OCTOBER 16, 2019 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Hays volleyball sweeps Stars, remains in playoff chase
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County judge forms Census committee BY ANITA MILLER
“Hays County has been identified as an undercounted, hard to count area along the corridor and areas to the east of Interstate 35.”
The 2020 Census is technically still months away, but Hays County is gearing up to do a better –Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge job of making sure every resident is counted. an umbrella for similar Hays County Judge Ru- of the Hays County committees formed by Complete Count Comben Becerra announced the county’s municipalimittee, designed to be Oct. 9 the formation
ties as well as Texas State University. “In an effort to ensure
Current staff fielding traffic complaints BY ANITA MILLER When the Hays County Sheriff’s Office took to social media to publicize a new email address for traffic complaints, they expected to get reports of speeders and the like. Instead, motorists took the opportunity to
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PHOTOS BY DAVID WHITE
Next stop, Kyle Before radios and air brakes, train conductors, brakemen, and flagmen rode in the caboose to look for signs of trouble on the tracks. The caboose also served as an office for the train conductor. This Saturday volunteers from the Kyle Railroad Depot & Heritage Center and members of the Hays County Historical Commission hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly restored 1929 caboose that is housed at the center. The wooden caboose has been in the restoration phase for almost a year. Volunteers hosted tours of the caboose and depot and told stories related to the train and the city of Kyle. Guests also enjoyed refreshments and music by the Silver Mine String Band. The Depot is located at 100 N. Front Street, Kyle. Above, Milo Renteria, grandson of historical commission volunteer Dorothy Renteria. Right is volunteer Dr. Henry Oles.
COMING UP Kyle Founders Parade downtown this Saturday
“A Slice of Kyle” is the theme for this year’s Founders Parade, which will take to the streets at 10 a.m. Saturday. Parade participants will gather at Gregg-Clarke Park and head east on Center Street, ending up at the Mary Kyle Harton Gazebo at City Square Park. After that, everyone will sing “Happy Birthday” to Kyle and share birthday cake. The parade is traditionally held mid-October. The town was platted and its first lots sold around Oct. 15, 1880. Grand Marshal for this year is Kyle Park, who has played area music festivals since he was a high school student. Good viewing spots for the parade include either side of Center Street. Because Center Street is also FM 150, which is a state highway, the parade can only accept a limited number of entries. This year’s lineup is already full.
Songwriters Festival
The public is invited to the annual Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival Oct. 18-20 to enjoy three days of singer/songwriter showcases. Forty-five songwriters from across the U.S. and around the world will be there. The Festival is free and takes place on six stages at six venues: Barber Shop Bar, Acopon Brewing Co., Mazama Coffee Co., Hudson’s on Mercer, The Sidecar Tasting Room and Milton’s Lodging, all within the Dripping Springs Downtown Historic District.
RIVER ACCESS
County eyes limited public access to Blanco River for El Rancho Cima.
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Buda woman killed in FM 967 collision
BY ANITA MILLER When the Kyle City Council settled its lawsuit with Kinder Morgan over the energy giant’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline, the agreement specifically mentioned that the city would retain the right to pursue future litigation against other entities. Tuesday night, they exercised that right. After an executive session of approximately 55 minutes, the council voted unanimously to authorize attorney William S. Eubanks to submit a notice of intent to sue to both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “regarding the process of environmental review under the endangered species act.” There was no further discussion in open session.
that all of Hays County is accounted for … and using the guidelines provided by the U.S. Census, I, as the highest elected official in Hays County, hereby form the Hays County Complete Count Committee,” Becerra
An 80-year-old Buda woman was killed Monday morning after her Chevrolet Impala was hit head-on by an 18-wheeler. Geraldine Wilcox Hylander was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. The driver of the Freightliner, identified as 35-year-old Charmell Ramone Randle, of Austin, was uninjured. According to DPS Sgt. Robbie Barrera, the wreck happened at approximately 10:15 a.m. on FM 967 about five miles west of Buda. Road conditions were clear and dry. The speed limit along that stretch of roadway is 55 miles per hour.
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Buda’s Art in the Heart
The Buda Main Street Program is hosting Art in the Heart, a celebration of fine art in Historic Downtown Buda, which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. The Buda Main Street Program has partnered with Inspired Minds Art Center, Fine Arts Buda, Assemblage Contemporary Craftsman Gallery and Hays CISD to bring the community together to celebrate local artists in Buda and the surrounding areas. The event will feature live music, art exhibits, student artist showcases, live demonstrations, classes, and a chalk art contest. A schedule of events can be seen at www.downtownbudatx.com/art.
Hootenanny on the Hill
Festivities will kick off Saturday, Oct. 19 in Plum Creek with a 7 a.m. race, followed by carnival activities from 12 to 4 p.m. and shopping for all ages. Hootenanny on the Hill activities include inflatable games, trackless trains, petting zoo, BBQ contest, pony rides, music, and more. More info at hootenannyonthehill.com
Creedmoor Oktoberfest
Creedmoor’s Oktoberfest will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Creedmoor Community Center. It is a family-friendly community festival with a parade, pancake breakfast, craft and food booths, games, cake walk and tours of the Texas Disposal Systems exotic game ranch beginning at 10 a.m., and a live auction at 2 p.m.
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Driftwood man arrested after break-in, pursuit BY ANITA MILLER A Driftwood resident with prior arrests for burglary was taken into custody by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 8 after allegedly breaking into a FLORES home in the 200 Block of Meyers Road in Buda. Steven Rene Flores, 30, is charged with burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony, and evad-
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Group urging residents to voice PHP concerns
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Accordion to reports, conjunto, Czech, zydeco and polka music could be heard in downtown Kyle all day Saturday. The 3rd Annual Squeeze Me on the Square accordion music festival kicked off at the regularly scheduled Kyle Market Days in City Square Park and continued until 7 p.m. The event featured the music of Conjunto Los Pinkys (pictured), Czech Melody Masters, Gulf Coast Playboys, Jesse Legs & the Bosco Stompers, Grupo Massa, The Fabulous Polkasonics, Chanson et Soulards and the Conjunto Cats.
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Fugitive from Kansas jailed in Hays after wreck STAFF REPORTS
An automobile accident resulted last week in the capture of a man wanted in Kansas for kidnapping and other charges. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said officers were summoned to FM 150 and Old Post Road around 4:22 p.m. on Oct. 6 and, as part of routine investigation, ran a check on the licenses of the drivers. When they ran that of
Michael Dylan Dakin, it revealed a warrant out of Riley County, Kansas for aggravated kidnap- DAKIN ping, a first-degree felony. It was subsequently learned that there were other warrants outstanding as well, one for rape and two for aggravated criminal sodomy.
Dakin, 27, who listed an address of 545 Voyager Cove in Kyle, was jailed in lieu of a $125,000 bond. Authorities in Kansas say what happens next depends on whether Dakin fights extradition. “He will have an extradition hearing and can waive it or fight it,” said a spokesman for the Riley County Police Department. “If he fights it he will go to court there, if he waves it we will pick him up and bring him back here,” the spokesman said.
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HISTORY
Founded April 10, 1903, by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.
complain about things county law enforcement has nothing to do with. “One guy wanted us to change the timing of the traffic lights on 290. He was tired of stopping at all the red lights,” recalled Lt. Dennis Gutierrez. That prompted a clarification. “The Sheriff’s Office does not play any role in design or implementation of traffic control devices,” the more recent post reads. The HCSO went on to list a url for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the agency that does have a say in such matters. The department is still accepting complaints through the special email (traffic-concerns@co.hays. tx.us). They have also clarified which types of complaints the HCSO can actually address. The county has jurisdiction over roads that are not within an incorporated/ city boundary, that do not have a designation like FM (Farm to Marker), RR (Ranch Road), RM (Ranch to Market), LP (Loop), IH (Interstate Highway) or SH (State Highway), is not privately maintained, and is in a subdivision that has met county road standards.
Underlying the outreach for more public input, however, is a lack of available manpower on the part of the department – something Gutierrez said is on the cusp of turning around as the training pipeline is about to deliver a dozen new deputies. “What’s happening now, is for the first time ever we have maxed out,” Gutierrez said. Deputies previously assigned to traffic have been moved to patrol. Patrol deputies are the department’s front line when it comes to answering calls and writing reports. Some deputies even had to be pulled from specialty units like Mental Health at a time when concerns over those issues are at the forefront of much public discussion. “We’re now finding with our academies, people are coming off training and we are slowly taking back those slots” and returning specialty officers to their former positions. Gutierrez admitted that a Facebook post seeming to blame the media for the lack of applicants was badly worded. The post read that the HCSO, “along with most law enforcement agencies in the U.S., saw a drastic
decline in law enforcement applicants. Whether you attribute this to the negative media coverage of law enforcement in general, or to the improving economy, this lack of qualified law enforcement applicants created challenges for agencies across the nation.” “It should have said all the publicity about law enforcement shootings, beatings throughout the nation,” he said, shifting the focus to reporting about “what’s happening in law enforcement.” Even though things are looking up in terms of staffing, Gutierrez said the department also has a lot of personnel nearing retirement. “A lot of guys are eligible to retire in the next two or three years. If they all leave at the same time it could revert back … We’re keeping our fingers crossed and keep training people.” Still, he added, because of the required training, “every time somebody quits, it’s six months before we can replace them.” Residents with concerns about traffic control devices and other issues within the purview of TxDOT should use this link: https://www. txdot.gov/contact-us/form. html"id=
The Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD) is asking residents concerned about the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) to express their feelings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which are currently reviewing Kinder Morgan’s 42-inch natural gas pipeline project. The pipeline would carry natural gas from the fields of West Texas to near Houston on the Gulf Coast. Its proposed route takes it through the Wimberley Valley and within a mile of Jacob’s Well, crossing the Blanco River twice, and coming through some of Kyle’s proposed subdivisions. “The pipeline profits
will go elsewhere, the threat is to our land and our community,” CARD said in a press release. “In the next few weeks significant additional roadblocks to the PHP will be announced but it’s still going to be an uphill fight.” “Your voice may be just one, but if it is one of many, it’s powerful,” David Baker of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association said. Comments can be addressed to: Stephen Brooks, Chief of Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 819 Taylor Street, Room 3A37, Fort Worth, TX, 76102, fax 817-886-6428; or Adam Zerrenner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet Road, Austin, TX, 78758, Adam_Zerrenner@FSW.Gov.
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ing arrest with a motor vehicle, a third degree felony. He is being held on bonds totaling $50,000. A call came in about the burglary in progress at approximately 2:36 p.m. and a Pct. 2 deputy constable who happened to be in the immediate area responded. The suspect attempted to flee in a vehicle and refused to pull over. A pursuit was initiated that was soon joined by Hays County deputies until the suspect’s vehicle was immobilized
near the intersection of Fergus and FM 2770. Flores was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital before being taken to jail. Bonds of $30,000 for burglary and $20,000 for evading arrest were set by Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith. Online records indicate Flores had a prior conviction and served time in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for burglary of a habitation. He was indicted in 2013 and released from prison four years later.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “One guy wanted us to change the timing of the traffic lights on 290. He was tired of stopping at all the red lights.” –Lt. Dennis Gutierrez, Hays County Sheriffs Office. Story on page 1
Hays Free Press • October 16, 2019
Mighty big shoes to fill
EDITORIAL
Open meetings: It’s the law
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nside the front door of the Hays Free Press office in downtown Kyle sits Bob Barton’s old rolltop desk. On it are an antique Royal manual typewriter, an Apple SE computer, various framed awards and commendations and the long-time newspaper publisher’s trademark white Stetson. It’s a shrine of sorts to Barton, a proud Democrat who served in the Texas House of Representatives. But it’s more truly a testament to his craft – a dedication to community journalism. Looking up from the desk, indeed in all directions, are the awards. There are dozens of them, from various press associations awarded to the Hays Free Press for its reporting, photography, design and more. In virtually every measure by which a weekly newspaper can be judged, the Hays Free Press has come out on top of its competition. And the awards represent
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esidents need and want transparency in their government, because local government affects their lives in many ways. In order for governments to be transparent, they need to make sure residents know what a council or commission is voting on, and they need to make sure to release requested documents. Whether through desire to keep a negotiation private or just ignorance of the law, the Kyle City Council was mistaken in coming out of its Sept. 9 executive session and voting without informing the public about the subject. Let’s make it clear. The Kyle council is not the only governmental body that makes this kind of mistake. It is done all over Texas – by mistake or by ignorance. But it feels so much closer to home because we know members of the Kyle council and count them as friends. We want the best for our friends, but we also want them to do their best. So, after watching online Sept. 9 for more than an hour for executive session to be finished, the vote was taken on a serious subject – negotiations regarding the modification of the city ordinance on the Kinder Morgan pipeline, without an indication of the vote subject. How was the vote worded? “I move take action on items discussed in executive session.” That was all. A subsequent request for documents regarding the vote in question drew a stall and staff saying, “there’s no documentation.” What? How on earth was a vote taken? The problem was resolved several days later when the Kinder Morgan negotiation documents were released. But the letter of the law does not allow this kind of vote, nor the withholding of documents for several days. It seems that council members, who we must remember are barely more than volunteers (yes, they get paid a bit, but certainly not enough for the hours spent on the job), need to review the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) or go back to continuing education TOMA classes as required by the attorney general. In the meantime, here’s a refresher: Try looking at the TOMA handbook, pp. 26-28. The handbook states that there needs to be a sufficient amount of information so the public knows what subjects will be considered. Take a look at pages 39-43, which shows that votes must be made in public and must include what is being voted upon. Not just “what was discussed in executive session,” but exactly what is being voted on. Since the Kyle Council uses Robert’s Rules of Order, the members should remember the rules state “in putting the question the chair should make perfecetly clear what the question is that the assembly is to decide.” That all makes sense, and we are sure that in the future, what is being voted on will be spelled out. It just makes the taxpayers watching a bit more comfortable about their government and their elected officials. As for not having documentation about the vote, that doesn’t seem to fly. Former Attorney General Mark White, in his 1979 opinion No. 225 regarding open records, laid out the facts. Per White, “It is our decision that the minutes are public in whatever form they exist.” Under no circumstances, unless city staff is – at that very moment – using those notes (let’s say someone is typing them up from a recording), are the minutes to be withheld from public view. Let’s state that in a simpler form. City minutes are public in whatever form they exist. If the city secretary was using an envelope to take notes, that envelope is a public record. If a spiral note book is being used, that is public. If notes are typed on a laptop, those notes are public. AG White’s opinion was very decisive and strict about what is public, saying that even handwritten notes are subject to public scrutiny. And those minutes must record the subject and vote on each and every deliberation, and a governmental entity cannot say that it would be 10 days before those can be turned over. What we are asking is that elected officials need to take seriously exactly what should be said when actions taken, so that all of us know what is being voted on. The rest of us – the public watching via video or from the audience – certainly take council decisions seriously as those actions affect our very lives. Please give us the chance to understand what you are doing. Our taxes, our businesses, our land all depend on what you do. We applaud you for volunteering for these jobs, and the only way we can support and help you is if we know what is going on. Help us help you, please.
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the work of its journalists over a period of decades. Sobering stuff, especially to someone like me who has spent decades in the same business. Barton has been gone since 2013. Fittingly, he left this life on the birthday of Martin Luther King, who was one of his heroes. The paper is now in the more than capable hands of his daughter-in-law Cyndy. In her role as publisher, she could find plenty to do without keeping her finger on the community’s pulse, but she has sufficient printer’s ink in her veins to keep a hand in the reporting side of the business. I’ve been accused of that printer’s ink in the blood thing too, (as well as rattlesnake venom, though that’s a whole ‘nother
story), and although I have a month under my belt as the editor of the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch, I realize every day just how much I have left to learn. I’ve stepped into the role of former Editor Moses Leos III, who could tell you in a single breath not only what was going on, but why (even if not all of it could be printed). There’s also Production Manager David White, who has made the Hays Free Press his career and is fluent in all the ins and outs of newspaper design and preprint. The communities of Kyle, Buda, Wimberley and Dripping Springs share their location in Hays County but each has its distinct flavor and singular issues. Same for the Hays, Wimberley and Dripping Springs school districts. Not to mention the people who are moving into those communities every day for a multitude of reasons – and with just as many expectations.
It’s a lot to cover and some big shoes I am fortunate to be stepping into. As I continue to attempt to fill them, I invite every reader for help, and I hope to draw even more readers into what has rightly been called one of the best family-owned weekly newspapers in the state of Texas. I believe in the First Amendment and that there are three sides to every story. Those of you who know me, I hope, know that as well. But many more of you don’t know me yet, and I’d like to correct that. I am a fifth generation Texan who believes in the First Amendment, acknowledges that there are at least three sides to every story and remembers the Alamo. Some of you know me, many more do not. I’d like to correct that. And if you’re near the beautiful Kyle square, drop in. I’d love to sit and chat. anita@ bartonpublicationsinc.com
SNL’s political spoof hits too close to home
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n its season opener “Saturday Night Live” did a fine job of skewering political figures who dominated headlines during the show’s summer hiatus. The Trump stuff was funny, but even with new Ukrainian fodder it was routine. The Democratic parodies, however, were fresh and so spot-on that they exposed the frustrating frailties of the 2020 field. On the GOP side, Alec Baldwin was back as a conniving President Trump and Kate McKinnon nailed her clownish and publicity-thirsty Rudy Giuliani. But the most cutting political punches came in a skit titled “CNN Impeachment Town Hall,” with Democrats “handling the impeachment the only way they know how, with a muddled 10-person town hall debate.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (Larry David) explained that he was “excited to be back and ruin things a second time.” Former Vice President Joe Biden (Woody Harrelson) said, “As I ask any time I walk into a room, ‘where am I and what the hell is going on here?’” When moderator Erin
too risky for voters who want stability in the White Guest House without the drama. Elizabeth Warren sends Column vibes to some voters that by Peter Funt remind them of Clinton – not because she’s a strong woman, but because she Burnett (Cecily Strong) appears at times to be turned to Sen. Kamala acting the part, angling to Harris (Maya Rudolph) she be someone she is not. was told, “That little girl Joe Biden is a fine man you just introduced was whose best years are beme.” And Sen. Elizabeth hind him. He’s a few flubs Warren (Kate McKinnon) away from sending his assured voters, “America, supporters scurrying for I’m fun. I’m like a brisk someone else. Kamala Harwalk.” ris signals voters with her As television, it was hirecurrent clarifications and larious. But for Democrats policy revisions that she’s it should be alarming, right not ready for prime time. down to Erin Burnett’s Pete Buttigieg strikes many, sign-off: “And those are our myself included, as the choices, America. Good most articulate, thoughtful luck.” candidate in the field. But With Trump and his a 37-year-old mayor of a cohorts digging themselves medium-sized city who into what appears to be happens to be gay is not their deepest hole yet over the sure thing Democrats matters involving Ukraine, are looking for. Democrats should be For months it seemed cruising. Instead they Biden was the answer. have a clutch of flawed Yet, as Harrelson’s Biden front-runners who seem clarified: “I’m like plastic strangely unsuited to the straws. I’ve been around moment. forever. I’ve always worked. Bernie Sanders, who And now you’re mad at offered an exciting alterme?” native to Hillary Clinton in Every politician has frail2016, now seems too much ties that can be exploited in a parody of himself and comedy. Even the beloved
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John F. Kennedy was lampooned by a comedian named Vaughn Meader, whose 1962 album “The First Family” mocked JFK’s New England accent and joked about his “rubber ducky.” It was funny but loving; it scratched the surface without exposing any deeper truths. I imagine the scene in SNL’s writers’ room last week was not unlike that in the bunker where Trump strategists are holed up. With the current Democratic field, the skits – and the attack ads – seem to write themselves. The latest debate, on CNN Oct. 15, was a critical test. With as many as 12 candidates on stage it was probably be easier for the front-runners to stumble than it was be for lower-polling candidates to rise up. Yet, if Democrats are to find a viable candidate outside the top tier, time is running out. Maybe it’s fortunate that “Saturday Night Live” will be on a brief break and won’t do a show immediately after the October debate. Funny as it might seem, the state of the Democratic field in 2020 is no laughing matter.
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Powwow this weekend Gas leaks force two evacuations at Johnson High School STAFF REPORT
American crafts and foods. Some 6,000 The 2019 Sacred people are expected to Springs Powwow will attend. be held this weekend Each day begins along the shores of with a public blessSpring Lake in San ing at the “Sacred Marcos. Springs,” believed by Hours are 10 a.m. to the Coahuiltecan peo9 p.m. Saturday and 11 ple to be where hua.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. man beings ascended More than 100 to the earth. Tickets dancers from dozens are available at the of Native American festival’s entrance, and tribes from across parking is available North America will in the parking lots on compete for prizes both sides of Bobcat to the beat of drums, Stadium. Shuttles will and also on hand will run from 9:30 a.m. be vendors of Native until 6:30 p.m.
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BY ANITA MILLER
The administration of Johnson High School averted what would have been a real tragedy — albeit a personal one — on Saturday by allowing students evacuated on Friday to return for personal items like cell phones. There were actually two evacuations on Friday, Oct. 11 because of the smell of gas. The first one was later found to have been because some pilot lights in the campus kitchen were blown out by the stiff north wind after employees propped a door open for a delivery. That happened about 12:45 p.m. and lasted about 20 minutes. Then at around 2:41 p.m. there was a gas smell in a different part of the building. It’s believed that was caused by a small gas leak in the culinary arts classroom kitchen area. “Crews repaired a damaged connector valve in the area,” the district said in a news release. “During the search, they also identified two loose boiler room fittings and tightened them. Additionally, crews discovered a small leak on a cap at the building’s gas meter manifold.” Administration decided after the second evacuation that classes would be suspended for the rest of the day. Parents were notified, and had the option of picking their children up at Carpenter Hill
Elementary, located next door to the high school, or waiting for them to ride the bus home. “Because the students were evacuated quickly, many may not have their personal items with them, including their cell phones,” district spokesman Tim Savoy said in a notice to parents sent out shortly after the second evacuation began. “Please do not be alarmed if you are not able to get an answer from your child.” The gas remained off during the weekend and most students were allowed in Saturday between noon and 2 p.m. to retrieve personal items they left behind
during the evacuation. Band students, who had an early departure for an out of town competition, were allowed back in from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Because Monday was a holiday and Tuesday a staff development day, students weren’t due to return to campus until Wednesday, Oct. 16. “During both evacuations, students and staff members performed exceptionally,” Savoy said. “Additionally, we continue to remain indebted to our first responders. They were quickly on scene for both evacuation and they are always at the ready day or night to keep our schools safe.”
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Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9, 2019.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BAYLOR, SCOTT & WHITE A ribbon cutting for the new Buda facility was held on Tuesday.
Baylor, Scott & White opens center in Buda SUBMITTED REPORT Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest notfor-profit healthcare system in Texas, opened its newest full-service hospital. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda, the system’s first medical center in Hays County, is located at 5330 Overpass Road
The full-service hospital provides 24/7 emergency care and comprehensive inpatient care, including diagnostic services, intensive care, surgical services and more. The hospital joins primary care and specialty care clinics, which opened a month earlier
on the medical center campus. This compre-
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CITY OF BUDA NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
To the Registered Voters of the City of Buda, Texas: (A los Votantes Registrados en la Ciudad de Buda, Texas:)
Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on November 5, 2019 for voting in a general election to elect a Councilmember Single Member District C for a three (3) year term. (Notifíquese, por las presente, que las casillas electorales citadas abajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 5 de noviembre 2019 para votar en la Elección General para elegir un Distrito de un solo-miembro, Distrito C por un término de tres (3) años.) LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES: (DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES:)
BUDA Buda City Hall 405 E. Loop Street, Buda Buda Elementary Upper Campus 300 San Marcos Street, Buda Hays Hills Baptist Church 1401 FM 1626, Buda McCormick Middle School 5700 Dacy Lane, Buda Southern Hills Church of Christ 3740 FM 967, Buda KYLE ACC Campus Hays 1200 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle Chapa Middle School 3311 Dacy Lane, Kyle Goforth Water Supply 8900 Niederwald Strasse, Kyle Hays CISD Admin Building 21003 Interstate 35, Kyle Hays Precinct 2 Office 5458 FM 2770, Kylt Kyle City Hall 100 W. Center Street, Kyle Tobias Elementary School 1005 E FM 150, Kyle Wallace Middle School 1500 W. Center Street, Kyle, TX SAN MARCOS Brookdale Horizon Bay 1720 Ranch Road 12, San Marcos Calvary Baptist Church 1906 North Interstate 35, San Marcos Centro Cultural Hispano 211 Lee Street, San Marcos Dunbar Center 801 Martin Luther King Drive, San Marcos First Baptist Church, San Marcos 325 McCarty Lane, San Marcos Hays County Government Center 712 South Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos
Hays County Health Department/Live Oak Health 401 Broadway Street #A, San Marcos Promiseland Church 1650 Lime Kiln Road, San Marcos San Marcos Activity Center 501 East Hopkins Street, San Marcos San Marcos Fire Station #5 100 Carlson Circle, San Marcos San Marcos Housing Authority/CM Allen Homes 820 Sturgeon Dr., San Marcos Sinai Pentecostal Church 208 Laredo Street, San Marcos South Hays Fire Station #12 8301 Ranch Road 12, San Marcos Stone Brook Seniors 300 South Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos Texas State University –LBJ Student Center 301 Student Center Drive, San Marcos DRIPPING SPRINGS AND DRIFTWOOD Dripping Springs City Hall 511 Mercer Street, Dripping Springs Hays County Precinct 4 Office 195 Roger Hanks Pkwy, Dripping Springs WIMBERLEY Cypress Creek Church 211 Stillwater Road, Wimberley VFW Post #6441 401 Jacobs Well Road, Wimberley Wimberley Community Center 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley Wimberley ISD Admin Building 951 FM 2325, Wimberley AUSTIN Belterra Centre 151 Trinity Hills Drive, Austin Driftwood Fire Station #2 15850 FM 1826, Austin Ledgestone Senior Living 13150 Four Star Boulevard, Austin
For early voting, a voter may vote at any of the locations listed below: (Para Votación Adelantada, los votantes podrán votar en cualquiera de las ubicaciones nombradas abajo.) Days and Hours of Operation (Días y Horas Hábiles) Monday, 10/21/19 – Friday, 10/25/19: 8 AM – 5 PM Saturday, 10/26/19: 10 AM – 2 PM Monday, 10/28/19 – Wednesday, 10/30/19: 8 AM – 5 PM Thursday, 10/31/19 and Friday, 11/1/19: 7 AM – 7 PM Locations for Early Voting Polling Places (Ubicación de las casillas electorales de votación adelantada) BUDA Buda City Hall 405 E. Loop Street, Buda McCormick Middle School 5700 Dacy Lane, Buda KYLE ACC Campus Hays 1200 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle Chapa Middle School 3311 Dacy Lane, Kyle Hays CISD Admin Building 21003 Interstate 35, Kyle Kyle City Hall 100 W. Center Street, Kyle SAN MARCOS Hays County Government Center (Main Branch Early Voting Location) 712 South Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos
Hays County Health Department/Live Oak Health 401 Broadway Street #A, San Marcos Sinai Pentecostal Church 208 Laredo Street, San Marcos Texas State University – LBJ Student Center 301 Student Center Drive, San Marcos DRIPPING SPRINGS AND DRIFTWOOD Hays County Precinct 4 Office 195 Roger Hanks Pkwy, Dripping Springs WIMBERLEY Wimberley Community Center 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley Wimberley ISD Admin Building 951 FM 2325, Wimberley AUSTIN Ledgestone Senior Living 13150 Four Star Boulevard, Austin
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán enviarse a:) Jennifer Anderson Hays County Elections Administrator 712 S. Stagecoach Trail San Marcos, TX 78666 Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on October 25, 2019. (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el 25 de octubre 2019.) Issued this the 16th day of October, 2019. (Emitida este día 16 de octubre, 2019.) /s/Alicia Ramirez, TRMC, City Clerk
Civil Matter.................................................................. 10 Information.................................................................... 9 Compliance Check........................................................ 5 Sex Offender Registry................................................... 1 Property- Lost/Found/Imp............................................ 2 Alarm Business........................................................... 42 Alarm Residential........................................................ 46 Alarm Panic................................................................... 1 Animal Calls................................................................. 96 Field Euthanasia............................................................ 1 Loose Livestock.......................................................... 44 Sexual Assault – Child.................................................. 2 Sexual Assault............................................................... 1 Assault – Aggravated.................................................... 2 Assault........................................................................... 8 Assist EMS.................................................................. 20 Assist Fire Dept............................................................. 2 Assist Outside Agency................................................ 17 Burglary Building........................................................... 3 Burglary Habitation....................................................... 2 Burglary Vehicle........................................................... 19 Criminal Mischief......................................................... 14 Enviromental Crime....................................................... 2 Illegal Dumping............................................................. 5 Disorderly Conduct....................................................... 1 Death Investigation....................................................... 2 Disturbance Noise....................................................... 15 Disturbance Physical Fight......................................... 13 Disturbance Verbal...................................................... 15 Child Custody............................................................... 9 Violation of Order.......................................................... 3 Narcotics/Information................................................... 3 MIP Tobacco................................................................. 1 Drug Paraphernalia....................................................... 1 Fraud............................................................................. 2 Credit/Debit Abuse........................................................ 4 Harassment................................................................. 18 Threat............................................................................ 6 Mental Health Invest................................................... 12 Mental Health Transport................................................ 5 Canine Training.............................................................. 1 Canine Search............................................................... 4 Drone Deployment........................................................ 1 Viol City Ordinance........................................................ 1
Missing Person.............................................................. 5 Runaway........................................................................ 3 Public Assist................................................................ 16 Community Contact.................................................... 28 Disabled Vehicle.......................................................... 21 Foot Patrol..................................................................... 2 Close Patrol............................................................... 138 Parental Discipline Assist.............................................. 4 Flagged Down............................................................... 2 Unsecured/Open Building............................................. 1 Welfare Concern.......................................................... 30 Suicidal Person............................................................. 9 Investigation.................................................................. 7 Supplement................................................................. 72 Suspicious Circumstances......................................... 22 Suspicious Person...................................................... 21 Suspicious Vehicle...................................................... 29 Wanted Person.............................................................. 5 Indentity Theft............................................................... 7 Theft............................................................................ 19 Unauth use Vehicle....................................................... 3 Vehicle Theft.................................................................. 6 Recovery Stolen Vehicle............................................... 4 Accident Minor............................................................ 26 Accident Hit and Run.................................................. 10 Accident Major/Injury.................................................. 25 Accident Fleet............................................................... 1 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle........................................... 9 Traffic Control/Direction.............................................. 15 Directed/Area Enforce................................................. 30 Traffic Hazard.............................................................. 39 Attempt to Locate....................................................... 73 Parking Enforcement..................................................... 2 Traffic Stop................................................................ 426 Trespassing/Unwanted............................................... 16 911 Abandoned/Open............................................... 210 Structure Fire................................................................. 1 Deadly Conduct............................................................ 1 911 Aban/Misdial/Open................................................ 1 911 Hang Up................................................................. 1 Discharge Firearm......................................................... 4 Sick Person................................................................... 1 Police Incoming Call..................................................... 2 Private Tow/Repo.......................................................... 4
Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Oct. 3 through Oct. 9, 2019. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured. Agency Activity Date HCSO Assault 10/03/2019 HCSO Assault 10/03/2019 HCSO Burglary - Building 10/03/2019 HCSO Burglary - Vehicle 10/03/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/03/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/03/2019 BPD Theft 10/03/2019 HCSO Theft 10/03/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/03/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/03/2019 HCSO Burglary - Vehicle 10/04/2019 HCSO Burglary - Vehicle 10/04/2019 HCSO Harassment 10/04/2019 HCSO Harassment 10/04/2019 BPD Missing Person 10/04/2019 HCSO Missing Person 10/04/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/04/2019 BPD Theft 10/04/2019 HCSO Theft 10/04/2019 HCSO Theft 10/04/2019 HCSO Theft 10/04/2019 HCSO Theft 10/04/2019 HCSO Vehicle Theft 10/04/2019 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 10/04/2019 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 10/04/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/04/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/05/2019 BPD Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/05/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/05/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/05/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/05/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/05/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/06/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/05/2019 BPD Theft 10/05/2019 BPD Theft 10/05/2019 HCSO Vehicle Theft 10/05/2019 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 10/05/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/05/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/05/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/06/2019 HCSO Alarm - Panic 10/06/2019 HCSO Sexual Assault - Child 10/06/2019 HCSO Assault - Aggravated 10/07/2019 HCSO Burglary - Building 10/06/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 HCSO Burglary - Vehicle 10/06/2019 BPD Vehicle Theft 10/06/2019 BPD Vehicle Theft 10/07/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/06/2019 HCSO Assault 10/07/2019 HCSO Assault 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Building 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/07/2019 HCSO Missing Person 10/07/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/07/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/07/2019 BPD Theft 10/07/2019 BPD Theft 10/07/2019 HCSO Theft 10/07/2019 HCSO Theft 10/07/2019 BPD Vehicle Theft 10/07/2019 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 10/07/2019 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 10/08/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/07/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/07/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/07/2019 HCSO Assault - Aggravated 10/09/2019 HCSO Assault 10/08/2019 HCSO Burglary - Habitation 10/08/2019 HCSO Death Investigation 10/08/2019 HCSO Death Investigation 10/08/2019 BPD Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/08/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/08/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/08/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/08/2019 HCSO Theft 10/08/2019 HCSO Theft 10/08/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/08/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/08/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/08/2019 HCSO Sexual Assault - Child 10/09/2019 HCSO Assault 10/09/2019 HCSO Assault 10/09/2019 HCSO Burglary - Habitation 10/09/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/09/2019 BPD Burglary - Vehicle 10/10/2019 HCSO Burglary - Vehicle 10/10/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/09/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/09/2019 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 10/09/2019 BPD Suicidal Person 10/09/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/09/2019 HCSO Suicidal Person 10/09/2019 HCSO Theft 10/09/2019 HCSO Theft 10/09/2019 HCSO Theft 10/09/2019 HCSO Vehicle Theft 10/10/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/09/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/09/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/09/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/09/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/09/2019 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 10/10/2019 HCSO Deadly Conduct 10/09/2019
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Sports
Hays Free Press • October 16, 2019
Hays sweeps Stars, remains in playoff chase BY MOSES LEOS III
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
Hays Rebel Bobby Green absorbs a hit delivered by Austin Maroon defender in Friday’s district game at Shelton Stadium.
Rebel football goes Green in 69-36 win over Austin BY MOSES LEOS III
in a game was in 2005. Part of that success When they needed a was an unrelenting rush spark on offense Friday, offense that amassed the Hays Rebels literally 410 yards on the ground; went Green. roughly 130 of those yards A career-high four were gained by Xavier rushing touchdown effort Green alone. from running back Xavier Goad said Green wasn’t Green helped Hays outlast the featured running back the Austin Maroons in early in the contest, but a high-scoring 69-36 once momentum was shootout. The result marks built, there were “some big the first time since the plays he pulled through 1976-77 seasons Hays (6with.” 0, 4-0) has started back-to“It was good. The back campaigns with six offensive line did really or more straight victories. good. They executed their Additionally, Hays also blocks really good and we tallied the third most got that relationship in the points scored in a single end,” Green said. “It was game in program history. almost unstoppable at The last time a Hays team that point.” scored 69 or more points Hays (6-0, 4-0) sped out
to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter aided by a twoyard touchdown by Xavier Green and a 23-yard touchdown run by Bobby Green. After a two-yard touchdown run by Austin High running back Grayson Davis early in the second frame, Hays wide receiver Bryant Lewis returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a score. Lewis’ return ignited a 21-point flurry, giving Hays a commanding 34-7 advantage. But the Maroons, led by Davis and quarterback Charles Wright, closed the first half with 14 quick points,
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Hays High tennis is on a roll Lightning struck twice for Hays High's tennis team Oct. 3 when they defeated the Lehman Lobos 10-7 in the first round of the District 25-6A tournament, marking their second victory over the Lobos in roughly a week's span. Prior to this month, Lehman had a 12 match winning streak over Hays that spanned roughly five seasons. However, Hays' 2019 team tennis campaign came to a close Monday when they fell to state-ranked Bowie 10-1 in the district tournament quarterfinals.
PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III
Top left, Lehman High senior Kelly Barrios attacks the ball during a match against Hays High's Koryn Siddiqui at the Debbie Cook Tennis Center Oct. 3. Middle, Hays Rebel Joey Salinas follows through on a swing during a match. Bottom left, Lehman Lobo sophomore Zane Ornelas serves up the ball during a set played in the team's district tournament tilt against rival Hays.
A late third set surge from the Ann Richards Stars couldn’t keep the Hays Rebels from notching a crucial 25-8, 25-13, 25-23 sweep Friday at Bales Gym. Tuesday’s win helped Hays (24-20, 10-4) remain tied with Austin High for the fourth and final playoff spot in 25-6A with only four matches left. Rebel head coach Ashley Davis said while Hays is in control of its own destiny, execution in important situations will be essential moving forward. “The reality is we can go toe-to-toe with everyone in this district. No one is head and shoulders better than us,” Davis said. “I’m confident in our skill level and ability to compete. We need to go out there, determined, and execute.” Strong play across the board allowed Hays to cruise past Ann Richards in the first two frames. Rebel senior Syndey Collins said implementation of the team’s middle blockers, as well as working around a formidable Ann Richards block at the net, paid dividends. Rebel junior Joselyn Roberson
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III Hays High senior setter Ryann Torres prepares to let the ball fly for an attacker during the second set of Tuesday's match.
led the team with 11 kills while senior setter Ryan Torres had 34 assists. Hays’ senior Trista Strasser notched a game-high
five blocks. But the tide turned early in the third frame
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Lobo player sets record in loss to Del Valle BY MOSES LEOS III
A school-record 297 yards rushing from running back Keyshaun Williams Friday wasn’t enough for the Lehman Lobos in a 52-14 road loss to the Del Valle Cardinals. At the same time, Williams’ output, the most single-game rush yards gained by an individual Lobo in school history, was part of a larger effort that produced the most yards accrued by Lehman on the ground since the 2014 campaign. Lehman finished Friday’s game with 349 yards rushing on 63 total carries. The last time a Lobo team rushed for more than 300 yards in a single game was in a 49-42 overtime loss to McCallum in September 2014. Williams carried most of the load by rushing 36 times for 297 yards and a pair of scores. His effort shattered the previous watermark of 202 rushing yards set by former quarterback Jeremy Schilhab in 2014. However, Lehman was unable to stop an equally potent Del Valle offense
PHOTO BY JAMES NIÑO
Lehman Lobo Keyshaun Williams attempts to snag the ball over a Lake Travis Cavalier defender in the team’s contest played Oct. 4.
from striking early and often. The Cardinals sprinted out to a 19-0 halftime lead aided by two passing scores by quarterback Jace Wilson and a 79-yard touchdown run by Tavierre Dunlap. Wilson went 10 of 14 for 189 yards rushing and four passing touchdowns, along with 38 yards on the ground and a score. Dunlap rushed for 197 yards on 14 carries and
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two touchdowns. A 34-yard touchdown run by Williams late in the third frame helped Lehman cut Del Valle’s lead to 12 at 19-7. But Del Valle’s offense powered its way for 14 more unanswered points to take a 35-7 lead early in the fourth frame. Williams added a 26-yard touchdown run midway through the final
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Hays Free Press • October 16, 2019
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Kyle Rotary Club helping homeless students SUBMITTED REPORT
Hidden homelessness is hard to define, but estimates are that more than 200 students in Hays County lack a fixed, regular nighttime residence. The Rotary Club of Kyle has stepped up to help. “Although we may not meet the students or their families directly, we are working with Hays CISD representatives to fulfill specific needs,” Jason Nebgen, president of the Rotary Club of Kyle, said. “This is an effort that all of our members believe we can make an impact with by working together with the entire community.” The most recent efforts assisted a family that found themselves without a permanent home after a tragic accident. The club partnered with Wayfinders Church and gathered community members, the Rotary Club of Kyle and coordinated with Hays CISD. Others joined the effort to provide the family with gas cards.
The club is collecting much-needed items each month that will be distributed to students who meet the qualifications of being homeless. Monthly collection lists will be featured on the Rotary Club of Kyle Facebook page.
Especially needed for October are pajamas, heaters, blankets, sheets, gloves, jackets, socks and underwear. Needs for November include personal hygiene items like shampoo, soap, brushes, combs, toothbrushes, toilet paper, towels, lotions, deodorant, nail clippers and razors.
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On Oct. 8, nine Chilean ESL (English as a Second Language) educators got the chance to observe their American counterparts in action at a trio of Hays CISD campuses. The group's visit is part of the Texas State University College of Education’s “Migration, Inclusion and Diversity in Texan and Chilean K-12 schools” program, which is being conducted in partnership with the Universidad Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile. The nine teach English in Santiago, Chile and are part of UAH’s English Pedagogy Program. The group is studying abroad for a two-week period. During their visit, the group members met with Johnson High ESL educator Gail Durrett who explained strategies she employs to help ESL students improve their English speaking abilities. The group then talked with ESL teacher Steven Schmitz about the campus helping incoming ESL students learn the language, as well as with several students at Simon Middle School, before chatting with Lehman High ESL teacher Eric McCune. Along with touring area schools, the nine Chilean educators will also attend classes alongside College of Education students at Texas State.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF HAYS CISD
#AllInForJake
Friends, family and community came together to help raise funds for Hays High School student and football player Jake Jackson. Jackson learned a little more than a year ago that he had bone cancer when he developed a small lump on his leg. The condition kept him off the field, but not off the sidelines with his team. Jackson’s teammates and members of the community have shown their support for him by wearing green, which is Jackson’s favorite color, at the Hays High football games. The fundraiser was held earlier this month at Texican Cafe in Kyle. Left is Jake’s mother Alyson Jackson with Edith Salazar of Texican Cafe. On the right, in front, is Jake Jackson with classmates.
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in support, while quarterback Logan Travis finished with 20 yards on four carries. On the defensive side, Lehman linebacker Braxton Leonard led the team with seven total tackles and was credited with half of a sack. Lehman takes on crosstown rival Hays Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Shelton Stadium.
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whittling Hays’ lead to 3421 at intermission. Austin HIgh’s offense finished with 521 total yards on the night. Goad said Hays “gave them (Austin) a little too much” in the final few moments of the first half. “We just challenged them to offensively continue to put the pressure on them. Let’s protect the ball, grind it out and put it in the end zone,” Goad said. “We could keep that cushion and give the defense a little time to make the plays they need.” Both offenses kept up the pace in the third quarter by scoring 21 combined points in roughly the span of a minute. It began with a 28-yard touchdown run by Xavier Green that was made possibly via a fumble recovered by Hays’ Anthony Hellen. Austin then countered with a 58-yard touchdown run by Davis on the very next drive. Xavier Green then added a 55-yard touchdown run roughly several seconds later to give Hays a 48-28 advantage. The Rebels closed the contest on a 21-7 run that included a 29-yard touchdown by Josh Rodriguez. On the other side of the ball, Goad said the defense made enough adjustments to offset the abilities of Davis and Wright. In addition, Hays’ defense also forced Austin into committing five total turnovers. Hellen cited
Chilean educators visit ESL teachers and classes
Collections may be turned in at: • Rotary Club of Kyle weekly meetings, Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hampton Inn, 151 Bunton Creek, Kyle • Safe-N-Sound Storage, 1602 Bunton Creek Road, Kyle • Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce, 401 W. Center Street, Kyle.
Lobo Football frame, but Del Valle closed the game with 17 straight points scored in the final seven-plus minutes. Del Valle out-gained Lehman 460-331 in total yards. The Cardinals defense also limited the Lobos to minus 18 yards passing in the contest and forced three turnovers. Lobo running back Kanui Guidry provided 50 rush yards on 16 carries
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improved communication as a reason for second half success on the defensive end. “There was a lack of communication, especially in the second quarter, toward the end of it,” Hellen said. “But after halftime, we got an inspirational speech. Communication and brotherhood and we just trusted each other. It worked like a perfect puzzle piece.” For Goad, the priority is now preparing for crosstown rival Lehman Friday. Getting healthy is also a key priority. All of this comes as the Rebels are cruising toward a series of heavyweight battles against Westlake, Lake Travis and Del Valle at the end of the month. “Every week we say the same thing, ‘the next game is the biggest game.’ So the next game (against Lehman) is the biggest game,” Goad said. “Lehman, it’s a big rival here and there’s high expectations for both schools. We look forward to that and get ready for the next one.”
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“An inspiring young man, he demonstrated respect for others and an admirable commitment to his goals, thereby exemplifying the Center’s core values...” –Text from resolution naming a section of SH 21 the Menchaca Memorial Highway
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has done a lot.” A portion of SH 21 will She said soon be dedicated as the $5,000 Private First Class Krisrequired tian Menchaca Memorial for the Highway. sign and Menchaca, originally installation from Brownsville, entered has been the service from Gary Job raised from MENCHACA Corps Center, where he private earned a GED and comdonors. pleted the security officer “I just thought this was program. He was killed a good way to honor Mr. following an insurgent Menchaca’s service to our attack south of Baghdad, country while also reIraq, on June 16, 2006, membering and recognizand was the first person ing the education he got from Hays County to be at Gary Job Corps, which killed in Operation Iraqi is a place where individuFreedom. als can come and learn.” “I really appreciate Rachel Garnes, busiwhat you have done,” ness community liaison Randolph Goodman, a director, said the monU.S. Navy veteran of the ey came from several Vietnam War who was sources. Gary Job Corps Gary’s business liaison Center put up a portion at the time of Menchaof it; members of the ca’s death, told the Hays Kyle community donated County Commissioners $850 and a donor who Court following their vote. requested anonymity put “Mr. Goodman apin $1,000 in memory of proached me with this his mother. The Caldwell request,” said Pct. 1 Com- County Commissioners missioner Debbie GonCourt also contributed zales Ingalsbe. “He really some funding, Garnes
said. Menchaca was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Prison of War medals. The PFC Kristian Menchaca Memorial Highway will be along Hwy. 21 between SH 80 and Yarrington Road. The text of the resolution is as follows: WHEREAS, June 16, 2019, marked the 13th anniversary of the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Kristian Menchaca of Brownsville, providing a fitting opportunity to reflect on his life and his service to his county; and WHEREAS, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Private Menchaca was killed following an insurgent attack on a U.S. Army checkpoint south of Baghdad, Iraq and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Prisoner of War medals; and WHEREAS, before enlisting in the army,
Kristian Menchaca furthered his education by attending the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos from September 2004 to February 2005, earning a GED certificate and completing the security officer program. During his training he volunteered his time and talents at a number of local events including the Sights & Sounds of Christmas festival. An inspiring young man, he demonstrated respect for others and an admirable commitment to his goals, thereby exemplifying the Center’s core values; and WHEREAS, willing to lay down their lives in the service of their fellow citizens, the men and women of the U.S armed forces demonstrate exceptional courage, honor, and love of country, and time can never diminish the profound debt that all Americans owe to Kristian Menchaca for the challenge he undertook and the immense sacrifice he rendered; and
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Monday night’s council meeting could be called the “live-iest” ever. Every minute streamed on Facebook Live. Even now, go to Mountain City’s Facebook page to play the full and uncensored meeting. The long segment of meeting spent on ESD 9 boiled down to this: the vote on Nov. 5 on whether or not Mountain City joins Emergency Services District #9 is a referendum on whether an ambulance will come when you call 9-1-1.
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of 12 years, Leslie, sons Xander and Bristol, and Brian Ashley Madry, de- Emersyn Jewel Madry of voted father, loving husBuda. He is also survived band and by his mother, Sue Coffee cherished Madry of Midland, father son, died Tommy Madry and wife October 9, Melody of Albany, sister 2019 at the Kim Earheart of Midland, age of 38 Jason Pritchett of Empire, in Austin. Ga., uncles Ralph Madry Madry and wife Diane of Midgrew up in land and Randy Madry of Midland and graduated San Angelo and a host of from Robert E. Lee High nieces and nephews who School in 1999. Madry were crazy about their studied massage therapy Uncle B-Diddy. and photography at MidMadry loved the Lord land College. He moved and shared his faith in to Buda and reconnected Jesus openly. with his best friend, Leslie Funeral services were Martin. They married and Oct. 13 in Kyle. Pallbearers produced three wonderful were Scott Hahn, Treston children. Smith, Glen Kreger, Daniel Madry joined the Austin Armstrong, Todd Wilcox Parks Department as a and Aurelio Martinez. Ranger and worked down- Honorary pallbearers town Austin until that were Brock Evans, Jose program terminated. He Delgado, Jason Pritchthen transferred to Austin ett and Brett Dwigans. Code Enforcement and Internment followed at his experience working Live Oak Cemetery in in construction with his Manchaca. father helped him excel at this endeavor. When ROCHA they decided to start a program on Lake AusOur beloved Mother tin, they chose Madry to Sirilda Rocha (Mary) died write and implement the on Oct. 7, procedures. Madry spent 2019, at his days patrolling the her home lake with his friends from in Buda at the police department. the age of He loved his job and 74. She was posted the most beautiful born Feb. pictures of the lake on his 09, 1945, Facebook page. in Buda to As much as he loved Santos Moreno Rocha and his job, Madry loved his Estanislado Rocha. family more. Leslie was Rocha worked for Hays the love of his life and CISD for 28 years. She is everyone knew of the preceded in death by her love he had for her and mother Santos Moreno his children. He loved Rocha, father Etanislado woodworking and would Rocha, Alvino Espinosa, complete the projects brother Joaquin RodriLeslie designed. If you guez and son Joe Espiknew Madry, you probnosa. She is survived by ably own something he her significant other of 33 made. He was generous years Andres Renteria, her with his time, his love and children Mary E. Espihis creations. nosa, Edward Espinosa, Madry was preceded in Alex Zuniga Jr. and Evelyn death by his niece Chelsea E. Espinosa. She is also Lee Quain, grandmothers survived by her siblings Jimmilee Coffee and Jewel Alex Rocha (Alicia) and Dee Madry. His is surJohn Rocha, as well as vived by his loving wife 8 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Rocha’s funeral was Oct.r 15, at Santa Cruz Catholic Church in Buda. Interment followed at the Reedville Cemeterio De San Juan in Maxwell. Please visit www. Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Rocha’s family on her on-line memorial site.
10 a.m. at Harrell Funeral Home in Kyle. Interment will follow at Live Oak Cemetery, Manchaca. Visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Victor’s family on his Online memorial site.
children, Lon Eads Beffort (48) and Darcy Kay Beffort Reed (45), both born in Salina, KS. In 2001, Beffort lost Kay, his wife of 40 years, to cancer. In 2004, Beffort married Janice Gillen Jolly. With the intent to become snowbirds, they bought an RV and went to Texas to “visit” for the winter and ended up findBEFFORT ing a home and moving to Kent Henry Beffort, Kyle permanently. 79, died at home Oct. 10, Throughout his life, 2019. He Beffort was known as the was born jack of all trades. If you on June needed a tool or someone STRAYER 8, 1940 in with the know-how, he Clifford Dale Strayer, Salina, KS was the one to ask. He 86, died on Oct. 12, 2019. to Edmund was a plumber, carpenter, His last and Myrtle electrician, machinist … days were (Borgstadonce he moved to Texshared with ter) Beffort, as he enjoyed “playing family and Beffort grew up in Salina, farmer” with his brother. friends. KS with his parents and He was a member of the Strayer three brothers. Prairie Long Rifle Associwas born He attended Sacred ation in Salina for many on Nov. 26, Heart grade, junior, and years and truly loved go1932, in high school and graduing on campouts, dressing Hart, Michigan, to Claude ated from Salina High in in old-time clothes and and Sadie Strayer. He was 1958. He then attended shooting his black powder a bricklayer and stonetrade school in Nebrasguns. For his 70th birthmason. Strayer worked in ka, worked with his dad day, he rode as passenger residential and commerbuilding milking parlors cial construction most no- in central Kansas and then in a race at Thunder Hill Speedway in Kyle. Beffort tably on the LBJ Library in enlisted in the United was a tell-it-like-it -is, Austin. He married Laura States Army in 1961. He stern man, but also loved Lee Eli Stober on Dec. 25, married Viola “Kay” Eads 1969. He was the father of Beffort just before leaving to joke and laugh and give six children. for the service on June Strayer was an avid out- 10, 1961. While in the doorsman with a passion service, Beffort and Kay for hunting and fishing. were stationed in CaliforHe was known for his gre- nia and Germany where garious personality and Beffort obtained a rank love of music and singing. of E5 Sgt. After the Army, The world is a little more they lived in California quiet without him. where Beffort helped Strayer was proceeded train racehorses. They in death by his parents then moved to Oregon Claude and Sadie Straywhere he worked for the er, sister Bonnie Strudforest services, fed cattle wick-Reed, and brother and worked in potato Marshall Strayer. He fields. He finally moved is survived by his wife back to Kansas where he Laura, sisters Vivian Raitz tried his hand at in the Carlson, Phyllis Gasburger business, opening par, Loretta DeWitt and up many Coocoo Burgers Sherrie Fontenot, and his in Emporia and Topeka, children Donna Million, KS and one in Oklahoma. Debra Rogas, Tony Strayer, When misfortunes Donna Flores, Denise happened, Beffort and Wilburn and Dan Stober, Kay moved back home to and his grandchildren and Salina where he worked great-grandchildren. for Scientific Engineering Visitation will 5 to 7 for more than 35 years, p.m. Oct. 16. Funeral retiring as CEO in 2004. Service will be Oct. 17 at Beffort and Kay had two
people a hard time. He loved his family with all his heart. Beffort was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife and his brothers (Stan and Steve Beffort). He is survived by his wife Janice “Jan” Beffort of Kyle, son Lon Beffort (Lisa) of Salina, KS, daughter Darcy (Mike) Reed, step-daughter Jerri (Mike) Mann of Salina, KS step-son William Jolly of Kyle, brother JD (Jan) Beffort of Buda, and granddaughters Sierra, Kipra and Espyn, step-grandsons Clinton and Chad, and two step-great-granddaughters. A memorial service was held Oct. 19 at First Baptist Church in Buda. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to First Baptist Church Buda Building Funds and send directly to the church. Beffort will be buried at Ft. Riley in Kansas at a later date. Visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes.com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Beffort’s family on his On-line memorial site.
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Seton Hays celebrates 10 years of service We are expanding exist- surgery, gynecologic surBY NEAL KELLEY, ASCENSION SETON HAYS ing services and building gery and urology, providing patients the benefits CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER new clinical programs. Throughout the month of October, Ascension Seton Hays is celebrating 10 years providing medical care locally. As the area grows, we have the opportunity – and the responsibility – to continue providing high quality care and identifying new ways to connect with the communities we serve. As we reflect on the past 10 years, we celebrate successes and growth made possible through hard work and dedication from our providers, associates, volunteers, partners and communities. Some of these achievements include the ability to provide level II trauma care, inaugural open heart and brain surgeries performed in Hays County, opening a new healthcare facility in Buda and first-of-its-kind wellness and rehabilitation center offering innovative care close to home.
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n Oct. 22, 1952, a leading Lone Star daily newspaper asked the election-eve question, “Can Parr tilt the vote for Adlai?” If the infamous “Duke of Duval” could select a senator, it stood to reason that he just might be able to pick a president, too. The Anglo clique that ran Duval County at the turn of the century relied upon violence to preserve their ruthless regime. The key to maintaining their political monopoly was keeping the massive Mexican majority away from the polls. When three Mexicans tried to exercise their right to vote in 1911 at the county seat of San Diego, they were shot to death. A Spanish-speaking politician named Archie Parr stood up for the powerless outcasts, a gutsy move that earned their undying respect and blind loyalty. Exploiting the old country culture of the Mexicans, Parr assumed the role of “patron” ostensibly taking care of his illiterate followers in return for their bloc vote. This unbeatable combination made the former cowboy the political boss of South Texas, whose word was law in Duval and a number of adjacent counties. Parr moved up to the state senate in 1914 and took along 13-year-old
1948 Democratic senatothat the decisive votes had rial nomination. George been cast in alphabetical Texas snapped his fingers and order and several by civDuval, ic-minded History Nueces and residents by Bartee Haile Jim Wells of the local When three counties cemetery. Mexicans tried obediently With a George as his page. Twelve bestowed to exercise their tip of his years later, Archie engi10,547 votes Stetson to right to vote neered the youth’s election on Conthe Duke as Duval County judge, gressman of Duval, in 1911 at the and the son ruled the Lyndon B. “Landslide county seat roost in the absence of the Johnson to Lyndon” father who remained in a token 368 went merof San Diego, Austin another decade. for Stevenrily off to they were The Parrs instituted a son. Washington spoils system and cyniNeverand took a shot to death. cally enriched themselves theless, giant step A Spanishat taxpayers’ expense. To the official down the avoid a public trial that count five road to speaking would have exposed the days after the White politician named House. source of their vast wealth, the election George pleaded guilty showed But even Archie Parr in 1934 to income tax Stevenson George Parr stood up for evasion. ahead by could not After violating the con113 votes save Texas the powerless ditions of his probation, out of nearfor Adlai outcasts, a he served nine and a half ly a million Stevenson months for the crime. But statewide. gutsy move that four years a full pardon from PresiForty-eight later in the earned their dent Harry Truman wiped hours presidenthe slate clean in 1946 and after this undying respect tial contest enabled him again to hold announceof 1952. and blind loyalty. Dwight public office. ment, a The proud papa lived “corrected” Eisenhower long enough to see his return from Box 13 in Jim soundly beat the Demooffspring add the counties Wells County pushed LBJ crat by better than 133,000 of Jim Wells and Nueces over the top. votes. to the family empire. After Astonishingly popuParr had a simple explaArchie’s death in 1942, lar with the last-minute nation for the one-sided George took complete electorate in Parr Country, outcomes of his suspicontrol of the finely tuned Johnson was the choice cious plebiscites. “The political machine. on 202 of the 203 tardy people of Duval County Although Parr had in ballots. Before the tabgo along with me because the past backed Coke Ste- ulations and voting list they are my friends and venson, he opposed the mysteriously vanished, are satisfied with the govex-governor’s bid for the investigators discovered ernment they are getting.”
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posted on social media. “Our biggest goal is to give people an opportunity to participate,” he said by phone Oct. 10 from Galveston, where he was attending a conference. “We have many groups interested, some are already forming. We want to make sure we’re not duplicating efforts and that we’re doing things efficiently.” It’s a bigger task in Hays County than some other places because there are areas of the county that have not always been accurately represented in the Constitutionally-mandated national head count. “Hays County has been identified as an undercounted, hard-to-count area along the corridor and areas to the east of Interstate 35,” he said. “The federal govern-
ment is telling us we have not historically done a good job,” he said, adding that historically, those areas, including Dripping Springs, participated at a rate less than 80 percent. Becerra said he considers that an “opportunity to unite us as best I can to make sure we have everyone counted.” Undercounts result in fewer federal funds because they are allocated on the basis of the number of residents. To help get everyone included, he said municipalities and Texas State are in the process of applying for grants. “It’s important for us to synchronize and be on the same page,” he said. Becerra said the application for a grant from the Hogg Foundation specifically asks if the county
judge has formed a Complete Count Committee. Although he had just posted the notification a day prior, Becerra said he’s already had some meetings and has heard from many people, elected officials and others, who want to be a part of the group. “We have replied to everyone so we can create the first meeting in the very near future.” The point of the census, he said, is to capture a moment in time. “If you freeze time at this moment, where are you? That’s the goal. We want to help create good paths of communication so people can have clear expectations, clear roadmaps and attainable goals so we can all work together for the greater good.” The U.S. Census is conducted every 10 years.
Montage: Voting for ESD 9? Continued from pg. 8
Paramedics rushed over in the fire truck as the meeting ended. No one had called 9-1-1. On Facebook Live, the firemen saw a citizen ask for sugar when he felt the symptoms of low blood sugar. Earlier this month, Baltimore Orioles gobbled sugary grape jelly and orange vesicles from orange halves offered in Mountain City by Patricia Porterfield, Laura Craig and me. (Laura and Patricia sent word to me.) Laura Craig snapped a photo of a green anole
poised at an orange half as small insects partook in the oriole’s leftovers. Laura and Patricia both attended FUN annual October Bunco at my house. Traditions! If this report played sound, you’d hear “Monster Mash” and other fun, corny monster songs. Always we have a mixture of peanuts and candy corn - the mixture tastes like a PayDay candy bar. The candy corn and ghosts nightshirt I purchased more than 40 years ago made its annual
appearance. And others joined in with dressing for the occasion. What a splendid group of friends. We ended with a photo of our Halloween socks around the Texas star in our wood floor. We start with holding hands around the pool table for the blessing. In between are lots of laughter and conversation. This is a segment of real life in Mountain City. What’s up in Mountain City? Please send tidbits. Ptom5678@gmail.com. Thanks. Love to you, PTom
New Hospital: Baylor, Scott & White Continued from pg. 5
hensive model of co-locating the hospital and clinics on one campus means patients can receive greater care coordination, as hospital and clinic caregivers can work together through a single electronic medical record to prevent unnecessary medical tests, reduce wait times and improve the patient experience. “We are excited to open our first hospital in Hays County today, increasing the community’s access to our comprehensive model of quality care,” said Jay Fox, president, Baylor
Scott & White Health – Austin/Round Rock Region. “Today’s opening is the culmination of years of collaborative work with the Buda community, and we believe our medical center reflects the community’s health needs while celebrating the history and culture of Hays County.” The full-service hospital provides 24/7 emergency care and comprehensive inpatient care, including diagnostic services, intensive care, surgical services and more. The clinics offer primary care and
specialty care services such as pediatrics, cardiology, chiropractic care, endocrinology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, podiatry, general surgery and pulmonology. “Our focus is on keeping people healthy through wellness and preventative care,” said Robin Watson, MD, chief medical officer, Baylor Scott & White Health - Austin/Round Rock Region. “Bringing a multitude of services to Buda in one location gives patients more access to convenient and coordinated care.”
As much as Parr enjoyed masquerading as a benevolent dictator, his reign was sometimes cruel and bloody. In Jim Wells County, an Alice radio personality lost his life in a courageous campaign against corruption. After W.H. Mason accused lawman Sam Smithwick, a cog in the Parr machine, of operating a wide-open brothel, two burly deputies beat him senseless. When Mason kept up the attack, Smithwick gunned him down in broad daylight in July 1949. To the murderer’s amazement, his trial ended in conviction and a life sentence. Angered by the betrayal, Smithwick wrote Coke Stevenson from prison to say he was ready to reveal the sordid truth about Box 13 and the stolen election. Before he could spill the beans, Smithwick was found
dead in his cell, the victim of a supposed suicide. The Duke himself did not get off entirely scot-free. Although a 1957 conviction for mail fraud was thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court, Parr once more ran afoul of the Internal Revenue Service and was found guilty a second time of short-changing Uncle Sam. Facing ten years behind bars, 74-year-old George Parr chose to take his own life rather than die in prison. On April Fool’s Day 1975, he drove out to his ranch, parked in a secluded spot and killed himself. Bob Wills, Dan Blocker, Joan Crawford, Roger Miller and 40 more are all in “Texas Entertainers: Lone Stars in Profile.” Order your signed copy today by mailing a check for $26.30 to Bartee Haile, P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393.
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training,” Davis said. While the dream of a district title is no longer in view, Collins said players are now seeking to punch a postseason ticket. “We had a team meeting and we all committed back into this game,” Collins
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junction appurtenances; ment, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX screening headworks and 78640. Pursuant to Chapter 59 influent lift station; new The Bids are to be received of the Texas Property Code, operations center building; by and opened on November TJO 10 X 10 Management, new aeration basins, diffusers, 14, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Ltd Managing properties mixers, and aeration blowCity of Kyle Public Works listed below will hold a public ers; new secondary clarifiers Department, 520 E. RR 150, auction of property being sold and return, waste, and scum Kyle, TX 78640. to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The pumps; new UV disinfection sale will begin on or about the channels; new post-aeration REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS time indicated at www.selfbasins and blowers; new Hays CISD is Requesting storageauction.com. Property aerobic digesters and blowers; Proposals for RFP #22will be sold to highest bidder new vactor truck receiving 101901VL Curriculum for for cash. Deposit for removal station; modifications to Advanced Classes. Proposals and cleanup may be tempoexisting treatment facilities; will be accepted until 11-18rarily required. Seller reserves electrical and control system, 19 at 2:00 p.m. local time. the right to reject any bid and piping, and appurtenance to withdraw property from upgrades to be installed within Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office sale. Property may be sold by and around new and existing the space. Property being sold facilities (including new access (512-268- 2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 includes contents in spaces road to site). a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monof following tenants, with brief Public Notice Please visit the civcastusa. day through Thursday. Bid description of contents in com website;Notice a complete set of Public Hearing responses must be returned to each space. of Bid Documents, including the HCISD Purchasing Office, Wednesday, November 6, Board all sections of the Project of Adjustment Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, 2019 Manual and Drawings, are Kyle, TX 78640, by the date 12:00 pm Kyle Premiere included in the attachments and time indicated above. Storage at 19580 IH 35, section of the solicitation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL Late Bids will be returned Kyle, TX 78640 All addenda and answers to unopened. The HCISD Board www.SelfStorageAuction.INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: Bidders' questions will also of Trustees reserves the right com be posted on the civcastusa. to reject any and/or all bids Jerome Spells: misc. items; com site. and waive all formalities in the Edgar Cuencabarragan: misc. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meet-hold City of Kyle shall a public hearing on a bid process. items; Teri Higgins: misc. The ing will be held on October items; Michael Asonye: misc. request by2:00LGI Homes, Texas, LLC, (Bunton 29, 2019 PM at the City items; Ashley Bronstad: misc. of Kyle Public Works DepartPUBLICfor NOTICES, 14 items; Crystal Martinez: misc. Creek Phase 3 - 1278 Breanna Lane) a variance items.
to Chapter 53, Article 2, Division 1, Section 53-33, Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE Chart 1(1)(b), Notice of the CityHearing of Kyle Code of of Public Chapter 59 of the Texas Ordinances. (VR-19-0002) Board of Adjustment Property Code hereby gives
notice of public sale under Notice is hereby given to all interested persons, that: said act to wit: This sale will be The public held by on the The City hearing of Kyle shallwill hold abe public hearing a Board of held October 25, 2019 at 2:30 request byon LGI Homes, Texas, LLC, (Bunton Creek PM on StorageAuction.com.Adjustment Monday, November 4, 2019, at The property in the storage Phase 3 - 1278 Breanna Lane) for a variance to Chapter unit(s) listed under tenant’s 6:30 P.M. 53, Article 2, Division 1, Section 53-33, Chart 1(1)(b), name is being sold to satisfy of the City of Kyle Code of Ordinances. (VR-19-0002) a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) The public hearing will be held by the Board of to attend the All interested persons are encouraged sold at this sale are purchased Adjustment on Monday, November 4, 2019, at 6:30 P.M. “as is” “where is” for CASH/public hearing and express their opinions on the CREDIT. Safe-n-Sound Self All interested persons are encouraged to attend the request. Storage reserves the right tovariance public hearing and express their opinions on the refuse any bid or to cancel variance request. any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day Kyle City Hall Conference Kyle City HallUpstairs Upstairs Conference Room Room of the sale takes precedence 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas over any printed materials. 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas JENNIFER OCHOA 5X10 NC – 2 Bikes, Scooter, Flatscreen TV, Microwave, Hoover Sweeper, Bed and Box Spring, Christmas Tree and Misc. items. PATRICIA GONZALEZ 10X15 NC – Bird Bath, 10’ Ladder, Lamps, Table, Mirror, Chest of Drawers, Nightstands, Bookcase and Misc. items.
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Texas Land Auctions Nov. 7 & 8 – many sell without reserve – 29 parcels located in Cameron, Carrizo Springs, Houston, Kenedy, Pecos & Yorktown. Ranging in size from 1.8+/- to 101+/- acres. Commercial land, some with structures and RV hookups. Bid on location or live online at auctionnetwork.com. 800-801-8003, williamsauction.com/TXLand.
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County eyes limited public access for El Rancho Cima BY CAMELIA JUAREZ
Hays County officials have their eyes on making public a portion of El Rancho Cima, the 2,382acre former Boy Scout ranch along the Blanco River in Hays and Comal counties, between Wimberley and Fischer. However, public access will be controlled with restrictions similar to those in effect at Jacob’s Well. Visitors would be required to reserve passes for four-hour swimming windows and a park ranger would accompany visitors for the entire visit, county officials announced during a public
meeting Oct. 9. The proposals and planning for El Rancho Cima are in the early stages and more public comment will become available, Natural Resources Coordinator Alexandra Thompson said. The park capacity would be between 60 to 80 people. Visitors would be required to make reservations for either an early swim time of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or an afternoon time of 2 to 6 p.m. Passes would cost $10 per a visitor. “The long-term plan is for the property to be available to the public, limiting the number of
The Blanco River would be available to the public during swim seasons of May through Sept. 30.
visitors at one time via a reservation system,” Thompson said. The Blanco River would be available to the public during swim seasons of May through Sept. 30. Upon arrival, visitors would park in an existing parking lot and be escorted by a park ranger. County officials are uncertain if an addition-
would make entry into the river easier and safer. Hiking trails are under consideration. However, hiking would not be allowed during the endangered golden-cheeked warbler mating season, which is March through late August. al parking spaces will Pavilions would be needed. available to rent for $20. “People who show up Each pavilion has a picnic a little early will get to table and shade surunpack and then a park rounded by open space ranger will bring the and secluded by trees. group to the swimming “These pavilions are area,” Thompson said. very spacious and wide. It Access points to the gives people a lot of room river would be construct- not only for their group ed in a way that would and picnic area, but preserve the vegetation they have enough space surrounding the river, and to play flag football or
Frisbee. The next pavilion would be 30 feet away or farther,” Thompson said. Currently, El Rancho Cima is in the early stages of development and as master planning and negotiations with the Nature Conservancy proceed, a timeline will also be developed. As the project progresses, there will be other opportunities for input, either in Commissioners Court meetings or in meetings organized by the Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell. Some funding being utilized for environmental mitigation was approved by the voters in a 2016 transportation bond.
Public Notices, continued from pg. 13 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 6.00 acres of property located at along Marlstone Trail, Buda, TX 78610. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking number: SUB-1362.
NOTICE OF SALE River Road Self Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code by conducting a public sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is being listed below. The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time. Date: October 26th 2019 (Saturday) Time: 9:00 am Location: River Road Self Storage 880 River Rd, San Marcos, TX, 78666 #055 (K. Betacourt) - snow cone machine, heater, chair, clothes; #58 (S. Delgado)
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION
TO: STEVE GROSSMAN AND TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS, OR CLAIMANTS IN THE LAND
DESCRIBED HEREIN, Defendants, 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 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after you were served this citation, the same being the 4th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 a default judgment may be taken against you. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the 22nd District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the PLANTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED PETITION SEEKING A JUDICIAL JUDGMENT FOR FORECLOSURE filed in said Court on the 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2018, and said suit being numbered 170760 on the docket of said Court, wherein PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff and DAVID R. WHIDDON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PATTI JEANE ROWE; JERRY GROSSMAN; STEVE GROSSMAN; TIMOTHY GROSSMAN is the Defendant. The nature of said suit is as
follows: SUIT TO ENFORCE VENDOR’S LIEN ON AND ASSERT SUPERIOR TITLE TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 7, BLOCK “L”, EL CAMINO REAL, PHASE 1, SECTION 3B, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 17, PAGES 84-86, PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 416 CAPISTRANO DR., SAN MARCOS, TX. All as more fully appears of record on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes. ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at office, on this the 20th day of September, 2019. REQUESTED BY: Mark Torabi IRELAN McDANIEL PLLC 10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800 Dallas, Texas 75231 972-331-2300 BEVERLY CRUMLEY Hays County District Clerk 712 Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 2211 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By: Jane May, Deputy
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