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State rep candidate Wymore unafraid to take controversial stands
BY BUD WYMORE The Hays Free Press offers candidates one opportunity each election to address its readers. Rather than publishing a press release, I made the decision to speak directly to you about why I’m running. My name is Bud Wymore and I am a candidate in the Republican Primary to represent our community in the Texas House. It is my sincere hope that after reading this letter, you will understand my love for this community and desire to do what is right for our home.
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When my family moved to Hays County 36 years ago, this community looked very different. I wish that I could say you may remember me from my “glory days” on the Hays Rebel football and basketball teams, but it’s more likely that you know my mother, Jodie, who was a beloved elementary school teacher and principal at Hays CISD for many years, or my father, Kent, who ran a local small business. I owe an unpayable debt of gratitude to my parents and this community for forming me into who I am today. From 2009 to 2012, I served as Chairman of the Hays County Republican Party. In that time, I met many wonderful people. I also learned that politics can be, and often is, very monolithic. An usagainstthem mentality is pervasive. The world, however, is much more nuanced. In 2012, I opted to not run for re-election so I could focus on raising my kids and building my law practice. That is a decision I will never regret. In December 2013, I was hired to represent landowners in Creedmoor, (just outside of Buda) when their property was barraged with bullets from a newly opened outdoor gun range the day after Christmas. One bullet penetrated a window and was found embedded in a stack of files on a desk. Another pierced a metal building and finally landed in a file cabinet. My clients’ son threw himself on top of his young nephew to protect him from oncoming bullets. My clients prevailed as the range was found to be unsafe and operating in violation of a zoning ordinance.
In the years that followed, I accepted two more cases similar in nature. In the second case in Lampasas County, the gun range agreed to make modifications and is still operating. The sport shooting commuWYMORE “I was raised to do what was right, not to build a political resume. This is the same mentality I will take to the Capitol. If elected as your representative, I will fight to lower property taxes and put in place an annual dollar cap on property tax increases.”
nity is better because of the changes. In the third case, we found in excess of 150 bullets on my client’s property, and a Republican Judge entered an order that found the range “presents a significant risk of harm to life and property.” In all three cases, I am proud of the work we did. Standing for life and private property rights is the right thing to do.
When I launched my campaign, I did not think these cases would be used against me. In fact, as a conservative Republican, I assumed most folks would agree that my clients’ positions are basic common sense. Unfortunately, my primary opponent, Carrie Isaac, has seized upon these cases. On social media, she described these lawsuits as “frivolous.” This saddens me. I believe our district deserves a representative who will do what is right, and not be guided by what is perceived to be politically expedient.
Now that I’m a candidate, people have asked me about these lawsuits. Would I represent these folks again? Absolutely. I was raised to do what was right, not to build a political resume. This is the same mentality I will take to the Capitol. If elected as your representative, I will fight to lower property taxes and put in place an annual dollar cap on property tax increases. People deserve certainty and should not live in fear of being taxed out of home ownership. With a budget surplus in the State of Texas, this is an achievable goal. I will also work to eliminate wasteful spending so we can increase teacher pay, direct more dollars to our classrooms, and fund unfunded mandates. I will also support constitutional carry, defend our border, and stand for life at all points.
I would be honored to have your vote.
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Zwiener, D-Driftwood, was the only candidate to attend the forum, with Posada, Talley and Isaac submitting prepared statements for the moderator to read. Zwiener opened the forum citing legislation she contributed to during the spring session in the house after winning the seat in 2018 and issues she hopes to push in a second term. “(The legislature) allocated another $6 billion for public education and another $5.5 billion dollars to buy down property taxes. Those are both areas where we still have more work to do, but it's a critical start that I'm eager to build on next session,” Zwiener said. “We still have more work to do, particularly on health care and I would love all your support for another term in the Texas House.”
Zwiener touted her background as an environmental conservationist and her decision to spearhead the fight against Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline.
“I also established myself as an environmental champion in the legislature as the only member with a professional conservation background,” Zwiener said. “I killed a bill that
Five candidates are running for TX45, including incumbent State Rep. Erin Zwiener, who is facing Liliana Posada in the Democratic primary, and Kent “Bud” Wymore, Carrie Isaac and Austin Talley, who are competing in the Republican primary.
would have eliminated most of our local water quality protections and led the fight against the Kinder Morgan Permian highway pipeline.”
Isaac, wife of former TX45 State. Rep. Jason Isaac, provided a statement listing several high-profile endorsements from elected officials and organizations. “(Isaac) a leader in the House District 45 community who will fight to cut property taxes, secure the border, support teachers and students defend and protect Second Amendment rights,” Issac’s statement reads. “(Issac) is endorsed by the National Rifle Association, Texas State Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, Texas Right to Life … (Texas) Attorney General Ken Paxton, Agricultural Commissioner Sid Mille, Commissioner Wade Christian and, most importantly, over 200 local conservative leaders.”
Talley, a U.S. Navy and army veteran, supplied a prepared statement expressing his willingness to support fellow veterans and their families.
“(The people) want an entrepreneur who is a devoted advocate for veterans and their family. I plan to continue fighting for our community as a Texas legislator,” Talley’s statement reads.
Wymore, former chairman of the Hays County Republican Party and owner of The Wymore Law Firm, did not provide a statement to LMV.
Early voting is slated to began Tuesday, Feb. 18 and ends Friday, Feb. 28, and Election Day is Tuesday, March 3.
Carrie Isaac announces run for state representative
SUBMITTED BY CARRIE ISAAC CAMPAIGN Carrie Isaac is a conservative Republican running to be our next state representative, aiming to unseat Democrat Erin Zwiener for Texas House District 45. Isaac said she is running to cut property taxes, support our local students and teachers, protect life, secure the border, protect Second Amendment rights and reduce the burden of government in Texans’ lives.
“Hays and Blanco counties’ voices aren’t being heard in the Texas Capitol,” said Isaac. “Our current representative is an unabashed socialist who consistently votes for higher taxes, bigger government, and less freedom. I’m the best Republican candidate to defeat Erin Zwiener in November so we have a representative who will fight for our conservative values.”
Isaac is the only candidate in the race endorsed by the National Rifle Association and the Texas State Rifle Association, which does not generally endorse non-incumbents in Republican primaries.
Isaac is also endorsed by Texas Right to Life for her pro-life record and committment to stop taxpayer money from funding Planned Parenthood.
“After a radical, pro-abortion Democrat managed to ride the ‘Beto wave’ into office in 2018, the voters of House District 45 have been looking for a dynamic, staunchly pro-life Republican to give the people of Hays and Blanco counties the type of representation in Austin that they deserve,” said Luke Bowen, political director of the Texas Right to Life. “We are thrilled that Carrie Isaac has answered the call to serve, as her values and experience prove that she is not just the best candidate to make this district red again, but the best candidate to ensure that it stays red long into the future.” ISAAC “It’s critical that we elect the most principled conservative with the best chance of defeating the Democrats in November. I’m honored to be the clear frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination and promise no one will outwork me in fighting for our freedom and our values.”
Isaac is also supported by more than 200 local conservative leaders, including over 50 current and former elected officials from House District 45, as well as Texas Values Action, Gun Owners of America, the Texas Home School Coalition, Pro-Life Texas, the Texas Association of Business, Central Texas Republican Assembly, Texas State College Republicans, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian.
Isaac continued, “It’s with the spirit of service my father instilled in me as an Air Force veteran that I submit my candidacy to the people of Texas. As the next state representative for House District 45, I’ll work every day to keep the government out of our way and preserve the freedom that makes Texas the greatest state in our nation.” Carrie Isaac is a fourth-generation Texan, nonprofit leader, wife, mother, IRONMAN triathlete running to give Hays and Blanco counties a powerful voice in the Texas House of Representatives. She lives in Hays County with her husband, former state representative Jason Isaac, and their two sons.
Postal Problems: Committed to changes Continued from pg. 1
something put in the mail may go through several plants depending on its final destination, and that theft, weather and other factors also influence delivery time.
He invited anyone experiencing problems to take a photo of the bar code on the piece of mail and send it to the post office. The bar code he compared to a fingerprint. “We can go back 21 days and tell you where that piece of mail has been.” Garrett said he is “here for you and if you have an issue I invite you to stop by the Post Office, say hi and let me know what your issues are.”
After Garrett spoke, Gonzales reiterated his message. “We’ll be working with the postmaster, please send stuff out if you have issues with your mail. He can track it.”
When contacted by the Hays Free Press the next day, Garrett said he was not authorized to speak to the media and referred further questions to Strategic Communications Specialist Becky Hernandez in San Antonio.
She requested written questions, which the Hays Free Press provided. However, her responses were more general than specific and actually contradictory at one point.
In an introductory paragraph, Hernandez said, “In this case, local post officials are aware of past service issues,” yet in response to a question about how long the problems have been occurring, her response was, “Local postal officials are not aware of past service issues for any one customer for an extended period of time,” which conflicts with Gonzales’ experience with the year-old letters. Although there is no mechanism by which postal customer are reimbursed for late fees or fines incurred as a result of delayed delivery, Hernandez said a letter that can be sent to creditors can be requested “if service issues can be confirmed via tracking information.”
“Local postal officials are committed to making continuing improvements in service, and will work to promptly resolve individual customer issues brought to their attention,” Hernandez said. She said the “service standard” for First Class and Priority Mail is one to three days “within the 48 contiguous states.”
“It’s frustrating,” Gonzales said days after Garrett’s presentation. “I’ve been complaining about this for years now. It’s costing us money and I know it is costing other members and people in the community.”
He said he decided to “take the lead” in trying to resolve the situation by inviting Garrett to speak. “It’s not acceptable for stuff to take 12, 14, 15 days to get across town. It’s ridiculous.”
Gonzales said neither he nor anyone else has complained about the staff at the Buda Post Office. “They’re all nice people. That’s not the issue. It’s the god-danged system. What’s wrong with it that it’s taking so long?”
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Buda holding community meeting on transportation to be held on Thursday
BY SAHAR CHMAIS It’s no secret, the city of Buda and its population has been growing, which means the traffic is also expanding. In order to address concerns and find solutions to ease traffic, the city will host an open house for a Transportation and Mobility Master Plan.
On Thursday Feb. 20, the city invites community members to participate in a meeting from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Buda City Hall lobby to discuss transportation needs. The city will present input collected from the fall 2019 transportation survey and show a map of the recommendations brought forth on things such as roadway, bike and pedestrian improvements.
The goal of the project is to facilitate development of roads, bicycle
lanes, trails, transit services and pedestrian amenities which would also support existing and planned land uses of the city.
Also Thursday, the city will launch a second community survey with staff on hand to answer questions regarding the Transportation and Mobility Plan.
Buda has been planning to improve transportation throughout the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction since December 2018. They’ve been searching for qualified firms and joint ventures to help make this project happen. K Friese + Associates was selected as the transportation planning service consultant so they can conduct a comprehensive review of the transportation system.
K Friese + Associates will provide the city with transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, traffic demand modeling, corridor analyses, transit studies and possibly more. The City Council approved The Project as part of the 2018-2019 annual budget.
Capital Murder: Worst case ever seen Continued from pg. 1
home in Willow Terrace in Kyle on Jan. 5, 2017 by a SWAT team.
Law enforcement was alerted to the situation by Villanueva’s fatherin-law Eustorgio Arellano-Uresti, who called 911. He had multiple stab wounds when deputies located him outside the mobile home and told them Villanueva was inside with the little girl.
In a news conference after Villanueva’s arrest, Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler said the decision
to call the SWAT team was made based on Arellano-Uresti’s remarks. Though he offered few details of the case, Cutler said at the time it was one of the worst cases he had seen and likely “one of the most horrific cases in the history of Hays County.”
Villanueva has been behind bars in Hays County Jail since her arrest.
District Attorney Wes Mau said he will not seek the death penalty. Following jury selection on Monday, testimony in the case is expected to begin Tuesday morning.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 15-2573 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 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.
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 yo 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
NOTICE OF SALE Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code by conducting a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is being listed below. The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time.
Date: 03/09/2020 Time: 10:15 AM Location: Morningstar Storage, 1001 W. Goforth Rd., Buda, TX 78610 Units: Unit 2089 – Doris Roach: Totes, wicker nightstand, power washer, Bike, clothes, boxes, new crockpot, toolbox.
Unit 2180 – Jeremy Wilder: Welder hat, furniture, beds, totes, large stuffed animals , ice chest, rugs
Unit 3034 – Yiana Bernal – Kids Bikes, Adult Bike, Wheel Chair, Dinning Room Table, gocart, 4 Chairs, Ladder, dresser Unit 2129 – Doris Roach – 2 large chairs, 2 wicker chairs, bedroom set, TV, high chair,House hold décor
Unit 3173 Laranda Campos – Table, chair, Vacuum, Box.
