Hays Free Press July 10, 2019

JULY 10, 2019 FIX’ER UP

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Kyle OKs repairs to historic City Hall.

Feds indict man in Hays County child porn case.

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Kyle man killed in FM 150 motorcycle wreck

BY MOSES LEOS III A Kyle man has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle wreck that occurred late Sunday on FM 150 west near the intersection of FM 2770.

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said the wreck occurred around 10:40 p.m. Sunday near the Sonic Drive-In located in the 1700 block of Rebel Drive, also known as FM

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Experts fear negative impact from water permits

Patriotic goers

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

MOTORCYCLE FATALITY, 2

BY MOSES LEOS III Medical issues possibly related to illegal drug use was the preliminary cause of death of a homeless man whose body was found along Kyle Crossing road earlier this month.

John Raymond Distasio, 55, was identified by Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith as the deceased. According to Kyle officials, no foul play is suspected.

Final results and final cause of death are pending toxicology results from an autopsy ordered by Smith.

According to a press release, a body was found at around 7:30 a.m. July 2 by a pedestrian walking along Kyle Crossing on the way to work. The witness went into the Home Depot on Kyle Crossing and told employees, who then called Kyle Police.

Smith pronounced the man dead and ordered an autopsy. Authorities later identified Distasio, based on his fingerprints.

Kyle Police continues to investigate the incident.

County hosts workshop on preventative care technology

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Advances in technology allowing healthcare providers to monitor patents remotely in the name of preventive care could support indigent Hays County residents in the future.

MRG Medical showed Hays County Commissioners in a June 25 workshop a watch that can monitor a patient’s vital signs, as well as their sleeping and eating habits.

MRG officials hope to provide the county with the technology, which they feel could

MRG officials hope to provide the county with the technology, which they feel could help slash the $2 million spent by Hays County that pays for indigent resident hospital bills. help slash the $2 million spent by Hays County that pays for indigent resident hospital bills.

State statutes requires counties across the state to pay for these medical expenses; the majority

of costs come from hospital visits.

“Any time (the indigent population) goes to the hospital, it comes out of your budget,” said MRG Medical co-founder Bob Lang. “Imagine if we were to assign a

primary care physician to these patients … they could manage those patients and keep them out of the hospital.”

Approximately $3 billion is spent every year in the United States on emergency room visits and reactive healthcare practices, according to MRG. Their technology could cut $1 billion a year, Lang said.

The watch collects data from residents and sends it to a physician that works with the county. MRG Medical Founder Kyle

BY MOSES LEOS III Bombs prematurely bursting in air Thursday proved a little too close for comfort for Kyle officials who continue to investigate the cause of a malfunction during the city’s July 4 fireworks show.

However, quick actions by Kyle Fire Department officials, along with in-place safety measures, were key factors that helped to prevent any injuries or damage from happening and kept an explosively viral moment from turning disastrous.

Kerry Urbanowicz,

Kyle Parks and Recreations Director, said the malfunction occurred roughly 9 to 10 minutes into what was supposed to be a 25 minute July 4 fireworks show.

The exact cause of the malfunction, however, is still unknown. The Hays County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.

Urbanowicz said the malfunction led to “a few extra shells” firing off at once, according to members of the fireworks team employed by the city. Many of those shells went up in the air but didn’t go very high, Urbanowicz said.

REVITALIZATION

Kyle leaders vote to continue downtown development pace.

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The city has worked with the fireworks company, which was not identified, for roughly six years and currently has a $30,000 contract with them. The city has also held its fireworks show near the Plum Creek Golf Course clubhouse for the past nine years with no prior incidents.

Mark Schultz, Kyle Fire Marshal, said the resulting explosions led to several small grass fires popping up at once.

Schutlz said fire officials quickly responded to the grass fires and extinguished several of them immediately.

WATER PERMIT, 9

Buda EDC bylaw changes made

BY MOSES LEOS III

Several other fires near the launch area were extinguished soon after fire officials got the okay from the fireworks contractor, Schultz said.

“We didn’t want to get too close because we didn’t know if all of the ordinance had gone off,” Schultz said.

Urbanowicz said everyone was outside of a 200-yard safety zone from the launch area that was supposed to be.

However, a video posted on Twitter showed two people who were feet from the launch area.

Changes to bylaws governing operations of the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will give city leaders additional control, even as officials maintain the two entities are independent.

But worries continue to mount over the motives behind the changes, which former EDC board of director members allege gives the city access to $4 million in EDC reserves that could be used to pay for city projects not directly related to economic development matters.

However, Buda City Council members, who passed the bylaw changes by a 5-0 vote July 2, maintain changes were meant to make rules concurrent with state laws, while also allowing the EDC the option to provide money for infrastructure projects that could provide an economic benefit.

Mayor George Haehn and council member Paul Daugereau were absent July 2 and didn’t vote.

One major change dealt with how the EDC handles its reserves. City leaders approved adding language giving the EDC board of directors the option to transfer reserves in excess of a required three months of operating expenses to “fund capital projects.” Roughly $4 million in reserves has been saved to date by the EDC.

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BUDA EDC, 12

PREVENTATIVE CARE, 2

No injuries after Kyle Fourth of July fireworks malfunction

INDEX

Body found on Kyle Crossing identified

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Displaying stars, stripes and sparkles, a participant in the Plum Creek Independence Day parade exudes freedom as she rolls down Witte in celebration of the nation’s 243rd birthday. The parade in Plum Creek was one of a handful of area July 4 events and celebrations. More Independence Day photos can be found on pages 5, 6 and 8.

Two pending groundwater permits in Hays County, if approved, could severely damage the Trinity Aquifer, according to multiple hydrogeologists in the area.

Those permits, filed by Needmore Water, LLC and Electro Purification, LLC, are vying to pump more than 1.2 billion gallons of water a year, combined, if approved by the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD)

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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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Feds indict man in Hays County child porn case

BY MOSES LEOS III

Federal authorities are joining a multi-party investigation that originated in Hays County of a man suspected of producing, distributing and possessing child pornography.

While FBI officials have issued a 52-count indictment against Luann Fabric Campos Leao Hida, 25, of Lakeway, authorities fear there could be more victims than the 15 so far identified.

Hida was federally indicted June 18, according to FBI officials; those indictments were formally unsealed July 1.

An indictment is not a conviction of guilt, but is a formal allegation.

Hida was originally ar-

According to an arrest affidavit, Hida allegedly furnished vape pens and vape oil and alcohol to teenagers in the Dripping Springs area in exchange for sexual favors. rested Aug. 7 in Hays County after authorities accused him of going online to solicit sexual favors in the Dripping Springs area, the Hays Free Press reported.

According to an arrest affidavit, Hida allegedly furnished vape pens and vape oil and alcohol to teenagers in the Dripping Springs area in exchange for sexual favors.

Gary Cutler, Hays County Sheriff, said local authorities got into the case via a suspicious circumstances call. Cutler said the HCSO called in other agencies as the scope of the investi-

gation started to involve other jurisdictions.

FBI officials are aware of victims in Travis, Hays, Bell and Williamson counties with incidents ranging anywhere from 2014 to 2017. The case began at the local level, with the FBI starting to get involved once it was determined photos and video associated with the case were disseminated online.

Authorities have so far identified 15 boys during the course of the investigation. However, officials said there are approximately 20 more boys who

so far have not yet been identified. Authorities also fear there could be more victims who authorities do not know about yet.

Anyone who might have been victimized or suspect they might have been victimized by Hida should contact the FBI or HCSO officials. Officials said the scope of incidents could perhaps precede 2014.

Cindy Cantu, an official with the center for child protection, said parents who suspect their child might have been in contact with Hida should be aware of any behavioral chang-

es that might have taken place.

Cantu said parents should listen to children, but not directly ask questions that might suggest they’re attempting to obtain information. If parents hear something that concerns them, they should contact authorities and make a report. An FBI official said parents shouldn’t do detective work, but if their child knew Hida, they should contact authorities.

Cutler encouraged parents to keep an eye on their child’s activity online and on social media.

“This is the perfect example that there are sexual predators in our community that preys upon kids,” Cutler said.

Kyle Fireworks: No one hurt despite malfunction Continued from pg. 1

Urbanowicz said Friday he hadn’t heard of anyone sneaking into the safety zone that was not affiliated with the fireworks crew or fire department.

Additionally, fire crews were stationed roughly 100 or so yards away, just in case of an emergency.

But the moment soon turned into an online viral sensation, picked up by local and national news media outlets. It stemmed from video recorded by a handful of people who captured the malfunction as it occurred.

Numerous people who saw the event happened also responded on the Hays Free Press’ Facebook post on the malfunction.

Gloria Rodriguez wrote she and her husband noticed the malfunction immediately. They heard the explosion and saw that the fireworks were way too close to the ground.

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A few minutes into the Kyle Fourth of July fireworks show, a malfunction set off the remaining stockpile of fireworks prematurely, Nobody was injured despite the malfunction. For video of the spectacle, visit www.haysfreepress.com.

“We knew that was not good,” Rodriguez wrote. “It started off beautifully the colors were amazing. Thank God no one was injured and thank you 1st respond-

ers [sic].”

Kyle city leaders are now trying to find the best course of action following the premature ending of the event.

That includes the possibility of a re-do of the July 4 show or holding a fireworks show at the city’s annual Pie in the Sky festival during Labor Day weekend in Sep-

tember. Urbanowicz said any decision will be made by the Kyle City Council.

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said city leaders will regroup and figure it out.

the county from needing to budget $2 million annually.

However, it is unknown as of press time how much it could cost the county to purchase the technology from MRG. The workshop was the

first step in initiating the conversation with the county, so the specifics of the program are yet to be worked out.

County Judge Ruben Becerra said the workshop was a good opportunity to start a conversation on the issue.

Preventative Care: Workshop hosted Continued from pg. 1

Hayungs said the company’s technology serves as a building block for a more efficient healthcare system.

In Hays County, a lack of physicians and medical professionals is hindering the ability for residents to receive adequate healthcare. There is one doctor for every 1,396 patients in Hays County, which is twice the national average, according to a 2016 Hays

County health assessment.

Additionally, the uninsured population is twice the national average, according to the assessment.

Lang displayed his vitals to the Hays County Commissioners during the June 25 workshop with MRG. “I’m an open book,” Lang said. “It allows any physician or any caregiver to see my vitals

without having to go to a doctor to understand what’s going on with my health.”

A direct connection to the physicians should prevent hospital visits and foster a closer relationship with healthcare professionals and those who typically do not have access to healthcare.

MRG officials predict the implementation of the product would save

Motorcycle Fatality Continued from pg. 1

150 west.

The motorcycle, operated by Daniel Rodriguez, 41, of Kyle, was traveling westbound on FM 150 when it veered off the road and struck a trailer parked in the grass, Barnett said in a statement. Rodriguez

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was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Rodriguez was transported to Seton Medical Center Hays where he was later pronounced dead by Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, who also has

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ordered an autopsy. Next of kin have been notified at this time, according to a press release.

Kyle Police closed FM 150 for several hours as officers conducted their investigation. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

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Additional information concerning this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.

Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “It’s our downtown centerpiece. We’re dealing with a building that’s special and it is more time consuming. It would be half the price if it wasn’t historical.”

–Kerry Urbanowicz, Parks & Rec Director on Old Kyle City Hall. Story on pg. 6

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EDITORIAL

Can a divided nation come together?

Young voters who have known nothing but the divisiveness of the U.S. political system are ready to “take back Congress.”

They say they can make the change by swinging things to one side or the other – more liberal ... or more conservative.

They are demanding change, and they are correct that change is needed.

They have known nothing but the acrimonious talk on the news, in debates and on social media during their lifetime.

Young voters, though, are not the only ones feeling the country’s divisiveness.

A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the U.S. voters tend to agree on one thing – that the nation is divided.

Of thousands polled, 80% said they felt the nation was divided, while only 19% thought it was united. Those results were the same, whether the respondent was Democratic and Republican. That divide is felt whether urban, suburban or rural.

Are we really as polarized as we think?

Maybe it’s a matter of perspective. Sure, the nation has been divided in the past.

Look at the Civil War, at the riots of the 1960s. Heck, just think about Revolutionary War times. Either you were for England or against. That was a divided time.

And, there were fights all along, with acrimony on both sides spilling into the social medium of the time – thousands of small newspapers – as each side of the political spectrum tried to persuade residents of their superior ideas.

But for as long as our country has endured, so has the idea that divisiveness is incredibly toxic.

President Thomas Jefferson said, “We are all republicans, we are all federalists.” (Note the lower case, as he was not referring to political parties.) Jefferson was trying to bring together his divided nation during his inaugual speech, admonishing citizens to stand and unite.

President Abraham Lincoln was famously quoted as saying, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” He knew a divided nation.

But today’s president doesn’t seem to want to bring together the two political parties for the good of the country. In a presidential interview with CNBC, Donald Trump said “We are a very divided country ...” He later added that “Republicans are very much behind me.”

That’s true. A lot of Republicans are, but not all.

Those are not words that bring together voters. Sure, it shores up Trump’s base, but the political parties remain polarized and seem to be moving father apart.

At this point in time, it doesn’t seem that we can assume that the extremists in both parties want anything to do with compromise.

And, let’s face it, the system – our Congress and system of laws – only works with compromise.

In the days when local Congressman J.J. Pickle represented Hays County, he required that his bills have co-sponsors from “across the aisle.” Those were the days of compromise, of trying to save Social Security, to help constituents, to adequately support the military without going overboard. Not everyone agreed with Pickle, but he was known for his ability to work out compromises.

But since the 1980s, politics have simply become more and more divided.

Young voters of today were born in the 1980s or later. They have only known a divided country.

So, if they take over Congress, do they have the abilities to bring this nation together?

Do they even want to?

Let’s hope they do, because we can’t stand this much longer, and if voters in both parties keep supporting candidates in the extreme sides, we can’t come together.

There’s an old thought that if two brothers are fighting, then an evil man can come in and attack the mother.

We are setting ourselves up for attack – as proven by the Russian hacks who are fueling the divisiveness.

Compromise and moderation are needed. Now.

President with a pronoun problem H ear the distant rumble. Ram the ramparts. Hustle the muskets to the nearest landing strip.

The sound you hear is not a summer storm but the rolling plunder of Donald Trump seeking further employment by us.

Flanked by tanks, escorted by bomberooks – with his presidential bullhorn he commends “unity” to a nation grown disorderly and just plain tired of him.

By certain accounts he put on a great show at the feet of Lincoln July 4. Apologists in the pundit set certainly thought so. They exhaled a great gust of relief to see Trump stick to (fractured) American history and freebie points about our great military.

Pat Buchanan gushed that Trump displayed perfect pitch: “positive, patriotic, uplifting,” oh, and “presidential.”

Imagine anyone needing to plead said case for Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Obama. Each of those presidents knew from Day One what the office demanded.

Marc Thiessen raved that

to the big event – those conveniently fenced off from the Youngrabble.

Chain-link: the defining at-Large feature of the Trump presiby John Young dency.

People who visit the national parks should ask for a Trump had been “unifying,” refund for their fees – raised and scolded critics who exunder this administration – pected something else. for the $2.5 million siphoned On behalf of those who from the parks budget to pay expected a clown act from for this campaign event.

Trump, let me apologize for Those fees are not cheap having paid attention over anymore. And only one the last three years.

American can rely on the Most Americans by now taxpayers to pay for all of judge any “presidential” his recreation, not to menpretense to be a ruse from a tion steal from the military man whose every other sen- budget when Congress won’t tence is either a tall tale or a fund his border fence. low blow aimed at any who Actually, a judge just said eschew the hook-line-sinker he can’t do that. As with a fascination that is him. citizenship question on the The headlines said a census, Trump proceeds as if surprisingly stately Trump he doesn’t hear. called on his audience to Trump, by review, wanted “stay true to our cause,” but something much grander we all know (even his acothan what transpired July 4, lytes know) the only cause something far more extenthat truly motivates his sive and expensive, but got movement is his pronoun: major blowback from the “me.”

Pentagon.

Most Americans know that He wanted what they do in the “us” Trump mentions Moscow and what they do in doesn’t include them. They Pyongyang. He wanted, with know that the “us” is really Lincoln and our flag as his the folks with the VIP tickets backdrop, to do what dicta-

tors do.

Tanks? Fighter jets? Civilian flights grounded? No big deal, said he. “We own those things,” he said. All it costs is a little fuel.

We all know what “we” Trump is using in that sentence, and it’s not you and me.

Regardless, we will continue to foot the bill for angry rallies of red-capped people who love it when Trump goes all against “them.” Read the thought bubbles of those crowds: “Them” means Muslims, Mexicans, gays and lesbians, and of course liberals.

Unity? Patriotism? Voters who have been watching this divisive presidency now know what pronoun Trump is all about – it’s not “us.”

And it’s not at all what the first half of the initials “U.S.” stand for: united.

With polls showing most Americans disapproving of what he is and has done, Trump should brace for when voters will remind him that “we” get the final say.

Longtime newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. jyoungcolumn@gmail.com

Humor the cure for what ails America

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t’s never too late for a good belly laugh.

July 1 was, unofficially, International Joke Day. The origins of the day are unclear, but whoever started it was on to something - because our country sure could use a good belly laugh about now.

Which reminds me of the man who walked into a dentist’s office one evening.

“I think I’m a moth,” said the man.

“I’m sorry,” said the dentist. “But I can’t help you. You need to see a psychiatrist.”

“I am seeing a psychiatrist,” said the man.

“Then why did you come to my office?” said the dentist.

“Your light was on,” said the man.

I’m not sure where or when social media started making us more strident. But as we share ever-more-angry news posts that demonize those with whom we disagree, we are sacrificing our sense of humor.

The political jokes of many late-night comedians appeal to half of the country as their

Hays Free Press

Guest Column

by Tom Purcell

snarky nature polarizes the other half - which means those jokes are sarcasm, not humor.

Humor doesn’t take political sides. Humor brings us together.

“Anthropological studies have shown that laughter evolved as a way for humans to signal friendship and as a way to create and strengthen ties with a group,” reports timeanddate.com.

Which reminds me of the time Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went camping.

They pitched their tent and went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Holmes woke up and said, “Watson, look up and tell me what you see.”

“Millions of magnificent stars,” said Watson.

“And what do you deduce from that?” said Holmes.

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“That life may exist on other planets?” said Watson.

“No, you idiot,” said Holmes. “It means somebody stole our tent.”

In his book “Anatomy of an Illness,” Norman Cousins reported that laughter helped him cure his serious collagen disease.

Since then, scientists have discovered that humor really is good for our health.

Laughter produces pain-killing endorphins. It strengthens our immune system.

“A good belly laugh increases production of T-cells, interferon and immune proteins called globulins,” reports PsychCentral.

It also decreases stress.

“When under stress, we produce a hormone called cortisol,” reports PsychCentral. “Laughter significantly lowers cortisol levels and returns the body to a more relaxed state.”

But we aren’t laughing enough.

Which reminds me of the three fellows stranded on a deserted island. One morn-

ing, a magic lantern washes ashore. A genie pops out and grants each of the men one wish. The first fellow wishes he was off the island and, poof, he’s home. The second fellow wishes the same and, poof, he’s home too. The third fellow says, “I’m lonely. I wish my friends were back here.”

The wonderful thing about humor is that it is infectious. It promotes good will, thoughtfulness and civility.

Regrettably, rudeness, anger and hatred are also infectious. They agitate us and tear us apart.

We must choose humor.

We must rise above those who seek to agitate and divide us.

We must use social media to share fun, uplifting content, rather than derisive and divisive content.

Here’s a start: A three-legged dog walks into a bar and sets his pistol on the table.

“I don’t want any trouble,” says the bartender, nervously.

“I have no beef with you,” says the dog. “I’m looking for the man who shot my paw.”

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Sports

Women’s soccer moves to shatter glass ceiling Years from now, a generation of highly-paid female athletes will point to 23 brave, heroic women whose dominance, courage and outspokenness further paved the way for their success.

Granted, that group of U.S. women, who on Sunday capped off an scintillating 30-day run en route to winning the 2019 Women’s World Cup, was preceded by so many before them who in many ways helped to make their run possible.

Billie Jean King, Mia Hamm, Venus and Serena Williams immediately come to mind.

However, the work Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and company accomplished during their run wasn’t limited to seven straight wins and a sleek, shiny trophy.

Their play, as well as their voices, shined a brighter beacon on fixing the issue of gender inequality that’s plagued sports and society for generations.

A nearly $800,000 disparity between the amount of money claimed by U.S. Women’s National Team members (roughly $200,000 per player) versus their male counterparts ($1 million per player) for an unblemished road to a World Cup win, per a CNBC report, painfully drives that point home.

Perhaps that’s why Sunday’s World Cup win for the U.S. women’s team, the program’s fourth win total and second in a row, could very well be one of the most iconic moments in American sports.

Because not only did they talked the talk, but they walked the walk.

With every goal scored, with every distinct and refreshing celebration, the USWNT once again proved their worth at a time when they really shouldn’t have to.

They did so with the gravitas we have come to expect with a title-winning program, no matter the gender. Frankly, those who complain about Alex Morgan’s tea celebration or the team’s 12-0 win over Thailand should step back and take a chill pill.

If we’re okay with a male athlete shaking his butt after a score, or a team of men winning in a blowout, why aren’t we

From the Sidelines

by Moses Leos III

cool with women doing the same?

More importantly, their efforts and actions will no doubt further embolden and empower young girls to step beyond societal norms and reach for whatever they choose to do in life. Acceptance and tolerance were also key attributes the team drove home.

It could also further provide motivation for female athletes to strive for the best and aim for gold, gaining further ground in equalizing the divide between men and women.

That mindset is alive and well right here in Hays County. Since 2013, all three team state championships claimed by Hays County high schools were won by women’s programs. Of the 18 total teams that reached the postseason from Hays, Wimberley, Dripping Springs and Lehman high schools last season, roughly half of them were women’s sports.

While Sunday provided a victory for equal rights, the fight for full gender equality will continue.

It remains to be seen if U.S. Soccer will shatter the glass ceiling and pay the USWNT just as much as, if not more than, their male counterparts. The latter who have zero world cups and counting.

It’s also unknown just yet if their run will help women continue to break through in other sports.

Perhaps one day we’ll see a woman play with the men in the NBA, on the soccer pitch or on the diamond or football field.

We might even see a woman take on the role of a head coach in a men’s league. Perhaps one day, a woman could very well lead this nation as President.

The crazy thing is, those dreams don’t seem so far off any more.

Because if we all think like the U.S. Women’s soccer team, with open minds and open hearts, then anything is possible.

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Krewe crushes Lobos 5-0

BY MOSES LEOS III

Four first half goals scored over an eight-minute span helped the Louisiana Krewe coast past the Central Texas Lobos in a 5-0 blowout Saturday at Shelton Stadium.

While their playoff chances are all but extinguished, Lobos owner and co-manager David Walding said the team aims for its highest finish in the Gulf Coast Premier League (GCPL) standings in next week’s season finale.

“Next week, we are going to come out full force and try to get those points,” Walding said.

“We want to finish off the season with a win and on the right foot and finish with a positive heading into the offseason.”

Struggles began early for the Lobos as they were unable to contain an aggressive attack from the GCPL West-leading Krewe, who sought to earn home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Lobos also battled lineup attrition heading into the contest. CenTex had two players out due to injury and two more who were suspended due to prior red cards.

Also not helping matters was a strategical miscue midway through the first half, which the

Krewe exploited.

The Krewe opened its barrage with a goal in the 28th minute to take a 1-0 lead. They powered for three more goals between the 33rd and 36th minute that helped them build an insurmountable 4-0 advantage at intermission.

Walding said the problem occurred when the Lobos made a position switch on the field, but did so before making a needed substitution to accommodate the move.

As a result, Walding said a handful of players were playing in positions they were not accustomed to.

“We kind of messed up the spacing and formation on the field,” Walding said. “We put players in positions they were not used to before we could get the substitution.”

However, Walding said the Lobos generated strong attacks and chances on goal for the majority of the first half. The Lobos attacked the Krewe from the outside into the middle of the field.

But the tactic was countered by the Krewe’s strategy of attacking from the air and crossing into the middle. Lobo struggles continued into the second half when the Krewe added a fifth goal and put the game away.

“We played well in the first half with the excep-

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Central Texas Lobo defender Oscar Diaz-Ramirez (left) forces a Louisiana Krewe player to go airborne to maintain possession of the ball in Saturday’s Gulf Coast Premier League contest.

tion of the stretch where they got the goals,” Walding said.

Despite the defeat, Walding was optimistic the Lobos can turn it around when they host Shreveport United, a team they’ve beaten three times this season, in the final game of the year July 13.

Should they win, the Lobos could secure as high as fourth place in the GPCL West standings, the highest finish the program has had in its history.

“We’re going out with the mentality of putting on a show for fans and getting a win,” Walding said.

Buda Bolts advance to Junior Olympics STAFF REPORT A handful of athletes who participate in the Buda Bolts track and field team punched their tickets to the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics in Greensboro, NC after strong performances at a recent meet. The Buda Bolts are helmed by Hays

High alumna and Buda local Randal Grizzle.

Highlighting the effort was Isaac Sellers (pictured right with Randal Grizzle) who took first in the 3,000-meter run with a personal record (PR) of 10:11, along with a gold medal finish in the 1,500-meter run with a PR of 4:32.

BUDA BOLTS ADVANCING TO THE NATIONAL MEET

• Isaac Sellers – 1st in 3,000 meters, 1st in 1,500 meters, 2nd in 4x800-meter relay • Ava Bedwell – 4th in 800 meters, 5th in 400meters, 6th in 1,500 meters • Elektra Sanchez – 4th in 100 meters, 4th in 200 meters • Jackson Steiner – 2nd in 4x800-meter relay • Grant Grizzle – 2nd in 4x800-meter relay, 6th in 3,000 meters • Garison Grizzle – 2nd in 4x800-meter relay

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Red, White and Buda 2019

Hundreds took to Main Street in Buda July 4 for the city’s annual Red, White and Buda children’s parade, which was filled with bikes, wagons and floats decorated in celebration of Independence Day. The celebration continued on the Buda Greenbelt with fun, games and free food, while the city fired off fireworks during its annual display held at the Buda Sportsplex.

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Coyotes and other wildlife in Mountain City B ack when “Montage” started in 1997, frequently “a little city out in the country” appeared.

Later, the term evolved into “a little city that’s still somewhat out in the country.”

Coyotes, roadrunners and raccoons count towards moving the meter towards “country.”

Ralph and Marcia McClendon, right smack dab in the middle of Live Oak Drive (for Mountain City, a busy street), came out to a gruesome sight Saturday morning.

Right in the middle of their front lawn was the carcass of a slaughtered White-tail fawn, torn wide open with the organs missing except for the stomach that was tossed aside.

With the help of Jonah Evans, TPWD mammologist, and Mark Jones, County Commissioner and rancher, Mayor Ralph confirmed that the remains were typical of a coyote kill.

According to Evans, “I think we can probably rule out a mountain lion or bobcat for the following reasons: 1) in an open area and wasn’t dragged into the underbrush and 2) has not been covered in debris. A very high percentage of lion kills are covered and they are almost all drug to

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by Pauline Tom

a protected area for feeding.”

Almost beyond belief to those of us on almost solid limestone, by early afternoon Ralph had buried the carcass. Ralph found a good spot in his old garden area.

Donna Helm on Pecan, just across 2770 from the undeveloped business sites in the City of Mountain City, finds coyote scat in her backyard.

Donna posted on Facebook a photo of a roadrunner carrying a mouse. I asked for more.

“I was sitting in the porch swing with my 3 youngest grandchildren.

Savannah, Sydney and Stratton Helm. Sydney saw the roadrunner carrying a mouse first.

It was hard keeping them still so I could get the pictures. This roadrunner has red shadow on its eyes. It’s a pretty thing.

We watch butterflies, caterpillars and dragonflies, hummingbirds, hawks and buzzards, listen to song birds, and water our flowers that we planted Easter weekend.”

RonTom and I have

recently trapped six raccoons and two opossums, while trying to trap feral cats and kittens in a live trap baited with cat food.

Patricia Porterfield put in an order for a “possum” for “Patricia’s Garden”; RonTom delivered.

Patricia says possums eat snails. They also eat tons of ticks. And, they do not carry diseases.

“Patricia’s Garden” on Maple is amazing, filled with native vines, plants, shrubs and trees. It fills most of the backyard, with a peaceful winding path meandering through the space. Her large spread

of standing cypress, tall spires with red flowers, took my breath away on Garage Sale Saturday (1st Saturday in June.)

Standing Cypress is supposed to be deer resistant. But, when I transplanted some awhile back, the very next morning the blooms were nipped away.

Beware booklets and lists that show “native” plants. A close look may reveal the inclusion of “adapted plants.” More on natives … later.

Now is a good time to send a tidbit. I’ll be PHOTO BY LAURA CRAIG grateful, and so will readers. Thanks! Love to Pauline and Ron Tom and and their dog KissMe were decked you, PTom out in patriotic style for the Mountain City Fourth of July Parade.

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Kyle Independence Day 2019 Both the young and young-at-heart celebrated Independence Day in Kyle with the annual Plum Creek July 4 children’s parade, which began at the corner of Witte and McNaughton and ended near Negley Elementary. Joining the festivities was the Kyle Fire Department, which led the parade, as well as numerous local Plum Creek residents who decorated their bikes and wagons for the cause. Following the parade, residents took to McNaughton Park for an All-American cookout.

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Kyle OKs repairs to historic City Hall

BY KATIE BURRELL

After being caught in the crossfire of the downtown revitalization debate, the newly named Krug Activity Center, also known as historic city hall, will receive $117,000 in repairs this year.

During the July 2 meeting, Kyle City Council unanimously voted to approve the $117,020 repair cost assessment from Western Specialty Contractors of America, a Buda company specializing in repairing historical buildings. The Krug Activity Center will see repairs begin within the next two to three months, according to city staff.

The council previously voted 4-2 in April to deny the repairs, at least temporarily, until the council could come closer to an agreement regarding the city’s downtown area. The Krug Activity Center sits center in the city’s downtown square, an area that

The historic building will be able to receive roof repairs and other external fixes to keep the building intact and safe to use. The building needs holes repaired in the roof, bricks re-fastened around the building and other structural repairs.

has been a hot debate topic in recent months.

Many downtown residents in Kyle have petitioned city leaders to reconsider the purpose and direction of the sector.

Council members have attempted to further commercialize the area, but nearby homeowners have refuted each attempt. The debate sparked a series of town hall meetings in June that culminated in the decision to encourge commercialization after a vote July 2, to accept the 10-year revitalization plan proposed in 2009.

Now, the historic building will receive roof repairs

and other external fixes to keep the building intact and safe for use. The building needs holes repaired in the roof, bricks re-fastened around the building and other structural repairs.

The funding for the project was included in last year’s budget, said Kerry Urbanowicz, Kyle Parks and Recreations director.

Urbanowicz said the building is protected as a historical site and will not be changed, just repaired.

“It’s our downtown centerpiece,” Urbanowicz said. “We’re dealing with a building that’s special and it is more time consuming.

It would be half the price if

The historic Kyle City Hall was designed by an Austin architect named R.L. Thomas and was constructed in 1912.

it wasn’t historical.”

The building is one of the oldest in Kyle and was formerly known as the Historic City Hall. Earlier this year, with the help of longtime resident Penny Krug, the city renamed the building after Pete Krug, her husband.

Pete Krug was a longterm Kyle resident who

passed in December 2017.

Pete Krug was a law enforcement officer for more than 25 years, spent time as a volunteer firefighter and was Kyle’s mayor for two terms.

Penny Krug offered to sell their house downtown to the city, which is still on the search for the right commercial occupant for

the space.

The next step for the building is to place signage on or around the building. Urbanowicz said the city will most likely to apply signage around the building, rather than on, to preserve the building’s original state as much as possible.

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OBITUARIES RICHARDSON Margaret “Betty” Bowen Carver Richardson, 82, born August 25, 1936, got her purple wings and passed peacefully in her home, surrounded by family.

She was born in Houston, lived most of her life in Pasadena and Montgomery, TX, and moved to her beloved Hill Country and Buda in 2017.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Vance and Inez Bowen, daddy Donnie Carver, son little Donnie Carver and his wife Stephanie Carver, and grandson Patrick Carver.

She is survived by her husband Kim Richardson, son Russell Carver, daughter Suzanne Carver and her husband David Jenkins, grandchildren Eli Carver and his wife April Winn Carver, Tyson Carver, Donnie Carver lll, Ann Carver and her cherished

great-grandchildren, Hiatt and Monica.

She was a good mom and a faithful loving grandma and wife. She was colorful and a bit gaudy. She loved Texas and critters. She was loved.

Richardson’s last community supper will be held at 1 p.m. July 13 at the Driftwood Community Center, 15090 RR 150.

Bring your favorite covered dish to share in the celebration of her flight.

knew and loved Reese through his short life. His playful heart was full of sweetness and love and he will be missed.

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Charlotte Moreno, 86, of Kyle, Texas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on July 5, 2019. She was born in San REESE Antonio Joseph Tyler Reese, 20, to the late was born on February Domingo Garza and Mary 28, 1999 Battaglia on June 9, 1933. in Austin, Moreno grew up in San TX and left Antonio, married and this world raised her family there. in June She moved to Dallas 2019. He is when she was 60 to be survived by closer to her grandchilhis mother dren and then to Kyle and father, when she retired from Gina and retail life. Moreno never Bryan met a stranger and she Reese, his two sisters, impacted everyone she Samantha and Malinda did meet with her zest for Reese, and many loving life and sense of humor. aunts, uncles and cousins. She loved fashion, shopThe family wishes to ping, gardening, taught thank the Buda commuarts and crafts when she nity and everyone who was a young mother, en-

joyed dancing, and music was always playing in the background throughout her life. She worked hard to provide a beautiful home for her family who were her everything. She loved being surrounded by her children and their families and friends who affectionately called her Mimi.

Moreno is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Moreno, her sister Margaret Castanares and granddaughter, Katie Bruntz.

She is survived by her children Rosie Moreno (Craig Bruntz), Becky TenDoeschate (Paul), Richard Moreno II (Kaye Woolery), Laura Raven (Mark) and Mark Moreno, nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Moreno loved reunions and parties, but not funerals. Her family will honor her instead with a Celebration of Life gathering for family and friends, to be held over the Labor Day weekend.

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Kyle leaders vote to continue downtown development pace

BY KATIE BURRELL

Fostering more commercial development in downtown was the direction Kyle city leaders opted to take June 9 amid vitrol between them and downtown-area residents.

On July 2, the Kyle City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a Downtown Revitalization Plan (DRP) that was recommended nearly 10 years ago. Council members Alex Villalobs and Robert Rizo cast the dissenting votes. The council’s plan secures commercial zoning recommendations as opposed to residential zoning in an effort to expand the downtown area commercially, over time.

The DRP is part of a larger Comprehensive Plan, or a blueprint for future development, that was crafted in 2009 and cost more than $100,000. The Comprehensive Plan was the first of its kind in Kyle and is intended to last 10 years before being reconsidered. The plan is

The council’s plan secures commercial zoning recommendations as opposed to residential zoning in an effort to expand the downtown area commercially, over time.

set to be updated this fall.

The DRP portion offers recommendations for downtown growth and commercial zoning for areas that are currently occupied by homes or are vacant lots. However, city leaders never voted on the DRP to put it officially into place, said Mayor Pro Tem Dex Ellison.

Updates to the comprehensive plan will include a newly assessed DRP, but the majority of city council members opted to keep the in-place version to work off of in the meantime.

“I thought this was a particular thing that

approve them. Tenorio said she wanted to hold off the vote until the updated plan was delivered.

“If this is coming up again and we are going to approve the plan now,” Tenorio said. “I hope we don’t have to pay for the next one.”

Villalobos and Rizo voted against the plan because they didn’t want to see the we were missing out on downtown area to quickly while we were discussing become more commercialdowntown,” Ellison said at ized. the meeting. “Within this “It should happen organdowntown revitalization ically,” Villalobos said. plan, it involves ways to inVillalobos said he is convolve the community. The cerned for the quality of life first step is adopting the of those who own homes Kyle Downtown Revitaliza- near areas that could house tion Plan.” bars and restaurants in the Ellison said he hopes the future. official adoption of the plan “There are two downhalts any debate next time towns,” Tenorio said. a zoning permit in down“There is downtown town is on the dias. commercial and downtown Despite debating against residential, and I feel that the existing DRP and com- is where this plan fails. I prehensive plans for the do think we need to move better part of an hour July forward on a plan, but we 9, Council Member Daphneed to redefine where ne Tenorio instead chose to downtown is.”

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would set aside $300 per lot.

An estimated $1.5 Crafting the agreement million fix for Goforth was necessary as the city Road in east Kyle might be sought assistance in paying forthcoming, but only if for an estimated $1.5 proposed or future develmillion in fixes to Goforth opments in the area help to Road, which was not part partially foot the bill. of the city’s $35 million That’s the path Kyle city road bond in 2013. leaders plan to take after According to city staff, they greenlit an agreement Goforth Road was not an with developers of Castetta urgent fix at the time of the Ranch, a new subdivision passage of the bonds. Staff that is expected to house said the road was intended 400 lots on 119-acres along to go into the next set of Goforth Road. The Kyle bond projects. Kyle AssisCity Council approved the tant City Manager James development agreement by Earp said the city had a 6-0 vote. planned to fix that section Per the agreement, deof Goforth Road, “but this velopers of Castetta Ranch funding will help us do it promised to set aside some more quickly.” of their parkland funds to Further exacerbating maintain and fix Goforth the need to fix the road, Road to better serve curhowever, is the possibility rent and future residents of additional development of the area. The agreement near Castetta Ranch. The states the developers Kyle City Council also ap-

proved rezoning 127-acres owned by Robert and Karen Schlortt from agricultural (AG) to Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, Residential Condominium and Single-Family Residential. No formal plans for development on the Schlortt property have been submitted at this time.

But with an increase in density that could come to that section of Goforth Road, city leaders pushed to get repairs going. Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said parkland funds from Castetta Ranch will likely account for only part of the repair costs and that the city will fund the rest.

“We need that road fixed and so do the developers,” said Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell. “We cannot have one project without the other.”

Mitchell said residents should not expect to see construction on Goforth Road begin immediately.

Kyle will receive funding for the fixes once development starts to happen in Castetta Ranch. The timeframe for construction to start on the subdivision is unknown at this time.

Kyle city leaders have only approved a rezoning request for the Schlortt property, which allows for development. It is possible, according to staff, that an agreement similar to that with Castetta Ranch could be struck with future developers of the Schlortt property.

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Water Permit: Negative impact feared Continued from pg. 1

SO HOW MUCH ARE ELECTRO PURIFICATION AND NEEDMORE WATER ATTEMPTING TO PUMP FROM THE TRINITY AQUIFER?

• EP plans to pump 2.5 million gallons a day, or roughly one billion gallons a year, from the Trinity Aquifer.

• Needmore Water, LLC currently has a temporary permit with the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to pump 179,000,000 gallons per year. The company has requested for a regular permit to produce 289,000,000 gallons a year.

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As chair, Jennings hopes the task force will provide scientific analysis on the available water while putting to rest the notion that EP and Needmore can pump without harm.

“We are professionals, policy experts and scientists,” Jennings said.

“I believe we can achieve sustainability of the aquifer through the task force.”

More time could also be on the task force’s side.

EP has requested to postpone the contested case slated for September 2019, due in part to Beach’s analysis. EP’s contested case might not see a judge until April 2020.

“It’s not just Wimberley that will see the effects, I can promise you that,” Jennings said. “This will affect Dripping Springs too, and we need people to understand that these permits have a regional consequence.”

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more permit. TESPA and other experts are expected to argue for the board to deny Needmore’s permit.

Meanwhile, a task force has been formed by Hays County leaders to protect the Trinity Aquifer.

The task force, formed

by Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell and Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith, will establish a groundwater model to adequately determine the available water in the Trinity.

For Marshall Jennings, a hydrogeologist, former Texas State University professor and chair of the Hays County Task Force on Trinity Aquifer Sustainability, the impact of the two permits could span beyond the Wimberley Valley.

Jennings said Beach’s analysis all but proves the entire western portion of Hays County will feel the effect of the permit after seven years. Jennings estimates the two permits

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But local experts feel Needmore Water’s permit, which seeks to pump 289 million gallons annually from the Trinity, could have more of an impact. Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association (TESPA) Executive Director Vanessa Puig-Williams said in an online update that Needmore’s permit equates to water used by more than 5,000 homes.

An aquifer test done by Wet Rock Groundwater Services, Needmore’s hydrogeologist, concludes a 14-foot drawdown from a well 1.95 miles from a well on Needmore Ranch. Wet Rock also provided hydrogeology services for EP, which has been contested by experts.

James Beach with WSP Consulting in Austin testified during an April 12 hearing on a contested case against EP’s permit that the combined permits could result in a 35% loss in water volume in the Trinity Aquifer.

His calculations indicated that the Cow Creek wells near O’Neill Ranch would experience a permanent decline of 60 feet after one year, 120 feet after seven years and 175 feet after 30 years.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ROBERT LAMAR BOYD, Deceased, were issued on July 1, 2019, in Cause No.19-0200-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: SHERRYL BOYD. 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: Carrie Lane Attorney at Law 100 E. San Antonio, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 DATED the 1st day of July, 2019. /s/ Carrie Lane Carrie Lane Attorney for SHERRYL BOYD State Bar No.: 24013085 100 E. San Antonio, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 392-1273 Facsimile: (512) 396-8539 E-mail: carrie@ majorslawfirm.com

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All persons having claims against the Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present same within the time and in the manner prescribed by law to TODD WALL ROGERS, Independent Executor, c/o James M. Harris, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 1845, Blanco, Texas 78606.

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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Consolidated Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 157117 Application. Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 157117, which would authorize construction of a permanent concrete batch plant located at 3306 Farm-to-Market Road 1327, Creedmoor, Travis County, Texas 78610. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=30.103055&lng= -97.745277&zoom=13&type=r.

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This application was submitted to the TCEQ on May 29, 2019. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Austin regional office, and the City of Creedmoor Government Offices, 5008 Hartung Lane, Creedmoor, Travis County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Austin Regional Office, 12100 Park 35 Circle Building A Room 179, Austin, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published.

Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list.

If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C., P.O. Box 17126, Austin, Texas 78760- 7126 or by calling Mr. Dennis Hill., Engineering Consultant, Hill Engineering, at (512) 421-1302.

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In addition, the city council must give approval before the EDC board moves money from its capital fund to its operating fund if the latter falls below the three-month threshold.

Buda’s City Council is the authorizing unit for the EDC and approves its annual budget, as well as any possible budget amendments.

The EDC is an independent Type-B corporation separate from the city.

Prior to July 2, the EDC internally handled transfers of funds within its coffers and informed city leaders if there was any changes.

No language existed regarding the transfer of reserves to fund capital projects.

Other changes include amending language regarding city council member participation on the EDC board. Up to three city council members “shall” make up the seven-person EDC board, where previously city council members “may” have participated. Changes also require the EDC to provide unrestricted access to the city of its financial books and records. Prior to July 2, the city council was listed as entitled to access the EDC’s books and records at all times.

Buda Mayor Pro-Tem Wiley Hopkins said amending EDC bylaws was made to make those rules concurrent with state law. Hopkins added the EDC and the city have in the past funded Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), but not always the same ones.

However, Hopkins said the city is not attempting to take control of the EDC and that the two entities are separate. Hopkins re-

One major change dealt with how the EDC handles its reserves. City leaders approved adding language giving the EDC board of directors the option to transfer reserves in excess of a required three-months of operating expenses to “fund capital projects.” Roughly $4 million in reserves has been so far saved to date by the EDC. futed claims the city is going after EDC money and said the city is “well-funded” and is in control if its finances.

“There is no truth to it because the city has no need for their (EDC) money,” Hopkins said.

City council member Evan Ture said his initial concern with the bylaw changes was people would see it could be an avenue for the city to spend money to fill city budget gaps.

Instead, Ture said the new rules obtain approval from both the EDC and the city and would only be expended on approved capital projects. Ture also cited what he believed were previous capital projects the city and EDC teamed up on, including expansion of water infrastructure on south Loop 4.

Previous EDC board members April 15 originally denied bylaw changes proposed by city officials. In an April 16 letter to the city, former EDC board president Jose Montoya said the proposed updates could possibly change the scope and purpose of the EDC, which was

approved by Buda residents in 2001.

But on April 30, Buda City Council members approved a resolution by 6-1 vote that removed Montoya and the previous board, a part of an ongoing battle between the city and the EDC. Buda city leaders appointed a new EDC board in May, which included appointing council members Ray Bryant and Lee Urbanovsky. The new EDC board approved the bylaw changes June 25.

Montoya said approval of the bylaws “confirms it was about the money.” Montoya added the city is seeking EDC funds to mitigate an alleged budget shortfall, which city officials are reluctant to identify.

Buda city leaders have begun work on the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget but have not formally identified any budget overruns at this time.

“The language doesn’t give the EDC board any autonomy.

It’s now in the direction of the city manager, under the guise of the city council,” Montoya said.

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CITY OF BUDA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS IFB 19-012 MEADOWS AT BUDA LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Sealed Bids, pursuant to Local Government Code Chapter 252, will be received for the Meadows at Buda Lift Station Improvements Project

by the City of Buda - Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, Texas until 2:00 PM local time on July 25, 2019. Immediately thereafter, the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Multi-Purpose Room 1034 within Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas. The project includes removing and replacing existing discharge piping in wet well; remove and replace guiderails and install cable chain system to remove pumps, install drop bowl and pipe inside wet well, install safety grating, replace motorized gate valve with new manual gate valve, prepare and recoat valves and piping in valve vault, install A/C unit in electrical building, provide all electrical and instrumentation improvements, flowable fill concrete in voids under foundations, and site restoration.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items (if any) as indicated in the Bid Form.

The Issuing Office for this Solicitation is the City of Buda - Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610, Attn: Rosemary Esparza, Purchasing Manager; purchasing@ci.buda. tx.us. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bid Documents at the Issuing Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Website as described below.

Bid Documents may be viewed and accessed online through the Procurement Website as described at http:// ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing.

The City of Buda has partnered with BidNet as part of the

Texas Purchasing Group and also posts bid opportunities to this site. The documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion of the Project and permission to download does not confer a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use. Authorization to download documents includes the right for Bidders to print documents for their sole use, provided they pay all costs associated with printing or reproduction. Printed documents may not be re-sold under any circumstances.

All official notifications, addenda, and other documents will be offered only through the Procurement Website. The Procurement Website may be updated periodically with Addenda, meeting summaries, reports, or other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project.

The cost of printed Bidding Documents from the Procurement Website will depend on the number and size of the Drawings and Project Manual, and method selected by the prospective Bidder. Any cost associated with accessing the Bid Documents is non-refundable. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Owner: City of Buda By: John Nett, PE Title: City Engineer

KNOW THE FACTS

About the Permian Highway Pipeline Project THE PROJECT WILL FOLLOW FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND PROTECT THE WATER, AIR AND LAND GROUNDWATER PROTECTION

The Permian Highway Pipeline will transport natural gas, which is lighter than air, meaning it rises and does not sink into the ground or water table. In the extremely unlikely event of a leak, the gas will not impact the aquifer. Multiple pipelines have operated safely through the Edwards Aquifer and Texas Hill Country for decades.

REDUCED NATURAL GAS FLARING

The Project will provide a much-needed outlet for natural gas in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Due to a lack of pipeline capacity in the Permian Basin, enough natural gas was flared last year to power every home in Texas! The PHP Project will reduce flaring and associated CO2 and methane emissions into the atmosphere.

PROTECTING THE HILL COUNTRY

The Project route was designed to avoid sensitive areas whenever possible. Kinder Morgan is conducting a geological assessment including surveys of karst geography and aquifer areas and is utilizing horizontal directional drilling methods where applicable to install pipe below riverbeds and minimize any impacts.

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