Hays Free Press August 21, 2019

AUGUST 21, 2019 FILINGS

FIRST DAY

NOV. 3, 2020 ELECTIONS

Six file for Buda, Kyle races in November election.

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Parents capture first day of school memories.

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Where will you vote?

Promoters of a mass gathering must now submit a description of security measures that will be taken, as well as a parking plan. Promoters must also let officials know if drones will be used and must give a description of how the device will be utilized.

County polling places being revised

BY CAMELIA JUAREZ

A fight is on when it comes to which end of the county will get new polling locations and which will be cut back.

A public discussion was held about future voting poll locations nearly five days before jurisdictions are required to turn in their

Several citizens expressed a need for more polling locations on the eastside of Hays County, especially east of I-35. list of polling locations to the court.

The voting locations discussed are for the Nov. 5 general election, including constitutional amend-

ments, and also Buda and Kyle city elections.

Residents and college students spoke up about more voting locations in Kyle and on the east side

of the county, about fewer in Wimberley, and adding a voting location on Texas State University’s campus.

Several citizens expressed a need for more polling locations on the east side of Hays County, especially east of I-35.

A general breakdown

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Back in session

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Kyle to regulate drone usage at mass gatherings

Brake lights as far as the eye could see was the view commuters had Aug. 15 as they were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Jack C. Hays Trail near Fairway during the first day of classes for Hays CISD. Despite some delays caused by municipal and county road construction and detours, Hays CISD officials said all went mostly according to plan and no major issues arose getting students to classes. See first day photos submitted by parents on page 6.

BY KATIE BURRELL

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

STAFF REPORT Authorities have identified a San Marcos woman as the victim in an Aug. 18 wreck on Post Road involving a motorized scooter and a vehicle driven by an off-duty Hays County Constable.

According to a Department of Public Safety preliminary report, au-

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Landowners awarded $3M in eminent domain cases

BY MOSES LEOS III

More than $3 million was awarded to four Blanco County landowners involved in condemnation proceedings with Kinder Morgan and its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) over the past two weeks.

Those decisions, made by a court-appointed panel, is leading officials with the Texas Real Estate Advocacy and Defense (TREAD) coalition to double-down on allegations Kinder Morgan is “lowballing” landowners for use of their land.

According to a TREAD press release, the panel awarded settlements to

TREAD officials said none of Kinder Morgan’s appraisals for either of the three properties exceeded $21,000. In one instance, TREAD officials estimated the panel’s award to one property owner was 81-times what Kinder Morgan had appraised their land at.

owners of the Campbell Ranch, Neill Ranch and Gloore Ranch in Blanco County; the largest of the three awards was set at $1.3 million.

TREAD officials said none of Kinder Morgan’s appraisals for either of the three properties

exceeded $21,000. In one instance, TREAD officials estimated the panel’s award to one property owner was 81 times the amount Kinder Morgan had appraised their land.

Chris Oddo, an

KINDER MORGAN, 5

Fire destroys portable at Camino Real elementary

BY MOSES LEOS III An electrical issue is the suspected cause of a fire that destroyed a portable classroom at Camino Real Elementary late Monday, which officials have ruled was accidental.

Kyle Taylor, Kyle Fire Department chief,

said first responders were dispatched to the campus, located on Las Brisas Blvd. near Niederwald, at around 11:15 p.m. Monday. When firefighters arrived, one of four portable buildings behind the school was in flames, Taylor said. The structure was a total loss, but no other portables were dam-

HIKE & BIKE Kyle signs support for Emerald Crown Trail.

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INDEX

Scootertruck wreck leaves one dead

aged. No one was hurt in the fire.

Hays CISD Chief Communications Officer Tim Savoy said 44 total students and two educators were impacted by the blaze. The district plans to house them within Camino Real Elementary for the

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promoters of a mass gathering must submit Mass gatherings in a description of securiKyle, such as the annual ty measures that will be Pie in the Sky festival, taken, as well as a parkwill now go through ing plan. Promoters additional scrutiny must also let officials before the first patron know if drones will be ever enters the gate. used and must give a On Aug. 6, the Kyle description of how the City Council voted 6-0 device will be utilized. to amend the city’s Additionally, the upexisting mass gathering dated language allows ordinance allowing city Kyle’s Police Chief the staff and Kyle Police authority to approve to review and approve the specific date and specific details for a time of the event, as proposed event, includ- well as give the green ing the use of drones. light for road closures, According to the updated ordinance, MASS GATHERINGS, 5

Hays CISD earns a B from the TEA

BY MOSES LEOS III Curriculum alignment and instructional support were factors Hays CISD officials cited as the primary causes for the district’s seven-point improvement in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) A-F Accountability ratings.

While there are areas for continued progress, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright said in a statement the results, which showed the district climbing from a C in 2017-18 to a B in 2018-19, is a “win for our students and staff.”

It also marked the first time since 2016 that no campuses in the district were labeled as failing or needing improvement.

“I’m pleased that the systems we’re putting in place, and the teaching methods and instructional practices we are adopting, led to student success,” Wright said in a statement. “We have momentum and energy on our side.”

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Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright said in a statement the results, which showed the district climbing from a C in 2017-18 to a B in 2018-19, is a “win for our students and staff.”

As a district, Hays CISD improved by an average of seven points on student progress, student achievement and closing the gaps, all criteria measured by the TEA in its ratings.

Meanwhile, individual Hays CISD campuses earned 28 total performance distinctions from the TEA, an increase from the 12 earned in 2017-18,

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Six file for Buda, Kyle November races

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BY MOSES LEOS III

for 51 years and resides in Garlic Creek.

A changing of the guard The Place 2 seat, which will occur in Buda this had been at-large, transiNovember as a longtime city tioned to a single-member leader is forgoing an attempt district in 2018. District C at a third term in office. encompasses several subWiley Hopkins, who divisions along FM 967, was first elected to the including Garlic Creek and Buda City Council dais in Cullen Country.

November 2013, did not Morales will go up submit a candidate filing against Cummings, a prior to Monday’s deadline Michigan native who for the Nov. 3 election, moved to Buda in 2012. according to the Buda city Cummings is an employee website. As a result, the at Ascension Seton Hays Single Member District C In Kyle and has worked as seat is now up for grabs a registered nurse for 22 with candidates Jeffrey Mo- years, per a press release. rales and Terry Cummings Cummings said she preparing to jockey for it. plans to run on a threeMorales, a veteran and part platform centering a state of Texas employee, on open and transparent unsuccessfully ran for government, a fiscally the Buda City Council responsible city and a Place 2 seat in 2016 and commitment for responsiwas defeated by Hopkins. ble growth.

Morales has lived in Texas “I’d like to bring my love

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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.

for this city, my fiscal and management experience, and my eye for detail to bear on every discussion that affects the Buda that we all love,” Cummings said.

Hopkins, who will exit the dais following the November election, is a retired veteran who won reelection in 2016 and was unopposed when his seat transitioned to a single-member district in 2018.

Meanwhile, incumbent Position 1 at-large council member Lee Urbanovsky is poised to claim reelection after he failed to draw an opponent prior to the deadline.

Urbanovsky, a Garlic Creek resident, was first elected to Buda dais in December 2016 and is going through his first reelection bid.

FILINGS IN KYLE

In Kyle, Place 3 incumbent at-large city council member Robert Rizo, who has campaigned for the dais two times in a year’s span, will take on Amanda Stark Nov. 3.

Rizo, a property management supervisor, was elected in May as part of special election to fill the Place 3 seat vacated by former city leader Shane Arabie. Before his election, Rizo unsuccessfully ran against Rick Koch in the November 2017 race for the Place 5 city council seat.

Stark, an operations manager who has lived in Kyle for four years, will make her first run for political office.

Meanwhile, incumbent Kyle City Council member

and Mayor Pro Tem Dex Ellison will face opposition after Yvonne Flores-Cale submitted her filing roughly 40 minutes prior to the 5 p.m. deadline Monday.

Flores-Cale, an office manager and paralegal in the Austin area, has lived in Kyle for the past seven years and is making her first run at political office.

Flores-Cale will go up against Ellison who was elected to the dais in November 2017. FloresCale said she intends to speak with residents about their concerns during the leadup to the Nov. 3 election.

“I love Kyle. I like the idea of progress, but it needs to slow down a bit and we need to plan responsibility,” Flores-Cale said.

Kyle to crack down on unmaintained easements

BY KATIE BURRELL

The average property your flow,” Wilder said. “We notice could be issued to ers to pay for the care of owner will not be able to come in, fix it for them, it residents who would then city-owned stormwater Kyle city staff may assess mow overgrown easements looks nice and pretty and be responsible for mainte- drainage easements. fees and fines to residents due to the angle of the then six months later they nance.

Mayor Travis Mitchell who don’t maintain priland, height of the grass are calling us out again beAdditionally, city leaders said the fee is not used to vately-owned easements and types of machines cause no one maintained it could discuss how much to cover maintenance of prion their property. needed to properly comin the meantime.” fine residents who would vately-owned easements.

On Aug. 6, the Kyle plete the job, said Public Later this month, city be out of compliance with Per city code, Kyle is City Council discussed Works Director Harper leaders expect to bring the new rules. authorized to regularly placing the onus of priWilder. the item back for a formal According to the city inspect privately owned vately-owned easement “Unmaintained drainvote and decide when to municipal code, a $5 easements and monitor maintenance on residents age can definitely stop mow the easements for a drainage maintenance fee maintenance plans providwho are not under a home- (drains) up and reduce final time. At that point, a is applied to homeowned by property owners. owners association (HOA).

While no formal decision was made at that time, city leaders expect to bring the item back for a vote at a later date.

The issue involved a pair of easements between Masonwood The South Buda Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for Drive and Emerald Fields the tax year 2019 on September 10, 2019 at 8834 North Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 140, Austin, Texas 78759.

Lane in the Masonwood Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in taxable value of your property in subdivision. City officials and Masonwood residents relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. have disagreed on who is responsible for maintainFOR the proposal: Marvin B. Morgan, Sean Denton, Joe Priesnitz and Jeff Barton ing the area. High grass and discarded tree limbs AGAINST the proposal: None is a regular problem, officials said.

PRESENT and not voting: None Drainage easements across Kyle vary from pubABSENT: Dante Angelini licly to privately owned and can be maintained The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes by land owners, HOAs or proposed on the average residence homestead this year. city staff. In recent years, citizens have left mowing to the city in order to Last Year This Year maintain easements to Total Tax Rate $0.9000/$100 $0.900/$100 code. (per $100 value) Adopted Proposed However, mowers and staff face obstacles due to Difference in rates $ – private property regulaper $100 of value 0% tions and the impactful nature of the city’s heavy Average appraised value $245, 520 $246,683 equipment.

Kyle City Council General exemptions available member Tracy Scheel said some property owners (excluding senior citizens or deny the city onto their disabled person’s exemptions) $ – $ – property as the mowers and their machines can Average taxable value $245,520 $246,683 leave deep ruts or trails in Tax on average residence homestead $2,209.68 $2,220.15 yards.

“Right now, as the Annual increase/decreased in taxes if ordinance states, it is the responsibility of the proposed tax rate is adopted (+/–) $10.47 homeowner or the HOA and percentage of increase (+/–) 0.5% to maintain the drainage easements,” Scheel said.

“For the city to get their NOTICE OF TAXPAYER'S RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION crews into these drainage If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the easements, they actually district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintehave to get onto homenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code. owner property on their front yards, with their heavy equipment.”

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We come in, fix it for them, it looks nice and pretty and then six months later they are calling us out again because no one maintained it in the meantime.”

–Harper Wilder, Kyle Public Works Director. Story on pg. 2

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EDITORIAL

Think First

Do you really know what your five freedoms are?

Do you really know the First Amendment?

Adopted by the Texas Press Association and other media groups across the country, we are working this month to make sure that Americans know exactly what their freedoms are.

Do you know them? Do you know the freedoms included in the First Amendment?

Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of Press Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Petition It’s important for every single American to know these freedoms and to make sure no one trounces them.

You have the right to your faith, as part of the freedom of religion. It also means that you don’t try to squelch another religion. Go to church, go to the synagogue, go to the mosque. Or go outside and think about greater things. Everyone has that right in the U.S. You have the right to free speech. No matter what the analytics of Facebook and Twitter show, you can say what you want. You can’t yell “Fire” in a crowded theater or slander or libel someone, but you have the right – and all others have the right – to talk about whatever they want. You might not like it; you might abhor the other person’s position. But that freedom is guaranteed. Speak your mind and use the First.

We all have the right to freedom of the press. Right here in your hometown, we print letters to the editor. Unless a letter is libelous, it gets printed. Your message can be distributed to thousands.

No one can shut down the newspaper just because they do not like a story or they do not like a letter. No governmental entity can shut us – or you – down. That’s guaranteed. That’s a rare freedom in this world today. Even as some people are saying “fake news”, we all have the right to print our opinions.

You have the right to a peaceable assembly. You can gather in tens, twenties ... or the hundreds. You can use your freedom of speech and gather together to protest, to support, to petition...

And that brings up another freedom. We all have the right to peition our government. Go ahead, attend a council meeting or the commissioners court. You have every right to speak, to request information (remember the freedom of information act?), to contact your elected officials, to send letters to the council or senator or president. Write away, make the calls. We all have those rights – to let them know what we think and what we want.

This is the month to celebrate our freedoms. While it might be hot outside, it would be a lot hotter if we were being held in a prison for speaking out, for calling on our reps, for printing our feelings and being arrested for our views.

Don’t let these freedoms be taken away.

Think First.

That’s what makes all of us Americans.

Dial 911 for the Grammar Police In seventh grade, my class met the Grammar Police, captained by Mrs. McCarty, who had taught school for approximately a century but had lost no enthusiasm for the English language. Every day she filled blackboards with sentences labeled “Diagram and Analyze.”

Analyzing meant labeling every word as noun, verb, adjective, etc., a tedious process when her sentences got imaginative: “Two men and a dozen sheep struggled up the path leading to a dilapidated house that stood at the edge of a high cliff near a misty forest in southwestern Canada, and even the sheep were exhausted when they arrived.”

Well, actually, blackboards aren’t black anyTutta’s more, but their green Take form is still useful, as far as I know. What hapby Wynette pened to diagrams and Barton decent grammar? Hot lava bubbles up from If you think that’s my interior when I get a easy to diagram, try it. note from someone who In case you missed that is supposedly educated, educational experience, saying, “Sign this and rea diagram is an elaborate turn copies to Mr. Jones sentence-map with every and I.” word placed in proper “And what?” I hiss juxtaposition to every to myself. “Possibly other word. Diagrams for you mean ‘to Mr. Jones Mrs. McCarty’s sentences and me.’ The last time I could fill an entire page checked, ‘to’ was a prepof notebook paper, a´ la osition, to be followed by the one about sheep. the first person pronoun, When I asked my objective case, otherwise grandson if he could dia- known as ‘me’.” gram sentences, he said Mrs. McCarty lives. tactfully, “Well, actually, In imagination, I I don’t think people do whip out my chalk and that anymore.” diagram the accursed

In praise of clear words Man, I have to agree with Wynette about butchering the English language. When I hear “me” used in the place of “I” it’s like the screech of chalk on the chalkboard; it’s like sciatica in the brain. To add to her essay rather than contradict it is my pleasure. Diagramming sentences, I also learned at that little Catholic school next to St Mary’s U. in San Antonio.

My talents in diagramming fell short of adroitness and I’m not sure they had value. We could have just memorized the parts of speech and moved on, maybe.

Actually English is not a mere language, it’s a way of thinking. It helps to define our culture, and as language changes the culture follows, even though we may not approve of those changes.

To begin with (I use that phrase in purposeful error to illustration common wrong speech), the people of our history have bequeathed to us

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inner being. Maybe “Hill Street Blues” of the 80s was so popular because a drug pusher was an “unlawful pharmacist”.

by Ray Why was “True Grit” Wolbrecht with Jeff Bridges by some critics better than the a beautiful tool in lanJohn Wayne version? guage, one we use to ex- For one thing it was the press our character – our script, artfully crafted true selves – if only we dialogue done mostly take the time to develop without contractions. that skill. And character And I love this one: In is the only thing we take “Appaloosa” with Ed with us when we enter Harris as a gun for hire, immortality. a Paladin-like character What makes a writer who is short on words, worth reading? It’s the who has as his back up one who uses words to man (Viggio Mortensen) paint an Autumn morn- with an 8 gauge shotgun ing. It’s the one who and a West Point educaplaces words in phrases tion. A body is laying on and connects phrases in the ground with Harris uncommon ways to give kneeling next to it in us poetry. Example: Our observation. A bystandStar Spangled Banner, er says about the dead which at first reading is person, “I guess he was confusing but after anal- not being thrasonical ysis is awe-inspiring and when he said he knew swells our hearts with the governor.” Ed Harris pride and our eyes with slowly turns his head at tears. And he uses the Mortensen behind him word “flag” only once. It’s with a quizzical face, the one who creates euand Mortensen calmly phemisms that tickle our says, “Boastful.” Good

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sentence on the blackboard (okay, chalkboard), proving that the word ‘I’, in this instance, is a flying saucer with no place to land.

“Sorry,” says the offender. “Me and my generation are more casual than things used to be.”

I faint. End Act I. If my reaction seems extreme, consider this: Words are the tools of thinking, and for thinking to be anywhere close to clear, it’s not enough to spit out disjointed words, caveman style.

Even U.S. presidents can’t get away with that, or once they couldn’t.

Murdering language is a chaotic practice that alarms those interested in a relatively civilized life.

Then again, creating chaos is quite useful if your job is over your head. Bamboozle everyone with word salad. No one will be able to figure out what’s wrong.

Chaos is hard enough for sane people, but forget the sane. Those with a shakier grip on reality might grab a gun and start shooting.

Good grammar won’t stop mass murder, but order might help, and it will have to be a new kind of order, not the kind that tamed wilderness and created farms and cities. Our mettle is being tested, and we have to show up for the test.

Now we get to see how ingenious American ingenuity really is.

thing I wasn’t drinking something at the time, it would’ve come up through my nose. Word crafting is one of our most appreciated human creations and dull we would be if we didn’t take notice.

Language binds us together as a community, a culture, defines how we get along with each other, makes complicated ideas more communicable and life more efficient. It removes chaos if used to speak truth. Language is used by the tongue, which displays the heart of a man; therefore it is best used with forethought rather than afterthought, when one wishes he could take back what he said. Words should be tasty for we may have to eat them later. And the tongue is like the rudder of a great ship, small but steering the person into calm waters or leeward shoals.

Language divides us also. Consider “My Fair Lady”, the movie in

which Henry Higgins takes a Cockney guttersnipe, changes her speech, and takes her to a formal party all dressed up like Liberace, and has people guessing that she must be some foreign countess. Speech: that great divider of the coarse from the refined; the rube from the enlightened, the dipstick from the gentleman whom everyone wants to know. Well chosen aforethought words can propel us to situations which complement our speech. In contrast, a lady was telling radio talk show hosts a story of a sad situation and how she overcame it.

At the end I would have clapped as they did except for the, “ahs”, the “you knows”, the “I means”… words that fill in gaps when the brain gasps for words. For goodness sakes, if you are going to tell a million people a story, please practice it a few times first.

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The first public hearing will be held on September 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM at 9835 FM 1854, Dale, TX. The second public hearing will be held on September 10, 2019 at 6:00 PM at 9835 FM 1854, Dale, TX .

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2019 Property Tax Rates in Hays County ESD #5 This notice concerns the 2019 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 Last year's debt taxes Last year's total taxes Last year's tax base Last year's total tax rate

$3,256,186 $267,825 $3,524,011 $3,524,011,000 $0.1000/$100

$3,254,612 $3,779,078,927 $0.0861/$100 $0.0929/$100 $0.0087/$100 $0.1016/$100

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Interest to be Paid from Property Taxes 74,536 8,840

Total required for 2019 debt service 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 2019 Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.00% of its taxes in 2019 Total debt levy

The average taxable value ofa residence homestead in Caldwell-Hays ESD 1 this year is $113,470. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.084300 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $95.66.

If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.100000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $113.47.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views. *

“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.

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The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:

Schedule B - 2019 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).

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The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Caldwell-Hays ESD 1 last year was $97,680. Based on last year’s tax rate of$0.099000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $96.70.

The second public hearing will be held on September 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Kyle Fire Department Station No. 1 - 210 W. Moore St., Kyle, TX 78640.

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 1,308,823

Principal or Contract Payment to be paid from Property Taxes 192,970 64,554

Commissioner Dorsett Commissioner Schaefer

The first public hearing will be held on August 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Kyle Fire Department Station No. 1 - 210 W. Moore St., Kyle, TX 78640.

Statement of Increase/Decrease If Hays County ESD #5 adopts a 2019 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $0.0932 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2018 taxes by $108,594.

Description of Debt

ABSENT:

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 7.30 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.

This year's effective tax rate: Last year's adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) $3,522,274 ÷ This year's adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) $3,779,078,927 = This year's effective tax rate $0.0932/$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) ÷ This year's adjusted tax base = This year's effective operating rate x 1.08 = this year's maximum operating rate + This year's debt rate = This year's total rollback rate

PRESENT and not voting:

Register Now

• • • • • •

Commissioner Karen Gallaher Commissioner Lisa Murphy Commissioner Derek Herring

Other Total Payment Amounts to be Paid 0 0

267,506 73,394

$340,900 $0 $0 $0 $340,900 $0 $340,900

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, Suite 1120, San Marcos, TX 78666.

Name of person preparing this notice: Jenifer O'Kane Title: Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector Date Prepared: 08/14/2019

FOR:

Beth Smith, President John Rodriguez, Jr. , Vice President Eric Holen, Treasurer Paul Terry, Assistant Treasurer Susan Meckel, Secretary

AGAINST: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT: The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #5 last year was $181,375. 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 $181.38.

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County ESD #5 this year is $193,943. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0932 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $180.75.

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 $193.94.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.

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Mass Gatherings: Kyle regulates drone usage

Fatal Wreck: One killed on Post Road

drone use and decide if there is any need for additional security measures. A permit must receive approval from Kyle’s Police Chief no later than 10 days before the event takes place.

In 2014, Kyle city leaders approved an ordinance requiring promoters of a mass gathering, defined as an event with more than 1,000 people, to file an application for a permit no later than 45 days before the scheduled event date.

The permit was subject to approval from Kyle Police and Kyle Fire Department but did not specify information about security or parking.

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said the ordinance update was made

thorities were dispatched at around 7 p.m. Sunday to a fatal auto-pedestrian incident along Post Road roughly 1.5 north of San Marcos.

Per a preliminary investigation, a woman, identified as Sarah Marie Gee, 31, was operating a motorized scooter going

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after issues with parking and the high volume of parked and moving vehicles on the roads during the events. More events springing up in Kyle also led to the rule changes.

But some city leaders expressed concern regarding the ordinance and how it could impact the city’s practice of using its own drones at city events.

Per the rules, Kyle officials must talk to police to get permission to fly drones during city-sponsored mass gatherings.

Barnett said the ordinance effectively bans drone use at mass gatherings unless otherwise determined by him. The ordinance only applied to mass gatherings however and does not

regulate drone use in its entirety during other situations.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires drone operators to obtain a permit if they plan to fly their device more than 400 feet in the air.

“The city tends to utilize drones at our mass gatherings,” said council member Tracy Scheel. “Often times it is to promote them.”

However, Barnett said he plans to deny all drone usage during the Pie in the Sky balloon festival as he considers them a flight risk.

“That’s a flight area where you have hot air balloon,” Barnett said.

“In general, I’m not saying every drone, but we do not want citizens bringing their drones.”

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attorney for owners of the three ranches, said commissioners were considering the impact of the 42-inch, 430 mile pipeline could have on the Hill Country. Oddo said the “substantial consequences” of the pipeline are reflected in the panel’s decision.

Kinder Morgan’s PHP is a $2 billion project that extends from far west Texas to the Houston area with the pipeline cutting through the Hill Country, including Hays, Blanco and Caldwell counties. Kinder Morgan officials estimate the pipeline will be operational by the 4th quarter 2020.

“The commissioners were laser-focused on the facts and circumstances of each case,” said Oddo.

Decisions on the Campbell, Neill and

Gloore ranches comes after a three-party panel awarded Blanco County landowner Matt Walsh $233,500 in damages for Kinder Morgan’s use of his land. The panel’s award was 11-times higher than Kinder Morgan’s $16,000 initial appraisal.

According to TREAD, a condemner can petition a court to appoint a three-member panel of real estate professionals if a landowner and a pipeline company cannot agree on eminent domain negotiations.

The panel considers the case and delivers an award, based on information from both parties.

However, TREAD officials said Kinder Morgan’s appraiser was not present at two of the four hearings to defend the company’s assessment.

Patrick Reznick, an attorney representing Walsh, alleges Kinder Morgan only wants to compensate landowners for part of the land impacted by the 120-foot easement, but does not account for a possible “20-40 percent devaluation (of property) caused by the pipeline.

“Their appraisal formula is inherently flawed,” Reznick said.

Elyse Yates, spokesperson for TREAD, said landowners have been “trying for months” to help Kinder Morgan “understand the unique challenges” of the PHP in the Hill Country and defending their rights as property owners.

“They won’t be intimidated by this company’s tactics,” Yates said.

“TREAD will be there every step of the way.”

Notice of Public Hearings on Tax Increase 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 7.98%. 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 28, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., at the San Marcos Hays County Emergency Medical Services Station, 2061 Clovis R. Barker Road, #10b, San Marcos, Texas 78666.

The second public hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., at the Kyle Fire Station, 210 West 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, Carla Sisk

AGAINST:

None

PRESENT and not voting:

None

ABSENT:

Bruce Schneider

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 last year was $171,742.00. Based on last year’s tax rate of $0.060 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $103.05.

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in North Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 this year is $185,133.00. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0553 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $102.53.

If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $.0598 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $110.71.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.

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north on Post Road when she crossed the double center line into southbound traffic.

Gee’s scooter then struck a 1998 flatbed trailer that was being hauled by a Dodge Ram pickup operated by David Peterson, 64, of San Marcos. Peterson is the Hays

County Pct. 1 Constable but was not on duty at the time of the incident.

Gee was pronounced dead at the scene by Hays County Pct. 1.1 Justice of the Peace Maggie Moreno, who ordered an autopsy.

This story is developing. DPS officials are still investigating.

Voting Locations: County revises list Continued from pg. 1

by county commissioner precinct shows Buda and parts of Kyle in Precinct 2 with 35,619 registered voters. Precinct 4, which takes in Dripping Springs and comes into western Kyle has the most voters at 36,799. Precinct 1, which includes just south of Kyle and a large portion of San Marcos has the lowest numbers – 30,593 voters.

Precinct 3, which includes western San Marcos and the college and west to Wimberley has 32,849 voters.

However, even with those numbers, finding the right voting location is difficult.

Sandra Dinarello, a member of the county election committee, explained the difficulties of finding a polling place on the east side of Kyle that meets the voting location requirements.

“I personally drove through the east side of Kyle and Buda looking for locations that meet the requirements. We had brainstormed ideas, but it is difficult to find places with storage, strong Wi-Fi, parking and ADA. Whoever tells me ‘Well, you ought to check out the east side,’ I am going to challenge you to give me some places,” Dinarello said.

A number of concerned citizens felt that there were too many polling locations in Wimberley and not enough in Kyle, based on

the population growth of each town. However, Election Administrator Jenifer Anderson assured citizens that the current list is not final.

“I know we are going to add to Kyle. I want to emphasize is that this is just a recommendation process.

People are saying ‘Why do we have six locations in Wimberley?’ Well, we have six recommendations in Wimberley,” Anderson said.

There was also a bit of discussion about what to do about voting at Texas State University.

A University of Texas student Zachary Price said he helped convince Travis County Commissioners to add a two polling locations to the University of Texas campus. Price said the statistics used for the University of Texas apply to Texas State.

“Based on the number of voters coming out in the university area, there should be seven to eleven

polling locations on campus. Those numbers back up every large university in the state and if Texas State does not have a polling location it is likely to be the only large university in the state without an on-campus polling location,” Price said.

Members of the court said they had discussions with Texas State officials about opening a voting location on campus. Texas State is prepared to offer free parking and utilize a newly constructed portion of the LBJ Student Center to meet voting poll requirements. However, that location is the only spot easily accessible to the public.

The list of polling locations will be finalized when the court votes on the list.

The list of locations under consideration include 16 places in San Marcos, six in Kyle, five in Buda, five in Wimberley, two in Dripping Springs and three with Austin addresses, but within Hays County.

Small Taxing Unit Notice

The City of Mountain City will hold a meeting at 6:00 PM on August 26, 2019 at City Hall 101 Mountain City Drive, Mountain City, TX 78610 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2019. The proposed tax rate is $0.1230 per $100 of value.

The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in City of Mountain City by 3.45%.

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The 2019 results marked the first time individual campuses received a letter grade in the TEA accountability ratings. Prior to 2019, campuses were labeled as either Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard or Improvement Required (IR).

Tom Green Elementary, which had been labeled as an IR campus with a score of 58 in 2017-18, had the highest improvement by scoring an 83. Chapa Middle School had the second highest climb going from a 67 to a 79 in a year’s time.

Wright said getting Tom Green out of IR involved implementing several new systems.

One of those called for reviewing data for each student, including State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam scores, and identifying any deficiencies that needed to be improved.

District and campus officials “made sure” tutors and interventionists were on hand to help students, as well as a content specialist in the classroom to provide extra support, Wright said.

Aligning curriculum also aided in the turnaround. Wright said administrators found there were “gaps” in instruction, with issues that were

said.

However, Hays SO HOW DID HAYS CISD CISD middle schools, FARE WITH THE TEA’S A-F especially those with a ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM? high rate of economically disadvantaged students, continue HCISD OVERALL – B (84) to struggle when it • Student Achievement – B (82) comes to the TEA’s • School Progress – B (84) rating system.

• Closing the Gap – B (83) Simon and McCormick middle schools ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS both maintained a D grade, while Wallace • Blanco Vista – B (82) Middle School im• Buda – C (79) proved by only a point • Camino Real – B(84) and kept at a C aver• Carpenter Hill – B (89) age. Barton and Dahl• Elm Grove – A (94) strom middls schools • Hemphill – C (74) each secured an A in • Kyle – C (77) the TEA system.

• Negley – A (93) Wright said the • Pfluger – B (89) district plans to im• Science Hall – B (83) plement similar mea• Fuentes – B (81) sures taken at Tom • Tobias – C (75) Green to struggling • Tom Green – B (83) middle schools. That • Uhland – B (82) includes providing additional instructional MIDDLE SCHOOLS support for students.

• Chapa – C (79) “If we implement • Simon – D (64) the same system, we track data and provide • McCormick – D (68) intervention for kids • Dahlstrom – A (92) at McCormick and Si• Barton – A (91) mon, we can get them • Wallace – C (73) up to a C next year,” Wright said.

HIGH SCHOOLS While Wright said • Hays – B (87) school district officials • Lehman – B (81) were pleased with im• Live Oak – B (83) provements, he also doesn’t think the system reflects what goes “widespread in all areas.” on in a school district.

Wright pointed to the new Hays CISD was one of a systems as a catalyst for handful of districts that the district’s overall score penned letters in oppoincrease. sition to the A-F system “Basically, that’s the prior to its approval in the beauty of the system is Texas Legislature in 2017. that it goes kid by kid and Preparing students content area by content for the future relating to area to make sure they got learning soft skills and what they need,” Wright “things that cannot be

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“A lot of times, it’s all about playing the game the state has. Even if we don’t like the game they’re playing, we’ll play the best we can,” Wright said. “(The system) is not a true mark of how strong this school district is, to be honest.”

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Savoy said the cost to replace the portable and furniture destroyed in the fire ranges from $200,000 to $250,000, all of it covered by the district’s

insurance.

But items such as school supplies and decorations furnished by the teachers were not covered by insurance, Savoy said. Community members and educators have begun to donate supplies, items and funds to the educators and students who were impacted.

“People are very warm-

ly offering to help, as well as businesses and the (Hays CISD) Education Foundation,” Savoy said.

Anyone who wishes to assist those impacted by the fire should make a cash, check or gift card donation to the Camino Real PTA, Savoy said.

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OBITUARIES EVANS Jerry Lee Evans of Buda passed away on August 18, 2019 at the age of 75.

He was born on Dec. 13,1943, in San Marcos, to Clyde and Elsie Evans.

Evans graduated from Buda High School in 1962 and liked to tell people that he graduated in the top 10 in his class (out of 11.)

Evans is preceded in death by his mother and father, his brothers and sisters, Jane, Billy, Dannette, Mike and Jimmy, and son-in-law Chris.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ruth Ann, his sister Shirley, brother Dave and his wife Minerva, and brother Terry and his wife Thia, his son Jay, his daughter Tammy and her husband Steve, his daughter Tracy, his granddaughters Ashley and soon-to-be husband Brandon, Kirsten and her husband Jonathon, and Kayla and Kacy, and the newest pride and joy of the family, great-granddaughter Kaytee Lee, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Evans was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps from 1962-65, and was stationed in both California and Okinawa. Evans married the love of his life Ruth Ann on June 3,1966 and they had three kids, Jay, Tammy and Tracy.

Evans was a member of the UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 286 for 51 years. He cared deeply about this organization and held an officer position for many years, including apprentice coordinator, president and business manager, but his passion was teaching the apprentices. He taught for many years. Even after he retired as business manager in 1998, he continued teaching classes. As an officer, Evans and Ruth Ann had to opportunity to go on many trips to conferences and meetings and made lifelong friends through them.

Evans cherished spending time with his family and friends. He loved hunting at the deer lease, taking trips to Rockport, spending time at the lake at the Capital Rod and Gun Club, going on fam-

ily vacations, but his most favorite is the coveted Sunday lunches with his family.

On most days you could find him watching HGTV with his wife and snuggling with their little dog Abby in his recliner.

Evans loved telling stories, laughing and picking on his favorite people.

Spending time with Evans would almost guarantee you would leave him having had some great belly laughs.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 23 at the First Baptist Church of Buda.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Buda.

GOODSON Heaven has a new Soprano. Barbara Mann Goodson passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in Buda, TX at the age of 85.

Goodson is survived by her three children: her daughter Liz Goodson Russell of Los Angeles, California and her son Kirby, her son John Goodson of Sewanee, Tennessee, along with his wife Melissa and their children Slater and Mason, and her son Steve Goodson of Buda, along with his wife Paula and their children Ian and Eli. She is also survived by her sister Mary Ann Armstrong of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and numerous nieces and nephews.

Goodson is preceded in death by her husband, Rev Mercer-Logan Goodson, as well as her parents, Jack and Mary Mann, and her brother, Jack Mann, all of Marshall and Longview.

She spent her childhood in Marshall. She made lifelong friends and graduated from Marshall High School. She attended Hollins College and transferred to the University of Texas. There she met Mercer, a student at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. After graduation, they married in 1954, and she began her role as the wife of an Episcopal priest.

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She and Mercer retired and moved to Austin in 1992. Goodson was a dedicated member of St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church in Buda, joining her voice with their choir. When traveling to Sewanee, Tennessee, she was lovingly welcomed by Otey Parish.

She was an avid tennis player, playing both in Austin and Sewanee. She participated in leagues including the Volvo Tennis League and Onion Creek Country Club. She was an accomplished knitter, providing for her family, but also for those in need with Prayer Shawls. Goodson loved to play Mahjong, dominoes and card games of all kinds. She had a unique combination of skill and luck, often winning. Lastly, she was especially proud of passing the CPA exam after her children left the nest.

The family invites you to celebrate Goodson’s life at a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church in Buda.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in Goodson’s memory to St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church or a charity of your choice.

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direct command of a General who saw intelligence and leadership in Alvin. Knowing that certain opportunities did not exist for Welch, the General facilitated Welch’s separation from the Army as a non-commissioned officer and re-enlistment and training as an officer and pilot.

Welch went on to serve in Korea as a Fire Spotter for Artillery units flying slow-moving, small airplanes over enemy lines while taking enemy fire, navigating, calling in target locations and adjusting firing solutions from the air. He returned to base twice with a burning plane. While training in San Marcos to become an aviator, Welch met his loving wife, Mattie, while watching the flooded Blanco River at a bridge crossing in San Marcos. Following his second honorable discharge from the Army, Welch found his way to Western Electric where he invented a component that aided in the conversion of rotary dial telephones to the touch-tone system of pulses and tones.

His work received national recognition when he was featured in Ebony magazine.

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Buda Library awards outstanding young writers Earlier this month, the Friends of the Buda Library announced the winners of its annual Youth Writers Contest.

In the 8-12 age group, Thaddeus Chancellor won first prize with his story of “The Race to Mars,” a tale of adventure starring a rather unlikely crew of space travelers.

In the 13-17 age group, Gabi Rivas won with her piece entitled “Fading Away,” a story about a person’s dream and its meaning.

All told, more than a dozen young writers in both age brackets submitted stories, which were judged by the Hays Free Press. Writers were tasked with creating an original story based on a writing prompt.

The prompt for the 8-12 age bracket was “The astronaut looked out of the window of his spaceship to see nothing,” while the 13-17 group’s prompt was “Gazing up to the moon one cold, dark night, I thought to

Fading Away by Gabi Rivas

Above are the Buda Library’s Youth Writers Contest winners Thaddeus Chancellor (left) and Gabi Rivas.

myself…”

Winners received certificates at the Buda Library Out of this World summer finale event.

First through third place stories can be read online at friendsofthebudalibrary. wildapricot.org.

YOUTH 13-17 AGE GROUP 1st place: Fading Away by Gabi Rivas

2nd place: Connections from Across the Galaxy by Noah Mugan 3rd place: perfect. by Madison Rivas

CHILDREN 8-12 AGE GROUP 1st place: The Race to Mars

by Thaddeus Chancellor 2nd place: Astronauts with Alchemy by Dorian Chancellor 3rd place: Joe and the Venus Exploration by Nathan Mugan

I was strolling on the shoreline, hand in hand with the love of my life. The only noises that could be heard were the waves crashing on the beach and her radiant laugh. The moon was high in the sky, as were the stars, but Lucy's smile was more dazzling than any star.

The chilly breeze and that smile whisked away every stress in my mind. I would have stayed there forever if I could. Lucy started to fade, and so did the beach we were standing on. I started panicking although it wouldn't have helped. This was a common situation, but the pang in my gut persisted anyways. Everything was fading except for the moon and the thousands of twinkling stars.

I was strolling on the streets of a crowded town, hand in hand with the love of my life. There were dozens of people and shops.

The crowd was talking over each other, lost in conversation with friends and family, but I couldn't interpret anything that was being

Texas’ future chief justice fought a duel An angry John Hemphill demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 27, 1832 letter to the editor of his hometown newspaper.

Dueling was a rite of passage for male South Carolinians, and at age 28 the future chief justice of justice of Texas qualified as a late bloomer.

His quarrel with the local newspaperman grew out of the violent debate over “nullification,” the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the Palmetto State and the national government.

European trade was the lifeblood of the South Carolina economy, which had been hemorrhaging badly under the commercial restraints of the federal tariff of 1828.

The passage of a second and more restrictive tariff four years later provoked unprecedented defiance.

In a dress rehearsal for secession, the South Carolina assembly adopted an ordinance declaring both acts “null and void.” Andrew Jackson responded with a presidential threat to send in the army to enforce the law of the land.

As an enthusiastic supporter of the nullification movement, Hemphill took personal offense at the pro-Jackson views expressed by editor M.M. Levy. The adversaries met two days later on the field of honor, and the journalist proved the better marksman by winging the challenger in the traditional exchange.

Less than two years after moving to Texas in the summer of 1838, Hemphill was appointed chief justice of the new nation’s highest court. He served the Republic and the Lone Star State in that important capacity for the next 14 years.

While widely respected for the impartial way he presided over the supreme court, Hemphill did have his detractors. One critic claimed that when the court was not in session the chief justice would “lie about the places appropriated for loafers in a perfect state of torpor like a lizard in the winter.”

Hemphill was a judicial activist in the truest sense of the modern-day term.

He participated in the famous Council House Fight with the Comanches in 1840 and stabbed a chief to death in the wild melee. The following year, he left the bench to join the Somervell Expedition in pursuit of Mexican invaders, who temporarily terrorized San Antonio.

Legislators met on Nov. 9, 1857 to pick two new senators. James Pinckney Henderson, Texas’ first governor, was the nearly unanimous

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choice to succeed Thomas Rusk, who had committed suicide the previous July. But the selection of a replacement for Sam Houston took ten hours of rancorous wrangling and behind-the-scenes bargaining until Chief Justice Hemphill finally won out over William Scurry on the twenty-second ballot.

The sorest loser in the chamber was the past president of the Republic, who had prematurely booked passage for Washington, D.C. Anson Jones could not believe lawmakers gave his senate seat to Hemphill, a man he accused of having “the practices of a gamester, the habits of a drunkard with a life of licentiousness and incest and a 17-year pensionship upon Texas.”

In the United States Senate, Hemphill was an adamant and articulate advocate of southern sovereignty and the right to part company with the Union. In late 1860, he made such a persuasive case for secession that proponents of the pullout distributed 200,000 copies of the spellbinding senate speech in fence-straddling Virginia.

Hemphill and 13 southern colleagues issued a dramatic call for “immediate session” on Jan. 6, 1861. The next month he traveled to Montgomery, Alabama to witness the birth of the Confederacy as the first six states – South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana – to withdraw formed a separate government.

Even after Texas seceded in March and war began in April, Hemphill stubbornly refused to give up his seat in what had become the northern senate. He remained in the enemy capital until his inevitable expulsion that July.

John Hemphill did not live to see the tragic conclusion of the conflict and the punitive post-war occupation of his beloved Texas and South Carolina. After a four-day bout with pneumonia, he died at Richmond, Virginia in January 1862.

The former chief justice had company on his sad journey home. Col. Hugh McLeod succumbed to the same sickness the day before Hemphill, and their remains were transported together back to Austin for burial. The whole town turned out in

a cold drizzle to pay their last respects to the fallen heroes.

During his 23-year absence from South Carolina, Hemphill visited his birthplace only once. He had hardly walked in the door, when a particularly pious sister asked if he believed God had forgiven him for fighting the long forgotten duel.

Hemphill would have

none of it. “I did not come here to be lectured,” he growled through clenched teeth. “Pack my clothes and I will return to Texas.”

And that was the last his family ever saw of him.

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On Aug. 13, members of the media got a sneak peek of Baylor Scott and White’s new Buda medical facility before it officially opens Sept. 28. Buda’s new medical facility, located on White Wing Trail near FM 2001, calls for a full-service 70,000 square foot facility that includes an emergency department, medical office space, operating rooms and imaging facility. Baylor Scott & White officials said a clinic on the grounds of the new medical facility is now open.

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BY KATIE BURRELL

Kyle, along with Hays County and neighboring cities, is signing on to support the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance (SMGA) and other park development agencies to further a massive trail project.

On Aug. 6, Kyle City Council voted 6-0 in favor of a resolution main-

taining support for the proposed Emerald Crown Trail project. The trail would serve as the “backbone” for a series of trails connecting Hays County.

Organizer Mark Taylor, president of the SMGA, said the trail will be a natural, preserved system meant to benefit the environment and support nonmotorized transit. The trails are intended to be

walker, hiker and biker friendly.

“It’s a way to get from San Marcos to Buda and in-between those communities by walking, hiking, cycling ... but not in a motor vehicle,” Taylor said. “We want to work with landowners who see this as an advantage and not use eminent domain.”

Project organizers began seeking support

in 2017 and the project is still in its early stages.

However, the project is now overseen by a large working group which has created a trail master plan, held public forums and conducted planning with city and county officials.

Taylor said the trail received a grant of community assistance, which

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Public Notices CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS

To all persons interested in the Estate of Timothy Edgar Iammarino, Deceased, Cause No. 19-0221-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 APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR WITH LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 401.003 AND 401.005 OF THE TEXAS ESTATES CODE in this estate on the 27th day of June, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Timothy Edgar Iammarino, 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 (l0) 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: John H. Gilliam 302 W. Martin Luther King Dr. San Marcos, Texas 78666 (512) 535-3089 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 15th day of August, 2019 .

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RESOLUTION E STABLISHING OFFICES, MEETING PLACES AND REGULAR MEETING TIMES STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS SOUTH BUDA WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTH BUDA WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 THAT: 1. The following is hereby designated as a regular office for conducting the business of the District and maintaining the records of the District: Willatt & Flickinger, PLLC 12912 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite F-232 Austin, Texas 78738 2. The following are hereby designated as places for conducting the meetings of the Board of Directors, they are declared to be public places, and the public is invited to attend any meeting of the Board: • Gray Engineering, Inc. 8834 North Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 140 Austin, Texas 78759 • AWR Services, Inc. 500 Capital of Texas Hwy. North Building 1, Suite 125 Austin, Texas 78746 • Willatt & Flickinger, PLLC 12912 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite F-232 Austin, Texas 78738 3. The Board will hold a regular monthly meeting at 12:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, the meeting to be held at 8834 North Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 140, Austin, Texas 78759, or such other place as may be designated by the President.

4. The Board of Directors has decided to meet at its regular meeting time and location at Gray Engineering, Inc., 8834 North Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 140, Austin,

Texas 78759 for the following reasons: a. There is no suitable enclosed meeting place within the District and the Board of Directors deems meeting in a residence within the District as not practical. b. Currently, the District is saving money by not having the consultants and the Board travel out to the District or to a location within 10-miles of the District.

5. A true copy of this Resolution shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District.

ADOPTED this 13th day of August, 2019. /s/ Marvin B. Morgan, President ATTEST: /s/ Joe Priesnitz, Assistant Secretary

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Sealed proposals addressed to Kyle 150 LP (“OWNER”), on behalf of Anthem Municipal Utility District (“DISTRICT”), for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and performing all work required for the construction of the following four (4) projects will be received at the office of Atwell, LLC (“ENGINEER”) at 3815 S. Capital of TX Hwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78704 until Thursday, September 19th, 2019 at 2:00 pm. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Any proposal received after the closing time will be returned unopened. Proposals shall be plainly marked with name and address of the BIDDER and the following, bolded, words: 1. ANTHEM SUBDIVISION PHASE 1A IMPROVEMENTS The ANTHEM SUBDIVISION PHASE 1A IMPROVEMENTS proposal includes approximately: 46,293 SY of right of way preparation and 12,826 LF of roadway; 7,345 LF of RCP storm sewer with inlets, manholes and all associated appurtenances; three detention pond facilities and all associated appurtenances; 10,923 LF of PVC water line with fire hydrants, valves and all associated appurtenances; 8,656 LF of PVC wastewater line with manholes, associated erosion controls, and all other necessary appurtenances and improvements. All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Hays, City of Kyle, TxDOT, TCEQ, and Anthem MUD applicable rules and criteria.

2. HOOVER DRIVE STATION, GROUND STORAGE TANK & HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION The HOOVER DRIVE STATION, GROUND STORAGE TANK & HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION proposal includes approximately: the construction and installation of an approximately 525,000 gallon welded steel ground storage tank, high service pump station, a hydropneumatic tank, emergency generator, chlorination facilities, a paved driveway/ parking area, site fencing, and all necessary pipes, valves, fittings, and all other necessary appurtenances. Improvements will be constructed at the locations shown on the construction plans. All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Hays, City of Kyle, TxDOT, TCEQ, and Anthem MUD applicable rules and criteria.

3. ANTHEM OFFSITE WASTEWATER LINE The ANTHEM OFFSITE WASTEWATER LINE proposal includes approximately: the construction and installation of an offsite gravity wastewater line, with approximately 7,300 linear feet of 15 inch diameter wastewater line including fittings, casing pipe, manholes, other miscellaneous site improvements, and all other necessary appurtenances. Improvements will be constructed at the locations shown on the construction plans. All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Hays, City of Kyle, TxDOT, TCEQ, and Anthem MUD applicable rules and criteria.

4. RM 150 STATION, OFFSITE WATER LINES & BOOSTER PUMP STATION The RM 150 STATION, OFFSITE WATER LINES & BOOSTER PUMP STATION proposal includes approximately: the construction and installation of a skid-mounted water booster pump station, with backup emergency generator, and all associated controls and appurtenances, site lighting and other miscellaneous site improvements, approximately 7,610 linear feet of 12 inch and 16 inch diameter water transmission main, approximately 6,350 linear feet of 16 inch diameter water distribution main, including all necessary fittings and valves, an offsite pressure monitoring station, and all other necessary appurtenances.

Improvements will be constructed at the locations shown on the construction plans. All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Hays, City of Kyle, TxDOT, TCEQ, and Anthem MUD applicable rules and criteria. ____________________________________________________________________________ Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents will be on file at the office of Atwell, LLC at 3815 South Capital of Texas Highway, Building III, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78704, where they may be examined without charge. Copies may be examined or obtained from the ENGINEER on or after Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 for a non-refundable fee of $75.00 per set, or you can request an electronic version. Checks for Plans and Specifications, and Bidding Documents shall be made payable to Atwell, LLC. A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or acceptable Bidder’s Bond, payable to Kyle, LP in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the Contract, The BIDDER will enter into a contract and execute bonds within ten (10) days of award of the Contract. Performance and Payment Bonds shall also be executed on the forms furnished by the DISTRICT and shall specifically provide for “Performance” and for “Labor and Materials Payment”. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of contract price by a solvent Surety company, authorized to do business in the State of Texas and acceptable to the DISTRICT. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any and all bids to waive any and all technicalities and formalities in bidding. The DISTRICT reserves the right to determine which bids are most advantageous to the OWNER and the DISTRICT, and to award the Contract on this basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after opening of the bids. If a submitted bid is withdrawn within said period, bid guaranty shall become the property of the OWNER, not as penalty, but as liquidated damages, or DISTRICT may pursue any other action allowed by law. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 2:00pm at the offices of Atwell, LLC located at 3815 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Building III, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78704.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to visit the site before or after the pre-bid meeting.

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Public Notices NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 21.170 acres of property located along Bluff Street, Buda, TX 78610. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking Number SUB-1334”.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 17-0704

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 22nd District Court of HAYS County, Texas, June 21, 2019, in cause numbered 17-0704, styled FSFCA, INC. versus

Ruby Segura on a judgment rendered against Ruby Segura; I did on July 8, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of Ruby Segura the following described real property: Lot 19, Block E, of RePlat of Four Seasons Farm, Section 2, a subdivision in Hays County, Texas, according to the map or plat of record in Volume 12, Page 216, of the Plat Records of Hays County, Texas more commonly known as 250 Primavera Loop, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 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 Ruby Segura in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, July 8, 2019.

Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by Robert L. Eller, Deputy 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.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 18-0949

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 274th District Court of HAYS County, Texas, June 21, 2019, in cause numbered 18-0949, styled Post Oak One Homeowners Association, Inc. versus Yvette Garza on a judgment rendered against Yvette Garza; I did on July 8, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., levy upon as the property of Yvette Garza the following described real property:

Lot 29, Block W, Post Oak Subdivision, Phase 2, a subdivision in Hays County, Texas, According to the Map or Plat Recorded in Volume 12, Page 138, of the Plat Records of Hays County, Texas more commonly known as 149 Atlantis, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 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 Yvette Garza in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, July 8, 2019.

Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2

Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by Robert L. Eller, Deputy 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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Hays Free Press • August 21, 2019

Emerald Crown Trail: Kyle approves support

Contest Winner

Continued from pg. 9

offered no money, but provided planning assistance from the National Parks Service in September 2017.

North of the county, the Violet Crown Trail is in the works and is about 50% complete, Taylor said. Part of a grant for the Violet Crown Trail will go to Kyle to continue work on the Emerald Crown Trail. The two trails will connect in west Kyle and will continue on to various routes in different directions.

Taylor said some residents have expressed

“It’s a way to get from San Marcos to Buda and in-between those communities by walking, hiking, cycling but not in a motor vehicle.

We want to work with landowners who see this as an advantage and not use eminent domain.”

–Mark Taylor, President of the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance

support for the trail, but do not want a trail near their home. Taylor said SMGA has made several drafts to appeal to the

community.

Moving forward, the working group will be looking for grants and other means of outside

Continued from pg. 8 funding to support the building of the trail which will include natural paths, concrete paths and rocky trails.

Mayor Travis Mitchell supports the building of the trail and urged Taylor to find support from Kinder Morgan, which is planning to build its 420-mile, 42-inch Permian Highway Pipeline through Kyle.

“Have they considered reaching out to our wonderful partners at Kinder Morgan to see about getting a contribution from them?” Mitchell asked.

again.

The same thing happened on repeat. With us walking through cities, shops, forests, and neighborhoods. At every place, the moon was staring at us through buildings, fog, or trees. Gazing up at the moon one cold and dark evening, I thought to myself, "Why is the sky the only constant thing in this stupid, fading world?"

Lucy and the scenery were already gone, having left while I was in thought, and the night was the only thing left. I heard Lucy's voice answer my question about

the sky, but I couldn't see her anywhere. "Because I'm not with you in your world anymore, my love . We got in a car crash that put you in a coma and killed me.

You need to go back to your real world, even if I will not be there. We may never see each other again, but you must live on. I love you.

Now, wake up!"

Beep. Beep. Beep. Far away voices crowded my ears with phrases like "She's awake!" and "Get the doctor!" I opened my eyes to a bright light, got up, and lived on like Lucy wanted me to.

by prospective bidders or suppliers upon payment of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00 non-refundable plus cost of delivery) for each set of documents at 5508 W Hwy 290 Service Road, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78735. Checks should be made payable to LandDev Consulting, LLC. No cash will be accepted.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and

irregularities in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

NORTH HAYS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2

Public Notices 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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held August 30, 2019 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction.com.

The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/ CREDIT. Safe-n-Sound 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.

KEVIN BURKLEY – 10X20 NC – Nice dining room set, Nice bed with frame, recliner, lots and lots of aquariums and equipment to complete

the tanks. Nice double decker toolbox with tools. Bins of light bulbs, nice picture in frame of the world, steel shelves, misc. items.

KEVIN BURKLEY – 10X20 NC – 8 Boxes of floor tiles, lawn mower, weedwhackers, lots of 2x4’s, spreader, 2 Fabric dining chairs, buckets, yard rakes, KENNETH HAMMER 5x10 NC – Sectional sofa, car seat, punching bag, speakers, ice chest, 2 fish tanks, clothes and misc. items.

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids, in duplicate, addressed to North Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 2, Attention Paul Byars, President, Board of Directors, will be received at the office of LandDev Consulting, LLC, 5508 W. US Hwy 290 Service Road, Suite 150, Austin, Texas, 78735, until 3:00 p.m. Local Time, Thursday, September 12, 2019, and then publicly opened and read for “PLUM CREEK MARKETPLACE AVENUE PHASE 1” for North Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 2, Hays County, Texas.

Scope of Work of the Contract includes the following: Furnish and install street, drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure in Plum Creek Marketplace Avenue Phase 1.

Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened. An OPTIONAL pre-

bid conference will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Local Time, at the office of LandDev Consulting, LLC, 5508 W Hwy 290 Service Road, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78735. Attendance by each prospective bidder or its representative at the pre-bid is OPTIONAL. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or a certified or cashier’s check, acceptable to the owner, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount Bid, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Contract and execute the Payment and Performance Bonds on the forms provided, and provide the required insurance certificates within seven (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by the Contractor.

Copies of the bidding documents are on file at the following locations: 5508 W. Hwy 290 Service Road, Suite 150, Austin, Texas, 78735 Copies of the bidding documents may be obtained from LandDev Consulting, LLC, by emailing a request to Anthony.

Ennis@landdevconsulting. com. Bidders must register on this website in order to view and/or download specifications, plans, soils report, and environmental reports for this Project. There is NO charge to view or download documents.

Bidding documents may be examined at the above locations or may be obtained

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$1 BILLION

Annually in additional oil and gas production tax revenue to state and local taxing bodies.

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