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FEBRUARY 9, 2022 FM 967 DEVELOPMENT

LOVE LOWDOWN

Concerned Buda residents flood Planning & Zoning meeting to discuss safety, home values.

Marketing research group reveals who spends what on Valentine’s Day.

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HCISD approves $115M bond for May 7 ballot

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

The package includes construction for elementary school #16, design fees for elementary school #17, an academic support center that would move administrative personnel to one location and enable a Live Oak Academy expansion, and the purchase of 55 school buses (20 for growth and 35 for replacement).

A $115 million Hays CISD bond package will officially be on the May 7 ballot for voters to decide on.

During the HCISD school ing months of work by the board meeting on Jan. 31, FBOC (Facilities and Bond the trustees unanimously Oversight Committee). called for the bond, followThe package includes

construction for elementary school #16, design fees for elementary school #17, an academic support center

Capital Highlights

Early primary voting starts on Valentine’s Day

Ascension Seton Hays is glowing red for American Heart Month throughout February to motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease.

Early voting in the March 1 primary begins on Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 25. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Feb. 18.

There are seven statewide seats on the ballot: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, comptroller and one seat on the railroad commission.

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primaries will face off in the Nov. 8 general election.

GOP incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott faces seven primary opponents, while five candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination, with the best-known being Beto O’ Rourke, a former candidate for U.S. Senate and the presidency.

In addition, congressional and state legislative races will be on the ballot, as well as county positions. Readers can find out who is on the ballot where they are registered to vote on the Texas secretary of state’s website: votetexas.gov.

A total of 60 Texas higher education institutions will share $26.2 million in grants awarded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The grants will help Texans gain higher-paying jobs by earning postsecondary credentials to be made available through two programs: the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant and the Accelerating

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and the purchase of 55 school buses (20 for growth and 35 for replacement).

The FBOC began

American Heart Month

STATE NEWS BY GARY BORDERS

BOARD AWARDS $26.2 MILLION IN HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS

that would move administrative personnel to one location and enable a Live Oak Academy expansion,

meeting in August 2021 to discuss the need for a 2022 bond election. After a series of meetings were held, the committee voted on Dec. 1 to propose the current package to the trustees, who unanimously approved to continue the

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HCISD elementary #15 named Sunfield

Mascot to be decided in the spring

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON Hays CISD’s newest elementary school is getting some of its final touches ahead of its 2022-2023 school year.

Nearly half of the suggestions (152) were for Sunfield Elementary.

PHOTO BY DAVID WHITE

Seven facts to share this month February is American Hearth Month. During this time, the American Heart Association asks people to talk with friends, family and colleagues about the causes of heart disease in hopes of helping others stay on a path of good heart health.

Fact #1: Heart disease

kills more than 600,000 Americans every year.

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death for Americans.

Thankfully, heart disease is often preventable and can be treated by making healthier lifestyle choices.

Fact #2: Chest discomfort or a heart attack is

the first sign of heart disease. Heart attack symptoms often include discomfort in the center of the chest that may last for a few minutes or comes and goes. It can feel like squeezing, uncomfortable pressure, fullness, or pain. Shortness of breath, breaking out in a cold sweat, lightheadedness,

and nausea are also heart attack symptoms.

Fact #3: Some people are born with heart disease. A congenital heart defect starts at birth.

Doctors are still puzzled as to why a baby might have a congenital heart defect, though it tends to

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Early voting begins Valentine’s Day visit hayscountytx.com for more details

Early voting for the March 1, 2022 primary election will take place between Feb. 14 and Feb. 25.

Polls will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21 for Presidents’ Day. Locations on where to early vote around Hays County are:

SAN MARCOS LOCATIONS

• Hays County Government Center (main early voting site),

712 S Stagecoach Trail • Broadway, 401 Broadway Street #A • LBJ Student Center (Texas State University), 601 University Drive

KYLE AND UHLAND LOCATIONS

• Arnold Transportation Building (HCISD Admin), 21003 I-35 Frontage Rd • Kyle City Hall, 100 W Center St • Live Oak Academy High

OBITUARIES – Pages 6 and 7

School, 4820 Jack C. Hays Trail • Simon Middle School (HCISD Clothes Closet), 3839 E FM 150 • Yarrington - Hays County Transportation Department, 2171 Yarrington Rd

BUDA LOCATIONS

• Buda City Hall Multipurpose Room, 405 E Loop St, Building 100 • Sunfield Station, 2610 Main St

WIMBERLEY LOCATIONS • Texan Academy at Scudder Campus, 400 Green Acres Drive

• Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12

DRIPPING SPRINGS LOCATIONS • Dripping Springs United Methodist Church, 28900 Ranch Road 12

• Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs, 3400 E US 290

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During the board meeting on Jan. 31, trustees unanimously approved the name “Sunfield Elementary,” following suggestions from the community and the seven-person HCISD Naming Committee tasked with reviewing name suggestions to present to the board.

The committee received public feedback regarding what the school’s name should be, and nearly half of the suggestions (152) were for Sunfield Elementary.

The school is located in the Sunfield subdivision in Buda and will have a capacity of 900 students.

During the board meeting, the trustees also approved Sunfield’s new assistant principal, Hilary Adamson, and Director of Special Education, Melissa Corona.

Adamson is currently the music teacher at Elm Grove Elementary and Corona is returning to HCISD after working as a special education director in Lockhart ISD. During the Dec. 13 board meeting, David MacRoberts of Bastrop ISD was named Sunfield’s principal.

Other recent preparations include the adoption of an attendance map for its school zone, put together by the seven-person, board-empaneled Attendance Boundary Rezoning Committee. The map was approved during the Dec. 13 board meeting.

Hays CISD said that campus administration, parents and students will select Sunfield’s logo and school colors next.

More information on Sunfield Elementary can be found at www.hayscisd.net/es15.

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Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • February 9, 2022

Buda FM 967 development raises eyebrows Bailey & Armbruster Tract workshops continue

remainder of the project is expected to be completed

by Feb. 28. The analysis approved by TxDOT covers projected impacts of Bailey phases one through five and was completed as part of the initial discussions between the city and TxDOT, according to the agenda’s backup documents. A separate TIA will be conducted for the additional land and will place an emphasis on the

BY MEGAN WEHRING timing of the residential BUDA — Developing in improvements concurrent an overcrowded suburban with the need for off-site area? City roadways to officials handle the and resi“...I’m particularly expected dents are traffic. concerned still hesiAs the tant about project is about the road a proposed in the connections into still developpreliminary ment off planning Treetop [Way] FM 967 in the and Prickly Pear phase, Buda. developer Follow[Pass] I take my (MileStone ing the Community grandkids to Planning Builders) and Zoning asked the that park quite (P&Z) city to conoften and it’s Commissider either sion’s worka Public relatively safe shop in Improvetoday and I’m mid-Janument District ary, at least (PID) or Muworried about a dozen Utilincreased traffic nicipal residents ity District flooded the making that park (MUD) as Buda City a financing unsafe.”

Council’s mechanism. regular MileStone –John Sanford, meeting also asked concerned resident to provide for the feedback project to on the development on go through an expedited the Bailey and Armbruster 90-day approval to get contracts. struction started in March.

The proposed residential and nonresidential develWHAT THE RESIDENTS HAD opment is located off FM TO SAY 967 and near the future SH The main issues that have 45, which equal to a total of left the community anxious 775 acres. A small portion, about the development are about 12 acres, is located in traffic and safety.

Buda’s city limits; another “I’m concerned about the portion, about 463 acres, traffic just like everyone else of the property is in Buda’s is,” said John Sanford, the extraterritorial jurisdiction first speaker at the council (ETJ); and the remaining meeting, “and I’m particuproperty, about 300 acres, is larly concerned about the in Austin’s ETJ. road connections into TreeA Traffic Impact Analtop [Way] and Prickly Pear ysis (TIA) addressing the [Pass] I take my grandkids

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to that park quite often and it’s relatively safe today and I'm worried about increased traffic making that park unsafe.”

David Patterson, another concerned Buda resident, agreed that traffic in an already overcrowded area will increase.

“With our current traffic, it can take up to 25 minutes to get from Cullen Country to I-35 in peak traffic,” Patterson said. “That’s unacceptable.”

Patterson also pointed out that the development could bring increased costs to homeowners.

“If approved, this subdivision will make our taxes go up,” Patterson explained.

“New houses cost the city 10% over what the property taxes bring in. Everybody who works with cities knows this. They are not a revenue generator. It will bring more students to already overcrowded classrooms and that’s a second tax. We have some of the most ridiculous independent school district taxes for the size of city we are.”

Walter King, HOA President for the Cullen Country neighborhood, echoed the concerns regarding traffic and connectivity.

“The strain would be way too much for our roads,” King said. “Everybody who tries to go to dinner on Friday nights knows the frustration of coming into town trying to go get a margarita.

We just don’t need that.

TxDOT [put in sidewalks]

on 967 and those would be useless with a roundabout.

I don’t know how we are supposed to bike with our kids downtown with a roundabout.”

A lack of efficient communication between developers, the city of Buda and the community was also brought up.

“People are getting tired of developers coming in

here talking visions … with homes, trails and community centers in such that they are going to build here,” said resident James Fort. “Then, eight to 10 years down the line, the homeowners start having problems and the developers leave. Our sign on the water tower [says] breathe easy here. How can you breathe easy here when 98% of developers don’t let

the city know the indescrepencies on the land they want to develop?”

WHAT CITY COUNCIL HAD TO SAY Just like P&Z, it was only a workshop item and no final decision was made by the Buda City Council. But,

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“The strain would be way too much for our roads.

Everybody who tries to go to dinner on Friday nights knows the frustration of coming into town trying to go get a margarita.”

–Walter King, HOA President for the Cullen Country neighborhood

Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • February 9, 2022

Lone Star city 12th in the polls for love With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and America’s sweethearts having spent $21.8 billion on the holiday last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best Places for Valentine’s Day. It also released its nationally representative 2022 Valentine’s Day Spending Survey, which found that 70 million Americans expect their partner to

spend less this year compared to last year.

To determine the most romantic yet affordable cities for celebrating the Day of Hearts, WalletHub compared 100 of the largest U.S. cities across 27 key metrics, ranging from florists per capita to forecasted precipitation to the cost of a threecourse meal for two.

Austin came in 12th out of the nation.

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How to spend money on Valentine’s Day? Let me count the ways...

Information courtesy of WalletHub.com

Lovesick shoppers shell out more than $23.9 billion in Cupid's name each year.

That makes Valentine's Day the third-priciest holiday on the calendar for U.S. consumers. But love might not be the only motivator.

Roughly 36% of people expect their Valentine to spend at least $50 on a gift, according to WalletHub's 2022 Valentine's Day Survey. 54% of people would also break up with their significant other if he or she

spent irresponsibly, so fear is a factor, too.

Whether you love or loathe this holiday, there's no denying St. Valentine's impact on our wallets. With that in mind, WalletHub examined V-Day from

all angles to help people embrace their loving feelings without hurting their finances. At the very least, seeing what people do (or don't do) in the name of love should make the day a bit more enjoyable.

TOP 20 PLACES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY 2022 1. San Francisco, CA 2. Seattle, WA 3. Honolulu, HI 4. Orlando, FL 5. San Diego, CA 6. Washington, DC 7. Portland, OR 8. Las Vegas, NV 9. Scottsdale, AZ 10. New York, NY

11. San Jose, CA 12. Austin, TX 13. Chicago, IL 14. Denver, CO 15. Pittsburgh, PA 16. Virginia Beach, VA 17. Raleigh, NC 18. Albuquerque, NM 19. Boston, MA 20. Los Angeles, CA

Valentine’s Day Facts $23.9 Billion:

Total Valentine’s Day spending projected for 2022 ($175.41 per person celebrating).

$235 vs. $119:

Men will spend almost twice as much as women, on average, for Valentine’s Day 2022.

$10.7 Billion:

Amount Americans will spend on jewelry ($6.2B), flowers ($2.3B) and candy ($2.2B).

26%:

Share of marriages that begin online.

33%:

Overall online dating activity increase across the U.S. between February 1 and February 14.

58%:

Share of Americans who say that romantic gestures are more important to them now than they were pre-pandemic.

Information courtesy of WalletHub.com

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Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • February 9, 2022

HCISD ag student shares experience forged in fire COURTESY OF HAYS CISD When life tossed a wrench into his plans two years ago, Lehman High Agricultural Mechanics student Garrett Moore realized it was best to pick up that tool and use it.

After helping to rebuild much of his family’s fire-damaged home over the past two-plus years, Garrett, who is also a member of the Lehman High Future Farmers of America (FFA), turned that experience into constructing custom furniture of his own.

In late January, Garrett’s hand-crafted furniture, a bed set he made on his own, earned Grand Champion honors in the Agricultural Mechanics division at the 2022 Hays County Livestock Show in Dripping Springs.

Garrett’s path toward earning Grand Champion was one that was forged by fire. In December 2019, Garrett, his father and his grandfather were dealt a great misfortune when a lithium

battery overheated, which caused a fire that severely damaged their home.

Ever since then, the trio has worked to rebuild and remodel their home, all by hand.

“Some of the things that we have done are gutted all of the house, rewired some electrical [wires] to fit our wants, installed new cabinets that we built from scratch, re-did the flooring, and built a deck in the backyard,” said Garrett.

Through that experience, Garrett gained a greater understanding of how to construct items from the ground up and work with his hands.

It led Garrett to decide to make himself a bed set, which he needed post-graduation from Lehman.

“I built the bed because at the time, I was planning to move out after graduation, and I was going to need a bed,” Garrett said.

With the guidance of the Hays CISD Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Winning Grand Champion honors meant quite a bit for Garrett. But the experience of working with his family to rebuild their home together meant a little more.

“Although my original reason was to just have a bed for myself, I wound up making lifelong memories with my grandpa and dad, which I might not have been able to make if it wasn’t for this project,” Garrett said.

Garrett Moore poses with his Grand Champion honors at the Hays County Youth Livestock Show with fellow student Robert Vasquez.

Photos courtesy Raquel Niño of Hays CISD CTE program.

Department and Lehman High Ag Mechanics and FFA Advisor Raquel Niño, Garrett competed his bed set in time for the Livestock Show. He

showed the bed during the Ag Mechanics competition, which is typically won by students who create barbecue pits or a trailer.

TEXAS HISTORY: H.L. Hunt, poker playing billionaire By the time their eighth child arrived on Feb. 11, 1889, the Hunts were running out of names as well as room. The couple called the boy Haroldson Lafayette Jr., never dreaming he would prefer to go by his initials and someday would be the richest man in America.

Tutored at home by his mother, H.L. Hunt was reading at the age of two.

Although he went to school only to play with friends at recess, he got a good education for the times.

At 16 Hunt worked his way west doing odd jobs for meals and traveling money.

He might have ended up a victim of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, if a semi-pro baseball team had not invited him to Nevada for a tryout.

Hunt returned to Illinois in 1911 to bury his father and to collect a small inheritance, which he used for a down payment on a plantation in Arkansas. Convinced the conquered Confederacy was a doomed wasteland, the elder Hunt had left the same state soon after the Civil War. After ten years in the cotton fields, Hunt was on the verge of hard-earned prosperity. But reckless speculation in cotton futures cost him his shirt, and at 32 he was flat broke.

Instead of cursing his luck, Hunt borrowed 50 bucks and headed for the

leases in and around the old wildcatter’s rig left him with Texas just a hundred dollars to his name.

History Despite his pitiful bank

by Bartee Haile balance, Hunt raised enough cash to buy out Joiner. Then he lined up the nearest oil boom. He knew financing not only to develabsolutely nothing about op the field but to fight the the brawling business but more than 300 lawsuits that instinctively recognized a resulted in a ten-year court golden opportunity. battle.

At first the savvy amateur The East Texas bonanza turned a tidy profit buying put Hunt over the top. By the and selling oil leases. Realiz- Second World War, he had ing the really big money was become the biggest indehidden underground, he pendent operator on earth began drilling his own wells. and owned more oil reserves Weekend poker winnings that the Axis nations. covered expenses and enIn the late 1940s, Hunt abled him to keep searching reigned over a private emfor the elusive black gold. pire that included three oil Hunt was an amazing companies, a major refinery, card player, so good that a chain of 300 gas stations sore losers often swore he and a food company. With a cheated. In fact, he did not weekly profit that averaged have to resort to sleight of a cool million, he bought hand to fleece outclassed real estate in every major opponents but relied instead city in the South along with on a photographic memory. ranches, cotton plantations He could automatically reand citrus groves. call every card and the order A resident of Dallas since in which they appeared.

1938, Hunt lived on White Hunt also enjoyed more Rock Lake in a mansion that than his share of luck in the was the spitting image of Arkansas oilfields. By 1930 George Washington’s Mount he had brought in several Vernon. But wealth alone gushers and was on his way was not enough to win the to making his first million. acceptance of local society.

In the fall of that year, The Big D elite, who Hunt was among the hunprided themselves on their dreds of fortune hunters good deeds for charity, were drawn to East Texas by the shocked by Hunt’s outsponews of Dad Joiner’s pheken contempt for donanomenal find. The frenzied tions to the downtrodden. purchase of promising Expressing the opinion that

H.L Hunt standing in front of Dallas’ Mount Vernon estate on White Rock Lake. Today, the home has a vintage bowling alley and a 12-car garage that doubles as a basketball court. Courtesy of Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library.

handouts eroded the will to work and the self-respect of the poor, he proudly confessed that he was “more interested in the acquisition of wealth than its disbursement.”

Until 1948 H.L. Hunt was virtually unknown outside the inner circle of Texas multi-millionaires.

But a full-page photo in Life magazine with a caption certifying him as the richest individual in the country put him under the national microscope.

Hunt used the media attention to promote his new

mission, a one-man crusade against communism. He bankrolled a broadcast blitz against the Marxist menace that peaked with the program “Life Line” heard on 531 radio stations.

In the hysterical aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, critics held Hunt responsible for the murder of the president.

The accusation ignored his support for the Democratic ticket in 1960 and a 1965 statement that the death of JFK was “the greatest blow ever suffered by the cause of freedom.”

Before his passing in 1974, H.L. Hunt felt success had robbed him of what made life worth living -- an old-fashioned challenge. “There are times when I’ve wished I’d wake up stone broke. It would be a great adventure to see how good I was, to see if I could create lots of wealth again.”

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Joan, your dog “Marnie” misses you and we all will miss your sense of humor, sweet notes, and cards. Your friendship was truly our blessing!

All services will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022, at St. Anthony Marie de Claret Church, 801 N. Burleson, Kyle, TX. Rosary will start at 9:15 a.m. and Funeral Mass Is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.

elected. She enjoyed political discussion, but never On allowed politics to get in the January 17, way of friendships.

2022, our She will be fondly Heavenly remembered as a mother Father sent and grandmother. She was His angels preceded in death by her to guide husband, Jack Schwartz Joan Marie and her parents. Theresa Dingmann Anderson to her is survived by sons, Jason spiritual and eternal home Schwartz and wife, Lorelei with her Sweet Savior Jesus of Jefferson City, Missouri, Christ. and Joshua Schwartz and She was born to Hildewife, Autumn of Seguin, gard and Joseph Dingmann Texas; daughter, Claire SCHWARTZ on January 1, 1928, the first Schwartz and her companbaby in Omaha NB in 1928.

Theresa ion, Michael Griffin of San Shortly after, the family D. (Shipp) Antonio, Texas; sister, Gayle moved to Minneapolis, MN Schwartz, Granberry and husband, where Joan grew up and age 73, of Dusty; sister, Bill Green and found work at Schweigert Seguin, Texhusband, Kevin Morrow, Meats as a private secreas passed Granville, Tennessee; and tary. There she met Harry away Tuesthree grandchildren, JackAnderson, Comptroller of day, Februthe company, whom she ary 1, 2022. She was born on son and Tucker Schwartz of Jefferson City, Missouri married on July 1, 1967.

May 1, 1948, in Thorndale, and Ty Schwartz of Seguin, They remained in MinneTexas to William and DoroTexas. apolis until they moved to thea Gutzler Shipp.

A visitation service will Houston, TX in 1972 to esTheresa attended San be held in the Penningcape the cold of the “north Marcos High School and ton Memorial Chapel country.” They owned graduated from Southwest on Sunday, February 20, and operated gift shops Texas State University with 2022, from 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. in Houston and retired to a degree in education. followed by a memorial Pharr, TX and later moved After serving a brief stint in service, with Peter Baen to San Marcos, TX. college as an Aquamaid at Joan spoke of looking officiating. For those deAquarena Springs, Thereforward to rejoining those siring, memorials may be sa began her career as a who had predeceased her made to the Heart of Texas teacher. She transitioned to and she had missed so Hospice, 18568 Forty-Six much – her husband Harry, the Texas Crime Prevention Pkwy, Suite 3001, Spring Institute where she worked her parents, her brothers Branch, TX. 78070 or more on public awareness of Philip and Jay, sister Mary likely, Theresa would want safety and security that led Tegeder, her sister-in-law you to support her friend the national Neighborhood Eldora (Anderson) PetersLloyd Doggett, at Doggett en, and so many other fam- Watch initiative. She left for Congress, PO Box 5843, that profession when she ily members and friends.

Austin, TX 78763.

She will be missed by sisters and her husband, Jack Arrangements under the Schwartz, established Jack Ann Horvereid of Sun City, care and guidance of PenSchwartz and Co. in San AZ and Barbara Lynch of nington Funeral Home, 323 Marcos. The tax preparation North Comanche Street, Sun City West, AZ; brother Michael and his wife Lucille and bookkeeping firm oper- San Marcos, Texas 78666. from Oklahoma City; nieces ated for over 30 years.

(512) 353-4311 www.penTheresa was active in and nephews; and those ningtonfuneralhome.com who loved her at the LaVista many local civic organizations including League of Retirement Facility and St. Women Voters, Chilympiad Anthony Marie de Claret and the LBJ Museum.

Church in Kyle, TX; as well She was active in politics as other organizations in which she took part through and had a strong voice on the years. how and who should be

many council members believed that MileStone’s presentation did not offer any solution to the traffic issue.

“This is contributing to our problems,” said council member Matt Smith, “not relieving them. My overall view is that I’m almost a nonstart with a lot of my other questions until we actually see a plan that’s going to relieve our traffic concerns and congestion. This is not going to do that. It’s going to add to it.”

Council member Terry Cummings agreed.

“I’m very disappointed in the presentation that we got because I don’t see that there is a significant impact on our transportation problem with this proposal,” Cummings said. “When it was said that we are going to have another way out of the development when we are in phase five or something like that, my heart dropped because that is not enough, soon enough. Traffic is paramount. We all know that and if that can’t be addressed at the get go early on, to make sure there are other options between dumping everyone out on 967, then it’s a nonstarter for me too.”

Paul Daugereau questioned why the developer felt there was a need to go before the city council now rather than after the TIA is complete.

“Fundamentally, what I think is at the heart of that question,” answered

Garrett Martin, President of MileStone, “is it’s going to be way better.

From our vantage point, we’ve run the circulation and we know the distributions. Our transportation engineer has been hard at work on it. We need to get the process moving. This is a step in the process and the reason we feel comfortable in that is because we sort of know the answer already.”

Daugerau suggested for Martin to return to the city council after receiving the TIA. He would like to reevaluate a new plan that consists of building Garlic Creek Parkway all the way

through from 967 to 1626 from the start, larger lots, the removal of high-density family to replace it with commercial, setbacks should go to at least 10 feet and a better tree preservation plan.

According to LaMarriol Smith, Buda’s director of communications, MileStone will likely go back to the P&Z since it has conducted the workshop with the city council.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the ESTATE OF WILLIAM ROBERT GIBBONS, DECEASED, were issued on January 31, 2022, under Docket No. 21-0524-P, pending in the County Court at Law Number 3 of Hays County, Texas to DEBRA ANN RIEGER. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows: DEBRA ANN RIEGER, Independent Executor Estate of William Robert Gibbons, Deceased c/o Valin L. Woodward Langley & Banack, Inc. 170 E. San Antonio Street New Braunfels, Texas 78130 All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED: February 7, 2022.

LANGLEY & BANACK, INC. 170 E. San Antonio Street New Braunfels, Texas 78130 Telephone: (830) 387-2587 Facsimile: (830) 625-2122 Email: vwoodward@langleybanack.com By: VALIN L. WOODWARD State Bar No. 21981500 ATTORNEYS FOR DEBRA ANN RIEGER, INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR

NOTICE OF SALE ANTHEM MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS LOCATED WITHIN HAYS COUNTY) $3,825,000 UNLIMITED TAX ROAD BONDS, SERIES 2022

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Anthem Municipal Utility District (the “District”) will publicly receive sealed bids on its $3,825,000 Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2022 (the “Bonds”), on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 9:00 A.M., Central Time, at the District’s Financial Advisor office, Hilltop Securities, Inc., 717 N. Harwood Street, Suite 3400, Dallas, Texas 75201, ATTN: Andre Ayala. The Board will take action to reject any and all bids or accept the bid resulting in the lowest net interest cost to

the District, on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 11:30 A.M. Central Time at the District’s regular meeting place located outside the boundaries of the District, 805 Las Cimas Parkway, Building 3, Suite 310, Austin, TX 78746.

A bid for the Bonds may be delivered to the District electronically or delivered directly to the District in a sealed envelope addressed to the Financial Advisor of the District at the above address of the District’s Financial Advisor.

Bidders, other than bidders submitting an electronic bid, must submit signed Official Bid Forms on the date of and before the time of the sale. All bidders must submit a bank Cashier’s Check in the amount of $76,500.00 payable to the order of the District as a Good Faith Deposit. Additional terms and conditions related to the submission of a bid for the Bonds are included in the “Official Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions.”

The Bonds will mature serially on September 1, 2024 through 2047 (inclusive) and will be dated March 1, 2022.

The “Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions,” the “Preliminary Official Statement” and the “Official Bid Form” may be obtained from the District’s Financial Advisor, Hilltop Securities Inc., 717 N. Harwood Street, Suite 3400, Dallas, Texas 75201. This notice does not constitute an offer to sell the Bonds but is merely notice of sale of the Bonds as required by Texas law. The offer to sell the Bonds will be made by means of the “Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions,” the “Preliminary Official Statement,” and the “Official Bid Form.”

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YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT on the 17th day of November 2021, Jimmy Brinkley filed a Complaint seeking a money judgment against Bambi L. Brown. Notice is hereby given that you have fourteen (14) from the date of the last date of publication to answer the complaint or risk that a Default Judgment may be entered against you.

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By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 453rd District Court of HAYS County, Texas, December, 9, 2021, in cause numbered 210001, styled Creekside Village Residential Community, INC. versus Efrain Sanchez on a judgment rendered against Efrain Sanchez; I did on January 13, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., levy upon as the property of Efrain Sanchez the following described real property: LOT 13, BLOCK 1, OF CREEKSIDE VILLAGE SECTION 1&2, A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CLERK’S FILE

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Original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Joseph Paul Polivka III, a.k.a.

Jay Polivka, Deceased, were granted on January 26, 2022 in Cause No. 21-0482-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas to Laura Polivka, who qualified as Independent Administrator on January 27, 2022.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Gabriel G. Gallas Attorney at Law 1403 West 6th Street Austin, TX 78703 DATED the 2nd day of February, 2022. /s/ Gabriel G. Gallas Gabriel G. Gallas State Bar No.: 24069750 Attorney for Independent Administrator

NO. 16032244 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 221 COLETO CREEK LOOP, KYLE, TX 78640 (“PROPERTY”) On March 1, 2022, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of Efrain Sanchez in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, January 13, 2022.

Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by Patrick Chasse, Deputy Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor's interest in the property may not extinguish any liens or security interests held by other persons. There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal, you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above described property, you must contact this office immediately.

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given that original Letters Testamentary on this estate were granted and this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Any person indebted to said estate is hereby notified to pay same to the undersigned. Lexia Brooke Lockwood-Maclaren, Independent Executrix of the Estate of JOHN HORACE MACLAREN, Deceased. Address: c/o Lane and Countryman, 8526 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Texas 78217.

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Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Pursuant to Section 372.009(c) and (d) of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the “Act”), notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas (“City”), will hold a public hearing to accept public comments and discuss the petition (the “Petition”), filed

by Blanco River Ranch Properties, LP (the “Owner”), requesting that the City create a public improvement district (the “District”) to include property owned by the Owner.

Time and Place of the Hearing. The public hearing will be held at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas at 5:30 p.m. on March 1, 2022.

General Nature of the Proposed Public Improvements.

The general nature of the proposed public improvements (the “Authorized Improvements”) include: (i) landscaping; (ii) erection of fountains, distinctive lighting, and signs; (iii) acquiring, constructing, improving, widening, narrowing, closing, or rerouting of sidewalks or of streets, any other roadways, or their rights-of-way; (iv) construction of improvement of pedestrian malls; (v) acquisition and installation of pieces of art; (vi) acquisition, construction, or improvement of libraries; (vii) acquisition, construction, or improvement of off-street parking facilities; (viii) acquisition, construction, improvement, or rerouting of mass transportation facilities; (ix) acquisition, construction, or improvement of water, wastewater, or drainage facilities or improvements; (x) the establishment or improvement of parks; (xi) projects similar to those listed in (i)-(x); (xii) acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of real property in connection with an authorized improvement; (xiii) special supplemental services for improvement and promotion of the District, including services relating to advertising, promotion, health and sanitation, water and wastewater, public safety, security, business recruitment, development, recreation, and cultural enhancement; (xiv) payment of expenses incurred in establishment, administration, and operation of the District, including the costs of financing the public improvements listed above; (xv) the development, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing; and (xvi) payment of expenses associated with operating and maintaining the public improvements listed above.

Estimated Cost of the Authorized Improvements. The estimated cost to design, acquire, construct and finance the Authorized Improvements is $48,885,000.

Proposed District Boundaries. The District is proposed to include approximately 201.377 acres of land generally located in Kyle, Hays County, Texas, located at 1899 Six Creeks Blvd, as more particularly described by a metes and bounds description available at Kyle City Hall and available for public inspection.

Proposed Method of Assessment. The City shall levy assessments on each parcel within the District in a manner that results in imposing equal shares of the costs on property similarly benefited. All assessments may be paid in full at any time (including interest and debt), and certain assessments may be paid in annual installments (including interest and debt). If an assessment is allowed to be paid in installments, then the installments must be paid in amounts necessary to meet annual costs for those Authorized Improvements financed by the assessment, and must continue for a period necessary to retire the indebtedness of those Authorized Improvements (including interest).

Proposed Apportionment of Cost between the District and the City. No municipal property in the public improvement district shall be assessed. Owner may also pay certain costs of the improvements from other funds available to the Owner.

INVITATION FOR BIDS Continental Homes of Texas, LP (Owner) on behalf of East Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 1 invites the submission of sealed Bids from qualified bidders for: East Hays County MUD No. 1, Prairie Lakes “OFFSITE WATER IMPROVEMENTS.” The work shall consist of the following: Water Piping, Including of 16” PVC Pipe, Steel Encasement, Valves, and Appurtenances; Sedimentation & Erosion Control.

Sealed Bids addressed to the Owner and marked "Bid for East Hays County MUD No. 1, Prairie Lakes Offsite Waterline Extension" will be received until 11:00 AM on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Project Engineer's office, BGE, Inc., 101 West Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78728.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Project Engineer's office, BGE, Inc., 101 West Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78728.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Project Engineer's office, BGE, Inc., 101 West Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78728.

Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be examined without charge at the offices of BGE, Inc., 101 West Louis Henna Blvd., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78728. Plans, specifications and bidding documents may be obtained without charge from www.civcastusa. com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download plans, specifications and bidding documents.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or acceptable Bidder’s Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required as stated in the Contract Documents.

All questions pertaining to the bid must be submitted at least seven (7) calendar days prior to bid opening through www.civcastusa.com in the Q&A portal.

The prices and terms of the bid must be made on the forms included in the Contract Documents.

The Owner may, on its own initiative, issue Addenda before the Bid opening and, if necessary, delay the Bid opening to ensure that bidders have had sufficient time to consider the Addenda. All Addenda issued for this project will only be posted on www.civcastusa.com. You will be notified of Addenda automatically through email if you download Contract Documents via civcastusa.com.

A Bid which, in the opinion of the Owner, deviates significantly from the Contract Documents, and which has not been clarified through a written Addendum prior to Bid submittal deadline, shall be considered an exception to the Contract Documents and grounds for the Bid to be rejected.

Bidders should read and understand all terms and conditions contained in these Contract Documents.

The Owner reserves the right to accept the lowest and best Bid as deemed by the Owner, or reject any and/or all Bids. The Owner may request qualification information including references, bonding, insurance and other information for use in determining the lowest and best Bid. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of the bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified will not be accepted.

INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle, ATTENTION: CITY ENGINEER, will be received until 1:00 p.m. on February 22, 2022 at the City of Kyle Public Works Building located at 520 E. RR 150 in Kyle, Texas, 78640 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud by virtual conference, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for the RELOCATION OF OVERHEAD POWER LINES around the perimeter of Old City Hall in Downtown Kyle, including trenching and boring of conduits, providing five electrical service connections to commercial and residential buildings, and traffic signal at the intersection of N. Burleson and Center Street.

Copies of the Specifications and Bid Documents will be on file by February 2, 2022 and made available to: • Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217 Complete Contract Documents have also been provided to CivCast USA for immediate download. Please go to http://www.civcastusa.com/.

The Project ID is “Relocation of Overhead Power Lines in Downtown Kyle”. Prospective Bidders shall address written inquiries through the project’s CivCast website. Hard copies of contract documents are not available.

Bidders should carefully examine the plans, specifications, and other documents, visit the site of work, and fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost thereof.

Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from, the plans, specifications or other documents, or should be in doubt as to their meaning, bidder should notify the Project Engineer, Chris Harper via www.civcastusa. com and obtain clarification prior to submitting any bid, but no later than February 16, 2022. A non-mandatory prebid on site in Downtown Kyle meeting will be held at 108 S. Burleson Street on February 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting being moved to City Hall, Falcon Room if weather prohibits site visit. A summary of questions asked at the non-mandatory meeting will be posted on www.civcastusa.com.

Please follow the link to attend the bid opening conference, https://meetings.ring-

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Bartlett Cocke General contractors, Construction Manager-at-Risk, for: Dahlstrom MS Parent Loop Drive, is requesting competitive proposals from subcontractors and suppliers.

Subcontractor and supplier proposals will be received via Fax to (512) 326-4339 or (512) 326-3990 or via email to bidaus@bartlettcocke.com no later than 2:00:00 PM on 2/24/2022. Any proposals received after this time will not be accepted.

Electronic copies of the proposal documents may be obtained from Bartlett Cocke or viewed at local and online planrooms. Contact Stefan Doerr via email Sdoerr@bartlettcocke.com or phone (512) 326-4223 to make arrangements.

Small, Woman Owned, Disadvantaged, HUB, HUBZone, 8(a), Minority, and all similar firms are encouraged to submit proposals on this project. Bartlett Cocke General Contractors is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) MARKETING SERVICES #1-RFP-GNRL-2022

IDEA Public Schools and affiliated entities (IDEA) is accepting proposals from qualified and experienced firms in Marketing Services in accordance with instructions, specifications, terms and conditions contained in this solicitation. A copy of the solicitation can be found on the IDEA website https://ideapublicschools.org/our-story/ finance-budget/ or through Tyler Munis Vendor Self Service at https://selfservicetx. ideapublicschools.org/MSS/ Vendors/. Sealed proposals will be submitted to IDEA Public Schools Headquarters, Attn: Mia Harris, 2115 W Pike Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596 on or before 3:00 PM CST on Wednesday February 9, 2022.

Proposals received after this time will not be accepted and returned unopened.

For questions related to this solicitation, contact Mia Harris at mia.harris@ideapublicschools.org.

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TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF BRIAN COOK AND TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS, OR CLAIMANTS

CITY OF BUDA ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A citizen’s point of view provides valuable insight into the operations of the City’s and Council's decision-making process. The contribution of a Board and Commission Member is crucial to the success of Buda's representative government. The City of Buda is seeking applications from qualified volunteers to serve on the various Boards and Commissions. A list of Boards and Commissions and their related duties and qualifications are available on our website at www.ci.buda.tx.us/ boards. Effective April 1, 2022, the following openings/ vacancies will be available: Construction Board of Appeals, Dupre Local Government Corporation, Economic Development Corporation, Historic Preservation Commission, Library Commission, Main Street Advisory Board, Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning & Zoning, Sustainability Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and the Senior Task Force on Aging.

The online application is available on our website at www.ci.buda.tx.us/applications. The deadline to submit a completed application is April 8, 2022, for the May 2022 appointments. For additional information, please contact the City Clerk at 512-523-1014 or cityclerk@ ci.buda.tx.us.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that San Marcos Retails, Inc. d/b/a Blossom Wine & Liquor has filed application for a Package Store Permit. Said business to be conducted at 2041 IH 35, Building B, Suite 400, San Marcos, Hays County, TX 78666. Owner: Pradip Parajuli, President/Secretary.

LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Retail Dealer’s on Premise License (BE) for Restaurant El Buen Gallo to be located at 2790 Goforth Road, Suite B, Kyle, Hays County, Texas 78640. Owners: Patricia Arizmendi and Areadna Reyes.

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 FEBRUARY 28, 2022 a default judgment may be taken against you.

In addition to filing a written answer with the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than 30 days after you file your answer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the 428th District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION SEEKING A JUDICIAL JUDGMENT FOR FORECLOSURE filed in said Court on AUGUST 5, 2021, and said suit being numbered 21-1872 on the docket of said Court, wherein Pennymac Loan Services, LLC is the Plaintiff and

Brittany Wells; Tammy Pauley Gunter; Unknown Heirs of Brian Cook is the Defendant.

The nature of said suit is as follows: ENFORCEMENT OF NOTE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 105 COLT LOOP, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: LOT 3, BLOCK B, SILVERADO AT PLUM CREEK SECTION lA, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 10, PAGE 183, PLAT RECORDS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS 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 12th day of January, 2022.

REQUESTED BY: Sammy Hooda Marinosci Law Group PC 14643 Dallas Parkway, Suite 750 Dallas TX 75254 972-331-2304 BEYERLY CRUMLEY Hays County District Clerk 712 Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 2211 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By: Jane May, Deputy

EMPLOYMENT

DIRECT CARE COUNSELORS Provide positive role modeling, structure, and supervision to adolescent boys. No exp. required, We train comprehensively. Pay starting at $12 per hour for flexible 8 & 16 hr shift schedules.

Health/life/dental insurance after 60 days. Min. requirements: Must be 21 yrs old, HS/GED, clean TDL, clean criminal history, pre-employment TB skin test, and drug screen. Growing (20+ year old) non-profit organization. www.pegasusschool.net.

Call (512)432-1678 for further information.

PCCD NOW HIRING

Plum Creek Conservation District wishes to hire a highly motivated individual to perform numerous general clerical duties, computer-related (data entry) duties and receptionist duties in the role of administrative assistant.

The individual will be the administrative assistant to the Executive Manager, providing support to the Executive Manager with his or her personal and business organizational skills and maintaining a professional relationship with PCCD staff and Board members.

Responsibilities: • Answering phone calls and redirect them as needed • Managing the daily/weekly/monthly agenda and scheduling meetings and appointments • Preparing and disseminating correspondence, memos, and forms • Providing clerical and administrative support optimizing office workflow procedures • Assisting PCCD staff with planning and the distribution of information • Updating contact information for employees, customers, suppliers, and external partners • Supporting and facilitating the completion of regular reports • Developing, maintaining, and updating the office filing system • Ordering office supplies and other items as necessary • Documenting expenses and completing reports • Preparing payroll with a proficiency in QuickBooks • Providing receptionist duties as needed • Being the point of reference for all queries, requests, or other matters • Being an integral part of the PCCD workforce Requirements • Proven work experience as a secretary or administrative assistant • References are required • Familiarity with office organization and optimization techniques • Ability to multi-task and time management skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Integrity and professionalism • Must be proficiency in Microsoft Publisher, Word, Excel, QuickBooks, Postal Phone • Must have proficiency with Fax Machine, Printers, Scanners, Digital Filing • High school diploma Health Insurance and Simple IRA are provided.

Beginning salary between $40,000 and $45,000 based upon experience.

Those interested are invited to submit applications listing qualifications, experience, and listing references to: Plum Creek Conservation District, P. O. Box 328, Lockhart, Texas 78644 Site to download application: http://pccd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Application-For-Employment.pdf Applications may also be delivered to the Plum Creek Conservation District Office at 1101 W. San Antonio St., Lockhart, Texas 78644.

The Board expects to act on applications received at the end of February 2022. If there are questions, please call Daniel Meyer at (512) 398-2383.

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HCISD School Bonds

HAVING VISION PROBLEMS? IT COULD BE CATARACTS

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bond development process during the Dec. 13 board meeting.

Additionally, public forums were held regarding the bond on Jan. 19 and 20 to allow for community feedback. The trustees further discussed the package during the agenda review meeting on Jan. 24.

In addition to the 2022 bond package, propositions

on the 2021 bond (initially a total of $238 million) that passed during the May 2021 election were unanimously approved by the trustees during the board meeting to begin.

STATUS OF PREVIOUS BOND IMPROVEMENTS The propositions passed include FF&E (furniture,

fixtures and equipment) at Dahlstrom MS, Barton MS, McCormick MS, Elm Grove ES and Negley ES, lighting and fixture upgrades at the Hays HS theater, schematic designs for fine arts facilities at Chapa MS and Simon MS, and the purchase of 14 school buses.

In the same bond election, voters denied the allocation of funds for

expansions to the stadiums at Lehman HS and Johnson HS, denied improvements to Shelton Stadium parking and Lehman HS baseball and softball complexes, and denied $30 million to construct a new administration building at Central Office.

The 2022 election featuring the $115 million bond package will take place on Saturday, May 7.

Heart Health Facts Continued from pg. 1

be hereditary. Most of these heart disease issues include leaky valves or structural issues like holes in the heart.

Fact #4: Unhealthy habits contribute to heart disease. Not getting enough exercise, unhealthy eating, and smoking increase your chance of developing heart disease. Additionally, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol are other factors that can increase your risk. Speak with

your doctor about prevention measures.

Fact #5: Time is of the essence when someone is having a heart attack. Heart attack victims can have sudden loss of responsiveness or may be unable to breathe normally. Loss of oxygen to the brain and heart can cause permanent damage, so calling 9-1-1 immediately is critical. EMS staff can start treatment upon arrival, often up to an hour sooner

than if you drove yourself to the hospital.

Fact #6: Women have the less typical heart attack signs. According to Mayo Clinic, women are somewhat more likely than men to experience less common symptoms and signs, like neck or jaw pain prior to having a heart attack.

Fact #7: The most common heart disease is coronary artery disease. This disease develops when your

major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood, nutrients, and oxygen become diseased or damaged. Plaque build-up in your arteries, which causes inflammation, often leads to coronary artery disease.

This build-up happens over a number of years and most people don't notice a problem until they have a heart attack or large blockage in the arteries that requires surgery.

Capital Highlights Continued from pg. 1

Credentials of Purpose and Value Grant Program.

The Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant provides emergency financial support to students whose education was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as displaced workers seeking training to return to the workforce and students who dropped out of higher education prior to the pandemic but are looking to return.

The Accelerating Credentials of Purpose and Value Grant Program allows institutions to create or expand short-term, industry-recognized postsecondary credentials that incorporate skills and knowledge required by high-demand careers that stem from digital skills, data analytics, and frontline healthcare programs, according to the THECB news release.

“To remain competitive, we must lead the nation at producing credentials of value that meet the needs of our fast-growing economy,” said Commissioner of Higher Education Harrison Keller.

“We need to emphasize the importance of credentials that are affordable, attainable, and bring value to the lives of all Texans.

fortunate first for Texas,” said Monica McGarrity, TPWD senior scientist for aquatic invasive species. “Quagga mussels can inhabit greater depths and are also able to settle on soft substrates like mud or sand in addition to hard surfaces like rock or infrastructure — unlike zebra mussels — meaning they can colonize more of the lake.”

Quagga mussels are found in the Great Lakes region and some western states, according to TPWD. Like the zebra mussel, the quagga mussel is often unknowingly introduced by contaminated boats. Boaters are urged to clean, drain and dry their boats to prevent the spread of the mussels.

“Each boater taking the necessary actions to clean and drain their boat before leaving the lake and allowing compartments and gear to dry completely when they get home can make a big difference in protecting our Texas lakes,” said Brian Van Zee, TPWD inland fisheries regional director.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY WEBINARS PLANNED The Texas Comptroller’s office is holding a series of free training webinars for holders of unclaimed property, such as general businesses, city, county and state government agencies, financial institutions, oil and gas companies and cooperatives.

Topics to be discussed include an overview of unclaimed property rules, state requirements for reporting such property, and which reports to use. The schedule of webinars, which last two hours, can be found online here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8fpdpc.

Anyone who wants to see whether they are owed money can go to claimittexas.org.

COVID-19 CASES DROP SHARPLY Perhaps the peak has passed in the latest wave of COVID-19 cases in Texas, spurred by the omicron

QUAGGA MUSSELS DETECTED IN TEXAS RESERVOIR Invasive quagga mussels have been detected in a Texas reservoir for the first time, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The discovery was made at the International Amistad Reservoir along the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio. Quagga mussels are closely related to the zebra mussels that have invaded nearly three dozen Texas lakes since first being introduced in Texas in 2009 at Lake Texoma.

“This detection of invasive quagga mussels is a very un-

Reese is a male, 1-year-old, lab mix. He’s and all-around good boy. He’s done well with other dogs and is currently working on some of his basic training.

He has mastered “sit” and is working on “wait”.

Stardust is a female, 2-year-old domestic long hair. This beautiful cat is looking for a quiet home that appreciates naps, relaxation, and self care and she appreciates admiration on her terms.

PAWS Shelter of Central Texas

is a non-profit, no-kill shelter operated primarily on donations and adoptions.

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variant. The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University reported 198,757 new cases in the past week, down nearly 100,000 from the previous week. New deaths totaled 1,395, up 15% from the previous week. The total number of deaths in the state since the pandemic began about two years ago stands at 80,662.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 10,657 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, down 16.5% from the previous week.

DSHS reported 16.987 million Texans have been fully vaccinated, which is 58.2% of the state’s population. An addition 5.98 million Texans have received a booster dose.

Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. Email: gborders@ texaspress.com.

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