JUNE 12, 2019 THE RIGHT FIT
SPORTS TOP 10
Lehman High stakeholders offer input on next principal hire.
Top 10 moments in Hays CISD sports this past year.
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Kyle Council finalizes 900% pay increase BY KATIE BURRELL
After three-plus months of contentious debate, Kyle city leaders June 4 gave the final green light for their own 900% pay increase. By a split 4-3 vote, the Kyle city council narrowly approved an ordinance outlining the increase, which will bump city council members’ pay
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from $100 to 1,000 per month, while the mayor’s pay goes from $200 to $1,300 per month. Council members Alex Villalobos, Daphne Tenorio and Robert Rizo all voted against the pay increase. The Kyle City Council will allow its members the option to take health insurance. If taken, the
Commuters at the intersection of Interstate 35 at Kyle Parkway Sunday got quite the light show as Mother Nature threw down big bolts of lightning during a passing storm. While some areas of Kyle and Buda dealt with minor wind damage. No one was seriously hurt.
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Buda bolsters defenses as complaint looms As a Texas Workforce Commission complaint looms, Buda elected officials June 4 passed an agreement aimed at bolstering the city’s defenses. By a 5-0 vote, the Buda City Council approved a Joint Defense and Allied Litigant agreement involving the city and the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Mayor Pro Tem Wiley Hopkins and council member Evan Ture were absent from the meeting and did not vote. Buda Mayor George Haehn said the agreement between the two entities is meant to create a “joint defense” against any claims made by previous personnel who might have worked with the EDC. Haehn did not specifically identify who the previous EDC employee was. “It’s an agreement between the two entities to mutually defend each other,” Haehn said. Exact details of the agreement, however, were not made available to the Hays Free Press prior to press time. The Hays Free Press submitted an open records request to Buda
Buda Mayor George Haehn said part of the agreement would allow the city and the EDC to share documentation in the event one or the other is “attacked and sued.”
Aquifer district mulls over Henly-area concrete batch plant water request BY EXSAR ARGUELLO A concrete company’s plan to pump close to 9 million gallons of water from the Trinity Aquifer for its Henly-area batch plant is bubbling up concern from nearby neighbors. Lauren Concrete Inc., owners of a batch plant near Henly that generated controversy when it was proposed in 2018, submitted an application to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) to pump 8,126,724 gallons per year from the aquifer. HTGCD Hydrogeologist Jeff Watson said the permit request, which amounts to 24.95 acrefeet of water, would be the 15th largest water production permit of 85 that are currently active, if approved.
city officials for a formal copy of the agreement. City officials did not respond to the request as of Tuesday. Haehn said part of the agreement would allow the city and the EDC to share documentation in the event one or the other is “attacked and sued.” It is unknown at this time if formal litigation has been filed against the city or the EDC. In April, former Buda EDC Executive Director Ann Miller filed a TWC complaint against Buda, citing a hostile workplace environment stemming from months of backbiting between the two entities.
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Coming Up Defensive Gardening at the Buda Library
contact Jason Mangold, Hays County Extension Agent, at (512) 393-2136.
Hays County Master Gardeners, in cooperation with the Buda Library, will host a free seminar on June 15, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Buda Public Library. The seminar is free and will feature guest speaker Joseph Blanford who will talk about attracting pollinators in the garden. For more information,
Hays County Beekeepers meet monthly
The Hays County chapter of the Texas Beekeepers Association will hold its monthly recurring meeting June 19, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Driftwood Volunteer Fire Station. For more information, call Nathalie Misserey at (512) 699-0605
SETON BUDA
Seton opens new healthcare facility in Buda.
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square feet of HTGCD Hydrogeologist Jeff Watson 57,750 its property to capture said the requested permit compared rainwater. estimates to water supply companies is small. theHTGCD system will capture 26,000 gallons of rainHowever, compared to household during a one-inch usage, HTGCD officials estimate the water rain event. The application is in permit is comparable to around 67 administrative review, new homes coming online in the Drip- said HTGCD Manager Rick Braun. ping Springs area. “Comparing it to a larger permit at 1,100 acre-feet, it’s around 2 percent of those large permits,” Watson said. Watson said the permit compared to water supply companies is small. However, compared to household usage, HTGCD officials estimate the permit is comparable to around 67 new homes coming online in the Dripping Springs area. Per the application’s
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Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters free program
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training June 20 in Kyle. The free program will be from 1-5 p.m. at the Kyle Fire Department 1, 210 W. Moore St. It is being offered in collaboration with the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership. See more, pg. 6.
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process, Lauren Concrete was required to perform a 48-hour pumping test. Experts study these tests to determine the potential drawdown and impact on the aquifer. But efforts are being made by the district to mitigate pumping. Lauren Concrete will capture rainwater to lessen its groundwater pumping needs, according to the permit. The company will pave
For residents who are opposed to the permit, they now wait for that review. Dripping Springs resident Elenore Goode is in opposition to the permit, citing concerns about the damage the pumping could potentially have on the aquifer. “This aquifer has already suffered severe degradation from its historical norms of high-pressure flow, as
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Program aims to help feed children in need during the summer BY KATIE BURRELL
aims to serve more than 23,000 children again Free breakfast and this year. In 2018, the lunch for children of program served 23,236 all ages is available this children. summer, thanks in part The program is free to a Hays CISD program and is open to children aimed at providing meals from all across the to those in need. county. Hays CISD Nutrition In San Marcos, 68.5% Specialist Melanie McCall of students qualify for said Hays CISD’s Summer Feeding Program SUMMER NUTRITION, 9
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HISTORY
Founded April 10, 1903, by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.
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Instructor sentenced to life for child porn BY MOSES LEOS III
was 14 years old, A former Wimberley according karate instructor was to the resentenced to life in prison lease. plus 20 years Friday after During he was convicted of engag- the trial, ing in a sexual relationship which lastwith a minor in 2012 and ed roughly collecting explicit photos two weeks, GRIFFIN of her. witnesses Richard Dale Griffin, 65, testified Griffin and the was convicted of continu- child became acquainted ous trafficking of a person, while she was a student at a first degree felony, and Griffin’s karate studio in 63 counts of possession Wimberley. According to of child pornography, all the release, Griffin develthird-degree felonies. oped a relationship with According to a press rethe child’s family; he then lease, Griffin was arrested “began lavishing” attenin July 2014 after the victim tion on the child. told her parents he had However, after the vicengaged in a sexual relatim’s family determined to tionship with her for about cut off contact with Griffin, 18 month starting in late he provided her with cell 2012. At the time the relaphones to communitionship started, the victim cate secretly. The victim,
who is now 21 years old, described several secret meetings with Griffin, which included sneaking out of her house, meeting him after school or pretending to go to a friend’s house. During those times, Griffin picked the victim up to take her to places where they engaged in inappropriate relations. After the victim disclosed the relationship to her parents and then authorities, both Hays and Comal county sheriff’s office officials collected evidence that corroborated the victim’s account of events. That included recovering one of the cell phones given to the victim, thousands of dollars in cash Griffin had given to the teen and DNA evidence in his home and
travel trailer. Authorities also collected explicit photographs of the victim off of Griffin’s cell phone and computer. A Hays County jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning a guilty verdict on June 6. Griffin was convicted of continuous trafficking of a person due to his transporting and enticing the victim for the purpose of committing sexual offenses. On June 7, Hays County Judge Gary Steele, who presided over the case, heard additional evidence during the punishment phase. Part of the additional evidence was Griffin texting another 12-year-old girl in a similar fashion he used to entice the victim. Prosecutors in the case also presented victim im-
pact evidence detailing how Griffin’s actions affected the victim’s physical and emotional well-being, according to the release. Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said he was pleased with the performance of all law enforcement officials in bringing the case to a close. Mau also thanked forensic scientists, child advocacy workers and victims’ assistance personnel who helped the prosecution. “Most of all, I want to recognize the victim’s courage to come forward and face Mr. Griffin in court. Based on the evidence we have, I have little doubt that she saved Mr. Griffin’s next victim from suffering the same fate,” Mau said in a statement.
Illinois man sentenced to 99 years for sexual assault BY MOSES LEOS III A Hays County jury June 5 sentenced an Illinois man to 99 years in prison after it convicted him of aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child. Punishment for Reymundo Montiel, Jr., 41, of Pickneyville, IL, came after a nearly two week trial surrounding his abuse of two girls in 2014 and 2015. Montiel was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child,
both first-degree felony offenses, as well as two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, MONTIEL both second-degree felonies. Montiel was convicted on all four counts. According to a press release, two victims testified Montiel began sexually assaulting them in 2014
while they were asleep. When confronted, Montiel confessed to the victims’ mother after he believed he had impregnated one of the girls. However, Montiel then fled in summer 2015 to Illinois where he committed, was convicted, and later sentenced to prison in that state for aggravated battery. Montiel, who was indicted in May 2016 for the sexual assaults committed in Hays County, was extradited to Hays County in March 2018 to face the
four felony charges. Montiel, a habitual offender, had been convicted of aggravated battery four other times between 1995 and 2005 in Illinois. He was eligible for a minimum punishment of 25 years to life in prison. The jury sentenced Montiel to 99 years for the aggravated sexual assault charges and 60 years for the indecency with a child charges. All sentences will run concurrently. Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau thanked
the victims and their families “who never gave up on justice,” as well as San Marcos Police and members of the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center who assisted with the investigation. “Without persistent and brave victims willing to tell their stories and jurors willing to hear them, we cannot obtain justice. These victims got the justice they deserve, and in doing so, put a child predator where he belongs,” Mau said in a statement.
Council Compensation: 900% pay increase finalized Continued from pg. 1
cost of the coverage would come out of their compensation pay. Those decisions, however, came after several more rounds of debate among city leaders, with some worrying the pay raise was too exorbitant. The decision closes a nearly three-month saga that generated a firestorm of controversy among the Kyle City Council and the community. Dissenting council members said they were against the pay for various reasons from concern for fairness to part-time city employees, overall cost and to the philosophy behind public service. “It’s just too much,” Tenorio said. “I’ve spoken with my constituents who surprisingly say the council should get a raise, but they also believe that this is too high.” Tenorio motioned to adjust the recommendation to $500 monthly for council members and $700 for the mayor. While the motion was seconded by Villalobos, it ultimately failed by a 3-4 vote. Villalobos in turn offered a compromise that would allow for the council to accept only half of the funds, if they so
choose. Kyle’s city attorney advised against the option. “My understanding is that, that was discussed with HR and that there is no tax consequence to decline it,” the attorney said. “Based on my reading of the charter amendment, there is not an ability for each council member to select a range of their salary. The amount is set by the ordinance and council members can choose to decline.” Some council members said they felt the wording of the ordinance, paired with the amount of the raise, could create a political issue for members who seek to decline the full raise, but would still like to keep their current compensation. Mayor Travis Mitchell as well as council members Rick Koch, Dex Ellison and Tracy Scheel supported the full raise including insurance. “I would like to see us go forward with having this as an option,” Ellison said. “I kind of see it as an opportunity for someone who looked at city council as their primary role.” In November 2018, Kyle voters approved a charter amendment allowing the Kyle City Council to adjust
its compensation every three years. The ordinance allows each council member to appoint a nominee to a committee that’s charged with researching and developing a recommendation about how
much city council member should be paid. The compensation committee recommended council members get paid $1,000 each month with access to Kyle’s health insurance benefits. The rec-
ommendation proposed $1,300 for the mayor with the same insurance coverage. With the amount now set, city leaders would not be able to adjust their pay again until 2022.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC TO PROPOSED TAX RATE PUBLIC MEETING MEETING TODISCUSS DISCUSS BUDGET AND AND PROPOSED PROPOSEDTAX TAXRATE RATE
TheHays HaysConsolidated ConsolidatedISD ISD will will hold hold aa public public meeting meeting at Jack C Hays Trail - Buda, TXTX 78610. TheThe purpose of of The at 6:30PM, 6:30PM,June June24, 24,2019 2019ininHays HaysHigh HighSchool SchoolMedia MediaRoom Room- 4800 - 4800 Jack C Hays Trail - Buda, 78610. purpose thismeeting meetingisistotodiscuss discussthe the school school district's district's budget participation in in thethe discussion is invited. this budget that that will will determine determinethe thetax taxrate ratethat thatwill willbebeadopted. adopted.Public Public participation discussion is invited. Thetax taxrate ratethat thatisisultimately ultimately adopted adopted at at this this meeting meeting or rate shown below unless thethe district publishes a revised The or at at aa separate separatemeeting meetingatataalater laterdate datemay maynot notexceed exceedthetheproposed proposed rate shown below unless district publishes a revised noticecontaining containingthe thesame sameinformation information and and comparisons comparisons set revised notice. notice set out out below belowand andholds holdsanother anotherpublic publicmeeting meetingtotodiscuss discussthethe revised notice. Maintenance Tax Maintenance Tax
$1.0400/$100 (proposed rate for maintenance and operations) $1.0400/$100 (proposed rate for maintenance and operations)
School Debt Service Tax School Debt Service Tax Approved by Local Voters Approved by Local Voters
$0.4977/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness) $0.4977/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)
Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year's Budget Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year's Budget The applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins The applicable percentage or decrease difference) the amountcategories. budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax yearincrease is indicated for each (or of the followinginexpenditure during the current tax year is indicated for each of the following expenditure categories. Maintenance and operations Maintenance and operations
8.54 % increase 8.54 % increase
Debt Service Debt Service
10.15 % increase 10.15 % increase
Total expenditures Total expenditures
8.84 % increase 8.84 % increase
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value (as calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code) (as calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code) Preceding Tax Year Preceding Tax Year
Current Tax Year Current Tax Year
Total appraised value* of all property $9,370,576,741 Total appraised value* of all property $9,370,576,741 Total appraised value* of new property** $664,425,805 Total appraised value* of new property** $664,425,805 Total taxable value*** of all property $7,513,153,510 Total taxable value*** of all property $7,513,153,510 Total taxable value*** of new property** $489,616,646 Total taxable value*** of new property** $489,616,646 *Appraised value is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code. ** "New property" Sectionon26.012(17), Taxroll Code. *Appraised value is is thedefined amountbyshown the appraisal and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code. "Taxable value" definedbybySection Section26.012(17), 1.04(10), Tax ***** "New property" is isdefined TaxCode. Code. *** "Taxable value" is defined by Section 1.04(10), Tax Code.
$11,060,040,743 $11,060,040,743 $587,784,183 $587,784,183 $9,062,370,626 $9,062,370,626 $430,936,280 $430,936,280
Bonded Indebtedness Bonded Indebtedness
Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $470,875,000
Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $470,875,000
*Outstanding principal.
*Outstanding principal.
Comparison of Proposed Rates with Last Year's Rates Comparison of Proposed Rates with Last Year's Rates Maintenance &
Operations Maintenance &
Operations $1.0400
Last Year's Rate
Last Rate Same Level of Maintenance & RateYear's to Maintain Operations Revenue & Level Pay Debt Service Rate to Maintain Same of Maintenance &
Agatha is a 3-year-old, spayed female Dogue de Bordeaux mix. She loves walks and enjoys the attention of humans and thoroughly enjoys petting and she has some of the softest fur we’ve ever felt. She can be a little picky about which dogs she wants to befriend but she has plenty of playmates here at PAWS.
Zuko is a 1-½-year-old neutered male Shorthair Tabby. He likes to do his own thing but always comes running when you enter the room. Even if he’s in the middle of a nap, he’ll come say hi and get some pets. Zuko does exceptionally well with other kitties and would make a perfect companion for a feline friend.
PAWS Shelter of Central Texas
is a non-profit, no-kill shelter operated primarily on donations and adoptions.
500 FM 150 E, Kyle, TX • 512 268-1611 • pawsshelter.org
All animals are fully vaccinated, spay/neutered, microchipped and dewormed.
sponsored by
Town & CounTry VeTerinary HospiTal Committed to your pet’s health since 1978
Bill Selman, DVM • Kayley Goldsmith, DVM • Ben Fox, DVM 6300 FM 1327 (East of I35 and Creedmoor) Austin, TX 78747 Give us a call at 512-385-0486
Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service Proposed Rate
$1.0400 $1.0607 $1.0607 $1.0400
Interest &
InterestFund* & Sinking
Sinking Fund* $0.4977*
Total Total $1.5377
$0.4977* $0.4551*
$1.5377 $1.5158
$0.4551*
$1.5158
$0.4977*
$1.5377
Local Revenue
State Revenue
Per Student $6,219
Per Student $3,930
Local Revenue Per Student
$6,219 $6,210 $6,210 $6,643
Proposed Rate& Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay$1.0400 $0.4977* $1.5377or both. $6,643 *The Interest for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, The bonds, and the tax rate necessary to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district. *The Interest & Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, or both. The bonds, and the tax rate necessaryComparison to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district. of Proposed Levy with Last Year's Levy on Average Residence
Revenue PerState Student
$3,930 $3,616 $3,616 $3,597
$3,597
Comparison of Proposed Levy with Last Year's Levy on Average Residence Last Year This Year Average Market Value of Residences
Last Year $205,971
This Year $222,359
Average AverageMarket TaxableValue ValueofofResidences Residences
$205,971 $180,971
$222,359 $197,359
Average Taxable Residences Last Year's Rate Value VersusofProposed Rate per $100 Value
$180,971 $1.5377
$197,359 $1.5377
Last Year's Rate Versus Proposed Rate per $100 Value
$1.5377
$1.5377
Taxes Due on Average Residence
$2,782.79
$3,034.79
Increase (Decrease) in Taxes
$252.00
Under state law, the dollar amount of school taxes imposed on the residence homestead of a person 65 years of age or older or of the surviving spouse of such a person, if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the person died, may not be increased above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65, regardless of changes in tax rate or property value. Notice of Rollback Rate: The highest tax rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval at an election is $1.5568. This election will be automatically held if the district adopts a rate in excess of the rollback rate of $1.5568.
Fund Balances The following estimated balances will remain at the end of the current fiscal year and are not encumbered with or by a corresponding debt obligation, less estimated funds necessary for operating the district before receipt of the first state aid payment. Maintenance and Operations Fund Balance(s)
$52,586,149
Interest & Sinking Fund Balance(s)
$22,701,243
Opinion
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“She (Lehman High principal Denisha Presley) was a people person. The kids loved her, and the faculty loved her. She had a culture of pride and excellence.” –Eric Wright, Hays CISD Superintendent. Story, pg. 5
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My remarkably ‘unremarkable’ father Guest Column by Tom Purcell
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y dad turns 86 next month. He never thought he'd live so long or see as many Father's Days as he has - because his parents both died far too young. A stroke claimed his mother when she was 69 - the same night Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente's hurricane-relief plane went missing. It was the first time I'd ever heard my father sob. My dad's father was only 34 when he died in 1937. My father, then just 3, lost half of his universe. His dad had a great job as an accountant for the Mellon family. His early death greatly altered my father's future. My dad's mother had to work full-time to make ends meet, leaving him to fend for himself on city streets. Often unsupervised, he got into some trouble - once, a stone he set on the tracks nearly derailed a trolley car - but sports saved him. His high school football coach shaped him into a championship running back - while serving as the father figure he ached for. And then, after a baseball game he'd played, my father met my mother. When their eyes met on that afternoon 68 years ago, it was lights out for him. Their 1950s courtship was not unlike those in the 1970s sitcom "Happy Days." When football scholarship offers rolled in, my father couldn't bear the thought of four long years away from my mother. Not even Chuck Noll, then captain of the University of Dayton football team - who'd coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl wins - could persuade my dad to leave her behind. My dad never desired great fortune or fame. He didn't need to be a corporate executive or public figure. All he wanted was to be with my mother, start a family with her and build a life. He worked hard for Bell Telephone for nearly 40 years. He and my mother would be blessed with six children, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren - and counting! - amid the many ups and downs that a long marriage and a large, extended family bring. He'd tell you his life is unremarkable - that lots of men made the choices he made. But I disagree. Never a man big on words, his actions always have spoken loudly. He worked long hours to support us, but never kept more than $5 a week for himself - to buy a couple of cups of coffee. He made clear his devotion to our mother, and to us. He and my mother gave us a deep sense of security that he never had as a child. His five daughters all married men with the same sort of character and integrity that still guide his existence, and their children have embraced these important traits, too. My dad still pays his bills and his taxes on time. He never took a loan he didn't repay. He coached baseball and served his church. And all along, he desired only his family's love and well-being - and a few ice-cold Pabst Blue Ribbons - as rewards. Fathers like my father make magnificent contributions to their families and our world. Great civilizations are built on their shoulders. Yet they see their selfless support, guidance and nurturing of their families as "unremarkable" - which makes them all the more extraordinary. That's why, this Father's Day, I want my father to know just how remarkably "unremarkable" he is.
Tariffs on the table (and the whole store)
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t’s dark wood and cost $500, a figure that made my wife and I me wince. Then we smiled. The young couple’s new dining room table showed they had graduated past second-hand stores – and that their relationship is in its own stages of matriculation. For a purchase of a lifetime – it was for my wife and me – one might say that a dining room table’s price is secondary. It stinks, though, that President Trump stuck this young couple with something like $50 more on the purchase courtesy of his trade war with China. To Trump, having grown up in the gold trim of Daddy’s millions, $50 is nothing. To most young Americans, it’s real money. It’s also a gaping chunk of what little in tax benefits they got when Republicans messed with the tax system in ways that mostly benefited paunchy billionaires and mega-corporations. Trump’s tariffs have exacted an enormous price on society with more to come, and generally in ways few realize – higher prices for
Youngat-Large by John Young
clothing, toys, household goods and just about everything one sees in the average home. Investment bank Cowen & Co. told the Associated Press that the cumulative cost of tariffs on Chinese goods alone could reach $100 billion. These sacrifices might go down easier if Trump had any FDR in him. You know: We’re at war with China. Our economic survival is at stake. Collect scrap rubber and tin. Ration graham crackers. Can you rivet, Rosie? A truthful president might evoke citizen buy-in. Not gonna happen with this con man. Trump consistently has lied about the costs of his trade war. And it’s his alone, as free-trade Republicans duck and scurry for their bunkers. One of the more embar-
rassing moments for this embarrassment of an administration was when Commerce Secretary Lawrence Kudlow, who has a job on Team Trump because of his show on Fox News, was forced by Chris Wallace to admit that American consumers will pay for the tariffs. Tariffs aren’t penalties on foreigners. They are taxes on consumers – you and me. Trump apologists will say that tariffs on Chinese goods simply mean that consumers and retailers will turn away from things made in China. (Would that Ivanka Trump did the same in the making of her footwear line. Yes: “Made in China.” Her other go-to locales: Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Indonesia.) One furniture retailer told Reuters he was raising prices on all of his furniture to cover the costs of the Chinese tariffs because, as he explains, “I don’t have any other option. It’s too hard to go through the 5,000 products I have and figure out what’s from China.” In the industry, Chinese-made goods make up
30 percent to 40 percent of furniture inventory, with the end result of Trump’s tariffs with mark-ups ranging from 10 percent to 20 percent. Now let’s go small-ticket – as if there’s any such thing for families living from paycheck to paycheck. Recently as Trump ordered his trade representative to begin plans for a more exhaustive set of tariffs on Chinese goods, 200 shoe retailers wrote Trump urging against them on Chinese footwear (indeed, what about Ivanka’s bottom line?) The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of American estimates that Trump’s threatened tariffs on Chinese footwear would add $7 billion in additional costs for consumers every year. What a fascinating dynamic it was for Trump to enact tariffs that crippled soybean growers and then offer to make it up to them with billions in assistance. What about the rest of us? Longtime Texas newspaperman John Young now lives in Colorado. jyoungcolumn@gmail.com
Tom Purcell, author of "Misadventures of a 1970's Childhood," a humorous memoir, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons Inc. Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com
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Sports
Hays Free Press • June 12, 2019
Top 10 moments in Hays CISD athletics
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
1. Lehman boys soccer wins 25-6A crown
For the first time in roughly six seasons, Lehman’s boys soccer program can proudly call themselves district champions. Stellar play across the board helped Lehman secure the outright 25-6A boys soccer district crown in 2019, marking the first time a Lobo boys athletic team sport has won a district title in the 6A ranks. The moment, capped off by a season-ending 3-1 road win over Akins in late March, also marks the first time the Lobo boys soccer program has won a district title since 2013. Coincidentally, that season was also the last time the program made the playoffs. At the time, Lehman played in what is now the 5A ranks. Leading the way was a senior-laden class that included All Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch MVP Eric Guadarrama,
Jose Mata and Noah Marquez. Guiding the program was 25-6A boys soccer Coach of the Year Rene Medina. Lehman finished the year 17-5-3 and 12-2-2 in district.
2. Hays softball nabs share of district title Anchored by the arm of 25-6A Pitcher of the Year Max Valdez, the Hays softball team navigated a challenging 25-6A field en route to scoring the program’s first district
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title, shared or outright, since the 2014 season. Hays accomplished the feat by virtue of a key 2-0 win over co-champion Austin High in mid-April, setting the stage for a playoff run that finished in the regional quarterfinal round. Leading the way was a program brimming with experienced talent including seniors Brianna Rodriguez, Kaylin Davis and Kari Louk.
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3. Steve Hoffman hired as Johnson High coordinator
5. New leadership hired to helm Hays soccer, volleyball
trict and the head football coach at Corsicana High. District officials selected Hoffman amid a field of more than 100 applicants from across the state. In 2018, Hoffman was named the District 8-5A Coach of the Year and led Corsicana High’s football team to Just as Hays CISD was After more than a readying for the 2018 win- a 9-3 record and district title. decade on the sidelines, ter break, district officials Hays High boys soccer pulled the trigger in hiring head coach Jason Burnett Steve Hoffman as Johnson is moving on. Earlier this HIgh’s inaugural athletic spring, Burnett was hired coordinator. Hoffman, at Cibolo Steele High. It whose duties began in is unknown at this time January, was hired from if Burnett will coach at Corsicana ISD where he A school-record 24 wins Cibolo. Over the course of served as the assistant ath15 years at Hays, Burnett was just the tip of the letic director for the disiceberg that was Lehman High’s memorable 2019 campaign. By virtue of key wins down the stretch, including a critical late-season victory over Lake Travis, Lehman secured 4th in 25-6A this season and the program’s first playoff berth since 2014. The Lobos, led by first year head coach Robert Young, excelled via the efforts of a senior-laden team that featured Seryna Avalos, Gabby Rodriguez and junior pitcher Lexi Bechtel. PHOTO BY NATHAN LATSHA
4. Lobo softball punches playoff ticket
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led the Rebels to more than 200 wins and several district titles. Longtime assistant coach Cole Reynolds will lead the program in 2020. Meanwhile, change is also coming to the Rebel volleyball court as Hays CISD hired Ashley Davis to lead the program next fall. Davis replaces Stephanie Coates, who after a five-year tenure at Hays was hired in April to lead the Kerrville Tivy volleyball program. Coates led Hays to four straight playoff appearances in her fives seasons. Prior to her hire at Hays, Davis led Bryan High to the playoffs in each of her five seasons as head coach.
6. Lehman volleyball scores first district victory in five years
A nearly five-year search for a district win came to a
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Lehman High stakeholders offer input on next principal hire BY KATIE BURRELL As the search begins for Lehman High’s next principal, some parents feel whoever obtains the role will have big shoes to fill. That was the feeling among stakeholders during a workshop held June 5 at Lehman High where district officials gathered input on the traits necessary for the next Lobo leader. Whoever is hired will be the fifth principal to lead the school within the last decade. The workshop was held roughly three weeks after Denisha Presley, who had served as the school’s principal for the past two years, was hired as principal at San Marcos High. Many parents
credited Presley with promoting high academic achievement and attendance rates over the last few years. Teachers and parents say they expect the trend to continue with their next leader. J.R. Reveley, an art teacher at Lehman, said he hopes the district hires from within Lehman High by promoting a teacher or an already-existing assistant principal. Reveley began his teaching career at Lehman in 2010. “I just think that I have realized over all that time that it should maybe be a principal from within the existing staff,” Reveley said. “They’ve got the experience with everything that is working right now. They could just take it and run.”
Reveley said he noticed an uptick in the attendance rate at Lehman High, which he says is a direct result of the principal’s leadership. Reveley said he hopes the
next principal promotes positive morale amongst teachers and is familiar with Lehman’s needs as a school.
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State opts to fund all-day Pre-K BY KATIE BURRELL Prior to sine die in late May, Texas legislators agreed to fund all-day pre-kindergarten for qualifying children, all part of an effort to improve the education and availability of childcare across the state. House Bill (HB) 3, authored by Dan Huberty (R-Humble), also known as the school finance reform bill, includes $6.5 billion in public education improvements and teacher pay, along with $5.1 billion aimed at lowering school taxes, according to a Texas Tribune report. Part of HB3 also allows funding for allday Pre-K for 4-year-olds who qualify. The bill was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott May 29. Hays CISD will be able to offer qualifying families all-day Pre-K education and care starting in August. HCISD Superintendent Eric Wright supported the bill from its conception and said he is ready and willing to hire more teachers and staff to accommodate the program. HCISD has offered half-day pre-k for years, which was fully funded by the state. Students could attend the morning or afternoon session with breakfast and lunch provided. “We will have more parents interested in the program now that they can bring their student in during the morning and they can stay there the full-day while the parents are working,” Wright said. “The qualifications have
STUDENTS MUST QUALIFY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL-DAY PRE-K. REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: • Students who have difficulty speaking or understanding English • Students who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program • Students who might be homeless. • Students who are the child of an active-duty service member • Students who are in the foster care system Other information regarding pre-k qualifications and registration can be found at www.hayscisd.net.
not changed, but interest in the program will, so we’ll be preparing for that growth.” The district is authorized to have 22 students for every two teachers in Pre-K. Patty Santoyo, HCISD director of early-childhood and extended-day programs, said the district has approximately 500 students enrolled in Pre-K and expects another 250 students by this August.
“With more time in class, we will be able to extend our content learning,” Santoyo said. “We condense what we teach right now, but with the students there for longer, we can better prepare them for kindergarten and improve their reading, writing, math and social skills.” According to district leaders, all-day Pre-K will have lasting effects on the district’s performance all around. Experts and re-
searchers say that students who begin learning math, science and language skills before entering kindergarten, do better academically and socially later in their educational careers. “Many of these kids come to us with difficulty speaking and some with difficulty learning English,” Santoyo said. “Getting them started on learning earlier and for longer will help them in the future.” Tim Savoy, HCISD chief communications officer, said the district is looking forward to being able to care for and educate more children; however, Savoy said there is still more the district can do. “We aren’t to the point of offering a tuition-based program, yet,” Savoy said. “We would like to explore that option in the future to serve students who don’t fall under the current qualifications.”
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Hays High senior Zoe Buceno (center) joins other members of the Kyle Fire Acdemy Class Alpha during a June 5 ceremony. (Inset) Bagpiper Robert Eby leads a procession into the Kyle Fire Department Academy graduation ceremony.
Hays CISD graduates first Fire Academy class in Kyle BY MOSES LEOS III
Growing up, Lehman High senior Cameron Saucedo had an inkling of what career path he’d eventually seek. After watching his father serve with the Kyle Fire Department (KFD) for many years, Saucedo naturally envisioned following his footsteps into the public service sector. Through Hays CISD’s two-year Fire Academy course, Saucedo and a handful of others are on the precipice of turning that dream into reality. On June 5, Hays CISD and KFD celebrated the graduation of Class Alpha, the program’s inaugural group of students in the program, which provides students training and instruction necessary for a career in emergency services. For Saucedo, a member of Class Alpha who recently passed his state level firefighter’s exam, their example could set the bar for future students to realize the open doors of opportunity. “For other kids, we’re going to set the example for them,” Saucedo said. “If they know kids are doing well and passing and possibly starting a career with it (the program), they’ll know it’s a gateway to a career and that they’re not just selling dreams. It’s reality.” The Fire Academy, which began at the start of the 2017 school year, is a combined effort through Hays CISD’s Career and Technical Ed-
ucation (CTE) and KFD. Students who take part learn all aspects of emergency services. That includes instruction on fire behavior, extrication, equipment needed in the job, Hazardous Materials and much more. Students also gain insight into first aid and how to deal with and treat trauma. Knowledge learned in the course helps students who want to take the state level firefighter or EMT exams, which are necessary to work in the profession. KFD Lt. Mark McClendon, who also served as an instructor in the academy, said that while students were initially timid
program. All aspects are traits firefighters and those in emergency services use on a daily basis. Hays High senior Dallin Roberts said he learned not only the need to persevere under pressure while in the course, but to also trust and work with his fellow students to get the job done. Hays High senior Zoe Briceno said what she learned in the program went far beyond what she could have obtained in the normal classroom setting. It also was a way for Briceno and the three other girls in Class Alpha to prove they could do the job, too. “I learned so much about leadership, discipline, about being dedicated to the community,” Briceno said. “If I could redo this all over again, I would.” when they began learnThat instruction is ing the ins-and-outs of something McClendon the job, McClendon said said would have been they started to flourish as useful during his time they gained a foothold on at Hays High. While in instruction. Assisting that high school, McClendon endeavor was hands-on served as a volunteer firetraining that allowed stufighter and had to obtain dents to translate what instruction on his own they learned in the books time. to real-life situations. Eric Wright, Hays CISD “I had a blast teaching superintendent, said the them and it was a lot of academy is a grand opfun,” McClendon said. portunity for the district But for Kyle Taylor, and outside entities to Kyle Fire Department partner in order to prochief, what’s taught in the vide opportunities for books isn’t as important students. Wright said the as the soft skills students district is trying to get obtain. students at a younger age Traits such as proto focus on their career fessionalism, determipaths in order to provide nation, teamwork and them the skills necessary communication are all fostered through the
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Wimberley to host inaugural Pride Parade BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Loving thy neighbor, no matter their background, is the driver behind a band of Wimberley community members’ quest to organize the city’s first Pride Parade. As Wimberley city leaders offered June 6 their support and
encouragement for the event, many were moved to tears as organizers offered testimonials on the impact the parade could have on the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) community in the area. “I have a husband, two daughters and five
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Lege passes property tax, school finance reform Capital Highlights by Ed Sterling
as Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019,” amends the property tax appraisal and rate-setting processes. Lt. Gov. Patrick called it the first property tax reform in 40 years. “It will provide an average of $200 in property tax relief this year on a $250,000 home,” Patrick said. SB 2’s main author was Senate Property Tax Committee Chair Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, sponsored the bill in the House. Bettencourt called SB 2 and HB 3 “astonishing tax relief.” SB 2 limits most municipal tax rate increases to 3.5 percent on the $100 valuation. The current limit is 8.0 percent without a rollback election. However, it will continue to be incumbent upon county appraisal districts and local oversight to control property values. HB 3, authored by House Public Education Committee Chair Dan Huberty, R-Houston, and sponsored by Senate Ed-
ucation Committee Chair Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, provides about $2 billion for pay raises for teachers and other public school employees and reduces local school property tax rates by an estimated 13 cents per $100 valuation by 2021. The reduction, according to the Senate News Service, will provide more than $5 billion in property tax relief within two years. Taylor said HB 3 would put $4.5 billion more into the classroom and direct more funds toward students with economic disadvantages, those still learning English and those with dyslexia. HB 3 also would create an optional July term for eligible students and full-day, pre-kindergarten programs for students from low-income backgrounds.
SENATE ELECTS PRO TEMPORE Senate State Affairs Committee Chair Joan Huffman, R-Houston, on May 27 was sworn in as the body’s president pro tempore for the remainder of the 86th Legislature, which continues until January of 2021. As president pro tem, Huffman serves as the state’s chief executive when both the governor
and lieutenant governor are out of the state. She succeeds Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo.
the Texas House and 31 members of the Texas Senate combined filed 7,324 bills proposing, amending or repealWHITLEY RESIGNS FROM ing laws in the 140-day legislative session that OFFICE Texas Secretary of State ended last week. Of the David Whitley, the state’s total number of bills, 1,429 passed, resulting chief elections officer, in a passage rate of 19.5 announced his resignapercent. tion from office on May The 2019 Legislature’s 27. output of bills seems Gov. Abbott last December appointed Whit- high, and it was. The last ley, but the appointment time more bills were filed was subject to confirma- in a regular legislative session happened was tion by the Senate. The 10 years ago, during the Senate adjourned sine 81st Texas Legislature in die on May 27 without voting to confirm him. 2009. Then, the House In January Whitley isand Senate filed a comsued an advisory on voter bined total of 7,419 bills registration list mainteand passed 1,459 or 19.7 nance to election officials percent. across Texas. The advisoTo learn how a bill bery potentially would have comes a law, visit: invalidated the voting https://tlc.texas.gov/ rights of Texans who were docs/legref/legislativenaturalized as citizens process.pdf and lawfully registered to vote. The Texas League of United Latin American Citizens and others sued Whitley to stop the voter purge. The parties settled in late April when the state agreed to revise its practices.
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it took so long for his daughter to open up to him. “It took her a year after she knew to actually tell us,” Burke said. “I always think it’s still society as a whole and things (people) see and hear. Maybe some of their peers even say things that are inappropriate that don’t support the differences.” For Burke and his family, the parade will be an opportunity to show support to the LGBTQ community in Wimberley. “(She) is not the only gay kid in Wimberley,” Burke said. “There is a bunch of them and some that have yet to come out because maybe it’s the feeling of the community.” Councilmember Christine Byrne said she had chills on her body during the testimonials. Mayor Susan Jaggers said there are members of the Wimberley community who are “old school” and may not support the march. “However, a parade is a celebration of life; not just ordinary life but a life of love and tolerance, especially when you don’t agree with someone else’s view,” Jaggers said. “It would be a disservice if we had opposition during this parade. I would like to encourage that if you don’t agree with it, stay home. Otherwise, come down and support these folks.”
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once they enter the workforce. “We’re excited they will be able to serve us in the community and they will truly make a difference,” Wright said. Freddy Rolon, Kyle Fire training captain and leader of the academy, lauded
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Pride Parade: Wimbo gives ok grandchildren,” said Pride march organizer David Martin. “Our families are as valid as any others. LGBTQ Pride is a family-friendly event by definition.” Local business owners took to City Hall June 6 to express support for the march, calling it a great opportunity to bring people to Wimberley for the weekend. The march is scheduled for Sept. 21, which is typically one of the slowest economic periods in the city. Local residents said the parade could boost sales tax numbers, shopping, dining and lodging in the city. Martin said Pride marches are still necessary as members of the LGBTQ community are still marginalized and oppressed, citing rhetoric from an Alabama elected official who recently called for the killing of all gay people. “That is just one example, but it shows that these marches are still needed 50 years later,” Martin said. It took one year for Bryan Burke’s daughter to confront her parents about being gay, which he embraced with open arms. Addressing the council, Burke said his family was always accepting and loving of all people, no matter their race, sexual orientation or religion. But he did question why
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detailed by innumerable accounts from every kind of inhabitant of early Texas,” Goode said. Goode said residents don’t feel that their loss of the aquifer should be seen as an acceptable or necessary result for business. A more mutual solution for aquifer extraction permit requests could be
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hile the Memorial Day holiday was observed across Texas, lawmakers stayed busy at the state Capitol, voting on key bills in the final three days of the 86th Texas Legislature’s 140-day regular session. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen did what they jointly set out to do at the beginning of the session in January. They exercised their leadership skills well enough for the Senate and House to pass property tax reform (Senate Bill 2) and school finance reform (House Bill 3), and to pass a state budget for fiscal years 2020-2021 (House Bill 1). The Legislature is constitutionally mandated to pass a state budget every two years. HB 1, the state budget written by House Appropriations Committee Chair John Zerwas, R-Richmond, and sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, contains $250.6 billion in spending. The twoyear budget is subject to certification by the state comptroller. The governor has until June 16 to sign or veto any bill or veto any line item within HB 1. SB 2, titled the “Tex-
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Seton opens new healthcare facility in Buda SUBMITTED REPORT Earlier this month, Ascension Seton opened a new health center in Buda. The new 20,000 squarefoot center provides personalized health care for the entire family. Services include family and internal medicine, endocrinology and infectious disease, dermatology services, neurology and physical rehabilitation and more.
“Hays County is experiencing tremendous growth, and we are expanding to meet the community’s needs,” said Craig Cordola, president and chief executive officer of Ascension Texas. “We’re excited to enhance the experience for those we serve by offering multispecialty care close to home and connecting patients to our specialists through the Ascension Seton network.” According to a release,
The center brought 50 jobs to Buda with expected future growth. Ascension Seton Health Center Buda is home to fifteen specialists and 60 support staff. the new health care center supports the changing health care needs in Hays County, named by the U.S. Census Bureau as one of the fastest growing counties with populations of 10,000 or more in the
country from 2016-2017. The center brought 50 jobs to Buda with expected future growth. Ascension Seton Health Center Buda is home to 15 specialists and 60 support staff.
Kyle offers up support for HOT tax legislation, wins BY KATIE BURRELL
Recently passed legislation could help Kyle not only boost tourism, but potentially incentivize development of a hotel and convention center. House Bill (HB 4347), authored by State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas), would allow certain municipalities to redistribute money collected via Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) to subsidize hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects. The bill, which was cosponsored by more than 60 state legislators, was approved by the Texas House and Senate May 21. The bill was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott May 26. Abbott had until June 6 to either sign the bill, veto
it or allow its passage by taking no action. In May, Kyle City Council and Hays County each approved resolutions in support of legislation seeking to redistribute money collected from Hotel Occupancy Taxes back to cities looking to subsidize more tourism projects. HOT is an amount levied on guests who rent a room or a space in a hotel or motel. The state levies a 6% HOT on guests who rent a room costing $15 or more per day. Local municipalites can also charge a HOT on rooms costing $2 or more per day. Currently, Kyle collects approximately 6% in HOT. Those who stay at a hotel in Kyle are charged a HOT of 12%. Cities that collect HOT are allowed to use
revenue for tourism-related purposes, in order to put “heads in beds.” Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers said HOT collected by Kyle currently goes for its Pie in the Sky event and to pay the salary of the city’s Events Coordinator. With the addition of the new legislation, the city can now retain more funding to pay for other projects. Kyle has plans for a 100-acre resort within the 6 Creeks Public Improvement District (PID) in a planned subdivision called Waterridge. Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said the city is hoping to attract contractors with incentives that would come from HOT revenue. “That certainly isn’t our only project,” Mitchell
said. “We’ll be able to offer incentives to other hotels and convention centers moving to the area as well.” Albert Cortez, a managing partner for Waterridge, helped lobby for the passage of HB 4347. Cortez said he intends to promote the resort at Waterridge and believes the city’s ability to put forth funding will help. According to HB 4347, the city will be allowed to put the revenue toward the ancillary needs of a hotel or convention center. Those include parking, plumbing, sewer and water utilities. Funding could also go toward promoting retail and restaurant establishments near the hotel or convention center.
The health center, which opened in May, features a Clinical Pathology Lab and includes an x-ray and radiology suite. “We are excited to offer high quality health care to Buda and its nearby communities at Ascen-
sion Seton Health Care Buda,” said Clay Carsner, chief operating officer of Ascension Medical Group – Texas. “We are dedicated to improving access to care and strengthening health care in Hays County.”
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free or reduced-price school meals; in Kyle and Buda, 47% of students qualify, according to the Hays County Food Bank. Regardless of school affiliation however, the summer nutrition program will provide free meals to all children under 18 years of age within Hays County. The program began in 2009 as a federally mandated service to summer school attendees. “The [U.S. Department of Agriculture] recognized that millions of children nationwide did not have adequate access to meals in the summertime like they do during the school year,” McCall said. “The Summer Food Service Program was implemented to provide nutritious breakfast and lunch meals to children who might not otherwise receive meals in the summertime.” Parents are welcome to join their children but will have to pay $3.50 for their meal. Food that is served includes vegetables, whole grains, protein, and milk. The program was created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and serves areas that the USDA deems low-income, according to a USDA factsheet. School districts and states sponsor the program by employing food servers during the summertime while food
Children will not be asked which school they go to, if they attend a Hays County school or for any identification when they arrive to eat and they can go to any location comes from nonprofit organizations which are later reimbursed by the USDA. The school districts and the USDA want to serve as many children as possible every summer in an effort to keep them physically and mentally active and healthy, according to the USDA. “It’s a great way to get the kids out of the house for a little bit in the summertime while having tasty breakfast or lunch,” McCall said. “We hope to see more children across the community come out and enjoy the program this year.” There will be five loca-
tions open June 10-July 2 within Hays CISD that will offer well-rounded breakfasts and lunches at separate times throughout the day. McCall said children will not be asked which school they go to, if they attend a Hays County school or for any identification when they arrive to eat. Children can go to any location and can find information regarding locations and times at 512-268-1336. San Marcos CISD is also offering the program at locations throughout the city of San Marcos and its campuses.
HCISD SUMMER MEAL LOCATIONS ARE PROVIDED BELOW. Camino Real Elementary June 10-June 28 Breakfast: 7:30 -8:30 a.m. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Hemphill Elementary June 10-June 28 Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 a.m. Lunch: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Science Hall Elementary June 10 -July 2 Breakfast: 7:00-8:00 a.m. Lunch: 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. McCormick Middle School June 10-June 28 Breakfast: 7:15-8:00am Lunch: 11:00am-12:00pm Hays High School June 10-July 2 Breakfast: 7:30-8:30am Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between June 3 and June 9, 2019. Civil Matter............................................................12 Information............................................................10 Compliance Check................................................13 Sex Offender Registry ............................................3 Civil Standby...........................................................1 Property Lost/Found/Negl.......................................5 Alarm Business......................................................74 Alarm Residential..................................................49 Alarm – Panic .........................................................1 Animal Calls...........................................................78 Loose Livestock....................................................15 Assault.....................................................................6 Assist EMS............................................................14 Assist Fire Dept.......................................................7 Assist Outside Agency..........................................10 Burglary Habitat......................................................4 Burglary Vehicle.....................................................14 Criminal Mischief.....................................................7 Reckless Damage ...................................................1 Enviormental Crime.................................................1 Disturbance Noise.................................................28 Distubance Physical Fight.....................................10 Distubance Verbal.................................................28 Child Custody..........................................................2 Violation of Order ....................................................4 Marijuana.................................................................3 Narcotics Information..............................................2 Alcohol Violation .....................................................4 MIP Tobacco...........................................................1 Public Intoxication...................................................2 Fraud.....................................................................14 Credit/Debit Abuse..................................................4 Counterfeiting .........................................................1 Harassment...........................................................17 Threat......................................................................4 Indecency w/ Child .................................................1 Mental Health Follow Up.........................................5 Mental Health Invest................................................8 Mental Health Transport..........................................4 Canine Search.........................................................2 Canine Training........................................................1 Drone Deployment..................................................1 Violation City Ordinance..........................................7
More than 1,300 Hays CISD seniors turned tassles and celebrated becoming the district’s 50th graduating class in its history. The three ceremonies were held June 7 at Texas State’s Strahan Coliseum.
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The following is a list of highlighted calls made to law enforcement agencies in Hays County between June 3 and June 9, 2019. The location is where the crime was reported or responded to, but may not indicate where the crime actually happened. Agency Activity HCSO Burglary - Habitation HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Counterfeiting HCSO Missing Person BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Illegal Hunting/Poaching HCSO Assault HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Habitation HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Suicidal Person BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Assault HCSO Burglary - Habitation HCSO Burglary - Habitation BPD Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Vehicle Theft BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Alarm - Panic HCSO Burglary - Vehicle HCSO Reckless Damage BPD Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Missing Person HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Vehicle Theft BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Assault HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Missing Person BPD Suicidal Person HCSO Suicidal Person HCSO Vehicle Theft BPD Accident - Major/Injury BPD Accident - Major/Injury BPD Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Assault HCSO Disturbance - Phys/Fight HCSO Indecency w Child HCSO Accident - Major/Injury HCSO Deadly Conduct HCSO Missing Person BPD Suicidal Person HCSO Accident - Major/Injury
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Location Kelly Ln, Buda Clark Cv, Buda 220 S FM 1626, CVS Of Buda RR 12, Wimberley Exxon S FM 1626/Oyster Crk, Buda FM 2001/Royston Rd, Buda Oak Forest Dr/RR 967, Buda Peakside Cir, Dripping Springs Kyle, Chapa Middle School Kyle, Seton Hays Hospital Mt Gainor Rd, Dripping Springs Valley View Dr, Kyle Golden Cv, Kyle Shale Cir, Buda Old Oaks Ranch Rd, Wimberley River Rd, Wimberley EXIT 217 SB, Buda La Ventana Pkwy/Elder Hill Rd, Driftwood Trails At Buda Ranch Apts Sumac Ct, Wimberley Austin, Belterra Springs Apartments Sydneys Way, Buda Hazy Sunshine Way, Buda Hazy Sunshine Way, Buda Mountain High Dr, San Marcos Oak Ridge Dr, Dripping Springs Orchard Hill Trl, Buda 15500 blk IH 35 Fr, Buda Lone Man Mountain Rd, Wimberley W US 290/Sawyer Ranch Rd, Dripping Springs E US 290, Dripping Springs, Five Star ER Moonwalker Trl, Buda Lazy Ln, San Marcos Taylors Cv, Buda Dripping Springs, Avera RV Park Pump House Rd, Kyle Taylor Dr, Buda Primrose, Kyle Quality Inn Of Kyle 15330 IH 35 Fr, Sonic Of Buda Crystal Hill Dr/RR 1826, Austin Morningwood Dr, San Marcos Hunter Ridge Rd, San Marcos Pump House Rd, Kyle Kai Vista Dr, Kyle Camino Real, Kyle Camden Cv, Buda Picasso Dr, San Marcos Marek Dr, Kyle Old San Antonio Rd/Cabelas Dr, Buda EXIT 217 SB, Buda EXIT 217 SB, Buda 3400 blk Bell Springs Rd, Dripping Springs RR 32/RR 12, San Marcos Abbey Dr, Austin Chama Trce, Dripping Springs Rohde Rd, Kyle S FM 1626/Jack C Hays Trl, Buda Overpass Rd, Buda, Studio 6 Driftwood, Camp Ben Mccullough Buda, Silverado Crossing Apartments Old Park Rd/W US 290, Dripping Springs
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Hays Free Press • June 12, 2019
Public Notices CITY OF NIEDERWALD On July 1, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the City of Niederwald, Texas, located at 8807 Niederwald Strasse Road, Niederwald, Texas, the City Council will hold a public hearing giving all interested persons the right to appear and be heard on the proposed annexation by the City of Niederwald, Texas, of approximately 7.83 acres, as petitioned by the property owner, said property being located at 11301 Camino Real. If you have any questions regarding this annexation, contact Niederwald City Hall at 512-398-6338.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CAROLYN K . MARSHALL, a/k/a CAROLYN KAY MARSHALL. were issued on May 29, 2019, under Docket 19-0098-P, pending in the County Court of Hays County, Texas to MELVIN M. MARSHALL. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Estate of Carolyn K. Marshall, a/k/a Carolyn Kay Marshall c/o Jonathan S. Connor Blazier, Christensen, Browder & Virr, P.C. 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 385 Austin, Texas 78731 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 12th day of June, 2019. Blazier, Christensen, Browder & Virr, P.C.
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Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 8th day of May, 2019. Elaine H. Cárdenas County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Set. 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By Darren Jones, Deputy
INVITATION FOR BIDS PUBLIC WORKS SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE SERVICES 2019 The City of Kyle Invites submittal of bids to perform sidewalk maintenance services for the city's sidewalk repair program. The contract will be in effect for an initial term of twelve (12) months and may be extended thereafter for up to five (5) twelve (12) month extensions. Sealed bids addressed
to Harper Wilder, Director of Public Works, will be received at the Department of Public Works, 520 E. RR 150 Kyle, TX 78640, until 2:00 PM Thursday June 20, 2019 and then publicly opened and read in the Public Works conference room at the same time and date, for "PW-SMS-2019" Specifications are available on the City of Kyle's website and copies are also available at the Department of Public Works 520 E. RM 150 Kyle, TX 78640. All Inquiries concerning this proposal may be addressed to Scott Egbert by email at segbert@cityofkyle. com. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to accept only those proposals which are in the best interest of the City of Kyle.
CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be conducted by the City Council of Kyle, Texas on June 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640. The public hearing will be held to consider proposed assessments to be levied against the assessable property within Improvement Area #1 of the Southwest Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1 (the "District") pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code. The City Council shall consider and vote on an ordinance to levy such assessments after all objections have been heard. The proposed Authorized Improvements to be undertaken include sewer improvements, street improvements, parking, landscaping improvements, and costs related to the creation of the District. The total costs of the Authorized Improvements that are allocable to Improvement Area #1 are $3,465,601. It is anticipated that the costs of creating the District and issuing assessment revenue bonds to finance the costs of the Authorized Improvements in the future will be approximately $5,000,000.
The boundaries of the District are as shown in the District Boundary Map included in this notice and include approximately 171.154 acres located generally south of Opal Lane, north of Roland Land and west of Union Pacific Railroad, as more particularly described by a metes and bounds description available at Kyle City Hall located at 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640 and available for public inspection. The petition for the authorization of the District that was submitted to the City on October 16, 2017 (the “Petition”) referenced the name of the District as “Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1.” The notice of the hearing to consider the City Council’s authorization of the District described in the Petition (the “2017 Notice”), which was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Kyle on October 18, 2017, referenced the name of the District as the “Driskell Subdivision Public Improvement District.” The notice of the City Council’s authorization of the District, which was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Kyle on March 27, 2019 (the “2019 Notice”), referenced the name of the District as “Southwest Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1.” The district referenced in the Petition, in the 2017 Notice, and in the 2019 Notice is the same public improvement district as the District, which is named the “Southwest Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1.”
To all persons interested in the Estate of Harvey Bilbo, Jr., Deceased, Cause No. 19-0103-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas. The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION in this estate on the 7th day of May, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heir and only heirs of Harvey Brian Bilbo, Jr., All written or oral objections on the proposed assessDeceased, and their respecment within the District will be considered at the public tive shares and interests in hearing. such estate. The Court may act on this A copy of the Assessment Roll which Assessment Roll Application at any call of includes the assessments to be levied against each parcel the docket on or after 10:00 in Improvement Area #1 of the District, is available for a.m., on the first Monday public inspection at the office of the City Secretary, 100 the office of the City Secretary, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640. next after the expiration of W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640. ten (10) days, exclusive of DISTRICT the day of Publication, from DISTRICTBOUNDARY BOUNDARY MAPMAP the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above-noted date and time. Applicant’s Attorney: Terry L. Belt 8310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Ste. 150 Austin, Texas 78731 (512) 441-1411 Given under my hand and ! the seal of said cost at the office of the Hays County
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Principal Hire: Teachers, parents offer input
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Along with offering verbal dialogue, district officials allowed parents and teachers to write their thoughts, ideas, suggestions and goals for the next principal hire. Many wrote their hope that the next principal supports teachers’ goals in the classroom in addition to test scores and academic achievement. Teachers and parents said they want a principal who will be proactive in teachers’ and students’ lives. They hope the next
“I just think that I have realized over all that time that it should maybe be a principal from within the existing staff. They’ve got the experience with everything that is working right now. They could just take it and run.”
She had a culture of pride and excellence.” Wright and a hiring committee will be deciding on a recommendation for the position in the next few weeks. District leaders expect to obtain approval from the school board for a possible hire by the end of June. –J.R. Reveley, an art teacher at Lehman “I’m looking for someone now who is kind of like principal is one who visits “She (Presley) was a Superman or Superwomclassrooms, gets to know people person,”said Hays an,” Wright said. “Someevery teacher and makes CISD superintendent Eric one who can do it all who an effort to be present at Wright. “The kids loved her, really like kids and will be students’ school activities. and the faculty loved her. there for our teachers.”
Buda EDC Changes: City OKs defense agreement Continued from pg. 1
According to sources, Buda’s EDC, a Type 4B corporation separate from the city, has not been named in the TWC complaint. Sources told the Hays Free Press that Buda officials, as well as an attorney assigned to them by the Texas Municipal League (TML) meant to assist with Miller’s complaint, proposed the agreement. Buda city council member Lee Urbanovsky said the agreement allows the city and the EDC to work together on the pending litigation and possibly save funds. Urbanovsky said the “expectation it is potentially going to involve” the city and EDC both being named in the complaint. “It could allow us to work together to resolve the issues that are outstanding now,” Urbanovsky said. However, Buda elected officials maintained the city and the EDC are two separate entities. Both Urbanovsky and Haehn said the city is not trying to take control of the EDC, which some have alleged in recent weeks. Haehn said he didn’t
It is unknown at this time if formal litigation has been filed against the city or the EDC. In April, former Buda EDC Executive Director Ann Miller filed a TWC complaint against Buda, citing a hostile workplace environment stemming from months of backbiting between the two entities. understand how the city is a part of the complaint, either. The Hays Free Press reported in April Miller saying the TWC had identified her as a Buda city employee. “The Texas Workforce Commission complaint is for a hostile work environment or whatever, but if you don’t work for the city, how can you say the city is causing the hostile environment,” Haehn said.
TUMULT CONTINUES WITHIN BUDA EDC But the move comes amid continued change within the Buda EDC and its board of directors. On June 3, Buda EDC’s board voted 5-0 to remove Akers & Akers as its legal counsel, while also entering
into a request for proposal process to find its next attorney. Following those decisions, the EDC board voted 5-0 to enter into the joint defense agreement. Monte Akers, principal at Akers and Akers, said there was “mutual agreement” between him and EDC board members that it was “awkward” for him to represent them all as their legal counsel. Akers said Jennifer Storm, who was named as the new EDC board president in April, cited tension between Akers and current city attorney George Hyde one reason for changing legal counsel. Akers said the claim caught him off guard. Storm did not provide comment on the reason behind the change of at-
torney or the EDC board entering into the joint agreement. “Lawyers disagree all the time and that’s the nature of the business,” Akers said. “The City Attorney and I have a different style of practicing law. That’s not unusual in our profession. I didn’t regard that as being a source of tension, but perhaps he does.”
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Top 10 Sports Moments Continued from pg. 4
that gave them third place in 25-6A. Hays outlasted New Braunfels Canyon in the bidistrict round and finished as area finalists.
9. Lobo powerlifting excels again at state PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
dramatic end this season for Lehman High’s volleyball program. By virtue of a come-from-behind five set road win over Del Valle in September, Lehman notched the program’s first victory in district play since the 2013 season. Previously, Lehman’s last district win came against Seguin on Oct. 18, 2013; at the time, Lehman competed in the 4A, now 5A, ranks. Lightning struck twice in October when the Lobos shocked Del Valle in three sets at home for its second win in district, the first time that has happened since 2013.
7. Hays football scores second straight playoff appearance
For the second time in as many years, Hays High’s football team punched its ticket to the playoffs. Led by first year head coach Les Goad, Hays closed 2018 with an 8-2 regular season record and fourth place out of District 25-6A. The Rebels, which operated out of the run-heavy Slot-T formation, opened the season by winning its first seven games, a feat that had not
been accomplished since the 2005 campaign. That included a heart-stopping 35-34 win over Dripping Springs that came via a blocked extra point in the waning moments.
8. Rebel baseball returns to the playoffs
Critical wins in the final weeks of the regular season catapulted Hays High’s baseball team to its first playoff berth since 2017. Hays opened the season on a roll, winning 17 of its first 18 games of the season before going a mid-season lull to start district play. However, the Rebels rebounded by winning four of their last six games, including a victory over Del Valle in the regular season finale,
charge was Hays freshman Abby Parra who not only made her debut appearance at the UIL state cross country meet in November, but also competed at the 2019 Texas Relays and UIL state track meet in Austin this
In April, the Lehman Lobo girls powerlifting team capped off another successful season by capturing fourth place overall at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Corpus Christi. Leading the way for the Lady Lobos was Amber Saenz who claimed the state title in the 114-pound weight class. Meanwhile, the Lobo boys powerlifting team finished with five powerlifters competing at the state meeting. A total of 45 school records were broken by the two powerlifting teams combined.
spring. Meanwhile, a third trip to the UIL state track meet was the charm for Hays High junior high jumper Reagan Casey who secured the silver medal in the 6A girls high jump. Casey had reached the state meet twice before in
her freshman and sophomore seasons, but was unable to medal. Joining Casey at the state meet was Lehman High junior Nikayla Fitzgerald competed in the long jump and the triple jump at state.
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TEXAS WATER SAFARI 2019
Roughly 180 participants took the plunge into the San Marcos River as they began the 2019 Texas Water Safari, a 260-mile canoe race from San Marcos to Seadrift, located along the Texas Coast. The winner of the race was a six-person team named Skid Row, that finished the trek in 34 hours and 26 minutes.
10. Hays CISD track athletes excel at state, cross country
Excellence on the track and trails was plentiful for a handful of Hays CISD athletes who reached the pinnacle of their sports this year. Leading that
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