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Lobos top Rebs in long tennis duel.
Local nonprofits gives boys a taste of the great outdoors.
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The mangled wreckage of what was an ATM machine is strewn across the road as a forklift sits idle in the drive-thru at the First State Bank Central Texas in Buda. No arrests have been made in a failed Sept. 6 ATM machine heist. According to a press release, officers found an abandoned U-Haul truck behind the bank and a forklift wedged in the drive-thru when they arrived at the scene. The U-Haul was stolen from the Dollar Tile in Buda and the forklift was stolen from the city’s new municipal building site on Main Street. No money was stolen from the ATM. Anyone with information on the incident should call Buda Police at 512-312-1001.
Kyle, Hays County form joint 911 for better service, reduced cost Kyle city leaders are joining forces with Hays County to form an interlocal emergency communications system. During its Sept. 5 meeting, the Kyle City Council unanimously voted to approve the Combined Emergency Communication Center Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (CECC). The purpose of this agreement is to establish an operational and management structure for emergency dispatch services in the area. “This addresses issues that have been discussed
“This addresses issues that have been discussed in the county for about ten years now ... One of those includes getting all of our emergency communications on the same page.” –Lon Shell, Hays County chief of staff
in the county for about ten years now,” said Lon Shell, Hays County chief of staff. “One of those includes getting all of our emergency communications on the same page.” The agreement would bring Kyle emergency services into the same computer aided dispatch
systems used across the entire county and establish a combined and co-located emergency operations center. According to Shell, this would help improve the effectiveness and response times for emergency responders as they would all work from one
COMING UP Mermaid Parade and Aqua Festival
The Mermaid Society SMTX invites the public to its second annual event in downtown San Marcos on Sept. 16. The parade will take place downtown from 10 a.m. to noon, and will feature floats, music, the newly crowned Mermaid Queen and her court, and pictures with mermaids. After the parade comes the Mermaid Festival, held at San Marcos Plaza Park. This event will offer environmental and conservation presentations, a local art market and a variety of hands-on art-inspired workshops for all ages. See mermaidsocietysmtx.com for more info.
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centralized system. “There is no greater need than the highest standard for emergency response,” said Scott Sellers, Kyle city manager. “This issue has not been publicly debated but there have been countless hours focused on discussing this issue.” This would also overhaul the current methods and responsibilities of phone dispatch operators by splitting the current responsibilities into two positions dispatcher and call operator. This change would allow a call operator to handle and guide emergency situations over the
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Buda UMC Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins are coming! Buda United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch will open Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Gray’s Farm on 767 Main Street. Hours of operation are daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through September and October. All proceeds support various missions of the church such as scholarships for Buda and Kyle high school students, local scout troops, sponsorship of Project Graduation for Lehman and Hays High Schools and the Buda United Methodist Church Food Pantry that serves the needy in the Buda/ Kyle area.
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New regional warning system launched BY SAMANTHA SMITH Public safety officials across ten Texas counties came together Aug. 23 to launch the first Central Texas regional community preparedness initiative for public awareness. WarnCentralTexas. org is a free public service for residents living and working in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell Fayette
Lee, Llano, Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. The service, created by the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG), is meant to alert users to critical emergency events like evacuations from floods, fires and public health threats. According to a CAPCOG press release,
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$100K grant to help further Veterans Court BY MOSES LEOS III A $100,000 state grant is expected to go a long way in helping the Hays County Veterans Court guide current and former service members away from a life of crime. Gerald Ramcharan, program manager for Hays County’s Veterans Court, said the grant from the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) targets personnel hires and improved treatment opportunities for the court. Hays County’s Veterans Court is a 12to 24-month, threephase specialized treatment court for veterans and active service members of the military. The court’s goal is to promote sobriety and recovery for veterans who have been charged with misdemeanor offenses. It also helps veterans expunge those offenses from their records. Many of the issues veterans face are substance abuse problems that are mixed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depression, Ramcharan said. Applicants who apply are assessed to make sure they are a good fit and are willing to go through recovery, and not just have their record expunged. “We get people who are motivated and take responsibility for what their crime was, and get some kind of help for their family,” Ramcharan said. Through the TVC grant, the court aims to allocate funds for a dedicated probation
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officer to handle cases. The current probation officer who helps the Veterans Court has a course load of 109 cases, with 40 of those involving veterans. Monies from the grant will also pay for a part-time mentor coordination position, which has been lacking in the program, Ramcharan said. Having a mentor coordinator has shown to be a “key in success” with other Veterans Courts, Ramcharan said. The position would also take Hays County’s court “to the next level.” “What we hope it will do is allow us to go out and spend more time doing inhome visits, or going out to meet veterans at the home or job to ensure compliance,” Ramcharan said. “ Roughly $18,000 of the grant will go toward more treatment opportunities for veterans. The court receives funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for alcohol, drug and behavioral health counseling. Funds from the grant would help with finding similar treatment centers closer to Hays County, which could save veterans a trip to VA hospitals in Austin or San Antonio. The $18,000 could also pay for alternative treatments, such as service dogs, equine therapy and yoga. “They (VA) do have those services, but we can localize it here for veterans in the area,” Ramcharan said. As the court plans
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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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Hays County bolsters its indigent care plan BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY
Hays County approved payments to Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) in accordance with its Indigent Care plan during its August 22 meeting. The county approved a motion to pay $900,000 to CTMC, part of an annual two million dollar agreement established in 2011 for the county’s indigent care costs. “Hays County was approached by CTMC in 2011 regarding the Upper Payment Limit (UPL) program,” said Lon Shell, Hays County Chief of Staff. “The UPL program allowed a governmental entity to affiliate with a local hospital; in the affiliation agreement the hospital agreed to perform some level of indigent care in the community.” The process was initiated by using the Texas 1115 Medicaid Transformation Waiver, which allows the state to expand Medicaid managed care while preserving hospital funding.
“CTMC would establish the community clinic that would become a ‘medical home’ for many uninsured residents ... Matching funds would be used to not only increase healthcare services, but improve the delivery of healthcare services.” –Lon Shell, Hays County chief of staff
“Around the time Hays County and CTMC were discussing the affiliation, the State of Texas and the federal government were negotiating a waiver that would soon assume the UPL program,” Shell said. “In 2011 the state passed legislation providing that claims for Medicaid services would be covered by managed care companies. Once managed care was incorporated statewide a new waiver was necessary. “ Funds used for indigent care claims and
funds used for the operation of the Hays County Health Clinic could be matched and used for improvements to healthcare for indigent and uninsured citizens. “CTMC would establish the Community Clinic that would become a ‘medical home’ for many un-insured residents,” Shell said. “Matching funds would be used to not only increase healthcare services, but improve the delivery of healthcare services. “ Hays County no longer
operates the clinic, but the county maintains responsibilities for indigent program enrollment, operation of the TB clinic, administration for Department of State and Health immunization services, and responsibilities in emergency preparedness and epidemiology, according to Shell. CTMC continues to pay indigent healthcare claims as proposed during the development of the UPL program. Through its affiliate, Live Oak Health Partners, CTMC began operation of the well child clinic, women’s health clinic, and the family clinic on Jan. 1, 2013. “CTMC’s operation of the Community Clinic has brought efficiencies to and improved the delivery of healthcare services for the uninsured citizens of Hays County,” Shell said. “CTMC is able to utilize its existing resources to help improve clinical services through the use of electronic health record systems
(EHR), access to primary and specialty physicians, access to labs, and the overall knowledge of a professional organization with many years of experience.” According to Shell, combining tax dollars with CTMC’s resources also helps to serve a population that would otherwise use expensive ER services for basic healthcare needs. Indigent residents who are able to use clinics instead of ER services decrease the tax payer’s financial responsibility. “Even though our population and health care costs continue to grow, by using 1115 DSRIP and UC funding, Hays County has been able to fund statutory indigent healthcare costs at the same level since 2011,” Shell said. “During the past year we have added over 200 indigent residents into the program. The county’s responsibilities for indigent health can be found in Chapter 61 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. “
dispatchers to see all officers’ positions among the three entities when a call comes in. That would allow officials to dispatch the closest officer to the scene to assist a resident, thus making response times more efficient. Kidd said the proposed home of the new combined 911 services center is in San Marcos behind the government center on Wonder World Drive. Not only will the combined services allow law enforcement and emergency services to respond to incidents more efficiently, but also assist
officers with information sharing and a possible cut in costs of operation. “In my experience combining resources often leads to a cost savings,” Kidd said. Buda, Kyle and Hays County have been working on the creation of the new combined 911 services center since 2012 when the planning first began, Kidd said. Kidd said he expects the agenda item to appear at the Buda City council dais for approval within the next few meetings after the city attorney has fully vetted the agreement.
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phone while a separate dispatcher would focus on notifying and sending emergency responders. “This is a community effort to have the greatest standard possible,” Shell said. “It’s not perfect, but it’s head and shoulders above what we have now; this will save lives.” Buda could soon join the fold for the cooperative venture. Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd said the agreement, which could be voted on by Buda city leaders in the next few meetings, wasn’t so much fulfilling a need, but rather an opportunity to collaborate between
Not only will the combined services allow law enforcement and emergency services to respond to incidents more efficiently, but also assist officers with information sharing and a possible cut in costs of operation. the entities to enhance response times. One of the problems emergency officials currently face is the inability to communicate with each other when emergency calls come in. Kidd said if a Kyle
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to use the TVC grant, it soon will been forced to rely on funding from Hays County to continue operations. Hays County’s Veterans Court is in the fourth year of a five year grant from the Criminal Justice Division that allocates approximately $98,000 annually for operation. David Glickler, Hays County Court at Law No. 2 judge, who oversees the Veterans Court, said the county must start to wean off of the grant over the next two or so years. Ramcharan said the court might have to seek funding from different areas, or seek additional grant monies. Even with funding questions, Ramcharan said the court has had its successes. Recidivism, or the
resident called 911, the dispatcher in Kyle would send a Kyle Police officer to respond, even if a Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputy may be closer to the caller’s location. The new combined 911 services center will allow
tendency for a convicted criminal to reoffend, is low in the Veterans Court. Only one out of 37 graduates who have completed the program was charged with another crime. Hays County’s Veterans Court is also receiving help from Texas State University, which is in the middle of an ongoing recidivism study to help improve the program. For veterans who participate in the program, having a second chance offers a new lease on life. “This is like a second chance and I got the help that I needed,” one veteran said in a statement. “I didn’t think I needed help, but I did. The staff has been great to work with. I am thankful for this court.”
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atching terrifying radar of what scientists predicted – Irma’s march up the Florida peninsula – a thought occurred about a tranquil and serendipitous observation days earlier. That brilliant day we knew exactly when the sun and moon would intersect – the solar eclipse. Yes, down to the second. Science gave us a drumroll. We trusted it. I wondered why President Trump didn’t stay inside and harrumph those eclipse predictions away. Why trust scientists? What was Florida Gov. Rick Scott doing on eclipse day? What about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott? Along with majorities in both states’ legislatures, neither chooses to believe what science says about the biggest story in the world. From his Florida home, Rush Limbaugh called the projected lethality of Irma a “liberal hoax” – before hustling his bushy tail out of town ahead of it. Though the media are hooked to “breaking” events, the biggest story is not that which hits when TV crews are on the scene in rain slickers. It’s what happens every day, gradually, almost invisibly, like species being rubbed out by development, like pine beetles gnawing away at forests. Like sea levels rising. Like tropical storms becoming much more potent, dumping rainfall amounts not seen before. Like politicians and their enablers seeing evidence they choose not to acknowledge. Sea levels were rising long before Irma put Florida in a headlock. Global sea levels measured by NOAA are at historic highs and rising
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– Gerald Ramcharan, program manager for Hays County’s Veterans Court. See story on page 1A.
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Congressman Lamar Smith, Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has long been a denier of climate change and mankind’s involvement in accelerating the warming of the climate.
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at increasing rates. This is no surprise. Scientists said it would happen as global temperatures rose. Scientists have theorized that as global temperatures rose, extreme storms would become more extreme. In March, a team of international climate scientists confirmed this. The study looked at events like Texas’ devastating 2011 drought, flooding in Pakistan in 2010, and the 2015 California wildfires. It tied them to how climate change causes the jet stream to stall and to prolong and intensify the worst climatological events. These matters may help explain the prolonged horrors of Harvey and the fact that Irma was twice Hurricane Andrew’s size. Even if they don’t, we have enough evidence to be treating
climate change as the most serious matter ever besetting the planet. That’s right. Ever. We’re talking about vanishing glaciers, the streams from which, like the Ganges in India and Bangladesh, have sustained whole regions. We’re talking about something as grave as the Great Barrier Reef destroyed by too-warm waters. We’re talking about those pine beetles – on whom the only check is the kind of prolonged, bitter Rocky Mountain freeze that climate change has consigned to another era. Back to Florida: Gov. Scott warned Floridians to be ahead of the storm. But when it comes to getting ahead of the kinds of events that have placed Florida in such a precarious situation, he’s not been interested. He’s put a virtual gag order on discussing climate change, just as the Trump administration has done. Ah, yes. In the wake of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Katia, with historic fires in the Northwest thrown
in for good measure, Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, said now’s not the time to discuss such matters. It’s time to deal with the damage from all the natural havoc. Actually, Mr. Pruitt, your job is protecting the environment. But since you’ve spent most of your life protecting industry at the expense of the environment, you’ve had lots of experience for what you are not doing now. When is the time to discuss climate change? No time, according to you and your arrogant club of profit-seekers. Yes, we knew exactly when the sun and moon would intersect. Down to the second. We knew exactly what was happening then. About the climate, we know exactly what is happening now. And we don’t need special glasses to see it. Former Texas newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. jyoungcolumn@gmail.com
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Small Unit Taxing Notice The City of Mountain City will hold a meeting at 7:00 p.m. on September 20, 2017 at City Hall, 101 Mountain City Drive, Mountain City, TX 78610 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2017. The proposed tax rate is $0.1230 per $100 of value, which is the same rate as last year. The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in the City of Mountain City by 5.67% and increase the City’s total tax levy by an estimated $4,261 for the tax year.
PUBLIC NOTICE Brief Explanatory Statements of Proposed Constitutional Amendments Special Election, November 7, 2017 Proposition Number 1 (HJR 21) HJR 21 proposes a constitutional amendment that would permit the Texas legislature to expand the circumstances under which a partially disabled veteran or their spouse may qualify for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the veteran’s residence homestead. Currently, the Texas legislature may provide that a partially disabled veteran or their spouse is entitled to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of the disabled veteran’s residence homestead only if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization at no cost to the veteran. The amendment would allow the Texas legislature to provide that the exemption also may be taken when the residence homestead was donated, sold, or transferred to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead. The amendment also harmonizes certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution.”
cap on fees associated with a home equity loan, lower the cap from 3% to 2% of the original principal amount of the extension of credit, and specify that such fees are in addition to any bona fide discount points used to buy down the interest rate. The amendment would further specify the list of authorized lenders to make home equity loans, change the threshold for an advance of a home equity line of credit, allow agricultural property owners to acquire home equity loans, and update technical terminology in the Texas Constitution. The amendment would be effective on January 1, 2018, and applicable only to a home equity loan made or refinanced on or after that date.
court that is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute to notify the attorney general of that challenge, if the party raising the challenge notifies the court that the party is challenging the constitutionality of such statute. Additionally, the amendment would allow the Texas legislature to set a period of not more than 45 days following the notification to the attorney general that the court must wait before rendering a judgment that a state statute is unconstitutional.
The proposed amendment would appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to establish a lower amount for expenses that can be charged to a borrower and removing certain financing expense limitations for a home equity loan, establishing certain authorized lenders to make a home equity loan, changing certain options for the refinancing of home equity loans, changing the threshold for an advance of a home equity line of credit, and allowing home equity loans on agricultural homesteads.”
The proposed amendment would appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market Proposition Number 5 value of the residence home(HJR 100) stead of the surviving spouse of HJR 100 proposes a constitution- a first responder who is killed al amendment to provide a more or fatally injured in the line of detailed definition of “profes- duty.” sional sports team” for purposes of their charitable foundations, Proposition Number 7 which the Texas legislature may (HJR 37) permit to hold charitable raffles. HJR 37 proposes a constitutional The amendment also deletes a amendment that would allow the requirement that an eligible pro- Texas legislature to make an exfessional sports team charitable ception to the law regarding the foundation permitted by the Tex- award of certain prizes. Currently, as legislature to hold charitable the Texas Constitution requires raffles had to be in existence on the Texas legislature to pass laws January 1, 2016. prohibiting lotteries, raffles, and other programs where the award The proposed amendment will of gifts is based on luck or chance. appear on the ballot as follows: The proposed amendment would “The constitutional amend- make an exception to this general ment on professional sports rule to allow the Texas legislature team charitable foundations to authorize credit unions and conducting charitable raffles.” other financial institutions to institute programs which, in order to Proposition Number 6 encourage savings, would award (SJR 1) prizes based on luck or chance to SJR 1 proposes a constitution- the credit union’s or financial inal amendment that would allow stitution’s customers. the Texas legislature by general law to provide that a surviving The proposed amendment would spouse of a first responder who appear on the ballot as follows: is killed or fatally injured in the “The constitutional amendment line of duty is entitled to receive relating to legislative authorian exemption from ad valorem ty to permit credit unions and taxation from all or part of the other financial institutions to market value on the surviving award prizes by lot to promote spouse’s residence homestead, savings.” as long as the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death Published by Texas Secretary of of the first responder. It would State Rolando B. Pablos, www. also allow the Texas legislature VoteTexas.gov, 1/800-252-VOTE to provide that the surviving (8683).
Proposition Number 3 (SJR 34) SJR 34 proposes a constitutional amendment that would prevent certain office holders from serving indefinitely beyond the expiration of their term. Office holders who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate and receive no salary would only be able to serve until the last day of the first regular session of the Texas legislature that begins after their term expires.
The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment limiting the service of cerProposition Number 2 tain officeholders appointed by (SJR 60) the governor and confirmed by SJR 60 proposes a constitutional the senate after the expiration amendment to require that cer- of the person’s term of office.” tain conditions be met for the refinancing of a home equity loan Proposition Number 4 to be secured by a voluntary lien (SJR 6) on a homestead. The amendment SJR 6 proposes a constitutional also would: redefine what is ex- amendment that would allow the cluded in the calculation of the Texas legislature to require any
Notice of Vote on Tax Rate Hays County Emergency Services District No. 9 conducted public meetings on its proposed budget and tax rate on July 12, 2017, and August 9, 2017.
The Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on the tax rate at a public meeting to be held on September 13, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Kyle Fire Station located at 210 W Moore St. Kyle, Texas.
The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.”
spouse, who qualifies and receives the exemption and then qualifies a different property as the surviving spouse’s residence homestead, receive an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the different homestead in an amount equal to the dollar amount of the exemption of the first homestead for which the exemption was received in the last year in which the surviving spouse received the exemption for that first homestead. Like the initial exemption, this benefit will only remain available if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the first responder. The proposed amendment would apply only to ad valorem taxes imposed for a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
Notice of Tax Revenue Increase The Plum Creek Conservation District conducted public hearings on September 5, 2017 and September 12, 2017 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the Plum Creek Conservation District from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 7.906977 percent. The total tax revenue raised last year at last year's tax rate of 0.023000 for each $100 of taxable value was $898,550.39. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of 0.023200 for each $100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $940,100.27. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of 0.023200 for each $100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $988,039.71. The Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 19, 2017 at PCCD Office Building, 1101 W. San Antonio St., Lockhart, TX 78644 at 1:00 PM
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Lobos outlast Rebs in six hour tennis duel BY MARK CISNEROS
When the dust finally settled in a competitive match against the Hays Rebels Sept. 8, the Lehman Lobos emerged with the team’s fourth straight win in a row. Lehman did so by besting Hays 10-7 in a match
that took nearly six hours to complete. Lehman’s three point win was the narrowest final margin between the two teams in over four years. The Lobos got off to a hot start early on, winning five of their seven doubles matches, including all three girls doubles
matches. In girls doubles, freshman Mady Mireles, who played in the top spot alongside senior Alex Rivera, knocked off Hays’ Makenzie Sutaris and Sarah Mendiola in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1. After winning a decisive first set, the Lobo
girls doubles team of senior Raven Hamilton and junior Ana Heysquierdo dropped the second set before closing out 10-3 in a super-tiebreaker in the third set. The freshman girls doubles team of Izzy Carrera and BB Thomsen notched a win in straight
sets 6-3, 7-5. The turning point of the match took place when the mixed-doubles team of senior Nathan Rangel and junior Sofia Gonzalez rallied from a 5-1 deficit to take the first set 7-5. They persevered through a second set tiebreaker loss to win a
third set super-tiebreaker 10-8. Seniors Diego De La Fuente, Alex Rivera and Raven Hamilton all earned singles wins before the Rebels came roaring back with wins of their own. Rebels Billon
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A Georgetown Eagles defender grabs the jersey of Hays Rebel junior Nate Tate (8) as he speeds down the sideline Sept. 7.
Eagles swipe win from Hays 35-28 BY MOSES LEOS III
Just when it seemed the Hays Rebels were going to pull a victory from the jaws of defeat Sept. 7, the Georgetown Eagles swiped the glory instead. Two late fourth quarter touchdowns scored in less than two minutes ushered the Eagles to a come-from-behind
35-28 win over Hays in a thrilling non-district affair at Birkelbach Stadium. Hays struggled at times to halt the combination of Georgetown senior quarterback Cooper Bell and senior wide receiver Caden Leggett. Bell went 21 of 33 for 341 yards and five total touchdowns, while
Leggett finished with 238 receiving yards on eight receptions and three scores. Georgetown’s duo hooked up on two separate occasions in the first half, the latter of which was a 29-yard second quarter touchdown pass that came on a 4th and 22 play. Georgetown held a 14-3 lead with roughly
ten minutes left before halftime. Faced with a deficit, Hays’ defense responded by grounding Georgetown’s offense over the next 14-plus minutes of play. Pressure from Hays’ defensive front and linebacking crew halted Bell’s productivity. In the defensive backfield, the team “just started play-
ing a little better in the back end,” Rebel head coach Neal LaHue said. “We were covering people and not letting the guy go down the field wide open,” LaHue said. “We made some adjustments there and played better.” The Rebel offense
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Lobos fall to McCallum 55-17 in home opener BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI The Lehman Lobos (0-2) suffered a 55-17 loss Friday due in part to a strong performance from the McCallum Knights (2-0). Things looked promising for the Lobos early on when junior defensive back C.J. Scott recovered a fumble within the first two minutes of the game. But Lobos were unable to score off the early turnover as the offense struggled to move the ball. On the other side, the McCallum offense executed consistently in the first half. Knights senior quarterback Maxwell Perez scored three rushing touchdowns in the game. Senior running back Alex Julian ran the ball 15 times for 159 yards behind a strong McCallum offensive line. Perez also added a pair of passing touchdowns in the second quarter, with a 25-yard touchdown pass going to junior running back Deron Gage. “McCallum is a good football team, hats off to them,” Lehman head coach Josh Kirkland said. “They’ve got great running backs and a good offensive line. We knew
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Lehman Lobos sophomore running back Diego Romero (7) loses his helmet as he attempts to escape a tackle from McCallum Knights JB Faught (10) and Jacob Greenberg (5) before the play was blown dead Sept. 8 at Shelton Stadium.
that coming in and they showed that when we got out here.” The lone bright spot for the Lehman offense in the first half was a 31yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Diego Romero in the second quarter. Romero, who only played three quarters in the game, ended up with 45 yards
rushing on 14 carries. “We had a couple big plays running the football, but overall we didn’t consistently run the ball well,” Kirkland stated. The second half closely mirrored both teams’ first half performances. McCallum efficiently ran its offense while the Lobos struggled to consistently move the
ball. The Lobo passing game showed potential when junior quarterback Daniel O’Neal connected on multiple passes to freshman wide receiver Bryant Lewis and senior tight end Justin Edwards. O’Neal threw for 134 passing yards on 16 completions; Edwards caught four receptions for 32 yards, Lewis fin-
ished with 3 catches for 37 yards. For the Knights, Perez finished the game with 225 yards passing and 4 touchdowns, pushing the quarterback to 7 total touchdowns. McCallum senior wide receiver Mason Bryant caught three passes for 121 yards and 3 touchdowns. A nice surprise arrived for the Lobos in the fourth quarter when senior running back Kaleb Priestly came in to replace Romero. “I think we found a little (running) back in him (Priestly),” Kirkland said. “We tried him some this week and threw him out there and the kid did well. I’m proud of him. He kept fighting. That’s what we are trying to sell to these kids.” Priestly carried the ball 8 times for 84 yards, including a 53 yard touchdown run with a few minutes left in the game. Kirkland looks for Lehman to work on tackling and consistently running the ball before next week’s game against Austin Akins (1-1). “It’s just time to go back to work.” said Kirkland.
After seeing a nine game win streak end to Cibolo Steele last week, the Hays Rebels volleyball team rebounded in a big way Friday to close its nondistrict schedule. Thirteen kills from junior Catherine Croft made the difference as Hays blasted the Bowie Bulldogs 25-14, 28-26, 25-22 Sept. 8. With the win, Hays closes its nondistrict record with a 19-9 mark, with the team having won 10 of its last 11 matches. Helping Croft was sophomore Ryann Torres and senior Kaitlyn Krafka, who each contributed six kills apiece in the match. Freshman Madelyn Krafka finished with five kills. Two Rebels finished in double digits in assists Friday. Torres led the way with 24 assists and junior Sierra Dittmar finished with ten assists on the night. Success was also found at the serving line as the Rebels amassed nine aces and only six serving errors in the match. On the defensive side, five players finished with ten or more digs, with Croft securing 19 digs and Krafka finishing with 17. Dittmar had 12 digs, while Torres and junior Kayla Tello both finished with 11. Hays hosts Vandegrift Friday at 5:30 p.m., and then will host the rival Lehman Lobos on Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Vipers clench Lobos in 3 BY MOSES LEOS III Roughly an hour was needed for the Vandegrift Vipers to overpower the Lehman Lobos in a 25-8, 25-5, 25-14 win Tuesday at the Lobo Den. Vandegrift (30-5, 1-1 in district play) utilized its height and skill advantage to power past the Lobos, who were unable to halt the combination of Viper sophomore Annie Stadhaus and senior Ryan Palmeri. Stadhaus finished with a game high nine kills, while Palmeri finished with eight kills. Viper Delaney Dilfer finished with 20 assists. On the opposite end, hitting and passing errors
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Smithart, Cory Estrada and siblings Phillip and Abby Butler each scored wins in their singles matches. The Lobos scored the team’s 9th win of the day when Mireles knocked off her opponent 6-3, 6-4. Lehman led Hays 9-7 with three matches left. Lobo junior Benu Liburd and Rebel Thomas
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Farrell were engaged in a furious match that featured aggressive play from both sides. Liburd trailed early, but came roaring back to win the first set 7-5. Farrell rallied to take the second set 6-3. With the team win on the line, temperatures dipping into the 60s and the clock already past 10
p.m., Liburd closed out the match with a 10-5 super-tiebreaker third set win to end the match. With the win, Lehman improves to 3-2 on the year and 1-0 in district play. The Lobos travel to Bastrop Thursday. Hays travels to play in a dual match against Leander and Vista Ridge on Sept. 17.
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Vandegrift imposed its will by jumping out to a commanding 13-1 lead in the second set. All but one of Lehman's five points in the second set came via Viper errors. Lehman rallied back early in the third set,
anchored by the play of Sarah O'Neal, Hannah Starnes and Faith Diersche. The Lobos held a slim 8-6 lead in the third set, but a Vandegrift 13-1 run put the set out of reach.
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found its groove in the second quarter and rallied to tie the game 14-14 at halftime. Hays snagged the lead for the first time via a 23-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Xavier Martinez to senior wide receiver Gentry Brawith. After Georgetown responded with a touchdown to start the fourth quarter, Martinez found Brawith for a 32-yard strike, giving Hays a 28-21 lead with 3:50 left in the game. LaHue lauded Martinez, who he said was a “steady kid” with a great arm and who took care of the football. Hays’ game plan was to play three quarterbacks in the game, but he stuck with Martinez based on the climate of the game. A strong Georgetown defensive front forced the Rebels to throw the ball more often than in their first contest. Hays’ rushing attack was limited to only 135 yards. Georgetown, however, didn’t back down and fought right back. It began the climb by retying the game via a 53-yard touchdown pass from Bell to Leggett, who caught the ball with only one hand. The Eagles became beneficiaries of a Rebel miscue on the ensuing kickoff. A short kick fell between two Rebel players and was then recovered by Georgetown deep in Rebel territory. LaHue said miscommunication led to the miscue, even though the team worked on fielding short kickoffs in practice. “You just feel for kids
“Even though in a loss, hopefully we gained some confidence that we can play with anyone ... But we have to get over the hump and win one of these.” –Neal LaHue, Rebel coach
when that happens,” LaHue said. “The guy made a hell of a kick, it got in between two people and it was just a lack of communications. We have to do a better job of coaching at that point.” Bell took advantage of the short field and ran in a four-yard go-ahead touchdown run with less than two minutes left in the game. Hays sought for a lastminute response, but
a potential game-tying drive ended in an interception. Despite the close loss, LaHue said his team might have gathered a needed moral victory as they prepare for a grueling eight-week stretch. “Even though in a loss, hopefully we gained some confidence that we can play with anyone,” LaHue said. “But we have to get over the hump and win one of these.”
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Harvey causes $830K in damages to HCISD BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY More than $830,000 in damage to seven campuses was the impact Hurricane Harvey had on Hays CISD. During an Aug. 31 emergency meeting, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to cover $836,120.62 in damages dealt to schools in the district after the storm event. Four of the district’s elementary schools, Ralph Pfluger, Science Hall, Blanco Vista and Camino Real, accumulated water
inside the exterior walls, according to district officials. Chapa, Simon and McCormick middle schools all had gym floor damage after water seeped under the doors. The emergency meeting was called for Friday, Aug. 25, in order for the board to properly assess the damage and initiate repairs. Concerns from board members regarding the damage focused on several factors, including the need for the repairs in the first place, as most of the damaged schools
had been constructed fairly recently. “Most of these campuses are new and water is seeping in through brick and sheetrock,” said Trustee Vanessa Petrea. “I wonder if we’re having the same issue at other campuses.” According to Hays CISD officials, the architect, engineer and builder were called in order to confirm that the damage had not occurred due to a construction error. Board members also shared safety concerns for children who suffer from asthma during the repairs, as sheet rock
would have to be torn down in order to remove the wet insulation. Carter Scherff, Hays CISD Chief Operations Officer, confirmed that the only issue people would notice was the absence of sheet rock. If allowed, the district would file an insurance claim in order to cover the costs of the damage. However, if for some reason the insurance would not cover the repairs, the damage would be covered by the district’s fund balance, which is an individual account.
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Many campuses across the Hays CISD experienced damage from Hurricane Harvey like in the photo above.
Bus service to stop for some HCISD students BY MARIA GARDNER
Bus service could be ending in January for students living within two miles of several Hays CISD campuses as the district updates its hazardous routes list. The update, which was approved at the Aug. 31 board of trustee meeting, would affect an estimated 1,470 students who live within two miles of Fuentes Elementary, Barton and Wallace Middle School and both of the district’s high schools. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said those students wouldn’t be eligible for bus service as new sidewalks are planned for FM 2770, FM 150 and Rebel Road, and Goforth Road.
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Several groups of Hays CISD students walk along FM 2770 heading south after classes were dismissed Monday. Concerns were raised by several trustees over students walking along the heavily trafficked highway.
Members of the Lehman High Naval Junior ROTC spent hours last weekend helping local resident Nigel Hornsby rebuild his dream of building a home in the Central Texas area. Hornsby and his wife, Jackie, who had moved from South Africa, spent months building the frame and trusses of the home before winds from Hurricane Harvey blew the structure down. Enter Lehman’s NJROTC, which took to helping rebuild the blown down structure. Fifteen cadets assisted in helping restart the building process.
Hays Speech/Debate earns third place Sweepstakes award The Hays Speech and Debate team brought home third place Sweepstakes from its first Texas Forensic Association (TFA) qualifying tournament of the 2017-18 season this weekend in La Vernia. The tournament hosted 39 schools and had nearly 600 competitors. Hays students excelled in every field in which they competed, advancing students to finals in most events. Individual standings are as follows. PHOTO BY GREG GILLENWATERS
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With the installation of sidewalks expected to be complete by the end of the fall semester, those routes would no longer be deemed as “hazardous” under the Texas Education Code (TEC), Savoy said. Crossing guards will be on hand at the campuses to assist students. Under the TEC, districts can receive up to 10 percent of additional funding for bus service for students who live within two miles of a campus on routes categorized as hazardous. “Anything under two miles, we do not get reimbursed from the state. Our board policy says that we will not operate any routes that we do not get state money from,” said Carter Scherff, Hays CISD chief operations officer, at an Aug. 21 board meeting. Scherff said with the elimination of some bus routes, the district would have less than 10 percent of funding allocated to
hazardous routes, which puts them in compliance with the state. However, a handful of parents voiced concerns at the August 31 board meeting about students walking to school without supervision. Esperanza Orozco, District 5 board trustee, said residents of the Plum Creek subdivision are concerned about sidewalks that flood in heavy rains. Scherff said he’s requested a meeting with Kyle’s city engineer to discuss possible solutions for sidewalks that are prone to flooding. Students who use FM 2770 near Kohler’s Crossing as their route will have to be trained on the safest place to cross, Scherff said. Scherff said he would request school resource officers (SROs) be posted in the morning near Kohler’s Crossing to ensure students’ safety.
Board trustees said it was important the district communicate any potential changes to parents and the community at-large. The district plans to notify affected parents in the coming weeks and again near the end of the semester in December. Savoy said this was a hard decision for the district and encourages people to voice their concern to officials at board meetings. Some board trustees expressed concerns about the shortage in crossing guards and whether a change in pay could help to attract people to the position. Vanessa Petrea, Hays CISD at-large trustee, said parents would need to get involved in filling gaps usually filled by crossing guards. “It’s going to take the whole community kind of getting together to make it work,” Petrea said.
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Hays County celebrates Pride 2017 A message of unity, but also support was the theme for those who participated in the annual San Marcos Pride Festival and parade, which took place Saturday in downtown San Marcos. The parade and festival was meant to unify in a positive way against violence and discrimination towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and ally people, according to the Pride Festival website. See more photos from the event online at HaysFreepress. com. Just follow the Photos link. PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY STUCKEY
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Buda nonprofit mentoring program seeks new home BY SAMANTHA SMITH
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eaching life lessons isn’t new territory for Buda resident TJ Greaney. As the founder of the Kids Outdoor Zone (KOZ), a Budabased 501c3 nonprofit, Greaney helps guide fatherless boys with lessons learned through the world of the outdoors. But Greaney and members of KOZ are learning perseverance as they seek a new base of operations. The Fellowship Church, which had hosted the nonprofit mentoring program, will bid Buda farewell soon. Now Greaney and others aim to find an alternative site in order to keep guiding Buda youth. KOZ of Buda has been operating as a 501c3 nonprofit organization since 2009. Greaney said the goal of the organization “is to create an outdoor ministry that provides kids with mentors and direction.” Greaney said KOZ primarily helps fatherless boys between the ages of 8 and 18 connect with older men in local churches who act as mentors. The men not only teach boys outdoors skills, but life lessons to help them be more Godly adults. “It’s kind of like a big brother program run through local churches where we teach the boys skills in archery, first aid, hunting, fishing and survival skills,” Greaney said. Greaney said he has always had a passion
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Above: A participant of Kids Outdoor Zone takes aim during an archery workshop. Below: mentor and mentee bond during a Kids Outdoor Zone event.
for mentoring young boys. He saw a real need for male mentors once he saw a decrease in male volunteers in mentoring programs across the country. Greaney, a past president of Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association, and the current host of The Outdoor Zone Radio Network, said it occurred to him one day to write down all his ideas and techniques for mentoring and share them with other Christian men. As a result, Greaney created a six-and-a-half hour mentor-training program and manual to help teach men how to be mentors. The only requirement to be a mentor is support from a local church. Individual churches that support a men-
tor are required to complete background checks before anyone is allowed to participate. KOZ performs its own background checks on mentors for events,
camps and outings. “The other groups are all hosted by local churches who do their own background checks just like they do anyone who is in contact with
kids in Sunday School classes or church trips,” Greaney said. “We provide the curriculum and training on how to use it. The churches operate independently.” Greaney said even though KOZ could be sustained in its own church space, the program was designed to train mentors and have them operate out of their own churches. “Really what we need is a piece of property that we can move our ministry to where we can do these activities with these boys, so we don’t lose the continuity we have gained,” Greaney said. Therein lies the struggle for Greaney and the KOZ. The organization had planned to house operations at a proposed church site near Carpenter Hill Elementary. The site had been the brainchild of leaders from the Fellowship Church and Real Life Church. However, a change in direction from Real Life led to the abandonment of those plans. The KOZ program is looking for a church in the Buda area, where the boys and their mentors can go and enjoy outdoor activities in a central location. Currently, the KOZ program meets at Bowie High in Austin, but Greaney said they are very interested in the Vertical Church, because it’s a “vibrant, community oriented church.” “Kids need to get outside, fatherless boys need male mentors,” Greaney said. “That’s what KOZ does.”
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OBITUARIES WEDGWORTH David Leroy Wedgworth died peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Kyle, Texas at the age of 73. David, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-greatgrandfather is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marian Yvonne Wedgworth, daughter Tamby G. Payne (Wedgworth), sons Wesley Alan Wedgworth, Aaron Michael Wedgworth and Jeremy Joshua Wedgworth, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-greatgranddaughters. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Robert Harold Wedgworth and John Wesley Wedgworth. David Leroy Wedgworth was born on May 7, 1944 in Pomona, California to Lois Ellen and John Lamar Wedgworth. He graduated from The United States Air Force Bootcamp and advanced training in 1965 and he dutifully served until his honorable discharge in 1971. He
married Marian Yvonne Wedgworth on May 7, 1966, and remained adoringly faithful and admirably in love with her until his dying breath. Dave started working for Freightliner Truck Manufacturing company at the Chino, California plant and in 1980 transferred to the Portland Oregon location and retired as a supervisor in the electric shop after 40 years with the company. David was accomplished at woodworking and thoroughly enjoyed making gifts for his family. He endearingly loved all his children and grandchildren and is most remembered for his patience and infectious laugh. Dave was an active and dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served two wonderful missions in Beaumont, Texas and parts of Australia. Funeral service was performed and attended by family and friends on September 9, 2017.
WRANITZKY Mollie Virginia Neuse Wranitzky, age 93 and loved by so many, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 2, 2017. She had enjoyed great friends at Orchard Park Assisted Living in Kyle in the past 8 months. Although her health had declined in recent weeks due to complications of a fall, her passing leaves those who loved and knew her in a state of sadness. Mollie Neuse was born Jan. 28, 1924 in Kyle to Helen Thiele and Henry Neuse, the 2nd of 5 children. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in San Marcos. Her Lord and Savior were real and precious and guided her in living her life. She attended Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas and taught school during World War II. At age 21, she married Benjamin
Rudolph Wranitzky on October 28, 1942 and had three daughters, Debbie, Nancy, and Susie. She was a devoted wife and mother, active in the church, PTA, Garden Club, 4-H Club and Home Demonstration Club. She loved playing tennis, reading, playing “42”, and was an accomplished artist. Mollie loved sports, but even more loved her family. At age 70, she was baptized in Immanuel Baptist Church where she made many friends and was active in the Lord’s work. She wrote in her memoirs that she hoped family and friends would remember the Golden Rule and Ten Commandments. She was a kind, radiant personality which made her a role model for many. The Memorial Service celebrating Mollie’s life will be at 11 a.m., on Sept. 23, 2017 at Immanuel Baptist Church located at 4000 East FM 150, Kyle, Texas. Memorials welcome to the charity of one’s choosing.
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Continued from pg. 1C On the other hand, Plan for a little afternoon when I am planting up shade to carry them flower pots, 6 packs and through 4” pots are both great sizes Another super-fragrant to use because they allow border option is sweet me to be creative in the alyssum. This heirloom shapes and sizes of the cool-season annual has pots I stuff full of winter tiny white or purple color. Use blooms that your imagiyou can smell Some of nation when from across the choosing (There’s the easiest yard. planters for also a yellow annual color. one I haven’t winter I love to take tried yet.) old enamWith a little annuals elware and water they will galvanized bloom all to grow washtubs winter and into are oldand fill them early summer full of violas possibly fashioned and of all colors. re-seed for Some of next year. Johnny the easiest If you’re winter annulooking for a Jump-Ups, als to grow little color in are old-fashaka violas. your leaves, ioned Johnny consider plantJump-Ups, ing ornamenaka violas. These miniatal cabbage, bright lights ture pansies are beautiSwiss chard and dusty ful in mass and come in miller. All of these annuals a wide variety of color and biennials will hold combinations, from the their color through the traditional purple/yellow winter and can be a nice blend to solid oranges and textural addition to the whites. Well established blooming annuals. violas can last well into They will grow vegetaMay and June before suctively during the winter cumbing to the heat. and will bolt (flower and Their larger countergo to seed) the followparts, pansies, have also ing spring. Swiss chard, been grown for generaa biennial, planted in the tions and have been the spring will survive until subject of many needlethe following year as it is point pillows and still-life the cold that triggers its paintings throughout the seed production. years. These friendly-faced Lastly, here are a few flowers are also available other bloomers to considin a wide array colors and er planting now. Although blends and make a nice not a true annual, cyclawinter border in front of men are grown as such evergreen shrubs. here because they cannot Dianthus, or pinks, are (and will not) survive our so named for the ragged heat. outside edge of their flowPlanted in mass, they ers – as if they were cut out bloom beautiful shades with pinking shears. These of red, pink and white short, border annuals can all winter long and can last several years under be planted in a pot for a the right conditions and creative Christmas table will bloom all winter and centerpiece, and then even into the summer if brought outside to enjoy the heat isn’t too extreme. for the rest of the winter
on your porch. Snapdragons, while not very colorful over the winter, will thrive come early spring if planted now. These tall stately annuals come in many pastel shades and are a favorite of any kid who has ever seen the ‘dragon’ mouth snap open on the flowers. I have had several that have even re-seeded and returned over several years that were planted in after-
noon shade and so could survive some summer heat. Happy gardening everyone!
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retired at the early age of 44 to write a survival manual for other women based upon her experiences. One memorable morning she sat down at her kitchen table to make two lists on a yellow legal pad. The first were the good things she had seen in the business world, and the second were everything that, to put it charitably, could be improved. Looking over the lists, it suddenly dawned on Mary Kay that she had created a feasible plan for a “dream company” staffed mainly by working women with families. “Why am I theorizing about a ‘dream company’?” she asked herself. “Why don’t I just start one?” Besides a plan, Mary Kay also needed a product. She found that in the skin softener she had been buying for years from the daughter of a hide tanner. Turning the tanner’s secret formula
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Mary Kay’s three marriages ended are murky at best. Several versions suggest both parties agreed to the parting, but one has her husband running off with another woman upon his return to civilian life in the late 1930s. The single mother stuck with door-to-door sales but switched from encyclopedias to housewares and cleaning supplies with Stanley Home Products. However, in spite of her remarkable record, she was denied the recognition, raises and promotions that were rightfully hers all because of her gender. The term “glass ceiling” had yet to be coined, but Mary Kay bumped her head on it again and again at Stanley and later at World Gift, where she moved in 1952. Fed up with the repeat offense of men she had trained being promoted over her at double the salary, she called it quits in 1962 and
best-sellers. Her autobiography sold more than a million copies and Mary Kay On People Management became required reading in the Harvard Business School.
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turned to her mother for advice. “You can do it, Mary Kay,” the woman would say, encouraging words that her daughter would always live by. Mary Kay graduated from a Houston high school in 1934, a month after her sixteenth birthday. She scraped together enough cash to attend a few classes at the University of Houston before dropping out the next year to get married. Mary Kay was barely out of her teens and the mother of three, when her husband joined the army. One day she found her calling quite by accident, when a doorto-door salesman made her a tempting offer. If she could sell ten sets of encyclopedias, he would give her a set for free. The company’s top producers were expected to sell ten sets in three months. Mary Kay accomplished that feat in a day and a half! Working part-time while her kids were in school, she sold $25,000 worth of encyclopedias in just six months. The circumstances under which the first of
into a line of skin-care products, she rented a small store-front in Dallas and opened her doors in September 1963. Rather than resort to the high-pressure tactics so common with directsales of that day, Mary Kay and her “consultants” let their products sell themselves. The result was sales of $34,000 in a mere three and a half months and $200,000 that initial year. By the end of the second year, sales had soared to $800,000 with an army of 3,000 consultants. A big believer in the power of incentives, Mary Kay rewarded her outstanding consultants with diamond bee pins, lavish vacations and ultimately the pink Cadillacs that were an eye-catching sight on Dallas freeways. After Mary Kay took the company public in 1968, she grew increasingly disenchanted with having to answer to the shareholders. Their insistence that she cease her “silly and frivolous” practice of giving away pink luxury cars proved to be the last straw and led to Mary Kay buying back her company in 1985. Prior to her passing on Thanksgiving Day 2001, the most successful businesswoman of the post-WWII generation found time to write three
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tarting with her life savings of five thousand dollars, her grown son and nine employees called “consultants,” Mary Kay Ash opened her first cosmetics store in Dallas on Sept. 13, 1963. Don’t bother looking for the birthplace of the famous cosmetics queen on any map or even in the Texas Almanac. The small community of Hot Wells disappeared decades ago but not before leaving behind a heck of a story. While drilling for oil in northwest Harris County in 1904, wildcatters lost their bit down the deep hole. They never found the expensive cutting tool but did discover the artesian well that kept the Houston Hot Well Sanitarium open for half a century. It was in the town that sprang up around this “hot springs” resort that Mary Kathlyn Wagner was born in 1918. Her childhood was challenging, to say the least. With her mother waiting tables 14 hours a day to support the family, the young girl had to clean, cook and care for her sickly father, who had tuberculosis. Mary Kay did all that and went to school like any other youngster her age. Whenever it got to be too much, she
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On Oct. 5, join the Dripping Springs Friends Foundation hosts its 24th annual BBQ fundraiser at Pecan Grove, formerly known as the Salt Lick Pavillion. The event, which will go from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., will have guests participate in a silent and live auction, as well as enjoy the music of the Hot Texas Swing Band. The fundraiser helps provide servics to the community and seniors in the greater Dripping Springs area. All monies raised go to help support the Friends Foundation's programs. Those include Our Daily Bread, which is a hot meal delivery program for the homebound, as well as Phillips Lifeline medic alert devices. The fundraiser also assists lowincome seniors with financial assistance, as well as fund special events at Hill Country Care and its residents.
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Fajita Fiesta 2017
On Sept. 29 and 30, Buda City Park will host the fourth annual Fajita Fiesta. Fajita Fiesta is a free event that offers something for all ages. Fiesta goers will experience the blending of foods, music and cultures. This year’s events will include cookoffs, live music, a jalapeno eating contest, chihuahua beauty contest and more. If you are interested in being a cook-off contestant or a vendor contact (512) 295-9999 or info@ budachamber.com. See budachambertx. com/fajita-fiesta for more information and schedules.
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This second annual event will be held in downtown San Marcos on Sept. 16. The parade will take place downtown from 10 a.m. to noon, and will feature floats, music, pictures with mermaids and more. After the parade comes the Mermaid Festival, held at San Marcos Plaza Park. This event will offer environmental and conservation presentations, a local art market and a variety of hands-on artinspired workshops for all ages. See mermaidsocietysmtx. com for more.
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quite the envy of humans on Monday as we went first to Dr. Bob Rosebrock’s and then to Central Texas Vet Hospital. What fun it would be to get pushed around in such style. The estimated costs for surgery came out lower than expected with a higher than expected prognosis, making easy a big decision. By late afternoon on Monday, the disc between C2 and C3 in KissMe’s neck was removed with expectation that he’ll return home in about three days and soon be back to patrolling the backyard and visiting with everyone he encounters on walks. KissMe filled our Monday, and Water Utility Details filled the Monday
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evening monthly City Council Meeting. (NOTE: The council meeting changed from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. when the meeting notice posted online and on the message boards.) The council approved a Water Utility Budget. The council authorized the issuance of combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, Series 2017, and authorized the sale thereof, and enacted provisions incident and related to the issuance of the certificates. The council approved a new Water Utility Ordinance. And, the council approved a Water Utility Operator contract. The dream of many
aldermen and mayors through the years is coming true. Next month we will have “city water” rather than “Mountain City Oaks Water System” water. Same water. New name and ownership. A nightmare occasionally comes real when bees attack humans using lawn equipment. This happens, according to a beekeeper on NextDoor.com, when those loud, vibrating equipment runs near the bees and they feel like their home is being threatened. They act defensively. The solution is moving the bees, which keeps the valuable pollinators busy. Should you need bees removed, post on the Austin Swarm List: austin-
honeybee-network@ googlegroups.com. There are lots of beekeepers on that list. Many will remove bees for free. NOTE: This looks like a saveable tidbit. I’ll make note inside the cover of our Mountain City directory. If you did not save the new date for the 2017 Fire & Ice (with ice cream and salsa competition), it’s Saturday, Oct. 28 at Mountain City’s corner. National Night Out is Tuesday, Oct. 3, 6-8 p.m., on Beth and Everett Smith’s lawn. Today is always a good day to send a tidbit to ptom5678@gmail.com (subject: TIDBIT) or 512 268 5678. Thanks! Love to you, Pauline
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Property tax rate decreases approved as water rates rise in Buda, Kyle BY SAMANTHA SMITH AND TIMOTHY STUCKEY
Slight decreases in the ad valorem tax rate are what Buda and Kyle city leaders approved when adopting the Fiscal Year 2018 budgets earlier this month. In Buda, the property tax rate will go down by 31 thousandths of a cent. With the average home value increasing by roughly $13,000 in 2017, the proposed new rate is expected to bring in an additional $5.7 million revenue. While the property tax rate will decrease, the city has plans to increase the water rate by six percent and increase the wastewater rate by three percent. Afterward, Buda officials will consider increasing the water
and wastewater rates by an additional five percent in fiscal years 2019 and 2020. The city could increase water rates by five percent in FY 2021 and 2022, while wastewater rates could increase by 10 percent and 2 percent, respectively, in those two years. With rapid growth happening in the city, Buda aims to create 13 full-time and one part-time position using the general, wastewater and economic development funds. Buda’s FY 18 budget is expected to be roughly $92 million. A total of $29,000 will be allocated to several area nonprofit organizations, including CASA of Central Texas, the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center and the Onion Creek Senior Citizens.
Buda has set aside $400,000 to add a splash pad with restrooms and a pavilion at Summer Pointe Park. Meanwhile in Kyle, roughly $36.8 million of the city’s $75.5 million budget will go toward capital improvement project (CIP) spending in FY 2018. City leaders also brought down the city’s property tax rate to .5416, which is a decrease of three hundreths of a cent. The city had, however, a 12.8 percent increase in property tax valuations in 2017. Kyle has $15 million earmarked for expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The funds, which will come as a 2019 contractual obligation (CO) bond with a 30-year note, could call for a 15
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Total budget: $75,542,631 Tax rate: 0.5416 per $100 valuation (0.5748 in 2016)
to 20 percent wastewater rate increase. According to estimates, Kyle residents could see a $5.50 to $7.00 monthly increase in wastewater rates in 2019.
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new state law is forcing municipalities to enact ordinances regulating cellular companies use of public right-of-ways to install network nodes. During a special called Aug. 29 meeting, the Buda City Council unanimously voted to restrict network nodes from certain public area right-of-ways, such as the Historic and Design districts in the city. John Nett, Buda city engineer, said network nodes look like a small grey box, or node, affixed to a pole or another existing structure, such as a light pole or a building. The node works much like a city’s automated meter reading and allows cell phone companies to communicate with each other. The ordinance was in direct response to Senate Bill 1004, authored by State Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-Dallas) during the regular legislative session. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 1004 in June; the law officially went into effect Sept. 1. Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the law allows cellular companies to install these network nodes along new or existing city infrastructure, regardless of whether a city has passed an ordinance governing them. Buda’s ordinance gives the city more control over certain areas. The ordinance was passed two days before the law went into effect, allowing it to be grandfathered in. “They can’t put them on decorative light poles,” Ruge said. “They have to pass engineering standards, but if they do, then we have to let them do it.” Buda City Engineer John Nett said the law was designed to promote the rollout of 5G-cell phone service. It would allow cellular users to access their home thermostat or sprinkler system from their mobile devices via the broadband network. Had the city council not passed the ordinance, cellular providers could put the network nodes up anywhere
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PAY OFF MORTGAGE Jim and Joan have a 30-year mortgage. If one of them dies well before that mortgage is paid off, could the other one afford to keep making payments to remain in the house with the children? It might be quite difficult – many families absolutely need two incomes to pay a mortgage, along with all the other costs of living. At the very least, the death of either Jim or Joan would likely put an enormous financial strain on the surviving spouse. But with the proceeds of a life insurance policy, the survivor could continue making the house payments – or possibly even pay the mortgage off completely, depending on the size of the policy and other financial considerations.
“(SB 1004) would have been better as localized bills for outlying areas, instead of a blanket approach which causes aesthetic pollution in well connected urban areas.”
EDUCATE CHILDREN Higher education is important to Jim and Joan, and they’d like to see both of their young children eventually go to college. Of course, college is expensive: For the 2016-17 school year, the average cost (tuition, fees, room and board) was about $20,000 for in-state students at public universities and more than $45,000 for private schools, according to the College Board. And these costs are likely to continue climbing. Jim and Joan have started putting money away in a tax-advantaged 529 savings plan, but if something were to happen to one of them, the surviving spouse might be hard pressed to continue these savings at the same level – or at any level. But the proceeds of a life insurance death benefit could be enough to fund some, or perhaps all, of the college costs for Jim and Joan’s children.
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they wanted without regard to historic or residential districts, Ruge said. He added that many cities in Texas are already suing the state, claiming the new law is unconstitutional by allowing private, for-profit entities to make money off of public land. Ruge said he understands why the law is needed, claiming that rural areas with limited network connections present an issue to cell users connectivity. However, Ruge said it’s an unneeded measure in urban Buda. “It (SB 1004) would have been better as localized bills for outlying areas, instead of a blanket approach which causes aesthetic pollution in well connected urban areas,” Ruge said. Ruge said the city of Kyle passed its ordinance restricting cellular companies, using the new law to spread network nodes to all corners of the map a week before Buda did. Many cities are fighting the new law and subsequent city ordinances because it is costing them money in attorney hours to compose ordinance wording, Ruge said. Buda residents could start seeing companies installing the network nodes by the end of September.
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The City of Creedmoor will hold a public hearing at 7:15p.m., September 21,2017 at 12513 FM 1625, Creedmoor, Texas to consider adopting a tax rate for tax year 2017. The proposed tax rate is $0.3800 per $100 valuation. There is no tax increase purposed.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the TX Property Code, A&D Storage, located at 3280 Hwy 150 East, Kyle, TX 78640 will hold a public auction to satisfy a self storage lien. Sale will be held September 29, 2017 at 11:00 am at the storage facility. Property will be sold by the unit to the highest bidder for cash. Seller and auctioneer reserve the right to remove property from sale. Property includes contents of spaces for the following tenants: #5 Brooke Heard, #20 Taj Kawaja, #27 and #39 Koltan Kelley, #34 Crystal Rodriguez, #47 Blake Kistler, #58 Eloisa Agustus, #77 Mirror Mirror, #79 Jason Peters, #82 Brian Finck, # 87 Anercia Trejo. Auctioneer S. Fullenwider #17099 aceauctioncompany. com
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Alliance Regional Water Authority (Alliance Water), a political subdivision of the State of Texas created by the enactment of a statute (Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 11010), will conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed routing of its Phase 1A Pipeline project through the Whispering Hollow Homeowners Association
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be mailed to: Graham Moore, Executive Director, Alliance Regional Water Authority, 630 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666 by Monday, September 25, 2017.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE
An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 52.50 acres of property located at along Grand Summit Blvd., Dripping Springs, TX 78620. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking number: SUB-862
PUBLIC NOTICE
By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, September 19th at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider: Replat of Lot 19, Oakridge Park, Section 5 at Kinnicinik.
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To: The unknown heirs of Patti Jeanne Row, and to all unknown owners, heirs, or claimants in the land described herein, Defendant(s) 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 Monday next following the expiration for forty-two days after you were served this citation, the same being 16th day of October, 2017 a default judgment may
be taken against you. You are hereby commanded to appear and answer before the 22nd District Court, Hays County, Texas, at San Marcos then and there to answer the plaintiff’s original petition seeking a judicial judgment of foreclosure filed in said Court on 5th day of April, 2017 and said suit being numbered 17-0760 on the docket of said Court, wherein Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC is the Plaintiff and David R. Whiddon; The Unknown Heirs of Patti Jeanne Rowe is the Defendant. The nature of said suit is as follows: to enforce the note on the property located at 416 Capistrano Drive, San Marcos, Texas 78666, and legally described as Lot 7, Block “L”, El Camino Real, Phase 1, Section 3B, a subdivision in the City of San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, according to the map or plat recorded in Volume 17, pages 84-86, plat records of Hays County, Texas. 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 28th day of August, 2017. Requested by: Jonathan Williams Marinosci Law Group PC 14643 Dalls Pkwy, Suite 750 Dallas, TX 75254 972-331-2304 Beverly Crumbly Hays County District Clerk 712 Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 2211 San Marcos, Texas 78666 By Charlotte Ladd, Deputy
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Hays CISD Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) In the 2017-2018 school year, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District will use a portion of the federal funds it receives under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for participation by private school children with disabilities in the District’s special education services. Children with disabilities who are 5 years old and older or eligible to attend a public school kindergarten program when the new school year begins, may be entitled to be considered for participation in the District’s special education services if they attend a private elementary or secondary school located in the District, regardless of the child's residence. The children in private schools who are eligible to be considered for participation in the District’s special education services are those who meet the following criteria: • Evaluated by a public school district, or the public school district has accepted a private evaluation; • Determined by an Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee (ARD Committee) to have a disability covered by IDEA and need special education and related services;* • Parent has chosen to voluntarily enroll the child in a private elementary or secondary school, including a religious school or home school; and • The private elementary or secondary school is located in the District. We appreciate your assistance in helping the District accurately count the number of children with disabilities attending a private school located in the District and determine the special education and related services appropriate for them. Please feel free to call Margarita Limon-Ordonez at Hays CISD Special Education Office at 512.268.8250 ext. 45951 if you have questions regarding your student who attends private school in our district. In order to be considered for this school year, please contact Margarita Limon-Ordonez by September 22, 2017. *Disabilities covered by IDEA include autism, auditory impairment including deafness, deaf/blindness, emotional disturbance, learning disability, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, speech impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment including blindness, and noncategorical early childhood disability (3–5 years old).
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Park on the corner of FM1626 and Old Black Colony Road. The public hearing will be before the Alliance Water Board on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the San Marcos Activity Center located at 501 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, Texas 78666. The purpose of the proposed project is to install a new subsurface potable water pipeline that will serve as a connection between the City of Kyle and City of Buda water systems to allow potable water to be delivered to Buda. This public hearing is being held in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code. Chapter 26 provides that a public entity such as Alliance Water can approve a project that requires the use of parkland only if its governing body finds, after a public hearing, that there is no feasible and prudent alternative, and that all reasonable planning has been performed to minimize harm to the parkland. Persons interested in attending the hearing who have special communications or accommodation needs are encouraged to contact the Alliance Water Executive Director, Graham Moore, at (512) 294-3214 at least seven days prior to the hearing. Since the public hearing will be conducted in English, any requests for language or other special communication needs should be made at least seven days prior to the public hearing. Alliance Water will make every reasonable effort to accommodate these needs. Persons will be allowed to speak at the hearing. Written statements will also be accepted at the hearing or can
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Hays CISD la Ley de Educación de Individuos con Discapacidades (IDEA) En el año escolar 2017-2018, el Distrito Escolar Independiente Consolidado de Hays (Hays CISD) usará una parte de los fondos federales que recibe bajo la Ley de Educación de Individuos con Discapacidades (IDEA) para la participación de niños con discapacidades en los servicios de educación especial del Distrito. Los niños con discapacidades de 5 años de edad o mayores o elegibles para asistir a un programa de temprano de infancia de la escuela pública cuando comience el nuevo año escolar pueden tener derecho a ser considerados para participar en los servicios de educación especial del Distrito si asisten a una escuela primaria o secundaria privada ubicada en el Distrito, independientemente de la residencia del niño. Los niños en escuelas privadas que son elegibles para ser considerados para participar en los servicios de educación especial del Distrito son aquellos que cumplen con los siguientes criterios: • Evaluado por un distrito escolar público, o el distrito escolar público ha aceptado una evaluación privada; • Determinado por un Comité de Admisión, Revisión y Despedida (Comité ARD) que tiene una discapacidad cubierta por IDEA y que necesita educación especial y servicios relacionados; * • El padre ha escogido voluntariamente matricular al niño en una escuela primaria o secundaria privada, incluyendo una escuela religiosa o una escuela en casa; y • La escuela primaria o secundaria privada está ubicada en el Distrito. Agradecemos su ayuda para ayudar al Distrito a contar con precisión el número de niños con discapacidades que asisten a una escuela privada ubicada en el Distrito y determinar la educación especial y servicios relacionados apropiados para ellos. Por favor llame a Margarita Limon-Ordonez en la Oficina de Educación Especial de Hays CISD al 512.268.8250 ext. 45951 si tiene preguntas sobre su estudiante que asiste a una escuela privada en nuestro distrito. Para ser considerada para este año escolar, por favor comuníquese con Margarita Limon-Ordonez antes del 22 de septiembre de 2017. * Las discapacidades cubiertas por IDEA incluyen autismo, impedimento auditivo incluyendo sordera, sordo / ceguera, alteración emocional, discapacidad de aprendizaje, discapacidad intelectual, discapacidades múltiples, impedimentos ortopédicos, otros impedimentos de la salud, impedimentos del habla, lesión cerebral traumática, impedimentos visuales incluyendo ceguera y falta de categoría discapacidad en la primera infancia (3-5 años de edad).
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Public Notices ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDDERS
Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd., hereafter called OWNER, is requesting sealed written Bids for providing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals, complete and ready for intended use, and for performing all Work required for the following Project: STONEFIELD SECTION 12 Located at: Buda, Hays County, Texas. The Work consists of a water, wastewater, and drainage improvements per the construction plans. Bid Documents may be secured from the office of the Engineer, Cunningham Allen, Inc. 3103 Bee Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin TX 78746, on their FTP site. They can be obtained via email at tdial@cunninghamallen.com. Sealed Bids will be received at Cunningham
Allen, Inc. 3103 Bee Cave Road, Suite 202, Austin TX 78746. ALL BIDS ARE DUE 5 minutes PRIOR TO Public Bid Opening at 2:00 pm (Austin time) September 22, 2017. ALL Pre Qualification packages ARE DUE at the Pre Bid Conference. ALL BIDS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION. The time recorded by Cunningham Allen, Inc. upon receipt of the Bid, is the time of record. All CONTRACTORS and SUBCONTRACTORS must be registered to do business in the State of Texas prior to submission of a Bid. Prime Contractors are responsible for ensuring that their Subcontractors are registered in the State of Texas. All Bids shall be accompanied by an acceptable Bid Bond
executed on forms furnished by OWNER in an amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid, as specified in Section C-200, Instructions To Bidders. Performance and payment bonds when required shall be executed on forms furnished by OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Amount by a solvent corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas, and shall meet any other requirements established by law or by OWNER pursuant to applicable law. Minimum insurance requirements are specified in the General Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Minimum wage rates, unless otherwise specified in the General Conditions and Supplementary Conditions, shall be in accordance with the regulations established
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