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Farmers Market manager fired over ongoing issues

County launches jail dashboard BY SAHAR CHMAIS

BY MEGAN WEHRING DRIPPING SPRINGS — A local farmers market manager was fired last week after failing to perform duties in a professional manner. The employment of Dripping Springs Farmers Market Manager Lauren Robertson was terminated on March 16 for insubordination, discourteous behavior and ineffective communication with staff and the public. Performance issues continued to occur despite Robertson being asked to improve her communication style. City council unanimously voted on March 16 to approve the termination. Robertson did not provide comment when asked twice during the meeting. Dripping Springs is currently accepting applications to fill the position.

LWV to host DS candidate forums BY MEGAN WEHRING DRIPPING SPRINGS – To keep voters informed before heading to the polls, Dripping Springs City Council and DSISD Board candidates will be interviewed during two virtual forums in April. Candidates will be

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Buda Drugstore encourages employees and patrons to wear masks and follow CDC guidelines despite relaxed mask policies issued by the state.

To mask or not? Texas restaurants decide BY MEGAN WEHRING AND of business owners. That decision is not made SAHAR CHMAIS

lightly, considering the backlash of consumers HAYS COUNTY — Businesses are in a diffi- on both sides of the spectrum. The mask cult position right now. rules are Owners so have to “We’ve noticed not black and decide an uptick in white, whether either. to implethe number of Noa ment their people who are Sutherown safety protocols. out and about. land, co-owner If they While it’s not of Zoi enforce a mask rule, back to normal, Natural Pharmathey may it certainly feels cy and lose some Grocery, customlike we are said they ers; if they moving that are operdo not ating the enforce direction.” same as the rule, HEB; not they could –John McIntosh, owner engaging also lose of the Barber Shop Bar in concustomin Dripping Springs frontation ers. but when Effective March 10, Gov. Greg a person walks in, the employees wear their Abbott allowed businesses to open 100% ca- masks. One difference from pacity while also lifting the Texas mask mandate HEB is that this store in its entirety. This left the choice in the hands MASK POLICIES, 2

HAYS COUNTY RESTAURANTS THAT CONTINUE TO ENFORCE A MASK RULE FOR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS: • • • • • • • •

Milt’s Pit Barbecue in Kyle Brooklyn’s Down South in Buda Main Street Pizzeria & Beer Garden in Buda Los Olivos Market in Buda Garcia’s Mexican Food in Buda Sweet Cakes 4 U in Buda Buda Soda Fountain Beijing Bistro in Buda

HAYS COUNTY RESTAURANTS NOT REQUIRING MASKS FOR CUSTOMERS AND/OR EMPLOYEES: • • • • • • • •

Le Vacher in Dripping Springs The Barber Shop in Dripping Springs Mudbugs in Buda Homespun Kitchen & Bar in Dripping Springs Papa Jack’s in Kyle Willie’s Joint in Buda The Barber Shop Bar in Dripping Springs Zoi Natural Pharmacy and Grocery

Not all restaurants responded. This is a condensed list. For more details about mask regulations, please reach out to your local restaurants and businesses.

Residents sound off against commissioners, county officials BY MEGAN WEHRING

HAYS COUNTY — Residents are not staying quiet during public meetings. Issues surrounding county spending and government decisions and continue to emerge during Hays County Commissioners Court meetings – and Tuesday was no different. Lloyd O’Leary did not shy away from disputing Judge Ruben Becerra’s actions. “Your behavior with elected county officials

is ridiculous,” O’Leary lashed. “Because if somebody does not agree with you, you blackball them. You want to cut their budgets and I think it is very disrespectful on your part.” Dan Lyon, who is in regular attendance, was the first to speak against how the county distributes funds. “You do not care how much it costs for the people of Hays County as long as you get your cut,” Lyon said. Lyon added that another Amazon facility

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in San Marcos will not bring the diverse jobs that residents were promised. “What ever happened to the aerospace and aeronautical jobs we were promised,” Lyon questioned. “I would call this bait and switch. Congratulations, San Marcos. You are quickly becoming America’s sweatshop.” Rodrigo Amaya agreed that the county needs to cut spending, even if that means not approving every item on the agenda every week. Amaya conclud-

ed that local government officials need to be completely transparent with residents. Commissioners do not take action during the public comment period. Residents can submit the necessary public comment form upon arrival to the clerk in the courtroom prior to 9 a.m. the day of the meeting. If residents will not be in attendance, forms can be emailed to publiccomments@co.hays. tx.us no later than 5 p.m. the evening prior.

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HAYS COUNTY – Residents and community activists have been pushing for Hays County Jail transparency, and commissioners listened. The county has launched an online dashboard detailing who is in the Hays County Jail. The dashboard, provided in partnership with the nonprofit Vera Institute for Justice, includes the charge class, gender, race, length of stay, bond amount, age group and more. County Commissioner Lon Shell (R), said the criminal justice system is one of the most costly systems in a county. Having this dashboard will not only

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Kyle to unveil Veteran Drive soon BY MEGAN WEHRING KYLE — Veterans will be recognized for their service with a new road name. Kyle City Council approved a resolution to rename a portion of West Ranch to Market 150 to Veterans Drive and direct staff to install signs on or near Memorial Day in May. A specific date has not been decided yet. The city will use allocated funds and resources to assist businesses along the stretch of West RM 150 that will be affected. Once businesses are notified, they can apply to receive reimbursement that they qualify for. Mailing postcards with a website link could be more accessible and ensures residents that it is not spam, council member Yvonne Flores-Cale explained. “Since it’s such a specific area,” Flores-Cale said. “You could hand out flyers or postcards to make sure everybody got it. Sometimes a lot of people do not apply for that stuff because they do not know [about it].” While Rebel Drive and Fajita Drive is a part of Kyle history now, council member Robert Rizo said renaming the road was an effort by the residents. “There was a committee put together with citizens of this town,” Rizo said. “They did an excellent job. They did the research and the renaming of this road was a complete recommendation by the citizens of this city.”

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Dacy Lane improvements on map BY SAHAR CHMAIS

HAYS COUNTY – The Dacy Lane Roadway Improvement project is set to begin this week to make substantial upgrades and improvements, according to Hays County officials. This project was funded through the 2016 Road Bond and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2023. The improvement

project limits are Bebee Road to Hillside Terrace, and road signs have been placed in the area to alert drivers. “The project will reconstruct and expand the existing two-lane roadway,” said Hays County Transportation director, Jerry Borcherding. “From Bebee to Amberwood, there will be five lanes (two in each direction plus a center turn

lane) and from Amberwood to Hillside Terrace there will be three lanes (one in each direction and a center turn lane).” Along with reconstruction and expansion, the project will add numerous safety improvements, which include: • Upgrading all culvert crossings to desirable county standards, • Adding traffic signals at

Bebee and Windy Hill, • Adding shoulders. • Improving horizontal/ vertical roadway geometry and • Adding limited sidewalks at the southern and northern ends near Chapa and McCormick middle schools. Other improvements from the project will widen the intersection at Windy Hill Rd., which will provide

Heiss, project director at Vera. Jail does not have to be a first-line of response to poverty or public health problems, she added. Access to the dashboard and understanding the numbers could have a larger impact down the line on policies made about who should go to jail and who should not. Residents who are put in jail for substance abuse or mental health concerns, for example, would not benefit from going to jail, Shell said. This will not fix their problem and it will

most likely exacerbate the issue. Instead of jail, these residents can be placed in a program or service which can make sure they can still return to their family and to work, he explained. The dashboard can also give insight on cite and divert or cite and release policies to see how they affect the jail population and find ways to get them on a downward trend, Shell said. Some system limitations exist. The dashboard is not intended to be used for intricate analysis, said

Beatrice Halbach-Singh, research associate at Vera, but it does highlight booking trends. Data from the dashboard will only be refreshed every two weeks. Another shortcoming from the system is that it does not distinguish the Latinx race from other racial groups, but Halbach-Singh said she is hopeful it will be intact this week. As the program continues to improve, the ultimate goal will be to shed light on the Hays County Jail.

left turns onto Dacy Lane. A new two-lane roadway, which will be called Lois Lane, will be constructed between Marsh Lane in Shadow Creek Subdivision to Dacy Lane. More announcements will be released in advance to major traffic shifts at other times during the project

through the county’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts, the Hays County website and news releases to local media outlets. Borcherding asks that drivers going through the area remain aware and vigilant of the road work and to allow additional travel time during the project.

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yield transparency, but it is an informative tool for the taxpayer. “I would say if you look at any single expense that we take from our maintenance and operations budget,” Shell said, “criminal justice issues are at the top.” In 2016, voters passed a $100 million bond package that expanded and renovated the county jail. Additionally, the majority of people occupying jail beds are poor, working class, marginalized or not convicted, said Jasmine

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enforcing the mask rule, have said that if a person walks in without a mask, they would only ask the customer to wear one. If they do not oblige, many stores do not want to create unnecessary conflict and drop the matter. Other establishments are not restricting customers from dining if they decide not to wear a mask. Jennifer Walker, owner of Homespun Kitchen & Bar in Dripping Springs, said she is leaving it up to the customers. “I’m sure there will be some people that are not

going to like it,” Walker said. “But I feel like the customer has the right to choose.” John McIntosh, owner of the Barber Shop Bar in Dripping Springs, said lifting the mask order has increased foot traffic. “We’ve noticed an uptick in the number of people who are out and about,” McIntosh said. “While it’s not back to normal, it certainly feels like we are moving that direction.” Not all stores are following suit with their policies. MudBugs was unclear on its masking policies. One

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I would say if you look at any single expense that we take from our maintenance and operations budget, criminal justice issues are at the top.” –Commissioner Lon Shell. See story on page 1.

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Vaccination proclamation Crow’s Nest by Clint Younts

Hey, long time, no see. Some of y’all might’ve wondered why my column hasn’t been in the paper, maybe even worried that the COVID got me. Well, I am happy to announce that I have evaded the virus for more than a year, and now I am confident in knowing that the COVID isn’t going to put me six feet under. I finally was able to get the vaccine two weeks ago and I’m happy as a buzzard chowing down on fresh roadkill. Just knowing that I probably won’t keel over if I were to catch the coronavirus has relieved a lot of stress. Getting the vaccine wasn’t easy. I was on several lists, hoping I would get a call to come get my shot. I was so desperate, I even signed up on a list up in Austin. I wasn’t sure I wanted to risk my life driving into Austin for a potentially lifesaving vaccine, but I was willing to try. Luckily, I was able to get one just down the road. I never thought hypertension was a good thing, but it enabled me to be on the 1B list. And y’all thought all that red meat was unhealthy. I’ve gotta give the folks who ran the vaccine clinic that I attended a lot of praise. They were extremely organized and professional. I’m guessing our state government wasn’t directly involved. There was a slight wait, but the health care professionals and countless volunteers moved us along efficiently. It was reminiscent of working a large herd of cattle through the chutes, except the cows weren’t wearing masks. As for the actual injection, it was no big deal. I hardly felt the needle. Over the past 60+ years, I have received numerous injections: vaccines, antibiotics, anesthetics, and possibly, according to some wack-a-doodles, a microchip for the government to track us. Some of those shots hurt going in, but my corona vaccine slid in like a warm skewer into a marshmallow. The shot tingled a little at first, but it didn’t cause me to stagger or start mumbling incoherently. That came from my celebratory post-vaccine cocktail. Y’all might be curious about any side effects that I might’ve incurred. There have been unsubstantiated reports of all sorts of bad reactions, but the only side effect I had was a noticeably sore shoulder. I’ve heard some folks say they had body aches. I’m 63 years old. I have body aches every day. If the shot caused an extra ache, I didn’t notice. I also heard some folks felt tired after getting their vaccines. Dang, I’ve been tired since 1998, so I can’t accurately report this as being a side effect. I can truthfully say that I didn’t grow a third eyeball, develop an aversion to brisket or suffer any weird symptom like some cranially vacuous individuals claim on Facebook. I still can’t figure why some folks won’t get vaccinated. I’ve read all sorts of crapola posted on social media about the vaccine being dangerous and even potentially deadly. Some cretins with IQs matching their shoe size claim the CDC and our federal government have lied about the dangers of the vaccine, but you’ve got to wonder why so many people throughout the world are getting the vaccine and there are no reports coming from the World Health Organization about deadly side effects. I am surprised there isn’t some inane theory that the COVID vaccine was manufactured in Area 51 from alien DNA. I reckon some folks have a legitimate reason for not getting vaccinated. I feel sorry for their family members, friends and coworkers, but it’s their choice. Hopefully they won’t someday be lying on a hospital bed with a plastic tube crammed down their trachea and thinking, “Maybe I should’ve gotten that vaccine after all.” Personally, I’m thrilled to know I’ll be around on the earth for a while longer as long as I don’t get kicked in the head by a spooked cow. And once I get my second shot, I can go visit my family, assuming they tell me where they live.

Give me full checkout As a young boy growing up, one of the first “jobs” I had was at the grocery store. Technically a volunteer position, it still paid. It was bagging groceries. The store didn’t hire children to bag groceries, but they did allow kids to hang at the end of the checkout line and offer to bag customers’ groceries for them. I was quite good at it, from watching my mother bag our groceries. See, she never allowed someone else to do it, for two reasons. One, she was incredibly particular about what went in each bag and was convinced everyone else did it wrong. Two, we were quite poor growing up and just simply didn’t have the extra money to tip the bagger. That is where the “job” came in for me. I was quick, and I was skilled in making things fit. This was in the era of Tetris, mind you, so I put those skills to good use. Never say video games don’t teach you anything! The bagging gig ended after a short while, and I moved on to using my free time

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stores that someone was making a buck on their dime, without their cut, so they got rid of them. That wasn’t enough by David though. In true capitalAbdel ist fashion, the wheels of enterprise began to in other ways. Sometime turn and new ideas to in the years to come recapture the almighty though, without any sud- dollar began to unfold. denness of it happening, If you’ve ever owned or grocery baggers simply managed a business, disappeared. It was back you know that one of the to being the sole respon- easiest and surest ways sibility of the cashier. to add to the bottom line This is where our story is to eliminate labor cost. takes shape. So how could grocery Those who know me chains eliminate labor, well, know that I have a without impeding the massive gripe with groflow of commerce. The cery stores and the self self checkout. checkout line. Over the Why not have the past few years, it seems customers themselves as though this ploy for scan and bag everything? profit is growing in pop- We can get rid of a ton ularity as well as space in of cashier positions by many big box retailers. making the customers Why, you might ask, do their own cashiers! I have I have such a problem to believe that in this iniwith this? Well, it started tial pitch meeting somewith the elimination of one stood up and said the grocery baggers. Sim- “how are we going to get ple enough, it was a job a customers to be ok with child could do. A way for that?” and the answer young people to make was by disguising it as a few bucks on the side “convenience.” The pitch before they were of true would become “save working age. My percep- time, do it yourself” and tion is that it infuriated “no more waiting” when

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truly they’ve turned the customer into the employee, but without the pay. I never go through the self checkout specifically for that reason, I am not an employee. Until such time as I am paid for my work, I will not be scanning and bagging my own groceries. Imagine this same concept at a restaurant. Ok there’s the kitchen you can go grab whatever you want and fire up the stove and cook it yourself, enjoy! No way, we’ve gone too far. Our lovely HEB corporation has taken it a step further with the brand new HEB-Go app. Now you can walk around the store, scanning as you go, and then you just pay on your phone and walk out. “Contactless!” they emphatically decree. Another step in the wrong direction. First it was the baggers, now it’s the cashiers, slowly eliminating jobs. As we rush toward automation and autonomy, all for the sake of convenience, we should ask who is it really convenient for, the customer or the corporation?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED

77 page report from the Texas State’s independent Sunset Advisory ComIs it time for an mission, provided to the investigation into the 87th Texas State LegisHays County Jail, or lature, found that jail Judge Becerra, or both? standards are in many Recent accusations by instances ‘vague’ and not Judge Becerra seem to in keeping with the curhave been unfounded rent times. If the jail truly regarding the status has no issues, then they of the jails. In a recent should be open to an no-notice inspection by investigation by a small the Texas Commission group of independent on Jail Standards, the jail citizens to tour the jail. In was found to be 100% in no small matter, jail concompliance. ditions and an inspection However, any invesby its citizens should be tigation into jails by the open and transparent. Texas Commission on Jail At the same time, Standards should itself Judge Becerra seems to be questioned. A recent have his own issues with

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oversight and transparency regarding the manner in which Hays County business and communication is being conducted. Poor reporting of COVID hospitalization cases resulted in State Representative Erin Zwiener to write a letter to Judge Becerra in July of 2020. But his issues seem to be deeper than that. In the Sep 25th issue of the Texas Tribune, Judge Becerra was reported meeting with a scam artist marketing COVID antibody tests. In the same time period, the Texas AG began an investigation into Judge Becerra’s other

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alleged COVID supplier and testing interactions. It could, on one hand, appear Judge Becerra’s complaints about the jail are a smokescreen to divert attention from the spotlights that have been focused on himself. But lingering questions still exist in this reader’s mind: 1. What, if any did the Texas AG uncover? 2. What are the true standard issues in the jail, if any? 3. Has COVID reporting from Hays county been brought into alignment with actual hospital cases? Gary White Mountain City

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Tiger boys soccer are district champs, 5th in state The Dripping Springs Boys soccer team (20-0-3) is now ranked 5th in the state after clinching the district championship on Tuesday March 16. The Tigers hosted the Seguin Matadors. The Tigers were very strong on defense and had plenty of great offense. DSHS outscored the Matadors 8 to 1. Bottom right is junior Enrique Alvarez (#9) attempting to outmaneuver the Matador goalie, but Alvarez was unable to convert, but still a great effort by both players. The Tigers will begin playoffs on Friday March 26 at 7:30 p.m. when they will be hosting the Rouse Raiders from Leander.

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Dripping Springs’ Taylor Hodsden (center) watches as the ball bounces toward the net after taking a shot on the goal and colliding with the Tivy goalkeeper. A Tivy player cleared the ball to prevent the goal. The home team Lady Tigers won 5-2 on St. Patrick’s Day.

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Kyle Correctional Center gives back with literacy projects BY MEGAN WEHRING

KYLE — In an effort to improve literacy skills in the community, the Kyle Correctional Center is conducting its first service project in a series this month with book drives.

The projects are in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the facility’s operator Management & Training Corporation (MTC). Other projects for each quarter will focus on hunger, fighting mental illness and helping ease the pain

caused by homelessness. The first round of books was donated to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in San Antonio on March 10. Warden Bernadette Rodriguez said the literacy program is designed for all generations, including juveniles.

“It was impactful to the youths because they got to see and hear about somebody that could relate to them,” Rodriguez said. “Literacy, reading and writing is very important in their life whether it is applying for a job or signing a

contract for a house or an apartment.” Rodriguez added that the juveniles enjoyed hearing the recorded testimonials of adult inmates because they were in the shoes once before. The inmates at the Kyle facility are also record-

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Stephanie Martinez, communication professor at When Steve Fox and St. Edward’s University, if wife Rebekah adopted there is another COVID-19 their sons in 2019, they surge. She is hoping that planned to visit family in her family can go on a Michigan last summer. road trip to Colorado Then, the pandemic halt- and Ohio, especially after ed their travel. losing a big European Once Steve and Revacation last year. bekah receive their second Martinez added that COVID-19 dose, they said as a professor, she wants they will feel more comrelaxation more than anyfortable to travel with their thing – starting with her sons to visit family in both annual book club. Arkansas and Michigan. “This year has been Families are hoping hard,” Martinez said. “It summer 2021 will bring has been hard on teachrelief — something that ers, parents and students. many have been longing Every summer we do a for. Many are revisitbook club of sorts. Our ing vacation spots and daughter read about 20 neighborhood cookouts, classics last summer depending on COVID-19 [including] Of Mice and vacations and trends in Men, The Call of the Wild the area. Restrictions and wrote just two page are starting to become reports on them (she was more lenient, but families in eighth grade). It keeps should still put the safety her thinking.” of others first. Spending quality time “Get your family, espewith family is top pricially adult members, vac- ority for Alicia Hill, Kyle cinated,” Fox said. “This resident. will reduce your risk. We’ll “Have fun with your continue to wear masks kids,” Hill said. “They are in public and not expose only young for a short family who we know not time and tomorrow is nevto be vaccinated. In eser promised, so savor the sence, have fun but don’t family time and cherish let your guard completely the memories made.” down.” It is difficult to know for The Fox family is not certain when the panthe only ones being caudemic will end yet many tious. remain optimistic they Staying home this sum- can still enjoy the summer mer may be the plan for season.

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her future husband, Milton. They were On February 14, married July 11, 1947 at 2021, Susie ‘Sue’ Grace United MethodCouncil ist Church in Atlanta. Ferrell, a Sue and Milton were force of happily married for nature at nearly 57 years before age 92, Milton passed away. unexAfter 24 years with pectedly the U.S. Defense died after Supply Agency, U.S. a fall Forest Service and on ice U.S. Environmental during Protection Agency, Sue one of the worst winter retired from federal storms ever seen in service in 1992. She the history of Central moved to Texas in 2008 Texas. to be near her daughShe was preceded in ter, granddaughter and death by her parents, great-grandchildren. Nettie Miller Council She settled in Kyle, and Ralph Emerson which she grew to Council, her sister and love dearly. She was a childhood partner-inmember of Kyle United crime Annah Madeline Methodist Church, the Chandler, daughter Rotary Club, Kyle VFW, Martha Kathryn ‘Kitty’ Kyle Police Auxiliary, Pryor, her husband Mil- Chamber of Commerce ton Earnest Ferrell Jr., and the Hometown and her great-grandson Networking Group of Joseph ‘Tyler’ Williams. Kyle. After receiving She leaves behind her Kyle’s Ambassador of brother Robert Emerthe Year Award four son ‘R.E.’ Council and times, the Volunteer his wife Janet, daughter of the Year award, the Patricia Lynne Ferrell Spirit of Kyle award, Swinson, son-in-law, serving as the Grand Kendall Jones SwinMarshal of the Foundson, granddaughter ers Day Parade in 2018, and namesake Susan and receiving the only Swinson Cooper and honorary Key to the her husband ChristoCity from the mayor pher, grandson Krisever presented to a topher Lee Swinson community member, and his wife Mary, Sue tirelessly declared great-grandchildren that she still had a lot Ryan Williams, Carson of things that she wantWilliams, Savannah ed to accomplish. ‘Annah’ Williams and A Celebration of Life Gabriella Cooper, will be held at 3 p.m. nephew Greg Chandler Tuesday, March 30th and his wife Vannette, at 3 p.m. at Texas Old niece Linda Chandler Town, Sage Hall. Masks Lewis, nephew Brian are recommended. Chandler, nephew Ronnie Council, nephew MAHER David Council, niece Reta Szlosek, cousins, Mary Louise Maher and countless friends was born on January 2, whom she treated like 1936 and family. died in Born June 25, 1928 her home in Jasper, Florida, in Kyle the daddy’s girl was on March nicknamed “Jinx” by 16, 2021 her father. The Council at the family moved a bit for age of 85. work during the Great She was Depression but eventu- preceded ally settled in Georgia. in death Sue worked for Western by her loving husband Union and Crane Com- of over 50 years, James Ronald Maher Sr., and pany where she met

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id Curry, the most dangerous member of the Wild Bunch, shot a total stranger and left him to die in the dust while passing through a West Texas town on March 27, 1901. Orphaned at an early age, the three Logan boys were raised by a loving aunt in Missouri. But Harvey, the oldest and least receptive to her Christian teachings, eventually led Lonie and Johnny astray. In 1884 the teenagers ran away from home to the wilds of Wyoming, where they learned how to rustle from the hoof up. In four years, the Logans had accumulated enough cash and stolen cattle to start their own ranch. But the youths soon learned that hard work was not nearly as much fun or as profitable as the outlaw life. Using the ranch strictly as a hideout, they resumed their criminal careers. By the savage standards of the times, the Logans were nothing more than

had an opening for a cold-blooded gunman Texas and instinct told him Harvey Logan filled the bill. History The Logans had been by Bartee Haile riding with the Wild Bunch for a couple years, when they heard that a small fry in a land crawlrancher named Winters ing with cutthroats. But had snitched on them to the brothers suddenly lost the authorities. Well-pretheir amateur status in pared for his uninvited 1894, when hot-tempered company, the cowman Harvey killed his former put a bullet through father-in-law. Johnny Logan. Harvey While on a Christmas and Lonie briefly returned Eve drunk in Landusky, fire before retreating with Montana, the boys the body of their dead crashed a party at a local brother. saloon. Harvey spotted Following a bank Pike Landusky, town robbery at Belle Fourche, founder and father of his Montana, a posse capex-wife, and the fight was tured Kid Curry, Harvey’s on. Fists gave way to guns, new alias, and two accomand Landusky caught a plices. The three spent six fatal slug in the chest. weeks behind bars before Full-fledged fugitives breaking jail and making a with a price on their clean getaway. heads, the Logans headed In the summer of 1899, straight for the Hole in the Wild Bunch looted a the Wall, the impregnable train, divided the proheadquarters of the Wild ceeds and split up into Bunch. Although leader small groups to confuse Butch Cassidy prided pursuers. Despite this himself on having never clever strategy, lawmen taken a life, he always surrounded the camp of

Harvey Logan and the Sundance Kid. In the ensuing battle, Logan dropped his first sheriff and escaped again. The Wild Bunch fled to Texas in 1900 and wintered in the red-light district of San Antonio. While Harvey was letting his hair down, brother Lonie was slain by the Pinkertons at the Missouri homestead. Returning to the Rockies ahead of Butch and Sundance, Harvey went on a one-man rampage. He refused to be taken alive, and two more sheriffs died in the line of duty. Cutting short a second vacation in Texas, Logan was in his usual ugly mood when a hapless stranger crossed his murderous path in Paint Rock east of San Angelo. Without even pausing to ask the victim’s name, the callous killer added another notch to his deadly six-gun. After five long years, the rancher who sent Johnny Logan to an early grave thought he was safe

from harm. But Harvey secretly slipped into Montana, caught Winters by surprise and took his revenge. For old time’s sake and traveling money, the Wild Bunch pulled one last train robbery in 1901 and then broke up for good. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid headed south for their date with destiny in South America, while Harvey Logan went into hiding in Tennessee. Wherever he ran, however, trouble was never far behind. Venturing out of his Knoxville hotel room for a quiet game of poker, he was soon embroiled in a barroom brawl. The sudden appearance of three policemen activated Logan’s hair-trigger reflexes, and he shot the trio down at the door. Slowed by a serious shoulder wound, Harvey Logan was caught, convicted and sentenced to a long prison term. But a not so funny thing happened on the way to the penitentiary, and he was once again

on the loose. Recruiting a pair of rank amateurs, Logan tried to organize his own gang. But when it came to planning, the gunslinger was no Butch Cassidy. A daylight train job barely covered expenses, and the ill-conceived escape wound up in a steepwalled canyon with the outlaws pinned down by a Colorado posse. Hearing Logan cry out in pain, a sidekick shouted, “Are you hit?” “Yes,” he answered in agony. “And I’m going to end it right here.” Seconds later the sound of a single gunshot echoed through the canyon. Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry, was his own last victim. “Unforgettable Texans” brings to life the once famous people nobody knows today. Order your copy for $24.00 (tax and shipping included) by mailing a check to Bartee Haile, P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393.

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NOTICE TO OFFERORS TO FILE PRELIMINARY PLAT service will be provided by the of Dripping Springs. North The Alliance Regional Water Authority (the “OWNER”) FOR DRIFTWOOD PHASE ONE City Hays County Fire Rescue will is requesting sealed written Proposals for furnishing all PRELIMINARY PLAT REVISED provide fire services. ESD #1 labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidenAn application for the Drifttals, and for performing all Work required for the Phase will provide EMS services. Pedwood Phase One Preliminary 1B Raw Water Infrastructure and Water Treatment Plant ernales Electric Cooperative Plat Revised was filed with Project. The Project generally consists of the construction Inc. will provide electric service. Hays County. 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The successful Offeror will for the purpose of amending PUD be required to document compliance with their HUB documentation related to approximately Participation Plan with each monthly pay application. Each Proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Public Notice 107.247 acres of land to allow impervious on the furnished form, in an amount of not less than five surfaces calculations for two or more lots Notice of Public Hearing percent of the total Proposal, as specified in Form 00 21 14, Instructions to Offerors. Performance and payment Comprehensive Plan ‘Future Land Use Map’ within the ‘PUD’ that may be combined and bonds when required shall be executed on forms furconsidered as a whole, such that the nished by the OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an Amendment amount of 100% of the Contract Amount by a solvent impervious cover across the lots remains in corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas and shall meet any other requireNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALLaccordance with the City of Kyle limits by ments established by law or by the OWNER. district type for property located on Vista The OWNERPERSONS, reserves the right to reject any or all INTERESTED THAT: Ridge Dr. and Gateway Blvd., in Hays Proposals and to waive any minor informality (one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Proposal) in County, Texas. any Proposal or in the solicitation process. The City Council and Planning and Zoning Inquiries from Offerors regarding this Invitation must be submitted CivCAST. an Offeror contacts Commission ofthrough the City of IfKyle, Texas, will holdThe Planning and Zoning Commission may any officer or employee of the OWNER, or any other publicrepresentative hearingsof the forOWNER, the during purpose ofbe-receivingrecommend, and the City Council may the period ginning on the date this Invitation is issued and ending testimony, comments, and written evidence fromconsider, assigning any zoning district on the date of contract award or rejection to all offers by the OWNER, any offer submitted by the Offeror is Futurewhich is equivalent or more restrictive. the public regarding a Comprehensive Plan subject to rejection by the OWNER. Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: The City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kyle, Texas, will hold public hearings for the purpose of receiving testimony, comments, and written evidence from the public regarding a comprehensive plan amendment to add Manufactured Home Subdivision Districts ‘M-2’ and ‘M-3’ to the ‘New Town Community District’ in the Comprehensive Plan, for a property located at 600 Bebee Road in the City of Kyle, Texas. (Hadsell Estate – Z-21-0075) This is planned as a virtual meeting taking place at https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. Should the COVID-19 disaster be repealed between the date of this notice and the date of the public hearing, the location will be at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, TX 78640. Please check the agenda for the proper location. The public hearing schedule is as follows:

Two public hearings will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 and Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. A public hearing will be held by the Kyle City Council on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 7:00 P.M.

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Land Use Map amendment to reclassify Notice is hereby Given to all interested persons, that: approximately 20 acres of land from ‘FarmA public hearing will be held by the Planning andshallZoning Commission The City of Kyle hold a public hearing on a re- on District’ to ‘Regional Node District’ and theTuesday, Notice of Public Hearing quest by RRApril HPI, LLC for the purpose of 13, (Z-21-0077) 2021 at 6:30 P.M. Comprehensive Plan ‘Future remaining approximately 87 Land acresUseofMap’ land fromamending PUD documentation related to approximately 107.247 acres of land to allow impervious surfaces ‘Farm District’ to theAmendment ‘New Settlement District’ forA public hearing will lots be within held the by‘PUD’ the Kyle calculations for two or more that Noticelocated is hereby Given all interested that: of themay be combined and considered as a whole, such that property at tothe northpersons, corner City Council on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the impervious The City Council and Planning Zoning150. Com- (FM 812,7:00 intersection at SH-21 and and E FM P.M. cover across the lots remains in accordance with the City of Kyle limits by district type for mission of the City of Kyle, Texas, will hold public LLC -hearings JD’s Market) property located on Vista Ridge Dr. and Gateway Blvd., for the purpose of receiving testimony, comin HaysisCounty, Texas.as a virtual meeting This planned ments, and written evidence from the public regarding a Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map amendment The Planning and at Zoning Commission may recommend, place https:// This isto planned as a virtual meeting taking place attaking reclassify approximately 20 acres of land from ‘Farm and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. District’ to ‘Regional Node District’ and the remaining district which is equivalent or more restrictive. approximately 87 acres of land from ‘Farm District’ to Should the COVID-19 disaster be Should the COVID-19 disaster be repealedlive. A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning the ‘New Settlement District’ for property located at the the date ofatthis notice Commission between on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 6:30 P.M. between date ofintersection this notice andandthe date norththe corner of the at SH-21 E FM 150.of therepealed thehearing date will of the public hearing, the 812, LLC the - JD’slocation Market) public(FM hearing, will be at Kyle Cityand A public be held by the Kyle City Council on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. as a virtualStreet, meeting taking placeTX at Hall, This 100is planned W. Center Kyle, 78640.location will be at Kyle City Hall, 100 https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. Should ThisCenter is plannedStreet, as a virtual meeting taking place Kyle, TX 78640. Pleasethecheck the agenda for the proper location. W. COVID-19 disaster be repealed between the date at https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. Please thedisaster agenda for thebetween proper of this notice and the date of the public hearing, the Should thecheck COVID-19 be repealed the locationhearing will be at Kyle City Hall,is100 Center Street, date of this notice and the date of the public hearing, location. The public schedule asW. follows: Kyle, TX 78640. Please check the agenda for the proper location.

the location will be at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, TX 78640. Please check the agenda for Owner: HPI the proper RR location.

Two public hearings will be held by the Planning The public hearing schedule is as follows: Runi Duvall Owner: RR HPI and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, April 13, Agent: Two public hearings will be held by the Planning and HPIDuvall – Development Director Agent: Runi 2021 and Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at2021 6:30andP.M. Zoning Commission on Tuesday, April 13, HPI – Development Director Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 6:30 P.M.

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NOTICE OF ADDENDUM PROJECT 150 BUSINESS PARK PUBLIC/PRIVATE WASTEWATER LINE

OWNERS: CITY OF KYLE/ TEXAS REALTY RETAIL PARTNERS LLC Addendum No 1 to the project manual has been issued. Incorporating the Following changes: 1. The date for opening of bids has been changed to Thursday April 15 2021 at the offices of Texas Realty Retail Partners, 9811 So IH 35, Bldg. 3 Ste 100 Austin Tx 78744. 2. An electronic copy of the plans and specifications can be obtained free of charge by requesting them by email to: David@Vigilandassoc.com 3. The plans and specifications can also be obtained at civcastusa.com Issued March 19 2021 Texas Realty Retail Partners Austin TX

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Ella Amanda Kolbe, Deceased, were issued on March 15, 2021, in Cause No. 21-0049-P, pending in County Court, Hays County,

Texas, to: Del Deforest Kolbe. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Del Deforest Kolbe, c/o William R. Leighton, 248 Addie Roy Road, Suite B-204, Austin, Texas 78746. DATED the 19th of March. 2021, William R. Leighton, Attorney for Del Deforest Kolbe, State Bar No. 12185320, Leighton, Michaux, Adkinson & Brown, PLLC. 248 Addie Roy Road, Suite B-204, Austin, Texas 78746, Telephone 512-322-2001, Fax 512-322-0882

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, Construction Manager-at-Risk, for: Hays CISD Sunfield Elementary School, is requesting competitive proposals from subcontractors and suppliers. Subcontractor and supplier proposals will be received via email to bidaus@bartlettcocke. com or via Fax to (512) 326-4339 or (512) 326-3990 no later than 2:00:00 PM on 4/15/2021. Any proposals received after this time will not be accepted. Electronic copies of the

proposal documents may be obtained from Bartlett Cocke or viewed at local and online planrooms. Contact Stefan Doerr via email Sdoerr@bartlettcocke.com or phone (512) 326-4223 to make arrangements. Small, Woman Owned, Disadvantaged, HUB, HUBZone, 8(a), Minority, and all similar firms are encouraged to submit proposals on this project. Bartlett Cocke General Contractors is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on November 18, 2009, a certain Adjustable Rate Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust (“Reverse Mortgage”) was executed by RUPERTO ARREDONDO AND ISABEL ARREDONDO, as mortgagor in favor of METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A., as mortgagee and ROBERT K FOWLER, as trustee, and was recorded on December 16, 2009 under Clerk`s Instrument Number 2009-90032298, Book 3790, Page 771 in the real property records of Hays, Texas. WHEREAS, the Reverse Mortgage was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the “Secretary”) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Reverse Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated July 10, 2015, and recorded on August 24, 2015, under Clerk`s Instrument Number 2015-15026426, Book 5302, Page 289 in the real property records of Hays County, Texas; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Reverse Mortgage in that the Mortgagors are now deceased; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of April 6, 2021 is $143,951.16; and WHEREAS, by virtue of the default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Reverse Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on October 15, 2007 in Dallas County under Clerk’s File Number 20070369306, notice is hereby given that on April 6, 2021, at 12:00 PM local time or no later than three hours thereafter, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

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LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK 1, W.R. SIMCOCK`S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF KYLE, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME S, PAGE 163, DEED RECORDS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. Commonly known as: 427 LIVE OAK STREET, KYLE, TX 78640. The sale will be held in Hays County, Texas at the following location: ON THE FRONT STEPS OF THE HAYS COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING, OR THE PRECEDING AREA IS NO LONGER THE DESIGNATED AREA, AT THE AREA MOST RECENTLY DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER`S COURT or as designated by the County Commissioners Court. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $143,951.16. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorate share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $14,395.12 in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $14,395.12 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extension of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be paid in full prior the scheduled sale is $143,951.16, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Date: March 8, 2021 L. Keller Mackie Foreclosure Commissioner Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C. Parkway Office Center, Suite 900 14160 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75254 (214) 635-2650 (214) 635-2686 Fax

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asked a series of questions prepared by the League of Women Voters of Hays County (LWV) with input from the community. Members in the community can submit questions or issues up to one week in advance of the event to dsforumcoordinator@lwvhaysco. com. In the subject line

of the email, the name of the event and “questions” should be written. All forums will begin at 7 p.m. on April 8 and 14. Recordings will be available within 48 hours of each forum on the LWV website under the Resources tab. • Dripping Springs City Council Forum will be held on April 8. Questions

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The City of Kyle is seeking proposals highlighting the interest and qualifications for a Restaurateur tenant for a downtown parcel owned by the City. The space has prime frontage on Burleson Street in the city’s new-tobe constructed three story multitenant building and includes 1600 +/- square feet to be finished by Restaurateur tenant, as well as some outdoor seating. Statements of Interest and Qualifications, will be received electronically by email at LLyons@cityofkyle.com use subject line ‘SOI - 104 S Burleson Tenant’ Physical copies are not desired. Statements of Interest will be received until 12:00 P.M. on Friday, April 9, and potential tenants will then be considered by City Council in Executive session under Economic Incentives. Details of what the City seeks may be secured from the City website ((www.cityofkyle.com/rfps)) and are also available from the office of the City Secretary, Kyle, Texas. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all

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Notice is hereby given that Original Letters of Dependent Administration for the Estate of Armando Puentes Jr., Deceased, were issued on the 29th day of October, 2020, in Cause No. 19-0344-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to Colin G. Wise, Dependent Administrator of the Estate of Armando Puentes Jr. Colin G. Wise Morris & Wise Attorneys at Law 1921 Corporate Drive, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present themselves within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED this the 15th day of March, 2021 Respectfully submitted COLIN G. WISE MORRIS & WISE Attorneys at Law 1921 Corporate Drive, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 392-2197 Telecopier: (512) 396-7599 State Bar No. 00794875 Email: colin@morrisandwise.com

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Notice is hereby given that in Cause No. 21-0037-P, styled Estate of Jack Williams, Jr., Deceased, pending in the County Court at Law No. 3 of Hays County, Texas, original letters testamentary were issued on February 25, 2021, to David McLeod Williams. Claims may be presented and addressed to the personal representative of the estate in care of the attorneys at the address below. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Signed on March 22, 2021. McGINNIS LOCHRIDGE LLP 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, TX 78701 512-495-6072 Telephone 512-505-6372 Fax EFranco@mcginnislaw.com By: Emily R. Franco State Bar No. 24082260 Attorneys for Independent Executor

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