Riverstone is ranked No. 5 in the nation, moving one point from its 2014 ranking. Riverstone is the only Texas development ranked among the nation’s top 10 best-selling master-planned communities.

The annual report analyzes home sales from the first half of 2015.

“Riverstone has held strong to its No. 1 Texas ranking, again showing that a well-

conceived mix of home choices, impressive amenities and a prime location is what home buyers want,” said Trey Reichert, vice president and general manager of Riverstone. “We expect 2015 to end as strong as last year.”

Fifteen builders offer an array of executive home designs in Riverstone priced from the $300,000s to more than $1 million. Five custom builders also operate in Riverstone.

Builders have opened a dozen model homes in the development so far this year, with more on the way.

“We continue to expand the many types of homes available within the community,” Reichert said.

Residents not only enjoy proximity to U.S. 59 and the

Fort Bend Parkway, but also wealth of amenities within the community.

The Club at Riverstone offers a country club ambiance for residents, complete with a clubhouse resort pool, splash pad, lighted tennis courts and a zip line park. Residents also enjoy two other community pools, a dog park, fishing pier, numerous parks and playgrounds and miles of trails.

A full-time lifestyle director plans frequent events.

Young residents attend highly ranked schools within the Fort Bend Independent School District. Under construction now is an on-site elementary opening in 2016.

For more information on the Fort Bend development, visit www.riverstone.com.

Fort Bend County Public Transportation celebrates 10-year anniversary Fort Bend County Public Transportation held their 10 Year Anniversary Celebration at the Historic Courthouse on July 14, 2015.

Tennille Jones, Deputy Director of the Public Transportation Department welcomed everyone to the event.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Honor Guard presented the posting of the colors while Tennille Jones led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation followed, given by Commissioner Richard Morrison, Precinct 1. Guest speaker Commissioner James Patterson, Precinct 4, spoke on how the Public Transportation Department began and recognized the individuals that helped create the Department, most of whom were in attendance.

County Judge Bob Hebert, second guest speaker, spoke on the future of Fort Bend County Public Transportation.

Hebert commented on the Department’s growth from 2 buses to 37 buses over the last 10 years.

Hebert informed guests of the upcoming Westpark Park and Ride lot, the Public Transportation’s Admin/Ops and Maintenance Facility as well as the continuing funding efforts to provide these facilities.

The County Judge also recognized the Department’s financial partners along the way which include the cities of Sugar Land, Richmond and Rosenberg, The George Foundation, The ARC, Fort Bend Seniors, Catholic Charities, The Workforce, The Texas Medical Center, Central Houston, HGAC, TXDOT, FTA, TREK, Chevron, U of H Sugar Land, The Center For Independent Living, Texana, Wharton County Junior College and AMC Theatres.

Hebert stated, “We wouldn’t be here without these partnerships. The collaborative efforts of these organizations have brought

Front Row: Denice Malota, Paulette Shelton, Don Smithers, David Dominguez; Second Row: James Hoss, Christina Bune, Hope Sanchez, Yvette Maldonado; Third Row: Tennille Jones, Melanie Beaman; Back Row: Dalia Sister, Cindy Sumrall, Donna Stehling. Not Pictured: Veronica Mungia, Oscar Estrada us the success we’ve had so far and their continued support will ensure our future success.”

Tennille Jones concluded the celebration by thanking those in attendance and inviting everyone to take advantage of the parked bus outside the historic courthouse for a preview of Public Transportation’s latest technology for a more efficient bus service.

There were two Transportation employees on board explaining the ITS (Intellectual Transit System) components that were implemented over a year ago and the upcoming SmartCard fare media technology.

A photo exhibit was displayed at the Courthouse for the remainder of the week for all guests to see.

The Fall Food Garden

Join Fort Bend Master Gardeners for a fall vegetable garden class, this session will offer options for growing food at home from fall into the winter months. A portion of the class will be taught in our teaching garden. Refreshments will be included. To register visit: http://fortbend. agrilife.org/backyard-basics/ or call Brandy: 281.342.3034 Date: Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 Time: Sign-in: 8:30 am; Program: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Cost: $15.00 per participant.

Location: Fort Bend County Extension Office, 1402 Band Rd. Rosenberg, TX 77471 Registration ends Thursday, Aug. 13.

Indian golfers to tour USA Twelve top, world-ranked golf professionals from India are about to embark on an 18city, 45-day, IAPGA 2015 US Golf Tour.

The Indo-American Professional Golf Association, (theiapga.org), a non-profit, umbrella network of golf leagues across the US is leading the tour. With the mission of meeting Indian American golfers in the US, the golf professionals are part of golf tournaments as well as meet and greet events along the way.

The national tour begins in New York City, goes to Washington D.C. and moves along several cities in the Midwest, the South and then along the West Coast. Major event locations include Houston, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, Monterey Bay, California, Seattle, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Columbus, Ohio. (www.reelvolume.com/ events) Unless we count the National Spelling Bee, Indian faces are not seen on ESPN and rarely seen as athletes. A few notables are the exception rather than the rule.

Alexi Grewal came into cycling fame in 1984 Los Angeles Games and a place in US Bicycling Hall of Fame. Gymnast Mohini Bharadwaj won silver in the 2004 Summer Games. Bronze winning gymnast, Olympian Raj Bhavsar made his mark in Beijing in 2008. Brandon Chillar, with the Green Bay Packers has definitely made his mark in the NFL and Sanjay Beach before him. Tennis has Rajeev Ram and Manny Malhotra of the New York Rangers for the NHL in hockey.

The golf professionals on

the tour, were chosen for their ranking, world-wide and their ability to speak well and present themselves on a world stage.

Encouraging them along are notables in the sport like PGA winner, Arjun Atwal, who has agreed to join the tour where he can.

“It’s pretty exciting! Arjan has agreed to join us and I am speaking to Daniel Chopra as well,” said Gurbaaz Mann, one of the managers and the driving force behind the idea to create the IAPGA. Having traveled the US, talking to fellow golf players in every city he could manage, Mann has had this dream for seven years.

“We know there is a huge network. It is just a matter of

connecting.”

The connection between Indian Americans who share the love of golf has become a strong network.

The tour is being mainly crowd-funded by individuals who believe in creating the IAPGA and the hope of seeing one of the golf professionals eventually play the PGA Tour or Webs.com Tour.

Japan, Korea and other Asian nations take enough pride in their athletes to promote them worldwide.

So far, Indian athletes have not met with such support from the Indian government so the grassroots effort in the US is what is moving along the dream of seeing Indian players on the world stage.

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