October 13, 2021 Hays Free Press

OCTOBER 13, 2021 CANDIDATE Q&A

PUMPKIN FACTS

Kyle and Buda city council candidates give answers to pertinent questions.

A few things you didn’t know you wanted to know about pumpkins.

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Nonprofit group offers training for growing trade skills demand

BY SAHAR CHMAIS As the need for skilled production technicians grows, a nonprofit group is trying to fill the void.

Predictions estimate 15,000 skilled production employees will be needed over the next two years, according to Texas Workforce Solutions.

Free Certified Production Technician (CPT) training is available in Central Texas to those who want to learn the trade through Skillpoint Alliance, a nonprofit organization.

Classes last for six weeks, with an 82% employment rate, according to Skillpoint Alliance Executive Director Kevin Brackmeyer.

Central Texas has been a growing hub for manufacturing companies, such as Tesla, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Applied Materials and Athena Manufacturing.

These companies are creating a growing need for skilled employees, Brackmeyer said.

Tesla has posted about 315 job openings, which include positions for CPT employees.

But these are not the only businesses a CPT can go into after graduation; this training teaches a variety of skills that can be used across different types of manufacturing companies, Brackmeyer said.

Students can learn how to use a 3D printer to create tools. They also work with CNC milling machines, work on soldering and use Virtual Reality for trial and error in a company.

CPTs can expect a pay range of about $20 an hour at an entry level job, but many companies offer over time and opportunities for advancement, Brackmeyer told the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch.

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Three women vie for same Buda seat

BY SAHAR CHMAIS

Three women are in the race to win the AtLarge Position 3 in Buda, and while they come from different backgrounds, they agreed on many points during a recent forum.

Buda’s candidate forum, presented by the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC), made way for residents to get to know their candidates and their goals for the city. They were asked about businesses,

Emily Jones

Virginia Jurika

growth and thoughts on the upcoming Buda bond.

“The Buda Area Cham-

LaVonia Horne-Williams

ber of Commerce takes our role in providing this forum as a public service helping citizens to be

informed of their future city leaders,” said John Hatch, BACC chair.

“After listening to these candidates, it is unfortunate only one can be elected. The city of Buda will be in good hands regardless of who wins the race. As all three candidates are women, we are guaranteed to have more diversity on the council.”

Although the candidates gave some unique answers while also supporting each other’s perspectives, the Hays Free Press chose two

questions to highlight the contenders.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO RUN FOR AN AT-LARGE POSITION, AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO BRING ALL PARTS OF BUDA TOGETHER? LaVonia Horne-Williams: The biggest part about this position is understanding that it will represent the city of Buda as a whole.

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Rampant card skimmer theft in Hays County

BY SAHAR CHMAIS

Happy Birthday, Kyle!

PHOTO BY SAHAR CHMAIS

Hundreds of Kyle residents turned out for the city’s birthday parade Saturday. City officials, local school and community athletic teams, musical groups and others participated in the downtown event.

Empty Bowls annual fundraiser turns Grab & Go this year Helping Hands, located in Dripping Springs, provided more than 230,000 pounds of food for families in 2020.

BY MEGAN WEHRING DRIPPING SPRINGS — For more than 20 years, the city of Dripping Springs and Helping Hands have partnered to feed hundreds through the Empty Bowls Project Fundraiser.

“We are very proud of the work we do,” said Lindy Orr, president of the Helping Hands volunteer board.

“Our event brings our community together for fun and fellowship, but ultimately, to help our neighbors.”

This year’s event will look different. Participants will still select a handcrafted bowl with a $25 donation but due to the pandemic, they will be given pre-packaged

soup in a to-go container.

Helping Hands, located in Dripping Springs, provided more than 230,000 pounds of food for families in 2020. With about $60,000 in annual donations, the Empty Bowls event provides more than half of the annual operating budget for Helping Hands, which is approximately $120,000.

“We also provided $70,000 in financial aid [last year],” said June Baumoel, co-chair of the Dripping Springs Empty Bowls Project. “The

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financial aid is intended to help people get back on their feet. You can imagine during COVID, we have had a lot of people who lost their homes, need money for rent and utilities. That number has risen greatly in the last 18 months.”

As a volunteer for the last five years, Orr has witnessed how Helping Hands has served as a lifeline for many in the Dripping Springs community.

“I have seen the expression of relief and happiness when families receive school sup-

plies at the beginning of a school year,” Orr said. “The contentment each week of receiving groceries that will help tide their families needs for the days to come. …

The list goes on. All of these are made possible by our incredibly giving community throughout the year and our main fundraiser, Empty Bowls Project.”

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, locals are invited to the Dripping Springs Ranch Park and Event Center to enjoy their meal in an open-air room and listen to live music.

For more information about the Empty Bowls event, please visit https://www.drippingspringsemptybowls. org/.

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Many Hays County residents have reported credit card information theft in gas stations across the county to the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch.

Some residents even reported having their information stolen on multiple occasions. As it has become a common issue for residents, what can be done to fix it?

Many of the incidents were recent, according to the reports, with thefts at Poco Loco, Shell, Q-Way, Stripes, 7-11, Texaco and more. But much of the action falls into the hands of the consumer to fix or avoid the issue.

The Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch reached out to several gas stations across the county for input about the situation.

Q-Way said they have a new pump, which was installed about one year ago after hearing complaints from customers during that time frame.

They have not heard new complaints since, said Mike Momin, manager.

Customers may not be complaining to the gas station, but there was one resident who said her information was recently stolen after going to Q-Way. Another resident said the only place she used her credit card a few weeks ago was at Texaco on Windy Hill in Kyle, and she also fell victim to skimmer theft. At that same gas station, one customer said the owner is well aware of the issue, but “if you bring it up to him, he gets mad and argues with you.”

The Texaco gas station owner has not responded to calls. A cashier at the Texaco gas station said after updating their machines approximately five months ago, she has not

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CANDIDATE FOR BUDA CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3

HAVING VISION PROBLEMS? IT COULD BE CATARACTS

Buda council candidate Jurika is a successful immigrant story Virginia Jurika arrived in America in 1996 from her native Chile and in three years completed her B.A. in English at Florida International University while also working full time for a telecom company to pay for her education. She went on to the University of Pennsylvania for a master’s degree in Organizational Dynamics while also working full time at the Wharton School.

At graduation, forgoing high offers from the corporate world, Virginia followed her heart, joining the Peace Corps for $200/month. Sent to the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, she

pioneered early programs for women’s rights, health, and education, living in isolated areas in often stark conditions.

That was the launching of a career in humanitarian aid that indeed began in Chile as an International Red Cross high school volunteer escorting inner-city children from poor neighborhoods in the capital of Santiago to summer camps. For two weeks, each of the children had their very own bed with clean sheets, three meals a day and countless activities they had never enjoyed before.

The impact of that early experience has since guided Virginia as she worked in Iraq, Uzbekistan, South Sudan, most recently in Venezuela with Doctors Without Borders, managing international aid programs and projects

in difficult times, places, and circumstances and even war zones with skills in HR, budgeting, research, planning, collaboration, diplomacy, analysis and execution.

Her people skills work across boundaries that are not only geographic but human in nature, and with a background in organizational dynamics she is adept at analyzing situations from an involved but independent perspective that allows for opinions from all quarters. This has meant gathering input, assembling differing viewpoints, possibly dealing with finite resources while getting everyone pulling in the same direction for the benefit of the community.

Virginia also holds a Certificate in Project Management from the University of Texas,

CANDIDATE FOR BUDA CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3

Local business woman Jones runs for Buda council 24 years of construction and development experience and a family commitment; all to benefit Buda.

I’ve lived here for quite a few years and have spent my lifetime in this part of Texas. Like many of you, I have children in our Buda schools and family that lives down the street or over yonder.

For me, it’s about 20 or more of us in total, not to mention at least 2 family businesses that are operated from our Budaful little town. We work and we play here and I’ve watched our city grow by leaps and bounds.

I’ve seen the excitement in some residents’

eyes as a new restaurant or shiny new school opened up. I’ve also heard the rumbles and groans as we all sat in that new school’s traffic together hoping that Commissioner Mark Jones would keep the light green long enough for us to make it through and get our kids to school on time.

Growth can be exciting; when we get a new bigger house for our growing family, access to new parklands we didn’t have before or a new restaurant for date night. But growth can come with growing pains, especially if it affects our way of life.

I’ve watched and experienced the growth, listened to the growing pains and heard the questions and complaints.

And I thought: I can answer those questions; I can help our City and

our residents! Because that’s what I’ve done for more than 24 years. I’ve been in the developer’s shoes. I’ve built those apartments and houses.

I’ve negotiated with cities for variances. I’ve been on that side of the table. I understand how it works.

Now I’m on this side of the table with the rest of Buda. I’m the Vice Chair of the Buda Planning and Zoning Commission. And I can do even more working for Buda from the City Council.

I want to make sure our residents are heard and understood and advocate for their voices. And I want to make sure they hear back from those that represent them and have a clear understanding of what we are all working on together.

This is our Buda. Let’s make it flourish together.

Get to know your candidates The Hays Free Press asked all our Buda and Kyle city council candidates the following questions. Here’s what they had to say.

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CANDIDATE FOR CITY OF KYLE, DISTRICT 5 Q. Do you consider yourself to be leftbrained or rightbrained?

A. Really depends. As a builder I have to use lots of mathematics, facts, and logic...

there are many times I Q. They say consistency have to be very visual is key. What is and artistic. No one something you’re aspect of my life would adamantly consistent put me into either with in your life? category of thinking.

A. First and foremost I have an Associates important is being in Music, while I have a Father. Giving my nearly completed my children a structured Bachelors in Criminal and consistent Psychology. Both have enviroment to learn very different thinking and thrive in. Secondly processes.

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Austin. A Buda resident since 2009, member of the Lions Club, YMCA, Buda Chamber of Commerce, Buda Planning & Zoning Commission, Buda Police Foundation, Saint Elizabeth’s Church, and volunteer school crossing guard. Semi-retired, bi-lingual, and able to work full time for Buda’s citizens without compromises, nor beholden to any bureaucratic or corporate interest, no hidden agenda, not working for a business depending on unbridled development or contracts with the city of Buda. To hear more about Virginia’s priorities for Buda, contact fortheloveofbuda@gmail.com.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Board policy requires the district administration to create at least two starting-point maps for consideration by the citizen committee We encourage everyone who has an opinion to reach out to the committee by using the special ‘Zone Talk’ button...”

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EDITORIAL

It’s the owner’s choice, not yours Texas Governor Greg Abbott is very proud of the state’s laissez-faire attitude when it comes to business.

‘Hands off and get to work’ seems to be his idea about what businesses need to thrive. And that is true, to some extent. Small private business owners need the freedom to make choices that works best. They know their own market, and they know their own employees.

After all, the very definition of laissez-faire, as far as economics, is the absence of government interference in the workings of the free market.

But the governor on Monday did just the opposite when he issued an executive order banning all state entities from enforcing vaccine mandates.

The mandates were put in effect by President Joe Biden, who required that federal workers, large employers and health care staff require their employees to be vaccinated in an attept to stem the latest surge in COVID-19 and its variants.

There are several problems with Abbott’s orders.

First, federal law – and executive orders – trump state orders. So, until there is a lawsuit against Biden’s orders, they would probably stand.

Second, is that Abbott is banning even private employers from enforcing any kind of mandates against anyone in the state who objects “for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.”

Whoa, Nellie. You just stepped into the front door of a lot of small businesses, telling us what we can’t do.

Governor, are you saying that I

cannot mandate that everyone in my office be vaccinated against measles? Against polio? What about the Tdap which includes protection against whooping cough?

Hmmm ... if the governor no longer wants the Td vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria), then he is welcome to rub against some barbed wire fences around here and prove to us that a tetanus shot is no longer needed. Ever heard of lockjaw? Yeah, it’s real and it comes from cuts and wounds that become contaminated with, wait for it ... the tetanus bacteria.

If employers can require employees to get shots, to take a bath so that they don’t smell, to wear shoes and appropriate clothing, to keep hair pulled back and covered when working around whirling machinery, then why, oh why, can employers not require employees who they pay to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

The executive order says that no entity in Texas can enforce the mandates.

Excuse me, Governor Abbott.

Until you start paying the bills around here, until you make sure that payroll is covered, until you start paying property taxes for private businesses, then you have no right to step through my front door and make such a statement.

I don’t want to be paying for employees who get incredibly sick with the COVID virus.

I don’t want to be on the hook for their pay if they end up in the hospital because they were not vaccinated.

The COVID vaccine will not stop you from getting sick, but it sure as hell helps you not end up in the hospital.

Governor, check out the stats sent out by your own department of health regarding how well vaccines work.

And stay out of my business.

The pandemic, time, and not letting moments go SARASOTA, Fla. — The Lyft driver pulled up to the curb at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport early in the afternoon on a late September day. I’d only been standing there for a couple of minutes, and my shirt already clung to me in the Florida heat. I threw my bags in ahead of me, and piled into the backseat, where I was hit by an arctic blast of air conditioning.

“What brings you here?”

Will, my driver, asked. He was a wiry, well-tanned man, probably somewhere in his 70s. And like every ride-share driver, he was chatty. Really chatty. But after nine hours of travel that had started at 4 a.m. that morning, several hours of masked confinement on a pair of flights, and one seemingly interminable layover, I didn’t really mind.

I was down there to visit my mother, who’s lived alone in Sarasota for the past decade since my father died. It was my visit since before the start of the pandemic. You always figure there’s going to be plenty of time, until there isn’t. It was a trip that was equal parts vacation, long overdue catch-up, and a tag-up with the roots I never knew I’d planted in southwestern Florida.

The reunion was all that you might have expected it to be. Hugs. Laughter. Some tears. And because I’m Ital-

There were a new pair of traffic circles along Main Street, a surviving piece of Old Florida, dotted with restaurants, boutiques and

by John book stores. More than a Micek few were new since my last trip. Some storefronts were ian on my mother’s side — dark and empty, victims of don’t let the Slavic surname the pandemic-mandated fool you, I consider myself shutdowns last year. But more Italian than anything even at 2 p.m. on a weekelse — plenty of food, and day, the street hummed no small amount of wine. with life. I pulled into a Now well into her 80s, my parking space and paid at a mom’s as sharp as ever. kiosk — also new — and left And she can still talk the a couple hours with some legs off of a donkey. I’m not books under my arm. sure which one of us finally The day before I left, I called time. But I’m almost drove out of downtown, certain it was me. across the John Ringling Conversations with Causeway, which stretches people into their ninth deover a sparkling expanse cade are, necessarily, more of Sarasota Bay, and into retrospective than they are St. Armands Key, a plush prospective. Yes, she asked neighborhood of wildly about work. Yes, she asked expensive shops, restauabout my wife and daughrants of varying degrees of ter. But we talked more affordability, and implausiabout our shared topogrably large homes. phy: parenthood, her childSt. Armands was the first hood and young adulthood, neighborhood I visited with my childhood and young my Dad when he and my adulthood. Much of it was mom moved down from gauzy and nostalgic. But Connecticut. It was my first behind it all, there was the Christmas with palm trees. sense that there was a clock We swam in the Gulf, and ticking, inexorably. had lunch and beers at a In the afternoons, with now-shuttered local bar. An the Florida skies threatenhour later, I was planted at ing, and often delivering, the bar at one restaurant on rain before breaking into where we’d always had a lemonade yellow sun that Cuban sandwiches. The inflicted a sunburn that memories came fast and slowly mellowed to a tan, furious. The years were blur.

I took long drives around The sandwiches were every Sarasota. bit as good as I remem-

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bered.

Before I left, I walked up to the beach one more time. I left my sneakers on the sand and ventured out into the bathtub warm waters of the Gulf, the waves churned up by the recent heavy weather, slapped at the bottom of my shorts. This tag up with family, and the reminder of my ties to this very strange state, reminded me that, if there has been one good to come from the pandemic, it’s that it’s reinforced the importance of not wasting a moment, of maximizing every second with the people you love, because you don’t know how long you’re going to have them.

I walked deeper into the surf. The ocean water soaking me now. I didn’t care.

“What brings you here?”

Will, the Lyft driver, had asked me six days earlier.

It’s the pressing question we’re all called to answer.

Standing in the Gulf, the sun warm on my back, wrapped in memories and family. I had all the answer I needed.

Don’t let the moments go.

An award-winning political journalist, John L. Micek is Editor-in-Chief of The Pennsylvania Capital-Star in Harrisburg, Pa. jmicek@ penncapital-star.com

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Hays student charged after bringing airsoft gun to school

BY SAHAR CHMAIS A Hays High School student went to campus last week with an airsoft gun in his backpack, and was overheard stating that he was planning on using it at school.

Students who heard the conversation alerted adults on campus. An administrator found the airgun, a replica toy gun used in airsoft sports, that can shoot plastic or resin round balls that look like ‘BBs.’ The student is a juvenile male, but his identity has not been released.

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is handling any

charges and the criminal case, according to Tim Savoy, Hays CISD communications director.

The student was overheard making threats regarding other students, and was arrested and charged with a 3rd degree felony due to the totality of the circumstances, according to a letter from Hays High Principal David Pierce to parents.

“Bringing a firearm, or replica, on campus and making threats is a serious offense,” Pierce wrote.

“Know that we will always take whatever action is necessary to ensure that our Hays Hawks are safe everyday.”

Kyle student avoids truck in safety incident

BY SAHAR CHMAIS

tip sheets, scenarios and activities for students An 11-year-old Wallace are available through Middle School student the National Center for was walking to her bus Missing and Exploited stop Friday morning when Children. Visit www.missshe was approached by a ingkids.org/education/ stranger, a man, driving a kidssmartz#overview. black truck.

Reporting out-of-theThe student got away, ordinary or blatantly according to the Kyle Powrong behavior to a trustlice Department. She reed adult – parent, teacher, ported the incident to an school employee or law adult, who then contacted enforcement officer – is the police. important, said Tim Savoy, Kyle Police Department Hays CISD chief commuand Hays CISD are worknication officer. ing together to investigate “We know receiving the incident. information like this can If residents know anybe very unsettling for thing about the incident, parents,” Savoy added. which occurred in the “Know, however, that we area of Arbor Knot Drive live in a community that at approximately 6:45 cares for one another and a.m., they are asked to places the highest imcontact the Kyle Police portance on safety. Every Department at 512-268school day, there is an 3232. Residents may also army of law enforcement submit information onofficers, bus drivers, parline at www.p3tips.com. ents, and others who are Hays CISD also asks of out and about on phones parents and caregivers to and radios, working to speak with their children keep our students safe about safety. Informaon their way to and from tion, including videos, school.”

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Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • October 13, 2021 NOTICE OF ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HAYS CITY OF BUDA

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TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY: TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in said City as provided in an ORDINANCE CALLING A BOND ELECTION to be held on November 2, 2021 duly passed by the City Council of said City, which ordinance is substantially as follows: WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1251 and 1331, Texas Government Code, as amended, the Texas Election Code, as amended, and other related statutes the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas (the "City") is authorized to call an election in order to submit to the voters of the City propositions regarding the issuance of general obligation bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable to call a bond election for the propositions hereinafter stated to be held on the next uniform election date of November 2, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City is contracting with Hays County (the "County") for the administration of the Election pursuant to an interlocal agreement with the County (the "Election Contract"); and WHEREAS, the County, acting through the Hays County Elections Administrator (the "Elections Administrator") in accordance with the Election Contract will provide for the administration of the Election; WHEREAS, the placement of items on the ballot for the City’s November 2, 2021 elections shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. Findings. The statements contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are true and correct and adopted as findings of fact and operative provisions hereof.

Section 2. Election Called; Polling Places; City Website. The Election shall be held in the City between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on November 2, 2021 ("Election Day"). The Election is to be conducted by the County, as provided

by Chapter 271, Texas Election Code (the "Code") and the Election Contract.

Voting for the Election on Election Day shall occur during the hours and at the designated polling places as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, which exhibit is hereby made a part hereof for all intents and purposes. Exhibit A shall be modified to include additional or different Election Day polling places required to conform to the Code and the Election Contract. The City's Internet website is: https://ci.buda. tx.us/.

Section 3. Early Voting. Early voting shall be administered by the County. Early voting by personal appearance shall begin in accordance with the Code on October 18, 2021, and conclude on October 29, 2021, and will be conducted at the Early Voting locations on the dates and at the times specified in Exhibit A attached hereto. Exhibit A shall be modified to include additional or different early voting polling places required to conform to the Election Contract and the Code.

Section 4. Election Officials. The appointment of the Presiding Election Judges, Alternate Judges, Early Voting Clerks, the Presiding Judge of the early ballot board and other election officials for the Election shall be made by the Elections Administrator in accordance with the Election Contract and the Code.

The Elections Administrator may employ other personnel necessary for the proper administration of the Election, including such part-time help as is necessary to prepare for the Election, to ensure the timely delivery of supplies during early voting and on Election Day, and for the efficient tabulation of ballots at the central counting station. The City Council of the City hereby authorizes the Mayor, the City Manager, and the City Clerk, to execute or attest on behalf of the City the Election Contract with the County.

Section 5. Voting by Mail. Applications for voting by mail for all residents of the City shall submitted by personal delivery not later than October 22, 2021, or shall be mailed to the address below and received (not postmarked) by October 22, 2021.

Applications for voting by mail shall be sent to the Early Voting Clerk as follows: Postal Mail or Personal Delivery:

Hays County Government Center 712 South Stagecoach Trail Suite 1012 San Marcos, TX 78666-6294

Additional contact information for the Early Voting Clerk is provided below: Telephone: (512) 393-7310 Email: elections@co.hays.tx.us Website: https://hayscountytx.com/ departments/elections/resources/voterregistration-and-ballot-by-mail/ Section 6. Early Voting Ballots. An Early Voting Ballot Board shall be created to process early voting results of the Election and the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board shall be designated by the Elections Administrator. The Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board shall appoint two or more additional members to constitute the Early Voting Ballot Board members and, if needed, the Signature

Verification Committee members required to efficiently process the early voting ballots.

Section 7. Qualified Voters. All qualified electors of and residing in the City, shall be entitled to vote at the election. Last day for eligible voters who are not yet registered to vote to submit their applications for registration is October 4, 2021.

Section 8. Propositions. At the Election the following PROPOSITIONS shall be submitted in accordance with law: CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSITION A "Shall the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas, be authorized to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $73,570,000 with the bonds of each such series or issues, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed thirty years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear interest at such rates, as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council, in accordance with law at the time of issuance, for the purpose of constructing, improving, extending, expanding, upgrading and/or developing transportation projects for streets, roads, bridges, and intersections, including for Old Black Colony Road, West Goforth Road, Overpass Road/FM 2001 intersection, RM 967, Austin Street, FM 2770, Main Street, China Street, Talley Loop, IH 35 to Old San Antonio Road connector, Middle Creek Drive, SH 45/Bailey EastWest corridor, and other street and road improvements, and also including related utility relocation, sidewalks, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, traffic safety and operational improvements, the purchase of any necessary rights-of-way, design costs, required equipment, drainage and other related costs; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity?"

CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSITION B "Shall the City Council of the City of Buda, Texas, be authorized to issue bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $16,090,000 with the bonds of each such series or issues, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed thirty years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear interest at such rates, as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council, in accordance with law at the time of issuance, for the purpose of constructing, improving, extending, expanding, upgrading and/ or developing City parks and recreation projects, including for Garlic Creek Trail, Eastside Park, Onion Creek Trail, Green Meadows Park/Stoneridge, City Park parking improvements, and Garison Park, and also including land acquisition, design costs, required equipment and related drainage and other related costs; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity?"

Section 9. Ballots. The official ballots for the Election shall be prepared in accordance with the Code so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid PROPOSITIONS with the ballots to contain such provisions, markings and language as required by law, and with such PROPOSITIONS to be expressed substantially as follows: CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSITION A THE ISSUANCE OF $73,570,000 BONDS

BY THE CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS, FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, BRIDGES, AND INTERSECTIONS, INCLUDING FOR OLD BLACK COLONY ROAD, WEST GOFORTH ROAD, OVERPASS ROAD/ FM 2001 INTERSECTION, RM 967, AUSTIN STREET, FM 2770, MAIN STREET, CHINA STREET, TALLEY LOOP, IH 35 TO OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD CONNECTOR, MIDDLE CREEK DRIVE, SH 45/BAILEY EAST-WEST CORRIDOR, AND OTHER STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO INCLUDING RELATED UTILITY RELOCATION, SIDEWALKS, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE PURCHASE OF ANY NECESSARY RIGHTS-OF-WAY, DESIGN COSTS, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, DRAINAGE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. FOR _____ AGAINST____ CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSITION B The issuance of $16,090,000 bonds by the CITY OF BUDA, Texas, FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING for Garlic Creek Trail, Eastside Park, Onion Creek Trail, Green Meadows Park/Stoneridge, City Park parking improvements, and Garison Park, and also

Page 5 including land acquisition, design costs, required equipment and related drainage and other related costs. Taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds will be imposed.

FOR _____ AGAINST_____ Section 10. Compliance with State and Federal Law. In all respects, the Election shall be conducted in accordance with the Code and any future proclamations of the Governor impacting the Election.

Pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act ("HAVA") and the Code, at each polling place there shall be at least one voting system that is equipped for disabled individuals, and each such voting system shall be a system that has been certified by the Texas Secretary of State as compliant with HAVA and the Code. The City hereby finds that the voting system to be used by the Elections Administrator in administering the Election is such a system, and orders that such voting equipment or other equipment certified by the Texas Secretary of State shall be used by the City in its elections.

Section 11. Debt Obligations. The following information is provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.009(b) of the Code. (a) The proposition language that will appear on the ballot is set forth in Section 9 hereof. (b) The purpose for which the bonds are to be authorized is set forth in Section 8 hereof. (c) The principal amount of the debt obligations to be authorized is set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof. (d) If the bonds are approved by the voters, the City Council will be authorized to levy annual ad valorem taxes, on all taxable property in the City, sufficient, within the limits prescribed by law, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. (e) Based upon the bond market conditions at the date of adoption of this Ordinance, the maximum interest rate for any series of the bonds is estimated to be 3.25%. Such estimate takes into account a number of factors, including the issuance schedule, maturity schedule and the expected bond ratings of the proposed bonds. Such estimated maximum interest rate is provided as a matter of information but is not a limitation on the interest rate at which the bonds, or any series thereof, may be sold. (f) If the bonds are approved, they may be issued in one or more series, to mature serially, over a period not to exceed 30 years from the date of issuance of each series of bonds. (g) The aggregate amount of the outstanding principal of the City's debt obligations secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes as of the date of this Ordinance is $92,880,000. Such amount also includes obligations which the City currently intends to pay from sources other than ad valorem taxes but that could be paid from ad valorem taxes if such other sources are not available at the time required for payment. (h) The aggregate amount of the outstanding interest of the City's debt obligations secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes as of the date of this Ordinance is $35,765,325. Such amount also includes obligations which the City currently intends to pay from sources other than ad valorem taxes but that could be paid from ad valorem taxes if such other sources are not available at the time required for payment. (i) The ad valorem debt service tax rate for the City as of the date of this Ordinance is $0.2276 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation.

The information provided in this section is solely for purposes of compliance with Section 3.009(b) of the Code and is for illustration purposes only. The information is not a part of the propositions to be voted on and does not create a contract with the voters.

Section 12. Posting and Publication Requirements. The City Clerk is authorized to give or cause to be given notices required for the election, and to take such other and further action as is required to conduct the election in compliance with the Code and City Charter; provided that, pursuant to the Election Contract, the applicable election officials of the County shall have the duty and be responsible for organizing and conducting the election in compliance with the Code; and for providing all services specified to be provided in the Election Contract. The applicable election officials of the County shall give the notices required by the Code to be given for the election not required to be given by the City under the Election Contract.

In accordance with provisions of the Code, the form of voter information documents pertaining to the propositions to be voted on at the Election is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" (the "Voter Information Documents"). A substantial copy of this Ordinance and the Voter Information Documents (each as may be modified without further City Council action in a manner that is consistent with the calling of the Election and the election notice requirements of the Code applicable to the Election, including any proclamations by the Governor) shall serve as proper notice of the election and the voter information documents required by Section 1251.052(b), Texas Government Code, respectively. The City Clerk is authorized to give or cause to be given the following to be posted and published in accordance with law: (a) A substantial copy of this Ordinance, with such omissions authorized by law, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, on the same day in each of two successive weeks with the first publication occurring not earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day or later than the fourteenth (14th) day prior to the day of the Election; (b) This Ordinance and the Voter

Information Documents shall be posted not later than the 21st day prior to the date set for the Election (i) on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings of the City Council (and also at City Hall if such bulletin board is located elsewhere) and (ii) at three other places in the City; (c) This Ordinance and the Voter Information Documents shall be posted on election day and during early voting by personal appearance, in a prominent location at each polling place; and (d) This Ordinance, the Voter Information Documents and any sample ballot prepared for the Election shall be posted during the 21 days before the election, prominently on the City's Internet website.

Each of this Ordinance and the Voter Information Documents shall be published and/or posted, as provided above, in both English and Spanish translations. All notices provided as required by this Ordinance shall be modified as necessary to take into account any future proclamations issued by the Governor impacting the Election.

AVISO DE ELECCIÓN EL ESTADO DE TEXAS CONDADO DE HAYS CIUDAD DE BUDA

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PARA LOS VOTANTES HABILITADOS, RESIDENTES DE DICHA CIUDAD: SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una elección en dicha Ciudad de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en una ORDENANZA PARA CONVOCAR UNA ELECCIÓN DE BONOS a celebrarse el 2 de noviembre de 2021, debidamente aceptada por el Consejo Municipal de dicha Ciudad, ordenanza que sustancialmente es como sigue a continuación: EN VISTA DE QUE, en virtud de las disposiciones de los Capítulos 1251 y 1331 del Código de Gobierno de Texas y sus enmiendas, el Código Electoral de Texas y sus enmiendas y otras leyes relacionadas, el Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buda, Texas (la “Ciudad”) está autorizado para convocar una elección con el fin de presentar a los votantes de la Ciudad una proposición relativa a la emisión de bonos de obligación general; y EN VISTA DE QUE el Consejo Municipal considera recomendable convocar una elección de bonos para las proposiciones descritas más adelante en la presente que se celebrará en la próxima fecha de elección uniforme del 2 de noviembre de 2021; y EN VISTA DE QUE, la Ciudad celebra un contrato con el Condado de Hays (el “Condado”) para la administración de la Elección en virtud de un convenio interlocal con el Condado (el “Contrato Electoral”); y EN VISTA DE QUE el Condado, actuando a través del Administrador de Elecciones del Condado de Hays (el “Administrador de Elecciones”) de acuerdo con el Contrato Electoral, estará a cargo de la administración de la Elección; EN VISTA DE QUE la ubicación de los elementos en la boleta de votación para dichas elecciones de la Ciudad del 2 de noviembre de 2021 debe estar en conformidad con el Código Electoral de Texas; y EN VISTA DE QUE por la presente, se halla y determina oficialmente que la asamblea en la cual esta Ordenanza fue adoptada estuvo abierta al público, y que se dio aviso público de la hora, el lugar y el propósito de la asamblea, todo según lo exige el Capítulo 551 del Código de Gobierno de Texas y sus enmiendas.

POR LO TANTO, EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS ORDENA QUE: Sección 1. Hallazgos. Las declaraciones contenidas en el preámbulo de esta Ordenanza son verdaderas y correctas y se adoptan como determinaciones de hechos y como disposiciones operativas de la presente.

Sección 2. Convocación de la Elección; lugares de votación; Sitio web de la Ciudad.

La Elección se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad en el horario de 7:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m. el 2 de noviembre de 2021 (el “Día de Elección”). La Elección será realizada por el Condado, de acuerdo con el Capítulo 271 del Código Electoral de Texas (el “Código”) y el Contrato Electoral. La votación en la Elección el Día de Elección se llevará a cabo en los horarios y lugares de votación designados que se establecen en el Anexo A adjunto a este documento, el cual, por la presente, se incorpora para toda intención y propósito. El Anexo A será modificado para incluir lugares de votación adicionales o diferentes para el Día de Elección requeridos para cumplir con el Código y el Contrato Electoral. El sitio web por internet de la Ciudad es: https://ci.buda.tx.us/.

Sección 3. Votación anticipada. La votación anticipada será administrada por el Condado. La votación anticipada en persona comenzará de acuerdo con la el Código el 18 de octubre de 2021 y terminará el 29 de octubre de 2021, y se llevará a cabo en los lugares de Votación Anticipada en las fechas y horarios especificados en el Anexo A adjunto a este documento. El Anexo A será modificado para incluir lugares de votación adicionales o diferentes para la elección anticipada requeridos para cumplir con el Contrato Electoral y el Código.

Sección 4. Funcionarios Electorales.

La designación de los Jueces Electorales Presidentes, Jueces Alternos, Oficiales de Votación Anticipada, el Juez Presidente del consejo de boletas de votación anticipada y demás funcionarios electorales de la Elección la hará el Administrador de Elecciones de acuerdo con el Contrato Electoral y el Código. El Administrador de Elecciones puede emplear otro personal necesario para la administración adecuada de la Elección, lo que incluye la ayuda de medio tiempo que sea necesaria para preparar la Elección, para asegurar la entrega puntual de suministros durante la votación anticipada y el Día de Elección, y Continued on next two pages

Page 6 para la tabulación eficiente de las boletas de votación en la estación central de conteo.

Por la presente, el Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad autoriza al Alcalde, al Administrador de la Ciudad y al Secretario de la Ciudad, a firmar o atestiguar en nombre de la Ciudad el Contrato Electoral con el Condado.

Sección 5. Votación por correo. Las solicitudes de votación por correo para todos los residentes de la Ciudad deben entregarse en persona a más tardar el 22 de octubre de 2021 o deben ser enviadas por correo postal a la siguiente dirección y ser recibidas (no mataselladas) para el 22 de octubre de 2021.

Las solicitudes para votar por correo deberán enviarse al Oficial de Votación Anticipada de la siguiente manera: Correo postal Hays County o Entrega en Government Center persona: 712 South Stagecoach Trail Suite 1012 San Marcos, TX 78666-6294 A continuación se provee información de contacto adicional del Oficial de Votación Anticipada: Teléfono: (512) 393-7310 Correo electrónico: elections@co.hays.tx.us Sitio web:https://hayscountytx.com/ departments/elections/resources/voterregistration-and-ballot-by-mail/ Sección 6. Boletas de votación anticipada.

Se creará un Consejo de Boletas de Votación Anticipada para procesar los resultados de la votación anticipada de la Elección, y el Administrador de Elecciones designará al Juez Presidente de dicho Consejo. El Juez Presidente del Consejo de Boletas de Votación Anticipada nombrará a dos o más miembros adicionales para formar el Consejo de Boletas de Votación Anticipada y, de ser necesario, a los miembros del Comité de verificación de firmas requeridos para procesar de forma eficiente las boletas de votación anticipada.

Sección 7. Votantes habilitados. Todos los votantes habilitados y residentes en la Ciudad tendrán derecho a votar en la elección. El último día para que los votantes habilitados aún no registrados para votar presenten sus solicitudes de registro es el 4 de octubre de 2021.

Sección 8. Proposiciones. En la elección se presentarán las siguientes PROPOSICIONES de acuerdo con la ley: ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN A DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS “¿Se deberá autorizar al Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buda, Texas a emitir los bonos de la Ciudad, en una o más series o emisiones, por la cantidad total de capital de $73,570,000 con los bonos de cada una de dichas series o emisiones, respectivamente, para vencer por serie sin exceder los treinta años a partir de su fecha, y para ser vendidos a ciertos precios y devengar interés a ciertas tasas, según lo determinará a su criterio el Consejo Municipal, en conformidad con la ley al momento de emisión, para el propósito de construir, mejorar, extender, ampliar, actualizar y/o desarrollar proyectos de transporte para calles, caminos, puentes e intersecciones, incluso para Old Black Colony Road, West Goforth Road, la intersección de Overpass Road/FM 2001, RM 967, Austin Street, FM 2770, Main Street, China Street, Talley Loop, IH 35 hasta el conector Old San Antonio Road, Middle Creek Drive, el corredor de SH 45/ Bailey East-West y otras mejoras a calles y caminos y también se incluye la reubicación de servicios públicos, aceras, mejoras peatonales y para bicicletas, mejoras de seguridad vial y operativas, la compra de cualquier derecho de paso necesario, costos de diseño, equipo requerido, drenaje y otros costos relacionados; y se deberá autorizar al Consejo Municipal a imponer y hacer tasar y recaudar, impuestos anuales ad valorem sobre toda propiedad gravable en la Ciudad en una cantidad suficiente para pagar el interés anual sobre dichos bonos y proveer un fondo de amortización para pagar los bonos conforme venzan?”

ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN B DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS “¿Se deberá autorizar al Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buda, Texas a emitir los bonos de la Ciudad, en una o más series o emisiones, por la cantidad total de capital de $16,090,000 con los bonos de cada una de dichas series o emisiones, respectivamente, para vencer por serie sin exceder los treinta años a partir de su fecha, y para ser vendidos a ciertos precios y devengar interés a ciertas tasas, según lo determinará a su criterio el Consejo Municipal, en conformidad con la ley al momento de emisión, para el propósito de construir, mejorar, extender, ampliar, actualizar y/o desarrollar proyectos de parques y recreación de la Ciudad, incluso para la senda de Garlic Creek, el parque Eastside, la senda de Onion Creek, el parque de Green Meadows/Stoneridge, mejoras de estacionamiento en parques municipales y el parque Garison, y también se incluye la adquisición de terrenos, los costos de diseño, equipos requeridos y drenaje relacionado y otros costos relacionados; y se deberá autorizar al Consejo Municipal a imponer y hacer tasar y recaudar, impuestos anuales ad valorem sobre toda propiedad gravable en la Ciudad en una cantidad suficiente para pagar el interés anual sobre dichos bonos y proveer un fondo de amortización para pagar los bonos conforme venzan?”

Sección 9. Boletas de votación. Las boletas de votación oficiales para la Elección se prepararán en conformidad con el Código de manera que se permita a los electores votar “A FAVOR” o “EN CONTRA” de las PROPOSICIONES antedichas, y de manera que contengan dichas disposiciones, marcas y lenguaje de acuerdo con lo que

exige la ley, y con dichas PROPOSICIONES expresadas básicamente de la siguiente manera: ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN A DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS LA EMISIÓN DE $73,570,000 EN BONOS POR LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS, PARA PROYECTOS DE TRANSPORTE PARA CALLES, CAMINOS, PUENTES E INTERSECCIONES QUE INCLUYEN PARA OLD BLACK COLONY ROAD, WEST GOFORTH ROAD, LA INTERSECCIÓN DE OVERPASS ROAD/ FM 2001, RM 967, AUSTIN STREET, FM 2770, MAIN STREET, CHINA STREET, TALLEY LOOP, IH 35 HASTA EL CONECTOR OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD, MIDDLE CREEK DRIVE, EL CORREDOR DE SH 45/BAILEY EASTWEST Y OTRAS MEJORAS A CALLES Y CAMINOS Y TAMBIéN SE INCLUYE LA REUBICACIÓN DE SERVICIOS PúBLICOS, ACERAS, MEJORAS PEATONALES Y PARA BICICELTAS, MEJORAS DE SEGURIDAD VIAL Y OPERATIVAS, LA COMPRA DE CUALQUIER DERECHO DE PASO NECESARIO, COSTOS DE DISEñO, EQUIPO REQUERIDO, DRENAJE Y OTROS COSTOS RELACIONADOS. SE IMPONDRáN IMPUESTOS SUFICIENTES PARA PAGAR EL CAPITAL E INTERéS SOBRE LOS BONOS. A FAVOR ______ EN CONTRA ______ ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE, BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN B DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS LA EMISIÓN DE $16,090,000 EN BONOS POR LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS, PARA PROYECTOS DE PARQUES Y RECREACIÓN, INCLUSO PARA LA SENDA DE GARLIC CREEK, EL PARQUE EASTSIDE, LA SENDA DE ONION CREEK, EL PARQUE DE GREEN MEADOWS/STONERIDGE, MEJORAS DE ESTACIONAMIENTO EN PARQUES MUNICIPALES Y EL PARQUE GARISON, Y TAMBIéN SE INCLUYE LA ADQUISICIóN DE TERRENOS, LOS COSTOS DE DISEñO, EQUIPOS REQUERIDOS Y DRENAJE RELACIONADO Y OTROS COSTOS RELACIONADOS. SE IMPONDRáN IMPUESTOS SUFICIENTES PARA PAGAR EL CAPITAL E INTERéS SOBRE LOS BONOS.

Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • October 13, 2021 de las obligaciones de deuda de la Ciudad garantizadas y pagaderas con impuestos ad valorem a la fecha de esta Ordenanza es de $35,765,325. Dicha cantidad también incluye las obligaciones que la Ciudad pretende pagar actualmente a partir de otras fuentes distintas de los impuestos ad valorem, pero que se podrían pagar a partir de impuestos ad valorem si esas otras fuentes no estuvieran disponibles al momento en el que se exija el pago. (i) La tasa del impuesto ad valorem del servicio de deuda para la Ciudad a la fecha de esta Ordenanza es de $0.2276 por cada $100 de tasación fiscal gravable.

La información provista en esta sección es exclusivamente a los efectos del cumplimiento con la Sección 3.009(b) del Código y es solo a título ilustrativo.

La información no forma parte de las proposiciones sometidas a votación ni crea un contrato con los votantes.

Sección 12. Requisitos de colocación y publicación El Secretario de la Ciudad está autorizado a dar o hacer que se den los avisos requeridos para la elección, y a tomar las demás medidas que hagan falta para llevar a cabo la elección en cumplimiento con el Código y la Carta Orgánica de la Ciudad; no obstante, se hace constar que, en virtud del Contrato Electoral, los funcionarios de la elección correspondientes del Condado tendrán la obligación y serán responsables de organizar y llevar a cabo la elección en cumplimiento con el Código; y de prestar todos los servicios que se especifica en el Contrato Electoral que se proveerán. Los funcionarios electorales correspondientes del Condado darán los avisos requeridos por el Código que han de darse para la elección que la Ciudad no tiene obligación de dar según el Contrato Electoral.

En conformidad con las disposiciones del Código, los documentos de información para los votantes referentes a las proposiciones por la que se votará en la Elección se anexan a la presente como Anexo “B” (el “Documentos de información para los votantes”). Una copia sustancial de esta Ordenanza y de los Documentos de Información para los Votantes (cada uno de los cuales se puede modificar sin medida adicional del Consejo Municipal de una manera compatible con los requisitos de la convocación de la Elección y avisos de la elección del Código correspondientes

EXHIBIT A POLLING LOCATIONS, DATES AND HOURS ANEXO A LUGARES, FECHAS Y HORARIOS DE VOTACIÓN

EXHIBIT A POLLING LOCATIONS, DATES AND HOURS ANEXO A LUGARES, FECHAS Y HORARIOS DE VOTACIÓN

A FAVOR ______ EN CONTRA ______ Sección 10. Cumplimiento con las leyes estatales y federales. En todos sus aspectos, la Elección se llevará a cabo de acuerdo con el Código y cualquier otra proclamación posterior del Gobernador que repercuta sobre la Elección. En virtud de la Ley federal Ayude a América a Votar (“HAVA”) y el Código, cada lugar de votación dispondrá, como mínimo, de un sistema de votación equipado para personas con discapacidad, y cada uno de los sistemas de votación de ese tipo será un sistema que cuente con la certificación de cumplimiento de HAVA y el Código emitida por el Secretario de Estado de Texas. Por la presente, la Ciudad halla que el sistema de votación que será utilizado por el Administrador de Elecciones para administrar la Elección es uno de dichos sistemas, y ordena que la Ciudad, en sus elecciones, utilice tal equipo de votación o algún otro equipo certificado por el Secretario de Estado de Texas.

Sección 11. Obligaciones de deuda. De acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Sección 3.009(b) del Código, se provee la siguiente información. (a) El lenguaje de la proposición que aparecerá en la boleta de votación se establece en la Sección 9 de este documento. (b) El propósito por el cual se han de autorizar los bonos se establece en la Sección 8 de este documento. (c) La cantidad de capital de las obligaciones de deuda que se ha de autorizar se establece en las Secciones 8 y 9 de este documento. (d) Si los votantes aprueban los bonos, el Consejo Municipal estará autorizado a gravar impuestos anuales ad valorem sobre toda propiedad gravable de la Ciudad, suficientes, dentro de los límites prescritos por la ley, para pagar el capital y el interés de los bonos y el costo de cualquier acuerdo de crédito celebrado en conexión con los bonos. (e) Según las condiciones del mercado de bonos en la fecha de adopción de esta Ordenanza, la tasa de interés máxima para cualquier serie de los bonos se estima en 3.25%. Dicho estimado tiene en cuenta una serie de factores, incluidos el programa de emisión, el programa de vencimiento y las clasificaciones de bonos esperadas de los bonos propuestos. Dicha tasa de interés máxima estimada se provee a título informativo, pero no es un límite sobre la tasa de interés a la que podrían venderse los bonos o cualquier serie de ellos. (f) Si se aprueban los bonos, se podrán emitir en una serie o más, para vencer en serie en un periodo que no exceda los 30 años a partir de la fecha de emisión de cada serie de bonos. (g) La cantidad total de capital pendiente de las obligaciones de deuda de la Ciudad garantizadas y pagaderas con impuestos ad valorem a la fecha de esta Ordenanza es de $92,880,000. Dicha cantidad también incluye las obligaciones que la Ciudad pretende pagar actualmente a partir de otras fuentes distintas de los impuestos ad valorem, pero que se podrían pagar a partir de impuestos ad valorem si esas otras fuentes no estuvieran disponibles al momento en el que se exija el pago. (h) La cantidad total de interés pendiente

a la Elección, incluida cualquier proclamación del Gobernador) servirán como aviso adecuado de la elección y los documentos de información para los votantes requeridos por la Sección 1251.052(b) del Código de Gobierno de Texas, respectivamente. El Secretario de la Ciudad está autorizado para colocar y publicar o hacer que se coloque y publique lo siguiente en conformidad con la ley: (a) Una copia sustancial de esta Ordenanza, con ciertas omisiones autorizadas por la ley, se publicará en un periódico de circulación general en la Ciudad, el mismo día en dos semanas sucesivas, siendo la primera publicación no antes del trigésimo (30.º) día ni después del decimocuarto (14.º) día antes del día de la Elección; (b) Esta Ordenanza y los Documentos de Información para los Votantes se colocarán a más tardar el vigésimo primer (21.er) día antes de la fecha establecida para la Elección (i) en el tablero de anuncios usado para publicar avisos de asambleas del Consejo Municipal (y también en el City Hall si dicho tablero de anuncios está ubicado en otro lugar) y (ii) en otros tres lugares de la Ciudad; (c) Esta Ordenanza y los Documentos de Información para los Votantes se colocarán en un lugar prominente en cada lugar de votación el día de la elección y durante la votación anticipada en persona; y (d) Esta Ordenanza, los Documentos de Información para los Votantes y cualquier boleta de muestra preparada para la Elección, se colocarán en el sitio web de la Ciudad, durante los veintiún días previos a la elección.

Esta Ordenanza y los Documentos de Información para los Votantes se publicarán y/o colocarán, de acuerdo con lo indicado previamente, en inglés y en su traducción al español. Todos los avisos provistos de conformidad con esta Ordenanza se modificarán según sea necesario para contemplar cualquier proclamación posterior emitida por el Gobernador que repercuta sobre la Elección.

Vote Center Locations for Early Voting and Election Day 2021 November General Election (Constitutional Amendment and Local Jurisdictions) Early Voting: Monday, October 18 — Friday, October 29, 2021 Main Early Voting Site — Hays County Government Center Monday, October 18 — Friday, October 22 Saturday, October 23 Monday, October 25 — Wednesday, October 27 Thursday, October 28 — Friday, October 29

8 am — 5 pm 10 am — 2 pm 8 am — 5 pm 7 am — 7 pm

Election Day: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Tuesday, November 2 7 am – 7 pm Jennifer Anderson, Elections Administrator: (512) 393-7310 Early Voting

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Texas State University, LBJ Student Center

601 University Drive

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Brookdale San Marcos North

1720 Old Ranch Road 12

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Calvary Baptist Church

1906 North Interstate 35 Frontage Road

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Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos

211 Lee Street

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Dunbar Center

801 Martin Luther King Drive

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First Baptist Church San Marcos

325 West McCarty Lane

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Promiseland Church

1650 Lime Kiln Road

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San Marcos Activity Center

501 East Hopkins Street

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San Marcos Fire Department Station #5

100 Carlson Circle

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San Marcos Housing Authority / C.M. Allen Homes

820 Sturgeon Drive

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208 Laredo Street

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South Hays Fire Department Station #12

8301 Ranch Road 12

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401 Broadway Street #A

Hays County Government Center Main Early Voting Site Hays County Transportation Department — Yarrington

712 South Stagecoach Trail 2171 Yarrington Road

Kyle and Uhland

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HCISD Admin — Arnold Transportation Building

21003 Interstate 35 Frontage Road

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Live Oak Academy High School

4820 Jack C. Hays Trail

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Simon Middle School (HCISD Clothes Closet)

3839 East FM 150

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Hays County Precinct 2 Office

5458 FM 2770

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2385 High Road, Uhland

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Kyle City Hall

100 West Center Street

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1005 East FM 150

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1500 West Center Street

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405 East Loop Street, Building 100

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2610 Main Street

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1401 North FM 1626

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5700 Dacy Lane

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3740 FM 967

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400 Green Acres Drive

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14068 Ranch Road 12

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211 Stillwater Road

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401 Jacobs Well Road

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28900 Ranch Road 12, Dripping Springs

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13152 Four Star Boulevard, Austin

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Belterra Centre

151 Trinity Hills Drive, Austin (sometimes listed as 688 Trinity Hills Drive)

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195 Roger Hanks Parkway, Dripping Springs

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15850 FM 1826, Austin

Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • October 13, 2021 EXHIBIT B FORM OF VOTER INFORMATION DOCUMENTS ANEXO B FORMA DE LOS DOCUMENTOS DE INFORMACIÓN PARA LOS VOTANTES Voter Information Document – City of Buda, Texas Special Election Proposition A Ballot Information: At the Election, the following language will appear on the ballot: CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPORISITON A THE ISSUANCE OF $73,570,000 BONDS

BY THE CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS, FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, BRIDGES, AND INTERSECTIONS, INCLUDING FOR OLD BLACK COLONY ROAD, WEST GOFORTH ROAD, OVERPASS ROAD/ FM 2001 INTERSECTION, RM 967, AUSTIN STREET, FM 2770, MAIN STREET, CHINA STREET, TALLEY LOOP, IH 35 TO OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD CONNECTOR, MIDDLE CREEK DRIVE, SH 45/BAILEY EAST-WEST CORRIDOR, AND OTHER STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO INCLUDING RELATED UTILITY RELOCATION, SIDEWALKS, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE PURCHASE OF ANY NECESSARY RIGHTS-OFWAY, DESIGN COSTS, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, DRAINAGE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. FOR _____ AGAINST____ Estimated Debt Service Information: The following table sets forth the estimated principal amount of, and interest due to maturity on, the bonds to be issued if Proposition A passes, and all outstanding obligations of the City secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes.

Principal Amount of Bonds to be authorized under Proposition A: $73,570,000 Estimated interest for Bonds to be authorized under Proposition A(1): $28,822,410 Estimated combined principal and interest required to pay on time and in full the Bonds to be authorized under Proposition A(1) (2): $102,392,410 Principal of City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021)(3): $92,880,000 Remaining interest on City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021) (3): $35,765,325 Combined Principal and Interest to timely pay City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021)(3): $128,645,325: $128,645,325 (1) Interest on the proposed bonds under Proposition A has been estimated at a weighted average interest rate of 2.90%, for illustration purposes only, based on market conditions as of August 12, 2021, and therefore, the actual interest payable on such proposed bonds may be less than, or more than, the amounts set forth above based on market conditions at the time of sale of the proposed bonds to be authorized under Proposition A. (2) Assumes the proposed bonds under Proposition A will be sold at their par amount of $73,570,000. If Proposition A is approved by the voters, upon the actual sale of the bonds, the principal amount of bonds sold may decrease based on market conditions at the time of such sale.

(3) Aggregate of all outstanding obligations of the City secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes as of the date of August 12, 2021. Such amount also includes obligations which the City currently intends to pay from sources other than ad valorem taxes but that could be paid from ad valorem taxes if such other sources are not available at the time required for payment.

Based on the information and assumptions provided in the table above, the estimated maximum annual increase in the amount of ad valorem taxes that would be imposed on a residence homestead in the City with a taxable appraised value of $100,000 to repay the proposed bonds to be authorized under Proposition A is $7.09.

This estimate (i) assumes annual growth of the City's taxable assessed valuation at the following rates for the applicable tax year: 16.43% for 2022; 7.5% for 2023 and 2024; 16.11% for 2025; 10% for 2026; 7.5% for 2027 through 2031; and 2.5% for 2032 through 2045; (ii) assumes the proposed bonds will be issued in an amortization that will produce relatively consistent levels of debt service in each year and (iii) assumes the issuance of an additional $2,600,000 in principal amount of debt obligations that will be paid from ad valorem taxes that are anticipated to be sold by the City prior to the November 2021 election.

The information provided in this Document is solely for purposes of compliance with Section 1251.052 of the Texas Government Code and is for illustration purposes only. The information is not a part of the proposition to be voted on and does not create a contract

with the voters. Reference is made to the Voter Information Document for the City's Proposition B, which follows this Document, for additional information pertaining to other potential new debt of the City.

Voter Information Document – City of Buda, Texas Special Election Proposition B Ballot Information: At the Election, the following language will appear on the ballot: CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSITION B THE ISSUANCE OF $16,090,000 BONDS BY THE CITY OF BUDA, TEXAS, FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS, INCLUDING FOR GARLIC CREEK TRAIL, EASTSIDE PARK, ONION CREEK TRAIL, GREEN MEADOWS PARK/ STONERIDGE, CITY PARK PARKING IMPROVEMENTS, AND GARISON PARK, AND ALSO INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION, DESIGN COSTS, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND RELATED DRAINAGE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS. TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS WILL BE IMPOSED. FOR _____ AGAINST_____ Estimated Debt Service Information: The following table sets forth the estimated principal amount of, and interest due to maturity on, the bonds to be issued if Proposition B passes, and all outstanding obligations of the City secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes.

Principal Amount of Bonds to be authorized under Proposition B: $16,090,000 Estimated interest for Bonds to be authorized under Proposition B(1): $6,303,555 Estimated combined principal and interest required to pay on time and in full the Bonds to be authorized under Proposition B(1) (2): $22,393,555 Principal of City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021)(3): $92,880,000 Remaining interest on City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021) (3): $35,765,325 Combined Principal and Interest to timely pay City's Existing Outstanding Debt (as of August 12, 2021)(3): $128,645,325 (1) Interest on the proposed bonds under Proposition B has been estimated at a weighted average interest rate of 2.90%, for illustration purposes only, based on market conditions as of August 12, 2021, and therefore, the actual interest payable on such proposed bonds may be less than, or more than, the amounts set forth above based on market conditions at the time of sale of the proposed bonds to be authorized under Proposition B. (2) Assumes the proposed bonds under Proposition B will be sold at their par amount of $16,090,000. If Proposition B is approved by the voters, upon the actual sale of the bonds, the principal amount of bonds sold may decrease based on market conditions at the time of such sale.

(3) Aggregate of all outstanding obligations of the City secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes as of the date of August 12, 2021. Such amount also includes obligations which the City currently intends to pay from sources other than ad valorem taxes but that could be paid from ad valorem taxes if such other sources are not available at the time required for payment.

Based on the information and assumptions provided in the table above, the estimated maximum annual increase in the amount of ad valorem taxes that would be imposed on a residence homestead in the City with a taxable appraised value of $100,000 to repay the proposed bonds to be authorized under Proposition B is $0.00. This estimate (i) assumes annual growth of the City's taxable assessed valuation at the following rates for the applicable tax year: 16.43% for 2022; 7.5% for 2023 and 2024; 16.11% for 2025; 10% for 2026; 7.5% for 2027 through 2031; and 2.5% for 2032 through 2045; (ii) assumes the proposed bonds will be issued in an amortization that will produce relatively consistent levels of debt service in each year and (iii) assumes the issuance of an additional $2,600,000 in principal amount of debt obligations that will be paid from ad valorem taxes that are anticipated to be sold by the City prior to the November 2021 election.

The information provided in this Document is solely for purposes of compliance with Section 1251.052 of the Texas Government Code and is for illustration purposes only. The information is not a part of the proposition to be voted on and does not create a contract with the voters. Reference is made to the Voter Information Document for the City's Proposition A, which precedes this Document, for additional information pertaining to other potential new debt of the City.

Documento de Información para los Votantes - Elección Especial de la Ciudad de Buda, Texas Proposición A

Page 7 Información en la boleta: En la Elección, aparecerá el siguiente lenguaje en la boleta: ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN A DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS LA EMISIÓN DE $73,570,000 EN BONOS POR LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS, PARA PROYECTOS DE TRANSPORTE PARA CALLES, CAMINOS, PUENTES E INTERSECCIONES QUE INCLUYEN PARA OLD BLACK COLONY ROAD, WEST GOFORTH ROAD, LA INTERSECCIÓN DE OVERPASS ROAD/ FM 2001, RM 967, AUSTIN STREET, FM 2770, MAIN STREET, CHINA STREET, TALLEY LOOP, IH 35 HASTA EL CONECTOR OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD, MIDDLE CREEK DRIVE, EL CORREDOR DE SH 45/BAILEY EASTWEST Y OTRAS MEJORAS A CALLES Y CAMINOS Y TAMBIéN SE INCLUYE LA REUBICACIÓN DE SERVICIOS PúBLICOS, ACERAS, MEJORAS PEATONALES Y PARA BICICELTAS, MEJORAS DE SEGURIDAD VIAL Y OPERATIVAS, LA COMPRA DE CUALQUIER DERECHO DE PASO NECESARIO, COSTOS DE DISEñO, EQUIPO REQUERIDO, DRENAJE Y OTROS COSTOS RELACIONADOS. SE IMPONDRáN IMPUESTOS SUFICIENTES PARA PAGAR EL CAPITAL E INTERéS SOBRE LOS BONOS. A FAVOR ______ EN CONTRA ______ Información del servicio de la deuda estimada: El siguiente cuadro indica la cantidad de capital estimada y de interés adeudado para el vencimiento de los bonos a ser emitidos en caso de aprobarse la Proposición A y todas las obligaciones pendientes de la Ciudad garantizadas y pagaderas con los impuestos ad valorem.

Cantidad de capital de los bonos a autorizar según la Proposición A: $73,570,000 Interés estimado de los bonos a autorizar según la Proposición A(1): $28,822,410 Estimado de la combinación de capital e interés requerido para pagar en su totalidad y a tiempo los bonos a autorizar bajo la Proposición A(1)(2): $102,392,410 Capital de la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $92,880,000 Interés restante sobre la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $35,765,325 Capital e interés combinados para pagar oportunamente la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $128,645,325 (1) El interés sobre los bonos propuestos en la Proposición A se ha estimado con una tasa de interés ponderada promedio del 2.90%, solo para propósitos ilustrativos, según las condiciones del mercado al 12 de agosto de 2021 y, en consecuencia, el interés real pagadero sobre los bonos propuestos puede ser inferior o superior a las cantidades indicadas previamente en función de las condiciones del mercado en el momento de venta de los bonos propuestos a ser autorizados según la Proposición A. (2) Supone que los bonos propuestos en la Proposición A se venderán a su valor nominal de $73,570,000. Si los votantes aprueban la Proposición A, al momento de la venta real de los bonos, la cantidad del capital de bonos vendidos puede disminuir con base en las condiciones del mercado al momento de dicha venta.

(3) Cantidad total de todas las obligaciones pendientes de la Ciudad aseguradas por y pagaderas con impuestos ad valorem a la fecha del 12 de agosto de 2021. Dicha cantidad también incluye las obligaciones que la Ciudad pretende pagar actualmente a partir de otras fuentes distintas de los impuestos ad valorem, pero que se podrían pagar a partir de impuestos ad valorem si esas otras fuentes no estuvieran disponibles al momento en el que se exija el pago.

Con base en la información y las suposiciones provistas en el cuadro anterior, el aumento anual máximo estimado en la cantidad de impuestos ad valorem que se gravarían a una residencia principal en la Ciudad con una tasación gravable de $100,000 para pagar los bonos propuestos a ser autorizados según la Proposición A es de $7.09. Este estimado (i) supone un crecimiento anual de la tasación fiscal gravable de la Ciudad con las siguientes tasas para el año fiscal correspondiente: 16.43% para 2022; 7.5% para 2023 y 2024; 16.11% para 2025; 10% para 2026; 7.5% para 2027 hasta 2031; y 2.5% para 2032 hasta 2045; (ii) supone que los bonos propuestos serán emitidos en una amortización que producirá niveles relativamente constantes de servicio de la deuda cada año y (iii) supone la emisión de $2,600,000 adicionales en la cantidad de capital de las obligaciones de deuda que se pagarán con impuestos ad valorem que se prevé que la Ciudad venderá antes de la elección de noviembre de 2021.

La información provista en este Documento es exclusivamente a los efectos del cumplimiento con la Sección 1251.052 del Código de Gobierno de Texas y es solo a título ilustrativo. La información no forma parte de la proposición sometida a votación ni crea un contrato con los votantes. Se hace referencia al Documento de Información para los Votantes para la

Proposición B de la Ciudad, que aparece a continuación de este Documento, respecto de información adicional relacionada con otra nueva deuda potencial de la Ciudad.

Documento de Información para los Votantes - Elección Especial de la Ciudad de Buda, Texas Proposición B Información en la boleta: En la Elección, aparecerá el siguiente lenguaje en la boleta: ELECCIÓN ESPECIAL DE LA CIUDAD DE, BUDA, TEXAS PROPOSICIÓN B DE LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS LA EMISIÓN DE $16,090,000 EN BONOS POR LA CIUDAD DE BUDA, TEXAS, PARA PROYECTOS DE PARQUES Y RECREACIÓN, INCLUSO PARA LA SENDA DE GARLIC CREEK, EL PARQUE EASTSIDE, LA SENDA DE ONION CREEK, EL PARQUE DE GREEN MEADOWS/STONERIDGE, MEJORAS DE ESTACIONAMIENTO EN PARQUES MUNICIPALES Y EL PARQUE GARISON, Y TAMBIéN SE INCLUYE LA ADQUISICIóN DE TERRENOS, LOS COSTOS DE DISEñO, EQUIPOS REQUERIDOS Y DRENAJE RELACIONADO Y OTROS COSTOS RELACIONADOS. SE IMPONDRáN IMPUESTOS SUFICIENTES PARA PAGAR EL CAPITAL E INTERéS SOBRE LOS BONOS. A FAVOR ______ EN CONTRA ______ Información del servicio de la deuda estimada: El siguiente cuadro indica la cantidad de capital estimada y de interés adeudado para el vencimiento de los bonos a ser emitidos en caso de aprobarse la Proposición B y todas las obligaciones pendientes de la Ciudad garantizadas y pagaderas con los impuestos ad valorem.

Cantidad de capital de los bonos a autorizar según la Proposición B: $16,090,000 Interés estimado de los bonos a autorizar según la Proposición B(1): $6,303,555 Estimado de la combinación de capital e interés requerido para pagar en su totalidad y a tiempo los bonos a autorizar según la Proposición B(1) (2): $22,393,555 Capital de la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $92,880,000 Interés restante sobre la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $35,765,325 Capital e interés combinados para pagar oportunamente la deuda pendiente existente de la Ciudad (al 12 de agosto de 2021)(3): $128,645,325 (1) El interés sobre los bonos propuestos en la Proposición B se ha estimado con una tasa de interés ponderada promedio del 2.90%, solo para propósitos ilustrativos, según las condiciones del mercado al 12 de agosto de 2021 y, en consecuencia, el interés real pagadero sobre los bonos propuestos puede ser inferior o superior a las cantidades indicadas previamente en función de las condiciones del mercado en el momento de venta de los bonos propuestos a ser autorizados según la Proposición B. (2) Supone que los bonos propuestos en la Proposición B se venderán a su valor nominal de $16,090,000. Si los votantes aprueban la Proposición B, al momento de la venta real de los bonos, la cantidad del capital de bonos vendidos puede disminuir con base en las condiciones del mercado al momento de dicha venta.

(3) Cantidad total de todas las obligaciones pendientes de la Ciudad aseguradas por y pagaderas con impuestos ad valorem a la fecha del 12 de agosto de 2021. Dicha cantidad también incluye las obligaciones que la Ciudad pretende pagar actualmente a partir de otras fuentes distintas de los impuestos ad valorem, pero que se podrían pagar a partir de impuestos ad valorem si esas otras fuentes no estuvieran disponibles al momento en el que se exija el pago.

Con base en la información y las suposiciones provistas en el cuadro anterior, el aumento anual máximo estimado en la cantidad de impuestos ad valorem que se gravarían a una residencia principal en la Ciudad con una tasación gravable de $100,000 para pagar los bonos propuestos a ser autorizados según la Proposición B es de $0.00. Este estimado (i) supone un crecimiento anual de la tasación fiscal gravable de la Ciudad con las siguientes tasas para el año fiscal correspondiente: 16.43% para 2022; 7.5% para 2023 y 2024; 16.11% para 2025; 10% para 2026; 7.5% para 2027 hasta 2031; y 2.5% para 2032 hasta 2045; (ii) supone que los bonos propuestos serán emitidos en una amortización que producirá niveles relativamente constantes de servicio de la deuda cada año y (iii) supone la emisión de $2,600,000 adicionales en la cantidad de capital de las obligaciones de deuda que se pagarán con impuestos ad valorem que se prevé que la Ciudad venderá antes de la elección de noviembre de 2021.

La información provista en este Documento es exclusivamente a los efectos del cumplimiento con la Sección 1251.052 del Código de Gobierno de Texas y es solo a título ilustrativo. La información no forma parte de la proposición sometida a votación ni crea un contrato con los votantes. Se hace referencia al Documento de Información para los Votantes para la Proposición A de la Ciudad, que precede a este Documento, respecto de información adicional relacionada con otra nueva deuda potencial de la Ciudad.

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Jags go after Lobos

PHOTOS BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Lobo Sr. Jacob Espinoza #7 looking for a hole in the offensive line, but unable to get around Tiger Elijah Gonzales #93.

Tigers take a bite out of Lobos 59-0

PHOTO BY SHELBY WILLIAMS

Johnson High senior Trayton Weeden takes on Lehman senior Yoshi Nakachi during the Johnson Jags’ rout of the Lobos during last Tuesday’s matches. The Jags beat the Lobos a total of 18-1, and Weeden’s game was stopped before completion.

STAFF REPORT

Make it now 2-for-3 in the Hays CISD sweepstakes for the Dripping Springs Tigers.

Forty-five first half Tigers points was enough for Dripping Springs to make quick work of the unlucky Lehman Lobos in a 59-0 shutout. The Tigers now are 2-0 against teams from Hays CISD this season and look to go 3-for-3 when they battle the Johnson Jaguars later this month.

Dripping Springs built a 17-0 first quarter lead which ballooned to 45-0 at halftime.

Tiger signal caller Austin Novosad tossed five touchdowns and accumulated 304 yards through the air. Running back Luke Hudson had 105 yards with a touchdown rushing and wide receiver Kyle Koch snagged four touchdowns on six catches and had 104 yards receiving.

While they showed no

PHOTO BY NATHALIE COHETERO Hays’ Madi Disu (#42) sets up a sike hit for the team. during Hays’ 3-1 win over San Marcos.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL UPDATE Hays Sophomore Tiger Kyle Koch #6 receives the ball for a 15 yard gain and Lobo defensive player Noah Long #0 in pursuit. Koch scored four touchdowns and had a total of 132 receiving yards.

quit in the game, Lehman mustered only 53 total yards on 49 plays and had two first downs all evening.

Dripping Springs hosts San Antonio Veterans Memorial Friday. Lehman travels to play at New Braunfels Canyon.

HAYS VS. SAN MARCOS PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM It was a grueling five hour marathon 10-9 loss to visiting Alamo Heights on October 5 but Head Coach Cary Jackson said it didn’t keep the Tiger tennis team from reaping some of the rewards, “We finish the regular season as co-district champs with Alamo Heights and Boerne Champion but we qualify as the #1 seed for the playoffs based on the tiebreakers.” At press time the Tigers host Georgetown East View in a bi-district match. A win will match the Tigers with either San Antonio Jefferson or SA Southwest. Follow Tiger Tennis at https://sites. google.com/view/dshstigertennis. Above, Whitney Robbins returns a volley for the Tigers during a team tennis marathon match with visiting Alamo Heights on October 5. Robbins and teammate Anna Vollenweider won their match 7-6(4) and 6-0.

Hawks get snake bit at Homecoming STAFF REPORT

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Other times you tempt the snake and get bruised.

The Hays Hawks suffered that fate Friday night by conceding more than 600 total yards to the San Marcos Rattlers in a 62-49 defeat on homecoming.

It’s a result that all but eliminates Hays from the playoff picture.

At the center of Hays’ woes was San Marcos star running back Jaidyn Brown who rushed for more than 300 yards and tallied five touchdowns.

His speed and agility regularly and routinely flummoxed Hays’ defense all evening long.

But let’s be frank, anyone who enjoys video game style football got their $8 worth.

Hays and San Marcos traded punches in a game that was gritty as it was exciting, harkening back to the rivalry days of yore.

Hays leaned heavily on running back Kyree Payton who ran for 72 yards and three scores and

Zach Obara’s 83 yards and a touchdown. Surprisingly, Hays also turned to an aerial assault to keep in contention with Tyler McInvale tossing the rock for 316 yards and two touchdowns. Hays wide receiver Marcus Taylor caught a career high 12 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

However, all the offense in the world wasn’t enough for Hays. Defensively, those hard fightin’ Hawks had no answer for PHOTO BY NATHALIE COHETERO the ragin’ Rattlers.

Hays’ Kyree Payton #29 makes it to the end zone for a touchTied at 35-35 early in down in the second quarter. the third, San Marcos pulled away and scored 20 unanswered points to take a 55-39 lead. San Marcos seemed to have the game in hand.

Hays fought back with a 14-point tear, cutting San Marcos’ lead to 55-49 midway through the fourth quarter and giving life to a possible comeback story.

San Marcos ended those REAL ESTATE make the move.™ dreams rather quickly with a late fourth quarter score.

Hays hosts Westlake, the No. 1 ranked team in 6A, on Thursday at Bob Shelton Stadium.

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Quarterback Cash McCollum completed 15 of 17 passes for 221 yards and 4 touchdowns and Tyler Ross came in to add another passing touchdown. The ground game totaled 305 yards rushing on 28 team carries and 5 total touchdowns scored

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JOHNSON VS. LEHMAN Oct. 8 Varsity: 3-0 25-16, 25-12, 25-13 18-19 overall season, 5-7 league Fifth in district

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Texans would not listen to ‘Old Roman’ After 22 weeks in solitary confinement, a former U.S. Senator and member of the Confederate cabinet was released by his Yankee captors and allowed to go home to Texas.

John Henninger Reagan was born in 1818 in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee. As a boy, he worked alongside his father at a tannery and on the family farm. After the death of his mother in 1831, what little time there had been for learning was taken up by the heavy burden of caring for five younger siblings.

No matter what the obstacles Reagan held onto his dream of getting an education. He paid for two years at a private academy by hiring out as a day laborer on nearby farms. By 1838 his brothers and sisters were old enough to look after themselves making it possible for their big brother to leave home with a clear conscience.

Reagan managed a plantation outside Natchez before moving west to the newly independent Republic of Texas. His arrival in 1839 coincided with the so-called “Cherokee War” that was in truth the violent eviction of that peaceful tribe. The newcomer took part in the climactic battle that ended with the death of Sam Houston’s surrogate father, Chief Bowles, and the forced departure of the leaderless Indians.

Reagan had his own

thought were fresh ideas.

But the Texan could not Texas make himself heard over the deafening slavery History debate.

by Bartee Haile Two frustrating years later, Reagan had to ask the voters for a second close call a short time lat- term. His campaign er. Caught out in the open turned into a balancby a blue norther, he lost ing act as he supported consciousness but somefire-breathing secessionist how stayed in the saddle.

Hardin Runnels for govHis horse carried him to ernor over Unionist Sam Rip Ford’s camp, where Houston while presenting the famous frontiersman himself as a moderate in saved the Tennessean’s life favor of preserving the by dunking him clothes Union at all costs. and all in a tub of water When Houston and and slowly warming the Reagan trounced their room. opponents, the congressFor three years, Reagan man’s hope for the future did whatever it took to was renewed. But John keep body and soul toBrown’s attack on the gether. He farmed a little, federal arsenal at Harper’s surveyed a lot and on Ferry forced him to accept occasion acted as a scout. the inevitability of the All the while he was mak- North-South split with all ing friends, enough to be its consequences. elected the first county With the breakup of judge of Henderson the Union a certainty County and the next year to a seat in the second state legislature. Then in 1852 he won a special election to fill a vacancy on the district bench in Palestine, which he made his permanent home.

By the mid-1850’s, Reagan was a rising star in the Democratic Party. He rode the wave of his growing popularity to the U.S. Congress in 1857 as the representative from the eastern district of Texas.

The storm clouds of secession and possible war were gathering over the nation’s capital, when the first-term congressman came to town full of optimism and what he

following the election of Lincoln, Reagan resigned his seat in congress and returned to Texas in time to attend the secession convention and await further developments.

After Texas officially withdrew from the Union and joined the Confederacy, Reagan offered his services in whatever capacity the southern president saw fit. He patiently waited his turn as Jefferson Davis filled his cabinet with lesser men whose qualifications did not hold a candle to the Texan’s.

Davis finally offered Reagan the one remaining and least desirable position – postmaster general.

He accepted without a word of complaint and within months had the smoothest functioning department in the entire government.

When Davis fled Rich-

mond at the end of the war, only Texas governor Francis R. Lubbock and Reagan cast their lots with the fugitive president.

Union pursuers caught up with them in Georgia and sent Reagan to a military prison in Boston harbor.

Articles and editorials in the northern press opened the captive’s eyes to the bitter and vindictive hostility of the winning side. In an August 1865 open letter to his fellow Texans, he counseled calm and cooperation and argued against continued resistance.

Upon his return a few months later, Reagan was shocked and disappointed by the reaction to his appeal. Most Texans condemned his wise advice as cowardly appeasement driving him into seclusion on his Palestine farm.

The post-war occupation and Reconstruction

rule changed public opinion in the outcast’s favor.

Hailed as the “Old Roman,” a tribute to his wisdom, Reagan was elected to his old seat in congress and in 1887 to the senate. At the behest of Gov. Jim Hogg, he resigned halfway through his term to establish and chair the railroad commission.

John Reagan had just finished his epic autobiography, when he died of pneumonia in 1905 at the age of 85. Historian Ben Procter ranked him as one of “the four greatest Texans of the 19th century” along with Houston, Austin and Hogg.

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OBITUARY ROACH

Other than time serving his country in the U.S. Robert Army and Army Reserves, Burris Buda was home.

Roach, 79, Growing up in Hays of Buda, County in the 1950s was Texas, died idyllic for an advenon Sunday, turesome youth such as October Robert. He graduated from 3, 2021 at Buda High School in 1959 home surand entered service in the rounded by his loved ones. U.S. Army in 1964.

He was born Nov. 29, 1941 Robert met his future to Burris and Viola Schmidt wife, Pat Treadwell, on a Roach in Buda. blind date set up by her

brother, in 1964 at an auto race. Robert love racing, but he fell for his beloved Pat and they soon married.

His racing included Dwarf Cars, which raced at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle. He even enjoyed racing go-karts and RC (Radio Control) cars.

Robert was a creator, a wood-worker and very active in his community.

Through his woodworking talents, he contributed

shelves to the original Buda Public Library. As a creator, he helped build Comal Tackle Company into the leading manufacturer of fishing tackle in the country. He was plant lanager, led marketing efforts, while supervising, manufacturing, and continued to work right up until a few months ago.

His community involvement included being a founding member of the

Kyle hosts several Halloween activities through October

KYLE – The Parks and Recreation Department has lined up a month of fun activities for residents of all ages including a Halloween Movie at the Lake, Center Street Trick-or-Treat and contests for the whole family, all in Kyle.

ADDAMS FAMILY IN THE PARK Grab a blanket and a friend and head to Lake Kyle, 700 Lehman Road, on Friday, Oct. 15, at sundown for the Halloween Movie at the Lake featuring “The Addams Family.” Movies at the Lake are free and fun for all ages.

CENTER STREET TRICK-OR-TREAT Join the Kyle Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park, 101 S. Burleson Rd., for Center Street Trick-or-Treat and a sneak preview of the Mary Kyle Hartson Park improvements.

Local businesses and organizations will set up tents and tables to provide a fun and safe opportunity for trick-or-treating. All ghosts and goblins, young and old, are invited to come out to the Treat Trail for a fun afternoon of treats as well as costume and pumpkin decorating contests.

The deadline for busi-

nesses and organizations interested in setting up a booth along the Treat Trail is Friday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m.

Participants are responsible for providing their own decorations, prizes and candy.

The best Halloween themed tent will win a prize from the Parks and Recreation Department. See the vendor guidelines and application for more information.

Opening Remarks and an introduction to the Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park improvements will begin at 9:30 a.m. The costume contest will be judged at 10 a.m. The pumpkin decorating contest will be judged at 11:30 a.m. and all participants must decorate their pumpkin on-site.

Paint and pumpkins will be provided. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes for the costume and pumpkin decorating contests for each of the following age groups: ages 0-6; ages 7-12; and ages 12-18 .

For more information on being a vendor, sponsor or attending the event, email agarcia@cityofkyle.com.

PUMPKIN CARVING AND DECORATING CONTEST To enter the Parks and Recreation Department Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Contest, just get a pumpkin, use your best carving skills and/or decorating skills and email a photo with the subject

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Thank you so very much to our community for your continued support! The Harrell Funeral Home team is honored to be recognized and incredibly grateful.

For more information about Kyle Parks and Recreation Department’s October events, go to www.cityofkyle. com/recreation/october-festivities-2021.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF DRIPPINGSPRINGSPUMPKINFESTIVAL.COM The above photo is taken at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead in Dripping Springs which is home to the Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival – a pumpkin patch full of activities from now until Oct. 31, every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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1. 12 states grow pumpkins million. on a commercial scale. In 3. The majority of the pump2020, Texas was the top sellkins grown in Texas are er, followed by Pennsylvaused for decoration. nia, Illinois and California 4. 3,500 to 6,000 acres of 2. in 2020, the Texas pumppumpkins are planted kin crop was worth $25 annually in Texas.

The lush greens and fairways of the Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle was the backdrop for the Hays Hawks, Lehman Lobos and Johnson Jaguars boys golf teams this month as they competed in the annual Hays CISD Invitational Golf Tournament. Numerous golfers from 18 Central Texas high schools descended on the Plum Creek course Oct. 4 for the tournament, which was hosted by Hays CISD. The Hays Hawks boys team led the way with a fourth place overall finish.

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State climatologist: Texas getting hotter The state climatologist recently predicted that Texas will continue to get hotter and for longer periods of time during the next 15 years. In “Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 19002036,” John Nielsen-Gammon predicted the average annual temperature in Texas will be three degrees warmer than the average from 19501999, and the number of 100-degree days could nearly double compared to 2000-2018.

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by Texas 2036, a nonpartisan nonprofit group named for the state’s bicentennial in 15 years, indicates that the average coldest monthly temperatures will continue to rise, though that will vary across the state, as will rainfall predictions.

Extremely severe weather is expected to increase.

“Storm surges from hurricanes will tend to be more severe because of higher relative sea levels,

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and a possible increase in extreme hurricane intensity may further increase storm surge risk,” Nielsen-Gammon wrote.

conversation to prevent bullying can start as early as when a child learns the difference between kindness and unkindness,” according to TDFPS.

REDISTRICTING SKIRMISH CONTINUES IN THE LEGE

Along party lines, the Texas Senate passed a redistricting plan Friday that pits the only OCTOBER IS BULLYING two Black members of PREVENTION MONTH Congress from Houston against each other One in five children and does not create any report being bullied, more minority-majority according to the Texas districts, reported the San Department of Family Antonio Express-News. and Protective Services.

Attempts to amend the In Texas, at least 40% of plan by Democratic legthose bullied have seriously considered suicide. islators were all rejected by the redistricting The agency “provides map’s principal author, caregivers the tools to empower their children to state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston. be anti-bullying champiThe Texas House has ons and to get messaging yet to release any redisout about bullying prevention” at GetParenting- tricting proposals for Congress during the third Tips.com.

The content is designed special session, which to help parents and other ends Oct. 18. If the House caregivers to have conver- doesn’t pass a redistrictsations with their children ing bill, it’s likely both about bullying. “The chambers will have to

return for a fourth special session this year, the Express-News reported.

NEARLY 1,000 DIED DUE TO DRUNK DRIVING LAST YEAR A statewide impaired-driving campaign aims to cut the number of Texans killed in drunk driving crashes, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. In 2020, 963 people in Texas were killed and 2,114 injured in alcohol-related crashes, according to TxDOT. Drinking and driving is completely preventable and can cause serious physical, emotional and financial consequences. Sober ride options include a designated driver, calling a cab or rideshare service, using mass transit or calling a sober friend.

TxDOT’s Drive Sober, No Regrets campaign is conducting outreach events at college campuses across the state in conjunction with football

season. The events include video testimonials of Texans who deal with the daily consequences of drunk driving, either as a survivor or offender.

COVID-19 CASES STILL DROPPING The number of new COVID-19 cases in the state is steadily dropping, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University, with 45,884 cases reported in the past week, along with 1,201 new deaths.

Both categories are down more than 20% compared to the previous week.

Lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas also continue to drop, with 6,730 reported Sunday by the Texas Department of State Health Services, a drop of 18% from the previous week.

The number of Texans fully vaccinated has crossed the 15 million mark, which is 51.6 percent of the state’s total population.

ARTS COMMISSION SEEKS ‘YOUNG MASTERS’

The Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust are seeking applications for the 2022 class of Young Masters.

The program provides “exemplary Texas-based arts students” in grades 8-11 with financial assistance to pursue study in various areas of the arts, such as visual, literary, folk arts, music, dance, theater and media art.

Those chosen as “Young Masters” receive grants of $5,000 per year to further their studies.

More information can be found on the TCA website: arts.texas.gov.

Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas journalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. gborders@texaspress.com

Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Buda Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 to discuss item Z 21-06: Zoning Map Amendment from Light Industrial (LI) to Urban Residential (R-5) for A0284 Jacob G. Lents Survey, Acres 20.50, Located on the east side of South Loop 4, approximately 1100 feet south of Robert S. Light Boulevard, Buda, TX 78610.

The hearing will be held in the Council Chamber in Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop Street Buda, TX 78610. For more information regarding this matter as well as any questions, please contact the City of Buda Planning Department at (512) 3125745.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON (1) LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN RELATING TO POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF REUSE WATER IMPACT FEES AND (2) AMENDMENT OF WATER IMPACT FEES Notice is hereby given pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 395 that the Board of Directors of County Line Special Utility District will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting, open to the public, on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., located at the County Line Special Utility District Office, 8870 Camino Real, Uhland, Texas 78640. The purposes of the hearing are to (1) consider the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan under which a water reuse impact fee may be imposed and (2) consider the amendment of land use assumptions and a capital improvements plan and the imposition of a water impact fee.

Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or against (1) the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan for the reuse system and/or (2) the update to the land use assumptions and

capital improvements plan and imposition of a water impact fee.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Roy John Adair were issued on August 15, 2020, in docket number 20-0171-P, pending in the County Court at Law Sitting in Probate of Hays County, Texas, to Cecelia C. Adair. All persons having claims against the estate, which is presently being administered, are required to submit them, within the time and manner prescribed by law, and before the estate is closed, addressed as follows: Representative Estate of Roy John Adair c/o Anna Martinez Boling 1301 S. Old Stagecoach Road Kyle, TX 78640 Dated October 7, 2021.

By Anna Martinez Boling Attorney for Executor of the Estate of Roy John Adair

CITATION BY PUBLICATION To all persons interested in the Estate of Harold Dean Pollard Jr., Deceased, Cause No. 21-0275-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR in this estate on the 2nd day of July, 2021, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Harold Dean Pollard Jr., Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

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

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

your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the abovenoted date and time.

Applicant’s Attorney: Colin G. Wise 1921 Corporate Drive, Ste. 102 San Marcos, TX 78666 512-392-2197 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 6th day of October, 2021.

Elaine H. Cárdenas County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666 BY /s/ Christopher Alaniz, Deputy

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS HAYS CISD’S STATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING Hays CISD will hold a public hearing in conjunction with the regular board meeting at 5:30pm., Monday, October 25, 2021 in the Kunkel Room at the Historic Buda Upper Campus, 300 San Antonio Street, Buda, Texas 78610.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Hays CISD’s rating on the state’s financial accountability system.

NOTICE OF SALE Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code by conducting a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is listed below: Date : 10/25/2021 Time: 12:00 PMLocation: Storage Auctions.com Unit: 3030 – Deanna Carranza – Shoes, wooden furniture, media, skis, drum, totes, boxes Unit 3034 – Deanna Carranza – Household décor, totes, music equipment, clothes, furniture, tools, bicycles, misc.

Unit 3151 – Jesse Scott – Clothes, fishing poles, tools Unit 2132 - Shawn Craig – Wooden furniture, totes, boxes, outdoor items, A/C window unit

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with the provisions of State of Texas law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to safety an owner and/or manager's lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Storage King USA location(s) listed below, and, due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public Auction to be held online at www.StorageTreasures.com, which will end on October 29, 2021

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE An application has been submitted with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 2.00 acres of property located along Green Acres Drive, Wimberley, TX 78676.

Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services 512-393-2150. Tracking number: TRN-2021-4752DW.

REQUEST FOR BIDS Hays CISD is Requesting Bids for Bid #18-092101VL SPED Roof Replacement.

Proposals will be accepted until 10-25-2021 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268- 2141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Proposal responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS The Alliance Regional Water Authority (the “OWNER”) is requesting sealed written Proposals for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and incidentals, and for performing all Work required for the Phase 1B Segment B Pipeline Project. The Project generally consists of the construction of approximately 55,340 linear feet of 42-inch water and 28,550 linear feet of 36-inch water pipelines and associated appurtenances and connections. The pipelines are primarily constructed via open-cut methodology but feature trenchless/tunneled crossings of major creeks and roadways/highways, including a 775 linear foot tunneled crossing of State Highway 130. Sealed Proposals will be received at Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, TX 78610.

The Project Engineer is K Friese & Associates, Inc. ALL PROPOSALS (INCLUDING HUB PARTICIPATION PLANS) ARE DUE BY 3:00 P.M., Central Time, on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Buda City Hall. PROPOSALS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD AT BUDA CITY HALL. The Proposal submission requirements and Contract Documents may be obtained without charge from www.CivcastUSA.com. Offerors must register on this website in order to view and/or download Proposal Documents. At the time an Offeror registers on this website, the Offeror must provide a working e-mail address, so the Offeror will receive any addenda or clarification issued by the OWNER. A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held as described in Section 00 21 14 – Instructions to Offerors at the following location, date, and time: Date: 10/26/2021, Time: 3:00 pm; Place: Buda City Hall.

The contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board. Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Proposals is/are expected to be funded in part by a loan or grant from the Texas Water Development Board. Neither the State of Texas, nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation to Offerors or any resulting contract.

All procurements by the OWNER are subject to the OWNER’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. The Program provides HUBs full opportunity to participate in all of the OWNER’s contracts. Goals for HUB participation are stated for each solicitation. Information on achieving the goals or documenting good faith efforts to achieve the goals are contained in the Proposal Documents and other Contract Documents. When a HUB participation goal applies, each Offeror is required to complete and return a HUB Participation Plan with its Proposal. If a HUB Participation Plan is not submitted with a Proposal, the Offeror will not be accepted for consideration. The successful Offeror will be required to document compliance with their HUB Participation Plan with each monthly pay application.

Each Proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, on the furnished form, in an amount of not less than five percent of the total Proposal, as specified in Form 00 21 14, Instructions to Offerors. Performance and payment bonds when required shall be executed on forms furnished by the OWNER. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of 100% of the Contract Amount by a solvent corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State of Texas and shall meet any other requirements established by law or by the OWNER. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive any minor informality (one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Proposal) in any Proposal or in the solicitation process.

Inquiries from Offerors regarding this Invitation must be submitted through CivCAST. If an Offeror contacts any officer or employee of the OWNER, or any other representative of the OWNER, during the period beginning on the date this Invitation is issued and ending on the date of contract award or rejection to all offers by the OWNER, any offer submitted by the Offeror is subject to rejection by the OWNER.

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Classifieds EMPLOYMENT VENDORS WANTED Vendors wanted for Maker’s Holiday MarketPlace Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6, 8am - 4pm, Cost $25. Onion Creek Senior Center, 420 Barton’s Crossing, Buda. For information email info@ocscbuda.org or call 512-667-4516.

DOMINOS PIZZA HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS IN KYLE AND BUDA LOCATIONS $300 starting bonus. CSRs starting at $10/hour. Drivers cash paid daily. Apply in person or dominos.com.

DIRECT CARE COUNSELORS Provide positive role modeling, structure, and supervision to adolescent boys. No exp. required, We train comprehensively. Pay starting at $12 per hour for flexible 8 & 16 hr shift schedules.

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is Building. When someone trusts you to build their dream home, the quality, workmanship, and materials all need to be consistent.

Q. What do you want to be remembered for?

A. Making a difference.

I want to make a difference in as many people's lives as I can.

If I die, I want one person in this world to be moved to succeed.

Q. What is your go-to drink in the morning before work?

A. Chocolate Milk

Daniela Parsley

CANDIDATE FOR KYLE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 5 Q. Do you consider yourself to be leftbrained or rightbrained?

A. One test I took says I’m more right brained but I’m definitely a more analytical and facts oriented person and those are left brained person characteristics so I really think it depends on the situation.

Q. They say consistency is key. What is something you’re adamantly consistent with in your life?

A. My family and I pray and discuss our day at a round table before dinner every day.

We say our 3 favorite things and then we talk about our difficult

or challenging issues.

During this time no electronics are allowed and we only speak Spanish so our children can develop better conversational skills in their second language Q. What do you want to be remembered for?

A. For being a good and caring human being.

Q. What is your go-to drink in the morning before work?

A. A cup of coffee with 2 shots of espresso and creamer

Leah Kaufman

CANDIDATE FOR KYLE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 5 Q. Do you consider yourself to be leftbrained or rightbrained?

A. I am definitely more right brained. I’m an outside the box thinker and love creative projects, especially because my day-to-day work requires a lot of analytical thinking.

Q. They say consistency is key. What is something you’re adamantly consistent with in your life?

A. I love this question.

It’s hard to choose just one thing, but I’d have to say I consistently focus on growth. I’m always focused on getting out of my comfort zone. We’re at our best when we’re learning new skills, absorbing knowledge

and evolving. I’m also consistently an early riser. I write in my free time and the only way to get free time when you have three kids is to be up before the sun.

Q. What do you want to be remembered for?

A. I want to be remembered as someone who always seized opportunities and took chances on new adventures.

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. Carpe diem.

Q. What is your go-to drink in the morning before work?

A. Go to drink in the morning? If I only get to pick one, it’s an almond milk latte with a couple pumps of hazelnut.

Next to that is a giant glass of water and a chocolate protein shake because I’m not much of a breakfast person unless it’s the weekend.

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CANDIDATE FOR BUDA CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3 Q. Do you consider yourself to be leftbrained or rightbrained?

A. I consider myself a combination of the two. I’m analytical but also creative.

Q. They say consistency is key. What is something you’re adamantly consistent with in your life?

A. I am adamantly consistent about establishing and sustaining relationships that foster positive engagements with people.

Q. What do you want to be remembered for?

A. I would most want to be remembered for being a good person, a good mother, grandmother, and wife.

Q. What is your go-drink in the morning before work?

A. McDonald’s freshly brewed coffee with cream and equal.

Virginia Jurika CANDIDATE FOR BUDA CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3

Q. Do you consider yourself to be leftbrained or rightbrained?

A. I consider myself a “whole-brained” person. While my management style has a left-brain analytical approach, my leadership style has a right-brain or “Pollyannalike” approach. For instance, as a member of Buda Planning and Zoning Commission, it is my responsibility to make an educated and unbiased decision of a preliminary or final plat of a new

subdivision, and based on that information Q. What do you want to my left brain starts be remembered for? evaluating potential A. Virginia was a risks, costs and successful immigrant benefits that can be story, from her generated from a humble background new project. Having in her native Chile to overseen large and the USA. While her small-scale projects humanitarian job took and plans for the her across the globe, future in highly she maintained her volatile environments love of Buda since like Iraq, South Sudan, she moved there in and Venezuela for 2009. She ran for Doctors Without City Council not as a Borders (MSF), my career politician, but right-brain leadership as a citizen who was approach has proven committed to bridging effective not only in the gap between city bringing the crucial leaders and residents. people on board and Buda residents building relationships, appreciated the fact but also taking things that she always kept in stride and finding her word of working creative ways to with them and for keep people engaged them. She also became during periods of high the first Hispanic City uncertainty and stress.

Council Member.

Q. They say consistency is key. What is something you’re adamantly consistent with in your life?

A. Having integrity.

Integrity entails making transparent and sound decisions, keeping the public interest at heart at all times. Integrity is about keeping our word so commitments to the public are met.

Some people think reputation is the same as integrity, but they are two different things. Reputation is the way other people perceive you.

Integrity is the way you perceive yourself.

Others determine your reputation, but only you determine your integrity.

Q. What is your go-to drink in the morning before work?

A. As businesses flock to Buda for their “lastmile” transportation needs, we must ensure our local government continues to support the small businesses that are the backbone of our community. My go-to drink is a latte from Devil Dog Coffee (DDC), 100% Veteran owned and operated.

Their coffee truck is on Main Street by our local art center. I like to talk with Eric, the founder of DDC, about his business and about finding meaningful ways to connect with our neighbors of all ages while sipping great coffee!

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Attendance zone planned for new HCISD elementary

Buda: This IS our first rodeo

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STAFF REPORT

Buda's first bull riding and mutton bustin rodeo is coming to town Saturday, Oct. 16, located at Pinballz venue on 15201 S. I-35 Frontage Rd. Gates open at 3:00 p.m., starting with music, entertainment and vendors. Then from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. there will be a performance by Charro & Escaramuza. The rodeo will run from 7:00 p.m. until 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at budachamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/ register/4421.

Hays school district selects committee to start election redistricting process STAFF REPORT

HAYS CISD — Hays CISD named the committee responsible for redistricting the single-member election map.

Law requires HCISD redraw bounderies of its single-member trustee election districts based on the 2020 Census data.

Members of the HCISD Redistricting Advisory Committee include Jeff Barton, Celeste Castro,

Sylvia Cruz, Jamie Fulenwider, Jackie Hooks and Jazz Loug.

A webpage was created to include the information about the redistricting process and allow individuals to submit comments.

The committee will work with a demographer and an attorney during the process.

Guidelines for redistricting single-member districts are listed below.

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contain similar total voting age population size Drawing districts that contain contiguous and compact geographic areas Using easily identifiable geographic features as boundaries Maintaining communities of interest and minimizing dividing neighborhoods Considering the residential locations of current school board

members in their separate districts • Evaluating minority voting strength in terms of voting age population • Avoiding retrogression of racial and language minorities as defined in the Voting Rights Act This committee will consider redistricting options during the fall semester and a decision by the trustees is expected to be made in December.

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tration (TDLR) as soon as possible, according to TDLR. Consumers should also be wary of other ways card information gets stolen.

ATMs, card readers inside stores and on the internet are some other ways card number theft occurs.

To help avoid these incidents at a gas station, TDLR has provided some tips. Customers should

HCISD ESTABLISHES ATTENDANCE ZONES FOR SCHOOLS TO: • Maintain the neighborhood school concept; • Prevent, reduce, and eliminate overcrowding; • Allow for future growth; • Keep distances traveled by students as short as possible; • Minimize the need for student transportation; and • Allow campuses to house students safely and provide adequate services to all students.

In the May 2021 bond election, HCISD voters approved the new elementary school that cost $38.4 million. Construction began in June 2021 for the 117,611 squarefoot campus that will house as many as 900 students grades pre-K through 5th.

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Card Skimmer Theft received any complaints from customers.

Some of the other gas stations that were contacted did not comment and have not responded.

Residents who think their card number has been stolen should notify their credit card company, local law enforcement and report the incident to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regis-

HAYS CISD — Hays CISD will soon create a new elementary school attendance zone that will accommodate the 15th elementary school in the district.

Located in the Sunfield subdivision, the new campus will open in August 2022.

The HCISD Board of Trustees approved a committee of 14 residents to review proposed maps, welcome public input and present a recommendation for the Board’s vote this December.

“Board policy requires the district administration to create at least two starting-point maps for consideration by the citizen committee,” said Tim Savoy, chief communication officer. “We encourage everyone who has an opinion to reach out to the committee by using the special ‘Zone Talk’ button on the committee’s webpage or attending one of two public forums.

People can also follow

along as the process progresses, view the prevailing draft maps and see all of the materials presented to the committee on the committee webpage.”

check to see if there was tampering with the gas pump. Some signs of tampering to look for include: • If there is security tape on the cabinet and it appears to have been cut.

• If the cabinet door is loose or damaged.

• If the card slot feels loose.

Additionally, TDLR suggests that customers use credit cards instead

of debit cards, if possible, because crooks can drain accounts. Customers should also frequently check transaction history to see if there is an out-ofthe-ordinary transaction.

Classes at Skillpoint Alliance are available for Texas residents, ages 18 and older. To sign up for training, visit www.skillpointalliance.org. Other training opportunities, such as electrical and

plumbing are also available.

Once the application is submitted, an admissions coordinator will process it, moving on to a first screening then to a virtual or in-person interview.

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One thing that I’m hoping to work together on is to bring east and west Buda together. I want to work toward finding an opportunity for the city to work together, regardless of the side of town, and bring the same quality of life throughout the entire city.

Emily Jones: It is important that citizens can elect somebody who they want representing them, regardless of where they live, and also have somebody representing them who lives in their area as well.

What we are Working on in Planning & Zoning Commission is ensuring amenities in Buda are spread throughout the city, so every Buda citizen can enjoy parklands and amenities.

quires some streamlining in some areas. We have to come together to look at the areas and how to make the growth of the city, businesses and the type of housing we want.

In 2011, the comprehensive plan called for green development. Have we seen green development around? I have not.

This document has a lot of strategic planning, and sometimes I think the difficulty is in the strategic implementation.

One of those is to look at UDC and see what areas we can streamline. Yes, it requires a revision.

Jones: There are changes that need to be made. In a growing city, documents need to grow with us.

Some things are a little gray, like the Specific Use Permits (SUPs), some Virginia Jurika: It’s language around forman honor to serve our based zoning is not really community at the highest clear. We want to make level. Whether I represure that the document sent west, east, or central is in lockstep with what Buda, it is in everyone’s we want and what we are interest in the commupresenting to the people nity. coming in who are trying Service over self; I leave to develop or build here. personal agendas at the There should not be anydoor. Collaboration is the thing left in the gray area. key. We are here to listen It should be clear for our to and serve the citizens. protection of the city.

We should serve probIt needs to be reviewed lems with collaboration, every so often. with service in a timely manner, looking at our Horne-Williams: It is budget. a good document, and it is good to have foundational documents for DO YOU THINK THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE the city. However as we grow, there will be things (UDC), AS WRITTEN, IS A that will grow with us and GOOD DOCUMENT AND changes need to be made.

WORKING AS PLANNED, Changes we would OR WOULD YOU LIKE need to see include food TO SEE SOME CHANGES trailers, for example. Ten MADE? years ago, we would not have thought of food Jurika: The UDC retrailers, and now they are

an opportunity for people to have business without the expense of brick and mortar business in Buda. It also shows we are accepting of small businesses and accepting of different types of businesses coming in. But we want to have rules set in place and how they will function in our city.

Questions and responses have been condensed for the purpose of brevity.

Residents can view the full forum online.

LaVonia Horne-Williams as been a Buda resident for more than two decades. She has experience in procurement, finance and construction.

Additionally, her plate stays full serving in the Buda Economic Development Corporation, Buda Historic Preservation Committee and working for Austin ISD. Emily Jones has lived in Central Texas all of her life and has been a Buda resident for seven years.

She worked in construction and development for 24 years. Jones is the Vice Chair in Planning and Zoning Committee, and works as an estimating director with a focus on estimating, bidding, budgeting and financing.

Virginia Jurika is Chilean born, but as she says, “Texan by the grace of God.” She has been a Buda resident since 2009 and lived all over the world, where she implemented projects for humanitarian organizations. Jurika also has a Masters Degree in Organization and Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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