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FORT BEND FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014

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

Missouri City Ballet to hold open auditions

Sheriff acquires Army helicopters

By SESHADRI KUMAR It sounds like a benign donation, but no one knows if the gift will become a white elephant.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls joins the national trend in militarizing the local law enforcement agency with weapons of war.

To start with Nehls is bringing two OH-58A helicopters (SN 71-20727 and 73-21889) as part of the Texas 1033 Program for use at the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.

The National Defense Authorization Act authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer excess Department of Defense (DoD) personal property to Federal, state and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) with special emphasis given to counter drug and counter terrorism. The 1033 Program allows LEAs to receive DoD excess property.

What would the sheriff do with two helicopters? There is no official explanation.

Even county commissioners who have to approve the ac-

ceptance of the donation and pay for its maintenance and operation seem to have little information. The commissioners court agenda item has no information on the use of the helicopters or the cost of maintenance and operation.

When this newspaper inquired about the proposed acquisiton of helicopters, on July 22, Sheriff’s office spokesman Bob Haenel said, “At this time we are simply evaluating the possibility of getting a helicopter. A long way from anything in stone.”

The sheriff’s has not yet responded to the following query sent on Monday: Could you please give me the purpose and use of the helicopters?

How much will it cost to maintain and operate? How many people will be required to operate it?

How the helicopters would enhance the sheriff’s department’s ability in law enforcement or crime prevention?

It is likely that the sheriff had briefed the commissioners

on the helicopter acquisition.

It is puzzling that a serious policy issue is being decided under the cloak of secrecy.

There may be genuine uses for the helicopters, but why no one is openly advocating for the equipment is unclear.

It is learned that the sheriff is also planning to acquire Armored Personnel Carriers.

A recent story entitled Armed for War: Pentagon surplus gives local police an edge, explains how a Mine Resistant Vehicle which was once used during the occupation of Afghanistan is now “patrolling the streets of central Indiana.”

Indiana seems to be a major trial balloon for the militarization of law enforcement given that the Indiana National Guard has also just purchased two military UH-72 Lakota helicopters which will also be used by local police and the DHS for “homeland security missions”.

Former Marine Corps Colonel Peter Martino, who was stationed in Fallujah and trained Iraqi soldiers, went

before a New Hampshire city council meeting last year to assert that the Department of Homeland Security is working with law enforcement to build a “domestic army.”

The increasing use of military hardware in the field of domestic law enforcement has caused consternation amongst some who see the police’s role as changing from ‘protect and serve’ to treating the American people as some kind of enemy.

Since the winding down of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Defense has been donating armored vehicles to the Department of Homeland Security which in turn has been selling them to police departments across the country.

“Most Americans aren’t used to seeing anything that looks like a tank in their neighborhoods. Yet with police departments from California to Texas to Ohio State University acquiring armored vehicles from the federal government, that may soon change,” reads the report in Dailysignal.com.

Fort Bend County to cut tax rate by half a cent Are you ready to take your ballet training to the next level? Missouri City Ballet is holding open company auditions for ballet dancers, ages 10 and up, on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:00 am. Registration begins at 10:30 am and will be immediately followed by the auditions and an informational meeting for parents. The auditions are being held at their training space within Laeral Dance Academy, located at 7746 Hwy. 6 South, Suite D, Missouri City, Texas, 77459. Ballet dancers from all area studios are invited to audition for this elite, pre-professional ballet company. MCB is overseen by their acclaimed Artistic Director, Sharon Teague, a retired first soloist with Houston Ballet. Company participation gives serious young dancers the production experience needed to complement their regular class training.

Under the direction of a highly experienced teaching staff, the dancers will perform in a season that includes, “The Nutcracker” in November and “Coppelia” in the spring of 2015. Scholarship opportunities are currently available for male dancers wishing to join the company. For more information, please visit missouricityballet.org.

By SESHADRI KUMAR For the first time in seven years Fort Bend County Commissioners Court is set to reduce the property tax rate by half-a-cent.

In 2008 the tax rate dropped below 50 cents to 49.97 cents per $100 valuation. It has remained unchanged until this year.

lion in new tax revenue.

The commissioners court is also expected to approve an across the board pay raise of 3.63 percent to county employees, including elected officials.

Public hearings on the proposed 2014 tax rate for Fort Bend County will be held on August 21 at 5:30 p.m. and August 26 at 1:00 p.m at the Com-

missioners Courtroom, 2nd Floor, Historical Courthouse in Richmond.

Public hearings for the FY2015 Proposed Budget for Fort Bend County will be conducted on September 08, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. and September 09, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

Union Pacific Railroad begins double track project in Sugar Land Union Pacific Railroad setDrivers are advised to use up message boards to alert nearby Main Street or Eldridge residents that the intersection at Road to cross the railroad Wood Street and Highway 90A tracks. would be closed August 14-28.

The temporary closure is related to efforts to build a segment of new track from Urlich Street to Gessner Road in Missouri City.

The new section of track will improve the movement of trains through the area and reduce waiting times for motorists.

Wood Street was selected as the first closure to take advan-

Law group helps build communities

By SESHADRI KUMAR “We build communities,” said the attorney.

An attorney would bring to our minds the image of an argumentative criminal or civil lawyer who will do anything and everything to win the case.

Thus the concept of a lawyer who helps build a community piqued my interest.

Having learned that Attorney Richard Muller recently started his own legal practice, after leaving the well-known law firm Allen, Boone, Humphries & Robinson, I visited with him at his newly established office.

Muller, a Fort Bend County resident, has been associated with the well known attorney Joe B. Allen, initially through Vinson & Elkins, and later with ABHR. Muller has been representing the county and many municipal utility districts and used to be seen in the local government corridors. After Allen’s retirement, Muller chose to chart his own career path.

The Muller Law Group, PLLC is on the second floor of Lowery Bank on Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, adjacent to the Methodist Hospital campus.

Muller has Attorney Nancy Kwon Carter as his partner in the firm, which has attorneys and legal assistants with over 42 years of combined legal experience in public finance.

Asked how he helped build communities, Muller alluded his practice involving municipal util-

The proposed tax rate for 2014 is to 49.47 cents for $100 valuation.

The county’s total taxable value is at $49 billion and the expected revenue with the new tax rate is $237 million.

One cent tax rate means $4.75 million in revenue.

By half-a-cent cut, the county is giving up about $2.5 mil-

tage of the remaining summer break and minimize delays at Lakeview Elementary.

Union Pacific will provide dates for future crossing closures in a news release that will be distributed in approximately one week.

Most of the initial work will be done on Union Pacific’s property between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

While wayside horns will remain in place at this time, additional safety measures will require approaching trains to

sound bells and horns while crews are on the work site.

Sounding train horns under these circumstances is mandated by railroad operating rules and is not considered to be in violation of the quiet zone. Since work is expected to take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., train horns should not sound overnight.

This could change if there is an unforeseen issue that requires work at night or if there is an unexpected issue with the wayside horns.

High Stakes happening for Hope for Three

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ity districts which provide water communities, infrastructure development like building roads and real estate development, including master planned communities.

“We help people figure out how to build infrastructure and finance it. Through MUDs and masterplanned communities, we create reliable financing systems and help build communities.”

Examples are Riverstone, Sienna Plantation, Wood Forest, Fort Bend Toll Road Authority, to name a few.

“There is a huge demand for building infrastructure both in water and transportation sectors. No one agency can pay for it all. Public coalition and public-private partnership are needed to accomplish that,” Muller says.

He cited the example of the Vicksburg Blvd. project. The de-

veloper had built it half-way and it needed to be connected to Lake Olympia Parkway. The road extension project costs about $3.5 million. In this project, Fort Bend County, Missouri City, MUDS 47 and 48, County drainage district and developers are involved.

“Our firm provides the advantage of working with a smaller firm, with the support of attorneys who have the experience of working at some of the largest national firms,” Muller says.

“Our approach is to give focused effort on a smaller number of clients with highly skilled and experienced personnel. This approach allows our attorneys and legal assistants to have a deeper understanding of their clients and to anticipate and respond to their See Muller, Page 3

A High Stakes Affair for a worthy cause is going down in Fort Bend. The First Annual Hope for Three Casino Night and Hold Em’ Tourney is set for September 5 at the Sweetwater Country Club. From 7:00 -11:30 p.m. guests will enjoy an electrifying night of gaming, dance, food, drink and more. The “Draw Out” is all in the effort to provide help and create hope for children living with autism. Pictured left to right are “ Mr. Persuasive” Patrick LaRue, Chairman of the Board/Dealer, Mary Lovely, Board Member, Mary Ann Hibbeler, Family Assistance Coordinator, Sally Paz, Outreach Coordinator, Tony Francis, Committee Member, Bill Heuer, IHostPoker, Katie Wiseman, Executive Director, Darla Farmer, President, Mary Ann Gardner, Board Member/ Secretary, Grace Shi, volunteer. Not pictured: Honorary Chairs Nancy Olson and Congressman Pete Olson. To get in on the action, visit www.hopeforthree.org/casino-night or call 800-3170787. PHOTO BY BRENDA PERRY.

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NEWS Houston Metro presents future plans to Missouri City City Council

By BARBARA FULENWIDER Missouri City joined Metro and some residents use the park and ride service while some others use Metrolift, another service designed for people with special needs.

So even though the majority of residents tell city officials they prefer driving their car rather than taking a bus, Kirk Larsen attended city council’s Aug. 4 meeting to make a presentation about some of Metro’s future plans for increased and improved service.

Larsen told council that the presentation is the result of an “re-imaging” of Metro’s five year transit plan. He said it focused on local bus routes and improving how to make Metro more useful to riders. The draft of information, he took his presentation from, began being provided at numerous public metings beginning in June and will be voted on by Metro’s board in September.

“We began last year looking at the existing system and since the draft was finished have spent a lot of time looking at the objectives with stakeholders and representatives of the various jurisdictions,” Larsen said. “We have two divergent goals: carry as many people as possible on a particular line in a particular area and also serve individuals who have no choice (but to ride the bus). It’s our goal to balance those two objectives.”

Councilman Don Smith asked how the plan would benefit Missouri City. “Right now Missouri City has no local bus service,” Smith said, and added that he’s far more interested in U.S. 90A. Mayor Allen Owen agreed.

He said he too isn’t really interested in bus service for Missouri City since every citizen survey the city’s gotten back says they aren’t interested in using buses. “For 12 years I’ve been working on 90A (commuter rail) and I’m not going to give up,” Owen said.

He did note that the city has Metro bus service from Kroger’s on Hwy. 6 to the Texas Medical Center in Houston but, he said, “I thought it (commuter bus) would be packed and it’s not. It’s a younger ridership but they still want their cars. They aren’t impressed by the number of stops the buses make every three blocks. Until we have an overwhelming desire of our population to want bus service…I haven’t seen it.”

After their comments, Larsen continued by saying that his presentation is “not about park and ride or commuter rail. Customers overwhelmingly asked for improvements to our local buses. They want services to run more frequently, later in the evening and provide more service on weekends.

“We also heard about how complicated our route structure is and that all routes go downtown. We focused on simplifying routes,” increasing the number of routes seven days a weeks and providing routes that don’t all go downtown, Larsen said.

He noted that even though Houston has grown substantially Metro ridership has dropped 20 percent. “People have given up on the system because it’s unreliable and hard to figure out. You have one or two bad experiences and your done with using it.”

Larson said, “This is an op-

portune time to try to integrate our system with our existing rail system and make full use of our investment in those corridors. We want a network that easily expands as Houston continues to expand.”

The draft plan, he said, connects high activity centers around town and he said Houston’s northeast side will get a new type of service called the flex zone concept. “We use to run a lot of mixed route service but over time the population has aged and ridership has declined substantially. They use transit now two or three times a month whereas they use to use it every day to get to work and shop on weekends. Now we run a lot of traditional service and have only three, four or five people on those buses.”

“With flex zone concept, people will be able to call in a request and time to be picked up at their curb and transported.

It has the benefit that if they are making short trips we can get them to the grocery store, the health center, etc. -- similar to Metrolift but it’s for a very small area,” Larsen said.

“It’s a better match for the population, the density and the way folks need to travel.

They can also set up a subscription service, which means we would pick them up at the same time every day and they wouldn’t have to call every day,” Larsen said He also said that Metro now has 11 “frequent zones” and will have 24 if the draft plan is approved by Metro’s board.

When Larsen finished his presentation, Councilman Robin Elackatt asked what Metro is doing to get buy-in from its various communities.

Mulller From Page 1

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Muller began his career atVinson & Elkins in 1997 and was part of the group that established ABHR in 2003.

Nancy Carter has practiced in the areas of public finance, local government regulation, and state legislative matters for more than 10 years.

Carter represents special purpose districts, such as municipal utility districts, public improvement districts and municipal management districts, as general counsel and bond counsel.

Carter works with private developers to structure development agreements and utility agreements with cities and other local government entities for public participation in commercial, residential, and mixed use developments.

In addition, Carter has

worked closely with State legislators, committee members and staff members to draft legislation creating or amending the powers of over 150 special purpose districts. She has also worked on omnibus bills affecting the general laws applicable to water districts, and has served as an advocate for appropriate reforms affecting landowners’ rights.

Muller is married to Denise for 16 years. They have three kids and live in Sienna Plantation.

With the location of his new office in Sugar Land, Muller says he has been able to spend more time with his family. He is very much balancing work and family with the new business.

Visit www.mullerlawgroup. com

Lakes, and Woodforest.

Muller helped negotiate major development agreements between developers and municipalities for most of these projects, and he recently concluded an agreement with the City of Conroe and Montgomery County for the land formerly known as Camp Strake.

Muller also focuses on transportation related projects and has served as general counsel to the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority since 1998 where he assisted in the development of the Fort Bend Parkway, the Westpark Tollway, and the Grand Parkway, Segment D. He is currently working for the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority on the State Highway 249 toll

TERMS: CASH TIME: Sale to be held at or about 11 a.m.

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on JUNE 25, 2014 by the COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 of Fort Bend County, Texas, in cause 11-CCV-045466 in favor of the plaintiff QUAIL GLEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,565.01++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JULY 10, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 2nd day of SEPTEMBER, 2014 at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of the said FORT BEND County, between the hours of ten o’ clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -ZINA BOWDARY A/K/A ZINA M. BOWDARY had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT TWELVE (12) IN BLOCK FOUR (4), OF QUAIL GLEN SUBDIVISION, SECTION ONE (1) , AN ADDITION IN FORT B END COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 16 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 17026 QUAIL BEND DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459 (THE PROPERTY).

TERMS: CASH TIME: Sale to be held at or about 11 a.m.

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 8th day of JULY , 2014 by the COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4 of Fort Bend County, Texas, in cause 12-CCV049458 in favor of the plaintiff MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, for the sum of $3,315.05++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JULY 21, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 2nd day of SEPTEMBER, 2014 at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of the said FORT BEND County, between the hours of ten o’ clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -UBERNI GARCIACAMPOALERGRE had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 44 IN BLOCK FOUR (4), OF MISSION BEND SOUTH, SECTION FOUR (4), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 22 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7411 MESONES HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083 (THE PROPERTY).

TERMS: CASH TIME: Sale to be held at or about 11 a.m.

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

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

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

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 14th day of JULY, 2014 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, in cause 11-DCV189499 in favor of the plaintiff LAKE SHORE HARBOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCITAION,INC., Plaintiff, for the sum of $13,687.97++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JUNE 22, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 2nd day of SEPTEMBER, 2014 at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the said FORT BEND County, between the hours of ten o’ clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) - KENNTH HILL, JR. AND KELLY HILL had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 2906 CORAL ROCKS COURT, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 14, IN BLOCK 5, OF AMENDED PLAT OF REPLAT LAKE SHORE HARBOUR, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING NO. 2573/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

Larsen said the public meetings that were held since June are Metro’s outreaches to residents.

“On implementation, there will be a whole new set of efforts,” he said.

Statement on Wrecker Truck Contracts The Sugar Land Police Department identified problems with its wrecker truck rotation that included tow trucks not on the contract arriving at accident scenes claiming they were sent by one of Sugar Land’s contracted companies. Companies working under several different business names made it difficult to verify insurance and licenses. The chief of police recently established a process for annual renewal of the contracts to ensure insurance coverage is up to date and trucks that show up at accident scenes belong to companies on Sugar Land’s rotation. The new process better protects motorists from predatory business practices.

Sugar Land’s towing contracts provide service for the public when drivers have trouble on the road, such as accidents. Police use this list to call a tow truck that is paid for by the vehicle owner, not the City. This effort ensures tow truck operators charge a fair price and are reputable.

CONSTABLE SALE Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and /Order of Sale issued on the 20th day of MARCH, 2014 by the COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3 of Fort Bend County, Texas, in cause 08-CCV-037125 in favor of the plaintiff FEDERAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA , for the sum of $43,618.67++++costs as taxed on said Execution and/or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. I have levied on JULY 9, 2014 and will offer for sale on the 2nd day of SEPTEMBER, 2014 at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of the said FORT BEND County, between the hours of ten o’ clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims and all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -ZORISLAV Z. CEURIC had of, in, or to the following described real property, situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: AN UNDIVIDED ONE-HALF (1/2) INTEREST IN AND TO LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK ONE (1) OF M.N. BROWN SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 258, PAGE 544 OF DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ZORISLAV Z. CEURIC BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED DATED MARCH 7, 1994 AND RECORDED UNDER FILE NO. 9417656 IN OFFICIAL RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. TERMS: CASH TIME: Sale to be held at or about 11 a.m.

Councilman Jerry Wyatt then said that he thinks council should have an agenda item concerning buses “so we can have an honest discussion about it.” City Manager Ed Bronson said he would schedule a council workshop session on it.

Owen said it should also be discussed in the city’s homeowner association meetings in order to get feedback from the public. He said the flex services make more sense for his city than a regular bus service for Missouri City.

The BetterInvesting Houston Chapter Southwest Model Club will meet Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 7-9 PM in the community room of the HEB at University Blvd and Highway 6. The Model Club is an operating club.

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The meetings are open to all BI members and the general public. For more information, contact Joe Parks: joep@ bivab.betterinvesting.net. Or visit the BetterInvesting website: www.betterinvesting.org.

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AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS Juan Acevedo – Loyal city employee—II

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. By CAROLYN BOWDEN HARDEST THING TO (John 3:16) DO: When you must euthawww.bibleliterature.com nize (put down) an animal.

This is when all the animal control officers work together, by rotating who gives the injection and being in the room when the procedure is performed. These officers are in this area of work because they love animals. They are not there to “exterminate” them, but hope to see them reunited with their owners or adopted to a new home.

Thanks to the many Animal Rescue Organizations and Adoptions, Animal Control has seen a decline in the need to put down animals.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IMPERIAL TRACT 3 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT ONE STATE HIGHWAY 6 & IMPERIAL BLVD. & ULRICH ST City Council Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m., September 2, 2014, City of Sugar Land City Council Chamber, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, to hear all persons interested in the proposed Planned Development (PD) District General Development Plan Amendment, which proposes to modify the permitted land uses for 210 acres in the development to include detached single-family residential development in Ballpark District Tract B, being 14 acres south of Imperial Boulevard and Stadium Drive in the Alexander Hodge League, Abstract No. 32, and Historic District 1, being 14 acres on Ulrich Street south of Avenue D in the S.M. Williams League, Abstract 97. Changing Business Park District 1, commercial uses, to Residential District, single-family residential use, and limiting retail uses in Highway 6 District, being 182 acres east of State Highway 6, north of Imperial Boulevard, and west of Oyster Creek in the Alexander Hodge League, Abstract No. 32.

Details of the proposed zone change may be obtained by contacting the City of Sugar Land Development Planning Office by email planning@sugarlandtx.gov or phone (281) 275-2218.

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WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST: To be able to tell a caller: “We have your pet and it is okay.” Then to be there when the owners arrive and you see their reaction and the reaction of their pet who is going “crazy” with excitement upon their arrival.

It is always a relief when a “found” dog is checked positive for a microchip. On their FACE BOOK page you can read stories and see pictures of pets adopted from the Missouri City Animal Shelter.

City of Missouri City

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m.

PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by Jeremy Garner, Trammell Crow to rezone an approximate 127.36 acres of land, save and except that portion of the property located within the City of Houston, Texas, from I, Industrial district, LC-3, Retail district and R-5, Townhouse residential district to PD, Planned Development District to allow for the development of a business park, and to the extent such rezoning deviates from the Future Land Use and Character map of the Comprehensive Plan, to provide for an amendment therefrom.

SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located south and west of the intersection of the Sam Houston Parkway (Beltway 8) and Highway 90A, east of Cravens Road and the Pine Meadows residential subdivision.

SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as follows: (1)Approximately 52.35 acres of land, save and except that portion of the property located within the City of Houston, Texas, situated in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, A-184, Harris County, Texas and the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, A-116, Fort Bend County Texas; being all of that called 52.345 acre tract of land conveyed to SHT/ US90A, LTD., as recorded under Harris County Clerk’s File No. Z100938.ss (2)Approximately 75.01 acres of land, situated in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, A-184, Harris County, Texas and the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, A-116, Fort Bend County, Texas; being all of the following three tracts, a called 0.739 acre tract, a called 40.531 acre tract and a called 33.776 acre tract conveyed to Ellis Management Company, as recorded under Fort Bend County Clerk’s File (F.B.C.C.F.) No. 2013003487.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Development Services Department-Planning Division at planning@missouricitytx.gov for further information.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m.

PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by Nichole Bowden of South Texas Surveying for a SUP, Specific Use Permit to locate an assisted living facility within an existing single family residential home, and to the extent such rezoning deviates from the Future Land Use and Character map of the Comprehensive Plan, to provide for an amendment therefrom.

SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located at 1405 Adams Street, north of the Crestmont Place residential subdivision and east of the intersection of Adams Street and Texas Parkway.

SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as being a 0.821 acre tract of land out of the Lucy T. Adams 40.00 acre tract which is the north onequarter (1/4) of section number 9, B.B.B. & C.R.R. Co. Survey, A-118, Fort Bend County, Texas as described in deed from Ed McGar to Mrs. Lucy T. Adams dated 11th day of December 1926 and of record in volume 115, page 105 of the deed records of Fort Bend County, Texas.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Development Services Department-Planning Division at planning@missouricitytx.gov for further information.

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NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 29th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DlSTRICT VS. WINTER GORDON, JR. AS HEIR TO VERDELL GORDON in Cause#09-DCV-174509 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 69987653474 A 0.0009890% ROYALTY INTEREST IN LEASE# 600450, COLONY # 1, 2,3 & 4, OPERATOR CONOCO PHILLIPS CO, JEREMIAH O’CONNER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 66 FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. GEO: G20062648, G20301550, G20401668, G20502417, 69987653474 (FBCAD #N20303433)· TRACT 2: GEO: 69987647241 A 0.0009890% ROYALTY INTEREST IN LEASE# 600569, COLONY # 5, OPERA TOR CONOCO PHILLIPS CO, B WEST SURVEY, ABSTRACT 345, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. GEO: G20502418, 69987647241, G20062649 (FBCAD # N307490/N309767) TRACT 3: GEO: 69987647266 A 0.0009890% ROYALTY INTEREST IN LEASE# 600570, COLONY # 6, OPERATOR CONOCOPHILLIPS CO, B WEST SURVEY, ABSTRACT 345, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. GEO: G20062650, 69987647266, G20502419 (FBCAD # N307210/N309742) TRACT 4: GEO: 69987653711 A 0.098905% ROYALTY INTEREST IN LEASE# F9430, COLONY, OPERATOR HlLCORP ENERGY COMPANY, JEREMIAH S O’CONNER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 66, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. GEO: 69987653711 (FBCAD # N99011 67) Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of WINTER GORDON JR., AS HEIR TO VERDELL GORDON to satisfy a judgment amounting to $11,651.75, 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 BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY AND ALL OTHER RELATED ENTITIES. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 30TH day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131

SUPPORT & TIPS: One Step Traps (safe for animals) can be provided by Animal Control for use by Missouri City residents. When the trap is “sprung”, a call to Animal Control brings an Officer to pick up the trap. Depending upon the “occupant” of the trap, the Animal Control determines the “future” of that animal. It could be a rodent or an opossum or a cat. To discourage night time visitors to your back yard, leave NO cat/dog food outside on your patio. Do not chain your dog in the backyard, especially if you have no fence or live adjacent to water. (I know of two instances when dogs were found dead by their owners, due to the dog’s inability to escape from being attacked by another dog or a snake. ALL adopted dogs/cats are asked to be neutered or spayed within 30 days of adoption.

CHALLENGES FACED: Animal Control Officers need to be able to “think fast on their feet” because what they face could be a new “experience” for them. For example: They received a dispatch report from residents who reported seeing a skunk inside their house (they did not have a doggie door). For several days they had noticed items 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 19TH day of June, 2014 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 13-DCV -205771 in favor of the Plaintiff- Kelliwood Fund, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,934.70 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 31st day of July, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s)Connally Brown had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 2nd day of September, 2014 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 26 IN BLOCK 1, OF KELLIWOOD TERRACE, SECTION 3, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NO. 1248/B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $245,210.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

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

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City of Missouri City

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m.

PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by Karen Wunsch, AICP, Masterplan, to rezone an approximate 3.519 acre tract of land from LC-3, Retail district to PD, Planned Development District to allow for the development of a mini-warehouse facility, and to the extent such rezoning deviates from the Future Land Use and Character map of the Comprehensive Plan, to provide for an amendment therefrom.

SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located south and west of the intersection of the Highway 6 and Trammel Fresno Road, south and east of a Discount Tire store, and north of the Oakwick Forest residential subdivision.

SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as being an approximate 3.519 acres of land, situated in the Elijah Roark Survey, A-77, in Fort Bend County, Texas, being out of that certain tract called 10.37 acres conveyed to OCC II, LP, described in Fort Bend County Clerk’s File No. 2011131145.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Development Services Department-Planning Division at planning@missouricitytx.gov for further information.

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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 28, 2014 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.

BID 14-067 – ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT GORDON RANCH A pre-bid conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 10:00AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Department located in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, Texas 77469. Site visit will commence immediately following preproposal conference. All respondents are encouraged to attend.

Lump sum pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are required.

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

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

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the road not far from the doe.

The impact had opened the body of the doe and apparently it enabled the fawn to survive. Due to the lateness of the hour, Juan took the fawnhome to spend the night in his garage and contacted the Brazos Bend State Park. The next day he took it to the designated location given to him by the Park. But, then as he drove off, he noticed that the little fawn was attempting to follow his truck and would not stop. So, he went back, picked it up and took it to another location where there were several deer. These deer distracted the fawn so that Juan was able to slip away this time. (When wildlife are first born they can become attached immediately to any human contact. This could endanger them if kept too long and then released.

Animals need to be wary of humans in order to survive in the wild.)

inside the house being moved around and they did not have any pets or children. Then they saw a skunk run into a bathroom and quickly closed the door and called Animal Control. Juan mixed a tranquilizer in a can of cat food and quickly cracked the bathroom door just enough to slide it into the room. When the skunk was “relaxed” they threw a blanket over it and scooped it up.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! (Afterwards Juan realized that the skunk had never sprayed and wondered why.)

Another time the dispatcher called Juan to give him a report of an Ostrich running down a street in Quail Valley. It turned out to be an Emu which was very docile and seemed to be relieved to be placed inside the truck and returned to its owners.

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La Leche League of Fort Bend Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Research shows that the biggest factors in a mother’s breastfeeding success are her determination and access to good information and support. If questions come up during your pregnancy or after your baby is born, you are welcome to call a local La Leche League Leader and/or to attend a La Leche League (LLL) of Fort Bend meeting. Pictured above are the LLL of Fort Bend Leaders who are happy to speak with you.

Leaders provide free phone helping to moms with breastfeeding questions and also host two free meetings each month that are open to any interested women (babies welcome as well!). La Leche League is a non-sectarian, non-profit volunteer organization offering mother-to-mother support, encouragement, and information to women who want to breastfeed their babies. We seek to support all women, whether they nurse their baby for one day, one week, one month, one year or beyond. LLL of Fort Bend’s evening meeting is on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m at the Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital. Our daytime meeting is on the third Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m at St. Theresa Catholic Church Family Life Center.

To speak to an accredited La Leche League Leader, call Erin at 281-325-0618, Lisa at 281710-7171, Laura at 281-277-4989 or Shandi at slrbroussard@gmail.com or visit www.texaslll. org. For more information about breastfeeding, visit www.lalecheleague.org.

La Leche League of Fort Bend Leaders attending the LLL of Texas Area Conference in League City, in July 2014 Pictured from left to right: Audrey McKim, group member, Erin Serice, leader, Lisa Hammond, leader, Ashley Featherston, group member, Shandi Broussard, leader, Laura Kasemervisz, leader, Briana Valencia, leader.

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 11th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. GERARADO BARRON GARZA, ET AL in Cause#11DCV-191520 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 8000000050500907 LOT 5 IN BLOCK 5 OF TELEVIEW TERRACE ADDITION, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 326, PAGE 469 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 17TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of GERARDO BARRON GARZA DALILA ALI BARRON to satisfy a judgment amounting to $4,214.91, 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 DRAINAGE DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT #01 , AND FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 18TH day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: LIEUTENANT S.D. SAYERS Deputy# 1309 NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 400TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 28th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of City of Rosenberg vs Jewel B. Butler in Cause# 12-DCV-200968 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 4415000120050901 LOT NO. FIVE (5), IN BLOCK NO. TWELVE (12) THE KAFFENBERGER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 236, PAGE 562 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 31ST day of JULY 2014 as the property of JEWEL B. BUTLER to satisfy a judgment amounting to $3,792.63 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 CITY OF ROSENBERG, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL AND CITY OF ROSENBERG HEALTH AND SAFETY LIENS. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

A. J. DORR, Constable Precinct ONE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. BEARD Deputy#1113

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF FORT BEND § By virtue of an ORDER OF SALE dated JUNE 18, 2014 delivered pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, said judgment rendered in favor of WATERSIDE ESTATES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC., plaintiff, and against SAMUEL A OSEI AND POLLY A. OSEI, defendant, in Cause No. 13-DCV-209124 for the sum of EIGHT-THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND 55/100’s ($8558.55), plus fees for posting notices, publishing, and all costs of executing sale. I did on the 21ST day of JULY, 2014, at 2:00 PM, levy upon the following described tract of land in Fort Bend County, Texas, as the property of SAMUEL A OSEI AND POLLY A. OSEI , defendant(s), to-wit: LOT 34 IN BLOCK 2 OF WATERSIDE ESTATES,SECTION 3, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY,TX ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF,RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1951/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF and on SEPT. 2, 2014, being the first Tuesday of said month, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m., at 301 JACKSON, Richmond,Tx 77469 at the FORT BEND TRAVIS BLDG., 1ST FLR MEETING ROOM. I will offer for sale and sell at public auction for cash, all the right, title and interest of SAMUEL A OSEI AND POLLY A. OSEI , defendant, in and to said property.

LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY TRAVIS BLDG.,1ST FLOOR MEETING ROOM, 301 JACKSON ST., RICHMOND,TX 77469 DATE: SEPT 2, 2014 TIME: APPROX. 10:00 AM BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACH TREVER J.NEHLS Constable Pct. 4 Fort Bend County, Texas NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE 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 29th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY vs JOHN R. JEFFREY, ET AL in Cause# 12-DCV201965 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 7585020010390901 LOT NO.39 IN BLOCK NO. 1 OF SUMMER LAKES, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NO. 20040273 OF THE PLAT OF RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 31ST day of JULY 2014 as the property of JOHN R. JEFFREY AND DORSON JEFFREY to satisfy a judgment amounting to $8,969.13 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 ofFORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICY #144, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

A. J. DORR, Constable Precinct ONE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. BEARD Deputy#1113

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FORT BEND REAL ESTATE Telfair SL•$893,000•5/41/2/3 7514T

Telfair SL•$599,990•4/31/2/3 7627R

Anita Milne

Knowledgeable! Experienced!

Hardworking!

Competitive!

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281-413-9732 Beard Realty Group

Price Reduced

Arlene Rolsen CRS, Realtor (281) 414-8400

First Colony SL•$695,000•5/31/2/2 3314SC

www.ArleneRolsen.com

Pecan Grove RM•$315,900•4/31/2/2 2314CM

Meadows Place•Blair Meadow•4/2/2 Meadow Village•Mulholland•4/2/2

$149,900 SOLD Sienna Plantation MC•$314,000•3/21/2/2 10106LH

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 for Satya Meadows, being a partial replat of Long Meadow Farms Commercial Reserve Sec. 4 amending Plat No. 1, Precinct 3. 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 Mary McKenzie with Hovis Surveying Company Inc. at 281-320-9591 for information prior to the hearing.

LEGAL NOTICE SEALED BID SALE OF REAL PROPERTY FORT BEND COUNTY 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, Texas 77469 for the sale of real property as described herein until THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 at 1:30 PM (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.

BID 14-066 – SEALED BID SALE OF REAL PROPERTY: 21.230 ACRES IN STAFFORD RUN CREEK DRAINAGE WATERSHED Minimum bid applies.

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

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

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 for Satya Bellfort, being a partial replat of Long Meadow Farms Commercial Reserve Sec. 4 amending Plat No. 1, Precinct 3. 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 Mary McKenzie with Hovis Surveying Company Inc. at 281-320-9591 for information prior to the hearing.

RFP 14-046 – INSURANCE BROKER OF RECORD

CITATION BY PUBLICATION DIVORCE THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Priyanka Swaraj 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 ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE of Rajesh Kumar, Petitioners, was filed in the 387th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on September 24, 2012 against Priyanka Swaraj, Respondent, being numbered 12-DCV-201120, and entitled In the Matter of the Marriage of Rajesh Kumar and Priyanka Swaraj. The suit requests to dissolve the bonds of matrimony.

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 1st day of August, 2014.

Saahir Mohammad Ramji; Will Colgin Ramji Law Firm PC 8191 Southwest Fwy., Ste 201 Houston TX 7707 4-1709 713-777 -2654; 281-344-9738

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

DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County,Texas By: Deputy District Clerk Courtney Paterson 281-633-7620

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS Sealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. CST).

All proposals will then be opened in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Solicitation and any and all addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx.gov.

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 28, 2014 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.

BID 15-020 – ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE A pre-bid conference will be conducted on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 10:00AM (CST). The prebid conference will be held in the Purchasing Department in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond TX. A site visit schedule is attached. All bidders are encouraged to attend. The scheduled dates and times are the only opportunity for vendors to complete a site visit and job measurements.

Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are not required.

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

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

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 28th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY vs FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, ET AL in Cause# 13-DCV205306 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 2785000010010901 LOT 1, IN BLOCK 1 OF BEN DURAN A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST END OF LOT NO. SIX OF THE GOAR AND SONGER SUBDIVISION IN THE HENRY SCOTT LEAGUE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 235, PAGE 179 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS. Levied on the 31ST day of JULY 2014 as the property of FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, DOMINGO CHAVEZ, GUADALUPE CHAVEZ, SNATIAGO JIM CHAVEZ, JOSEFA CHAVEZ CAUDILLO, ANITA CHAVEZ CAVAZOS AND YGNACIA MARY CHAVEZ to satisfy a judgment amounting to $1,163.26 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 CITY OF ROSENBERG, FORT BEND COUNTY, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

A. J. DORR, Constable Precinct ONE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. BEARD Deputy#1113

$169,000

Sugar Land•Magnolia Lane• 5/3.5/2 Meadows Place•Monticeto•4/2/2 Richmond•Orchard Stables• 5/4/3D

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 21, 2014 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 15-021 – PEST CONTROL SERVICES; 2. BID 15-022 – WRECKER SERVICE FOR COUNTY VEHICLES. Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are not required.

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

LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR SEALED COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS Sealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 for the following until THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. CST).

All proposals will then be opened in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX 77469 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specified time will be returned unopened. Solicitation and any and all addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx.gov.

RFP 14-065 – GENERAL CONTRACT SERVICES-BATES ALLEN PARK PAVILION Pre-proposal conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM CST at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Department, Travis Annex, 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, TX. Site visit will commence immediately following pre-proposal conference.

All respondents are encouraged to attend.

Lump sum pricing is required. Bonds are 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

$109,500 SOLD

$298,500 SOLD

Price Reduced

Meadows Place • Meadowtrail • 4/2/2

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 28, 2014 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. CDs are available in the Purchasing Agent’s Office. All addendums will be posted on Purchasing Agent’s website located at www.fortbendcountytx.gov.

BID 14-062 – TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION PROJECT: FALCON LANDING BLVD. AT SPRING GREEN BLVD. A pre-bid conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 10:30AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Department located in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, Texas 77469. All bidders are encouraged to attend.

Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are required. Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE NOTICE OF LEVY REAL PROPERTY By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 29th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of CITY OF ROSENBERG vs VIDA AVERY, DECEASED in Cause# 12-DCV-200970 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 4415000120040901 TRACT #1 LOT NO. FOUR, IN BLOCK NUMBER TWELVE, KAFF ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROSENBERG, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT OF THE SAID CITY AND THE SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF SAID FORT BEND COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION, AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY SOLD TO ME BY GOAR, BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 12TH, A.D. 1907 OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE MADE FOR MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Levied on the 31ST day of JULY 2014 as the property of VIDA AVERY, DECEASED to satisfy a judgment amounting $3,522.63 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 CITY OF ROSENBERG, FORT BEND COUNTY, LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL FLOOD ROAD CONTROL AND CITY OF ROSENBERG HEALTH AND SAFETY LIENS. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

A. J. DORR, Constable Precinct ONE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. BEARD Deputy#1113

$369,000

$172,500

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 21, 2014 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.

BID 14-064 – PROVIDE AND INSTALL SEAMLESS SHOWER SYSTEM AT JAIL A pre-bid conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 10:00AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Sheriff ’s Office Lobby located at 1410 Williams Way Blvd, Richmond, Texas 77469. A site visit will commence immediately following the pre-bid. All bidders are encouraged to attend. This is the only date and time vendors will be permitted to complete a site visit and job measurements.

Lump sum pricing is required; payment will be by check. Bonds are required.

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

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

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 21, 2014 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 Q14-053 – DESIGN/BUILD FAIRGROUNDS STORAGE BUILDING A pre-SOQ conference will be conducted on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 9:00AM (CST). The pre-SOQ conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Purchasing Department located in the Travis Annex at 301 Jackson, Suite 201, Richmond, Texas 77469. All respondents are encouraged to attend.

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

City of Missouri City LEGAL NOTICE The City of Missouri City, Texas is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for: Community Development Block Grant Consulting Services RFP # 014-15 The City of Missouri City is soliciting proposals for Community Development Block Grant Consulting Services. The City is searching for a progressively responsible and accountable firm to provide consulting services to assist in the development, preparation and submission of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, Fair Housing Report and the associated Analysis of Impediments.

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time August 26, 2014 and then publicly opened and read out loud in the City Hall Chamber at 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489. Proposal packages are available via free download from the Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase.com.

Proposals received must be sealed, marked on the outside of the package with the RFP title and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Proposals must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Office, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Proposal packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualified.

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS 3D ARCHITECTURAL VIDEO PROJECTION AND AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTIONS 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: PROJECT NAME:

RFP 2014-18 3D ARCHITECTURAL VIDEO PROJECTION AND AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTIONS LOCATION OF WORK: SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77479 Plans, specifications, and proposal documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed proposals one (1) original and five (5) 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 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014, 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 Jason Poscovsky, CPPB, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov before 3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 14, 2014.

City of Sugar Land City Council will award the contract as provided in the Request for Proposal within ninety (90) calendar days after the opening date; notice of the award will be given following the contract award.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY-WIDE BRANDING & MARKETING PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 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: PROJECT NAME:

2014-19 DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY-WIDE BRANDING & MARKETING PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

LOCATION OF WORK: SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 Plans, specifications, and proposal documents may be obtained by registering with Public Purchase www.publicpurchase.com.

Sealed proposals one (1) original with five (5) copies, and one (1) 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, September 4, 2014, 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 Jason Poscovsky, CPPB, Contracts Manager, jposcovsky@sugarlandtx.gov before 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014.

The City of Sugar Land City Council will award the contract as provided in the Request for Proposal within ninety (90) calendar days after the opening date; notice of the contract award will be given following award of contract.

Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC City Secretary

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: ASHLEY NICOLE LEACH and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) 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 ANGELA A LEACH AND ROGER LEACH, Intervenors, was filed in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas ON THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2014 against ASHLEY N LEACH, Petitioner(s), numbered 11DCV-190931, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF KAYDEN ROSS GARCIA, A CHILD. The suit request PETITION IN INTERVENTION IN SUIT AFFECTING 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: AUGUST 17, 2009 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 5th day of August, 2014.

ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENORS: KATHY JOHNSON 807 HOUSTON STREET RICHMOND TX 77469 713-272-7533 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County, Texas By: Raquel Charles Deputy District Clerk 281-633-7624

CITATION BY PUBLICATION DIVORCE TO: DawnS Zuniga 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 ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE, REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY ORDERS AND REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE of NICHOLAS ALLEN ZUNIGA, was filed in the 328th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, October 09, 2013 against DAWNS ZUNIGA, being numbered 13-DCV-209869 and entitled IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF NICHOLAS ALLEN ZUNIGA AND DAWNS ZUNIGA AND IN THE INTEREST OF AVA ZUNIGA, A MINOR CHILD. The suit requests THAT THE BONDS OF MATRIMONY BE DISSOLVED. 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. The Court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.

Petitioner’s Attorney: PAUL CEDILLO, JR ATTORNEY AT LAW 2319 AVENUE H ROSENBERG TX 77471 281-341-6356 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County, Texas By: Raquel Charles Deputy District Clerk 281-6330-7624

CITATION BY PUBLICATION STATE OF TEXAS TO: KYLE UELAND PACEY and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) 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 GIRISH PATEL & NESTARA PATEL, Petitioners, was filed in the 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas on this the 17th day of June, 2014, against KYLE UELAND PACEY, Respondent(s), numbered 14DCV-215496, and entitled IN THE INTEREST OF PARKER RENE PACEY, A CHILD. The Suit requests ORIGINAL PETITION IN SUIT AFFECTING 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 DECEMBER 28, 2001 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 5th day of August, 2014.

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR RESPONDENT: STEVEN JOHN GILBERT 401 SOUTH 5TH STREET P.O. BOX 366 RICHMOND, TX. 77406 (281) 342-4116 DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTT Fort Bend County, Texas By: Herlinda Nanez Deputy District Clerk 281-633-7626

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 July 29, 2014, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in September, 2014, the same being the 2nd 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-DCV158034 05/20/14

565002003120090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. OIL CENTER, SEC 2, BLK 3, LTS 7 12, 13, 14 & 15, VOL 204, PG 553* K. A. SIMS JULY 25, 2014

$920.00

$920.00

2

07-DCV158034 05/20/14

565002004050090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. OIL CENTER, SEC 2, BLK 4, LT 5, 7 VOL 204, PG 553* K. A. SIMS JULY 25, 2014

$230.00

$230.00

07-DCV158034 05/20/14

565002004080090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. OIL CENTER, SEC 2, BLK 4, LT 8, 7 VOL 204, PG 553* K. A. SIMS JULY 25, 2014

$230.00

4

07-DCV158034 05/20/14

565002004090090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. OIL CENTER, SEC 2, BLK 4, LTS 9 7 & 10, VOL 204, PG 553* K. A. SIMS JULY 25, 2014

$460.00

$460.00

5

07-DCV158034 05/20/14

565002004110090 FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. OIL CENTER, SEC 2, BLK 4, LT 11, 7 VOL 204, PG 553* K. A. SIMS JULY 25, 2014

$230.00

$230.00

7

12-DCV200559 06/10/14

783500016002090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 1 DELPHENE WOODS DIXON, ET AL JULY 25, 2014

CITY OF ROSENBERG , BLK 16, LT 2, VOL P, PG 146*

$29,200.00

$7,300.00

8

13-DCV209519 05/20/14

005803440000090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 8 SANDY RAY MCDADE JULY 25, 2014

ISAAC MCGARY LEAGUE, ABST 58, (CENTER 1/3 OF A 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS), VOL 64, PG 150 & VOL 778, PG 461*

$19,160.00

$3,700.00

9

12-DCV199716 06/17/14

565001001250090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 JAMES DARYL TITMAN, ET AL JULY 25, 2014

OIL CENTER #1, SEC 1, BLK A, LT 25, VOL 232, PG 341*

$6,190.00

$4,100.00

12-DCV199716 06/17/14

565001001010090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 JAMES DARYL TITMAN, ET AL JULY 25, 2014

OIL CENTER #1, SEC 1, BLK A, LTS 1, 2 & 3, VOL 232, PG 341*

$21,720.00

13-DCV211037 06/10/14

355000006030090 FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 7 WALTER A. RIDDLE, AKA WALTER ABIGEA RIDDLE, AS JULY 25, 2014 TRUSTEE OF THE GREENWAY TRUST

GREENBRIAR ADDN, BLK 6, LT 3, VOL 6, PG 22*

$86,420.00

NOTICE OF TAX RESALE

3

( Properties previously struck off to FORT BEND COUNTY) (See note below) $230.00

Constable Rob Cook Pursuant to a resolution of its governing body under Section 34.05(c), Property Tax Code, Fort Bend County has requested a public re-sale by my office of certain properties previously foreclosed and bid off to the taxing units in the suits described below. Therefore, I will on September 2, 2014, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on said day, beginning at 10:00 A.M., proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, and in the manner provided by Section 34.05(d), Property Tax Code, all of the right, title and interest of the taxing units, acquired through each of the suits listed below, in and to the following described real estate being situated in Fort Bend County, Texas, to wit: Note: Fort Bend County is the taxing unit to which the property was struck off to in trust.

Constable Rob Cook, By: __________________________ Date _____________

11

Estimated Minimum Bid (See note below)

FORT BEND INDEPENDENT PART LT 21, BLK 6 , SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL RIDGMONT SEC 1, VOL 6, PG VS. ORA GOLDSTEIN, ET AL 14*

$39,450.00

$2,700.00

6250010070800907

FORT BEND INDEPENDENT TRACT 18, BEING PART OF LT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL 8, BLK 7, RIDGEMONT, SEC 1, VS. ORA GOLDSTEIN, ET AL VOL 6, PG 14*

$34,310.00

$2,700.00

0079000000935901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. 0.675 AC, MORE OR LESS, SHAWN ALLEN MCKINNEY, JOHN RANDON LEAGUE & ET AL NOEL F. ROBERTS LEAGUE, ABST 79, VOL 686, PG 56* FORT BEND COUNTY VS. COVINGTON WEST, ACS .482, GREENWAY ASSOCIATES A MORE OR LESS, LAND ABOVE JOINT VENTURE FKA TRUNKLINE PIPELINE ESMNT, ATLAS REALTY COMPANY VOL 15, PG 11* KNA AMERICAN REALTY INVETMENT CORPORATION FORT BEND COUNTY VS. COVINGTON WEST, ACS 1.014, GREENWAY ASSOCIATES A MORE OR LESS, LAND ABOVE JOINT VENTURE FKA HOUSTON PIPELINE CO ESMT, ATLAS REALTY COMPANY VOL 15, PG 11* KNA AMERICAN REALTY INVETMENT CORPORATION

$22,710.00

$2,000.00

$3,470.00

$1,600.00

$7,300.00

$1,600.00

5

12-DCV-199682 11/12/13 02/04/14

2640000010001907

6

12-DCV-199682 11/12/13 02/04/14

2640000010002907

4

Adjudged Value (See note below)

$3,500.00

6250010062100907

3

Legal Description

$10,140.00

CITY OF ARCOLA VS. BEVERLY ANN MCKINZIE, ET AL

$8,500.00

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

Style of Case

1200000920900907

2

$3,800.00

Account Number

91,283 08/08/95 12/05/95 09-DCV-172962 02/18/14 05/06/14 09-DCV-172962 02/18/14 05/06/14 09-DCV-174057 02/09/11 06/03/14

1

10

Cause # Judgment Date Struck-Off On

Sale #

ARCOLA HEIGHTS, BLK 92, LTS 9 & 10, VOL 321, PG 498 AND VOL 554. PG 778*

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.

Notes:

TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FORT BEND COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE SALE.

All volume and page references in the legal description refer to the records of the County Clerk of Fort Bend County. All prospective bidders should make their own investigation of the title held by the taxing entities and the value of the property.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to consult their attorney. Prospective bidders should not rely on the "Adjudged Value" as representing the actual value of the property or any information regarding the property contained in the records of the Fort Bend County Appraisal District .

Dated at Richmond, Texas, July 29, 2014 Constable A. J. Dorr Fort Bend County, Texas

All sales are without warranty, expressed or implied. Specifically, there is no warranty as to title or physical condition (including the condition or existence of any improvements). The sales are subject to any rights of redemption as provided by law.

Payment must be made in cash or by cashiers check. All sales are final.

All Sales subject to cancellation without prior notice.

By Deputy Notes:

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

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

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.

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NOTICE OF TAX RESALE ( Properties previously struck off to FORT BEND COUNTY) (See note below) Constable A. J. Dorr Pursuant to a resolution of its governing body under Section 34.05(c), Property Tax Code, Fort Bend County has requested a public re-sale by my office of certain properties previously foreclosed and bid off to the taxing units in the suits described below. Therefore, I will on September 2, 2014, at 301 Jackson Street, William Travis Building, 1st Floor Meeting Room in the City of Richmond, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on said day, beginning at 10:00 A.M., proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder, and in the manner provided by Section 34.05(d), Property Tax Code, all of the right, title and interest of the taxing units, acquired through each of the suits listed below, in and to the following described real estate being situated in Fort Bend County, Texas, to wit: Note: Fort Bend County is the taxing unit to which the property was struck off to in trust.

Constable A. J. Dorr, By: __________________________ Date _____________ Cause # Judgment Date Struck-Off On

Sale #

Account Number

Style of Case

Legal Description

Adjudged Value (See note below)

Estimated Minimum Bid (See note below)

05-DCV-142694 02/20/08 06/03/08 06-DCV-153824 05/12/10 06/05/12

1865030460068901

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. VALLEY VISTA, INC., ET AL

BRAZOS VALLEY, SEC 3, BLK 46, LT 6 (W 41'), VOL 412, PG 287*

$3,330.00

$2,038.00

3795000000001901

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. BRENDA J. HOLUB, ET AL

$2,220.00

$1,700.00

3

06-DCV-153824 05/12/10 06/05/12

3795000000002901

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. BRENDA J. HOLUB, ET AL

$2,220.00

$1,700.00

4

07-DCV-160327 05/12/10 10/05/10

7835000070077901

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. HANNIBAL RODGERS, ET AL

$4,090.00

$1,700.00

5

09-DCV-177213 09/10/13 01/07/14 10-DCV-178123 06/22/11 11/01/11 10-DCV-178134 02/18/14 05/06/14 10-DCV-183322 02/19/13 07/02/13

3010010020011901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. YASHICA HUTCHING, ET AL

0.444 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, SOUTH 6 FT OF 10- AC TR KNOWN AS GRUNWALD HEIGHTS, HENRY SCOTT LEAGUE, ABST 83, VOL 280, PG 596* 0.444 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, NORTH 6 FT OF 10- AC TR KNOWN AS GRUNWALD HEIGHTS, HENRY SCOTT LEAGUE, ABST 83, VOL 280, PG 596* LTS 7 & 8, BLK 7, ROSENBERG SUB'D, VOL P, PG 146, SAVE & EXCEPT THE EAST 30 FT, VOL 253, PG 586* DAVE FIELDS S/D, BLK 2, LT 1 (N 1/2) & LT 2 (N 1/2), VOL 230, PG 266*

$4,580.00

$2,714.00

0170860290402907

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. R. D. ADKINS

0170 M ESCALERO, BLOCK 29, ACRES 0.25, COCHRANMCCLUER, SEC 86, LOT 4 (PT)

$8,750.00

$1,974.00

4135010030052901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. LUTERIO J. ARREDONDO, ET AL

C W HORAK ADDN SEC 1, BLK 3, LOT 5 (N 1/2) & LOT 6 (S 1/2), VOL 4, PG 23*

$64,510.00

$4,500.00

0058009601300908

ABST 58, I MCGARY LEAGUE, 0.22 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, CLK'S FILE NO. 8615082*

$4,150.00

$2,179.00

11-DCV-188803 08/20/13 06/03/14

0057021700000908

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JAMES JONES, A/K/A JAMES E. JONES, SR., DECEASED, ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. SHIRLEY THOMAS, ET AL

3.84 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, JOHN MCCORMICK LEAGUE, ABST 57, TRACT 1 IN VOL 727, PG 839*

$22,890.00

$2,456.50

Legal Description

Adjudged Value (See note below)

1

2

6

7

8

9

Cause # Judgment Date Struck-Off On

Sale #

Account Number

10

11-DCV-190835 08/13/13 12/03/13

7835000110040901

11

11-DCV-190839 11/12/13 02/04/14

7835000110030901

12

11-DCV-191506 06/19/12 11/06/12 11-DCV-192497 08/13/13 12/03/13 11-DCV-192549 11/20/12 03/05/13 11-DCV-192555 02/12/13 07/02/13 12-DCV-198454 02/11/14 06/03/14

7835000120070901

17

Style of Case

Estimated Minimum Bid (See note below)

FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. IRMA MELANIE FULLER , AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF IDA M. EVANS, DECEASED. FORT BEND COUNTY, ET AL VS. VERA GERALDINE EVANS TURNER, AKA VERA J TURNER AKA VERA J EVANS, ET AL FORT BEND COUNTY VS. H. T. MORGAN

ROSENBERG , BLK 11, LT 4, VOL P, PG 146*

$4,650.00

$2,067.00

ROSENBERG , BLK 11, LT 3, VOL P, PG 146*

$4,650.00

$3,065.00

ROSENBERG , BLK 12, LT 7, VOL P, PG 146-147*

$7,500.00

$2,200.00

4685000010090901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. VIOLA WATSON, ET AL

LADWIG ADDN, BLK A, LT 9, VOL "I", PG 586*

$1,910.00

$1,910.00

4055000020092901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JOHN URBAN, ET AL

HIGHWAY ACS, BLK 2, LT 9 (PT), (9.4 X 210),VOL 237, PG 437*

$2,840.00

$2,200.00

7835000330010901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MATTIE RIDLEY, ET AL

ROSENBERG , BLK 33, LT 1, VOL P, PG 146*

$4,650.00

$1,925.00

0058032800040908

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. VERNELL BOSIE, JR., ET AL

$6,080.00

$1,700.00

12-DCV-198454 02/11/14 06/03/14

0058032800050908

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. VERNELL BOSIE, JR., ET AL

$3,340.00

$1,700.00

18

12-DCV-198454 02/11/14 06/03/14

0071003000030908

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. VERNELL BOSIE, JR., ET AL

$7,310.00

$1,700.00

19

12-DCV-199119 08/13/13 12/03/13 12-DCV-199715 10/15/13 02/04/14

7835000100120901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MARY A SEATON, ET AL

0.151 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ISAAC MCGARY LEAGUE, ABST 58, CLERK'S FILE NO. 99016552* 0.151 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ISAAC MCGARY LEAGUE, ABST 58, ELIZABETH POWELL LEAGUE, ABST 71, CLERK'S FILE NO. 99016552* 0.151 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ELIZABETH POWELL LEAGUE, ABST 71, CLERK'S FILE NO. 2002011511* ROSENBERG , BLK 10, LT 12, VOL. P, PG. 146*

$4,820.00

$2,100.00

4600000221250907

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. R F PETTY, AKA R F SMITH, ET AL

$770.00

$770.00

21

13-DCV-207366 11/12/13 02/04/14

1740020010023901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. D. R. MCKINNEY, AKA DORMAN RAY MCKINNEY

$3,250.00

$1,322.00

22

13-DCV-209518 03/18/14 07/01/14

1740010080090901

FORT BEND COUNTY VS. MARY ELIZABETH EWINIG

TR. 8: MAGNOLIA PLACE, BLK 22, LTS 25 & 26 (N 1/2), S M SWENSON SURV, ABST 317, VOL 197, PG 639* BORDENS ADDN SEC 2, CITY OF RICHMOND, BLK 1 (PT), ACS 0.0833, MORE OR LESS, TR C, VOL B, PG 758 & VOL 576, PG 720* BORDENS ADDN, SEC 1, BLK 8 & LT 9, (PT 50 X 70'), MORE OR LESS, CITY OF RICHMOND, J T EDWARDS SURV, ABST 23, CLERK'S FILE# 9542128 *

$41,960.00

$3,500.00

13

14

15

16

20

Notes: All sales are without warranty, expressed or implied. Specifically, there is no warranty as to title or physical condition (including the condition or existence of any improvements). The sales are subject to any rights of redemption as provided by law.

All volume and page references in the legal description refer to the records of the County Clerk of Fort Bend County. All prospective bidders should make their own investigation of the title held by the taxing entities and the value of the property.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to consult their attorney. Prospective bidders should not rely on the "Adjudged Value" as representing the actual value of the property or any information regarding the property contained in the records of the Fort Bend County Appraisal District .

Payment must be made in cash or by cashiers check. All sales are final.

All Sales subject to cancellation without prior notice.

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.

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Other optional equipment on the Mazda CX-5 includes a Bose Centerpoint nine-speaker surround sound system with audiopilot, a 5.8-0inch color touch screen, tom-0tom based navigation, Bluetooth enabled 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 26111 day of June, 2014 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause# 13-DCV-209210 in favor of the Plaintiff- The Promenade at Stafford Run Homeowner’s Association, Inc. Plaintiff, for the sum of $4,538.10 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 151 day of August, 2014, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s)Ralph T. Brown had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will offer for sale on the 2”d day of September, 2014 at 301 Jackson Street (Travis Building, 1st floor), in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 2, BLOCK 3, OF PROMENADE AT STAFFORD RUN SUBDIVISION, SECTION 1, A SUBDIVISION OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT SLIDE 1323A AND 1323B IN THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $159,800.00 Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affixed thereto. All sales are final.

Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M. Rob Cook, Constable Precinct Three Fort Bend County, Texas BY: M. Scheibel Deputy Constable #1331 NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 10th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. MICHELE MERTZ-TERRY, ET AL, in Cause #09-DCV-173438 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: R23892/ 0066-07-000-2201 -903 A TRACT OF LAND BEING 34.405 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN AND BEING A PART OF THE J.S. O’CONNER SURVEY, ABSTRACT 66, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN CLERK’S FILE NUMBER 2006132330 OF THE REAL PROPERTY RECORD OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 17TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of MICHELE MERTZ-TERRY AKA MICHELLE MERTZ-TERRY, GENE M. TERRY, JR., RESOURCE ONE CREDIT UNION FKA PRIORITY ONE CREDIT UNION to satisfy a judgment amounting to $269.47 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 BRAZOS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 18TH day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: LIEUTENANT S.D. SAYERS Deputy# 1309

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. for acceptance of the traffic control plan for Cinco Ranch Southwest, Section 68, Precinct 3.

The hearing will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom at 401 Jackson Street, Second Floor, Richmond, Texas. You are invited to attend and state your approval or objection on this matter.

Submitted by, Dianne Wilson Fort Bend County Clerk NOTICE OF CONSTABLE 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 28th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND COUNTY VS. JESSE COVARRUBIAS, ET AL in Cause#12DCV -202664 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 774693108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT l: GEO: 5850000091900907 LOT 19 IN BLOCK 9 OF PINEDALE MANOR, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGE 18 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of JESSE COVARRUBIAS, CHARLES G. COYLE AKA CHARLES GLENN COYLE AKA CHARLES DESHAUN COYLE to satisfy a judgment amounting to $6,672.92, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY, CITY OF ARCOLA, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 3OTH day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131 NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 29th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRlCT, ET AL VS. ROCHELLE L. SMITH, ET AL in Cause#12-DCV-202813 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT l: GEO: 8944060050870 LOT 87, BLOCK 5, WINFIELD LAKES, SECTION 6, FORT BEND COUNTY,TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED UNDER PLAT FILE NO. 2005039 OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of ROCHELLE L. SMITH HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA), WINFlELD LAKE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. to satisfy a judgment amounting to $3,708.07, 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 MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT# 23, FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT; PORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL AND FORT BEND PARKWAY DISTRICT. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE 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 28th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRlCT vs. PATRlClA ANNE HOTALEN in Cause#13-DCV-204976 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1 : GEO 6600000050800907 LOT EIGHT (8), IN BLOCK FIVE (5) OF ROSEDALE ADDITION, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, A SUBDIVISION RECORDED lN VOLUME 393, PAGE 86 OF THE DEEDS RECORDS, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of PATRICIA ANNE HOTALEN to satisfy a judgment amounting to$3,556.53, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131

NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 28th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DlSTRICT vs RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ SALDANA in Cause#13-DCV-209333 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT l: GEO: 0068000002200907 A TRACT OF LAND CONSISTING OF 9.765 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, PART OF THE EAST PORTION OF THE WILLIAM PETTUS LEAGUE, ABSTRACT 68, LOCATED lN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 618, PAGE 725, DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ SALDANA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,338.31 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 DRAINAGE DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 31ST day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131 NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 29th day of July, 2014 by the Clerk thereof in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT vs. ODESSA DANCY AKA ODESSA DANCY WILSON, ET AL in Cause#13-DCV-205988 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 2nd day of September, 2014, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the William B. Travis Building, First Floor Meeting Room, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond Texas 77469-3108 of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit: TRACT 1: GEO: 2150010034000907 LOT FORTY (40), IN BLOCK THREE (3), OF BRIARGATE, SECTION ONE (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. Levied on the 30TH day of JULY 2014 as the property of ODESSA DAN’CY AKA ODESSA DANCY WILSON, JOSHUA A HUBER ATTORNEY FOR THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE to satisfy a judgment amounting to $10,290.91 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 HOUSTON; FORT BEND COUNTY GENERAL FUND; FORT BEND COUNTY DRAlNAGE DISTRICT AND FORT BEND COUNTY LATERAL ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL. ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 30TH day of JULY, 2014.

ROB COOK, Constable Precinct THREE Fort Bend County, Texas By: M. SCHEIBEL Deputy#1131

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FILM REVIEW: The Hundred-Foot Journey The producers of this sweet film are Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Juliet Blake.

We know the first two, but who the heck is Juliet Blake? The story goes that Blake took the book by Richard C. Morais to DreamWorks first, and they wanted a third party to be involved. How ‘bout Oprah? So, now the former executive with National Geographic has Spielberg and Winfrey on her speed dial. I want to be partners with Steven and Oprah.

I saw an interview by Spielberg and Winfrey and I could smell the syrupy ooze coming off the screen. Spielberg claimed it was a “dream come true” to work again with Oprah for the first time since 1985. What did they do together in 1985? The Color Purple.

And you will feel and taste this culinary tale about an Indian family (Kadam) who leaves India after a deadly fire in the family restaurant.

They begin their trek in London near Heathrow, and then decide to try their luck at opening a restaurant of Indian cuisine in a small town in the French countryside. A beautiful village with gorgeous hills, a rolling river, lovely flowers, and billions of stars at night.

Sounds like a great location.

Problem: Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) owns an established, award winning French restaurant across the street – 100 feet away. The Kadam Family is blessed by hard work and charming characters led by Papa (Om Puri) and his gifted son Hassan (Manish Dayal) who aspires to be a chef. There is immedi-

ate tension between Madame and Papa competing for the same clientele in a duel of egos and palates.

Director Lasse Hallstrom, 68 and Swedish-born, has a history of making films that have an out-of-the-box flavor yet successful.

Some of his works include “The Cider House Rules” (1999), The Shipping News (2001) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011). And if there’s one thing Spielberg and Winfrey know, it’s success. Of course, if they lost their way in putting together a winning team, Juliet Blake could pull them back to reality.

Hallstrom tells this honeyed story with a sugary balance of allure to touch the hearts of the audience and make them ponder relationships among

the unexpected. This could not have been accomplished without Dame Helen Mirren who was the perfect Madame Mallory with her mix of aristocratic snobbery and tender soul.

On the other side of the street, Om Puri as Papa, the man with the giant nose, (I’m not kidding; it’s a snoz circa Jimmy Durante) was equally compassionate and a worthy match for Madame.

The big winner, other than Juliet Blake, is Manish Dayal, who played the handsome Hassan with the confidence of a new star. Finally, let’s all give a round of applause to Spielberg and Winfrey (and Blake) for conjuring a way to make yet another gazillion dollars. Rock ‘n Roll.

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Altus House opens its Sugar Land facility Garden-style model homes open in

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On Thursday, July 31, Sugar Land community leaders came together for the grand opening of the newly constructed Altus House, an inpatient hospice facility designed to meet the growing healthcare needs of the area.

Altus Hospice, one of the state’s leading hospice companies, hosted an open house and ribbon cutting with the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce to unveil its newest inpatient facility, Altus House.

The 20,059 square-feet building will provide 16 private inpatient suites in a comfortable, family-friendly environment designed to feel like home.

Inpatient hospice is the highest level of hospice care for symptom management.

The interdisciplinary medical team will be led by Chief Medical Director Dominic Sreshta, board certified in hospice and palliative care.

Kraig Killough, chief operating officer of Altus Health, stated, “In our continued commitment to providing

exceptional healthcare to the communities we serve, we are pleased to announce the expansion of our hospice program to Sugar Land. Our specialty hospice programs have established an exceptional reputation throughout Texas for providing a benchmark level of care to the patients and families we serve.”

In addition to providing inpatient care at Altus House, Altus Hospice provides outpatient hospice care in the greater Houston and Sugar Land communities.

The expansion will create a total of 83 positions, including social workers, nurses, physicians, home health aides, chaplains, bereavement coordinators, office staff and volunteers.

“Our multidisciplinary care team is highly trained to provide the practical, emotional and spiritual support for each patient and their family,” said Dr. Dominic Sreshta, chief medical director, Altus House.

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dignity, and not only do we ensure each patient is treated with respect, we also provide stability and continuity of hospice care regardless of where a patient resides, whether inside our inpatient center, their home, nursing home, assisted living or hospital.”

Services include palliative symptom management, physician guided care, distribution of medication, alternative therapies and social work, as well as bereavement services focusing on grief support, educational workshops, support for children and teens and counseling.

Altus Hospice began its operations in 2007 and is part of the Altus Health System, an integrated network of physicians, care centers and services dedicated to providing the highest quality, affordable patient care across communities in Texas.

Altus Health is currently comprised of more than 1,100 physicians and over 1,000 employees.

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After months of anticipation outdoor entertaining space with the momentum hasn’t slowed and unprecedented interest, the a custom fireplace and sum- down one bit.”

Imperial’s garden homes first signs of new homes in Im- mer kitchen and optional wine also are a short walk to Impeperial Sugar Land are finally grotto.

The spacious appeal of the rial’s Historic District, a weekly taking shape with garden-style model patio homes now open Partners in Building Porto Fino Farmer’s Market and Constelfrom Sittlerle Homes, Darling model is best exemplified by lation Field, home to the Sugar Homes and Partners in Build- its Great Room warmed by Land Skeeters.

Imperial Sugar Land, a exposed beams and stacked ing. community With close to half of its 37 stone while a spacious dining master-planned garden homes in the master- room and morning room with by The Johnson Development planned community already gourmet island kitchen appeal Corp. at Highway 6 and Highsold, Sitterle Homes has opened to those who wish to entertain way 90A, will offer a unique The Madrid II, a Hill Country- in style amidst arches, tiered blend of retail, residential, eninspired design with an open vaulted ceilings and interesting tertainment and office compoconcept floor plan and gourmet appointments. Other first-floor nents to create a premier, Sugar kitchen, ideal for entertaining. amenities include a master suite Land destination to live, work, The model features three bed- and spa bath opening to a large shop and play.

The community also will rooms and four baths, study, courtyard, a Casita bedroom be home to the Fort Bend Chilgame room, wine grotto and and an outdoor kitchen.

“There’s a tremendous de- dren’s Discovery Center, openample storage. Plus, the lockand-leave home offers a cov- mand for new, low-maintenance ing in a restored building with ered patio and three-car garage. lifestyle homes in Sugar Land, a look and feel similar to the The new Darling Homes’ particularly with those who award-winning Children’s Mumodel is part of its Mediterra- currently live in the area,” says seum of Houston, and Class A, nean luxury series featuring an Imperial Sugar Land General build-to-suit office space.

For more information, go to impressive rotunda entry, gour- Manager Shay Shafie. “We’ve met kitchen with upgraded ap- seen tremendous demand from www.imperialsugarland.com or pliances, spacious living room area residents from the moment “like” the community on Facewith floor-to-ceiling windows, we announced our builders and book at www.facebook.com