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News-Dispatch Volume XXXVIII No. 27

Serving Western Hays County, Texas since 1982

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75¢ Thursday, April 12, 2018

Blue Blazes

Dripping Springs woman killed in U.S. 290 wreck

BY MOSES LEOS III

PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUE BLAZES

Blue Blazes, a 35-acre tract of land off of U.S. Highway 290, was annexed by the city on Jan. 17, 2017 and will potentially include a hotel, single-family homes and retail and commercial space.

Growth continues in new U.S. 290 development

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Dripping Springs wants to continue its growth model with a mixed-use property that will potentially be the home for new residential and retail facilities.

Blue Blazes, a 35acre tract of land off of U.S. Highway 290, was annexed by the city on Jan. 17, 2017 and will potentially include a hotel, single-family homes and retail and commercial space.

At the development’s current state, roads and utility lines are paved, giving residents and business owners the opportunity to drive through the property.

Scott Deskins, an associate at Stream Realty Partners who is working on the project, said the company is

Blue Blazes, a 35-acre tract of land off of U.S. Highway 290, was annexed by the city on Jan. 17, 2017 and will potentially include a hotel, singlefamily homes and retail and commercial space. currently speaking with prospects interested in developing in the area.

The appeal of the property is the ability to develop not only commercial spaces, but housing needs that will be assessed as the project grows, Deskins said.

“There is flexibility to develop how we want with the property,” Deskins said. “Dripping Springs is on fire with its growth and it’s a well timed project that will capitalize on these new trends.”

The city of Dripping

Springs will require site development plans be submitted to the city for administrative approval before developers can start construction.

Once the plans are in, the city will assess the permitting needs of the property, specifically in regards to water and wastewater facilities.

If there is a need for 5,000 gallons of irrigation per day or less of water, the city can permit that for the development, said Ginger Faught, deputy city administrator for the City of Dripping

Springs. If there were a need for more than 5,000 gallons of irrigation per day, that permit would have to come from the Texas Department of Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

For wastewater, the developers opted to install septic systems, so there is no connection to the city’s wastewater facilities.

“The property was annexed by the city and they’ve only developed the internal improvements and utilities,” Faught said.

“This was an agreement made with the city and site development plans will have to be submitted before further development.”

A five-acre plot of land on the property will likely accommodate a hotel while the front lots facing Hwy. 290 will see retail businesses, Deskins said. The residential space could include condos or single-family lots, but that is still in preliminary discussion, he said.

“We’re extremely excited about what we’re going to be doing here,” Deskins said.

“This is something that this market desperately needs and we are looking at what our potential users want to get out of this development.”

Permits could be required for area wedding venue to continue

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO More than a year after opening their doors, the owners of a wedding venue located in Dripping Springs’ extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) might be required to submit site development permits as none were found on file.

An investigation was launched by the city of Dripping Springs over a month ago before contact was made with Shon and Janie Saliga, owners of the Garden Grove wedding venue, located on RM 967 west of Buda.

Kyle Dannhaus, Dripping Springs

“Once staff looks at the property, a decision will be made if Garden Grove will need a site development plan for the wedding venue.”

–Ginger Faught, deputy city administrator for the City of Dripping Springs

building code enforcement officer, and city engineer Chad Gilpin were involved with the process. Ginger Faught, Dripping Springs deputy city administrator, said the Saliga’s wedding venue initially didn’t require

permits because it was a home.

However, permits might be required after six, single-room casitas were constructed in the back of the property to accommodate wedding guests.

“Once staff looks at the property, a decision

Two people were killed, including a woman from Dripping Springs, after their vehicles collided head-on April 4 near the Hays and Travis county line.

Carol Ann Larue, 58, of Dripping Springs, was killed in the wreck, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson. The second victim was identified as Jory D Mayer, 21, of Austin.

According to a DPS accident report, the wreck took place around 4:24 p.m. on U.S. Highway 290 roughly six miles west of Austin.

A 2009 Nissan Rogue, driven by Mayer, was traveling eastbound on the left lane of U.S. Highway 290 when, for unknown reasons, it drifted into the center turn left lane, according to the report.

The Rogue then drifted into the left lane of westbound U.S. 290 and into the path of a 2014 Ford Escape, driven by Larue.

The two vehicles crashed head-on, according to the release. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not released any additional details on the crash. DPS continues to investigate the incident.

LAGNIAPPE

Artists Show

will be made if Garden Grove will need a site development plan for the wedding venue,” Faught said.

Since the home is located in the Dripping Springs ETJ, the city does not have land use authority and is limited in how it can regulate a business like Garden Grove, she said.

The Saligas, who are former IBM executives, built their dream home with the intent of using it as a residential space before the couple decided to transform their home into a wedding venue, hosting around ten

A newly formed alliance of local artists and scupltors is hosting its inaugural show April 21-22 in Dripping Springs. The show will be held at the Studio: 13 sculpture garden on 1300 Creek Road.

Artists participating in the alliance include Nina Mihm, known for paintings and collages that blend acrylics and textures; Cammy Jones, whose bright and bold paintings reflect modern expressionism, and Irma Gross, a highly talented artist who works in a wide variety of color with numerous subjects.

Hours for the April show are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The group plans to hold future showings at a variety of venues.

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ow that it’s springtime, I need to get back to doing yard work. It’s time to crank up the lawnmower and cut a path out to my hammock.

There’s nothing worse than spilling a glass of ice cold Lynchburg lemonade when you step on a stick hidden in tall weeds and think it’s a snake.

Okay, I reckon if that stick was really a snake, then that would be worse. I stand corrected. Either way, fluids will be spilled.

Speaking of fluids, with the weather getting warmer and I start sweating as soon as I step outside, it is essential to stay hydrated. I don’t know ’bout other folks, but if I’m out working in the yard or pulling weeds in the garden, I sweat more than a chubby groom at a shotgun wedding. Even if I’m wearing my normal summer gardening attire of fish-net boxers and a ratty T-shirt, I begin to sweat profusely as I carry my hoe and beer cooler out to the garden. Sometimes, I’m so dehydrated after 10 minutes of cussing all the weeds growing around my squash that I have to go sit ’neath a shade tree and take in some fluids.

Now, I know some of y’all who actually know me or those who are regular readers of this here column might believe that I am a heavy consumer of cold beer. Well, let me set y’all straight.

Ever since 2003, I don’t drink beer any more. But then, I don’t drink beer any less neither. I might be a registered Republican but when it comes to beer drinkin’, I’m pretty liberal.

I once thought about giving up beer, but I picked myself up out of the hog trough and found a softer bed to sleep it off.

I did cut back my daily consumption a few years back until I was told by two doctors that beer is good for my heart. And since I have such a big heart, well, you catch my drift.

Okay, enough nonsense about beer, the real subject of this column is drinking water to stay hydrated. Not beer, sodas or energy drinks, but good ol’ water. Now the question arises on what

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From the Crow’s Nest by Clint Younts

is good water. I’ve read that we shouldn’t drink out of the garden hose. I can’t imagine what harm that would do as long as you let the water run long enough to flush out all the fire ants before slurping. Heck, I’ve been drinking out of garden hoses for six decades and I’m as healthy as a 60 year-old horse.

I do have an issue with some of the bottled water they sell in stores. On the label of a bottle of “Purified Drinking Water”, this is printed: “With flavor enhancing minerals”. I may not be the sharpest knife in the kitchen drawer, but how can something be pure if stuff is added to it? According to Mr. Webster, pure means “unmixed with any other matter,” so how can that bottle contain purified water?

I’m also wondering what minerals were added to enhance the flavor.

I can’t think of any rock that I’d want to lick because it’s yummy. As a young whippersnapper living up in Lubbock, I frequently got a taste of minerals when those dust storms blew in, and not once did I bottle up some of that dirt to sprinkle on my ice cream.

I don’t know about others, but the water from our well tastes pretty decent. Sure, it has a mess of calcium and other minerals in it, but then I don’t have a label on my garden hose that says “Purified Drinking Water”. By drinking from my hose, you get whatever is flowing down the aquifer that day, nothing more, nothing less. And, best of all, it quenches your thirst. Speakin’ of quenching my thirst, I worked up a lather with all this typing. I could use a drink.

Clint Younts likes his beer. We pay him with sixpacks of Lone Star, Corona and Modello. Actually, he’s drink just about any beer you put in front of him. crowsnest78610@gmail.com

Worship in a church of your choice St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church Mass Schedule

Rev. Charlie

Spanish Mass Sunday: 1:30 p.m.

corner of RR 12 & Post Oak in Dripping Springs

Garza, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m.

Located at the Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m.

512-858-5667

www.stmartindp.org

Sunset Canyon Baptist Church 8:45 AM

Sunday Morning

11:00 AM

Sunday Worship

5:45 PM

Wednesday Meal

6:30 PM

Wed TouchPoint

A Family of Faith...

SCBC Preschool Children Ministries Youth Ministries Family Ministries

www.sunsetcanyonchurch.org

(512) 894-0480

4000 E. HWY 290

Call 512-2687862 to join the church directory today.

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Hidden Treasures tour May 12 is the 23rd Annual “Hidden Treasures” Wimberley Garden Club’s Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Enjoy the creative way seven homeowners have tamed the Hill Country terrain. The tour will also feature local artists from the Wimberley Valley Art League.

Visit the Wimberley

Garden Club’s website to purchase tickets. www. wimberleygardenclub. org or check us out on Facebook for further details.

Annual Henly VFD BBQ

Get ready for the annual Henly Volunteer Fire Department BBQ and fundraiser on Saturday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Henly Station 83 at 7520 Creek Road.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door on the day of the event and are only $12 each. Included in the ticket price is a heaping plate of brisket, sausage, all the trimmings, and tea. Barbecue brisket and sausage will be prepared by the Dripping Springs CookOff Club.

For more information on the BBQ or to purchase tickets, please email lshelton@northhaysfire.com.

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weddings since it opened its doors.

In a previous interview with the News-Dispatch, the Saligas said they transformed their home as a means to provide a wedding venue in the Hill Country, with the advantage of having the home off of RM 967 and not in a residential neighborhood.

But as business continued to thrive, a decision was made to add the six casitas.

Shon Saliga said Dannhaus walked the property and deemed that site development plans may be required for the six casitas, but that would be determined at a later date.

The Saligas transformed their home as a means to provide a wedding venue in the Hill Country, with the advantage of having the home off of RM 967 and not in a residential neighborhood.

However, approval of the potential site development plans may not need a public hearing through the Planning and Zoning Commission or city council.

Any project is eligible for administrative approval, but it doesn’t necessarily have to go through council, Faught said.

The Saligas’ home

is addressed in Buda, but the property is located in the Dripping Springs ETJ, bringing initial confusion as to which city regulates the permitting process.

“Our ETJ is so big sometimes we don’t hear about things as they happen but we try our best to regulate what we can with the power that we have as a city,” Faught said.

ELECTION ORDER NOTICE AND RESOLUTION State of Texas • County of Hays On this the 22nd day of JANUARY, 2018 the Board of Trustees of the Dripping Springs Independent School District convened in regular session, open to the public, with the following members Present: Carrie Kroll, Barbara Stroud, Ron Jones, Mary Jane Hetrick, Jon Thompson Absent: Shannon O’Connor, Shelly Reeves Constituting a quorum, and among other proceedings had by the Board of Trustees was the following: WHEREAS, the terms of office of MARY JANE HETRICK, CARRIE KROLL, and SHANNON O’CONNOR, members of the Board of Trustees of this school district, will expire on May 5, 2018, and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board to pass an order establishing the procedures for filing and for conducting said trustee election: THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, by the Board of Trustees of Dripping Springs Independent School District: 1) That an ELECTION be held in said school district on MAY 5, 2018 for the purpose of electing three members to the Board of Trustees of said school district for the term of three years each.

2) That all requests by candidates to have their NAMES PLACED UPON THE BALLOT for the above mentioned election shall be in writing and signed by the candidate and filed with the Secretary to the Board of Trustees no earlier than (8 AM) eight o'clock a.m., JANUARY 17, 2018 and no later than (5 PM) five o'clock p.m., FEBRUARY 16, 2018.

3) That filing of applications shall be in accordance with the terms and provisions of this order and that the district shall otherwise comply with the terms and provisions of relevant sections of the election code.

4) EARLY VOTING by personal appearance shall be conducted on APRIL 23, 2018 and continuing through MAY 1, 2018 in the Dripping Springs ISD Administrative Building, 510 West Mercer Street and at Rooster Springs Elementary, 1001 Belterra Dr. 5) EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE Monday, April 23 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 24 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday, April 25 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday, April 26 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday, April 27 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday, April 28 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday, April 30 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 1 Admin Bldg & Rooster Springs ES: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 6) NOTE: Application for EARLY VOTING BY MAIL should be mailed to Early Voting Clerk, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Ste. 1045, San Marcos, TX 78666. Early voting by personal appearance shall be by Direct Recording Electronic machine, and by mail shall be by paper ballot, and both shall be canvassed at the polls by the presiding judge and clerks. DEADLINE for early voting clerk to receive application for a ballot by mail is APRIL 24, 2018. For application for early voting by mail please call Hays County Election Office at 512-393-7310.

7) Said ELECTION DAY shall be held at the following place, with polls to be open Saturday, MAY 5, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Precincts 333, 337, 440, 441, 449: Precincts 236, 238, 442, 443, 444: Dripping Springs ISD Admin. Building Sunset Canyon Baptist Church 510 West Mercer Street 4000 E. Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, Texas Dripping Springs, Texas 8) That the designated ELECTION OFFICERS are as follows: Early Voting Officers Appointed Clerks are Jennifer Anderson, Virginia Flores, and Mary Salinas Appointed Alternative Clerks are Sheila Lamb, Jennifer Godwin, and Denise Ladner Election Day for precincts Election Day for precincts 333, 337, 440, 441, 449 236, 308, 316, 442, 443, 444 Election Judge Sybil Floyd Election Judge Pat Gibson Alternate Election Judge Richard Boltz Alternate Election Judge John Gibson 9) After closing of polls, votes shall be counted immediately, and thereafter, the election judge shall expedite delivery of returns to the office of the superintendent and as provided by the election code.

10) This Order and Notice shall be posted and publicized without delay according to the election code and posting provisions of this Board of Trustees.

Signed on the 22nd day of January 2018.

Carrie Kroll, President, DSISD Board of Trustees Ron Jones, Secretary, DSISD Board of Trustees

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PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Wook out for warblers

BY JERRY HALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF LCRA

In Buda, employees take a break while spreading mulch in the playground area and restoring the trails at Stagecoach Park as part of LCRA’s Steps Forward Day April 6. B elow, LCRA employees replant the flower beds at the sports and recreation park in Dripping Springs. More than 600 LCRA employees volunteered on community projects throughout the LCRA service territory during the annual day of service.

LCRA improves green space in the county through community projects SUBMITTED REPORT

Lower Colorado River Authority employees spent April 6 working on community projects throughout the LCRA service territory as part of LCRA’s fourth annual Steps Forward Day. The projects in Hays County included planting garden areas, pressure washing fire hydrants and cleaning graffiti from walls in downtown San Marcos, with help from city of San Marcos officials.

The LCRA also spread mulch in the playground area and restoredtrails at Stagecoach Park in Buda, with help from Pederna-

les Electric Cooperative employees.

They also helped to replant flower beds at the sports and recreation park in Dripping Springs, with help from PEC. “When we started Steps Forward Day four years ago, we had no idea how enthusiastically our employees and customers would embrace the day,” said LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson. “Our employees love the chance to make a difference and help the communities we serve, and city leaders say the infusion of LCRA volunteers for the day helps complete needed projects in just a few hours, saving

them both time and money.”

This year, more than 600 LCRA employees volunteered to work on more than 30 projects from the Hill Country to the Texas Gulf Coast. Projects ranged from painting park facilities in Brady to picking up litter at Lake Pflugerville to landscaping around Wharton City Hall.

Participating Hays County cities included Buda, Dripping Springs and San Marcos.

LCRA launched its Steps Forward employee volunteer program in 2015 to give back to the communities.

First we saved his life.

Then we helped save his life’s dream.

Stephen Moore dreamed of competing in the Strongman competition.

Then a drunk driver almost killed him. Watch his story at stdavids.com.

Emergency Care

There are more than 50 species of warblers in North America, many of them with bright colors and beautiful patterns.

Most rely on insects as their major food source, but one variety, the yellow-rumped, also eats lots of berries.

Susan Evans of Wimberley is the champion spotter that I know of, having recently identified five species at her home, including black-andwhite, orange-crowned, Tennessee, golden-cheeked, and northern parula.

The songs of warblers are mostly high pitched, with clear thin notes, trills and buzzes. In fact, they cannot really be said to “warble” very much and do most of their calling during spring migration, especially upon arriving at their regular nesting grounds.

I’ve always liked the informal name for yellow-rumped warblers, sometimes called “butter butts.” There are two varieties of these birds, Myrtle and Audubon’s.

Most common in our area is the Myrtle.

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News-Dispatch NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in the Dripping Springs Independent School District on May 5, 2018 CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $132,000,000 FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF, ALL in obedience to an order duly entered by the Board of Trustees of the Dripping Springs Independent School District on February 12, 2018, which order reads substantially as follows: AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD BY THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF A JOINT ELECTION, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION •••••

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the Board) of the DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (the District), located in Hays and Travis Counties, Texas, hereby finds and determines that an election should be held to determine whether the District shall be authorized to issue bonds of the District in the amount and for the purposes hereinafter identified (the Election); and WHEREAS, concurrently with the Election, the District is conducting an election for certain Board trustee positions; and WHEREAS, Section 11.0581, as amended, Texas Education Code requires that an election for trustees positions, along with any other District election held concurrently therewith, be conducted jointly with a municipality including territory of the District on Election Day (defined herein); and WHEREAS, the District anticipates conducting its Board election and the Election jointly with the City of Dripping Springs, Texas (the City), which is a municipality within the District, on Election Day only (and unless the City cancels its election, in which case the District’s compliance with Section 11.0581, as amended, Texas Education Code is no longer required because of, as described above, impossibility), in a manner permitted under applicable Texas law; and WHEREAS, the District will contract with the elections administrator (the Administrator) of Hays County (the County) to conduct all aspects of the Election; and WHEREAS, the Election will be conducted by the County and held jointly with other political subdivisions for which the County is also conducting their elections (such other political subdivisions, collectively, the Participants), as provided pursuant to the provisions of an election agreement and/or a joint election or similar agreement between or among (as applicable) the District, the County, and/or any Participants, entered into in accordance with the provisions of either Section 31.092 or Section 271.002, as amended, Texas Election Code; and WHEREAS, to the extent necessary or desirable to conduct any aspect of the Election, the District will also contract with the elections administrator of Travis County in accordance with the provisions of either Section 31.092 or Section 271.002, as amended, Texas Election Code (in which case, the defined term Administrator shall include the County Clerk of Travis County); and WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds and determines that the necessity to construct various capital improvements within the District necessitates that it is in the public interest to call and hold the Election at the earliest possible date to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purposes hereinafter identified; and WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds and determines that the actions hereinbefore described are in the best interests of the residents of the District; now, therefore, BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT: SECTION 1: The Election shall be held in the DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT on the 5th day of May, 2018 (Election Day), which is a uniform election date under the Texas Election Code, as amended, and is 78 or more days from the date of the adoption of this order (the Order), for the purpose of submitting the following proposition to the qualified voters of the District: PROPOSITION A “Shall the Board of Trustees of the Dripping Springs Independent School District be authorized to issue and sell bonds of the District in the principal amount not to exceed $132,000,000 for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, acquiring, and equipping school facilities (and any necessary or related removal of existing facilities), the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, and the purchase of new school buses, such bonds to mature serially or otherwise (not more than 40 years from their date) in accordance with law; any issue or series of such bonds to bear interest per annum at such rate or rates (fixed, floating, variable, or otherwise) as may be determined within the discretion of the Board of Trustees, provided that such rate or rates of interest shall not exceed the maximum rate per annum authorized by law at the time of the issuance of any issue or series of such bonds; and shall the Board of Trustees of the District be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the District sufficient, without limit as to rate or amount, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds?”

SECTION 2: One or more school election precincts are hereby established for the purpose of holding the Election, and one or more polling places are hereby designated for holding the Election in the school election precincts as identified in Exhibit A to this Order (which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes). At least 79 days prior to the scheduled Election Day, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, the President, Board of Trustees, the Superintendent of Schools, or the respective designees thereof, in coordination with the Administrator, will identify and formally approve the appointment of the Presiding Judge, Alternate Presiding Judges, Election Clerks, and all other election officials for the Election, together with any other necessary changes to election practices and procedures and can correct, modify, or change the Exhibits to this Order based upon the final locations and times agreed upon by the District, the Administrator, and the Participants, if any and as applicable, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

A. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two resident qualified voters of the District to act as clerks in order to properly conduct the Election. To the extent required by the Texas Election Code, as amended, or other applicable law, the appointment of these clerks must include a person fluent in the Spanish language to serve as a clerk to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter desiring such aid at the polls on Election Day. If the Presiding Judge appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall serve as one of the clerks. In the absence of the Presiding Judge, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge of the election precinct.

B. On Election Day, the polls shall be open as designated on Exhibit A. Travis County participates in the Countywide Polling Place Program under Section 43.007, as amended, Texas Election Code, meaning that any District voter can vote in the Election at any polling place identified in Exhibit A. C. The main early voting location is designated in Exhibit B to this Order (which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes). The individual named as the Early Voting Clerk as designated in Exhibit B is hereby appointed as the Early Voting Clerk to conduct such early voting in the Election. The Early Voting Clerk shall appoint the Deputy Early Voting Clerks. This office or place shall remain open to permit early voting on the days and at the times as stated in Exhibit B. Early voting shall commence as provided on Exhibit B and continue through the date set forth on Exhibit B, all as provided by the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended.

Additionally, permanent and/or temporary branch offices for early voting by personal appearance may be established and maintained in accordance with the Texas Election Code.

In the event such permanent and/or temporary branch locations are established, information regarding the locations, dates, and hours of operation for early voting at these offices shall be determined by the Administrator, as identified in Exhibit B hereto.

An Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby established for the purpose of processing early voting results. The individual designated in Exhibit B as the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby appointed the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two resident qualified voters of the District to serve as members of the Early Voting Ballot Board.

SECTION 3: Electronic voting machines may be used in holding and conducting the Election on Election Day; provided, however, in the event the use of such electronic voting machines is not practicable, the Election may be conducted on Election Day by the use of paper ballots (except as otherwise provided in this section). Electronic voting machines or paper ballots may be used for early voting by personal appearance (except as otherwise provided in this section). Pursuant to Section 61.012, as amended, Texas Election Code, the District shall provide at least one accessible voting system in each polling place used in the Election. Such voting system shall comply with Texas and federal laws establishing the requirement for voting systems that permit voters with physical disabilities to cast a secret ballot. Any legally permissible voting method may be used for early voting and Election Day voting by personal appearance. Certain early voting may be conducted by mail.

SECTION 4: The District shall also utilize a Central Counting Station (the Station) as provided by Section 127.001, et seq., as amended, Texas Election Code. The Administrator, or the designee thereof, is hereby appointed as the Manager of the Station, who will establish a written plan for the orderly operation of the Station in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code. The Board hereby authorizes the Administrator, or the designee thereof, to appoint the Presiding Judge of the Station, the Tabulation Supervisor, and the Programmer for the Station and may appoint Station clerks as needed or desirable.

The Administrator will publish (or cause to be published) notice and conduct testing on the automatic tabulation equipment relating to the Station and conduct instruction for the officials and clerks for the Station in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code. To the extent the District contracts with Travis County, the Administrator will work with the County Clerk of Travis County to ensure compliance with Section 127.001, et seq.,

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as amended, Texas Election Code.

SECTION 5: The official ballot shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended, so as to permit voters to vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the aforesaid proposition which shall appear on the ballot substantially as follows: PROPOSITION A “THE ISSUANCE OF $132,000,000 OF BONDS BY THE DRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF.” SECTION 6: All resident, qualified voters of the District shall be permitted to vote at the Election, and on Election Day, such voters shall vote at the designated polling place. The Election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended, except as modified by the provisions of the Texas Education Code, as amended, and as may be required by law. To the extent required by law, all election materials and proceedings relating to the Election shall be printed in both English and Spanish.

SECTION 7: A substantial copy of this Order shall serve as proper notice of the Election.

This notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the District, with such publication occurring not more than 30 days and not less than 10 days before Election Day. Additionally, this notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be posted (i) on the bulletin board used for posting notices of Board meetings not later than 21 days prior to Election Day, (ii) in three public places within the District’s boundaries not later than 21 days prior to Election Day, and (iii) in a prominent location at each polling place on Election Day and during early voting. In addition, during the 21 days prior to Election Day, the District shall, in a prominent manner, maintain such notice on its Internet website.

SECTION 8: As required by and in accordance with Section 3.009(b)(5) and (7) through (9) of the Texas Election Code, the District, as of its fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, had outstanding an aggregate principal amount of debt equal to $186,944,999; the aggregate amount of the interest owed on such District debt obligations, through respective maturity, totaled $97,880,577; and the District levied an ad valorem debt service tax rate for its outstanding debt obligations of $0.3500 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation. The District estimates an ad valorem debt service tax rate of $0.35 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation if the bonds that are the subject of the Election are approved and are issued (taking into account the outstanding District bonds and bonds that are the subject of this Election, but not future bond authorizations of the District). The bonds that are the subject of this Election shall mature serially or otherwise over a specified number of years (but not more than 40 years from their date), as prescribed by applicable Texas law, though the District estimates that, based on current bond market conditions, such bonds will amortize over a 30-year period from their respective date of issue. The foregoing estimated tax rate and amortization period are only estimates, provided for Texas statutory compliance, and do not serve as a cap on any District ad valorem tax rate or the amortization period for bonds that are the subject of this Election.

SECTION 9: The Board authorizes the President, Board of Trustees, the Superintendent of Schools, or the respective designee of either of such parties, to negotiate and enter into one or more joint election agreements, election services contracts, and/or similar contracts or agreements with the City and County, acting by and through the Administrator, and any Participants if desired or if required to comply with applicable law, as permitted and in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended. In addition, the Board authorizes the President, Board of Trustees, the Superintendent of Schools, or the respective designee of either of such parties to make such technical modifications to this Order that are necessary for compliance with applicable Texas or federal law or to carry out the intent of the Board, as evidenced herein. By incorporating all essential terms necessary for a joint election agreement, this Order is intended to satisfy Section 271.002(d) of the Texas Election Code, as amended, without further action of the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 10: The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Order for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the Board.

SECTION 11: All orders and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Order are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Order shall be and remain controlling as to the matters ordered herein.

SECTION 12: This Order shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.

SECTION 13: It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Order is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Order, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.

SECTION 14: If any provision of this Order or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Order and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the Board hereby declares that this Order would have been enacted without such invalid provision.

SECTION 15: This Order shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so ordered.

YOU WILL, THEREFORE, take notice of all the matters and facts set out in the foregoing Notice of Election. /s/ Ron Jones Secretary, Board of Trustees Dripping Springs Independent School District

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Exhibit A ELECTION DAY PRECINCT AND POLLING INFORMATION Election Day: May 5, 2018 Election Day Polling Locations open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Presiding Judges/Alternates: to be appointed by Hays County.

Hays District County Precincts Precincts 1 333, 337, 440, 441, 449

Travis County Precincts

2

308 316 361

236, 238, 442, 443, 444

Polling Place Dripping Springs Independent School Administration Building 510 West Mercer Street Dripping Springs, Texas 78620 Sunset Canyon Baptist Church 4000 E. Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, Texas 78666

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Exhibit B EARLY VOTING Early voting begins Monday, April 23, 2018 and ends on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Early Voting Clerk: Jennifer Anderson, 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1045, San Marcos, Texas 78666. Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board: to be determined by the Administrator.

Voters entitled to vote an early ballot by personal appearance may do so at any Early Voting site.

Main Early Voting Polling Place Dripping Springs Independent School District Administration Building 510 West Mercer Street Dripping Springs, Texas 78620 Permanent Branch Early Voting Polling Place Rooster Springs Elementary 1001 Belterra Avenue Austin, Texas 78737 Early Voting Dates and Times Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 through Friday, April 27, 2018* 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 28, 2018* 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Monday, April 30, 2018 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. * Due to Founders Day Festival on April 27 and April 28, Mercer St. will be closed, but the Administration Building can be accessed through Walnut Springs Elementary School. On April 28, the Founder’s Day Festival Rotary Club shuttle service can be utilized for transportation between the high school parking lot and the Administration Building.

Early Voting By Mail Applications for voting by mail should be received no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Applications should be sent to: Early Voting Clerk 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1045 San Marcos, Texas 78666 fax: (512) 878-6699 email: virginia.flores@co.hays.tx.us If an application for ballot by mail is faxed or emailed (or if a federal postcard application is faxed), the applicant must also mail the original application so that the early voting clerk receives the original no later than four days after receiving the emailed or faxed copy.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

www.HaysNewsDispatch.com

NOTIFICACIÓN DE ELECCIÓN ESTADO DE TEXAS A LOS ELECTORES HABILITADOS, RESIDENTES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE DRIPPING SPRINGS POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se realizará una elección en el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs el 5 de mayo de 2018 CON RESPECTO A LA EMISIÓN DE BONOS PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE EDIFICIOS ESCOLARES POR UN MONTO DE USD $132,000,000 PARA INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES, ASÍ COMO GRAVAR UN IMPUESTO PARA SU PAGO, TODO esto en cumplimiento de una resolución debidamente emitida por el Consejo Directivo del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs el 12 de febrero de 2018, que en esencia prevé: RESOLUCIÓN EN LA QUE SE CONVOCA A UNA ELECCIÓN PARA LA EMISIÓN DE BONOS QUE REALIZARÁ EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE JUDSON, QUE ESTABLECE DISPOSICIONES PARA LA CELEBRACIÓN DE UNA ELECCIÓN CONJUNTA, Y LA RESOLUCIÓN DE OTRAS CUESTIONES INHERENTES Y RELACIONADAS CON DICHA ELECCIÓN •••••

El Consejo Directivo (el Consejo) del DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE DRIPPING SPRINGS (el Distrito), ubicado en los Condados de Hays y Travis , Texas, mediante la presente considera y determina que se debe realizar una elección para determinar si se debe autorizar al Distrito emitir bonos del Distrito por el monto y para los fines que se identifican a continuación (la Elección); y De forma simultánea con la Elección, el Distrito realizará una elección para ocupar determinados cargos en el Consejo Directivo; y La Sección 11.0581 y sus modificaciones del Código de Educación de Texas prevé que una elección de los cargos directivos, junto con cualquier otra elección del Distrito que se realice de forma simultánea, se realice de forma conjunta con un municipio que incluya territorio del Distrito el Día de la Elección (según se define en la presente instrumento); y El Distrito prevé realizar su elección del Consejo y la Elección de manera conjunta con la Ciudad de Dripping Springs, Texas (la Ciudad), que es un municipio dentro del Distrito, únicamente el Día de la Elección (y salvo que la Ciudad cancele su elección, en cuyo caso ya no se requerirá el cumplimiento por parte del Distrito con la Sección 11.0581, y sus reformas, del Código de Educación de Texas por razones de imposibilidad, según se detalló anteriormente), de la forma que se permita en la ley aplicable de Texas; y El Distrito contratará al administrador de elecciones (el Administrador) del Condado para dirigir todos los aspectos de la Elección; y El Condado llevará a cabo la Elección y se celebrará de forma conjunta con otras subdivisiones políticas para las cuales el Condado también realizará elecciones (en lo sucesivo se denominará colectivamente a dichas subdivisiones políticas como los Participantes), conforme a lo previsto en las disposiciones de un convenio de elecciones y/o convenio de elecciones conjuntas o convenio similar entre el Distrito, el Condado y/o los Participantes, según sea el caso, celebrado de conformidad con la disposiciones de la Sección 31.092 o de la Sección 271.002, y sus reformas, del Código Electoral de Texas; y En la medida que sea necesaria o conveniente para realizar cualquier aspecto de la Elección, el Distrito también celebrará un convenio con el administrador de elecciones del Condado de Travis, de conformidad con las disposiciones ya sea de la Sección 31.092 o de la Sección 271.002, y sus reformas, del Código Electoral de Texas (en cuyo caso, el término definido Administrador incluirá al Secretario del Condado del Condado de Travis); y El Consejo en este acto considera y determina que la necesidad de realizar diversas mejoras importantes dentro del Distrito debe ser una cuestión de interés público para convocar y celebrar lo antes posible la Elección para autorizar la emisión de bonos de deuda ordinarios para los fines que se identifican a continuación; y El Consejo en este acto considera y determina que las acciones descritas anteriormente son en beneficio de los residentes del Distrito; por consiguiente, EL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE DRIPPING SPRINGS RESUELVE QUE: SECCIÓN 1: La Elección se llevará a cabo en el DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE DRIPPING SPRINGS el 5 de mayo de 2018 (el Día de la Elección), que es una fecha de elección uniforme conforme al Código Electoral de Texas vigente, y es 78 o más días posterior a la fecha de adopción de esta resolución (la Resolución), con el fin de presentar la siguiente propuesta a los electores habilitados del Distrito: PROPUESTA A “Autorizar al Consejo Directivo del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs a emitir y vender bonos del Distrito por una suerte principal de hasta USD $132,000,000 que se destinará para diseñar, construir, renovar, mejorar, adquirir y equipar instalaciones escolares (así como desmantelar, de requerirse, las instalaciones existentes), comprar los sitios necesarios para establecer instalaciones escolares y comprar autobuses nuevos. Dichos bonos vencerán progresivamente o de cualquier otra forma (a más tardar 40 años a partir de su fecha de emisión) de conformidad con la ley; dicha emisión o series de bonos devengarán intereses anualmente a la tasa o tasas (fijas, flotantes, variables u otras) que el Consejo Directivo determine a su criterio, siempre y cuando no superen la tasa máxima anual autorizada por la ley al momento de emisión de los bonos o series de bonos; así como autorizar al Consejo Directivo del Distrito a gravar y a hacer que se graven y cobren, impuestos anuales ad valorem sobre todos los bienes gravables en el Distrito suficientes, sin limitación en cuanto a la tasa o el monto, para pagar la suerte principal y los intereses de los bonos y el costo de los contratos de crédito celebrados en relación con los bonos.”

SECCIÓN 2: En este acto se establece uno o más distritos electorales escolares a fin de celebrar la Elección y se designa uno o más colegios electorales para llevar a cabo la Elección en los distritos electorales escolares, según se identifican en el Anexo A a esta Resolución (el cual se tiene por aquí reproducido como si a la letra se insertase para todos los efectos a los que haya lugar). El Presidente, el Consejo Directivo, el Superintendente de Escuelas o sus respectivos mandatarios, en coordinación con el Administrador, identificarán y aprobarán formalmente, con una anticipación mínima de 79 días respecto del Día de la Elección previsto, o a la mayor brevedad posible pasado dicho plazo, el nombramiento del Juez Presidente, los Jueces Presidentes Suplentes, los Secretarios Electorales y cualquier otro funcionario electoral para la Elección, junto con las modificaciones adicionales necesarias a las prácticas y los procedimientos electorales; asimismo, podrán corregir, modificar o cambiar los Anexos de esta Resolución en función de los lugares y los horarios definitivos que acuerden el Distrito, el Administrador y los Participantes, de existir y según corresponda, en la medida que la ley aplicable lo permita.

A. El Juez Presidente deberá designar como mínimo dos electores habilitados residentes del Distrito, quienes actuarán como secretarios para llevar a cabo la Elección en forma apropiada. En la medida que el Código Electoral de Texas y sus reformas u otra ley aplicable así lo requiera, en la designación de dichos secretarios se deberá incluir a una persona con dominio del idioma español para actuar como secretario a fin de brindar asistencia oral en idioma español a los electores que soliciten dicha ayuda en los comicios el Día de la Elección. Si el Juez Presidente designado efectivamente funge como tal, el Juez Presidente Suplente fungirá como uno de los secretarios. En caso de ausencia del Juez Presidente, el Juez Presidente Suplente fungirá como Juez Presidente del distrito electoral.

B. El Día de la Elección, los centros de votación estarán abiertos según se indica en el Anexo A. El Condado de Travis participa en el Programa del Centro de Votaciones a Nivel del Condado conforme a la Sección 43.007, y sus reformas, del Código de Elecciones de Texas, lo que significa que todo votante del Distrito puede emitir su voto en la Elección en los lugares de votación que se identifican en el Anexo A. C. La sede principal de votación anticipada se designa en el Anexo B de esta Resolución (el cual se tiene por aquí reproducido como si a la letra se insertase para todos los efectos a que haya lugar). En este acto se designa a la persona nombrada como Secretario de la Votación Anticipada según aparezca en el Anexo B como Secretario de la Votación Anticipada para realizar dicha votación anticipada en la Elección. El Secretario de la Votación Anticipada designará a los Secretarios Suplentes de la Votación Anticipada. Dicha oficina o lugar deberán permanecer abiertos para permitir que se realice la votación anticipada en los días y horarios que se establecen en el Anexo B. La votación anticipada comenzará según lo establecido en el Anexo B y continuará en el transcurso de la fecha establecida en el Anexo B, todo ello de conformidad con las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas en vigor.

De igual forma, podrán establecerse y mantenerse sucursales permanentes y/o provisionales para votaciones anticipadas presenciales de conformidad con el Código Electoral de Texas. En el supuesto que se establezcan dichas sucursales permanentes y/o provisionales, será el Administrador quien determine la información relativa a lugares, fechas y horarios de funcionamiento para la votación anticipada en tales sucursales, tal como se establece en el Anexo B de esta resolución.

En este acto, se establece una Comisión de Boletas de Votación Anticipada a fin de procesar los resultados de la votación anticipada. Asimismo, en este acto se designa como Juez Presidente de la Comisión de Boletas de Votación Anticipada a la persona identificada en el Anexo B como tal. El Juez Presidente designará como mínimo a dos electores habilitados residentes del Distrito para actuar como miembros de la Comisión de Boletas de Votación Anticipada.

SECCIÓN 3: Podrán usarse máquinas de votación electrónica para celebrar y llevar a cabo la Elección en el Día de la Elección; sin embargo, en el supuesto que no sea factible utilizar dichas máquinas de votación electrónica, la Elección podrá llevarse a cabo en el Día de la Elección mediante el uso de boletas de papel (salvo disposición en contrario contenida en la presente sección). Podrán utilizarse máquinas de votación electrónica o boletas de papel para la votación anticipada presencial (salvo disposición en contrario contenida en la presente sección). De conformidad con el Sección 61.012 y sus reformas del Código Electoral de Texas, el Distrito proporcionará al menos un sistema de votación accesible en cada centro de votación utilizado en la Elección. Dicho sistema de votación deberá cumplir con las leyes federales y del estado de Texas que establecen los requisitos para los sistemas de votación que permitan a los electores con discapacidad física emitir un voto secreto. Podrá usarse cualquier método de votación legalmente admisible para la votación anticipada y para la votación presencial en el Día de la Elección. Algunas votaciones anticipadas podrán realizarse por correo.

SECCIÓN 4: Asimismo, el Distrito utilizará una Estación Central de Conteo (la Estación) según se dispone en el Sección 127.001 y siguientes, y sus reformas del Código Electoral de Texas. En este acto, se designa al Administrador o a su mandatario como Director de la Estación, quien podrá establecer un plan por escrito para el funcionamiento ordenado de la Estación, de conformidad con las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas. El Consejo, por medio de la presente, autoriza al Administrador, o a su mandatario, a nombrar al Juez Presidente de la Estación, al Supervisor de Tabulación y al Programador para la Estación y podrá, además, nombrar a secretarios de Estación, en la medida que resulte necesario o conveniente. El Administrador publicará (o hará que se publique) la notificación y verificará el correcto funcionamiento del equipo de tabulación automática relacionado con la Estación y capacitará a los funcionarios y secretarios asignados a la Estación de conformidad con las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas. En la medida que el Distrito celebre un convenio con el

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Condado de Travis, el Administrador trabajará con el Secretario del Condado del Condado de Travis para garantizar el cumplimiento con la Sección 127.001, et seq., y sus reformas del Código Electoral de Texas.

SECCIÓN 5: La boleta oficial se elaborará de conformidad con las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas, y sus reformas, de manera que se permita a los votantes votar “A FAVOR” o “EN CONTRA” de la propuesta mencionada anteriormente, que deberá aparecer en la boleta básicamente en los siguientes términos: PROPUESTA A “LA EMISIÓN DE $132,000,000 EN BONOS POR PARTE DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE DRIPPING SPRINGS PARA INSTALACIONES ESCOLARES Y LA IMPOSICIÓN DE UN IMPUESTO PARA EL PAGO DE LOS MISMOS”.

SECCIÓN 6: Se permitirá a todos los electores habilitados residentes del Distrito votar en la Elección, y el Día de la Elección dichos electores votarán en el centro electoral designado. La Elección se realizará de conformidad con las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas, y sus reformas, con excepción de las modificaciones introducidas por las disposiciones del Código de Educación de Texas, y sus reformas, y según lo requiera la ley. En la medida que la ley así lo requiera, todos los materiales y procedimientos electorales relativos a la Elección se imprimirán en idioma inglés y español.

SECCIÓN 7: Una copia del resumen de esta Resolución servirá como debida notificación de la Elección. Esta notificación, con su correspondiente traducción al español, deberá publicarse al menos una vez en un periódico de circulación masiva en el Distrito, publicación que deberá aparecer no más de 30 días ni menos de 10 días antes del Día de la Elección. Además, esta notificación, con su correspondiente traducción al español, se exhibirá (i) en la cartelera de avisos que se utiliza para publicar notificaciones de las reuniones de Consejo, con una anticipación mínima de 21 días respecto del Día de la Elección, (ii) en tres sitios públicos dentro de los límites del Distrito, con una anticipación mínima de 21 días respecto del Día de la Elección, y (iii) en un sitio destacado en cada centro electoral el Día de la Elección y durante la votación anticipada. Además, el Distrito deberá mantener exhibida dicha notificación en forma destacada en su sitio de Internet durante los 21 días previos al Día de la Elección.

SECCIÓN 8: Según lo requerido en la Sección 3.009(b), párrafos (5) y (7) al (9) del Código Electoral de Texas, y de conformidad con dicha disposición, el Distrito tenía, al inicio de su ejercicio social el 1° de julio de 2017, una suerte principal total pendiente de pago equivalente a USD $186,944,999; el monto total de intereses adeudado sobre dichas obligaciones de deuda del Distrito, a sus respectivos vencimientos, ascendía a USD $97,880,577; y el Distrito aplicó una tasa impositiva ad valorem sobre los servicios de deuda por sus obligaciones pendientes de pago de USD $ 0.3500 por cada USD $100 de valuación gravable determinada. El Distrito calcula una tasa impositiva ad valorem sobre servicio de deuda de USD $0.35 por cada USD $100 de valuación gravable determinada si los bonos objeto de la Elección se aprueban y emiten (considerando los bonos pendientes de pago del Distrito y los bonos que constituyen el objeto de esta Elección, pero excluyendo autorizaciones futuras de bonos del Distrito). Los bonos que constituyen el objeto de esta Elección vencerán en series o de otra forma a lo largo de una cantidad especificada de años (que no habrán de superar los 40 años desde su fecha), según lo establecido en la ley aplicable de Texas, si bien el Distrito estima que, en virtud de las condiciones actuales del mercado de bonos, dichos bonos se amortizarán en un plazo de 30 años desde su fecha de emisión respectiva. La tasa impositiva y el plazo de amortización antes mencionados son meras estimaciones, provistas a fin de cumplir con la legislación de Texas; pero no constituyen un tope para las tasas impositivas ad valorem del Distrito ni para el período de amortización de los bonos objeto de esta Elección.

SECCIÓN 9: El Consejo autoriza al Presidente, al Consejo Directivo, al Superintendente de Escuelas o a sus respectivos mandatarios a negociar y celebrar uno o más convenios de elección conjunta, convenios de servicios electorales y/o convenios o contratos similares con la Ciudad y con el Condado, actuando por medio del Administrador, y cualquiera de los Participantes en caso de que sea conveniente o se requiera para cumplir con la ley aplicable, conforme a lo permitido y establecido en las disposiciones del Código Electoral de Texas, y sus modificaciones. Además, el Consejo autoriza al Presidente, al Consejo Directivo, al Superintendente de Escuelas o a sus respectivos mandatarios a realizar las modificaciones técnicas a esta Resolución que sean necesarias para cumplir con la leyes aplicables del estado de Texas o federales o para llevar a cabo el propósito del Consejo, según se expone en la presente. Al incluir todos los términos fundamentales necesarios para un convenio de elección conjunta, esta Resolución tiene por objeto cumplir con la Sección 271.002(d) del Código Electoral de Texas y sus reformas, sin que se requiera una resolución adicional del Consejo Directivo.

SECCIÓN 10: Los antecedentes incluidos en el preámbulo de la presente son fieles y correctos y en este acto se incorporan a esta Resolución para todo efecto, adoptándose como parte de la sentencia y de las conclusiones del Consejo.

SECCIÓN 11: Todas las órdenes y resoluciones o partes de las mismas que entren en conflicto o sean incongruentes con las disposiciones de esta Resolución quedan derogadas mediante la presente en la medida de dicho conflicto, y las disposiciones de esta Resolución prevalecerán respecto de las cuestiones establecidas en la presente.

SECCIÓN 12: Esta Resolución deberá interpretarse y ejecutarse de conformidad con las leyes del estado de Texas y de los Estados Unidos de América.

SECCIÓN 13: Se considera, determina y declara oficialmente que la reunión en la cual se adopta esta Resolución fue abierta al público, y se notificó públicamente la fecha, la hora, el lugar y el orden del día de los asuntos públicos a considerarse en dicha reunión, incluida esta Resolución, todo ello de conformidad con lo requerido en el Capítulo 551, y sus reformas, del Código de Gobierno de Texas.

SECCIÓN 14: En el caso de que una disposición de esta Resolución o su aplicación a una persona o circunstancia se considere inválida, el resto de la misma y su aplicación a otras personas y circunstancias serán válidas, y mediante la presente el Consejo declara que esta Resolución se habría emitido excluyendo dicha disposición inválida.

SECCIÓN 15: Esta Resolución entrará en vigor después de su aprobación definitiva y así se ordena.

EN VIRTUD DE LO ANTERIOR, QUEDAN USTEDES notificados de todos los asuntos y hechos enunciados en la Notificación de Elección precedente. /f/ Ron Jones Secretaria del Consejo Directivo Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs

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Anexo A INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LOS DISTRITOS ELECTORALES, LA VOTACIÓN Y EL DÍA DE LA ELECCIÓN Día de la Elección: 05.05.18 Los Lugares de Votación el Día de la Elección abrirán de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m El Juez Presidente o los Jueces Presidentes: serán designados por el Condado de Hays.

Circumscripciones de Distrito 1

2

Circumscripciones del Condado de Hays 333, 337, 440, 441 449

Circumscripciones del Condado de Travis Lugar de Votación Dripping Springs Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs Edificio de la Administración 510 West Mercer Street Dripping Springs, Texas 78620

236, 238, 442, 443, 444

308 316 361

Sunset Canyon Baptist Church 4000 E. Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, Texas 78666

Anexo B VOTACIÓN ANTICIPADA La votación anticipada comenzará el lunes 23 de abril de 2018 y terminará el martes 1º de mayo de 2018. Secretaria de Votación Anticipada: Jennifer Anderson, 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1045, San Marcos, Texas 78666. Juez Presidente de la Comisión de Boletas de Votación Anticipada: A determinar por el Administrador.

Todo votante con derecho a emitir un voto anticipado de manera presencial puede hacerlo en cualquier Lugar de Votación Anticipada.

Lugar Principal del Centro de Votaciones Anticipadas Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dripping Springs Edificio de la Administración 510 West Mercer Street Dripping Spring, Texas 78620 Lugar Permanente de los Centros de Votaciones Anticipadas Rooster Springs Elementary 1001 Belterra Avenue Austin, Texas 78737 Fechas y Horas de la Votación Anticipada Lunes 23 de abril de 2018 07:00 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.

Del martes 24 de abril de 2018 al viernes 27 de abril de 2018 Sábado 28 de abril de 2018 10:00 a.m. – 02:00 p.m.

Lunes 30 de abril de 2018 07:00 a.m. – 07:00 p.m.

Martes 1º de mayo de 2018 08:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

08:00:00 a.m. – 04:00:00 p.m.

* Debido a Founders Day Festival el 27 de abril y el 28 de abril, Mercer St. estará cerrada, pero se puede acceder al Edificio de Administración a través de la Escuela Primaria Walnut Springs. El 28 de abril, el servicio de traslado rotario del Festival del Día del Fundador se puede utilizar para el transporte entre el estacionamiento de la escuela secundaria y el edificio de la Administración.

Votación Anticipada por Correo Las solicitudes para votar por correo deberán recibirse antes del cierre de la jornada laboral (5:00 p.m.) del martes 24 de abril de 2018.

Secretario de la Votación Anticipada 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1045 San Marcos, Texas 78666 fax: (512) 878-6699 correo electrónico: virginia.flores@co.hays.tx.us Si se envía por fax o por correo electrónico una solicitud de boleta (o si se envía por fax una solicitud de tarjeta federal), el solicitante deberá enviar por correo la solicitud original para que el secretario de la votación anticipada la reciba a más tardar cuatro días después de haber recibido la copia enviada por fax o correo electrónico.

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Sports

Lady Tigers steal 4-1 win over Lockhart

BY SHANE SCHOLWINSKI

PHOTOS BY WAYLAND CLARK, WFOTOS.COM

Dripping Springs’ pitcher Logan Hulon got the win on March 20 in a 14-1 victory over visiting Medina Valley. Hulon has a season ERA of .71 with 230 strikeouts in 118.0 innings in the circle for the Lady Tigers.

Dripping Springs softball earned a critical road-win April 3 with a 4-1 victory over the Lockhart Lions, which were previously unbeaten in district.

“It was a big win, you know Lockhart, they have a dang good ball club,” said Dripping Springs head coach Wade Womack. “They’ve got a lot of seniors. That senior pitcher and senior shortstop are incredible, probably two of the better ones we’ve seen all year especially that senior shortstop. I was pleased with how our girls played.”

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“I still think we’ve got more to offer. We still haven’t played our best game. We’ve played great ball at times. We’ve played average ball at times. We’ve played good ball at times, but we haven’t played perfect ball. We are still striving for that, and tonight was a good step in the right direction.”

–Wade Womack, head Tiger softball coach

extended their winning streak to nine games, which brings their overall record to 20-6 (9-1 in district play), and they are now tied for first place with Lockhart in District 26-5A. After a 6-4 March 9 loss to Lockhart, which

had Dripping Springs give up an early 3-0 lead, Tuesday’s win was a massive confidence boost for the Lady Tigers as they approach the last few weeks of district play.

A key part of the game was Dripping Springs’ ability to capitalize on

the Lions’ mistakes.

“We took advantage of a couple of mistakes they made defensively,” Womack said. “I think we scored probably three runs on a couple of errors they had.

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Tiger lacrosse triumphs over Timberwolves SUBMITTED REPORT

PHOTO BY TROY WALKER

Tiger lacrosse player Sean O’Connor (36) scores a goal for Dripping Springs its game against Cedar Park.

The Dripping Springs Tigers varsity lacrosse team defeated the Cedar Park Timberwolves Saturday 17-8, securing a first-round home playoff game with the win.

Offensive scoring was led

by Connor Jamail, with four goals and four assists, and Nic Austin who had four goals and two assists. Also posting points were Charles Pouland with three goals and an assist, the Reno brothers,

Gabe and Cristian, with two goals and two assists each, and Sean O’Connor with two goals.

Alex Schlab won 12 out of 16 faceoffs, while Logan Heinchon was seven for seven in the center circle. Defensively, Connor Mogen had 11 saves in the game. The junior varsity squad bested the Timberwolves 8-3. Standing out on offense, Liam Dahl had two goals and two assists, and Charles Hunt had two goals and one assist.

DS soccer season turnaround ends with loss to Mustangs

BY MOSES LEOS III

LAKE TRAVIS – A handful of blank stares showed on the faces of the Dripping Springs Tiger boys soccer team as time expired on their 2018 campaign Friday.

On the one hand was a program that spent every ounce of energy they could muster in a heart-wrenching 5-2 loss to a familiar district foe in the Marble Falls Mustangs. The match was the third installment of a hard-fought series between the clubs.

On the other hand was a group whose emotions were still raw following a benches-clearing brawl that broke out between the two teams near the end of Friday’s match.

Somewhere in the middle, Dripping Springs Tiger head coach Josh Hill maintained pride in his team, which went from near the bottom of the district last season to nearly qualifying for the Region IV tournament.

For Hill, it was the knowledge that his team

kept trying, even when the odds were against them.

“Down three goals with three minutes left, we weren’t going to win the game, but the kids played like we had a shot,” Hill said. “They didn’t quit and they played hard.”

Dripping Springs worked to combat a stingy and aggressive Marble Falls midfield that harried the Tigers throughout the match.

Hill said the Mustang midfield was not only where Marble Falls controlled the ball, but also helped build attacks on the offensive end.

While the game plan was to challenge the Mustang defense and goalkeeper, Dripping Springs had trouble doing so.

“Marble Falls is a great team. We knew that. We played them twice in district and we knew it was going to be tough beating them again,” Hill said. “The better team won tonight.”

It didn’t take Dripping

Springs long to get the better of Marble Falls’ defense early on. A freekick opportunity near midfield turned into gold when goalkeeper Jaxson Thornton booted a 50plus yard strike over the Marble Falls goalkeeper.

Dripping Springs led 1-0 roughly four minutes into the match.

The excitement, however, was short-lived as the Mustangs powered their way for four unanswered goals over the span of an hour.

The first goal came when Mustang senior Fortino Tinajera booted a free-kick into the net to equalize the match at 1-1 with 34 minutes left in the first half.

Marble Falls maintained that momentum as the Mustangs scored a pair of goals in the final five minutes of the first half. Mustangs, who led 3-1 at halftime, continued their offensive onslaught with a goal at the 17-minute mark of the second half. Highlighting

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Dripping Springs robotics team advances to playoffs SUBMITTED REPORT

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Over three days, 51 teams from as far as Beijing, China joined alliances of three teams and pitted their robots against one another in a 1980’s video game-themed competition called “Power Up”.

Dripping Springs High’s FIRST Robotics Competition team “The Spring Konstant” traveled to San Antonio on April 5 to take part in the Alamo Regional competition at St.

The game involved moving cubes around the playing field and scoring points by placing them on various platforms. The team advanced to the playoffs as an alliance captain and, despite not ending at the top of the scoreboard, was awarded

the prestigious Engineering Inspiration Award which qualifies them to compete in the FRC World Championships in Houston from April 18-21.

The award celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for

engineering within a team’s school or organization and community. In addition to qualification to the world championships, it also comes with a grant from NASA to pay a portion of the team’s cost to attend.

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SueAnna Thomas, Assistant Principal at Scudder Primary School in the Wimberley Independent School District, is among 20 administrators named Region Assistant Principals of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA).

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Thomas has been the assistant principal at Scudder for four years. She and the other assistant principals will

be recognized June 13 at the Austin Renaissance Hotel.

“I am honored to be recognized by TEPSA and my peers as Assistant Principal of the Year for Region 13. As Assistant Principal of Scudder Primary, I have the privilege of learning something new every day, being surrounded by excellence, and having opportunity to build relationships with the students, teachers, and families,” said Thomas.

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Texas ranks low in women’s health TEXAS RANKED LOW IN SEVERAL MAJOR CATEGORIES: 21st – Unemployment for women 31st – Share of women in poverty

BY KATERINA BARTON

With Texas’ sweet tea charm and southern hospitality, it’s hard to imagine women feeling unwelcome in the Lone Star state.

However, due to low medical and economic ratings, Texas is among one of the worst states for women.

WalletHub compared 50 states and the District of Columbia using 23 key indicators of living standards for women.

Two categories that were measured were “Women’s Economic and Social Well-Being,” in which Texas ranked 45th, and “Women’s Health & Safety,” in which Texas ranked 35th.

One reason for Texas’ low rankings may be due to a couple of barriers that family planning has faced in recent years. In 2011 the Texas Legislature cut family planning programs by two-thirds.

Although legislators reinstated the funding in 2013, the state lost federal funding for family planning and preventive services for low-income women after it ousted Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.

State lawmakers ousted Planned Parenthood for offering abortion services, however, this went against Medicaid regulations, which led to the Obama administration taking away funding.

Texas lost hundred of millions of dollars in federal funding for family planning and women’s healthcare.

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51st – Uninsured female rate 32nd – Women’s life expectancy at birth 21st – Quality of women’s hospitals 43rd – Women’s preventative healthcare

“The combination of those two things, and to a lesser degree a hundred things that have happened since then, have made it much harder for women to get services,” Stacey Pogue, senior policy analyst for the Center for Public Policy Priorities said.

Pogue stated the country has seen declines in the number of women “enrolled in the Medicare program, the number of women who receive any healthcare through the program and specifically the number of women who get contraceptive through the program.”

“It’s critical that Texas teens and women are able to access preventive health care and take ownership of their reproductive health.

– Stacey Pogue, senior policy analyst for the Center for Public Policy Priorities

“It’s critical that Texas teens and women are able to access preventive health care and take ownership of their reproductive health. While the state has done a good job of starting to rebuild women’s health programs after the cuts in 2011 and

2013, too many women continue to lack access to important services,” The Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Interim CEO Molly Clayton said in an emailed response.

Pogue says Texas legislators have the intention

of providing good healthcare to women in Texas, but the state has still not seen the service levels of 2011, before cuts were made.

The state has rebuilt its Medicaid program into what is now called Healthy Texas Women.

However, Planned Parenthood was the largest provider for family planning, uninsured and low-income women in the previous Medicaid program, and with other clinics having closed due to cuts in 2011, providers have not been able to fill in the gap.

“They’ve intended to build the same safety net, without Planned Parenthood, but even with money reinstated and some good intentions, we still appear to be far away from the number of women who were getting healthcare in 2011,” Pogue says.

Texas lawmakers have

been using state money to supplement the Medicaid program, but in January, they appealed to the Trump administration to reinstate federal funding while continuing to leave out healthcare providers who have abortion services.

“With these federal funds, Texas women will have access to critical screening and treatment for hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol, which are leading contributors to maternal deaths in our state,” wrote Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter to President Donald Trump.

“I think given multiple restraints, we still have a long way to go before we will have the same access as 2011,” Pogue said.

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Talking to your kids about #MeToo

BY CARI BORREMANS

important to teach them that some body parts are The #MeToo movement private and just for them. has become a common No one else should touch talking point in our culthem or look at them. ture, media, and perhaps Children need autonomy even our households. over their bodies. There Talking to your children are certain parts of their about it, however, may bodies that only they can seem a daunting task. touch and no Think back to one is allowed when (or if) Each to hurt any your parents part of their day 185 talked to you body. about sex.

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Public Notices NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 10.00 acres of property located along O’Neill Ranch Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2184.

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CSP 18-001 Dripping Springs ISD High School & Middle School Tennis Court Repair & Resurfacing Project: Dripping Springs ISD is requesting competitive sealed proposals for the Dripping Springs ISD High School & Middle School Tennis Court Repair & Resurfacing Project (CSP 18-001).

Proposals shall be addressed to Michelle Lyons, Purchasing Specialist,

Dripping Springs Independent School District, 510 W. Mercer Street, P.O. Box 479, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620, and must be received by 2:00 P.M. (CST) on May 1, 2018.

There will be a pre-bid meeting on April 16, 2018, at 1:00 P.M. (CST) at Facilities and Construction located at 200 Peabody Lane, Dripping Springs, Texas 78620, behind Dripping Springs Middle School. Immediately following will be a site visit.

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Ryann Campbell (R) is congratulated by teammate Paige Leschber after Campbell hit her second home run in the March 20 game against visiting Medina Valley. Campbell leads the Lady Tigers with 6 home runs on the season.

Tiger Softball: 4-1 win over Lockhart Continued from pg. 6

But you know we had some clutch hitting by my daughter, Kyndall Womack, and Camille Corona.”

The Lady Tigers host Marble Falls to close out the regular season April 17.

“I still think we’ve got more to offer,” said Womack. “We still haven’t played our best game. We’ve played great ball at times. We’ve played average ball at

times. We’ve played good ball at times, but we haven’t played perfect ball. We are still striving for that, and tonight was a good step in the right direction.”

With playoff positioning on the line, Dripping Springs is getting hot at the right time and is in a prime spot to compete for first place in District 26-5A with the remaining schedule it has. If Lockhart and

Dripping Springs end up with a tied district record at the end of the year they would be named Co-District champs.

If that situation were to happen, there would then be a decision between the two head coaches whether to have a coin flip, or play an extra game to see who gets the number one seed in the playoff seeding.

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Marble Falls’ scoring salvo was Christian Ammons, who scored two goals during that stretch.

Despite the deficit, Dripping Springs attempted to claw back into contention. Hill said he tried to add a midfielder to combat Marble Falls’ possession advantage.

The move paid off when senior Cruz Martinez scored a goal off of a corner kick to cut

the Mustang lead to 4-2. Part of Dripping Springs’ game plan also was to take advantage of set pieces, which Hill felt was something they could succeed on.

“We had a few chances if we got that lead down to one goal, they would have been more on edge,” Hill said. “But it didn’t go our way tonight.”

But Hill, who closed the book on his inaugural year as head coach,

remained optimistic of the path his seniors have forged for the program. The ability to reach the regional quarterfinals in the program’s first playoff run in more than five years was a critical success.

“It wasn’t like we had to reinvent soccer. We had to convince players they were good enough to play and get them to play together,” Hill said.

“That’s what they’ve done.”

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Oak pollen on the rise PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE

Above is a car covered with catkins. Catkins are the worm-shaped male pollen tassels that fall and collect around oak trees after pollination.

Central Texans get more than their fair share

BY PAUL SCHATTENBERG Central Texas allergy sufferers are having a tough time because oak trees have been producing significantly more pollen this spring, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturists serving the area.

Daphne Richards, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Travis County, said a major reason oak trees in the region have been producing more pollen goes back to last fall.

“Last fall we had a lot of rain followed by a nice long period of winter cold, which the oaks haven’t had in many years,” she said.

“These factors combined with the additional rains we’ve had recently created optimal flowering conditions for oaks trees in this region.

So a lot of people in Central Texas have been seeing an abundance of yellow pollen and live oak catkins on their lawns and streets, and

“Last fall we had a lot of rain followed by a nice long period of winter cold, which the oaks haven’t had in many years. These factors combined with the additional rains we’ve had recently created optimal flowering conditions for oaks trees in this region.

“But people in this region who are still feeling the effects of an oak pollen allergy at this juncture are probably just being affected by the leftover pollen still circulating in the air. We’re actually getting pretty close to the end of the time frame when oak pollen will be a real problem for people with that particular allergy.”

Unfortunately, Richards added, there will be additional plant allergens from grasses and other flowering plants through the spring and beyond, so she suggests waiting a while before putting the handkerchief back in the drawer.

“Allergy season is cyclical and happens whenever allergens are in the air,” she said. “It’s truly never-ending; it just goes up and down.

But more of the population is allergic to pollen from wind-pollinated plants, and that pollen is most prolific in the spring.”

–Daphne Richards, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Travis County

covering their cars.”

Catkins are the wormshaped male pollen tassels that fall and collect around oak trees after pollination.

Richards said fall rains just before the oak trees would normally go dormant, then subsequent rains this spring, provided the oaks an extra pollination punch.

“In the season leading up to flower production, if there’s a lot of rain, there may be more resources for a tree to produce more flowers, focusing on future offspring,” she noted. “Oak trees typically flower and produce their pollen in March and April.

They bloom and flowers open, then the wind spreads the pollen that lands on your windshield or in your nose.”

“The volume of catkins you see on the ground and streets gives you pretty good indication of the amount of pollination that’s occurring,” she said.

David Rodriguez, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Bexar County, said he would be curious to see if there will be a record acorn crop as a result of the amount of pollination this spring.

“I’ve had a lot of people also comment on the number of catkins in their grass and I tell

them not to be concerned as this material breaks down rapidly in the soil, so there is no need to remove and dispose of it,” he said. “Not only that, those catkins can serve a useful purpose by being mowed and incorporated in the lawn or used in flower beds as a short-term mulch. It can also be added to your compost pile.”

Richards said now is a tough time of year for people with allergies associated with flora as they typically suffer from them in the spring when plants are flowering and there’s a lot of pollen in the air.

to you with concerns in the future. Your kids may have weird or unusual questions. Be prepared for that and be prepared to answer their questions in a way they can understand it.

These conversations need to continue with teenagers. Keep them engaged in talking about sexual assault and child abuse. You can use the media to make this relevant. Ask them how they feel about something in social media or in the news. Talk to them directly. Teens get a lot of their information from peers and social media. They may misunderstand the concepts of sexual assault and child abuse. Provide them with statistics. Let them know that 90% of child sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone known to the victim, according to the National Children’s Alliance website.

Teach your teens about victim blaming and why it’s not okay. Encourage them to ask questions and talk to you. If your teen doesn’t feel comfortable asking you questions, encourage them to talk to a different trusted adult.

The #MeToo movement may have started the conversation in your home, but it doesn’t have to end there. Bring these issues up early and often to help create a safer future for our children. And remember, if you haven’t yet talked to your children about these issues, it’s not too late.

The following article is the second article of a fiveweek series focusing on raising awareness about sexual assault and child abuse. April is both Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Awareness month and it is our hope to educate our local community on these two serious issues.

21st Annual Buda Lions

Country Fair and Wiener Dog Races At Buda City Park April 28 & 29

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

OTHER HAPPENINGS DURING THE WEEKEND: BBQ Cook-Off (Saturday), Arts & Craft Booths, Food, Kid Games including Bouncy Houses, Petting Zoo and Fish Pond, Live Music, and the Buda Bee. NEW THIS YEAR: How Fast is your Dog? Saturday & Sunday.

On Sunday – Hot Wing Eating Contest

WONDER WONDER WIENER WIENER

$5 General Admission

Kids 12 years & under get in FREE

Saturday, April 28, 2018 8:00

Registration for Wiener Dog Races Pet Parade Registration and Judging

9:00

Pet Parade begins DJ Jimmy Z Starts

9:15

Opening Ceremonies – Presentation of Colors Pet Parade Awards

9:30

Korean Martial Arts - Demonstration

10:00

Wiener Dog Races Begin Buda Bee Sign-up (K-5th Grade)

10:30

Buda Bike Company Presentation & Kids Bike Rodeo

11:00

Turn In Beans and Turn In Chili

11:30

Mixed Breed Dachshund Races Begin

12:00

Buda Bee – K–5th Grade Spelling Contest Starts Turn In Chicken

12:30

How Fast is Your Dog???

2:00

Wiener Dog Races Begin “The Merles” Band Turn-In Ribs

3:00

Mixed Breed Dachshund Races Begin

4:00

TurnIn Brisket

5:30

Cook-Off Awards

Buses 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Free Parking at Cabela’s and Free Bus Ride to the Park

Sunday April 29, 2018 8:30

Registration for Wiener Dog Races

9:00

DJ Jimmy Z Dance Unlimited

FREE Parking behind Cabela’s at Cowboy Harley-Davidson lot (across from the Buda Post Office) and FREE Bus rides to the Park

9:30

Church Band

10:00

Wiener Dog Races Begin Sign-up Starts for Zaxby’s Hot Wing Eating Contest

10:30

Elvis on Stage

11:30

Mixed Breed Dachshund Races Begin

Complete details at

12:30

Zaxby’s Hot Wing Eating Contest How Fast is your Dog???

1:30

Mixed Breed Dachshund Finals & Awards

3:00

Wiener Dog Quarter Finals, Semifinals and Finals and Wiener Dog Winner Trophy Presentation

www.budalions.com Event Sponsored by The Buda Lions Club

Buses 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.