AUGUST 15, 2018 WRITING CONTEST
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Buda Library announces winners of annual writing contest.
Opening of new elementary school spurs memories of long ago.
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Buda teen arrested for car burglarys Buda STAFF REPORT
A Buda teen was arrested three times between July 11 and Aug. 2 after authorities suspect he went on a spree of vehicle burglaries in neighborhoods east of Interstate 35 in the Buda area. Matthew Xavier Acosta, 17, of Buda, was booked on nine total charges of
burglary of a vehicle, all Class-A misdemeanors, along with two charges of theft of a firearm, which are state jail felonies. According to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office press release, authorities conducted an “exhaustive” investigation into multiple burglaries in the Sunfield and Shadow Creek subdivisions near Buda, as well
Nine vehicles were burglarized in the Sunfield and Shadow Creek subdivisions near Buda, as well as the Crosswinds neighborhood in the Kyle area.
as the Crosswinds neighborhood in the Kyle area. In total, nine vehicles were allegedly burglarized by Acosta, who authorities suspect gained access to
unlocked cars. The burglaries were committed at all times of the day ranging from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Acosta was first arrested July 11 and was booked into the Hays County Jail vehicles by pulling on door on five counts of burglary handles. According to the of a vehicle and a charge release, all burglaries were of theft of a firearm. committed when properAccording to Hays County ty owners left valuables, including firearms, in BURGLARY SPREE, 4
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PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
Hays CISD Chief Communications Officer Tim Savoy scopes out a pile of books damaged by a suspect during a vandalism incident in the Carpenter Hill library Aug. 10. Authorities on Monday arrested an Austin man in connection with the crime, which caused up to $300,000 in damages.
Damages up to $300K
No motive found for school vandalism BY MOSES LEOS III
On Aug. 13, Roughly 20 computers, Kerr was three copy machines, booked kitchen appliances and into the more were impacted Hays in an Austin man’s alCounty leged Aug. 10 vandalism Jail on one spree that caused up to charge of $300,000 in damage at criminal KERR Carpenter Hill Elementa- mischief ry School. and one But a motive into what charge of arson, both drove James Michael Kerr, second-degree felonies. 24, of Austin, to wreak Kerr was also booked on havoc inside of the camone charge of burglary pus near Buda remains of a building, a state jail under investigation. felony. Kerr is being held
COMING UP Fire Prevention Landscaping Presentation
Hays County Master Gardeners will present Fire Prevention Landscaping, an introduction to a complex topic designed for people living in the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) at the Buda Public Library, Aug. 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Participants will be exposed to programs associated with fire protection knowledge and be provided basic information on Firewise® planting and landscaping techniques.
WOMEN IN BIZ Buda, Kyle area a hot spot for women in business.
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BY MOSES LEOS III A combined five percent rate hike for Buda utility customers could be forthcoming as city leaders contemplate looming infrastructure upgrades. While the cost of Buda water and wastewater could go up by two and three percent this fiscal year, respectively, officials believe rates could get much higher in the near future. Kenneth Williams, Buda city manager, said during a budget
Kyle man arrested for improper relations with teen A Kyle man who works as the boys athletic coordinator at a San Marcos middle school was arrested Aug. 11 for GUERRERO allegedly having a sexual relationship with a former student. Rodney Guerrero, 40, was booked into the Hays County Jail on charges of participating in an improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony. He was released on a $15,000 surety bond, according to Hays County Jail records. According to an arrest affidavit, Guerrero initiated a sexual relationship with a high school freshman in 2016 after seeing pictures of the student in a bathing suit. The two first met when the victim was in the sixth grade at Goodnight Middle School in San Marcos. Throughout the duration of the relationship, the victim told authorities she and Guerrero had engaged in various
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in the Hays County Jail on $40,000 bond. According to an arrest affidavit magistrated by Hays County Pct. 1.2 Justice of the Peace Maggie H. Moreno, deputies were dispatched to Carpenter Hill Elementary in the early morning hours Aug. 10 for a criminal mischief call. When authorities arrived, they found extensive damage inside of the campus, as well as a sledgehammer inside the cafeteria area of the school near a broken
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window. Review of closed circuit cameras inside of the school showed a man, later identified as Kerr, exiting a vehicle and obtaining a sledgehammer from a construction site near the building. The man proceeded to break the upper glass pane on a door leading to the cafeteria, and eventually entered the campus with the sledgehammer in hand.
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Stage 2 Water Restrictions
Starting this week, Buda will move to Stage 2 water restrictions, in accordance with the city’s water resource management and drought response ordinance. Under Stage 2 restrictions, outdoor irrigation using automatic and hand hose end sprinkler systems is not allowed between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Residents must follow a twice-perweek outdoor watering schedule. More information on Buda’s updated water restrictions can be found online at haysfreepress. com
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Kyle officer resigns after animal cruelty conviction BY EXSAR ARGUELLO A Kyle Police officer has surrendered his badge after he was found guilty last week of beating his girlfriend’s poodle and causing significant injuries. David Salinas, 34, of Austin, was found guilty by a Travis County jury Aug. 9 of a third-degree felony charge of animal cruelty. He will serve a two-year probation and undergo a mental health evaluation for anger management. Frisco, the poodle in the center of the case, will be released from the ownership of Salinas and his fiancé to a new foster family. “Earlier today, the Kyle Police Department received the resignation of David Salinas,” said Kyle Chief of Police Jeff Barnett Aug. 10. “Salinas was removed from police duties while this matter was pending in court.” Barnett said Salinas was enrolled in Kyle Police’s training academy at the time of the incident. The department did not receive Salinas’ resignation until Aug. 10, a day after his conviction. Salinas’ legal team argued that no evidence indicated Salinas took part in Frisco’s injury,
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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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Frustrations boil over with 2014 Buda bond infrastructure project progress BY MOSES LEOS III
Patience is wearing thin for some Buda city leaders who worry progress isn’t moving fast enough on the remaining 2014 bond infrastructure projects. Those frustrations led to a nearly 30-minute finger pointing session during the Aug. 7 Buda City Council meeting as officials and council members alike tried to pinpoint the cause of the slowdown. At issue was the progress of the majority of $7 million in drainage projects under Proposition 4 of the Buda bond, which was approved by voters in November 2014. John Nett, Buda city engineer, said the design phase for all five drainage projects is currently at 90 percent. While some projects, such as drainage improvements on Houston Street and Oxbow neighborhood, are progressing, movement on projects along West Goforth, FM 2770 and Bluff Street aren’t moving quite as rapidly. During an update on Proposition 4, Nett said a primary obstacle is
At issue was the progress of the majority of $7 million in drainage projects under Proposition 4 of the Buda bond, which was approved by voters in November 2014.
obtaining easements and right-of-way (ROW) from property owners. Nett said George Hyde, Buda city attorney, has worked with property owners and has in some cases secured possession and use agreements for ROW and easements for some projects. During the course of discussion, Nett said such agreements negate the need for the city to exercise eminent domain proceedings, which “would have left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth.” While Nett said the process might be frustrating for council members and residents, the city must respect property rights and listen to residents’ concerns during the process. One example was hosting a citizens town hall meeting in July with neighbors in the Oxbow community. Nett said
the city gained access to properties from residents to stake out the limits of proposed infrastructure improvements. However, Buda Mayor George Haehn believed it was “beyond ridiculous” how little progress has been made on the Proposition 4 projects, roughly four years after voters approved it. He cited the construction of the Hoover Dam taking six years. While Haehn believed the city still needed to do its due diligence on ensuring improvements are enough to curb flooding problems, he was frustrated by how much time it takes to get permits. Haehn advocated talking with state officials to improve how permits are issued. Ultimately, Haehn said, in some cases, the city is “building a damn ditch.”
“We don’t want to hurt anybody and we don’t have to use eminent domain,” Haehn said. “But it seems to me there is a glitch in the system somewhere and we are stuck in limbo and we’ve been there.” Hyde said part of the issue is the amount of time needed for clearance from state regulators. During the course of obtaining ROW or easements, any reservations from a property owner can halt a project six to nine months. Haehn said he didn’t want to be the person “run out of town” if properties flood before any work is done. “When the folks come for me with nooses and pitchforks, whose head do I put on a platter?” Haehn said. Lee Urbanovsky, Buda City Council Place 1, had
issues with proposed scheduled construction start dates, which have been pushed back several times. While Nett said he told staff to limit specific dates, having a schedule helps keep progress moving forward. However, with some projects not letting until after the rainy season, Urbanovsky said the city could “test fate one more time.” Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams said he is “not so sure” if the city can get HDR and Freese & Nichols, the city’s consultants on the projects, to be accountable and responsive. Williams advocated for creating an in-house project management team to handle remaining bond projects. He cited Buda’s move to cut ties with ECM International, which had overseen the new municipal building project until 2016. “With these buildings, once we got rid of some people and got our own project manager in-house, they got built,” Williams said. “We need people who have our best interest at hand everyday.”
will go toward the “huge investments” in ARWA and the WWTP, along with improving connectivity in the city. Evan Ture, Buda City Council Place 6, said Buda’s rate increases are comparable to neighboring communities. Buda’s proposed utility rates would be only surpassed by the current rates in Hutto, Austin, San Marcos and Taylor. “Bear with us for the rate increases for the next few years and we should balance out,” Ture said. Overall, Williams said the city has a “good financial plan” that he believes will accommodate the city’s estimated 16,000-plus residents. Buda’s proposed budget calls for a .0037
cent increase in the current property tax rate, bringing it to .3710 per $100 valuation. Williams said the primary cause for the increase is a slight rise in the debt service, or interest and sinking (I&S), rate. Municipalities craft property tax rates on the maintenance and operations (M&O) and interest and sinking (I&S). Buda’s proposed property tax rate will be roughly two cents lower than what was projected when voters approved the 2014 bonds, Williams said. The average Buda household, estimated at a value of $255,745, can expect to pay $60 more in property taxes than last year. Buda’s tax rate would also go toward covering eight new full-time
positions, including two additional patrol officers for the Buda Police Department, as well as a two percent cost-of-living increase for employees. Williams said the city will also continue to work on Propositions 3, 4 and 5 of the 2014 bond this fiscal year, as well as roughly $3 million in capital improvement projects. “We fought to keep taxes as low as possible,” Haehn said. “I’m happy to find we are below what was estimated.” The Buda City Council will hold the first public hearings on the tax rate and budget on Aug. 21. A second public hearing on the budget and tax rate will be Sept.4 Buda city leaders could decide on the budget by Sept. 18.
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workshop Aug. 7 that most of the cost increases in water rates stem from new supply sources the city is obtaining. One of those is the Alliance Regional Water Authority’s $215 million pipeline project, which will provide 15,000 acrefeet of water from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer to its member entities, including Buda. Earlier this year, Buda, along with Kyle and San Marcos, approved the first of three phases of bonds meant to cover the cost of the project. Buda gave the green light to roughly $1.6 million of the expected $10 million toward the ARWA project. Wastewater rate increases, which will mean a $2 to $3 per jump in the average monthly bill for residents, will go toward debt issued for Buda’s wastewater treatment plant expansion. In December 2017, Buda issued a $20.3 million certificate of obligation (CO) bond to expand the capacity of the WWTP from 1.5 million gallons per day to 3.5 million. The rate increases are also expected to help boost the city’s water and wastewater fund reserves to absorb the impact of expenses in the future.
According to the FY19 projected budget, Buda plans to spend roughly $60,000 less than what it generates in water revenue, but will have a $1.18 million overrun in the wastewater fund. But that also means utility customers could have rates rise by as much as 10 to 15 percent over the course of the next three fiscal years. Future projections, however, are not fixed and could change over time. “The larger numbers in the future, they might happen or might not increase,” Williams said. “This project’s conservative, but in the future, we could be looking at steep increases.” Buda Mayor George Haehn said the city’s utility rate increases
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE
The Hays Consolidated ISD will hold a public meeting at 5:30 PM, August 30, 2018 in Hays High School, Career/Technology Bldg, 4800 Jack C Hays Trail, Buda, TX 78610. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district's budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited. The tax rate that is ultimately adopted at this meeting or at a separate meeting at a later date may not exceed the proposed rate shown below unless the district publishes a revised notice containing the same information and comparisons set out below and holds another public meeting to discuss the revised notice. Maintenance Tax
$1.0400/$100 (proposed rate for maintenance and operations)
School Debt Service Tax Approved by Local Voters
$0.4977/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)
Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year's Budget The applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax year is indicated for each of the following expenditure categories. Maintenance and operations
5.24 % increase
Debt Service
7.33 % increase
Total expenditures
5.61 % increase
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value (as calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code) Preceding Tax Year Total appraised value* of all property $8,780,874,517 Total appraised value* of new property** $537,427,408 Total taxable value*** of all property $7,025,981,292 Total taxable value*** of new property** $364,591,719 *Appraised value is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code. ** "New property" is defined by Section 26.012(17), Tax Code. *** "Taxable value" is defined by Section 1.04(10), Tax Code.
Current Tax Year $9,714,472,187 $664,425,805 $7,825,553,059 $489,616,646
Bonded Indebtedness Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $416,495,000 *Outstanding principal.
Comparison of Proposed Rates with Last Year's Rates
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Maintenance & Operations $1.0400
Interest & Sinking Fund* $0.4977*
Total $1.5377
Last Year's Rate Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & $1.1397 $0.5335* $1.6732 Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service $1.0400 $0.4977* $1.5377 Proposed Rate *The Interest & Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, or both. The bonds, and the tax rate necessary to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district.
Local Revenue Per Student $5,462
State Revenue Per Student $4,393
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$4,010
$5,990
$3,998
Comparison of Proposed Levy with Last Year's Levy on Average Residence
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Average Market Value of Residences Average Taxable Value of Residences Last Year's Rate Versus Proposed Rate per $100 Value Taxes Due on Average Residence Increase (Decrease) in Taxes
Last Year $191,111 $166,111 $1.5377 $2,554.29
This Year $205,261 $180,261 $1.5377 $2,771.87 $217.58
Under state law, the dollar amount of school taxes imposed on the residence homestead of a person 65 years of age or older or of the surviving spouse of such a person, if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the person died, may not be increased above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65, regardless of changes in tax rate or property value. Notice of Rollback Rate: The highest tax rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval at an election is $1.5377. This election will be automatically held if the district adopts a rate in excess of the rollback rate of $1.5377.
Fund Balances The following estimated balances will remain at the end of the current fiscal year and are not encumbered with or by a corresponding debt obligation, less estimated funds necessary for operating the district before receipt of the first state aid payment. Maintenance and Operations Fund Balance(s) $41,302,814 Interest & Sinking Fund Balance(s) $1,142,137
Opinion
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I think for women, especially those with families, the freedom of being able to balance their family and own schedule on their terms is an appeal to them.” –Julie Snyder, CEO of the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce, story page 12
Hays Free Press • August 15, 2018
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EDITORIAL
We are the people A
dangerous drift began with a few catchy words tossed out, catchy, but thoughtless, and dangerous. Talk of “fake news” and calling journalists “enemies of the people” were terms once used only by dictators. A free and independent press has guarded democracy since its beginning, sometimes at a high cost, It’s not perfect, but it’s far superior to controlled or censored news. That’s the cry coming from newspapers around the country this week. The push was started by The Boston Globe in response to President Donald Trump calling media organizations the “enemy of the people” and using terms like “fake news” for newspapers and TV networks. Nothing could be further from the truth, and that is something that our President doesn’t seem to understand. What would happen if all news outlets just stopped suddenly? What would happen is newspapers ONLY printed one side of the story – the side being promoted by the government? E.B. White probably described it best in his volume published in 1944. “The United States, almost alone today, offers the liberties and the privileges and the tools of freedom. In this land the citizens are still invited to write their plays and books, to paint their pictures, to meet for discussion, to dissent as well as to agree, to mount soapboxes in the public square, to enjoy education in all subjects without censorship, to hold court and judge one another, to compose music, to talk politics with their neighbors without wondering whether the secret police are listening, to exchange ideas as well as goods, to kid the government when it needs kidding, and to read real news of real events instead of phony news manufactured by a paid agent of the state. This is a fact and should give every person pause.” Government spokespersons from all entities try to give their side of the story; that’s what they are paid to do. But that is only one side of the story, and giving them free rein without questioning is not good for our country – or our freedom. This same principal applies locally. How would local residents know that water and wastewater rates are on the rise? What about the city of Kyle wanting to change its charter? What about rising housing costs? Unless residents are willing to quit work and to go a council meeting every other week, county commissioners court meetings every week, water district meetings at least once a month and school district meetings twice a month, then they need to be reading the local newspaper and local newspaper website to find out what is really going on. And, those readers need to look through public notices – such as a myriad of tax rate ads that ran in the Hays Free Press last week – and legal notices in the classified section to find out how tax dollars on being spent. Governmental entities are required to print these notices so that taxpayers know what is being spent and how they can protest if they so desire. None of this – the stories or the ads – is fake news, despite what our president keeps telling everyone. He has stirred up so many people into believing that all news is “fake news” that this newspaper gets bizarre comments regarding stories reporting simple facts. The news here is not fake. Journalists try to tiptoe down the middle of every story; they try to talk to someone on each side of any argument; they question government officers about the facts. Whether at the national or the local level, journalists work hard to give readers an unbiased report on what is going on with the school district, cities, county, water districts and more. We are not fake news. We stand tall to say we are proud of our work. We are NOT the enemy of the people. We are a part of the people, homeowners, parents and taxpayers. And we are journalists. We have a job to do.
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Donald Trump and ‘The Death of Truth’
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he lies rain down on us so relentlessly that we’re often benumbed. Shortly after Donald Trump tweeted last month that the Russians would help the Democrats win the midterms, we learned that the Russians have tried to hack the 2018 campaign of Sen. Claire McCaskill - a Democrat. And minutes after Donald Jr. tweeted that President Obama’s economy never posted two percent GDP growth, we learned that Obama had in fact posted two percent GDP growth 15 times. Michiko Kakutani, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic, has posed the questions that often bedevil us: “How did this happen? What are the roots of falsehood in the Trump era? How did truth and reason become such endangered species, and what does their impending demise portend for our public discourse and the future of our politics and governance?” She supplies the answers in her new book, “The Death of Truth,” a bleak treatise that ends with a dose of hope. Consider this my summer book recommendation. I wouldn’t necessarily take her slim volume to the beach, lest you be tempted to drown yourself. But it’s a bracing read nonetheless, because she writes so concisely and incisively, and because she draws wisdom from so many disparate influences. You’ll be hard-pressed to find another social commentator who can critique
ly retired New York Times book reviewer, seeks to put Guest Trump in context. Her goal is to paint the big picture: Column “Trump’s unhinged presiby Dick Polman dency represents some sort of climax in the warping of reality, but the burgeoning Trump and our corroded disorientation people have cultural-political climate by been feeling ... traces back quoting both Vladimir Lenin to the 1960s, when society (rhetoric should be “calculat- began fragmenting ... The ed to evoke hatred, aversion assault on truth and reason and contempt...of such a that reached fever pitch in nature as to evoke the worst America during the first year thoughts, the worst suspiof the Trump presidency had cions about the opponent”), been incubating for years.” and The Joker from Batman She got that right. Many (“Introduce a little anarchy. factors brought us to where Upset the established order we are today, most of them and everything becomes obvious only in hindsight. chaos”). We’re living in the perfect It’s tempting to read Kastorm, and Trump – its mukutani only for her withering tant byproduct, brilliantly assessment of Trump, if only abetted by the Russians’ because it’s so on the mark: exploitation of America’s “Long before he entered fractures – is reaping the politics, Trump was using whirlwind. lies as a business tool. He I’ll leave the historical declaimed that his flagship tails to Kakutani. Suffice it to building, Trump Tower, is 68 say that the cultural schisms floors high, when, in fact, it’s of the 1960s, triggered prionly 58 floors high. He also marily by the Vietnam war pretended to be a PR man and “permissive” anti-estabnamed John Barron or John lishment lifestyles, shattered Miller to create a sock pupthe broad national conpet who could talk about his sensus. Social and political – Trump’s – achievements. polarization accelerated with He lied to puff himself up, each passing decade, and to generate business under the divide was exacerbated false pretenses, and to play during the 1990s by the rise to people’s expectations ... of conservative media (eslike most successful advertis- pecially Rush Limbaugh). ers – and propagandists – he Scholars on the left and understood that the frequent right assaulted objectivity by repetition of easy-to-remem- preaching the gospel of postber and simplistic taglines modernism. worked to embed merchanIf you’re wondering what dise and his name in poten- that is, Kakutani defines it tial customers’ minds.” as shedding objective reality But Kakutani, the newto enshrine “the principle of
subjectivity.” In other words, more and more people define their own factual truth by going with their gut and their biases. There’s also the internet, which she writes has “led to a cascade of misinformation and relativism, as evidenced by today’s fake news epidemic” – a fertile climate for exported Russian propaganda, what the Rand Corporation, in a report, calls “a fire hose of falsehood.” Is there any hope that America can reverse the atrophy of truth? Among the cacophony of voices in this eloquent book – everyone from John le Carre to George Washington – we get this, from fired acting attorney general Sally Yates: “Not only is there such a thing as objective truth, failing to tell the truth matters. We can’t control whether our public servants lie to us. But we can control whether we hold them accountable.” Kakutani concurs: “There are no easy remedies, but it’s essential that citizens defy the cynicism and resignation that autocrats and power-hungry politicians depend upon to subvert resistance.” Which is why the 2018 midterms are a crossroads for this country. All we have is our will to resist. Dick Polman is the national political columnist at WHYY in Philadelphia and a “Writer in Residence” at the University of Pennsylvania. dickpolman7@gmail.com
LETTER TO THE EDITOR A NIGHTMARE It’s ridiculous how this man (President Donald Trump) can get away with almost anything while the “Do Nothing Republicans” just sit idly by. First, his first wife’s parents came to America illegally (making Ivanka an anchor baby). Second, he brought his third wife to America illegally for which he should have been tried in a court of law for illegally transporting an illegal alien (making his youngest son an anchor baby). He rants and raves about Hispanics coming to this country illegally (this land
was first settled by Hispanics) yet he knowingly breaks immigration laws himself and he says nothing. Then, he broke law after law by not paying his contractors who built his buildings throughout the world (this is called breach of contract). Then he exploited innocent students by taking their hard earned money and not giving them the education he promised them from his so called “Trump University”. Then he aided and abetted our enemy Russia, by colluding with them to help him win the Presidency. He lies repeatedly day after day.
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Do you think he won’t lie in court to save his skin? He’s a pathological liar as we all know because we’ve heard the lies he keeps repeating on television (that’s why he hates “fake news”). Now he and (U.S. Attorney General Jeff) Sessions have abducted thousands and infants who came to America seeking asylum while he and Sessions and others have abused and endangered the lives of these innocent kids (these are crimes for which the regular Joe Blow can go to jail for) but for he and his administration, they are “above the law”. He has refused to obey
Court Orders (contempt of court), yet he and his Republican cronies seem indifferent to. I can almost wager that if Special Counsel Mueller doesn’t find him guilty of collusion and obstruction of justice leading to his impeachment, that he will try to find a way to change the law of term limits to make himself “complete ruler” of America as long as he lives. Yet his fellow crony Republicans sit idly by. Wonder how the electoral college voters feel now. Is this a nightmare or what? Ezekiel Enriquez Sr. San Marcos
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School Vandalism Continued from pg. 1
After camera footage showed the man entering and exiting a nearby bathroom, he was then seen breaking a trophy case near the front office, as well as damaging computers near the reception desk. The man then entered the hallway and went into the administrative office area and discharged a fire extinguisher, according to the affidavit. Deputies then assume Kerr entered the library and used the sledgehammer to damage several computers, before he was seen on camera leaving the way he entered. While on scene, authorities found a microwave on a countertop in the hallway leading from the library to the administrative offices. Within the microwave was a heating element plate belonging to a teakettle, which showed “obvious signs of heat damage,” including plastic and the rubber coating from the outlet cord that was severely melted. Authorities noted a burning smell in the front portion of the building, according to the affidavit. In the teachers’ lounge, deputies discovered a microwave with two Reddi Whip cans inside. The cans showed signs of heat damage that included scorch marks and what appeared to be blackened soot-style markings on
deputies were dispatched to Carpenter Hill Elementary in the early morning hours Aug. 10 for a criminal mischief call. When authorities arrived, they found extensive damage inside of the campus, as well as a sledgehammer inside the cafeteria area of the school near a broken window. the can. In addition, the plastic nozzle was melted from the top of the can. According to the affidavit, it is “common knowledge” that microwaving a metal can with compressed air runs a risk of causing a fire or explosion. One day after the incident, Hays County law enforcement officials reached out to Austin Police, who said a family member contacted them and identified the suspect as Kerr. Hays County officials conducted a social media search and found Kerr’s Facebook profile, which allegedly showed consistencies with the description of the person caught on video surveillance footage. When authorities executed a search warrant on Kerr’s home, located in the 100 block of Desert Primrose Drive, they allegedly found the same t-shirt and hat worn by the suspect in surveil-
lance footage. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD chief communications officer, said in a statement the total cost of damage and clean-up ranges from $150,000 to $300,000. Savoy said no teacher classrooms were affected and that all of the damage is expected to be cleared before teachers return to campus in several days. “I can’t thank our law enforcement friends enough. The men and women in the Hays County Sheriff’s Office are always at the ready to assist our schools, employees, and students, at a moment’s notice and with any help we seek. They work tirelessly to keep us safe,” said Superintendent Eric Wright in a statement. “This case is no different. They have been on the job, investigating this vandalism incident nonstop since it happened. I am happy they have a suspect in custody. Now, we can begin to seek justice and restitution.”
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Jail records, three of those charges stemmed from a July 6 incident. Twenty days later, on July 31, Acosta was arrested for allegedly burglarizing two vehicles and attempting to evade arrest that evening. Continued investigation by authorities led them
to arrest Acosta for a third time on Aug. 2, stemming from a pair of vehicle burglaries on June 26. HCSO deputies urge residents to ensure their vehicles are locked at all times and all valuables are removed from sight. “The Hays County Sheriff’s want to caution
the public to realize the importance of remaining vigilant, observant and remove all valuables from their vehicle and lock them at all times,” said a HCSO release. Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the HCSO at 512-393-7814.
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Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase for Emergency Services District No. 9 The Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.98%. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at San Marcos Hays County EMS Station at 2061 Clovis Barker Road, Unit 10-B, San Marcos, Texas 78666. The second public hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kyle Fire Department Station 1 at 210 W. Moore Street, Kyle, Texas 78640. The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR:
Roger Boyd, Chris Baker, Diane Hervol, Bruce Schneider, Carla Caskey Sisk
AGAINST:
None
PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT:
None
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 last year was $166,319. Based on last year’s tax rate of $0.06 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $99.79. The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 this year is $171,089. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.05661 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $96.86. If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.06 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $102.65. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
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sex acts and traded explicit photographs. The relationship went on until June 2018, when the victim told Guerrero they should not continue. An audio recording of the conversation exists in which Guerrero allegeldy can be heard asking the victim for pictures and videos, according to the
affidavit. About a week later, the victim and the victim’s parent reported Guerrero to the San Marcos Police Department. Guerrero has been the boys athletic coordinator at Goodnight Middle School for 12 years, according to his teacher page on San Marcos CISD’s website.
He also teaches health, physical education and athletics classes. Guerrero graduated from Hays High before attending the University of Texas at Austin and St. Edward’s University. Guerrero was released on a $15,000 surety bond, according to Hays County Jail records.
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Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase The Hays County ESD #8 will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 2.25 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on August 22, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Buda Fire Main Station, 209 FM 2770, Buda, TX 78610.
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Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase The Northeast Hays County ESD #2 will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 2.25 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on August 23, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Buda Fire Main Station, 209 FM 2770, Buda, TX 78610.
The second public hearing will be held on August 29, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Buda Fire Main Station, 209 FM 2770, Buda, TX 78610.
The second public hearing will be held on August 30, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Buda Fire Main Station, 209 FM 2770, Buda, TX 78610.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR:
Jim Weatherford Carol Greaves Paul Kaskie
FOR:
Jim Hollis Halley Ortiz
AGAINST:
N/A
AGAINST:
N/A
PRESENT and not voting:
N/A
PRESENT and not voting:
N/A
ABSENT:
N/A
ABSENT:
Bert Bronaugh
Scott Stevens Joe Segovia
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #8 last year was $234,746. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $234.75.
J B Kolodzey Stacy Morgan
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Northeast Hays County ESD #2 last year was $234,734. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.0500 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $117.37.
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #8 this year is $245,112. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0978 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $239.72.
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Northeast Hays County ESD #2 this year is $245,099. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0489 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $119.85.
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $245.11.
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.0500 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $122.55.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase for Hays County ESD #5 The Hays County ESD #5 will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 3.95 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on August 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM at Kyle Fire Department Station No. 1, 210 W. Moore St., Kyle, TX 78640. The second public hearing will be held on August 29, 2018 at 6:30 PM at Kyle Fire Department Station No. 1, 210 W. Moore St., Kyle, TX 78640. The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR:
Paul Terry Eric Holen
Beth Smith Susan Meckel
AGAINST:
N/A
PRESENT and not voting:
N/A
ABSENT:
John Rodriguez, Jr.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
2018 Property Tax Rates in Hays County ESD #5 This notice concerns the 2018 property tax rates for Hays County ESD #5. It presents information about three tax rates. Last year's tax rate is the actual tax rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year's effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year's rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers start rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value. Last year's tax rate: Last year's operating taxes $2,908,770 Last year's debt taxes $273,692 Last year's total taxes $3,182,462 Last year's tax base $3,182,462,000 Last year's total tax rate $0.1000/$100 This year's effective tax rate: Last year's adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) $3,179,806 รท This year's adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) $3,305,395,919 =This year's effective tax rate $0.0962/$100 (Maximum rate unless unit publishes notices and holds hearings.) This year's rollback tax rate: Last year's adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state criminal justice mandate, and/or enhanced indigent healthcare expenditures) $2,906,475 รท This year's adjusted tax base $3,305,395,919 =This year's effective operating rate $0.0879/$100 x 1.08=this year's maximum operating rate $0.0949/$100 + This year's debt rate $0.0076/$100 = This year's total rollback rate $0.1025/$100 Statement of Increase/Decrease If Hays County ESD #5 adopts a 2018 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $0.0962 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2017 taxes by $183,415. Schedule A - Unencumbered Fund Balance The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation. Type of Property Tax Fund Balance General Fund 1,229,413
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #5 last year was $171,856. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $171.86.
Schedule B - 2018 Debt Service The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable).
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #5 this year is $181,227. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0962 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $174.34.
Station 1 Payment Government Capital
If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.1000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $181.23. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
Description of Debt
Principal or Contract Payment to be Property Taxes 192,790
- Amount (if any) paid from Schedule A - Amount (if any) paid from other resources - Excess collections last year = Total to be paid from taxes in 2018 + Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.00% of its taxes in 2018 = Total debt levy
Interest to be Paid from Property Taxes 74,536
Other Amount 0
Total Payment 267,506
$0 $0 $0 $267,506 $0 $267,506
This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates' calculations. You can inspect a copy of the full calculations at 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666. Name of person preparing this notice: Luanne Caraway Title: Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Date Prepared: 07/30/2018
Sports
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Experience guides Rebel volleyball roster in 2018 BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI
in as a first place team is always better than comExpectations loom large ing in as a third or fourth for the Hays Rebel volleyplace team. We would like ball team in 2018. to go rounds deep in the Solid depth anchored playoffs.” by a talented group of Strong team chemisveteran returning starters try from the senior class, give head coach Stephanie which includes Tello, DittCoates confidence as her mar, Agnew, Croft, as well program aims for a 25-6A as Julia Bowen and Ashely title, and perhaps a deep Esparza, could provide playoff run. a key boost to the team’s “We’ve got really five sol- play at the start of the id returning starters that I season. Coates said juniors think are really going to be Sydney Collins and Torres able to propel our season,” are beginning to take on a Coates said. “I’ve got great, larger leadership role. great expectations for this Outside of the veteran season.” players returning, Coates Leading the way will be said freshman Joselyn Robsetters Ryann Torres and erson, as well as sophoSierra Dittmar, libero Kayla mores Madelyn Krafka and Tello and outside hitters Ja- Trista Strasser will be relied mie Agnew and Catherine upon for key playing time Croft, who return from last throughout the season. year’s squad that reached “We do have some the postseason. young kids that I am really “This year we would excited about,” Coates like to win district,” Coates stated. “We’ve got Joselyn said. “We would like to put Roberson, she is a freshourselves in a good place man, she is starting for us in the playoffs. Coming right now in the middle.
We also have Trista Strasser, our big kid, and she will be playing some middle for us as well.” Hays enters the season with eight players standing over 5-feet, 10-inches in height, including four girls over 6-feet tall. Coates believes that the height across the roster will help out on both offense and defense. “Being able to play as high above that net as possible allows you to run a faster, stronger game,” Coates said. “For us it also allows us to put up a big block on other opponents. We do play in a very competitive 6A district with Westlake, Lake Travis and Bowie. Being able to play high above the net just gives you one more advantage to play the strongest game that you can play.” Another key focal point for Hays on the season will be ball control and earning points. “I think this year we can
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Hays Rebel senior Jamie Agnew (left) tips the ball past a teammate during a team practice at Bales Gym.
run the fast tempo, and our fast tempo comes off of our ball control,” Coates said. “We get a good first pass and we are killing the ball almost every single time. So I think if our ball control is there and I think if we continue to run a fast offense, I think that will
give us that opportunity to go deep in the playoffs.” Hays opened the season last week against Leander Rouse; the Rebels head to the Fraulein Volleyfest in New Braunfels this weekend. “If you want to be the best you’ve got to play the
best,” Coates said about Hays preseason schedule. “We don’t just want to be a good team, we want to be a great team.” The Rebels will host their first home match, as well as open district play, against Del Valle on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m.
New coach, new season, new look as Rebel football readies for Slot-T BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI
PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III
Lehman Lobos first year head coach Karen Young keeps an eye on the court during a scrimmage played Aug. 3 at the Lobo Den.
Lehman volleyball embraces change in head coach Young BY REED GRAFF A change in coaching staff is never easy for any athletic program to adjust to. The Lehman Lobos volleyball team, however, hopes new leadership can get the program on the winning side in 2018. Karen Young, who was hired during the 2017 spring semester, takes over as the new head coach for Lehman volleyball. Young replaces Kathryn Legh-Page, who stepped down from the head coaching role last year due to family
reasons. Young brings experience to Lehman as she has been coaching high school volleyball for 25 years. She spent the past five years at Marion High, where she had been coaching since 2012. Her teams won the district title four out of the five years she was there. Upon arrival, Young has been blown away by how welcoming her new team has been, both to her and to her family. “This group of young
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A new system with an old-school look is what Les Goad brings to the table as he begins his first year at the helm of the Hays Rebel football team. What he also brings is a philosophy he hopes can energize a program that reached the playoffs last year, but yearns for more. Focusing on intangibles such as dependability and enthusiasm is part of what Goad is looking for as he tries to develop a state of confidence and intensity for the 2018 campaign. “Those are the qualities we are trying to establish within these young men, and every great athletic program I’ve been a part of, those are things that you see,” Goad said. “Besides learning to play the game of football, those are things they can take with them in life.” On the field, one of the new facets will be Hays’ utilization of the Slot-T formation on offense, which focuses on a complex rush attack and ball control. Goad said senior quarterback Xavier Martinez, senior center Brandon Garcia and senior tight end Bayler Jordan have taken on a major leader-
ship role heading into the season. “All of those guys are the backbone returning from last year’s team,” Goad said. “They are the ones that everybody looks too.” Hays’ run-oriented offense calls for at least three running backs on the field at the same time; Goad said the Rebels would be able to go two-deep at the halfback, fullback and tailback positions. The starting unit will feature senior Martin Shoemaker at fullback, senior Sam Scott at tailback and junior Xavier Green at halfback. Senior Nathan Tate returns from injury to compete at the halfback position, while seniors Nash Danford and Devin Hines will provide depth behind Shoemaker and Scott respectively. “We feel like right now we feel pretty confident with these guys as far as their potential,” Goad said about the running back group. “I know that this is new to all of them, but I do feel like we have some depth there.” Through the air, Jordan as well as wide receiver Riley Shelton are expected to be pivotal factors for the Rebels. On defense, Hays will operate out of a 4-4-3
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Hays Rebels first year head coach Les Goad talks to his players following the team’s Aug. 11 team scrimmage at Shelton Stadium.
base scheme, which will focus on getting after the quarterback and stopping the run. Goad named senior middle linebacker Michael Mireles as being the leader in the middle of the defense. “We are an attacking style defense,” Goad said. “Speed is the name of the game. We’ve got to attack and swarm the football and just be a fast and physical defense.” The anchor could be Hays’ defensive line, which returns a handful of experienced players from last season. Seniors Jamison Eddleman, Aiden Fitzgerald and Hamid Julbe guard
the front line. Mireles, along with senior free safety Jaidon Bialaszewski will lead the defensive backfield. While the Rebels have high expectations for their personnel, Goad said the ability to improve as they move forward is also critical. “Another thing is we want to earn the respect of our opponents as being a very physical team that’s very disciplined and plays the game with great intensity,” Goad said. Hays will open the regular season Aug. 31 on the road against rival San Marcos. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Education
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PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III
Facutly and guests of Uhland Elementary school’s dedication ceremony peruse photos of the old Uhland school that served rural areas in east Hays and west Caldwell counties from the 1890s to the 1950s.
New Uhland elementary school spurs memories of long ago BY MOSES LEOS III
Clutched tightly in the hand of longtime Central Texan Buster Dale Saturday was a more than 70-year-old photo that spoke beyond its borders. The image, circa the early 1940s, showed Dale and a handful of relatives and friends posing for a gradeschool class photo at the long-gone Uhland school, a campus that served rural areas in east Hays and west Caldwell counties from the 1890s to the 1950s. While the memories from that time aren’t as clear, Dale knew how important the campus was for those who sought an education for themselves beyond the farm. Years later, Dale believes Saturday’s grand opening of Uhland Elementary, Hays CISD’s 14th elementary campus and its furthest east, is meaningful for those like him, who believe it can offer opportunities for the next generation. “It’s unbelievable. It’s great they are putting this type of school out here and giving everyone the same type of opportunities that the kids in school in big towns used to have, that us country boys didn’t,” Dale said. Cynthia Vasquez, Uhland Elementary principal, said it was excited to see the 115,000-square foot campus begin to take a personality of its own during construction in what was once an open field. But she was also excited to bring a “stateof-the-art,” 21st century campus to the east side of the district.
Vasquez said Uhland will have new features unique to the campus, including learning spaces, four science labs, and a dedicated makerspace room. Vasquez said Uhland is one of the most advanced campuses in the district. Eric Wright, Hays CISD superintendent, said the campus will have roughly 900 students attend when school starts Aug. 14. Wright said the projected student populace nears the entire enrollment of Hays CISD when it was first created in 1967, and will have more students than the old Uhland schools taught in its 50year history. “It’s our drive and passion to help our students,” Vasquez said. “We as a campus will excel where
it’s not only easy, but where it’s hard.” Wright said Hays CISD plans to continue the tradition of the old Uhland school and the hard work first started by the German immigrants who founded the campus at the end of the 19th century. “We are a century later carrying out their vision and hopes and dreams for children who are lucky enough to call this community home,” Wright said. “Today, we honor the past, our roots, and foundation, but also celebrate the possibility of progress and rejoice the promise of the future.” U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) said focusing on dual language is critical for today’s students, due to the advantages of speaking multiple
languages. Doggett mirrored the words of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who said primary and secondary education offers a passport for children who face socioeconomic hardships to escape poverty. “What will happen with this school, with the right encouragement, is each of these students will get their passport to continue on through our public schools and universities to a much better place,” Doggett said.
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Buda Library short story winners
Two Buda area scribes received top marks Friday for their efforts in the 2018 Friends of the Buda LIbrary Young Summer Writing Contest. Jamie Sturgeon was named as the first place winner in the 8-12 age group with her piece, “The Claw Machine,” while Gabi Rivas took first place honors in the 13-17 age group with her work, “Visions.” The writers, judged by the Hays Free Press, were divided into two age groups with writers following a prompt. The 8-12 age group prompt was, “The sign said not to push the button, but I did.” The 13-17 age group prompt was “The envelope looked as through it had been in the mailbox for years. The writing was faded.”
The Claw Machine
BY JAMIE STURGEON
Chet knew what to say, but didn’t want to. The words were lodged in the front of his head. His mother had a furious face. It appeared she wouldn’t fall for anything. He frantically murmured something that sounded like “I didn’t do it you brainless woman”. She stared through him and finally found herself yelling at him once more, “I know you broke the vase, Chet! Stay in your room and think about what you’ve done”. She closed his bedroom door and went to the kitchen. Chet was annoyed . His family always blamed things on him. He didn’t break the vase, his sister did. He was out exploring like always. He wanted to take a break from his thick headed family. He noticed a shiny, silver ladder next to his bed and snached it. He opened his window, threw it down, and climbed out. He ran and ran only stopping for a broken piece of rock. He caught a glance of a broken down arcade. He carefully walked in noticing a sign taped to a brown, old, rusted claw machine . He walked closer to the sign. It read “DO NOT PRESS
THE BUTTON”. Chet didn’t care, he smashed it anyway. He felt a tingling feeling throughout his body and thought to himself, “the sign said not to press the button, BUT I DID. A thunderous swirling began to tug Chet closer to the machine. Suddenly, it was dark . Chet couldn’t feel anything whatsoever. He could see tiny gaps of light above him. Chet started to push the darkness as sudden light appeared. Faint whispers filled the big box. Chet was confused, he didn’t know where he was . An answer came to him as fast as thunder as he suddenly realized he had been sucked into the claw machine. He glanced down and saw that he was fuzzy like the rest of the stuffed animals . He screamed loud like a firecracker , there were
gasps from the other fluffy balls. He walked up to the prize shoot and went down until he got stuck at the flap. A shy fluff nugget came from the side and told him it was broken. He screamed even louder this time waking some of the sleeping fluffs . “THE ROCK!” Chet remembered . He took it out of his pocket. At the shy fluff ‘s suggestion Chet stood on her, took his arm back, and flung it at the glass. it shattered and flew around everyone. Chet and the fluffer jumped out of the machine . He felt a familiar tingle , but ignored it. He was so happy to be out of the arcade. He looked at miss fluff. She was no longer a stuffed animal. He looked at himself and saw the same. His face lit with joy as they both chuckled, “The name’s June, you?” asked the fluff. “Chet’’ he replied. “See ya” said June. “Yeah”. Chet bolted home and hugged his mom. “I’M SO GLAD TO BE HOME,” said Chet. “I’ll go glue the vase back together.
BY GABI RIVAS The envelope looked as though it had been in the mailbox for years. The writing was faded. Minutes before, I had pulled it out of the very back of the mailbox, where it was stuck. The envelope had only my address on it, written in elegant handwriting. Nothing more, or less. I opened it quickly, my curiosity getting the best of me. In the same penmanship as before, the small note stated: Meet me at our spot. It was signed in a practiced, cursive font, as elegant as the earlier message. Erin Blanco. A memory was triggered suddenly. Someone, a girl, was sitting in front of me, laughing. A breeze blew her hair back and rustled the leaves of the tree we were under. The sensation ended as soon as it started. I am left standing in front of the mailbox, contemplating what
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Promoters lure land-hungry settlers to Panhandle T he Texas legislature created four and a half dozen counties in the Panhandle and South Plains on Aug. 21, 1876, but it took more than drawing lines on a map to populate the last frontier in the Lone Star State. The region was still cattle country well into the 1890s with only a scattering of villages like Clarendon and Tascosa. But the coming of the railroad, improvements in agriculture and a steep drop in beef prices, that made the ranchers’ range more valuable as farmland, set the stage for a turn-ofthe-century land boom. The willingness of the XIT and other cow kingdoms to sell off huge chunks of pasture attracted the interest of heartland sodbusters. Land prices across the Midwest had soared from $20 an acre in the 1880s to as high as $125 by 1908, and the lure of dirt-cheap real estate was irresistible. To counter the parched plains’ reputation as an arid wasteland, land promoters came up with wet names like Spring Lake, Oasis, Roaring Springs and Running Water. But the buyers of waterfront property at Shafter Lake discovered the salty body of water was as dry as a
ladies to realize the land we have for sale is God’s country.” An advertisement for Stratford in Sherman County was by Bartee even more direct. “Urge Haile your husband to move to the Panhandle. Tell him bone in the spring and that you desire an easier fall and too shallow for life and future which will pleasure cruises in the be free from hardship.” summer and winter. As towns took root, Though guilty of unattached women were exaggeration and poor welcomed with open judgment, the zealous arms. Hundreds came and agents that extolled the many stayed supporting virtues of the Panhandle themselves as store clerks paradise had considerably and hotel managers. more scruples than their Another selling point California and Florida was the healthy climate. counterparts of the 1880s “The purity of the air and 1920s. The only fulltogether with its unusublown fraud was Virginia al dryness in the winter City, where a dirt road was season makes the High deliberately disguised to Plains country a veritalook like a rail line under ble harbor of safety to a construction. man or woman with weak While they rarely resort- lungs and a tendency to ed to outright deception, consumption,” boasted a land promoters did not Lubbock outfit. An ad for miss an advertising trick. nearby Littlefield claimed A photograph of two ador- the weather coupled with able tykes identified as the low cost of living could “products of the Panhan“cure a bad temper or a dle” carried the caption: lean pocketbook.” “If you invest in land, it is The Littlefield booster here as long as you and also predicted, “We will your children live. It is a soon have the largest Gerlegacy as sound as the man Mennonite Colony earth and as enduring as in the United States.” The time.” recruitment of specific Sales pamphlets often religious denominations contained a special pitch and ethnic Europeans was to housewives, such as a common and profitable the Big Spring brochure practice which resulted that stated, “We want the in the mass relocation of
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et me step back a bit, please. “Montage” recently encouraged you Mountain Cityians to file for office of alderman/mayor (deadline Aug. 20) if you want ordinances and tax dollar expenditures in Mountain City “as is” or if you want to make some changes (one way or another.) ••• The smart-Alec cow, #10, who learned again how to jump The Pomeroy’s repaired fence in order to graze the green grass in the Live Oak Drive cul-de-sac, just might be dead meat. #10 recently got sold. When I posted the bovine’s photo on FaceBook in early July, Karen Herrmann (recovering from knee surgery) said, “Moooove over for breakfast.” My little sister said, “He heard you had Jesus with you all year! ‘Hoping the nativity scene would be there, too.” (#10 ate portions of three bales of hay near baby Jesus during the Christmas Season.) ••• Olivia Schmidt, Texas Parks & Wildlife,
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taught me to post photos of “nature” on the iNaturalist app to obtain identification and document for scientists what and where. From photos, iNaturalist suggests possible identification. Naturalists confirm. Recently, KissMe jumped back and yelped. At the exact spot in his backyard, I found a bright green insect. Its photograph went “into” iNaturalist on my iPhone. The probable genus identity came up … Stagmomantis. A praying mantis will bite if disturbed; but, there’s no venom. A praying mantis poses no harm to people or pets. In July, iNaturalist pegged it right on images of “bugs” I saw thatMontage covered in the past, Giant Walkingstick and Giant Redheaded Centipede. For a small insect with bright red thorax we saw on Maple, iNaturalist
suggested “Dasymutilla” and within a few days a naturalist confirmed. Dasymutilla, commonly known as “Red Velvet Ant”, is nicknamed “Cowkiller Ant” because the sting of a female is so painful “it could kill a cow”. It’s actually a wasp. Since the female has no wings, she looks like an ant. On iNaturalist, find nature photos taken here in Mountain City and nearby, including some by Patricia Porterfield. On eBird, our bird sightings appear (And, yours can, too.) Last week’s sightings included several Baltimore Orioles. One morning RonTom counted 15 Eastern Bluebirds on our kitchen window big boulder bird bath. Most of those bluebirds sported spots on their breasts, revealing their youth. With first molt, bluebirds get their red, white, and blue coat. In Montage, you can find all sorts of tidbits. You can submit tidbits by emailing ptom5678@ gmail.com (subject: tidbit) or phoning 512268-5678. Thanks! Love to you, Pauline
ready-made communities. Crosbyton was founded in 1908 by Julien Bassett, an aggressive visionary whose offspring included Idalou and Lorenzo. Bassett’s most successful project began as the county seat after he convinced the inhabitants of Emma to move lock, stock, barrel and courthouse to Crosbyton. The original residents of Dalhart were real go-getters not satisfied with the Dallam County seat. They fought hard to add the Hartley County courthouse to their collection and failing that took advantage of their two-county site by offering booze on one side of town while forbidding the sale of intoxicants on the other. A hundred and seventy
miles to the south, a land peddler emphasized the absence of temptation. “There is not a saloon in the county; the nearest is over a hundred miles away. There is not so much as a billiard or pool room in the good town of Lubbock.” Cash was not the sole qualification. Agents sought experienced and financially secure farmers “who have been in America long enough to understand the country and its ways.” The blacklist was not restricted to first-generation immigrants. “Come and get a home among a good class of people,” urged a Lubbock promoter, “where there are no negroes and where you can leave your home and remain away for weeks
at a time without fear of returning to find that a horrifying tragedy has befallen your loved ones.” A brochure for a northern Panhandle site bluntly repeated the same skin-color refrain. “Our population is entirely white and we are glad that this is the case.” The success of the promotion was in the numbers. Farms increased 470 percent between 1900 and 1920, as the acreage under cultivation expanded 900 percent. The population growth was truly phenomenal rising from 14,000 in 1890 to 200,000 by 1920. Bartee welcomes your comments and questions at barteehaile@gmail.com or P.O. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393.
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Businesswomen in Hays County say they face less challenges in starting their own businesses than in the past. Women in previous decades faced major hurdles in business, but Kyle and Buda have seen a wave of female-owned businesses opening up shop in the area. “I’ve seen a lot of women-owned business coming in. I think that it’s more recent. Over the past few years, you’re seeing an incline in womenowned businesses,” said Julie Snyder, CEO of the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau. According to the Texas comptroller’s office, Texas is second only to California in its number of women-owned firms, and the number of women-owned firms in Texas rose by 63 percent between 2007 and 2016. There may be a variety of reasons for that, Snyder said. Along with more women seeking secondary education at business schools, she thinks local women like the freedom in being their own boss. “I think for women, especially those with families, the freedom of being able to balance their family and own
schedule on their terms is an appeal to them,” Snyder said. That does not mean being a woman in business is without its challenges. Ashley Chandler owns a Budaarea yoga studio which opened in 2015. She said there is still a stereotype that men own and operate businesses, not women. “Some people still have the idea that men are
breadwinners, that kind of thing,” she said. “I think that’s a stigma in our culture, but it doesn’t have to be.” Snyder said that whether a potential business owner is a man or a woman, the same set of skills is important. “I think that women shouldn’t be afraid. I think that the best skill any business owner should
have, whether male or female, is how to operate a business,” she said. “Male or female, don’t be afraid – but know what it takes to be able to make a profit, or at least break even.” As long as women persevere through challenges, they can be successful in business, Chandler said. “Success is there, and waiting for you, based on your definition of success,” she said. “I get to go to work and do what I love every single day. That’s success to me.”
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To all persons interested in the Estate of Wanda Bracy, Deceased, Cause No. 180259-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas. The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION in this estate on the 6th day of August, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Wanda Bracy, 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: Charles Smaistrla 8140 N. Mo Pac Expy, Ste. 2-140 Austin, TX 78759 (512)795-0565 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 14th day of August, 2018. Liz Q. Gonzalez County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666 BY: /s/ Alfredo Sanchez, Deputy
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Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held August 31, 2018 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction. com. The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH. Safe-nSound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials. Irma Banks 10x15 NC Ð Lawn mower, weed eater, hedge clipper, crutches, cane, walker with seat, fireplace screen, unicycle, small fan, lamps, guitar case, furniture, boxes and misc. items. Irma Banks 10x30 NC Stereo, keyboard, speakers, small dorm fridge, jewelry stand up chest, luggage, shoeshine kit, hanging rack, step ladder, dolly, wall pictures, desk, chair, coffee table, desk, boxes and misc. items.
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To all persons interested in the Estate of Ruthalyn Cassandra Anderson, Deceased, Cause No. 170304-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas. The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION in this estate on the 28th day of June, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Ruthalyn Cassandra Anderson, 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 interest 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: Elissa I. Henry 1 Chisholm Trail Road, Suite 450 Round Rock, TX 78681 (512) 766-4529 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 13th day of August, 2018. Liz Q. Gonzalez County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By Alfredo Sanchez, Deputy
NOTICE BUDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PUBLIC HEARING
September 5, 2018 In accordance with the Development Corporation Act, Sections 505.159 and 505.160 of the Texas Local Government Code, a public hearing will be held by the Buda Economic Development Corporation, a Type B economic development corporation, on September 5, 2018 at 5:30 pm, at the Buda City Hall located at 405 East Loop Street, Buda, Texas, to solicit input prior to expending funds in support of the following project: to provide a funding not to exceed $500,000 for economic development purposes towards the study, design, and construction of a wastewater system and lines to serve industrial tracts located in the City of Buda along South Loop 4. It is requested that you make your views known, either in person or by writing to the Buda Economic Development Corporation. Notice posted at the Buda Economic Development office and Buda City Hall, August 13, 2018. Ann Miller, Executive Director Buda Economic Development Corporation
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Virginia Ruth Morton, deceased, were issued on July 24, 2018, in cause no. 18-0177-P, in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to Karla Ruth Munguia. Claims should be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of Virginia Ruth Morton, Deceased c/o D. Scott Curry 2629 E. Grauwyler Rd. Irving, Texas 75061 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: August 13, 2018. D. Scott Curry Attorney for Applicant
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of William Deforest Kolbe, Deceased, were issued on August 1, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0233P, pending in County Court, Hays County, Texas, to: Del Deforest Kolbe. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Del Deforest Kolbe, c/o William R. Leighton, 248 Addie Roy Road, Suite B-204, Austin, Texas 78746. DATED the 9th day of August, 2018, William
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Separate sealed bids addressed to the City of Hays, Texas clearly labeled McKinnon Loop Reconstruction Project will be received by Larry Odom, Mayor, City of Hays, Texas, 520 Country Lane, Buda, Texas 78610, until 2:00 P.M. on September 6, 2018. Contract Documents, each consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal, Agreement, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Technical Specifications and Plans, together with any Addenda are available by contacting DGRA, Inc. at P. O. Box 342707, Austin, Texas 78734 or by email at dgrwater@ dgrainc.com. The Construction Contract for the Project shall be awarded to the lowest, most-qualified responsible BIDDER; however, the OWNER reserves the right, as the interests of the OWNER may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality or minor defects in bids received.
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Nancy Kershner, Deceased, were issued on June 20, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0189-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: Stephen Dale Taylor. 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: Stephanie Anne Larrison Resident Agent of Stephen Dale Taylor 4438 Mather Kyle, TX 78640 DATED the 9TH day of August, 2018. THE BOLING LAW FIRM, PLLC 1301 S. Old Stagecoach Road Kyle, TX 78640 Tel: (877) 629-5353 Fax: (877) 629-3130 /s/ Anna Martinez Boling Anna Martinez Boling State Bar No.: 00791188 E-mail: annaboling@ bolinglawfirm.com Attorney for Stephen Dale Taylor
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Julie Ann Coe, Deceased, were issued on August 8, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0247-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to: Robert Baeumel. 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: M. Elizabeth Raxter Attorney at Law P.O. Box 281 Lockhart, Texas 78644 DATED the 9th day of August, 2018. By: /s/ M. Elizabeth Raxter M. Elizabeth Raxter Attorney for Robert Baeumel State Bar No.: 24050084 P.O. Box 281 Lockhart, Texas 78644 Telephone: (512) 398-6996 Facsimile: (512) 668-4501 E-mail: eraxter@txelderlaw.com
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Public Notices, continued from page 12 CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS REQUEST FOR BIDSFOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR BUNTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR TXCDBG # 7216212 “K17-18-2”
Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle will be received for BUNTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR TXCDBG # 7216212 until 10.00 am on 8/31/2018, at City of Kyle Public Works Department, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10 a.m. on 8/31/2018 at City of Kyle Public Works Department. Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: 1. Approximately 6,865.0 linear feet, 30” PVC Sanitary Sewer Line. 2. Twenty-two 5.0 feet and one 4.0 feet diameter manhole. 3. Bores under Bunton Lane, Goforth Road and at Gas line crossing. Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bond in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall indicate clearly on the front that the bid is for BUNTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR TXCDBG #7216212. Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings, Technical Specifications and any addenda are available on City website following the link https://www.cityofkyle. com/rfps and at, Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217 A bid bond in the amount of 5 percent of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to the City of Kyle or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Affairs and contained in the contract documents, must be paid on this project. In addition, the successful bidder must ensure that employees and
applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. City of Kyle reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by City of Kyle for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award. The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof. Bidders should carefully examine the plans, specifications and other documents, visit the site of work, and fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost thereof. Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from, the plans, specifications or other documents, or should be in doubt as to their meaning, bidder should notify the Project Manager, Keshav Gnawali via email kgnawali@cityofkyle.com and obtain clarification prior to submitting any bid, but no later than 08/27/2018. There will be no Prebid meeting for this project. Additional information and any addenda for the project will be posted on City of Kyle website. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST BE ACTIVELY REGISTERED ON https://sam.gov BEFORE THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT. All contractors/ subcontractors that are debarred, suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. The City of does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. The City of is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages participation by Section 3 residents and businesses. Leon Barba, P.E. (City Engineer) City of Kyle
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of Lori Mathias, Independent Executor, is c/o D’Ana H. Mikeska, Hopper Mikeska, PLLC, 400 W. 15th St., Suite 408, Austin, Texas, 78701, and all persons having claims against this estate are required to present them to such address in the manner and time required by law. Lori Mathias, Independent Executor of the Estate of Clara Tetens Sansom, Deceased By: D’Ana H. Mikeska, Attorney for the Independent Executor Lori Mathias
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Hays CISD is Requesting Bids for Bid #18-081801VL Waterproofing & General Roof Maintenance Ð Multiple Campuses. Proposals will be accepted until 08-3018 at 2:00 p.m. local time. A Pre-bid meeting will be held on 8-23-2018 @ 10:00 a.m. at Hays CISD Central Administration Building Annex A, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, Texas. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-2682141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process. Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DONNA HARTER MICHAEL, Deceased, were issued on August 7, 2018, in Cause No. 18-0230-P, pending in the County Court at Law No.2, Hays County, Texas, to: Julie Lynn Peña 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 the law. c/o: Julie Lynn Peña PO Box 90684 Austin, Texas 78709-0684 Email: julie.pena.tx@gmail. com DATED the 15th day of August, 2018.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Donn Patton Brooks, Deceased, were issued on August 7, 2018 21, under Docket No. 18-0242-P, pending in the Probate Court of Hays County, Texas, to: Betty Brooks Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows:
OIL AND GAS RIGHTS We buy oil, gas & mineral rights. Both non- producing and producing including non-Participating Royalty Interest (NPRI). Provide us your desired price for an offer evaluation. 806-620-1422, LoboMineralsLLC@ gmail.com. Lobo Minerals, LLC, PO Box 1800, Lubbock, TX 79408-1800.
LOG HOMES
Bartlett Cocke General contractors, Construction Manager-at-Risk, for: Hays CISD Music Hall/ES 15 Tile Scope, is requesting competitive proposals from subcontractors and suppliers. Subcontractor and supplier proposals will be received via Fax to (512) 326-4339 or (512) 3263990 Fax or via email to bidaus@bartlettcocke.com no later than 2:00:00 PM on 8/16/2018.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Bartlett Cocke General contractors, Construction Manager-at-Risk, for: Hays CISD - Lehman HS CTE/ Broadcast, is requesting competitive proposals from subcontractors and suppliers.
Subcontractor and supplier proposals will be received via Fax to (512) 326-4339 or (512) 3263990 Fax or via email to bidaus@bartlettcocke.com no later than 2:00:00 PM on 8/28/2018. Any proposals received after this time will not be accepted. Electronic copies of the proposal documents may be obtained from Bartlett Cocke or viewed at local and online planrooms. Contact Stefan Doerr via email Sdoerr@ bartlettcocke.com or phone (512) 326-4223 to make arrangements. Small, Woman Owned, Disadvantaged, HUB, HUBZone, 8(a), Minority, and all similar firms are encouraged to submit proposals on this project. Bartlett Cocke General Contractors is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.
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CHARITY
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COUNTRY MUSIC
TRUCK DRIVERS
Outlaws and Armadillos – Country’s Roaring ‘70s. Experience the exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville, TN. Album and book also available. The exhibit explores the Outlaw phenomenon that produced powerful music and everlasting bonds between Nashville and Texas. 615-416-2001, countrymusichalloffame.org.
CDL-A Drivers: We Do It Big In Texas! Regional $0.51 cpm & home mult. times/week. DirecTV, Sirius, gorgeous equip., per diem, Elogs. Call 800-937-0880.
Airline Mechanic Training - Get FAA certification. Approved for military benefits. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance, 800-475-4102.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Any proposals received after this time will not be accepted. Electronic copies of the proposal documents may be obtained from Bartlett Cocke. Contact Trent Bales via email Tbales@ bartlettcocke.com or phone (512) 326-4223 Phone to make arrangements. Small, Woman Owned, Disadvantaged, HUB, HUBZone, 8(a), Minority, and all similar firms are encouraged to submit proposals on this project. Bartlett Cocke General Contractors is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Donate a boat or car today to Boat Angel. 2-Night Free Vacation. Sponsored by Boat Angel Outreach Centers to stop crimes against children. 800-700-BOAT, www.boatangel.com.
CAREER TRAINING
Independent Executor ,Estate of Donn Patton Brooks, Deceased c/o: The Young Law Firm, 100 Wildcat Hollow, Kyle, Texas 78640 All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. Dated August 18 ,2017
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WANTED FREON R12 WANTED: Certified buyer will PAY CA$H for R12 cylinders or cases of cans. 312-2919169; www.refrigerantfinders.com.
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