FEBRUARY 12, 2020 GOLD FINISH
MODERN ROMANCE
Lehman powerlifters grab gold at Lobo Invitational Tournament.
Dating applications lead to the gamification of love.
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Finalized HCISD Bond prop up for vote in May BY CAMELIA JUAREZ
A bond election for a grand total of $217,30,413 will now be placed in the hands of Hays CISD voters. Hays CISD school board members finalized a list of projects and propositions that they will ask voters to approve of on the May
2020 ballot. District voters will decide which expenditures the district will use in the future. The board passed six propositions. Originally, the middle school tennis court resurfacing was on the list, but was removed because it could be paid for by operating funds.
The board passed six propositions totaling $217,300,413, down from the originally proposed $232 million.
“The new law that requires bond propositions to be structured in certain ways would have required it to be its own proposition.
Since it was a relatively small amount compared to the others - $120,000, the Board took it off of the list,” District spokesman
renovation. The complete list of finalized propositions includes:
PROPOSITION A Accommodating School District Growth is valued
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U.S. Marshals arrest murder suspect in Kyle
Central Texas man soda pops the question
STAFF REPORT The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a man wanted for murder Tuesday afternoon in the 300 block of Zebra Drive in Kyle. Francisco “Pako” Lopez Jr., 32, of Austin, was wanted in the June 23 deadly shooting at
BY ANITA MILLER
an apartment complex located at 3603 Southridge Drive in Austin, where a male victim was pronounced deceased on scene from a gunshot wound. The Austin Police Department filed a warrant in 299th District Court in Travis County
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Kyle awards bid on wastewater plant expansion BY ANITA MILLER
“She’s always grown up as one of those authentic Texas girls. When her family would travel she would always have to have something from Texas — a Dr. Pepper, a Whataburger. That’s just how her family is.”
He contacted the museum in early January, before he and Rohde took a trip to Las Vegas. While she was enjoying the sights, he managed to keep the secret. “Our whole time in Vegas I knew I was going to propose — she had no idea.” Over the next weeks he was in contact with the museum, where the staff was eager to go along. “It was actually the first proposal there,” Lytle
Pepthey per –Brad Lytle, man who got proposed to his fiancee museat the Dr. Pepper their um was a Museum in Waco money’s place they’d worth,” often talked Lytle said. about visiting. It was a happy Lytle’s sister coincidence that Samantha took that he is from Waco, idea and ran with it — home of the iconic why not propose there, Texas soda, and the Dr. she asked him?
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COMING UP County offices to close for Presidents Day
Hays County offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, for Presidents’ Day, including the San Marcos Municipal Court, which is located in the county’s Government Center on South Stagecoach Road. County parks will be open for regular hours on the 17th. isit https:// hayscountytx.com/
departments/hays-countyparks-recreation/ for information on park hours and amenities at Five Mile Dam Parks, Jacob’s Well Natural Area, and Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Preserve.
Valentine’s Picnic Under the Stars
Pack your blanket, a picnic, and your loved ones and join your Buda neighbors for a night
BOND PROJECT UPDATE
Update on Buda City Park and road work projects that were approved under the 2014 bond package.
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under the stars at the Buda Public Library on 405 E. Loop Street. The library is partnering with the Hill Country Backyard Astronomers to bring another amazing astronomy night. Take a photo in front of the themed backdrop, create a Valentine’s Day card for your loved ones, enjoy a picnic outside, and view the night sky through telescopes. The whole family is welcome to attend this special Valentine’s Day program.
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Crazy in love, Brad Lytle was facing a decision: How do you make extra special that moment when two people commit to love each other forever, when the someone you are committing to is a no-apologies fan of all things Texan? His decision was to do it in a place iconic to Texas culture, a place dedicated to “The Friendly Pepper Upper,” no less. Lytle’s new fiancee Haley Rohde is an Austin resident and Texas State graduate whose family lives in Kyle. He’s a manager at the Spec’s store in New Braunfels and the two had been dating about two years when he decided his birthday on Jan. 30 would be a good time to pop the question. “She’s always grown up as one of those authentic Texas girls,” Lytle explained. “When her family would travel she would always have to have something from Texas – a Dr. Pepper, a Whataburger. That’s just how her family is.” And that tradition has in fact paid off – Haley’s mother won a $2,000 scholarship from Dr. Pepper years ago and her daughter actually used the money for college. “It’s a running joke that
TimSavoy said. In addition, the administration center was moved out of the first proposition to become its own proposition, now titled “Proposition E.” The stadium proposition is now split into two propositions – stadium expansions and stadium
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In March or April, the city plans to issue $25 million in bonds for the plant expansion.
The Kyle City Council took a number of actions relative to the pending expansion of its wastewater treatment plant during its regular meeting on Feb. 4. First, council members voted to award the more than $30 million bid to Archer Western ConstrucThe city purchased tion LLC of Irving, which was the “lowest and most the plant on New Bridge responsible” bid received Drive from Aqua Texas on the project. The figure in 2015 and realized it includes a five percent WASTEWATER PLANT, 14 contingency.
Kyle stiffens animal control ordinance BY ANITA MILLER Just over six months after a Kyle family’s pet dog was killed by three pit bulls that broke into their backyard, the Kyle City Council toughened its animal control ordinance. The measure, which passed its second reading on a unanimous vote, would require dogs which have been caught running loose more than three times in a 12-month period to be removed from the city. It also calls for the owners of dogs deemed dangerous to prominently display signs, and authorized animal control officers to dic-
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The measure includes requiring dogs who have been caught running loose more than three times in a 12-month period to be removed from the city. tate where those signs should be placed. It was July 29, 2019 when the Gordon
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After three hours of presentation, discussion, questions and concerns, a petition before the Buda city council to discuss the possible annexation of a subdivision was tabled. The Colony at Cole Springs presented its subdivision project to the Buda City Council during the Feb. 4 meeting. “I wouldn’t mind setting a date,” council member Remy Fallon said regarding a vote on the issue. “But I don’t think I want to set a date today. The biggest issue at this point is the location of that property and the streets and the roads. I don’t speak very often, so when I’m speaking, this is a big deal. I don’t mind the idea of setting a date, I’m just
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The overall plan would be to build 531 homes on the 170-acre property
not comfortable doing that now.” The petition was a request for the city council members to further discuss the annexation required for the project to proceed. Five council members
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Kyle PD goes for 60-day trial on translation kiosk BY ANITA MILLER
during the Feb. 4 meeting of the Kyle City Council, When a non-English suggesting the city enter speaker calls 911, Kyle a 60-day free trial with Police have avenues VOYCE that would supply available to be able to the city with a tablet-like understand their problem device capable of transmost of the time. lating up to 100 foreign But that option doesn’t languages as well as sign exist for officers in the language. field who may encounter The device, which someone with whom they would be in a kiosk cannot communicate. installed in the lobby Jeff Barnett, chief of at police headquarters, police in Kyle, posed a should be ready for use potential solution for that by March 1, Barnett said,
after the equipment is shipped and a company representative sets it up and trains officers in its use. Officers and foreign language speakers would be able “within seconds” to have an interpreter on the line. It happens “quite often” that officers encounter someone speaking a language that they do not. Oftentimes, there is someone on the scene, for example a family
member, who can translate but that’s not always the case. The company has also offered handheld devices officers can use in the field and Barnett said “it could be a matter of days” for police to decide they want that option. “The first step is just to try this unit in the lobby and see how convenient it is.” Mayor Pro Tem Robert Rizo knows first-hand the
Woman accuses news crew of assault at candidate forum “I saw the reporter with the cameraman behind him trying to push against people to get to the door Ray went out of … The next thing I know I’m being shoved real hard then hit in the head. It felt like a metal chair and I looked straight up and saw the camera.”
BY ANITA MILLER The woman at the center of allegations of assault against a KXAN reporter and his cameraman told the Hays Free Press she was shocked at the news crew’s behavior. Michele Hart said she was knocked from behind by reporter Jody Barr and then hit over the head with the heavy video camera during a candidates’ forum in Wimberley Feb. 5 that was sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police. Moreover, she said neither man apologized for what had happened. Hart said she was trying to ask a question of Pct. 3 Constable Ray Helm, who appeared at the forum along with Jessica Deatherage, his competitor in the March 3 Republican primary, when the news crew pushed past her in what was actually the first of two confrontations. “I was pushed by this guy. I looked at him and said, ‘Excuse me? You just pushed me. I was trying to ask him a question,’ and the reporter said ‘Well, I
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was too.’” A big crowd including many uniformed officers were at the Wimberley Community Center and the news crew had been repeatedly trying to question Helm, Hart said, “shoving the microphone in his face and asking questions,” persisting when Helm tried to walk away. “They were pushing people out of the way asking questions.” Hart said after the forum had concluded she and her husband were headed toward the door. “I saw the reporter with the cameraman behind him trying to push against peo-
ple to get to the door Ray went out of … The next thing I know I’m being shoved real hard then hit in the head. It felt like a metal chair and I looked straight up and saw the camera.” It left a knot on her head and though someone offered to summon EMS, she declined. “I’m a registered nurse and I thought I would be OK. I asked them to get me a bag of ice and I had to hold it on my head,” she said, adding that she was “in a bit of a fog” the next morning. That next morning,
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value of translation. He recalled an incident that occurred when he was riding along with police and a call came in about a motorist stranded on Interstate 35. “It was 1 or 2 a.m. and when we got there the people were Spanish speaking only. They didn’t have a cell phone that was charged so they couldn’t call anyone they
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Two arrested for firing at deputy during chase BY ANITA MILLER The driver of a vehicle from which shots were fired at a Hays County deputy during a weekend high-speed chase from Dripping Springs to near Johnson City is being held in Hays County Jail on bonds totaling $2 million; while the alleged shooter’s bonds total $1.5 million. Nathaniel Castro, 22, and Klarissa Soto, 19, are both charged with evading arrest and aggravated assault on a public servant. The latter charge is a first degree felony and is punishable by a sentence of 5 to 99 years behind bars. According to Sheriff Gary Cutler, who called a press conference Sunday afternoon, the deputy attempted to stop a red 1999 Toyota at around 9:20 p.m. on Old Fitzhugh Road for an “issue with the
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vehicle’s registration.” The car briefly stopped but then took off and the pursuit reportedly reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour along U.S. 290. Affidavits in the case say “2 or 3 shots” were fired by the front seat passenger, who was identified as Soto, in the direction of the pursuing deputy before the vehicle crashed near the intersection of 290 and U.S. 281. One occupant was taken into custody, while Castro and Soto fled the scene, apparently taking the weapon with them.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I’m not ready to say that I approve. We’ve got more questions than answers at this point, so that’s where I’m coming from.” –Evan Ture, Buda City Council member. Story, pg. 2
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The door to dictatorship is wide open God and Country by Phil Jones
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he American Revolution was a gift from God, to the entire world. Thirteen loosely-allied, rag-tag colonies went up against the mightiest empire on Earth, and against all odds, prevailed. And in prevailing, they established a new form of government, based on the assumption that all men are created equal – that we don’t need a king to rule over us, that we can govern ourselves, by democratic processes, in a republic. Then they wrote an ingenious Constitution, establishing a government with three co-equal branches, each with the power to check the other. They did this mostly and mainly to prevent the rise of a dictator who would destroy the republic. And this Constitution, with its balance of power, has successfully safeguarded the freedoms granted to us in the first 10 amendments, collectively known as The Bill of Rights, for 237 brilliant, priceless years. The freedom of speech. The freedom of religion. The freedom to keep and bear arms. The freedom from unreasonable search and seizure. And all the others. And that revolution of freedom has reached far and wide, waking billions of formerly benighted people to the possibilities of liberty from government oppression. Without that system of checks and balances between three co-equal branches of government, however, our rights as American citizens come under direct threat, and the candle flame of liberty may more easily be snuffed out. The Congress’ coequal status lies in its ability to impeach the President, and from that power flows the Congress’ power to oversee the administration and demand accountability. This President’s strategy has been to simply defy the Congress, in its constitutionally authorized subpoenas of witnesses and documents. He allowed nobody from his administration to testify before Congress. On his orders, no documents were turned over. When Congress sued, he slow-walked the courts as he always does, to prevent the Congress from doing anything about it, while he blatantly cheats in the upcoming election. By choosing to turn a blind eye to the unprecedented obstruction of Congress by the current President, the Senate Republicans have destroyed that balance of power. Congress is no longer a coequal branch of the U.S. government. No President need ever cooperate with any Congressional committee in any investigation of his or her administration, ever again. The impeachment power is dead, and the Senate Republicans are the ones who have killed it, and along with it, their own ability to check the abuses of this or future Presidents. The Senate Republicans have written the President a blank check, to cheat all he wants to, in the upcoming election. We may never have another free and fair election in this “land of the free.” They have also left only the courts standing in the way of this would-be dictator, this frank admirer of Vladimir Putin. And the courts are no problem for Donald Trump. He has been clogging them up and slow-walking them for years. That’s his business model. He has appointed more judges than any President in American history. The courts will not stand in his way, and even if they did, he would appeal to the Supreme Court. The Republican-appointed judges on the highest court in the land are unlikely to have any more courage to stand up to this tyrant than the Senate Republicans. The door to dictatorship is wide open. If you ever wondered what you would have done, if you had been a German citizen during the rise of Hitler, now is your chance to find out. At stake is not just liberty in the Divided States of America, but freedom throughout the world.
Hays Free Press Publisher Cyndy Slovak-Barton News Editor Anita Miller Sports Editor Moses Leos III
They’re, their, it will be alright T his might come to a surprise to some of y’all, but I sporadically meander around on the internet, or as the young’uns say, surfin’ the web. Normally, I check out bargains at Cabela’s and Tractor Supply, but I’ve been known to take a gander at my Facebook page. I belong to a couple of groups that are interesting and friendly, unlike most of the crud you see on Facebook these days. I belong to one intellectual group where members posts puns. Another group posts photos from game cameras. I have contributed to the page with several photos of wild hogs and a few shots of no-longer wild hogs that had the misfortune of walking in front of a rifle scope. I check out sports news from Dallas and Knoxville on Facebook. I used to watch the talk shows on ESPN but so many hosts are ex-players who are as obnoxious as timeshares salesmen. I will also look on Facebook to see if any family members or close friends are having a birthday. For some reason, I can’t
now. I used to comment on a few posts, but I found there are numerous hateful, spineless people who will venomously reply to someone’s by Clint Younts clever remark. I have no way of knowing who keep track of folks’ birth- these repugnant repliers days. Heck, I’m doing are, but I suspect some good just knowing the are in his 40s, single day of the week and that and cohabitating in his it’s 2019. What’s that? It’s mom’s basement with 2020? When the heck did his inflatable girlfriend that happen? and pet tarantula. On a rare occasion Another observation when it’s too nasty to I made while perusing go outside, I will scroll Facebook is there are down Facebook and see numerous members who what else is going on. are grammatically handI frequently see posts icapped. Okay, maybe it that keep surfacing like has something to do with the head of a snapping their “smart” devices turtle in a swamp. Like that they are using, but that stupid meme (are dang, if you are going to you surprised I know share something with what a meme is?) with thousands of people, some angry woman and proofread what you just a cat. Maybe, just maybe, wrote. Hey, I’m not real I thought the original adept at typing. When it post was funny, but this comes to tapping on a post is like a meme with keyboard, I’m about as herpes. It’s annoying and efficient a woodpecker keeps popping up. in a neck brace. In my I have also seen a ton mind, I’m an excellent of political posts, some speller, but as the words from groups and others travel down my spine from individuals who and over to my fingerare profoundly biased tips, it looks like my supporters of one party sentence was typed by a or the other. I steer away cross-eyed rooster. from these conversations What I do before hit-
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ting the Enter key is read over what I just wrote. You can appear more intelligent among your Facebook friends if you know the difference between “their” and “they’re”. And unless you bought your keyboard at a yard sale, and a few keys are missing, try punching that comma key sometimes. I have read posts that go on forever and there’s not a single comma. Life is too short for spending fifteen minutes trying to decode a Facebook posting of a friend you’ve never even seen in person. Back in the days when phones hung on walls and computers were only in NASA and sci-fi movies, people wrote in cursive on paper. You could get away with misspelled words by having messy handwriting, but in this digital age, your grammatical ineptness is as apparent as a band aid in the salad bowl. Slow down and proofread your comments before posting something. If your comments keep giving me a headache, I‘m gonna snooze you for another 30 days.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR WHY SO MUCH TRASH? I have been a Hays County resident for over 39 years and I cannot believe in just the past few years how much trash is being thrown out up and down our roads and streets. The scum bags that continue to do this should be thrown in a pile of rotten sewage. I truly believe that a lot of this trash is being thrown out by those folks coming into our area from other parts of the world where their way of life is just to
dump garbage where it flies. This may sound racist but the truth is that I have witnessed it over and over as I fish on the Colorado and other area lakes. I have confronted some of these folks only to be told that they no speak English. I have no problem with hard working folks obeying our laws coming here that said I am sure there are many other scum bags that are citizens throwing out trash as well. There are fines for doing this
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and all these signs that say Don’t Mess with Texas should be taken down because our weak government does not enforce them. I would bet you that somewhere in our property tax payments that we all share in paying money to our tax comptroller towards road clean up. It is probably hid just like so much other pork. 1626 is the best example as to what a mess is taking place from east to west. I will say this about Wimberley from
150 at the end of 1626, the road is kept pretty clean and the roads going into Wimberley were nice going toward Woodcreek subdivision. It appears that many of the local citizens spend time picking up the trash. Good for them. Whatever happened to using prisoners to do the trash pickup along our highways and roads? Our bleeding heart liberal government again at work. Just sounding off Jim Jackson Manchaca Texas
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Rebs clip Cards to punch playoff ticket BY MOSES LEOS III
As far as emotions go, normally stoic Hays Rebel head coach Matt Sandoval let loose a wild ear-to-ear grin Tuesday as the final buzzer sounded at Bales Gym. After four-plus years of waiting, Sandoval finally watched his Rebels lock a playoff berth via a 65-53 win over the Del Valle Cardinals. It marked the first time since the 201415 campaign Hays has reached the postseason. It was a moment Sandoval always felt was within reach, even during times of struggle. Fueling it all was the team’s willingness to “trust the process” and overcome obstacles along the way. “This year, we had a tremendous mix of kids. Between the experience and mentality of winning, it meshed well and here we are,” Sandoval said. “I’m proud. It’s a process. We knew it was coming and we stuck with our
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guns.” Equally reveling in the moment were the 10 Rebel seniors who get the chance to experience postseason basketball for the first time. For senior Will Agnew, the tight bond forged by the current Rebel squad, especially the upperclassmen, helped the program reach new heights. Rebel senior Carlos Rocha said trusting Sandoval’s process aided in their development both as players and as a team, even if the path wasn’t always easy. “We’re glad to finally
make it to the playoffs in our senior year,” Rocha said. “We want to go far, maybe even make it to state.” However, punching that postseason ticket didn’t come easy. Hays (20-10, 9-6) leapt out to an 18-6 first quarter lead spearheaded by adept rebounding and key buckets from seniors Durand Hill and Cayden Doyle. The Rebel lead grew to 34-21 at halftime before Del Valle bounced back in the third frame. Led by senior Darion Jones, Del Valle opened the second half on a two-minute 8-0 run, cutting Hays’ lead to 34-30. Foul trouble was a partial factor for Rebel third quarter struggles, Rocha said. But an old-fashioned three-point play by Rocha with just under five minutes to go in the third quarter righted the Rebel ship and allowed Hays to catch its breath, Sandoval said. “They got nervous and
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Hays Rebels Durand Hill (0), Carlos Rocha (center), Michael Boudoin (right) and Zach Harris come together in a moment of postgame jubilation as they celebrated earning a playoff berth.
a little tight to start (the second half),” said Sandoval. “They’re (Del Valle) tough to guard. They’re patient, but we’re good on defense.” By slowing down its offense and attacking the paint, Hays kept Del Valle’s transition-based attack off balance, Sandoval said. Stingy defense also limited additional Cardinal rallies. Hays led 48-42 after three quarters and outscored Del Valle 18-11 in the final frame. Rocha contributed
seven of his team-high 13 points in the second half, while Hill scored six of his 12 points in the final two frames. Hays senior Cayden Doyle also finished with 12 points. As a team, Hays went 18 of 26 from the free throw line, shooting 13 of 18 from the charity stripe in the second half. “We drug it out with something more continuous (on offense) tonight. We were more patient and it lulled them to sleep where we equally could
get to the rim,” Sandoval said. While the fight for making the playoffs is done, the battle for positioning rages on. Hays hosts Anderson Feb. 18 in what could be a battle to decide third place in 25-6A. Maintaining the status quo is what Agnew felt will be the key moving forward. “We’ve got to do what we’e been doing,” Agnew said. “What we've been doing the last few weeks of district has been working.”
Lehman grabs gold at Lobo Invitational
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Total dominance was the theme for the host Lehman Lobo boys and girls powerlifting teams Feb. 8 as they pressed the competition en route to winning gold at the annual Lehman Lobo Invitational. The Lehman Lady Lobos nearly pulled off a complete sweep of the awards stand, winning gold in all but two weight classes. It culminated with the Lady Lobos scoring 74 total points, which was 30 more than second place Taylor High. Meanwhile, the Lobo boys powerlifting team edged out Manor High by five points to claim the 2020 Lobo Invitational gold. All told,
more than 20 teams and 400 athletes, including those from Hays, Johnson, San Marcos and Dripping Springs, participated at the Lobo Invitational, one of the largest powerlifting meets in Texas. Left, with a flip of the hair and a deep breath to boot, Lehman Lobo senior Amber Saenz mentally readied for a squat attempt during Saturday’s Lehman Lobo Invitational. Top right, Hays Rebel Joseph Laine shoulders more than 300 pounds as he completes a repetition. Bottom right, Johnson High sophomore Ashton Durst gets in the zone prior to squatting more than 300 pounds.
Tenacious Dawgs take 63-36 bite out of Rebs Three Bowie Bulldog players in double figures, including 21 points from Coleton Benson, sunk the Lehman Lobos in a 63-36 loss Friday at the Den. Lobos’ Marcos Cantu and Jarek Salinas both finished with 12 points each. Left, in a scene seemingly cut from a DaVinci fresco, Lehman Lobos Jarek Salinas (left) and Dontae Davis (4) box out several Bowie Bulldogs as they all keep their eyes on a loose ball. Right, foul or no foul, Lehman Lobo Nijah Collier (3) stuffs a Bowie Bulldog’s shot attempt in Friday’s home game.
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handMichael Tobiasthe on ily won a seat Kyle City Council Saturday in an election that was nonetheless plagued by abysmally BY ANITA MILLER low voter some turnout. TOBIAS Tense times for JUAREZ Plum The PHOTO BY CAMELIA residents in the election unexpired Creek was to fill the 6 council neighterm of District Tenorio, borhood member Daphne month last of Kyle who resigned the came to in order to pursue an end on and Democratic nomination Treasurclasses for youth host Saturday for Hays County in Buda, features will also serve until afternoon at 121 Main Street stained glass. The venue er. 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Local athletes sign letters of intent Seguin will be the destination for Hays Lady Rebel soccer player Mariah Acosta next fall after signing her letter of intent to continue her playing career. On Feb. 6, Acosta signed on to join the Texas Lutheran University women's soccer team, a Division III program that competes in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). Acosta, who will major in nursing at TLU, was joined by parents Rob Acosta and Crystal Cardenas, as well as numerous PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III family members, friends and teammates. Also joining in on the signing was current Lady Rebel soccer coach Mario Bellver, assistant coach Gaston Romero and many of Acosta's club soccer coaches. Magnolia-state bound is the motto for Hays Lady Rebel soccer player Izel Gaitan after she signed her letter of intent Feb. 5 to play at the next level. Gaitan signed on to continue her career at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. Joining Gaitan at the signing were parents Roy and Alice Gaitan, numerous family and friends, as well as current Hays Rebel head girls soccer coach Mario Bellver, assistant coaches Gaston Romero and Blair Bodelson and former girls soccer coach Brent Holcomb. Belhaven is a Division II university and competes in the American Southwest Conference.
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Seeing a need to push the pace ahead, Lehman Lady Lobo Meagan Morris (left) rips a pass deeper into the 18-yard box as an Austin Maroon player arrives in defense.
Lehman, Austin High tie 1-1 after late penally kick BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI
With time winding down off the Lobo Field scoreboard Tuesday, the Lehman Lady Lobo soccer team was primed for a critical shutout win. But an Austin High penalty kick with one minute left in the game cut those hopes short as the Lady Lobos were relegated to a
1-1 draw. “They went up against a real physical, speedy team and we did a good job neutralizing it,” Lehman head coach Sean Dickson said. “You wish they didn’t get that PK (penalty kick) at the very end. It just happens, it's part of the game.” After a stalemate first half where neither team attempted more than five
shots, both teams turned up the heat in the second half. The Lady Lobos scored their only goal of the night in the fifteenth minute of the second half when a Megan Morris shot slipped through the hands of Austin High’s goalkeeper. “You put the ball in the
After a stellar football career at Hays High, which included a memorable game-winning blocked extra point against Dripping Springs in September 2018, Rebel senior tight end Alex Harkey will take his talents to the Piney Woods. On Feb. 5, Harkey signed his letter of intent to continue his football playing career at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. Taking in the ceremony was his mother Renee Harkey, as well as grandfather Gene Harkey and many more friends and family. In late December, Harkey was a first team tight end on the 25-6A All District list. Harkey will join the TJC Apache football team which competes in the Southwest Junior College Conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Hays Rebel football program is coached by Les Goad.
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Lady Rebel hoops collapse in 51-20 loss to Lake Travis BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI
Hays girls basketball team’s (5-10) final home game of the season was a bitter end to a tough district schedule as Lake Travis (14-1) came into Bales Gym on Friday night and wreaked havoc in the 51-20 win over the Lady Rebels. “I thought they (Hays) played hard tonight, I thought they really played hard,” Hays head coach Danny Preuss said. “It’s just that player by player they (Cavaliers) were better than us and that’s tough.” From the jump the Lady Cavaliers controlled the tempo of the game with their full court press defense, which gave Hays fits as they were never able to get into an offensive rhythm. Over the four quarters the Lady Rebels had 28 total turnovers, many coming from errant passes attempting to break the Lake Travis press. “We’ve been doing a pretty good job on turnovers this year,” said Preuss. “Last year’s team I think averaged 27 turnovers a game, but we kept it under 20 this year on average. That’s better for us, but tonight was bad. It was like we thought
everybody was seven-foot tall when we were throwing it to them.” Whenever the Lady Rebels were able to get into a half court offense they created open shots, but weren’t able to sink enough of them as they fell behind Lake Travis 3012 in the first half. Hays offense scored just four points per quarter, with the exception an eight point second quarter. The Lady Rebels went 0-of-9 from beyond the arc, while also going 2-of-7 from the free throw line. “We’ve got to find a way to get the ball in the basket, we had opportunities but we couldn’t finish,” said Preuss. On the other end of the court Hays defense played strong, but eight threepoint makes by Lake Travis was a difference
The Texas Coastal Bend is where Lehman Lobo standout offensive lineman Gilbert Partida will be playing football next season as he officially signed on to continue his career at the collegiate level. On Feb. 5, Partida signed his letter of intent to play at Texas A&M University at Kingsville in a ceremony held on National Signing Day. Joining him were sisters Angelina and Tina Partida as well as numerous family and friends. The Partida family also honored the memory of their mother, Angela, who passed away during Gilbert's time in high school, with a bouquet of flowers that was placed on a symbolic chair. Partida, a three-year letter winner at Lehman, earned numerous accolades and achievements including his selection to play in the Blue-Gray All-American football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in December. A&M Kingsville, an NCAA Division II school, competes in the Lone Star Conference. The Lehman High football program is coached by Bruce Salmon.
Boswell with 10 points. For Hays the biggest highlight of the night came in the pregame as Preuss and the team honored junior forward Lily Guevara for reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career this season. Guevara surpassed 1,000 career points in the Lady Rebels 54-48 win at home over Akins on Jan. 24. “I’m just really excited, that was one of my goals for junior year to reach 1,000 points and I couldn’t have done it without my teammates,” Guevara said. “I’m just very fortunate, and hopefully next year I can get 1,500 or hopefully more.” Guevara led Hays in points and rebounds versus Lake Travis with eight points and seven boards, while also contributing one block on defense. “She’s been a big part
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PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III Hays Lady Rebel junior guard Lily Guevara drives the baseline as a Westlake Chaparral player arrives in defense during a game played in December. On Friday, Guevara was honored by the Lady Rebel coaching staff by reaching the 1,000 career point milestone during the team's Jan. 28 game against Akins.
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Elmo and Shirley Battles raised five children in Cuero, TX, and now live in Buda.
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Modern Romance: The gamification of love BY CAMELIA JUAREZ
This Valentine’s day, you might be waiting with your boo for a table at a crowded fancy restaurant or, like many others, you are at home swiping left and right on dating apps. Finding “the one” nowadays is more of a game than stars aligning, according to Texas State lecturer Jessica James, who authored her master’s thesis, "Mobile Dating in the Digital Age: Computer-Mediated Communication and Relationship Building on Tinder." James’ thesis focuses on gamification of mobile dating and its effect on user behavior. A lot of mobile apps turn mundane everyday tasks into games, which is a concept in psychology called gamification, James said. That includes finding a partner. Historically, matchmakers helped people find love, but now the process is done in an artificial environment with lots of presentation control and the goal is less about finding a partner and more like instant gratification, James said. “When you look at it traditionally, people have used matchmakers for a long time. So online dating, mobile dating applications now serve as a third party matchmaker ... Now, mobile dating apps allow you to have speed, you have convenience, you have access. You have all the elements of, you know, user centered design that people enjoy. So now you have a, a space where it becomes, I guess you could say gamified,” James said. The motivation behind dating apps stems from the human primal desire for compassion. The same psychological factors that drove personal ads are now in a new form. People have two types of motivations – intrinsic motivations, like needing to eat, sleep, find shelter and procreate – or extrinsic motivations, which are reward based like making good grades and getting invited to the pizza party. Another aspect that keeps users coming back is the security in Tinder profiles because the user can control their image and presentation and messaging someone allows you to perfect your responses, James said. This aspect can be comforting for people who
are not seriously looking for love and looking to
feed their ego, but it can be discouraging for people trying to meet new people. “There're so many external factors that contribute to why young people aren't getting married at the rates that they were, such as student loans and the job market. And this is kind of like, I mean, I feel like for some people, mobile dating is probably torturous, because there's some people that don't ever want to meet up and they just sit there and talk to you and as soon as you inquire about meeting in person, they go AWOL,” James said. James said the dating apps are almost too easy to find a partner. Having a network of available people can stop people from settling down because of the ‘what if’ factor. “If you don't find somebody, like, meet somebody else, you can meet somebody better. Well, if she's not good enough, I can find somebody who's better. Or, you know, I'm mad at him I might as well just dump it off, find somebody better than that man, that's kind of dangerous because it's almost like you can never be satisfied now, so a lot of vulnerable barriers and feelings are attached to it,” James said. James’ thesis included a 30-question online survey that was administered at Texas State University through an email, producing a random sample of 578 respondents. The results between men and woman proved in line of stereotypes. “Men are just looking for casual sex. They're using it to pass time. They're not really invested in the product in the app like women are ... at least from my sample, to use it with a little more integrity, a little more foresight. They actually
are interested in finding guys,” James said. In the modern technological space of dating apps, users should consider if there is a right or wrong way to play the dating game, especially online, James said. “So now you have a space where it becomes, I guess you could say, gamified. a you're told how to play it, right? Is it technology telling us what to do? Or are we telling the technology what to do kind of thing,” James said.
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Nothing good ever came from arguing BY DAVID WHITE In 1962, the United States put the first man in orbit and the Beatles recorded their hit single “Love Me Do.” In that same year, Elmo Battles was a 32-year-old Korean War veteran and single father of three boys working in his hometown of Cuero, Texas at the local Chevy dealership. Elmo knew Shirley Battles’ parents as regular customers and one day they brought her and her sister in with them to the dealership where Elmo was to inspect their car. That’s when he first laid eyes on Shirley. It was a couple of more meetings until Elmo asked her where she lived. “I drove out there as fast as I could,” he said. He recollects traveling down dirt roads that he had never even known to get to Shirley’s house. “I was hoping I would make it back.” Elmo found her house and that began a two-year courtship until they married in 1964. Elmo bought a house on Morgan Street, and Shirley, a beautician by trade, moved her shop
next to their home. They raised another child, a daughter named Djuna. Elmo said being home with his family was most important to him. He had been offered jobs that paid more money, but they would take him away from his family for months at a time. “But I’m a family man,” he said. “That’s where I wanted to be.” So, Elmo worked at the Chevy dealership during the day and drove a wrecker for the dealership at night and sometimes bartended with his brother. “If there’s something you want, you have to work hard for it,” he said. The couple lived there on Morgan Street until
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2006 when they moved to the Onion Creek Senior Village in Buda so they could be closer to their daughter who now lives in Buda. Elmo credits their long relationship to the fact that “she never questioned anything I’d do. She supported me. And I wanted to make her happy.” He also credited the fact that they both went to church and both like fishing. “We used to go to Port Lavaca whenever we could.” When asked what advice he’d give to young people in love, he said it would be to “Pray together. And never argue … nothing good ever came from arguing.”
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Buda youngster granted wish for Super Bowl, Disney World celebration STAFF REPORT
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Eikon Church held its “Night to Shine” prom event on Feb. 7. Among the revelers at the Tim Tebow Foundation-sponsored event were (top) Justin Downs and Rudy Hurtado, (middle) Edwina Rogers and Deena Francis and (bottom) Dean Swearingen and Kate Dickens.
A 10-year-old Buda boy was among 19 children who attended the Super Bowl and then the Kansas City Chiefs’ celebration at Disney World, thanks to the NFL and the Make-AWish Foundation. “When the Most Valuable Player of the game, Patrick Mahomes, shouted the famous phrase that has become an iconic element of every Super Bowl, ‘I’m going to Disney World,’ all wish kids were invited to come along for the celebration at Magic Kingdom Park,” MakeA-Wish said in a news release. “In addition to the festivities, Disney announced a donation of $1 million to Make-AWish, extending Disney’s commitment to deliver comfort and inspiration to children facing serious illness.” Nathaniel Duncan of Buda has cancer and his “wish” is to to attend a Super Bowl. He is described as a huge fan of the Chiefs and particularly of Texas Tech graduate Patrick Mahomes, who is the first graduate of a Texas college to win a Super Bowl as a quarterback. Nathan’s father is Kierl Duncan and his mom is Adrienne. He has one sister, Nahla, who is 8, and a brother, Nigel, who is 5. While at Disney World, the wish kids “got the chance to interact with popular Disney characters,
ride the newest attraction at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, and enjoy a full day of Disney magic,” the news release said. “The entire Super Bowl trip capped off by the Walt
Disney World Resort trip was a life-changing experience for Nathaniel much like the dream-come-true night at Super Bowl LIV for Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs,” Make-A-Wish said.
thought at first he’d just picked it up. “She said, ‘oh yeah, that’s cool,’ and I said, ‘no, look at the date.’ She goes, ‘oh that’s crazy’ and I went to get down on one knee.” She had no idea whatsoever.” The couple’s in no hurry to set a wedding date. “We want to have a long engagement, it’s probably going to be a couple of years. We don’t want to
rush, we want to make sure everything is planned out,” he said. Meanwhile, a video of the proposal that Lytle’s sister put on Instagram has gone viral. “It’s taken on a mind of its own. Everybody is writing about it in Waco, Austin, New Braunfels. It’s kind of crazy. The Dr. Pepper PR team actually emailed me this morning
and they are going to send Haley and me a gift which is really cool. It’s kind of overwhelming.” The couple will now celebrate Valentine’s Day with the ring on her finger. As for the custom bottle? “She’s got it in her room on a shelf. She’ll probably keep it forever,” says the man who has committed to loving her for just that long.
Following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory, MVP Patrick Mahomes visits the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for a celebratory parade and is joined by Bob Chapek, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Josh D’Amaro, President of Walt Disney World Resort and 18 wish kids from Make-A-Wish who wished to attend a Super Bowl and were then invited to join Patrick at Walt Disney World Resort. Nathaniel Duncan is in the center with mouse ears.
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said. “They were even kind of flabbergasted.” For the occasion, Lytle knew he had to have the right prop. A former graphic designer, he decided to fashion a Dr. Pepper label where the 10, 2 and 4 was replace by 1, 30, 20 (the date he would propose) and the words “Dr. Pepper” replaced with “Marry Me.” He located the small-
er bottles of Dr. Pepper made with sugar cane at the Kyle Wal-Mart. Then, he found a logo to copy online and tweaked it on his computer. Next, he took a sticker machine, that used to belong to his scrapbooking mother, and used that to adhere it to the bottle. On their way to the museum on his birthday, they stopped at Starbucks
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and Haley made a remark that made both him and his sister cringe. “She commented that the ring on her finger needed a sister. Sam and I glanced at each other,” not knowing their secret was still safe. As Rohde was looking at the exhibits, Lytle slipped away in the direction of the gift shop. When he approached her with his redesigned bottle, she
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Secessionists jump the gun at Alamo arsenal A Texas History
by Bartee Haile
But the secretary of war interpreted the sincere appeal for guidance as a symptom of subversive sympathies. He instantly called for replacing Twiggs with a die-hard that would resist any attempted take-over regardless of the consequences. Fortunately events moved far too fast for that rash order to be carried out. Enough blood would be shed in the war to come without needlessly sacrificing more lives in a useless dress rehearsal in Texas. On paper Twiggs appeared to have sufficient forces to keep the Confederates at bay. A tenth of the entire U.S. Army, almost three thousand troops, was stationed in Texas. But only 160 were based in San Antonio, site of the federal arsenal, while the rest were scattered from the Red River to the Rio Grande. Even though the secessionists asked him to vacate the premises
in early February shortly after the adoption of the ordinance of withdrawal, Twiggs presumed no action would be taken before Texans voted in the statewide referendum scheduled for Feb. 23. He did not understand that the election was merely a rubber-stamp formality. Revered Ranger Ben McCulloch issued a clandestine call to arms, and hundreds answered by hurriedly converging on San Antonio. In the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 18, several hundred volunteers silently encircled the Lone Star shrine converted into a munitions dump. Each and every one prayed that the small garrison inside those hallowed walls would give up without a fight. No clear-headed Texan wanted to trade places with Santa Anna and fire upon the Alamo. At sunrise a spokesman approached the arsenal under a flag of truce. He exchanged pleasantries with the young officer in charge before politely pointing out the silhouetted sharpshooters who had him squarely in their sights. The frightened lieutenant surrendered
on the spot. At his headquarters on the outskirts of San Antonio, Twiggs enjoyed a leisurely breakfast blissfully unaware of the dangerous drama unfolding in town. Strategically placed Confederates had intercepted the messenger sent to bring him the bad tidings. Following a rigid routine shaped by 50 years of military service, Twiggs slowly dressed. Finally passing his own strict inspection, the elderly general summoned his carriage. Rounding a bend in the road, Twiggs nearly ran over two shaggy pedestrians. Before he could reprimand the strangers for their bad manners, they produced shotguns and announced he was under arrest. Twiggs was escorted under guard to the Grand Plaza, where the militiamen had gathered after the successful seizure of the arsenal. The crowd parted to reveal the old Ranger, who greeted the general with a perfunctory nod. “Ben McCulloch!” shouted Twiggs on the verge of losing his composure. “You have treated me most shamefully,
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on Feb. 6, following a homicide investigation, and requested assistance from the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force to locate and apprehend Lopez. Members of the task force conducted a fugitive
investigation and learned Lopez had fled the city. Members of the task force initiated surveillance this morning outside of Austin at a residence located in Kyle, where Lopez was known to fre-
quent. During the course of the surveillance, task force officers observed Lopez exit the residence and get into the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Officers quickly approached and surrounded the vehicle
and apprehended Lopez without incident. Lopez has been taken into custody and will be held at the Travis County Jail where he awaits his judicial proceedings on a bond set at $750,000.
Translator Trial: Kyle PD to try new option Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said until the equipment is installed, officers will continue to call on Texas State University for sign language translation and will “do their best” in the field. “Basically we find a solution, but nothing as professional as the service” that VOYCE provides. I saw the need for translation. It gets really dangerous on I-35 at night.” He said he doesn’t think many people understand “how many new people are coming in to the area and how many languages.” Even
Spanish, which he speaks fluently, can still present a problem. “I was coming out of a store one day and a gentleman came up and started talking to me and I couldn’t understand what he was saying,” Rizo
said. It turned out the speaker was Puerto Rican and “they speak 100 miles an hour – it’s difficult to understand.” Rizo also said he sees the value of handheld translation units officers could have with them on patrol “Something they could hold in their hands would be great.” Barnett said until the equipment is installed, officers will continue to call on Texas State University for sign language translation and will “do their best” in the field. “Basically we find a solution, but nothing as professional as the service” that VOYCE provides, he said.
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voted to table the discussion of the annexation of the Colony at Cole Springs with only mayor George Haehn and council member Terry Cummings saying no. During the workshop, Mark Baker, principal at SEC Planning, LLC, gave an overview of the project. The overall plan is to build 531 homes on the 170acre property in different phases. The development would comply with the city’s dark-sky initiative by meeting the standards of down-deflecting features and other measures which avoid light pollution in the city’s sky. Baker said that one of the project’s goals is to improve connectivity throughout Buda, in part by creating alternative transportation methods that encourage walking and biking throughout the subdivision and to City Park. Baker said that could also enhance the economic viability of downtown Buda. The Colony at Cole Springs would also call for several changes in Buda’s road systems. The developers proposed adding a 1,200-foot bridge over Onion Creek which would
connect Jack C. Hays Trail to Cole Springs and FM 1626. Their projections predict the bridge would relieve traffic heading west from downtown. The developer put the expected cost of the bridge at $2.8 million. The city would pay for it but later be reimbursed in full. That repayment, however, would be contingent – if permitting is not achieved within four years of the effective date of the agreement, the city would be reimbursed only $2 million. Developers also proposed more changes to the land structure including realignment of Old Black Colony Road, which would require permission from landowners in the
area. The cost of a proposed realignment of FM 967 would be borne by the developer. Cole Springs Road will also see some improvements. Developers would pave 1,944 feet of roadway, but the city would be expected to reimburse the developer up to $700,000. Baker also proposed a new, two-lane collector road with six-foot bike lanes and six-foot wide walkways on each side. The pavement for vehicles would be 22 feet wide, and with the planting buffer, the total width of the street would be 70 feet. This would create a connection from Cole Springs Road to Old Black Colony. Council members expressed a number of concerns including a pos-
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knew and they were having trouble getting help.” Rizo said the officer, who did not speak Spanish, approached the young couple and then turned back to him. “He turned around and looked at me and I said, ‘Yeah, I can help.’” It turned out the couple had left Georgetown en route to San Antonio when they had a flat tire. “There’s no real roadside assistance at that time,” Rizo recalled. “We moved the car off to the side and got them into a hotel. The next morning I went and picked them up, got a roadside service to help and got them on their way. Right then and there
ruining my reputation as a military man, and I am now too old to reestablish it!” Taken aback by the harsh but undeniably accurate accusation, McCulloch carefully chose his words. “I am serving my state, the State of Texas, sir.” Tears streamed down his face as Twiggs moaned, “But you, sir, without papers, without notice have assembled a mob and forced me to terms.” Suddenly the aged general broke down under the strain of the public humiliation and wept uncontrollably. At that awkward and painful moment, the embarrassed Texans felt more like bullies than conquering heroes. In the eerie silence that fell over the throng, a single thought raced through their troubled minds. What kind of war had they gotten themselves into?
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s the sun rose over San Antonio on Feb. 18, 1861, scores of secessionists surrounded the United States arsenal that was housed in the most famous structure in all of Texas. The commander of the Department of Texas was ready and willing to oblige his friends, but the Texans were in too much of an all-fired hurry to waste time asking for what they could simply take. A veteran of the Mexican War as well as a southern soul mate, Gen. David E. Twiggs desired only that the transfer be orderly and dignified. The previous December the 71 year old soldier had, in fact, foreseen the inevitable breakup of the Union. The week before South Carolina took its leave, Twiggs requested written instructions from his superior in the likelihood Texas followed the example of the Palmetto State. Gen. Winfield Scott complained in his brief reply that he could not get a straight answer out of the president or the war department. He wished Twiggs luck and advised him to use his best judgment.
sible impact to tax rates for Buda residents. They also questioned how the proposed bridge could be built for just $2.8 million, and wanted assurances that the city could be reimbursed more than $2 million if the bridge ran over cost or if permitting took more than four years. “I’m not ready to say that I approve,” said council member Evan Ture. “We’ve got more questions than answers at this point, so that’s where I’m coming from.”
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OBITUARIES BURNS John Curtis Burns, 96, of Georgetown, Texas, who was born and raised in Buda, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Burns was a private in the Army Air Corp during World War II as a radio operator and was a POW in Germany. He was preceded in death by his wife Alice Burns, his father and mother George Madison Burns and Sally Betty Ferguson and his siblings, Robert Lee Burns, Council Burns, Willie George Burns, Jesse Burns, James Burns, Beulah Burns Toombs, Ena Heep Gordon, Vera Gladys Burns and Mary Burns.
FREDRICKSON Evelyn Fredrickson, our beloved Mother, died Feb. 8, 2020, in Kyle, Texas. at the age of 93. Fredrickson was born in Austin on Aug. 29, 1926, to Arch and Berta Goslin. She married Wm. Weldon Fredrickson on Oct. 14, 1949, at the West Austin Baptist Church and they had two children, Gregg Weldon Fredrickson (Debbie) and Kay Fredrickson Olson (Lenny). Weldon Fredrickson died before any of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren were born. His wife made up for his loss. She never missed a sporting event or dance competition of her grandchildren.
She was known as Evie, Mom, Auntie and Granny. Fredrickson is survived by five grandchildren and their spouses: Travis Weldon Randig, (Alisha), Trent Michael Randig (Lacey), Aaron Matney Fredrickson (Mari), Eric Gregg Fredrickson (Natalie), Abby Marie Fredrickson Bridges (Allen). She also survived by nine great-grandchildren and a little girl on the way. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Juanita Frederickson. She is preceded in death by her husband Weldon Fredrickson, her parents Arch and Berta Goslin, sister Patsy Eilers and husband Metz, brother A.O Goslin and wife Mickey. After retiring from the State of Texas at the age of 61, she spent most of her time at her grandchildren's activities, going out to eat with the “Widow Women,” going to the movies and enjoying a good cookie. One thing about Fredrickson, you always knew where you stood with her as she would certainly tell you in a flash “How the Cow Ate the Cabbage.” She had an infectious laugh, a quick wit and a great outlook on life. A Celebration of Life Luncheon will be at noon Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Manor United Methodist Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in her honor to the Manor United Methodist Church or Resolutions Hospice. Please visit www.Harrellfuneralhomes. com to share a fond memory, photograph, or condolence with Evelyn’s family.
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are a stone wall. You hate to see that goal happen at the very end, because that’s not a clear reflection of how well they played.” But with one minute left on the clock, Austin High successfully executed a penalty kick which was given after a bang-bang play at the edge of the box that resulted in a foul. The Lady Lobos attempted to make a last ditch effort to score again in the final 60 seconds, but time ran out after their free kick on the final play of the game went over the cross bar. Sitting at 10-2-1 in
25-6A, Lehman enters a pivotal three-game road stretch against two of the top three programs in the district. After the game versus Ann Richards Friday, Lehman squares off against Westlake and Lake Travis in back-to-back contests. “I want them to continue to be mentally tough,” Dickson said. “They’ve been mentally tough all season long. They are fun, and hopefully they continue that mental toughness for sure.” Lehman returns home Feb. 25 against the Del Valle Lady Cardinals.
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of Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer, City Hall, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640. Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: Professional Engineering Services for a Geotechnical and Construction Testing Materials Testing Rotation List Kyle, Texas “K20-21-4” Deadline for accepting questions or clarifications by email is February 24, 2020, 2:00 pm. Email address is CityEngineer@cityofkyle. com. No fax submissions will be accepted. No late submissions will be accepted. All submissions received after the deadline will be returned unopened. CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS Leon Barba, P.E. City Engineer
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TO: Quincy Jarmon, Lois Yett Jarmon and Kenneth Price And To All Whom It May Concern, Defendant(s) 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 from the date of issuance of this citation, a default judgment may be taken against you. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the County Court at Law #3, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer to the Original Petition filed in said Court on the 12/09/2019, and said suit being numbered 19-1644-C on the docket of said Court, wherein Omurphorodz, LLC is the Plaintiff and Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; Quincy Jarmon, Lois Jarmon; Kenneth Price are the Defendants. The nature of said suit is as follows: Omurphorodz, LLC seeks the equitable relief of a county order to the
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for issuance of the title to two certain vehicles, the Total aggregate value of which is estimated at no greater than $10,000.00. 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 5th day of February, 2020. REQUESTED BY: Matthew Johnston 401 Congress Ave, Suite 1540 Austin, TX 78701 512-852-4399 ELAINE H. CÁRDENAS Hays County Clerk Hays County Government Center 712 Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By Jennifer Grantham, Deputy
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN RELATING TO POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395, that the Board of Directors of the County Line Special Utility District will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting, open to the public, on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 6:30 p.m, located at 8870 Camino Real, Uhland, Texas 78640. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan under which a wastewater impact fee may be imposed. Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or against the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan.
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Public Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENTION TO ISSUE COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas, will convene at its regular meeting place of said City Council located at City Hall at 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas, at 7:00 p.m. on April 7, 2020, and, during such meeting, the City Council will conduct a hearing on whether to issue combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, and, upon conclusion of the public hearing, will consider passage of an ordinance and take such other actions as may be deemed necessary to authorize the issuance of combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation for the purpose of paying contractual obligations of the City to be incurred for the design and construction of a wastewater treatment plant and other sewer system infrastructure improvements, and the payment of professional services and costs of issuance related thereto. The combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation will be payable from the levy of an annual ad valorem tax, within the limitations prescribed by law, upon all taxable property within the City, and a limited pledge, not to exceed $1,000, of the surplus revenues of the City’s Sewer System. The combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation are to be issued, and this notice is given, under and pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971, as amended, Local Government Code Section 271.041, et seq. As further required by Local Government Code Section 271.049(b), the following additional information is provided: (A) The current principal of all outstanding debt obligations of the City is $75,295,000. (B) The current combined principal and interest required to pay all outstanding debt obligations of the City on time and in full is $96,188,885.60. (C) The maximum principal amount of the certificates to be authorized is $33,955,000. (D) The estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the certificates to be authorized on time and in full is approximately $67,184,177.08. (E) The estimated interest rate for the certificates to be authorized is 5.0%. (F) The maximum maturity date of the certificates to be authorized is August 15, 2050. Pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code Section 271.049, an election on the question of the issuance of the certificates will be called if before the time tentatively set for the authorization and issuance or if before the authorization of the certificates, the City Secretary receives a petition signed by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the City protesting the issuance of the certificates, the City may not issue the certificates unless the issuance is approved at an election ordered, held and conducted in the manner provided for bond elections. Mayor, City of Kyle, Texas
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property of BOBBY J. GREEN AND NATALIE R. GREEN, the following described real property: LOT 19, BLOCK 0, SHADOW CREEK PHASE THREE, SECTION THREE, A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 13, PAGE 329, PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 116 PEBBLE CREEK LANE, BUDA, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS 78610 (PROPERTY) On MARCH 3, 2020, 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 BOBBY J. GREEN AND NATALIE R. GREEN in and to the real property described above. Dated at Buda, Hays County, Texas, February 3, 2020. John Ellen Constable, Pct. 5 Hays County, Texas 500 Jack C. Hays Trail Buda, Texas 78610 By Alice Flores, 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.
furniture. Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenant (s). TABATHA FABIAN: furniture, bins SELENA DAVILA: mattresses, recliner LEAH TYSHA JACKSON: bed, bedding, Guitar NANCY RODRIGUEZ: furniture, bed, clothing DAVID KREINBRINK: motor bike, truck box, golf clubs EDWIN OUSLAN: furniture, toys, tools DEMETRIUS LINCOLN: furniture, safe, electronics, automotive JANE MACIAS: iron furniture, dresser CRISTABEL GONZALES: dollies, outdoor, garden CRISTABEL GONZALES: bikes,sports, household
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By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the District Clerk of HAYS County, Texas, December 16, 2019, in cause numbered 15-2573, styled SHADOW CREEK MASTER COMMUNITY, INC. versus BOBBY J. GREEN AND NATALIE R. GREEN on a judgment rendered against BOBBY J. GREEN AND NATALIE R. GREEN; I did on February 3, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., levy upon as the
Sale of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien. Sale to be held Online at Storagetreasures.com by competitive bid. Anytime Storage, LLC 880 Windy Hill Rd. Kyle, TX 78640 Will be ending on or after February 26, 2020 at 11 AM Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT. Unit items sold for cash to the highest bidder. All Units have some miscellaneous household items, boxes,
To All Interested Parties: The City of Buda is seeking responses from qualified firms and joint ventures for professional services associated with General Engineering Consultant Support for Development Permit Application Code Compliance Review and Various Capital Improvement Projects Requiring Professional Services for projects throughout the City of Buda and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The details of this Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFQ) may be found at www. ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing. Please note that a Cost Proposal is expressly excluded from this RFQ. Following an evaluation process, the City will select a qualified firm or firms for which engineering services may be negotiated for the specific project. The City of Buda shall not be liable for any costs incurred by any respondent to this RFQ. Should you wish to respond, please transmit four (4) bound copies and one (1) electronic copy (in .pdf format) of your response to this RFQ to the Purchasing Manager of the City of Buda Finance Department at the mailing address specified within the RFQ no later than 2:00 p.m. CST, March 5, 2020. The City of Buda believes that this RFQ contains all necessary information to prepare a complete response. However, questions or requests for clarification shall be submitted in writing no later than 2:00 p.m. CST, February 24, 2020, to the attention of the City of Buda Purchasing Manager.
Cutler acknowledged that calls from residents were key to the apprehensions, but said he could not confirm reports by the Blanco County Office of Emergency Management that the Reverse 911 Sys-
tem was activated in the area where the two were believed to be. Castro is a resident of El Paso and has a lengthy record of prior incarcerations there for charges including aggravated assault
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 15-2573
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Owner: City of Buda By: John Nett, PE Title: City Engineer Date: February 5, 2020
PUBLIC SALE
Notice of Public Sale of property to satisfy landlord’s lien. Sale to be held at online at www.storagetreasures.com by competitive bid. Faciltiy is located at : 880 Windy Hill Rd. Kyle, TX 78640 Bidding will open February 13, 2020 at 11 a.m. and conclude February 24, 2020 at 11 a.m. Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. Unit sold as-is to highest bidder. Property includes the contents of self-storage spaces of the following tenants: Abraham Muskyoka - (3) MAZDA sports cars Vins: SA22C-564512, SA22C-625428, SA22C-546203 Joni Bell - 08 Black BMW 3S coup.
THE STATE OF TEXAS CITATION BY PUBLICATION
TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS 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 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2020 a default judgment may be taken against you. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the 207th District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION filed in said Court on 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019, and signed said suit been numbered 19-2614 on the docket of said Court, wherein Alma Smith; Mary Francis Harper; Robert Smith, Jr.; Louis Smith Jones; Peggy Jackson Lofton; Randy Smith; Calvin Smith; Wilbert Smith, Jr.; Fred Smith, Jr. is the Plaintiff and Alma J. Smith Bell; George Smith, Jr.; Henrietta Smith; The Unknown Heirs is the Defendant. The nature of said suit is as follows: A SUIT TO ADJUDICATE TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL PETITION & LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL
THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS AS LOT 4 IN THE DEED OF PARTITION RECORDED IN VOLUME 94, PAGE 311 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING 4.25 ACRES MORE OR LESS OUT OF A PART OF A 45 ACRES TRACT OUT OF THE PHILIP J. ALLEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1, 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 16th day of January, 2020. REQUESTED BY: Lori P. Daves THE DAVES LAW FIRM 3624 North Hills Dr., Suite B-100 Austin, TX 78731 512-346-6000 BEVERLY CRUMLEY Hays County District Clerk 712 Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 2211 San Marcos, TX 78666 By Christina Cordero, Deputy
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #22012002VL Curriculum for Advanced Classes. Proposals will be accepted until 02-282020 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512- 268-2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that the City of Creedmoor, Texas discuss and possible take action GrubTubs Municipal Solid Waste intent to operate a compost facility in Creedmoor. City of Creedmoor Council will meet on February 20, 2020 at the Creedmoor City Hall at 12513 FM 1625 Creedmoor, Texas at 7;15 pm. All persons interested in the above have the right to appear and be heard. By the order of the City Council of Creedmoor, Texas, Robert R.Wilhite Administrator.
Shooting Arrest Continued from pg. 2
That triggered an allnight search that involved multiple agencies with helicopters, drones, SWAT teams and K-9 units, Cutler said, resulting in the capture of both suspects after sunrise on Sunday.
including continuous violence against the family and unlawful restraint, was in April of last year and he was released from custody there on Aug. 10, 2019. Soto, of Manchaca, has
no known prior record of incarceration. According to the affidavits, the deputy, who was joined by others in the case, had been with the HCSO for 3 years and had been “involved in sever-
Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between Feb. 3 and Feb. 8, 2020. Civil Matter............................................................... 6 Deliver Message...................................................... 3 Information............................................................. 17 Compliance Check................................................ 12 Property- Lost/Found/Imp...................................... 4 Civil Process Service............................................... 7 Alarm Business...................................................... 40 Alarm Residential.................................................. 44 Alarm Vehicle........................................................... 1 Animal Calls........................................................... 85 Field Euthanasia...................................................... 2 Loose Livestock.................................................... 20 Assault – Agg........................................................... 2 Assault..................................................................... 9 Sexual Assault......................................................... 1 Assist EMS............................................................. 24 Assist Fire Dept....................................................... 6 Assist Outside Agency.......................................... 16 Burglary Habitation................................................. 7 Suspicious Package................................................ 1 Criminal Mischief..................................................... 7 Illegal Dumping........................................................ 4 Attended Death....................................................... 1 Death Investigation................................................. 3 Fireworks................................................................. 1 Enviromental Crime................................................. 2 Disorderly Conduct................................................. 1 Disturbance Noise................................................. 16 Disturbance Physical Fight..................................... 9 Disturbance Verbal................................................ 17 Child Custody.......................................................... 7 MIP Alchohol........................................................... 1 MIP Tobacco............................................................ 6 Public Intoxication................................................... 1 Violation of Order.................................................... 2 Narcotics/Information............................................. 2 Controlled Substance.............................................. 1 Counterfeiting.......................................................... 1 Fraud........................................................................ 6 Credit/Debit Abuse.................................................. 1 Harassment............................................................ 10 Threat....................................................................... 3 Indecency w Child................................................... 1 Mental Health Follow Up......................................... 8 Mental Health Invest............................................. 10 Mental Health Transport.......................................... 1
Canine Search......................................................... 3 Canine Training........................................................ 1 Drone Deployment.................................................. 3 SRP Drill................................................................... 1 Missing Person........................................................ 3 Runaway.................................................................. 2 Public Assist............................................................ 7 Community Contact.............................................. 46 Disabled Vehicle.................................................... 28 Foot Patrol............................................................. 21 Close Patrol......................................................... 184 Parent Discipline Assist.......................................... 1 Flagged Down......................................................... 7 Welfare Concern.................................................... 30 Suicidal Person........................................................ 7 Investigation............................................................ 8 Supplement........................................................... 64 Suspicious Circumstances................................... 18 Extradition................................................................ 2 Suspicious Person................................................. 25 Suspicious Vehicle................................................ 48 Wanted Person........................................................ 4 Identity Theft............................................................ 1 Theft....................................................................... 21 Vehicle Theft............................................................ 2 Recovery Stolen Vehicle......................................... 3 Accident Minor...................................................... 36 Accident Hit and Run.............................................. 6 Accident Major/Injury............................................ 12 Accident Fleet.......................................................... 1 Accident Unknown.................................................. 3 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle..................................... 6 Traffic Control/Direction.......................................... 3 Directed/Area Enforce........................................... 85 Traffic Hazard......................................................... 32 Attempt to Locate............................................... 182 Parking Enforcement............................................... 4 Traffic Stop........................................................... 583 Trespassing/Unwanted........................................... 5 911 Abandoned/Open......................................... 159 911abon/misdial/open............................................ 1 Deadly Conduct....................................................... 1 Discharge Firearm................................................. 11 Falls.......................................................................... 1 Private Tow/Repo.................................................. 14
Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Feb. 3 through Feb. 8, 2020. 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 - Aggravated 02/03/2020 HCSO Assault 02/03/2020 BPD Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/03/2020 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/03/2020 BPD Threat 02/03/2020 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 02/03/2020 HCSO Assault 02/04/2020 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/04/2020 BPD Accident - Hit and Run 02/04/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/04/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/05/2020 BPD Assault 02/05/2020 HCSO Assault 02/05/2020 HCSO Assault 02/05/2020 HCSO Threat 02/05/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/05/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/05/2020 BPD Assault 02/06/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/06/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/06/2020 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/07/2020 BPD Accident - Hit and Run 02/07/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/07/2020 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 02/07/2020 BPD Assault 02/08/2020 BPD Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/08/2020 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/08/2020 HCSO Threat 02/09/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/08/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/08/2020 HCSO Accident - Hit and Run 02/08/2020 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 02/08/2020 BPD Accident - Major/Injury 02/08/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/08/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/08/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/09/2020 HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight 02/09/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/09/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/09/2020 HCSO Accident - Major/Injury 02/10/2020
Time 19:41:10 13:20:06 23:28:10 8:23:42 11:29:07 10:37:01 21:45:38 16:31:25 9:52:32 18:29:57 1:36:13 16:43:47 10:03:09 10:18:10 7:34:43 6:36:35 19:31:25 17:01:49 17:33:31 18:30:25 21:50:30 19:29:06 18:47:32 18:17:59 21:50:43 21:51:03 15:07:37 3:59:05 6:21:26 18:02:06 18:06:34 17:49:34 21:29:34 16:41:09 21:39:15 5:40:14 23:47:51 9:45:18 19:29:02 1:39:58
Location S Old Bastrop Hwy San Marcos Overpass Rd Studio 6 Motel Buda Kates Cove Buda Canyon View Rd Dripping Springs Cabelas Dr Silverado Crossing Apts Buda Buda EXIT 220 NB Centerpoint Rd San Marcos S Old Bastrop Hwy Dollar General (Old Bastrop) W Goforth St/IH 35 Fr Buda Ella Ln Dripping Springs Mt Gainor Rd Dripping Springs Houston St Buda Carney Ln Wimberley High School on Carney Dacy Ln Kyle Chapa Middle School Lehman Rd Kyle Lehman High School Darden Hill Rd/W RR 150 Driftwood Windy Hill Rd/Dacy Ln Kyle Old San Antonio Rd Buda KFC/long John Silvers Boulder Blf San Marcos CR 1492 Wimberley Apache Trl Wimberley Old San Antonio Rd Walmart of Buda Joe Wimberley Blvd Wimberley Post Office Buda EXIT 221 SB Old San Antonio Rd Whataburger of Buda Main St Papa Johns of Buda Willis Way San Marcos FM 2001 Buda Falconwood Dr/RR 12 San Marcos RR 12 Brookshire Brothers Wimberley Bebee Rd Park Place Foods Kyle IH 35 Fr Buda IH 35 Fr Buda Mcdonalds of Buda Bebee Rd Kyle N FM 1626 Manchaca W RR 150 Driftwood Double Xing West Mathias Ln Kyle Jacobs Well Rd Wimberley Camino Real Kyle Windy Hill Rd/Dacy Ln Kyle
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Update on Buda City Park, road work from 2014 bond props BY SAHAR CHMAIS
water lines. This doesn’t stop the work, but it won’t go as quickly as expected, More than five years explained Kenny Crawhave passed since the ford, project manager for city of Buda’s 2014 bond the city of Buda. election and while many Crawford emphasized of the projects have been finished, but there are still that this is no fault of the contractor, designer some items in the works or city, but they didn’t from propositions three, know the lines conflicted four and five. until the ground was unearthed. He did see a posiPROPOSITION 3 tive angle in the situation. Proposition three funds Crawford said that reroutroad improvements; some ing the current water plan streets have been comline and putting it under pleted and some are still the road will save dollars in progress. and time. Now the city Cabela’s Drive to Railwill lay pipe in an open road Street is currently at a ditch from Hawk Lane delay from where Shipley near Stagecoach Park and Donuts sits all the way to Willie’s Joint and run it to Railroad Street. A conflict Nighthawk Lane, which is with the sewer lines and about 1,200 feet. water lines was detected RM 967 and Main during the excavation Street, originally a bond phase which caused the project, will also see some delay in the work so they improvements through a will need to reroute the joint project with TxDOT
and is expected to be completed on schedule. This is no longer a bond project because the city applied for funding through Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization funding allocation. The downtown and RM 967 project is on schedule. Although there’s a traffic challenge right now, when the roads open up in early spring, the traffic will ease. Both streets will be getting a facelift, Crawford said. The two finished projects from proposition three are Old San Antonio Road and Old Goforth Road, which has a new face, according to Crawford.
PROPOSITION 4 Proposition four was passed for drainage improvement.
Oxbow Trail is complete. The next project the city will work on is the west side of the railroad tracks along FM 2770. The drainage easement has been agreed upon and settled. Currently they’re working on getting a land acquisition on the south side and need to submit an advanced funding agreement with TxDOT which should happen in the next five to 10 days. The design for this project is fully complete. This project’s grant funds are led by the city and FEMA and will take four to six months to complete, when a notice to proceed is issued. The city is also trying to add a culvert on West Goforth Road and Loop Street, but before they can do the work, they must gain approval from Union Pacific. So far, the
city has received resistance and a denial. Crawford said they are looking to alter the design or other ways that will gain the city the authority to put the culverts under the railroad.
PROPOSITION 5 Proposition five, which addresses the improvement of parks and trails, has a few projects under construction. City Park is on schedule, barring any major flooding or any obstacles of that nature. It’s projected to have substantial completion by March 29, Crawford said. All the sod has been placed, 80 percent of the vegetation is in place, the hydro-mulch has been applied and needs two more applications. They will plant a total of 516
trees along with other shrubs, grass covers and ground covers. The amphitheater is almost finished, but its restrooms and behindthe-stage element need roofing. The electrical and plumbing is 90 percent complete, and the city is only waiting for a new power pole and power line. The concrete will be placed within the next week. By the end of February or early March, the playground will be delivered and installed with everything else on track. All of these propositions have been implemented within budget; in fact, the Oxbow Trail project had savings of $14,000, Crawford said. There is still one final payout toward Old Goforth Road which will also be on budget.
Animal Control: Kyle tightens ordinances, requires licenses Continued from pg. 1
family pet was fatally injured in the back yard of their home in Kensington Trails. In an unrelated incident, two pit bulls were blamed for the back yard death of a dog in the Steeplechase subdivision. Council member Dex Ellison, who sponsored the agenda item, called it a chance to right a wrong. In the wake of the two attacks over the summer, Ellison said he saw the revision of the ordinance as “an opportunity to make some improvements in our dangerous animal ordinance,” taking into account law enforcement and input from residents, on “how to prevent some of the hardships and pain that the Gordons went through as well as the other family, so that these things aren’t the norm.”
The ordinance requires all animals over four months of age to be licensed annually and vaccinated against rabies in accordance with state law. Owners found to be “habitual offenders” (defined as someone who has received two or more final convictions or whose animal has been impounded and in the shelter three or more times in a 12-month period) may have their animal’s license revoked and will be ineligible for future licensing. Often, he continued, “we see at every level of government that things happen and there’s talk about how things should be changed and nothing happens … Something did happen and we’re trying to change the law to make it better.” Officer Briana Brecher of the Kyle Police Department said the ordinance was basically overhauled, rewritten and reordered. “We made the dangerous dog portion stronger with
more follow up ability.” She also vowed that “every case is going to court, unless the animal is surrendered to the shelter.” In the case of the animals that killed the Gordons’ pet, the owner was allowed to keep the offending dogs on his property. Council member Tracy Scheel asked about efforts to get the word out to all Kyle residents. “If we don’t, it’s going to cause a lot of issues and pain.
Shonte Gordon also addressed the council, thanking its members and the police for their actions in the matter. “Based on the changes I feel our concerns and issues were heard.” Violators of the ordinance can be assessed a fine of up to $500 per day the violation continues. The ordinance requires all animals more than four months of age to be licensed annually and vaccinated against rabies
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in accordance with state law. Owners found to be “habitual offenders” (defined as someone who has received two or more final convictions or whose animal has been impounded and in the shelter three or more times in a 12-month period) may have their animals’ licenses revoked and will be ineligible for future licensing. The ordinance devotes a lot of attention to dangerous dogs, and
specifies that any person involved in a dangerous dog incident has 24 hours to report it. Once report is filed the animal will be impounded, and if the owner does not surrender the animal, it will be seized. Owners will bear full cost of the impoundment and any associated expenses and the matter will go to municipal court. The law allows for dogs deemed dangerous to be licensed, but the owner would have to insure the animal for at least $250,000 to cover damages resulting from an attack. Owners whose dogs have been deemed dangerous must keep them in enclosures, and must inform Animal Control when the dog is moved from that enclosure.
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Forum Frenzy: Spectator hit on head with camera Continued from pg. 2
however, she called KXAN News Director Chad Cross who she said confirmed to her that the whole incident was caught on video. “I asked him, ‘Is this a practice with your reporter?’ He apologized and said yes it did happen.” Hart said Cross told her what she “didn’t see” was that the crew had been pushed by other people. Cross did not respond to a Hays Free Press inquiry
Because Wimberley has no police department, the HCSO responded, took the report and gathered statements. Because of the involvement of an elected official’s staff, the Texas Rangers have been called in to investigate, which is according to protocol. seeking confirmation and more detail. She said neither man apologized, even though she and her husband were there for probably an hour after she was hit, provid-
ing ample opportunity. “It was shocking, really. Who acts like that? Even today there’s been no call, nothing, even after I told their boss. You would think common manners would
dictate giving me a call to say they’re sorry.” Though she is pressing charges, Hart said she would have been satisfied with “maybe an apology, and maybe (for them to)
stop harassing people.” In a Thursday morning news release, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office described the incident as involving “an Austin area television crew and staff
members of Hays County Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm’s office.” Because Wimberley has no police department, the HCSO responded, took the report and gathered statements. Because of the involvement of an elected official’s staff, the Texas Rangers have been called in to investigate, which is according to protocol. The HCSO said it would not further comment.
Wastewater Plant: Expansion to 4.5 million capacities needed Continued from pg. 1
needed to be expanded after its 3.0 million gallons a day capacity was exceeded for three consecutive months in 2017. The expansion is intended to expand the plant’s capacity to 4.5 million gallons a day, with treated affluent discharged into Plum Creek. Three bids on the project were opened in December and each addressed four components of work: Headwork, which includes screening and pumping; secondary treatment, which
Archer Western Construction’s bid was $28,893,400. The other two received were $28,999,080 from MGC Contractors Inc. and $30,921 from PLW Waterworks, LLC. The firm of Burgess & Niple Engineer Planners said in a letter to City Engineer Leon Barba that the engineer’s construction cost estimate for the project was $21,055,000. includes clarifying and filtering; tertiary treatment, consisting of ultraviolet disinfection and “post aeration”; and solids handling, which adds anaerobic digesters and displacement blowers.
Archer Western Construction’s bid was $28,893,400. The other two received were $28,999,080 from MGC Contractors Inc. and $30,921,000 from PLW Waterworks, LLC. The firm of Burgess & Niple Engineer Plan-
ners said in a letter to City Engineer Leon Barba that the engineer’s construction cost estimate for the project was $21,055,000. “Although the apparent low bidder is significantly higher than the engineer’s estimate, it is our
In March or April, the city plans to issue $25 million in certificate of obligation bonds. Additionally, $2.5 million is available from developer contributions and another $8.5 million from the general fund has already been authorized by council. Council also approved, opinion that the submitted on first reading, amendbids are competetive, reasonable and reflective of the ing the budget by adding $21,900,000 to the Wastewacurrent industry costs for ter Utility Bond Fund for the construction of this type of project,” the firm said before plant expansion (part of the going on to recommend the $25 million in bonds to be issued). bid go to Archer Western.
HCISD Bond Props: Going before voters in May Continued from pg. 1
at $137,482,025 and was approved unanimously. The proposition includes middleschool expansions & improvements, a new elementary school, Live Oak Academy renovation and expansion, elementary school expansions, HHS science labs renovation, secondary musical instruments, tennis courts (addition at Lehman High School), new buses, and purchase land for growth.
PROPOSITION B Maintaining district assets is valued at $34,660,816 and was approved unanimously. The proposition includes
campus HVACs & fire alarms, campus roofing projects, campus flooring projects, miscellaneous maintenance projects, hardscape improvements, keyless entry upgrades, and intercom upgrades.
need to be mindful as a governing body about how much we ask our taxpayers,” McManus said. Ultimately, voters will get the chance to vote if they want stadium expansion.
PROPOSITION C
PROPOSITION D
Stadium expansion is valued at $12,134,802 and was voted down by four board members, but it will still be placed on the ballot. School Board Vice President Will McManus voted no against the proposition. “It’s not the right time. I understand the goals and the work will positively serve our students but we
Stadium Improvements is valued at $3,954,453 and was approved unanimously. The proposition includes Shelton Stadium parking (HHS Band practice area) and campus parking at HHS Baseball/ Softball Complex (1,200 seats) and LHS Baseball and Softball Complex improvements (1,200 seats).
PROPOSITION E Administration is valued at $27,768,317 and was approved unanimously. The proposition would construct a new building on the current central office location. During discussion, School Board Secretary Vanessa Petrea said she is aware that this item will not be popular and potentially controversial, but looks forward to voter results. “If you haven’t been to our administration building then you wouldn’t know that it could use an upgrade. We have every-
body in separate buildings, our CNI is in another building. We have a few folks in portable buildings, some in old warehouses. It was an old John Deere warehouse before it was administration building. If this passes, this would be built on the same location which is a central location. It is a very big ask ... but we outgrew it the minute we built it. Attracting the best staff might include upgrading our facility and technology,” Petrea said.
PROPOSITION F Technology improvement is valued at $1,300,000 and was passed
unanimously. The proposition would add storage capacity on the district's technology network to accommodate a larger student and staff population and provide additional mobile devices for teaching, virtual learning and on-line state assessments. The finalized list can be found at the district’s website. Now that the list is finalized, the district will make an effort to educate the community. On May 2, voters will be able to choose what expenditures they would like to see in the community.