Hays Free Press July 31, 2019

JULY 31, 2019 NEW LOBO

NEW HEIGHTS

New leadership to guide Lobo girls basketball.

Hays High School alumna sets the bar high at O.U.

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Needmore Ranch gets more

Marshall Jennings, a hydrogeologist, former Texas State University professor and chair of the Hays County Task Force on Trinity Aquifer Sustainability, addresses the aquifer district board of directors Monday at Buda City Hall.

District OKs massive annual water production permit

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

BSEACD leaders approved Needmore Ranch LLC’s permit to pump 289 million gallons of water annually from the Trinity Aquifer.

After six hours of grueling debate Monday, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) leaders approved Needmore Ranch LLC’s The decision, made by permit to pump 289 million a 5-0 vote by the BSEACD gallons of water annually board of directors, gives from the Trinity Aquifer.

district. Approval included special conditions that require Needmore to cut back pumping if drawdown reaches certain trigger levels in an index well.

Additionally, a separate condition would allow Needmore, a Wimberley-ar- staff to require Needmore ea entity, the largest water production permit in the NEEDMORE WATER, 7

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Hybrid voting machines approved by county leaders

Kinder Morgan files suit against Kyle over pipeline law

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

VOTING MACHINES, 6

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

There was discussion on the police headquarters during the Kyle budget meeting Saturday as Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers and city leaders discussed projects that are on the immediate horizon.

Kyle sets time to discuss funding options for police building

BY KATIE BURRELL

Goals of an improved Kyle Police Department headquarters could now hinge on a possible property tax rate increase election.

City leaders Saturday postponed further discussion on the matter until they determine where they might be financially and whether such a move is feasible.

Kyle City Council members discussed that topic and more during

Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers said the city’s ability to take out more bonds without increasing the tax rate might go up in the next two to three years as Kyle’s value and population increase. However, Kyle won’t have any new bond capacity until Fiscal Year 2021. their July 27 budget meeting. Talks lasted four hours with the police department item tabled

after city council members instructed city staff to draft funding plans to be presented in August.

The potential tax rate increase comes as a result of Kyle nearing its bond capacity limit.

The city currently has $80.5 million in debt obligations, according to a bond debt analysis study recorded in December 2018. By 2038, the city will have paid $132,903,505 in total principal and interest payments with annual installments to the final date.

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Trump proposal could end food stamp benefits for 125K Texans, expert say

BY LARA KORTE, TEXAS TRIBUNE The Trump administration is proposing tightened requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – also known as food stamps – that could end food assistance for more than 3 million Americans and jeopardize assistance for thousands of Texans.

The proposed rule would curb states’ abilities to set eligibility requirements for the food

The proposed rule would curb states’ abilities to set eligibility requirements for the food assistance program. While food stamps are federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it is currently up to states to determine eligibility and distribute aid as needed. assistance program that helps feed millions of Americans each month.

It’s unclear exactly what

LEVEL UP

County Emergency Services Coordinator moves to state level.

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INDEX

Hays County’s quest for a new voting machine ended Tuesday when commissioners approved Hart Intercivic’s hybrid system, complete with a paper ballot.

County commissioners July 30 approved the Hart system by a 4-1 vote with County Judge Ruben Becerra casting the lone dissenting vote.

Council leaders had two vendors to choose from, the other being a machine manufactured by ES&S. Both machines received approval from the Texas Secretary of State’s office.

The county’s current Direct Recording-Electronic (DRE) voting devices are serviced by Hart, but the new machines offer a paper ballot to review before it is entered into a scanner.

A key component of the decision revolved around access for voters with disabilities. However, there were different opinions on the dais and from members of the audience about which system would better accommodate people with disabilities.

Resident Susan Raybuck said county poll workers

the impact of the proposed changes will be in Texas, but state policy experts estimate it could

The ongoing battle over Kinder Morgan’s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) took a turn last week when the Houston-based energy firm filed litigation against Kyle.

Basis for the lawsuit, filed July 21 at the U.S. District Court in Austin, stems from Kyle’s pipeline safety ordinance that was approved by its city council in May. Among other contingencies, the new rules would require the PHP to be buried some 15 feet underground in some areas.

Kinder Morgan officials argue that the ordinance is illegal, citing the National Pipeline Safety Act and state law take priority

PIPELINE LAWSUIT, 2

Kyle Police investigate attempted robbery

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kick at least 125,000 Texans off SNAP. In June, Texas distributed $383.4 million in SNAP benefits to about 1.5 million people – an average of $260 per person.

While food stamps are federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it’s up to states to determine eligibility and distribute aid as needed.

Assistance through SNAP and other federal welfare programs is

Authorities continue to investigate an incident where a woman escaped from a robbery attempt late Friday while walking in an east Kyle subdivision.

According to a press release, the incident occurred July 26 at 9:20 p.m. near Brandi Circle and Brian Lane in the Steeplechase subdivision.

The victim, a woman in her early 20s, was walking on a sidewalk in the subdivision when she

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Hays County emergency services director steps up to state level

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ing first responders, A longtime Hays Coun- emergency ty Emergency Managepersonnel ment (EM) official will and electsoon take her talents to ed offithe state level. cials” she On July 23, Hays interacted County Commissioners with. accepted the resigna“I’m SMITH tion of Kharley Bagley thankSmith, current Emerful for the cooperation gency Services Director, that exists in emergency who recently accepted management througha role with the newly out our county – that’s created State Division of not something you find Emergency Management everywhere, but it is (SDEM). Smith’s resigna- critical to successful tion goes into effect July emergency preparedness 31. and disaster recovery,” Commissioners also Smith said. “The county appointed Justin McInn- works as a team member is, current EM assistant with cities, emergency director, as the interim services districts and leader of the deparmnonprofits for the benefit tenet. of our citizens.”

With the SDEM, Smith Commissioners Court will lead the statewide members thanked Smith Disaster Recovery Task for her dedication and reForce. In a statement, called instances in which Smith said she was honher training and experiored to be offered the po- ence served the county’s sition, but will miss “all of residents well. the talented, hard-work“The State of Texas

ognized for her work in developing the Standard Response Protocol Task Force, which implemented safety protocols for every public and private school in Hays County as well as many government offices and businesses.

Smith developed the HaysInformed.com website which shares emergency information countywide for residents and visitors and which allows designated personnel throughout the county to post information. Smith is a founding member of the Texas Emergency Management Assistance Team and is currently Chair of the Capital Area Criminal Justice Advisory Council and Vice Chair of the Capital Area Homeland Security Taskforce.

Smith and her team have received numerous awards, most recently the 2019 Emergency Management Association

of Texas Excellence in Emergency Management Award for the County’s “superb emergency management program.”

Smith joined Hays County in 2001 as an Emergency Communications Officer in the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center, and before that worked at Texas State University Police Department’s Dispatch Center while obtaining a degree in Public Administration.

She also served the county as the Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator for the Local Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness Office before being named Emergency Management Coordinator.

McInnis joined the county as the Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator in 2016 and was named Assistant Director in 2018. He previously worked for the U.S. Geological Survey as a hydrographer.

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was followed by at least two men in a vehicle.

According to the release, the victim told authorities the vehicle stopped alongside her and a man she did not know attempted to grab belongings located around her waist. Kyle Chief of Police Jeff Barnett said the victim was able to break free and flee to a nearby house to call for help. The vehicle fled the scene soon after, according to Kyle officials.

“The victim told homeowners that a dark-colored passenger vehicle pulled alongside her while she was walking on the sidewalk,” Barnett said. “She further report-

ed to officers that there heard anything during 3232. aware of their surroundwere at least two males in that time frame, to call The department is ings, especially when the vehicle and that one Kyle Police at 512-268advising individuals to be walking alone. male got out of the vehicle and approached her.

Investigators canvassed the neighborhood but were not able to find the individuals in quesThe following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County tion or the vehicle.

Barnett said the between July 22 and July 28, 2019. department has not Civil Matter................................................. 12 Violation City Ord......................................... 3 had many reports of a Deliver Message........................................... 2 Runaway ...................................................... 1 suspect attempting to Information................................................. 10 Missing Person............................................. 3 physically grab someone Compliance Check..................................... 16 Public Assist............................................... 14 in a residential neighborCivil Standby................................................ 1 Community Contact..................................... 8 hood. More common are people reporting suspiProperty Lost/Found/Negl............................ 3 Disabled Vehicle......................................... 29 cious activity or behavSex Offender Resgistry................................ 4 Close Patrol................................................ 83 ior, but nothing “in the Alarm Business........................................... 43 Foot Patrol ................................................... 3 area of people making Alarm Residential....................................... 43 Parent Discipline Assist................................ 4 direct physical contact.”

Assist Animal Control................................... 1 Flagged Down.............................................. 7 Police ask anyone who Animal Calls................................................ 78 Welfare Concern......................................... 36 might have security footField Euthanasia........................................... 5 Suicidal Person............................................ 7 age in the area, or saw or Loose Livestock......................................... 10 Investigation................................................. 3

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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.

made a very, very good choice,” Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones said.

Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell said Smith did an “incredible job,” but said he was sorry to see her go.

“She’ll be an amazing asset to the State of Texas,” Shell said. He referenced Smith’s efforts during the receovery period following the 2015 Memorial Day flood in the Wimberley area.

Smith was appointed Emergency Management Coordinator in November 2012 and was named Director of the Office of Emergency Services in April 2016. She coordinated response and recovery efforts for the October 2013 flood and two major flood events in 2015, along with numerous less publicized emergencies ranging from wildfires to gas leaks.

Along the way she became nationally rec-

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Supplement................................................ 68 Suspicious Circumstances......................... 22 Suspicious Person...................................... 17 Suspicious Vehicle..................................... 39 Wanted Person............................................. 6 Identity Theft................................................ 2 Recovery Stolen Property............................ 1 Theft........................................................... 28 Vehicle Theft................................................. 1 Recovered Stolen Vehicle............................. 1 Convulsions/Seizures................................... 1 Accident Minor........................................... 23 Accident Hit and Run................................. 10 Accident Major/Injury................................. 14 Accident Unknown....................................... 2 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle........................... 6 Directed/Area Enforce.................................. 6 Traffic Hazard............................................. 28 Attempt to Locate...................................... 79 Parking Enforcement.................................... 9 Traffic Stop............................................... 451 Solicitors....................................................... 2 Trespassing.................................................. 5 911 Abandoned........................................ 181 911 Hang Up................................................ 1 Deadly Conduct............................................ 1 Discharge of Firearm.................................... 3 Private Tow/Repo....................................... 18

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What if the rest of us said we’re going to grab the water and pump as much as I could. Any one of us could do that, but we don’t …

I have nothing to gain from (the permit), but everything to lose.”

–Louis Bond, local resident. Story on pg. 1

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Kindergarten lessons for politicians Guest Column

by Tom Purcell

W

e could use a hearty dose of Robert Fulghum wisdom about now.

Our political discourse is at a fever pitch. Our allegedly esteemed elected leaders are carrying on like unruly children - shouting and pouting and becoming increasingly strident with their political opponents.

If they wish to carry on like children, they need to learn some kindergarten wisdom.

“All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten,” wrote Fulghum in his famous 1988 essay, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten.”

“Share everything,” he writes.

Too few of us realize it, but we share many things. Most of all, we share a magnificent representative republic – and every one of us shares the incredible responsibility of running it by voting and participating in public discourse.

Our politicians must embrace our shared responsibility by discussing and debating political ideas civilly – by working out political agreements as well-mannered adults.

“Play fair,” writes Fulghum.

In sports, nobody likes a “dirty” player – someone who hits below the belt, or someone who tries to knock the quarterback out of the game by ramming a helmet into his knee.

Attempts to destroy or discredit political opponents with hyperbole and unsubstantiated accusations only lather up half the country as they alienate the other half. Such cynical dishonesty drives us apart, making it that much harder for us to arrive at orderly, sensible solutions.

If you disagree with someone's political ideas, discuss that disagreement in a logical and unemotional manner. If you believe your idea is superior, make your case. That's the only way for our best political ideas to become effective government policies, and goodness knows we have too few of those.

“Don't hit people” is another of Fulghum's insights.

Unfounded cheap shots have got to stop.

Calling someone a “racist” or a “Nazi” just because you dislike him or her or disagree with his or her ideas does more to discredit those overused labels than it does to discredit your target.

Chanting for a member of Congress – a naturalized U.S. citizen – to be “sent back” to the country where she was born, just because you strongly disagree with her ideas, lowers and discredits you as it elevates the target of your chant.

We are better than this – at least I hope we are.

Fulghum offers a dozen other useful insights in his essay, but these words are probably the most important: “Live a balanced life,” he writes. “Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”

Look, politics is important – keeping informed and participating in our political system is essential to our country's continued success – but too many of us are taking our politics way too personally.

As we become ever more boisterous in our discourse – as we post ever-more angry and ridiculous thoughts on social media – we motivate the politicians who represent us to do likewise.

All of us need to stop taking ourselves so seriously. All of us need to escape the narrowness of our limited point of view.

As Fulghum advises, we need to spend more time drawing and painting and singing and dancing. We need to play and laugh and stop taking ourselves, and our politics, so seriously.

Perhaps if we heed a little kindergarten wisdom, we will remember how to be civil, well-mannered adults.

With any luck, our politicians will follow suit.

Tom Purcell, author of “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood,” a humorous memoir, is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist and is nationally syndicated exclusively by Cagle Cartoons Inc.

Something to sleep on

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here’s been a lot of chatter lately over hemp and CBD oil. For y’all who aren’t familiar with hemp, it’s the plant that we use in manufacturing rope, textiles and several other materials.

Hemp has been used in cooking and actually has some nutritional value, they say. But now, hemp is extremely popular for the oil extracted from its seed.

Oh, did I forget to mention that hemp is a kissing cousin to marijuana?

Let me clarify that although hemp and its highly popular relative belong to the same plant family, hemp won’t give you a buzz or have you shopping for Cheetos at midnight. Marijuana has a higher level of THC, the stuff that makes you talk like Cheech and Chong, than hemp. So hemp oil is legal in most states, but to get marijuana, you’ll have to drive out to Colorado or hop aboard Willie Nelson’s tour bus.

I don’t know how the CBD oil craze got started, but it’s gaining momentum and press coverage.

stomping around my skull looking for a party. Most of Crow’s my brain cells are sleeping off last night’s beer, but Nest some are always in the

by Clint Younts mood to dance the night away.

I have thought of trying I saw some news stories prescription sleep aids, but about the health benefits stories of drug-induced of CBD oil and although I sleep walking is a bit scary, was a bit skeptical, I admit especially out here in I was also a bit intrigued. the country. Nighttime is CBD is reported to help not a good time to stroll with numerous maladies through woods infested such as anxiety, arthritis with snakes, coyotes and and sleep disorders. I have feral pigs, not to mention also seen reports of it a multitude of fresh cow decreasing severity of epi- patties. So I decided to see leptic seizures and mental how hemp would effect illness. my sleep.

As a dedicated investiBelieve it or not, I gative journalist, I began actually slept better after to research hemp and taking an evening dose of CBD oil more, and after hemp oil. I didn’t get nine determining that it’s safe, I hours of sleep but I did decided to give it a try. The sleep longer and better main reason I wanted to with the hemp. And after a try hemp oil was its claim few days of taking the oil, to improve sleep. For the I noticed my arthritis had past decade or more, I improved and I was more rarely sleep through the relaxed. I informed my night, and often get seven doctors that I was taking hours or less of good slum- hemp oil, and both said to ber. Sometimes it’s due to keep taking it, so apparaches and pains, but more ently it must have health often it’s due to one of my benefits. brain cells waking up and Okay, there are some

negatives in taking hemp oil. First of all, it tastes kinda funny. Sorta like a mixed green salad made with kelp, alfalfa and Johnson grass. Now, they do make gummy bears with hemp oil. I bought some for my sleep-deprived wife and she liked them. I just don’t like the texture of those chews. They are too much like a big chunk of gristle without the taste of beef.

If you are wondering what’s the difference between CBD and hemp oil, join the club. I can’t find the answer. Maybe they’re the same thing with a different name. All I know is hemp oil is a lot cheaper and is available on Amazon. As for side effects, besides playing the bongos naked with Cheeto-stained hands, I haven’t noticed anything.

Clint Younts is no Matthew McConaughey on the bongo drums, but he certainly takes his investigations seriously. crowsnest78610@gmail.com

Tom@TomPurcell.com

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Sports

Hays Free Press • July 31, 2019

Rebel alum focuses on reaching new heights

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

Reaching new heights in pole vault is the status quo for Hays High alumna Meagan Gray.

Entering her fifth year at the University of Oklahoma, Gray, despite her relatively short stature, envisions herself hitting those new heights in her final collegiate competition.

“With me being so short, I’m always looking for new heights to clear and it’s always been a struggle for me to get to those higher heights,” Gray said. “It’s very addicting when you clear heights, and you just want

“Pole vaulting is honestly really similar to gymnastics. I think it was a pretty easy transition and I loved it. I think it just taught me to be especially aware of my body, more than anything. I mean gymnastics uses all the muscles in the body, and it challenges you both mentally and physically.”

“Pole vaulting is honestly really similar to gymnastics,” Gray said. “I think it was a pretty easy transition and I loved it. I think it just taught me to be especially aware of my –Meagan Gray, Hays High alumna at O.U. body, more than anything.

I mean gymnastics uses all more. You just want more passion was in competithe muscles in the body, every single time. It’s like tive gymnastics. Since she and it challenges you both never good enough for was five, Gray participated mentally and physically.” you.” in gymnastics, and she Accolades and awards Gray didn’t start pole credited the sport for her stacked up for Gray vaulting until the seventh easy transition into pole during her athletic career grade; in fact her first vaulting. as she went on to become

Lehman High head girls basketball coach Brad Taylor oversees his team during a December 2018 contest.

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New leadership to guide Lobo girls basketball

BY MOSES LEOS III

Madisonville High, was initially hired at Lehman As Hays CISD officials as an assistant girls baslast week filled a vacancy ketball and track coach atop Lehman High’s in 2017. boys basketball proTaylor assumed head gram, a replacement has coaching duties prior to now been found to lead the start of the 2019 seathe Lady Lobo hoops son after former leader team.

James Halatin stepped On July 26, Lehdown due to family man High officials reasons. announced the hire of According to Lehman Brock Ramsey as the High officials, Ramsey is next head girls basket“looking forward to the ball coach. Ramsey bechallenge of improving comes the fourth coach the basketball program,” to lead the Lady Lobo including punching a basketball team in the ticket to the postseason past four seasons. in 2020.

Ramsey, a 23-year Meanwhile, Lehman coaching veteran, had High officials also anspent the last two seanounced the promotion sons at Gonzales High of assistant Ben Wiatrek where he amassed a as the next head Lobo 40-26 overall mark and boys basketball coach. led the program to two Wiatrek was hired in straight playoff appear2018 and served as a first ances. Ramsey, who was assistant to then head also the assistant softball coach Steven Pinchback, coach at Gonzales, who was hired in July to resigned in March in the helm San Marcos High. middle of the softball Wiatrek was part of a season, according to a coaching staff that led Gonzales Inquirer report. the Lobo boys basketball Reasons for the resigna- program to a record 16 tion are unknown at this wins and its highest fintime. ish in district play since Ramsey takes over reaching the playoffs in for Brad Taylor, who in 2011. one season led the Lady Prior to coaching at Lobos to a 14-20 overall Lehman High, Wiatrek record, 6-10 in district served as an assistant play, which was the pro- coach at Marion High gram’s best mark since and helped lead that the 2012 campaign. program to multiple Taylor, who stepped playoff appearances. down to take a football Wiatrek has more than and track coaching po15 years of coaching sition at his alma mater, experience.

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Meagan Gray

nine-time All-American, to set school records, and to finish as the top-ranked pole vaulter in Texas for

both indoor (13-feet, 4-inches) and outdoor (13-feet, 9-inches) competitions. Gray claimed the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2015 UIL state track and field meet.

Her performances helped her to earn a full scholarship to Oklahoma.

Gray said she couldn’t have done it without the help of former coaches Mitch Phillips, Jason

REBEL TO O.U., 5

Rebel pitcher to break out in 2020

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

Since as long as she can remember, Hays High sophomore Katie Noble has been passionate about softball.

Baseball bloodlines run deep in Noble’s family as Katie’s grandfather, Gene Noble, played for the Houston Astros’ farm system in the 1960s. The Noble family’s affection for the diamond jump started her interest at an early age. Noble began playing baseball in the front lawn with her father, eventually transitioning to softball by the age of five.

Roughly a decade later, Noble is expected to become one of the leaders of Hays softball team with the opportunity to be the ace of the Rebel pitching staff.

“I’m very excited about it,” Noble said. “The seniors talked to me about that all last year.

They just told me that I would be the leader and that the team is going to look at me.”

During her freshman year in 2019, Noble didn’t expect to see much playing time due to the number of seniors on the talented Rebel squad.

An injury to senior pitcher Maxine Valdez early in the season thrust Noble into the circle to pitch against varsity level talent during nondistrict play. Noble felt a mix of nerves and excitement as she was going to compete against a majority of girls who were two to three years older than she was.

“I just had to tell myself that I was on the team for a reason, and just play my best and play hard like I knew how to play.” said Noble.

Noble ended up playing a key role during the Rebels’ playoff run this past spring, mainly as a relief pitcher for Valdez, as well as garnering playing time at first base. Noble credited team leaders Valdez and senior Brianna Rodriguez with helping her mentally staying focused and calm

“I’m working on my screwball better, so that way I can like jam the righties and to be able to have that strong pitch.

–Katie Noble, Hays High sophomore

Katie Noble

under pressure situations throughout her freshman campaign.

“I learned that just to keep calm in the circle no matter what the (opposing) team is doing.” Noble said about the advice she received from Valdez. “If they are hitting off of you so much, just to keep your temper and be calm the whole game no matter what.”

Her play earned honorable mention on the All Hays Free PressNews Dispatch softball team. Noble also takes care of business in the classroom as she was named to the 25-6A Academic All-District team. The Rebels will need to lean on Noble in the circle in 2020, thanks to her invaluable experience as a freshman.

Going into this season she has five different pitches she can use, including a fastball, riseball, drop-ball, change up and her go-to pitch – the curveball. In addition to those five, she is working on adding a sixth pitch to her belt this summer.

“I’m working on my screwball better, so that way I can like jam the righties and to be able to have that strong pitch.”

Noble said.

Not only is Noble practicing on her technique this summer, but she is also playing against some of the top high school players in the nation.

Noble’s select softball team, the Texas Bombers Gold Hybrid, is traveling across the country to play in several tournaments.

After finishing in second place in a tournament in Atlanta earlier this summer, Noble and the Bombers are heading to California to play in the Premier Girls Fastpitch

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(PGF) tournament.

According to Noble, PGF is regarded as one of the top select softball tournaments in the entire country.

“It helps you get better because there is so many good people, so much good talent and everything,” Noble said about playing at PGF. “It just helps you perfect your skills and shows you what you can do against the best of the best.”

With her freshman year in the rearview mirror and her sophomore year approaching quickly, Noble is focused on stepping into that new leadership role and leading the Rebels to a district title and another run in the playoffs.

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With the start of the school year a handful of weeks away, Johnson High’s cheerleading staff snapped the inaugural photos of their junior varsity and freshman squads as they ready for the first few games in the school’s history. The Jaguar cheer squad is led by head coach Alyssa Alex and assistant coach Tatiana Rivera.

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First year for Johnson High football camp

Numerous area football athletes ranging from 3rd-9th grade hit the field this week for the inaugural Johnson High Football Camp held on campus July 29-Aug. 1. The camp, led by head coach Steve Hoffman, took campers through various drills at specific positions. Above, four-year-old Augie Rivera keeps an eye down the field as he readies to go through a blocking drill.

Below, Jacob Montijo speeds through an agility drill.

Disaster Recovery Task Force. In a statement, Smith said she was honored to be offered the position, but will miss “all of the talented, hard-working first responders, emergency personnel and elected officials” she interacted with.

“I’m thankful for the cooperation that exists in emergency management throughout our county – that’s not something you find everywhere, but it is critical to successful emergency preparedness and disaster recovery,” Smith said.

“The county works as a team member with cities, emergency services districts and nonprofits for the benefit of our citizens.”

Commissioners Court members thanked Smith for her dedication and recalled instances in which her training and experience served the county’s residents well.

“The State of Texas made a very, very good choice,” Hays County Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones said.

Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell said Smith did an “incredible job,” but said he was sorry to see her go.

“She’ll be an amazing asset to the State of Texas,” Shell said. He referenced Smith’s efforts during the receovery period following the 2015 Memorial Day flood in the Wimberley area.

Smith was appointed Emergency Management Coordinator in November 2012 and was named Director of the Office of Emergency Services in

Kharley Bagley Smith and her team have received numerous awards, most recently the 2019 Emergency Management Association of Texas’ Excellence in Emergency Management Award for the County’s “superb emergency management program.”

April 2016. She coordinated response and recovery efforts for the October 2013 flood and two major flood events in 2015, along with numerous less publicized emergencies ranging from wildfires to gas leaks.

Along the way she became nationally recognized for her work in developing the Standard Response Protocol Task Force, which implemented safety protocols for every public and private school in Hays County as well as many government offices and businesses.

Smith developed the HaysInformed.com website which shares emergency information countywide for residents and visitors and which allows designated personnel throughout the county to post information. Smith is a founding member of the Texas Emergency Management Assistance Team and is currently Chair of the Capital Area Criminal Justice Advisory Council and Vice Chair of the Capital Area Homeland Security Taskforce.

Smith and her team have received numerous awards, most recently the 2019 Emergency

Management Association of Texas Excellence in Emergency Management Award for the County’s “superb emergency management program.”

Smith joined Hays County in 2001 as an Emergency Communications Officer in the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch

Center, and before that worked at Texas State University Police Department’s Dispatch Center while obtaining a degree in Public Administration.

She also served the county as the Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator for the Local Health Department’s Emergency Preparedness Office before being named Emergency Management Coordinator.

McInnis joined the county as the Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator in 2016 and was named Assistant Director in 2018. He previously worked for the U.S. Geological Survey as a hydrographer.

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Ferrell, Danny Preuss and Elite Sports coach Glen and Brooklin Dickson.

“Their support has been unwavering throughout my high school and college career in pole vault,” Gray said.

“They are individually amazing and I love them all.”

The beginning of her college career, however, started out incredibly rough as she was diagnosed with the rare disease Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in August of her freshman year. The life changing diagnosis was rough on Gray, as she described it as a challenge for her emotionally and physically.

“I went into school and I was sick, and they had no idea what it was,” said Gray. “I had to see all kinds of doctors, and I actually had to be hospitalized for it. I had to get about five chemo(therapy) infusions

to fix my ITP.” After several rounds of chemotherapy Gray overcame ITP, and went on to compete in the outdoor season later in her freshman year.

More setbacks occurred soon after. Just as she overcame ITP, Gray suffered two stress fractures in her lower back.

The injury didn’t stop her from competing later that season as she went on to make Regionals in the outdoor competition her freshman year.

Over the course of the next three seasons Gray went through multiple coaching changes. Gray admitted it took up to two full years before she felt comfortable to the point where she was pole vaulting like she had been before her injury and illness.

Even with all the setbacks, Gray set new personal records during those three years, including outdoor

(14-3.00) and indoor (13-9.00). She credits Jerel Langley, her coach at OU, for being supportive and patient throughout the entire process.

Now as a fifth-year senior, Gray will only be competing in the indoor competition, but she has set her goals high. After failing to qualify for Texas Relays this past season, which was the first time she failed to qualify in the past eight years, she is now motivated and refocused on achieving her new goal of reaching Nationals. In addition to reaching Nationals, Gray intends on shattering her current personal indoor record this upcoming season.

“I guess my overall goal for indoor is to make it to Nationals,” Gray said.

“I know what it’s going to take to place, and what I want is to get 14-8.00. So that’s my goal.”

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Blind orphan whistled through life W

ith the encouragement of his piano teacher at the Texas School for the Blind, Fred Lowery got up the nerve to audition for a radio program on July 31, 1929.

A few days later, the station manager phoned the 19-year-old blind orphan to tell him he had the job.

For the first time in his life, he would be paid for what he loved most to do – whistle.

In reality Fred Lowery was neither an orphan nor completely sightless. His mother had died soon after his birth in 1909 at Palestine, but his no-account father was very much alive when he abandoned the boy and his three older sisters.

The four waifs were living with their grandmother, when little Fred came down with scarlet fever. During a nipand-tuck battle with the life-threatening disease, he developed complications that practically destroyed his vision. He lost all sight

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in his right eye and could make out only fuzzy colors with the left.

The aged caregiver did her best to cope with her grandchild’s condition but in time came to understand that it would take more than good intentions to prepare him for a life in the dark. With a heavy heart, she entrusted the seven-year-old to the Texas School for the Blind.

The state-supported institution, which opened in 1857, provided pupils with a standard curriculum as well as vocational courses and recreational activities. Fred adapted to the regimented routine becoming an above-average student and an outstanding athlete.

For years he amused himself by whistling, a hobby which kindled an

interest in a musical career.

Although most of his teachers pooh-poohed the impractical dream because of his inability to read sheet music, Fred committed dozens of popular tunes to memory by listening to records and the radio.

One day the student body was treated to a performance by a blind entertainer, who made a living in vaudeville doing bird calls. He stopped in the middle of his act to invite the amateur whistler to join him onstage. Fred overcame his shyness and responded with a perfect rendition of “The William Tell Overture” that brought down the house.

“I left that stage a different person,” he recollected a half century later. “I had found my identity.”

Fred also found a life-changing mentor in his piano teacher. At her own expense, Peggy Richter took him to Chicago for acting lessons and invited him into her home after he graduated from the state school.

During the two years Fred lived with Richter, he worked as a page in the Texas Senate and whistled on the “Farm and Home Hour” radio show. Newspaper articles about the “blind and whistling page” led to more and more live and broadcast dates.

With $200 in his pocket and sky-high expectations, Fred caught the train for New York in 1934. He did not have to wait long for his show-business break.

In a few short weeks, none other than Rudy Vallee introduced the talented Texan to his national radio audience, and the professional career of “The Blind Whistler” took off like a rocket.

Much of the credit for Fred’s overnight success went to Walter Winchell, his biggest fan. The renowned newspaper columnist and radio commentator regularly praised him in print and on the air as a uniquely gifted artist and an inspiring example of courage in the face of daunting adversity.

Impressed by his Vallee debut, orchestra leader Vincent Lopez hired Fred for his weekly radio show.

Before their association ended four years later, he had whistled his way into America’s heart as a coastto-coast celebrity.

In 1938 Horace Heidt signed Fred to a long-term contract, which not only kept him on the radio but also resulted in hundreds of personal appearances and a role in the motion picture “Pot of Gold.” Two million fans bought copies of his unforgettable version of “Indian Love Call,” and millions more tuned in every Christmas Eve to hear him whistle “Silent Night.”

“Whistling is an offthe-wall kind of talent on which to base a life,” Fred remarked with typical modesty at the peak of his popularity in the 1940s.

“No college of music offers a major in whistling. It is, however, a sort of magical gift, and there is always a place in the world for magic.”

The White House was

one of those places, where Fred puckered up for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. So, too, were Carnegie Hall and the Palace Theater. Not bad for a blind boy once told to forget his pipe dream and to play the grim hand fate dealt him.

Fred resisted retirement despite the wear and tear of age and health problems like diabetes and heart trouble. He whistled the national anthem at home games of the Texas Rangers in his seventies and in 1983 published his autobiography Whistling in the Dark.

“People don’t whistle much anymore,” Fred Lowery observed sadly shortly before his death in Jacksonville in 1984.

“I guess it’s a sign of the times. Whistling is a carefree, happy thing, and these aren’t carefree, happy times.”

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preferred the ES&S system over Hart Intercivic.

Raybuck said the ES&S system was more simple, intuitive and easy for poll workers to manage.

“Many came to that workshop and were quite overwhelming in favor of the express votes features (ES&S),” she said. “They thought it was easier, they thought it was secure, and I did not hear the same level of approval over the Hart system…”

Travis County recently purchased the ES&S system, so Raybuck said that could have been a great resource for the county.

Hart’s system was recently approved by the Secretary of State this year.

Raybuck argued ES&S

was the only company with experience in Texas elections.

Some members of the commissioners court said they believed the Hart system would better suit voters with disabilities.

Commissioner Mark Jones said he liked both systems but was in favor of Hart’s machines.

For curbside voters, Hays County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson said the county removed the DRE proposal.

Both companies’ machines can operate as a traditional DRE system, which can be used in curbside voting.

However, Anderson said members of the ADA

community were not in favor of the DRE system and wanted to have access to a paper trail just like the rest of the population.

“We took that out and I contacted the state on how we can come up with a process that could be fair to curbside voters,” Anderson said. “We will pick a system out. So for our process, we’ll have one unit on a rolling cart we can roll out.”

Anderson said both machines have a great reputation. The county budgeted $2 million for the machines.

County commissioners had documentation on the cost of each company’s machine; those docu-

ments were not available in the agenda packet on the county website.

However, Hays County Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith said the Hart system was around $1.9 million.

Prices provided to commissioners are subject to negotiation, said Hays County General Counsel Mark Kennedy.

Ultimately, the decision came down to preference as commissioners cited good feedback with both machines.

“They both checked all of my boxes as far as security,” said Hays county IT Director Jeff McGill.

“I’m comfortable with the PHOTO BY EXSAR ARGUELLO security on each one. So, A group of local residents test the Hart machine at an open it’s a win for the county house hosted by the county in April. either way.”

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usually determined by assessing income, number of household members and employment status.

But each state is different. Since 2001, Texas has required applicants to make no more than 165% of the federal poverty level (about $42,000 for a family of four) to be considered for SNAP benefits. Under the new rule, that number would fall to 130% of the federal poverty line (about $33,000 for a family of four).

The state also takes into account assets when determining eligibility.

Under Texas law, SNAP participants can not own a car that costs more than $15,000. If the proposed rule from the USDA were to go into effect, no SNAP recipient would be able to own a car costing more than $4,650.

“Texas is a state where we mandate that people

work full time to stay on SNAP,” said Rachel Cooper, a senior policy analyst with the Austin-based Center for Public Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.

“You have to work at least 30 hours a week to keep your benefits; $4,650 is not going to buy you a car that won’t strand you on the side of the road.”

According to the USDA, the proposed rule is an attempt to close a “loophole” in the SNAP program. Federal law allows states to use something called “categorical eligibility” when it comes to approving SNAP assistance.

A state may automatically certify a family for food food stamps if it has already been certified for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which distributes cash to families with young children whose parents need

assistance.

In some instances, the USDA says, families are receiving SNAP benefits because they get low-level, non-cash assistance from TANF programs without being vetted for income or asset requirements.

“Some states have expanded the use of categorical eligibility, so that many households who receive SNAP may barely participate in these other programs,” reads a report from the USDA. “They may, for example, only receive an information brochure. These kinds of ‘benefits’ often are given without determining income or assets.”

A spokeswoman for Texas Health and Human Services said the state has participated in categorical eligibility since 2002. In fall 2018, the USDA listed Texas among 42 other

states that confer SNAP benefits to families receiving non-cash assistance from TANF. But TANF households applying for SNAP must meet all other program requirements such as work requirements or verifying identity.

Part of the USDA’s proposed rule change would require TANF recipients to receive at least $50 a month for six months in order to be eligible for SNAP benefits. Cooper, with the Center for Public

Policy Priorities, said the organization is still trying to determine what the impact will be in Texas. Still, she said, it’s clear that this rule is an attempt to limit access to federal welfare programs.

“Food insecurity rates have not gone down in the same way that SNAP participation has dropped,” Cooper said. “People are still struggling to pay for all their fees as rents go up.

People have less to spend on food. This really is one

more attack on the working poor.”

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where he met, fell in love and later married Marcelina Torres on July 31, 1971, the same year union activist Cesar Chavez marched with Hispanic workers who were striking against Economy Furniture in a quest for higher wages.

Together, Hernandez and his loving wife raised their two daughters and faced life’s challenges with great strength and integrity.

After working for Economy Furniture, he went to work for the University of Texas, Westinghouse and IBM from which he retired. Hernandez was an avid Dodgers fan. He always sported his Dodgers ball cap and would take his daughters each year to watch the Dodgers play the Astros in Houston. He rooted for the

Raymundo Marmalejo Hernandez passed away suddenly in Kyle, Texas on July 25, 2019 at the age of 73 following a decline due to dementia.

Hernandez was born Jan. 6, 1946, to Salvador and Dolores Marmalejo Hernandez in Floresville.

He was one of 16 siblings.

He proudly served in the U.S. Army, completing two tours of duty in Vietnam.

Upon his return, he went to work at Economy Furniture Industries, a local Austin furniture manufacturer,

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San Francisco 49s, played golf weekly at the cheapest courses he could find, incessantly played Creedence Clear Water Revival 8 track tapes and held a special love for his grandchildren. Later in life, as his dementia grew, he fell in love with Dairy Queen ice cream cones, insisting that Marcy take him to Dairy Queen up to five times a day for ice cream, forgetting that he had already had a cone earlier. He was preceded in death by his parents Dolores and Salvador; brothers, Vernardo, Albino, Jesus, and San Juan Hernandez; nephews, Abel Gomez, James Hernandez, and Richard Baltierra.

Hernandez is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Marcelina Torres

Hernandez; his daughters, Irna Hernandez Trejo and Stephanie Drullinger and her husband Adam.

His embrace will also be missed by his beloved grandchildren Iliana, Ariela, and Diego Trejo and Jonathan Drullinger.

He will also be missed by his siblings Erminia Magallanez, Carmen Baltierra, Celia Urrutia (Florentino), Salvador Hernandez (Lupe), Elida DeLeon (Cristobal), Dolores Alvarez (Johnny), Alfredo Hernandez (Martha), Estella Simpson (Edward), Delia Cardenas (Pete) Elias Hernandez and Lucy Lloyd, as well as his numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation was July 30, 2019, with a rosary service followed by Military Hon-

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to permanently reduce pumping if unreasonable impacts on other wells occur. Needmore must also pay $2,500 annually to help offset monitoring costs.

“This is the most difficult permit this district has ever had,” Director Mary Stone said. “I don’t think anyone in the district would want to limit anyone (to pump their water). At the same time, we have a responsibility to ensure everyone’s water is available and is protected at the highest quality…with the special conditions, I believe that will happen.”

The approval marked a defeat for local property owners who worried about the logistics of the permit.

Many residents felt the permit could cause an unreasonable impact on the aquifer and neighboring wells.

Approval of the permit also highlighted a flaw in House Bill 3405, known as the Save our Wells bill, which was passed by the state legislature in 2015.

HB 3405 extended the jurisdiction of the BSEACD to a previously unregulated area of the Trinity Aquifer.

Half of Needmore Ranch, however, was in an unregulated portion of the district before the bill became law.

A loophole in HB 3405 created a process where

landowners operating a well before the passage of the law could apply for a production permit for the “maximin production capacity” of said well. That allows an applicant to go for the maximum threshold of pumping, a departure from what the board is used to.

Ed and Eddy McCarthy, Needmore’s legal team, argued the ranch had a well before HB 3405 became law in June 2015, which means the applicant is eligible for a permit.

BSEACD Senior Hydrogeologist Brian Hunt said Needmore conducted an aquifer test pumping 550 gallons per minute operating 24 hours a day.

Based on the test, 289 million gallons per year was an appropriate threshold for the permit.

FRUSTRATION FROM THE DAIS Needmore’s request meant the board was working in opposition to typical practice.

During deliberation, Stone felt the limitations of HB 3405 made the process “ass-backward.” Stone was critical of Needmore and the permit, but conceded their hands were tied.

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President Blayne Stansberry said “the statute limited how the board looked at it,” but that the board thought “the special conditions are protective of the aquifer.”

The board entered executive session to consult with its general counsel twice throughout the six-hour meeting on the legality of the permit.

Officials with the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Agency (TESPA), which has opposed Needmore’s permit, said in a statement they were extremely disappointed with the decision by the board.

However, TESPA offiicals said HB 3405 restrictions do not apply to a permit request from Electro Purification, which is seeking to pump close to 1 billion gallons of water from the Trinity Aquifer, giving the board more leeway in its action.

“It is our hope that special conditions do not become a precedent for the district to avoid denying or substantially reducing a permit when it is clear that the permit will unreasonably impact other well owners,” According to the statement.

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Prior to a decision, landowners cited their concerns with the permit and costs to affected wells and the intent of the applicant.

Needmore’s permit is the first active agriculture permit in the district. But landowners question how the Needmore Ranch will need 289 million a year for the use of agriculture.

Additionally, landowners said that, if wells were to go dry because of this permit, people having to purchase rainwater collection systems. The price of such a system is upwards of $100,000, which is out of the range of those on fixed incomes.

Local resident Louis Bond said the district’s sole purpose is to protect the aquifer. Bond said landowners are not fighting to pump as much water as they can because they have a respect for the natural resources in the area.

“What if the rest of us said we’re going to grab the water and pump as much as I could,” she asked. “Any one of us could do that, but we don’t … I have nothing to gain from (the permit), but everything to lose.”

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Garden tasks for the heat of the summer 1. Mulch and water: Your vegetable garden, landscape, flowerbeds and trees need some help to make it through this torrid month. Mulch generously, and water deeply.

2. Lawn care: Your grass also needs deep, infrequent watering (5 day schedule) and keep the cutting height for your lawnmower as high as possible. This will help shade the roots and conserve water.

3. Vegetables: This is the month to start sweet corn, okra, snap beans, cream peas and black-

month, it is perhaps even more important that you look after yourself. Here are three gardening rules for August: A. Garden early in the morning.

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Along with setback obligations, the ordinance requires a pipeline inspection to be available on a 24-hour basis and various fees are to be paid by the pipeline company.

The lawsuit is another chapter in the highly contested case against the PHP, 420-mile underground natural gas pipeline that’s been at the center of controversy. In recent weeks, Hays County officials filed a notice of intent to file a second lawsuit against Kinder Morgan, calling for more environmental studies to be conducted.

In June, a Travis County District judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by property owners, Kyle and Hays County against Kinder Morgan and the Texas Railroad Commission seeking more oversight on the eminent domain process. Kinder Morgan’s lawsuit against Kyle is the first instance of the firm countering measures taken by governmental entities.

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell defended the ordinance, calling it a legitimate piece of city law.

“We based our ordinance on many municipalities throughout the region

and their ordinances regarding pipelines,” Mitchell said. “In our opinion, we have a lot of precedent to base what we did.”

The city is working on a response to the lawsuit.

“The truth is, Kinder Morgan is seeking any and every way to put this pipeline through Kyle without any input from the city,” Mitchell said. “We’re trying to hold them accountable the way we hold other developers and development in our community.”

Mitchell said the city is working to protect its residents from any potential dangers posed by the pipeline.

Mitchell cited recent natural gas pipeline incidents within the town in recent weeks as proof of the need for the ordinance.

A natural gas pipeline along the route of improvements on Burleson Street has been ruptured twice so far, despite being marked and buried more than 5 feet deep.

“This idea of burying the pipeline deeper is reasonable,” Mitchell said.

But Kinder Morgan has a different take on the city’s ordinance, looking at state and federal statute as a defense to the project.

“The crux of the issue

here is that the state and the federal government have extensive rules and regulations regarding the oversight of pipeline infrastructure in the state of Texas,” said Kinder Morgan VP of Public Affairs Allen Fore. “It’s in their purview to make decisions regarding the specifics of pipeline safety...It’s not the city of Kyle’s purview.”

Despite the number of lawsuits that have been filed over the pipeline, Fore said the ultimate goal is to work with the various cities, counties and residents to find common ground.

Fore said he had a lot of respect for Mitchell and hopes the two entities can address specific concerns on the project.

Kinder Morgan currently has 26,000 miles of pipeline through hundreds of communities and counties in the state, including pipelines in the Hill Country.

“It’s a long-established never did that and showed process by the state and no interest in working federal government, and with us.” we’re proposing to build another project,” Fore said. “It’s consistent with our practices that have been in service for generations. Folks don’t know there are pipelines in Hays County, but there are.”

Fore said the project is consistent with safety, environmental and individual consultation standards.

But the city of Kyle is continuing the fight against the pipeline.

Mitchell disagrees with the notion that the city has been involved with the process from the beginning.

“It’s frustrating to have this back and forth dispute,” Mitchell said. “It would have been much better if they approached us from the very beginning to understand how this would impact us. They

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Additionally, the staff has High obesity rates, low worked to cut down on (1=Most at Risk; 25=Avg.): participation in the labor sweets and sugary foods.

10th – % of Disconnected Youth force and a lack of high “Especially for those school education are families who don’t have 10th – % of Youth Without a High School Diploma factors impacting youth access to good healthcare, in Texas, according to a what they eat will ultimate18th – % of Overweight & Obese Youth recent study. ly make a huge difference,” WalletHub, a personal Lewis said. “One nutrition49th – % of Youth Drug Users finance company, ranked ist here at the food bank is 9th – Youth Labor Force Participation Rate Texas 39th in the country always going up with new for at-risk youth. According recipes for families to try 32nd – Youth Poverty Rate to the study, Texas lags bewith the foods we provide. hind on key health issues.

It’s a huge part of our edu37th – % of Homeless Youth Texas is struggling to cational outreach.” keep its youth educated, But where Texas lacks in number of employed according to the report. rate, authorities could education and high obesity The Lone Star State ranks youth 16 to 24 years old encourage physical activ- rates, the state is perform10th in percentage of dis- increased by two million ity among teenagers and ing well with curbing illicit connected youth and 10th to 20.9 million nationyoung adults by maindrug use, an important wide, according to the in youth without a high taining parks clean,” Gon- metric when considering Bureau of Labor Statistics. zalez said. “They could school diploma. the grasp of the nationwide “Clearly there is a con“The large percentage also implement educaopioid crisis. nection between the two of disconnected youth tional programs regarding “Texas has some of the metrics,” Gonzalez said. encompasses those behealthy nutrition.” lowest shares of youth tween 18 and 24 years old “Dropping out of high In Hays County, eduusing illicit drugs and who are neither attending school can force youth cating youth on improved reporting heavy drinking,” into entering the labor school, nor working and eating habits is the focus Gonzalez said. “It also force as early as 16.” have no degree beyond for the Hays County Food ranked very well in terms Another major chalhigh school,” said WalBank, which provides of mental health, having lethub analyst Jill Gonza- lenge for Texas youth meals for the food inseless than 12% of youth with lez. “This could be caused revolves around high obe- cure. depression and just about sity and uninsured rates. by the education system, Whitney Lewis, devel6% physically, mentally Texas ranks 18th in but also a lack of encouropment and special events and emotionally inhibited agement from families to percentage of overweight coordinator for the HCFB, youth, the second-lowest and obese youth. This move toward indepensaid the mission of the percentage in the country.” in conjunction with the dence.” organization is to alleviate Gonzalez said Texas highest uninsured rate in some of these realities by These advancements ranked highest compared the county for children are also in direct correlaproviding more nutritious to other states in the means Texas youth have tion to youth labor force foods to low socioecoSouth, but work can alparticipation, where Texas fewer resources to combat nomic households. ways be done to achieve a physical health issues. ranks 9th.

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An alternate option includes the possibility of raising the property tax rate in order to qualify for additional bond capacity in Fiscal Year 2020.

Discussion on the police headquarters came as Sellers and city leaders Saturday also discussed projects that are on the immediate horizon.

Those projects include paying off $10 million for the city’s wastewater treatment plant expansion, a project Sellers said cannot

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According to analysis provided by the city of Kyle, the estimated tax rate increase could depend on how much in bonds the city could campaign for in the future. The increase would consist of the interest and sinking portion of the city’s property tax rate and not the maintenance and operations. Kyle’s current property tax rate is .5416 cents per $100 property valuation. No decision has been made at this time if the city will seek to increase the tax rate or go after a future bond.

wait. The other major project is the city’s obligation to the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA). The project costs $47.4 million, according to analysis provided by the city.

“We want our citizens to know we care about the police department and its needs, but we are still looking into how to do it all,” Sellers said.

Facility expansion for Kyle’s police department isn’t a new issue. According to council members,

from the previous fiscal year would have to go to the voters. A 3.5% overall tax rate increase at current property valuation would mean a tax rate of $.5606.

the police department’s expansion was up for a citywide vote in recent years but failed. Despite the lack of support at that time, residents have shown support of the project at recent meetings.

The city’s property tax rate currently is $0.5416 per $100 in value.

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By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the District Clerk of HAYS County, Texas, June 6, 2019, in cause numbered 18-0635, styled Stonefield Master Community, Inc. versus Deandra Guerrero on a judgment rendered against Deandra Guerrero; I did on July 24, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of Deandra Guerrero the following described real property: LOT FIFTY-SEVEN (57), IN BLOCK “Y”, OF STONEFIELD SECTION SIX, A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 16, PAGE 340, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS MORE

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To all persons interested in the Estate of Samuel Duane Sosa, Deceased, Cause No. 19-0255-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on the 25th day of July, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Samuel Duane Sosa, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 A.M., on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so.

To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above­ noted date and time.

Applicant's Attorney: David Glickler 130 Hall Professional Center Kyle, Texas 78640 512-268-6425 Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at the office of the Hays County Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 25th day of July, 2019.

Elaine H. Cardenas County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666

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2:00 p.m., August 22, 2019, for “RFP 19-014 Copier Rental/Lease and Managed Print Services”. Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Purchasing Manager at the Buda Municipal Building, 405 E. Loop St., Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610 or go to www.ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing or www.texasbidsystem.com.

ADDRESS AND MARK ENVELOPE: “RFP 19-014 Copier Rental/Lease and Managed Print Services” TO: Purchasing Manager, City of Buda, 405 E. Loop St., Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610. TO BE OPENED: 2:00 p.m., August 22, 2019.

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Please submit five (5) copies of the RFP, along with one (1) electric submittal on a CD or flash drive, signed in ink in a sealed envelope to: City of Buda, Attention: Purchasing Manager; RFP 19-014 Copier Rental/Lease and Managed Print Services; 405 E. Loop Street, Bldg. 100, Buda, Texas 78610.

The deadline for submission of proposals is 2:00 pm, Thursday, August 22, 2019.

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION

TO ELLIOT MCMULLEN AND TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS, OR

CLAIMANTS IN THE LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN, Defendants, GREETINGS: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You may employ an attorney.

If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after you were served this citation, the same being the 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019, a default judgment may be taken against you.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear and answer before the 274th District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION filed in said Court on the 24TH DAY OF JULY, 2019, and said suit being numbered 19-1815 on the docket of said Court, wherein Jesus Fernando Cortez and Rachel H. Cortez is the Plaintiff and Elliot McMullen is the Defendant.

The nature of said suit is as follows: SUIT TO TRESPASS TO TRY TITLE. A REMNANT CONTAINING 0.53 OF AN ACRE LOCATED OFF LIME KILN ROAD IN SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ("SUBJECT PROPERTY") OF THIS ACTION. All as more fully appears of record on file in this office, and which reference is here made for all intents and purposes.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at office, on this the 25th day of July, 2019.

REQUESTED BY: Patrick G. Rehmet Law Office of Patrick G. Rehmet P.O. Box 1916 Wimberley, TX 78676 512-847-0117 BEVERLY CRUMLEY Hays County District Clerk 712 Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 2211 San Marcos, Texas 78666

By Christina Cordero, Deputy

COMMONLY KNOWN AS 186 VERMILION MARBLE TRAIL, BUDA, TX 78610 (PROPERTY) On September 3, 2019, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of Deandra Guerrero

in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Buda, Hays County, Texas, July 24, 2019.

John Ellen Constable, Pct. 5 Hays County, Texas 500 Jack C Hays Trail Buda, Texas 78610

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CAUSE NO. 17-0463 IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF TERESA DE JESUS PULIDO AND LUIS ALFREDO JAUREGUI RUESGA AND IN THE INTEREST OF YARELI SARAHI ROSALES PULIDO, A CHILD, IN THE DISTRICT COURT, 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS AMENDED PETITION FOR DIVORCE Level of Discovery 1. Pursuant to Rule 190 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, discovery is intended to be conducted in this suit under Level 2.

Parties 2. This suit is brought by Teresa De Jesus Pulido, Petitioner, against Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga, Respondent, seeking dissolution of their marriage and resolution of issues affecting the parent-child relationship.

3. Teresa De Jesus Pulido. Teresa De Jesus Pulido does not have a driver’s license number. The last three numbers of Teresa De Jesus Pulido's Social Security number are 432.

Service of Citation 4. Service of citation is requested on Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga by publication.

Divorce Jurisdiction 5. Teresa De Jesus Pulido has been a domiciliary of this state for the preceding six-month period and a resident of Hays County for the preceding ninety-day period.

6. Teresa De Jesus Pulido is a resident or domiciliary of this state at the time this suit for dissolution is filed. Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga is domiciled in another state or nation.

Personal jurisdiction may be exercised over Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga because this state is the last marital residence of Teresa De Jesus Pulido and Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga, and this suit is filed before the second anniversary of the date on which the marital residence ended.

Dates of Marriage and Separation 7. Teresa De Jesus Pulido and Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga married on or about February 27, 2015 and separated on or about May 4, 2016.

Grounds for Divorce 8. The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or a conflict of personalities between Teresa De Jesus Pulido and Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.

Children Children of the Marriage 9. Teresa De Jesus Pulido is the parent of the following child born or adopted of this marriage who is under 18 years of age: Name Sex Birth Date Home State Yareli Sarahi Rosales Pulido Female 01/19/2019 TX No Continuing Jurisdiction 10. No court has continuing jurisdiction of the suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Denial of Paternity 11. Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga denies that he is the father of Yareli Sarahi Rosales Pulido.

Court-Ordered Relationships 12. There are no court-ordered relationships for the child of this suit.

UCCJEA 13. Not all parties to this suit reside in Texas. The information required under Section 152.209 of the Texas Family Code is given in an affidavit attached to this Petition.

Health Insurance 14. The information required under Section 154.181(b) and Section 154.1815 of the Texas Family Code will be filed with this Court before any hearing on Temporary Orders or a Final Order.

Children’s Property 15. Teresa De Jesus Pulido states that there is no property of value owned or possessed by the child the subject of the suit.

No Protective Order 16. No protective order under Title 4 of the Texas Family Code or Chapter 7A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or order for emergency protection under Article 17.292 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is in effect in regard to a party to this suit or a child of a party to this suit, and no applications for such orders are pending before the Court.

Conservatorship Appointment of Joint Managing Conservators 17. It is in the best interest of the child that Teresa De Jesus Pulido and Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga be appointed as joint managing conservators of the child. Teresa De Jesus Pulido petitions the Court to appoint Teresa De Jesus Pulido and Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga as joint managing conservators of Yareli Sarahi Rosales Pulido with all the rights and duties of a parent appointed as a conservator of a child.

Primary Residence Designation 18. Teresa De Jesus Pulido petitions this Court to designate her the conservator who has the exclusive right to determine the primary residence of the child without regard to geographic location.

Property of the Parties Agreed Division of Marital Estate 19. Teresa De Jesus Pulido expects to enter into a written agreement with Luis Alfredo Jauregui Ruesga concerning the division of the marital estate. If a written agreement concerning division of the marital estate is submitted, Teresa De Jesus Pulido petitions this Court to approve the agreement and order division of the marital estate as the parties have agreed. If an agreement dividing the property is not reached, Teresa De Jesus Pulido petitions this Court to order a division of the estate of the parties in a manner that this Court deems just and right, having due regard for the rights of each party and any children of the marriage, and as provided by law.

Prayer Teresa De Jesus Pulido prays the Court issue citation and notice as required by law and grant a divorce and all other relief requested in this Petition.

Teresa De Jesus Pulido prays for general relief.

Standing Orders for Hays County are attached and incorporated herein.

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Ivan Friedman Attorney for Teresa De Jesus Pulido Texas Bar No. 00785886 Phone: 210-227-2888 Fax: 210-227-5151 Email: law@ivanfriedman.com

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Public Notices NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 17-2614

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the District Clerk of HAYS County, Texas, June 7, 2019, In cause numbered 17-2614, styled Stonefield Master Communi-

ty, Inc. versus Mark A. De La Cruz on a judgment rendered against Mark A. De La Cruz; I did on July 24, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of Mark A. De La Cruz the following described real property: LOT 19, BLOCK B, STONEFIELD SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP

OR PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 13, PAGE 373, PLAT RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 533 SANDSTONE TRAIL, BUDA, TX 78610 (PROPERTY) On September 3, 2019, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South

Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of Mark A. De La Cruz in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Buda, Hays County, Texas, July 24, 2019.

John Ellen Constable, Pct. 5 Hays County, Texas

500 Jack C Hays Trail Buda, Texas 78610

by Alice Flores, DDeputy Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor’s interest in the property may not extinguish any liens or security interests held by other persons. There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property

being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal, you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above described property, you must contact this office immediately.

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Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Independent Administration with Will Annexed for the Estate of CHRISTOPHER LEE METTING were issued on July 24, 2019 in Cause Number 19-0149-P in the Probate Court, Hays County, Texas to RACHEL MENDEZ METTING. Claims may be presented in care of the Executor of the Estate addressed as follows: The address of record for RACHEL MENDEZ METTING is 202 S. Cedar Street, Buda, Texas 78610, Hays County.

All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 24th day of July, 2019.

RACHEL MENDEZ METTING, Independent Administrator of the Estate of CHRISTOPHER LEE METTING, Deceased

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Thomas Lee Perry, Jr., Deceased, were issued on June 26, 2019, in Cause No. 19-0164-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: Linda Carol Fritsche.

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: Linda Carol Fritsche 1007 Hwy 80 San Marcos, TX 78666 DATED the 24th day of July, 2019.

THE BOLING LAW FIRM, PLLC 1301 S. Old Stagecoach Road Kyle, Texas 78640 Tel: (512) 504-3051 Tel: (877) 629-5353 Fax: (877) 629-3130 Anna Martinez Boling State Bar No.: 00791188 Email: annaboling@ bolinglawfirm.com Attorney for the Applicant, Linda Carol Fritsche

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

To all persons interested in the Estate of Dawn Denise Cheshier, Deceased, Cause No. 18-0257-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County,

Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an AMENDED APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF HOLLOGRAPHIC WILL AND FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP FOR DISPOSITION OF RESIDUAL GIFTS in this estate on the 27th day of March, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Dawn Denise Cheshier, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 A.M., on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above­noted date and time.

Applicant’s Attorney: David Morris 1921 Corporate Drive, Suite 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 512-396-7525 Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at the office of the Hays County Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 16th day of July, 2019.

Elaine H. Cárdenas County Clerk, Hays County, Texas

By Darren Jones, Deputy

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Kyle Parkway Self- Storage, located at 5141 Cromwell Dr. Kyle, TX 78640 will hold a Public Auction of Property being sold for CASH to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The sale will be held on August 15, 2019 at 12:30PM. The contents in the space of Laura Vasquez contains boxes, purse and shoes.

The contents in the space of Jefferson T. Melder contains extension ladder, boxes, totes, art wall, dishes and cooler.

The contents in the space of Jonathan R. Cronin contains boom box, boxes, furniture, dolly, misc. household items, outdoor furniture and dishes.

The contents in the space of Brandi L. Wright contains boxes, totes, kitchen items, Christmas tree and furniture.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Vincenzo Signorino also known as Vince Signorino, Deceased, were issued on July 24, 2019, in Cause No. 19-0213-P, pending in Probate Court No. 2 of the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas, to: John N. Signorino.

The notice to the Independent Executor may be delivered at the following address: c/o Barnes Lipscomb Stewart & Ott PLLC Attorneys at Law Rollingwood Center 2500 Bee Cave Road Building II, Suite 150 Austin, Texas 78746 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Dated the 29th day of July, 2019. /s/ Barbara J. Lipscomb Attorney for Independent Executor

TABC NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Permit for a restaurant doing business as El Roble Mexican Restaurant, located at 721 North Old Hwy 81, Kyle, Hays County, Texas 78640. Business owner, Martha Cruz.

Alliance Regional Water Authority County of Hays NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Alliance Regional Water Authority (the “OWNER”) is requesting sealed written Bids for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals, and for performing all Work required for the Phase 1A Pipeline Segment B (IFB No.: 2019-001). The Project generally consists of the installation of approximately 18,000 linear feet of 24-inch water line.

The installation includes an 80-foot bore of an active driveway, a 210-foot bore of an active TxDOT farm to market road, a 400-foot bore down a slope, a 180-foot bore under Onion Creek a 180-foot bore across an active county road and an 80-foot bore under a live oak tree. The project includes the installation of gate valves, combination air valves, drain valves and other miscellaneous fittings. Sealed Bids will be received at the City of Kyle – Public Works Building, 520 RM 150, Kyle, TX 78640.

ALL BIDS (INCLUDING HUB PARTICIPATION PLANS) ARE DUE BY 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on Thursday, August 22, 2019. BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD IN THE OFFICE IDENTIFIED ABOVE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS at 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on Thursday, August 22, 2019. Bid Documents may be obtained without charge from www.CivcastUSA.com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download Bid Documents. At the time a Bidder registers on this website, the Bidder must provide a working e-mail address, so the Bidder will receive any addenda or clarification issued by the OWNER. ANY Bids (INCLUDING HUB PARTICIPATION Plan) not received BY the date and time set forth above will NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION. The time stamp clock in the office for receipt of Bids will be the time of record and will be verified with www.time.gov, the official U.S. time.

The contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board.

All procurements by the OWNER are subject to the OWNER’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. The Program provides HUBs full opportunity to participate in all of the OWNER’s contracts. Goals for HUB participation are stated for each solicitation.

Information on achieving the goals or documenting good faith efforts to achieve the goals are contained in the Bid Documents and other Contract Documents. When a HUB participation goal applies, each Bidder is required to complete and return a HUB Participation Plan with its Bid. If a HUB Participation Plan is not submitted with a Bid, the Bid will not be accepted for consideration.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form attached to the Bid Form, in an amount of not less than five percent of the total Bid, as specified in Form 00100, Instructions to Bidders. Performance and payment bonds when required shall be executed on forms furnished by the OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of 100% of the Contract Amount by a solvent corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and shall meet any other requirements established by law or by the OWNER. Minimum insurance requirements are specified in Form 00810, Supplemental General Conditions. Prevailing wage rates have been established and are specified in Form 00830, Wage Rates and Payroll Reporting.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any minor informality (one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Bid) in any Bid or in the solicitation process.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. (Central time) at City of Kyle – Public Works Building, 520 RM 150, Kyle, TX 78640.

Attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated. To ensure understanding of the OWNER’s bidding and contracting requirements, each Bidder must attend any mandatory Pre-Bid Conference, and all Bidders are encouraged to attend any non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. If the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory, each Bidder must arrive and sign-in before the scheduled start time of the conference; otherwise the Bidder will not be allowed to submit a Bid for the Project.

The persons listed below may be contacted for information regarding the Invitation for Bid. If a Bidder contacts any other officer or employee of the OWNER during the period beginning on the date this Invitation for Bids is issued and ending on the date of contract award or rejection of all bids by the OWNER’s Board of Directors, any Bid submitted by the Bidder is subject to rejection by the OWNER. Authorized Contact Persons: PROJECT ENGINEER: Travis Michel, PE; (512) 338-2745; TMMichel@lan-inc.com OWNER’s Executive Director: Graham Moore, PE; (512) 294-3214; gmoore@alliancewater.org

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