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Several Juneteenth events scheduled around Hays County this weekend STAFF REPORT
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day the slaves in Texas were informed about the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln issued on Jan. 1,
1863. On June 19, 1865, 250,000 enslaved African Americans were given their freedom. This came two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth a significant holiday in the late 1970s
and a state holiday in 1980. It is now considered to be the longest-running African American holiday.
BUDA JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION Residents can meet at the Buda City Park Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday to enjoy live music, activities and food in an outdoor setting. The city hosted a community-wide car parade last year, to abide by COVID-19 regulations, while still providing a way PHOTO BY SAHAR CHMAIS to celebrate the holiday. Local teenagers participated in last year’s Juneteenth Parade last year in Buda’s Antioch Colony. The Antioch Colony was
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Local residents see the fencing around the downtown square and await changes around the historic old city hall. At this time, plans for the changes have been submitted to the Hays County Historical Commission and the city awaits approval. TF Harper construction company is in charge of the project and the city expects to break ground and construction will commence within a couple of weeks.
Boys in adoption system get new dormitory in Driftwood BY SAHAR CHMAIS
A new dormitory will become home to boys from all over Texas who are in the state adoption or foster system. The Burke Center for Youth, located in Driftwood, has been raising money for the past three years to open Founders Hall for these kids. The nonprofit was able to raise $3.1 million to build the new dormitory
where each boy gets his own bedroom. Burke Center for Youth’s goal is to make these boys feel like they have an actual
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home. In addition to providing shelter, the youth center will offer programs that help residents achieve skills, experience and expertise in various areas, while allowing them to experience childhood. A ribbon cutting will take place at 10:30 a.m. July 9. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the new dorm, the woodshop and the pools.
After a pop-up vaccine clinic ended, a Latin woman in her 60s was cleaning the venue when she began to stare at the organizers, perplexed and curious about the vaccine. “I asked if she got a vaccine and she said no,” said Michelle Cohen, founder of Hays Latinos United. “I asked why not. She was afraid of getting sick. I told her yes, some people get a little sick, but it’s not severe. We talked for about 10 minutes, then I brought the pharmacist over to talk to her more about the vaccine. She finally decided to do it. But it takes that kind of conversation, even if it’s one person.” All Hays County residents ages 12 and up can get the vaccine, but not all residents feel that the level of access is the same across the county. Data shows that 27% of Black residents and 30% of Hispanic residents in Hays County have been vaccinated. This is in comparison to 44% of White residents and 59% of Asian residents being vaccinated. Whether it is due to lack of outreach, no room to take time off, the spread of misinformation, or inability to access vaccine sites, community leaders believe these numbers are too low. Most people who wanted to receive the vaccine rushed to get their shots; but recently the numbers of administered vaccines
The Black community started in the Black church. To me, if you’re going to make sure the information gets out, go to the core, which is the church.” –James Jacobs or Word of Life Christian Faith Center
is beginning to slow down. Hays County is seeing such a low turnout in attendance that county leaders decided to close some clinics. Not everyone agrees with closing sites, but instead say the county should open clinics in communities where Black and Hispanic people live, work or shop, Cohen said. Pastor James Jacobs of Word of Life Christian Faith Center agrees with this idea. “They have to go to the heart of the community,” Jacobs told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “And most people miss that point. The Black community started in the Black church. To me, if you’re going to make sure the information gets out, go to the core, which is the church.” Jacobs said he believes the government is only
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Climate discussion could aid Hays County’s future STAFF REPORT
To plan for Hays County’s fast growth and make efficient use of water, the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (HTGCD) will host an open conversation with Texas’ State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon on July 1. As Hays County was declared the second fastest growing county in the nation by the U.S. Census Bureau, it is imperative that citizens comprehend weather and climate tendencies in order to
As Hays County was declared the second fastest growing county in the nation by the U.S. Census Bureau, it is imperative that citizens comprehend weather and climate tendencies in order to prepare for the future, according to HTGCD.
prepare for the future, according to HTGCD. In an effort to protect aquifers, Hays County participates in water-wise landscaping, land conservation, and keeps a close eye on climate trends.
search on different types of weather conditions, such as droughts, floods and air pollution. He will have an open discussion at 6 p.m. July 1 with residents for the next steps on protecting the county’s water supply. To join the discussion, information on virtual dial-in can be found on Buildings and homesteads www.HaysGroundwater. com, up to a week before are also used as sites to the presentation. A board store fresh rainwater. meeting will follow on Gammon, the Texas Sept. 2, where Nick DorState Climatologist and nak will speak on WimberAtmospheric Science ly One-Water School and Professor at Texas A&M, its unique design. regularly performs re-
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Long live the handshake With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions over the past few months, Texas weather has been releasing its pent-up energy like a post-quarantine exhibitionist with multiple personality disorder. This winter, we had not one, but two snowfalls in Northeast Texas – a region of the country where a snowflake is usually defined as a hipster with a phobia of full employment and brash ex-presidents with spray tans. One of our snow events amounted to almost a foot of white powder that forced our doglets to re-evaluate their methods for destroying my lawn. Our Maltese mix even threatened to file cruelty-to-an-animal's-undercarriage charges against us the first time we let her out to potty in the permafrost. Then spring arrived with a pant-soaking vengeance. It rained almost daily at our house throughout the month of May and the first week of June, to the point that I wondered whether I should force my daughters to accessorize their crop tops with arm floaties when they made their daily runs to Target and Starbucks. Seriously, though, the constant rain has had some significant economic consequences. Despite a regional surge in snorkel sales, the precipitation and overcast skies stunted the growth of locally-grown crops like watermelons, the taste of which is like a sweet herald to summer for me. I've been known to make a nutritious meal of a whole watermelon in one sitting – seeds and all – followed by a sleepover in the men's room. I guess this year I might have to get my vitamins from one of those ridiculous fruit cups at Chick-fil-a, with a side of large waffle fries and a milkshake (for my veggies and calcium). I’ve also taken a personal financial hit due to my generously supplying the nearest storm drain with landscaping topsoil and mulch from Lowe’s. Because my inundated yard has taken on the consistency of those makeup sponge thin-
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gies that my daughters leave strewn through the house, I’ve resorted to wearing tall black rubber boots for routine outdoor tasks like taking out the garbage or fetching my designer underwear orders from the mailbox. My daughters especially appreciate it when I pair the rubber boots with my bathrobe – just as their boyfriends arrive to pick them up. And speaking of my daughters, the swimming pool we installed a few years ago to increase their tolerance of sharing oxygen with us became just plain redundant, acting as the neighborhood retention pond and often featuring water the color of those vegetable cleansing smoothies. I’ve had to apply so many chlorine shock treatments to the pool water that my youngest daughter and her friends recently received free hair highlighting treatments when they came to swim. Unfortunately, you can now see through their skin. Although the rain has been a nuisance lately in East Texas, the current extended forecast shows conditions that promise to make us all feel like we’re wearing woolen long johns inside an active volcano. We'll almost certainly be praying for rain come August – when our car interiors turn into air fryers, and the only moisture we get is the sweat dripping from our navels. Until then, I think I’ll keep greeting my daughters’ boyfriends in my rubber boots, bathrobe and snorkel – just for fun. Graves is an award-winning humor columnist from East Texas. His columns have been featured in Texas Escapes magazine, The Shreveport Times, The Longview News Journal, and The Kilgore News Herald. susanjase@ sbcglobal.net
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My dad taught me how Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jumpstart a car, shave your face without bleeding to death or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities? Rob Kenney offers this kind of basic “dad advice” and millions are tuning into his YouTube channel “Dad, How Do I?” to hear it. Kenney, who promises his subscribers he’ll do “my best to provide useful, practical content to many basic tasks that everyone should know how to do,” told Buzzfeed he began making YouTube videos after his 27-year-old daughter would call him “with countless ‘adulting’ questions.” “Every day she was calling me and ... I thought, ‘What do other people do when they don’t have that resource?’ ” Kenny was painfully aware of what it was like to lack a fatherly resource. His parents divorced when he was a child and his father won custody of Kenny and his siblings.
my dad was only three — a hunger I’m unfamiliar with because I am still blessed to have my dad in my life. After his father died my by Tom dad's mother had to work Purcell full time to afford their modest apartment and, unsuperBut when his father vised, my dad was getting walked out on the family in into mischief until the foot1978, when Kenney was 14, ball coach persuaded him to he and his brothers and sis- join the high school team. ters had to learn “the ropes The coach became my of adulthood” by themdad's father figure and selves, reports the HuffPost. helped shape him into the Prodded by his daughsolid, reliable dad he would ter’s endless “how do I” questions, Kenney created a one day become — as well YouTube channel that teach- as one heck of a great running back, who would later es young adults the basic life-lessons he missed out on be inducted into his high growing up without a father school’s sports hall of fame. My mother’s father also in the house. helped shape my father. Boy, did his video posts Grandfather Hartner was a strike a chord. pattern maker and highly In only a few weeks they went viral. Kenney currently skilled with tools. He understood everything has nearly 3.5 million Youabout cars and houses — Tube subscribers, proving how to keep a car in tune, fix there’s clearly a hunger for the simple “dadvice” that he light switches, repair plumbing, etc. — and he taught provides. my dad the useful skills he’d My father will be 88 soon one day need to keep his and he still tells me about the hunger he has for his fa- busy, 8-person household ther, who died in 1937 when running smoothly.
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My father in turn passed those handyman skills down to me as he helped me to renovate my first house, a complete fixer-upper I was not afraid to buy because of the resourceful dad (and mom) I knew I could rely on. My dad also taught me how to make sensible decisions managing and saving money and dealing with people — sometimes not very honest people — in business situations. I feel bad for the kids who lose their dads early, as my dad lost his. I applaud Rob Kenney for helping such kids learn the basic daily skills they need as adults. I’m eternally thankful for being blessed by my dad’s powerful presence and the practical knowledge he still gives me on how to navigate life’s challenges. Dad, thanks for teaching me how! Tom Purcell is an author and humor columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Tom@TomPurcell.com
The 1836 Project and Texas values I must warn you in advance that this is not satire. This news is real. This week, the Republican governor of Texas signed a law creating “The 1836 Project,” a feat of “patriotic education” that will celebrate the purportedly glorious founding of the Texas Republic. At his signing photo-op, Gov. Greg Abbott said: “To keep Texas the best state in the nation, we can never forget WHY our state is so exceptional.” The 1836 Project will ensure that future generations will “understand Texas values. Together, we’ll keep our rich history alive.” The project will promote “the principles that make Texas Texas,” especially the state’s “legacy of economic prosperity.” Hey, bring it on! I trust that the Texas white people’s party, in its quest to provide a true education about 1836, will feature Section 9 of the original Texas Constitution: “All persons of color who were slaves for life previous to their emigration to Texas, and who are now held in bondage, shall remain in the like state of servitude. (The Texas) Congress shall pass no laws to prohibit emi-
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tween 1840 and 1850, the Texas slave population increased 500 percent, propping up the state’s most precious commodity, on by Dick which roughly 95 percent Polman of the economy was based: Cotton. grants from bringing their Surely those facts will be slaves into the republic with highlighted in The 1836 Projthem, and holding them by ect. After all, Gov. Abbott’s the same tenure by which law promises to patriotically such slaves were held in educate people about the the United States; nor shall state’s “legacy of economic Congress have the power prosperity.” to emancipate slaves; nor Perhaps The 1836 Project shall any slaveholder have will also teach citizens that the power to emancipate Texas seceded from the his or her slave without the Union in 1861 because it consent of Congress…” was determined to defend After featuring that provi- what the state’s leaders sion in The 1836 Congress, I called their “beneficent and trust that the current citizens patriarchal system of African of Texas will also be told why slavery,” a system that enSection 9 was enacted in the abled slaveholders to amass first place: Because Mexico, more than 70 percent of the which ruled the territory at state’s economic wealth. The the time, had recently enact- secession statement decreed ed a law abolishing slavery. that Texas would be preThe Anglo settlers in Texas served as “a commonwealth wouldn’t stand for that (John holding, maintaining and Durst, a prominent white protecting the institution landowner, wrote: “We are known as negro slavery – the ruined forever”). servitude of the African to Defending slavery was the white race.” a major impetus for the Perhaps that too will be decision to break away from featured in The 1836 Project, Mexico and establish an because Abbott promised to independent republic. It educate people about what worked beautifully – bemade Texas Texas.
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Actually, I’ll go way out on a limb and predict that a true accounting of the roots of “Texas values” will not happen. What a missed opportunity. As historian Seth Cotlar rightly tweeted, “it is the responsibility of a state’s leaders to speak honestly about its past. Whitewashing history serves only to perpetuate historical injustices. Teaching rising generations the truth about history won’t magically make everything better. But it will at least enable us to move forward together with a relatively shared and accurate understanding of where we’ve been.” Alas, the problem in Texas – echoed everywhere by racist MAGAts who take refuge in myths – is that “patriotic education” is just an Orwellian con, further proof that those living in fear of the future are determined to whitewash the past. Dick Polman, a veteran national political columnist based in Philadelphia and a Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman.net. dickpolman7@gmail.com
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Calaboose African American History Museum celebrates reopening by giving COVID vaccines BY SAHAR CHMAIS The Calaboose African American History Museum will open in its renovated form on Juneteenth – a perfect opportunity to celebrate, said Brent Salone, Calaboose Vice President and Facility Trustee. Juneteenth, or June 19, was the day slaves in Texas were finally told by a union general who rode into Galveston to notify them that they were free. Their freedom was announced in 1865, 1.5 years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Calaboose, Hays
The Calaboose, Hays County’s first jail, was built in 1873 and housed all Hays County inmates, including male and female. Then in 1943, the Calaboose was extended to create a USO dance hall for black soldiers. County’s first jail, was built in 1873 and housed all Hays County inmates, including male and female. The Calaboose did not last as a jail. In 1943, the Calaboose was extended to create a USO dance hall for black soldiers. In 1954, the Calaboose was transformed into a community center for Dunbar area
residents in San Marcos. This building has been the center of change as Hays County’s Black residents watched the history unfold since the beginning of their freedom. More than 100 years after its creation, this historical site became a museum in 1990. Inside the museum, residents can look at displays of special exhibits about the Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, WWII Military, Civil Rights, Ku Klux Klan and the San Marcos area history. Although the Calaboose will not undergo another change, it has undergone a revamping which was done during its shutdown caused by COVID-19. The museum will have a renovated exterior, an upgraded air system for a safer post-COVID environment and a termite remediation. Calaboose will be open on a routine basis at least one day a week and will be open daily by appointment, for groups fewer than 20. Not only is the museum physically expanding, it is also expanding its services. Its leadership will be providing more research resources and providing online classes for mental health and nutrition. The museum staff will also add a meeting space so the
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The Calaboose African History Museum, located at 200 Martin Luther King Drive in San Marcos, has been many things throughout the years, including Hays County’s first jail, a USO dance hall for Black soldiers and a community center for Dunbar area residents. Bottom left is part of an exhibit at the museum.
board can organize exhibits and work on more material. When the museum reopens, it will have exclusive material on the Tulsa Massacre, Salone said. During the grand reopening, Caboose will also inoculate residents interested in getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Leaders and members of the community will join together at Kyle City Hall at 7 p.m. Friday to participate in an open dialogue. Panelists include Vanessa Westbrook of the Hays County Historical Commission, Kyle Police Department Chaplain Marquet Curl, President of the Kyle Law Enforcement Association Officer Phillip Cleary, President of Vision in Progress at Texas State University Tyler Robinson, Assistant Director of the IMPACT Education Program Morgan Curl, University of Texas Student Government Director of Advocacy Mackenzie Smith, Lulling ISD Assistant Principal Donye Curry and Anthony Davis of the Hays County Historical Commission. Council member Dex Ellison will moderate the discussion. Virtual options will also be available on Kyle Spectrum Channel 10, YouTube or the city of Kyle's Facebook page.
Room B. This event is open to the public.
VIRTUAL ART SHOW IN DRIPPING SPRINGS The Dripping Springs City Council is slated to proclaim Saturday, June 19 as "Juneteenth Freedom Day." To view the full proclamation, please view the city council's June 15 agenda packet. Empowering Positive Change will sponsor a virtual art show that highlights art pieces from a variety of genres with a Juneteenth theme. Viewing of art will begin on June 18 and can be found at: https:// tejasfolkarts.wixsite.com/ juneteenthart/2021gallery
SAN MARCOS PRESENTS ‘THEN AND NOW: ILLUMINATING BLACK VOICES IN THE HISTORIC DUNBAR COMMUNITY’
This documentary is hosted by the ACCEYSS Network. It will show from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 174 S Guadalupe Street, Suite 105, San Marcos. KYLE LIBRARY JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION There will be space for 20 to 30 people with a Residents are invited live stream option on to visit the Kyle Public Facebook. Library from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday JUNETEENTH UNITY WALK for a virtual tour of the IN SAN MARCOS Smithsonian National Families, friends and Museum of African neighbors can gather American History and at the intersection of Culture’s Slavery and Freedom exhibit. The tour LBJ and Martin Luther
vaccine is free of charge. “The more [vaccine sites] the better,” Salone said. “If you have a greater opportunity, there is a higher probability. A lot of parents work during the week. They can get their shots now and not have to worry about it. They just have to return on July 10.”
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Juneteenth Events KYLE DIALOGUE FOR PEACE is about 36 minutes and will take place in Meeting AND PROGRESS
It will be provided by the University of Texas pharmaceutical division. Since vaccines were not available to a lot of people in the neighborhood but were made available to Calaboose, Salone said he wanted to open the opportunity to the public. He emphasized that the
King, Jr. in San Marcos at the LBJ MLK Crossroad Memorial beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday for a unity walk to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday. The route will end at Dunbar Park.
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Texas congressman took up veteran’s cause On June 16, 1932, the U.S. House of Representatives echoed a Texas member’s call for cash compensation for veterans of the First World War, but a bloody disappointment was in store for the “bonus army” that had invaded Washington. As a freshman congressman from northeast Texas, Wright Patman introduced a bill in May 1929 mandating the immediate payment of the so-called “adjusted service compensation” for the two million doughboys that fought in France. Why should the ex-soldiers, who risked their lives to “make the world safe for democracy,” have to wait until 1945 to collect the thousand-dollar IOU’s? Patman pointed out that the railroads and war contractors had not been kept waiting. When they whined about the money allegedly lost due to wartime price controls, the Harding administration coughed up $3.5 billion, a giant giveaway that added 23,000 names to the list of millionaires. Patman’s main and most obstinate opponent was Andrew W. Mellon, the fabulously wealthy financier serving his third successive president as treasury secretary. Appeals to reason and fair play had no effect on the tight-fisted tycoon, who insisted the bonus would knock the federal budget out of balance. The Lone Star lawmaker retorted that Mellon had not shown such fiscal restraint, when he recently refunded $2 billion in corporate taxes. Special interests could always count on preferential treatment from the treasury watchdog, while “the veteran crying
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for bread today” had to be content with a “promise of cake in 1945.” For nearly two years, the Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee refused to hold hearings on the bonus bill despite repeated pleas from Democratic leader John Nance Garner of Texas and four million petition signatures. When the bottleneck was finally broken, Patman watched helplessly as a gutted version of his brainchild sailed through the House and Senate. Herbert Hoover denounced the bonus as “a dole” and “a step toward government aid to those who can help themselves” before vetoing the measure. But both congressional chambers overrode the presidential veto in resounding fashion in February 1931. Less than a month later, Patman renewed his fight for full and prompt payment. In his corner for this round was William Randolph Hearst, the powerful publisher whose big-city dailies championed the veterans’ cause. The Hearst papers were, however, the exception to the ferocious anti-bonus backlash in the national press. The influential Literary Digest, for example, attacked Patman and his supporters as “a bunch of flag-wavers who don’t care what happens to the country so long as they get votes.” As the debate in congress moved toward a dramatic
In May 1932, jobless WWI veterans organized a group called the “Bonus Expeditionary Forces” (BEF) to march on Washington, DC.
conclusion in the summer of 1932, thousands of vets and their families converged on Washington. The “Bonus Expeditionary Force” took up temporary residence in a tar-paper shantytown at Anacostia Flats and endured stifling heat and squalid conditions to make their presence felt. Many congressmen resented the public pressure, and a few nervous Nellies actually feared for their lives. Patman was accused of mobilizing the mob, when in fact he cautioned against the occupation of Washington because “such a move would be damaging to our cause.” After House passage of
the Patman package on Jun. 16, tension mounted as the bonus army anxiously awaited the outcome in the Senate. Compromise was again the name of the game, and the piecemeal process produced a watered-down substitute that bore little resemblance to the original. In the meantime, militant veterans moved into vacant government buildings on Pennsylvania Avenue. District of Columbia police turned the routine eviction of the squatters into a needless melee that sent two vets to the morgue and many combatants on both sides to the hospital. President Hoover overreacted and gave Gen.
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Douglas MacArthur carte blanche to clear the capital of the troublemakers. Tanks, horses, bayonets and tear gas were used to run defenseless men, women and children out of town, and their makeshift camp was burned to the ground. Patman expected more compassion from Hoover’s successor in spite of his long-standing opposition to veterans compensation. But the Senate took Franklin D. Roosevelt at his word and boycotted the bill forwarded by the House in 1934. Patman tried again in 1935, and this time the bonus bill reached FDR’s desk. After he turned
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It was a fight between two aquifer districts, but in the end House Bill 3405, passed in 2015, meant that a permit allowing pumpage of more than 289 million gallons of water had to be granted. A lawsuit filed by Trinity Edwards Spring Protection Association (TESPA) in early 2020 protesting the permit ended with slight oversight of the permit through 2027. In 2019, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) granted a well water permit to Needmore LLC. to withdraw 289,080,000 gallons of water annually, then got sued over the decision. Needmore, a 5,000 acre-ranch just outside of Wimberley, is allowed to withdraw this maximum amount of water for agricultural irrigation and wildlife use. In 2015, when House Bill 3405 passed, it gave BSEACD jurisdiction over previously unregulated portions of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County, including Needmore’s land. HB 3405 entitled existing well owners to use maximum production of their well. The BSEACD did not favor the requirement, but was legally bound to comply, according to a press release from BSEACD.
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Locals galvanized and urged Representative Jason Isaac and Senator Donna Campbell to pass legation during the 84th session that would extend jurisdiction of the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) over the unregulated portion of the Trinity Aquifer in Hays County.
“We had our hands tied on what we could do as far as granting that permit because by law of HB 3405, it said we must grant peak production capacity of the well,” said Blayne Stansberry, BSEACD board president. “We had our hands tied by law and couldn’t do anything less.” According to the settlement, Needmore LLC., its successors, any other person or entity seeking to use the water authorized for production by the permit cannot seek to amend, convert or change the use of the water authorized by the permit before May 19, 2027. If they seek to
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our hands tied. All that effort should have been focused on the legislature that mandated the requirements of HB 3405.” So far, Needmore has not pumped a lot of water out of the well, Stansberry told the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch. There have not been any complaints from well owners in the area, and given the alliance’s monitoring and networks, they will hear of any issues that may arise, she added. “It’s an agricultural well, so it’s not like that water could be used to supply a new residential subdivision, for example,” Stansberry said. TESPA and BSEACD continue to work together on certain water issues. “We are pleased that all parties were able to reach an agreement in this matter,” said BSEACD General Manager Vanessa Escobar. “This allows the District to continue focusing its resources on protecting
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Dolores M.L. Wellington, Deceased, were issued on June 4, 2021, in Cause No. 21-0203-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to Robert Bryan Wellington, as Independent Executor. All persons having claims against the Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. The address for claims is: Estate of Dolores M.L. Wellington, c/o Stebler & Sulak, PLLC, 509 W. 18th St. Austin, Texas 78701 Date: June 14, 2021 Attorneys for the Independent Executor: Stebler & Sulak, PLLC, 509 W. 18th St. Austin, Texas 78701
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ADITI K. ANGIRASA, Deceased, were issued on May 3, 2021, in Cause No. 210081-P, pending in the County Court, Hays County, Texas, to: ARUSH ANGIRASA. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: ARUSH ANGIRASA 9208 Westminster Gun Austin, Texas 78730 DATED the 11th day of June 2021. Larry P. Schaubhut, Jr. Attorney for ARUSH ANGIRASA State Bar No.: 00788361 3839 Bee Cave Road, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746 Telephone: (512) 330-9656 Facsimile: (512) 330-9528 E-mail: service@schaubhutlaw.com
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Donna Edmonds Jaranilla, Deceased, were issued on June 9, 2021, in Cause No. 21-0201-P, pending the County Court at Law #3 of Hays County, Texas, to: Susan C. Meckel. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: David Glickler Attorney at Law 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, TX 78640 DATED the 9th day of June, 2021 David Glickler Attorney for Susan C. Meckel State Bar No.: 00787549 John A. Hall & Associates, P.C. 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, TX 78640 Telephone: (512) 268-6425 Facsimile: (512) 268-5404 E-mail: glick@johnhalllawfirm. com
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Fannie Carolyn Barnett, Deceased, were issued on June 9, 2021, in Cause No. 21-0143-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: Ramona D. Barnett. 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. Ramona D. Barnett, Independent Executrix c/o Fay Cliett Gillham, Attorney at Law 516 West Hopkins Street, Suite A San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 16th day ofJune, 2021 Fay Cliett Gillham, State Bar No. 04382170 516 West Hopkins Street, Suite A San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 392-3300 Fax: (512) 392-3334 E-mail: faygillham@austin. rr.com Attorney for Ramona D. Barnett
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held June 25, 2020 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction.com. The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT. Safe-nSound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials. KAYLA FISHER Ð 7.5X10 CC – Wooden entertainment center, full bed and Frame, and Wooden Chest.
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Notice of public sale of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien. Sale to be held at A&D Storage at 3280 FM 150 E, Kyle, TX 78640 on June 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. Unit items to be sold to the highest bidder. Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenants: (i) Edward Gomez miscellaneous household items; (ii) Viviana Yanez - miscellaneous household items; (iii) Delorez Garcia - miscellaneous household items; (iv) Marissa
LEGAL NOTICE An application has been made for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Off Premise Permit for 7-Eleven Beverage Company Inc./SaintSai LLC, Texas Corporations, d/b/a 7-Eleven Convenience Store #38610A, located at 2201 S. IH 35, San Marcos, Hays County, TX 78666. Said application made to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. 7-Eleven Beverage Company Inc. officers: Arthur Rubinett - President; Rankin Gasaway – Director/ VP/Secretary; David Seltzer – VP/Treasurer; Robert Schwerin – Director/VP; Scott Hintz – Director; Karen Cram – VP; Alicia Howell – VP/ Controller; Brian Smith – VP; Kyle Johnson – VP; SaintSai LLC officers: Jhanvi Desai – LLC Manager. Notice of Public Hearing Notice is given that a Public Hearing of the Board of Directors (Board) of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (District) to be held on Thursday, July 8, 2021, commencing at 4:00 p.m. via Telephone and Videoconference, login provided below, pursuant to Texas Government Code, Sections 551.125, 551.127 and 551.131, as modified by the Governor of Texas (Governor) who ordered suspension of various provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, effective March 16, 2020, in accordance with the Texas Disaster Act of 1975. Under his proclamation of March 13, 2020, the Governor certified that the COVID-19 pandemic poses an imminent threat of disaster and declared a state of disaster for all counties in Texas. The COVID-19 pandemic makes it difficult to convene a quorum of the Board at one location with the public. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic creates an emergency and unforeseeable situation, a sense of urgency, and immediacy for conducting the meeting via Telephone and Videoconference. The Public Hearing concerns proposed revisions to the District Rules and Bylaws related generally to: Conservation Credits; Drilling Authorization Extensions; Fee Schedule; Drought Management Fees; Notice of Violation of Overpumpage of Annual Production Permit; Penalty Criteria, Penalty Range and Enforcement for Overpumpage of Annual Production Permit; and, other general administrative clarifications and corrections. Following the hearing, the Board may take action to approve some or all changes. A copy of the proposed rules is available for inspection and copying at the District office, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748, and also are posted on the District website at www.bseacd. org. For more information about the Public Hearing, please contact the District office at (512) 282-8441. Join the Meeting using Zoom – use your computer audio/video features https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83815354713?pwd=VlE5Mj hLTUQ2QVFCWThaRmhSNGhOdz09 Meeting ID: 838 1535 4713 Passcode: 821328
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Salazar - miscellaneous household items.
NOTICE OF SALE
Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code by conducting a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is listed below. The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time. Date : 06/28/2021 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Storage Auctions. com Unit: 2009 – Brittany Nevarez – ice box, washer and dryer, antlers, jewelry box, tools, totes, boxes, AC.
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS Sealed Proposals will be received by the Finance Department of the City of Buda until 2:00 p.m. July 1, 2021, for “RFP 21-007 Financial Auditing Services”. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Purchasing Manager at the Buda Municipal Building, 405 E. Loop St., Bldg. 100, Buda, Texas 78610 or go to www.texasbidsystem.com. The City of Buda, Texas (“City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced public accounting firms, whose principal officers are independent certified public accountants (“proposer”) to provide the following services for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. • Audit services for performance of the City’s annual financial audit. • Audit services for the City’s single audit of State and Federal grants. • Performance of other related services as stated herein. • Additional special assistance as needed. ADDRESS AND MARK ENVELOPE: “RFP 21-007 Financial Auditing Services” TO: Purchasing Manager, City of Buda, 405 E. Loop St., Bldg. 100, Buda, Texas 78610. TO BE OPENED: 2:00 p.m. JULY 1, 2021.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on December 9, 2009, a certain Adjustable Rate Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust (“Reverse Mortgage”) was executed by BARBARA HUDNALL AND HAROLD HUDNALL, as mortgagor in favor of METLIFE HOME LOANS A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK N.A., as mortgagee and BROWN, FOWLER & ALSUP, PC, as trustee, and was recorded on December 16, 2009 under Clerk`s Instrument Number 2009-90032265, Book 3790, Page 607 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 March 31, 2017, and recorded on April 21, 2017, under Clerk`s Instrument Number 17013485 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 no longer occupies the property; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of July 6, 2021 is $662,827.46; 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 July 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: LOT 19C, OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 11,12A,12B, 14A,14B,15A,15B,16A, AND 16B OF LAS LOMAS, SECTION II, A SUDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGE 93, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS.
Commonly known as: 101 CAMINO DE ROBLE, WIMBERLEY, TX 78676. 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 $662,827.46. 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 $66,282.75 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 $66,282.75 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 $662,827.46, 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: June 7, 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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expand border ‘barrier’ Gov. Greg Abbott vowed last week at a border security summit to build a barrier to slow the flow of migrants through the state’s southern border. Abbott said details would be forthcoming for the wall, which would be part of a new enforcement plan administered by several state agencies, ranging from the governor’s office to the Texas Department of Public Safety. He said he intends to sign legislation appropriating more than $1 billion for enhanced border security. “While securing the border is the federal government’s responsibility, Texas will not sit idly by as this crisis grows,” Abbott said. “The state is working collaboratively with communities impacted by the crisis to arrest and detain individuals coming into Texas illegally.” The president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) blasted Abbott’s actions. “Governor Abbott stated that he intends to use Texas state budget dollars not for education, improving our electric grid or for Texas roads and highways,” said Domingo Garcia, LULAC president. “Instead, he says he will continue to build a wall and other barriers along the border with Mexico. This is a huge waste of taxpayer money, and very likely illegal.” LULAC plans to take legal action on grounds that the federal government has authority over immigration and borders, not individual states.
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“Landowners have been struggling to get their timber harvested for a while,” said Rob Hughes, executive director of the Texas Forestry Association. “The mills are producing more wood than they have before, but it’s still not to the capacity of how much timber is being grown in their areas.” A consolidation of sawmills is partly to blame. In 1997 Texas had 168 active sawmills, a number that has dwindled today to about 50. Some landowners have opted to supplement their forest income through carbon markets, which are bought by companies or governments to offset greenhouse gas emissions. One drawback is that the credits can only go to timberland owners if the forest is at risk of being harvested. “There are a few contracts now that are just a one-year deal,” said Hughes. “These seem more tolerable to the production-minded forest landowners that we’ve talked with. You defer your harvest, and you get paid for that amount of carbon as you sequester it.” Landowners can contact a consulting forester or a Texas A&M Forest Service office for more information.
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LUMBER PRICE SURGE NOT state’s wettest month. This AFFECTING TIMBER PRICES year was no exception, with One economic consequence of the pandemic lockdown has been a surge in lumber prices of more than 300%, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. However, landowners who grow and harvest timber are still facing stagnant prices, as they have since the housing crash of 2008. At $30 a ton in Texas, the price has remained about the same for the past decade. The challenge for timber owners is an abundance of ready-to-harvest timber, according to TFS.
above-average rain in much of the state, according to Dr. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist with the Texas Water Development Board. By the end of May, drought conditions covered 25% of the state — down 45 percentage points from the end of April. The La Niña conditions, which are key factors in droughts in Texas, have dissipated and won’t return this summer, Wentzel said. “If you were trying to reduce drought in Texas, you couldn’t pick a better
month to have above-average rainfall,” Wentzel wrote in a press release. He added that besides greening up the landscape, May’s rain increased reservoir storage to 84.6% of capacity, about normal for this time of year.
NEW COVID-19 CASES RISE WEEK-TO-WEEK The number of new COVID-19 cases in Texas in the past week rose to 17,724, up 46% from the previous week, while deaths stayed steady at 213, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,600 hospitalizations of lab-confirmed cases, up about 100 from the previous week. Vaccinations continue to rise, with 10.85 million Texans fully vaccinated — 37.2% of the state’s population.
PUC LIFTS MORATORIUM ON UTILITY DISCONNECTIONS The moratorium on utility disconnections for non-payment will be lifted June 18. Last Friday the Texas Public Utility Commission cited a proliferation of financial support and the need for electricity, water and sewer providers to resume normal business operations. “This is not an easy decision, and it was not taken lightly,” PUC Chairman Peter Lake said. “But by acting now, customers will be able to take advantage of deferred payment plans or federal assistance ahead of the summer season.” There are numerous options for ratepayers having difficulties paying their utility bills. The PUC has created a one-page fact sheet that can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/4fdch5dt. Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. gborders@texaspress.com
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Hays Free Press • June 16, 2021
League of Women voters elect first Black, Latina officers BY SAHAR CHMAIS
The Hays County League of Women Voters elected its first Black and Latina officers. Teressa Carbajal Ravet is the organization’s new president and first Latina woman to serve. Alongside Ravet, the first Black president-elect is Mary
Earls. “It’s an honor to lead this respected nonpartisan organization in its mission to empower voters and defend democracy,” Ravet said. “Our new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy will prioritize engaging everyone in Hays County and holding county leaders and poli-
cymakers accountable to all those they represent. I look forward to meeting with area leaders and organizations to learn more about how we can work collaboratively for the equitable inclusion and engagement of all Hays community members.” During the 2020 National Convention, mem-
bers agreed that there is a need for diversity in the organization. Alongside Ravet and Earls, other board members include Rosemary Jimenez, Irma Guadarrama, Linda Calvert, Sheryl Davis, Marilyn Minnaar, Laurel O’Donnell, Charles Minnaar, Margaret Lindsey, Susan Raybuck,
Shannon FitzPatrick and Phyllis M. Finnemore. The League in Hays County has 139 members, both men and women, who participate in local teams within San Marcos, Wimberley, Kyle and Dripping Springs. They have been partaking in civic engagement for 100 years and continue
to build trust and relationships to make democracy work, according to the League. They work to inform residents about issues, candidates and encourage eligible people to vote. Ravet has also encouraged residents to contact her at president@lwvhaysco.com.
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Readers divided on Critical Race Theory being taught in schools Do you believe Critical Race Theory should be taught in public schools?
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