May 4, 2022 News-Dispatch

MAY 4, 2022 GOV. ABBOTT REDIRECTS FUNDS

END OF AN ERA

Gov. Greg Abbott redirects $500 million from other agencies to fund border security mission through end of fiscal year.

Longtime HCISD trustee Merideth Keller’s term comes to an end.

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Burglary TIGERS WIN Festival of Flight suspect Bi-District arrested advance to Area Playoffs STAFF REPORT

DRIPPING SPRINGS— After an ongoing investigation, Christopher Dale Gainey, 28, was arrested for a string of burglaries that occurred at five businesses in the Dripping Springs area.

These burglaries took place from Feb. 6 through April 30 and targeted established businesses that left cash in minimally secured containers on the premises overnight, according to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Gainey was responsible for burglarizing the following businesses in the Dripping Springs area: Turcotte Butchers & Delicatessen on Feb. 6, the Sated Sheep on April 15, Dantay’s Flowers & Gifts on April 16 and Grand Slam Pizza on April 30.

In addition to these burglaries, Gainey has been charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

by Felon and Repeated Violation of Court Order.

The bonds for Gainey total to $20,000.

Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler commends the deputies and detectives involved in this apprehension and investigation. Business owners should also either remove cash at closing each day or secure it in a secreted or permanently affixed safe, Sheriff Cutler suggested.

Those who you have any information regarding this investigation should contact Detective Benjamin Gieselman at (512) 393-7803 or benjamin.gieselman@ co.hays.tx.us. There’s also an option to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 1-800-324-8477 from anywhere in the U.S. or by submitting information online to Tip Line: P3tips.com

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DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs High School swept the Georgetown Patriots from East View High School (2-0) in the UIL 5A softball bi-district Playoffs. The Tigers won game 1 on Thursday night at Eastview High School.

The Tigers won game 1 with a score of 8-2. Game 2 was played at Tiger Stadium before a large home crowd on Friday night. The final score was Tigers 4

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and Eastview High School 0. Pictured is Tiger Jr. #14

Jordan Cox who pitched a perfect game and 5 strikeouts.

The Tigers advanced to the area UIL tournament which will be played this week. The opponent and location are yet to be determined.

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Dripping Springs High School softball player Jordan Cox, #14, pitched a perfect game and five strikeouts during playoffs.

PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ The Dripping Springs High School softball team celebrated their victory against the East View High School Patriots (Georgetown) and will advance to the area UIL tournament.

DRIPPING SPRINGS – The city of Dripping Springs Parks and Community Service Department alongside the Hays County Master Naturalists, the Hays County Master Gardeners, Tree Folks, and Dripping Springs Wild Birds Unlimited will hold the second Annual Festival of Flight, a World Migratory Bird Day event on Saturday, May 14. The Festival of Flight is a free event that will be held at Dripping Springs Ranch Park from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Festival of Flight is one of the worldwide events organized as part of World Migratory Bird Day, a global annual awareness-raising campaign. This local event will help educate attendees on how migrant species play an important economic role in Dripping Springs, how they face a growing number of threats in their summer and winter migrations, and how they are declining throughout the Americas. Various organizations at the event will also share ways individuals can help protect these migrant species.

Guided bird hikes will take off at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. In between the hikes, families can partake in many of the activities and crafts available. The Festival of Flight is one of many events, activities, and initiatives the city of Dripping Springs holds throughout the year to help protect birds and is part of why Dripping Springs was recently designated a Bird City Texas community.

For any questions regarding the Festival of Flight, please contact Caylie Houchin at chouchin@cityofdrippingsprings.com, or call the City of Dripping Springs Parks and Community Services department at 512-894-2400.

Attendees can sign up for the guided walks at cityofdrippingsprings.com/festival-of-flight.

More homes coming to Dripping Springs National developer enters Texas market

BY MEGAN WEHRING DRIPPING SPRINGS — A national developer has expanded its footprint into the Texas market with 208 single-family lots, including a handful in the Dripping Springs area.

In March, Harbor Custom Development, Inc. closed on its first two single-family homes in the La Ventana community located in Driftwood — which is less than 20 minutes from the city of Dripping Springs.

Watching more residents and developers migrate to Texas, especially in the Austin and Hays County areas, Harbor wanted to make its mark.

“It’s growing [and]

it has a more robust economy,” said Jeff Habersetzer, COO of Harbor.

“We see a business plan of being 20 to 60 minutes outside of the major metropolitan areas and that’s what we are doing here in Texas.”

Each lot in Bunker Ranch (Dripping Springs) is an acre and each lot in La Ventana (Driftwood) is 1.6 acres.

Homes prices from $900,000 to $2 million.

Most of the homes, which showcase modern farmhouse elements, feature four to five bedrooms, three and a half to four bathrooms and two to three-car garages.

For more information, please visit https://harborcustomhomes.com/

MAY 7 ELECTION Early voting for the Texas May 7 elections is underway.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF HARBOR National developer, Harbor Custom Development, Inc., enters the Texas market with some single-family lots at Bunker Ranch in Dripping Springs and La Ventana in Driftwood.

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What to know for the May 7 election

BY MEGAN WEHRING HAYS COUNTY — Early voting for the Texas May 7 elections is underway. Here’s what you should know before heading to the polls.

WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT? For the state’s special election, voters will decide on two propositions.

Prop 1 would reduce the amount of taxes that elderly and disabled residents would pay to support public education starting next year — this comes after the legislature passed a property tax reduction in 2019 that didn’t apply to those two groups, since their rates were frozen.

Prop 2 would increase the amount that homeowners can subtract from the value of their home from $25,000 to $40,000.

CITY OF HAYS For the small city of Hays, three positions are on the ballot. Running for office are Billy Maphies and Lydia Bryan-Valdez (incumbent, Mayor Pro Tem) for Mayor; Glennell Strawn and Thomas Lemmon

CORRECTION In the "Buda City Council selects program manager for nearly $90 million bond" story in the April 27 edition of the Hays Free Press, it was incorrect that the Onion Creek Trail was part of the 2014 Bond projects.

The story should have said, "While the 2014 Bond projects are nearing completion, there are some that are still ongoing. The Garlic Creek Trail Phase I project has not been completed and will be addressed with the Phase II portion, according to Buda Director of Communications LaMarriol Smith.

City Park is not fully complete, as the city is addressing some deficiencies, and the Project Area 1B (West Goforth Drainage Project) is still underway."

for City Council Place 2; and Tony S. Valdez and Richard Gibbens (incumbent) for City Council Place 3.

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD Four candidates are running for two positions on the DSISD Board of Trustees — unlike some districts, DSISD trustees do not represent “places.” Joanna Day, Olivia Barnard, Thaddeus Fortenberry and Tricia Quintero are on the ballot. Voters are asked to select “two, one or none.”

HAYS CISD For the HCISD Board election,candidates Byron Severance and Amy Grant are running for District 4, while Bear Heiser and Esperanza Orozco (incumbent) are running for the District 5 seat.

As a separate line item, the district is also holding a bond election. The proposition will issue $115,649,800 school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and equipment of school buildings in the district. This

will also purchase new school buses and levy/impose taxes sufficient to pay the “principal or and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements.”

VOTING TIMES & POLLING PLACES Early voting will continue through Tuesday, May 3.

Early Voting Times (main voting center is the Hays County Government Center) Monday, April 25 — Friday, April 29 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Saturday, April 30 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

Monday, May 2 & Tuesday, May 3 (7 a.m to 7 p.m. at main early voting site) Monday, May 2 & Tuesday, May 3 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at all other locations) Election Day is on Saturday, May 7 and voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information, please visit https://hayscountytx.com/departments/elections/.

Vote Center Locations for Early Voting and Election Day May 7, 2022 Constitutional Amendment and Local Political Subdivision Election Early Voting: Monday, April 25 — Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Main Early Voting Site: Hays County Government Center Monday, April 25 — Friday, April 29 Saturday, April 30 Monday, May 2 & Tuesday, May 3

Saturday, May 7

8 am — 5 pm 10 am — 2 pm 7 am — 7 pm (main early voting site) 8 am — 5 pm (all other locations)

Election Day: Saturday, May 7, 2022 7 am — 7 pm

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Stone Brook Seniors

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Kyle Arnold Transportation Building — HCISD Admin

21003 Interstate 35 Frontage Road

Kyle City Hall

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Wallace Middle School

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Yarrington — Hays County Transportation Department

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Jury will deliver verdict on death of child in 2018

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

KYLE — The trial for a Kyle woman who allegedly killed her nearly twoyear-old son in 2018 is underway in Hays County.

On July 4, 2018, Kyle PD officers and first responders dispatched to a call from Dazrine Chagoya-Williams, then 20, and her husband Stevie Dwayne Williams, then 24, for a medical issue at their home, and found their 21-month-old son unresponsive. He was declared deceased at the home.

The child had visible injuries, including bruising, and further investigation found other injuries including a skull and multiple rib fractures.

He had previously been taken away by CPS (Child Protective Services) for nearly a year after he had sustained other injuries, and was placed back into the home after Dazrine and Stevie completed parenting classes. He was monitored by CPS for another three months before the monitoring stopped in March 2018.

On July 5, 2018, Dazrine

and Stevie’s 8-month-old daughter was also brought to a hospital and then removed from the home

by CPS due to having similar injuries to her brother.

Dazrine and Stevie were charged with capital murder, and Stevie was found guilty in October 2021 and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He claimed that “demons” or “something evil” killed his son and that he nor Dazrine were responsible.

Dazrine’s trial began on April 25 when the jury was selected, who will decide if she is also guilty for the

The end of an era

The term of HCISD trustee, Merideth Keller, comes to an end

death of her son.

Hays County Criminal District Attorney Wes Mau said that it is difficult to say how long the trial will last as he cannot state with certainty how the cross-examination will go or whether the defense will call witnesses, or how many.

Mau was unable to comment further or go into detail about the evidence in the case until the trial has concluded.

More details will be made available as the trial ends.

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON “It’s Hays CISD forever,” according to Merideth Keller, a HCISD school board trustee whose term will end next month after a 12-year run.

The HCISD Board of Trustees took time to recognize Keller on April 25, presenting her with a wall poster commemorating her time on the board and reflecting on her years of service to the district.

Keller was first elected to the board in 2010 and has served multiple roles, including president from 2015-2019, vice president from 2012-2013 and secretary from 2011-2012.

She has held the role of secretary again since 2021, until her term ends in May 2022.

Board president Vanessa Petrea called Keller’s service to the district “unmatched,” praising her unrelenting mission to “put the education of kids first.”

“You’ve laid an incredible foundation for what board service and leadership looks like,” Petrea said. “You’ve made it your mission to raise up leaders and build leadership capacity for our board’s sustainability and the

DAZRINE CHAGOYA-WILLIAMS AND STEVIE DWAYNE WILLIAMS Kyle PD officers and first responders dispatched to a call at the home of Dazrine Chagoya-Williams and her husband, Stevie Dwayne Williams, for a medical issue at their home, and found their 21-month-old son unresponsive

National small business week

Shining light on Hays businesses W

hen you think of small businesses, your mind may instantly remind yourself of the local barista who serves your coffee every morning or maybe the flower shop you visit every Valentine’s Day. National Small Business Week is celebrated during the first week of May every year, in honor of the entrepreneurs who play a vital role in the growing economy.

We asked the small business owners in Hays County to reflect on the challenges they face; how their business supports the community; and how the community has supported their business along the way.

We will continue this series next week to feature as many businesses as we can.

LOST CREEK LAUNDRY COMPANY IN DRIPPING SPRINGS - TONYA TOUNGATE

Staffing is a challenge.

My business is in a place that is more than one person can handle, but not making enough to pay a staff member full time. I pay my daughter to do pick-ups and deliveries. We support the community by offering a laundromat here locally with the added plus of pick up and delivery services.

Many parents are busy with schedules and life.

We hope to help relieve the burden of laundry and make their lives a little less chaotic. We love our community. We have been here since 1995 and have had other businesses. This just makes sense with all the growth coming in. We have several vacation rentals we do laundry for.

getting my name out there. I am a small business and help the community by donating canned goods when there are food drives and helping other businesses be seen by tagging them on Facebook or sharing with others in the community. The community can help me by telling others they know who may be interested in my services.

around,” McManus said.

“When things were so bad in this district, you were one of the first people to step into the fire and say, ‘We’re going to fix this.’ A lot of us came along, but only because you were brave enough to step in and start that.”

Keller said that throughout her time on the board, she has said 1,716,214 words — “and every one of them matters to me.”

“Everything here matters so much,” Keller said. “I feel secure that everything is going to be ok.

As long as the education of kids is our true north, we’ll always land where we need to, by listening and talking and hearing each other. It’s going to be better tomorrow than it is today. [Being a trustee] is the most important thing I have ever done, outside of my family.”

Keller’s seat, Single-Member-District 4, will be on the ballot during the May 7 election.

Vying for the seat are Byron Severance and Amy Grant. The Single-Member-District 5 seat will also be on the ballot, with incumbent Esperanza Orosco facing off against Bear Heiser.

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district’s longevity. Good leaders lead; great leaders raise up other leaders. We will do our best to follow your example. We will ask hard questions, hold people accountable, do our due diligence and dig in when things get hard.

Most of all, we’ll stay focused on our mission and not get mired in the minutiae.”

With the exception of vice president Raul Vela, Jr. who was not present at the meeting, superintendent Dr. Eric Wright and trustees Esperanza Orosco, Courtney Runkle, Dr. Esmeralda Pérez-González and Will McManus also highlighted Keller’s lasting impact on the district, community and board members themselves.

“You started the turn-

Surprise boost aids nonprofit STAFF REPORT BUDA —The Buda United Methodist Church (BUMC) Food Pantry and Land Sale TX are celebrating with a ribbon-cutting and courtyard reception directly prior to their Wednesday May 4 food distribution at the BUMC, which will be the first time the food distribution will be a walk-up in over 2 years.

During the pandemic, many organizations faced setbacks and challenges, including nonprofits. Not only were services more challenging to execute, but the lack of in-person volunteers was also a strain.

Couple that with not being able to engage directly with the constituents and neighbors and it’s easy to understand why

MENA’S SPARKLE & SHINE - VANESSA MENA

The one challenge I have faced most this year is not being able to accommodate new clientele since I have been blessed to stay booked! The way I have donated to the community is by donating $100 worth of gift cards to Wallace LONE STAR CENTRAL Middle School for teacher DOULA SERVICES IN appreciation week and I KYLE - MELISSA RONSON also donated to Legacy Church for their Easter Some challenges are finding clients and

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nonprofit leads like Buda United Methodist Church Volunteer Social Services Coordinator, Diana Woods, were feeling disheartened.

But when Land Sale TX jumped in, Woods was grateful.

“Land Sale TX has been a great team of volunteers and this gift was a boost to morale during distribution challenges created by the pandemic,” Woods said.“This thoughtful contribution to our outdoor service space makes it possible to bring nutritional, healthy food to those who need it, in an atmosphere that brings us together in hospitality. We are so grateful!”

But it gets sweeter. As the team was sorting and bagging food donations in preparation for one of BUMC’s biweekly distri-

butions one day, Woods thought to ask them if they could recommend any contractors for work on the pantry, such as extended concrete walkways and installing pop-up windows on the food pantry trailer to make the (hopeful) return to in-person, walk-up distribution easier.

Given their industry, she fully expected them to be able to recommend some trusted contractors, but what she did not expect was for them to vet, hire and coordinate the work.

One of the brightest lights in those dark months for her was when she was told they had paid for all the construction work as well.

The BUMC Food Pantry distributes approximately 16,000 pounds of food, serving 400 families a month.

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What the Founders meant by ‘virtue,’ and how it could save our politics now

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riting in his diary in the spring of 1759, John Adams mused aloud on the images that were likely to run through his head as he found himself lapsing into a thoughtful mood.

“In such silent scenes, as riding or walking thro the Woods or sitting alone in my Chamber, or lying awake in my Bed, my Thoughts commonly run upon Knowledge, Virtue, Books, &c. tho I am apt to forget these, in the distracting Bustle of the Town, and ceremonious Converse with Mankind,” he wrote.

I want to pause for a moment there on Adams’ catalogue of thoughts, especially his reflections on “virtue.” Because it meant something very different to Adams, then in the undistinguished first year of his legal practice, than it does to our 21st century minds.

As journalist and historian Thomas E. Ricks notes, while virtue has become synonymous in modern America with morality, for the Revolutionary Generation, it had a far more totemic meaning. It was nothing less than “an essential part of public life.”

For the Founders, virtue “meant putting the common good before one’s own interests,” Ricks wrote in his 2021 book “First Principles: What America’s Founders learned from the Greeks and Romans, and how that shaped our country.”

Virtue was, Ricks writes, borrowing from the historian Joyce Appleby, the “‘lynchpin’ of public life — that is, the fastener that held together the structure.”

And it ran “like a bright thread through the entire period of the Revolution, and the first decades of the

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new nation.”

From fights over pandemic-imposed mask mandates and the ongoing and potentially cataclysmic argument over the legitimacy of the last presidential election to the continuing struggle over voting rights and the endless culture war, virtue, as envisioned by the Founders, is a word worth revisiting. And its definition is deserving of some careful contemplation.

Imagine, for a moment, if virtue had been the guiding principle in 2016 when former President Barack Obama tapped Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.

And imagine also that, instead of blowing up Garland’s nomination, thenSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had put the common good ahead of personal advantage, and allowed the confirmation process to unfurl as it should.

Would that have spared us the toxicity of the ensuing confirmation battles over current Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the subsequent erosion of the high court’s prestige?

It’s tempting to think that might well have been the case.

What might have happened if former President Donald Trump had, like all of his predecessors, accepted the legitimacy of his clear defeat to President Joe Biden in November 2020?

We might have been

spared the sacking of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

And it might have partially helped to heal, instead of further exacerbating, the bunker mentality that’s now part and parcel of our politics.

Is it too late for a course reversal? I don’t know.

At the end of his book, Ricks encouragingly observes that the country has made amazing progress since Adams, James Madison, George Washington, and the rest of the Revolutionary Generation walked among us. But, he also allows that there are places where we are backsliding, and that skid must be arrested.

That’s particularly true of the pernicious influence of money in our politics,

Ricks observes, adding that the Founders “did not design the United States to be an oligarchy owned by a rich few. Most would have deemed such an outcome inconsistent with being a republic.” It’s an observation with a particular resonance given the news of billionaire Elon Musk’s looming takeover of Twitter, and the outsized political bullhorn it gives him.

Ricks calls for — and I’ll second — a refocusing on the public good, and the notion promoted by Roman politician and philosopher Cicero that the “welfare of the public is the supreme law.”

Ricks asserts, and I further agree, that access to a quality public education, affordable healthcare, and

quality transportation and infrastructure, are all public goods. Sandwiched in there is a call for respect for institutions, though I’ll also note that such respect is a two-way street.

Ricks also asserts that “Americans need to put less emphasis on the property rights of the individual and more on the rights of the people as a whole.” That means wearing a mask when you need to wear one, or getting a vaccine so the people around you don’t get sick. It also means not putting profits ahead of people.

I’m not suggesting that it will be easy. The classicism embraced by the Founders largely was driven out by the factionalism, that is, partisanship, that gripped

the country as the 18th Century gave way to the 19th Century. And Washington would no doubt be horrified by the polarization of our current era.

But that doesn’t mean that it’s not worth trying.

America always has flourished when we’ve put the greater good first.

And while virtue, as the Revolutionary Generation conceived of it, might be uncool right now, it might also be what ends up saving us.

An award-winning political journalist, John L. Micek is Editor-in-Chief of The Pennsylvania Capital-Star in Harrisburg, Pa. Email him at jmicek@penncapital-star.com and follow him on Twitter @ByJohnLMicek.

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hould I be offended by the fact I never got kicked off Old Twitter?

It's wokesters-in-charge must have missed some of the mean things I tweeted about Dr. Fauci, Joe Biden and MSNBC’s insufferable and barely watched Joy Reid.

Old Twitter never gave me a blue check mark to prove I’m really me, either.

But maybe Elon Musk will give me one when he officially takes over and retools Twitter into the free, open and politically diverse Internet forum for debate,

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commentary and verbal egg-throwing that it should be.

Free speech is the last thing the liberal-left mob wants, of course, which is why they are in full meltdown mode this week over Musk’s purchase of Big Tech’s most influential bullhorn of information and opinion.

“O my God, someone who truly believes in free speech has bought Twitter!

“What if he lets just anyone tweet whatever disinformation they want about the ineffectiveness of COVID vaccines or Hunter Biden’s laptop!”

The left didn’t have a problem with Old Twitter being owned by a billionaire plutocrat as long as it was one of their billionaire plutocrats.

Democrats and the liberal media weren’t worried about Old Twitter’s harmful influence on political discourse as long as its inhouse thought police threw

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the right people like President Trump and Tucker Carlson off the platform.

And I guess everything was equally peachy as long as Old Twitter’s computer engineers rigged the algorithms to make sure the “wrong” political ideas, government criticisms or even jokes were shadow banned or deep-sixed entirely.

But now when a zillionaire who believes in absolute free speech for all buys Twitter and breaks up the left’s monopoly on Big Tech, the future of democracy in America is at risk?

Really?

From Left Coast to Left Coast, Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the liberal media mob are whining that under Musk an un-moderated and non-partisan New Twitter will be able to affect election results and spread disinformation.

But come on, man.

Is there anyone who hasn’t noticed that for the last decade the left has been using Twitter, Facebook, Google and the social media to influence elections, censor their political enemies and push their poisonous political and

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With their hysterical reactions to Musk’s purchase of Twitter, the left has shown the whole country what rotten hypocrites they really are.

They don’t believe in free speech – not for you, anyway. They never did. They believed only in free speech for themselves.

Old Twitter being purchased by a non-leftist who actually believes in free speech for everyone is not a threat to democracy, it’s a threat to the authoritarian left.

The left is all about being in control – government control of everything from education to health care and information – and limiting individual choice wherever possible.

In reaction to Musk’s promise to turn Old Twitter into a non-partisan, transparent, open market of information and free expression, the control freaks running the Biden administration have just decided to set themselves up as arbiters of disinformation.

This week they announced the formation of a “Disinformation Governance Board, ” which

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sounds like something George Orwell wished he had thought of for his great book “1984.”

The board’s Orwellian and dangerously open-ended job is “to coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security and will reportedly focus 'specifically' on irregular migration and Russia.”

While we wait to see if publicizing the information contained in Hunter Biden’s laptop meets the board’s definition of disinformation, it’s not hard to predict that Musk and New Twitter are going to be harassed or punished by at least a few federal regulatory agencies.

The control freaks of the left will try to do anything they can to hurt Musk for being a free speech absolutist because they only agree with their own speech.

So beware, Elon.

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Art Center receives $22K art collection

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BUDA – Have you ever wanted to own a piece of authentic Texan art?

If so, the Inspired Minds Art Center is hosting an online art auction to help fundraise for future programs. The collection, priced at around $22,00, was donated by Buda resident Susan Amster, a retired art professor.

The collection consists of art collected and painted over the decades by Susan and her sister Stephanie, featuring pieces from almost every genre from landscapes to abstracts.

The collection includes art from prolific artists like Paul Kelpe, Harold Gregor and Jerry Seagle. Although Stephanie died in 2021, her memory lives on through the works she and Susan worked on. In memory of her, their artwork is displayed together on its own separate wall of the exhibit.

“My overall purpose is that people in the future have a wonderful life as a result of experiencing art like my sister and I have had,” said Susan.

“Everybody should have art and I think what they’ve done here is a very physical manifestation of it.”

Susan learned about the Art Center through a chance stop during a bike trip down main street.

She and an acquaintance stopped and decided to visit, where she met the staff. Later, through her invitation, co-founders Sinead Whiteside and Susan Guerra visited her home and quickly became close. It was then that it occurred to Susan that she might be able to use some of her collection to help

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“So she invited Susan Guerra and I over and her collection in her home is just outstanding. She had so much art,” Whiteside said. “Supporting art education in this community is a way for her, Susan, and her sister to create a legacy that’s gonna live on and do good.”

Also at the event, Jessica Mason was officially chosen as Art Director. Previously, she had been assisting Susan with the selection and transport of the art collection for the auction and had helped prepare the center for the auction.

She will now take on a fixed position in the art center.

“I’ve been working on this for a couple months with Susan, going into her home, visiting her friend artists on the walls, talking art all day, processing art in her garage, measuring, identifying the medium, guessing the artists by you know, some scribbles and stuff,” Mason said.

In addition to the auction, Whiteside also helped organize a celebration for Susan and Stephanie; the twin sisters were born on Earth-day, making the occasion even more special. Food and drinks were provided in addition to a live cello performance. The center even purchased cakes for the sisters in honor of their birthday.

“Everyone who buys a piece is participating in supporting arts education in our community and the effects are long-lasting,” Whiteside said. “This art center has led to so many magical things.”

This donation will go a long way in helping the art

center grow and increase its ability to not only help the community in cultivating an active art scene, but also provide scholarships to young artists looking to further their education. This will also help the art center be more independent and not have to rely on investment from the city of Buda.

“I heard Susan speak at city council and was just very moved by a donation of this size,” said city council member Evan Ture.

“There is a whole citywide art program. We’re looking for this place to be a part and an anchor for that and so there is an investment.

We absolutely want this place to stand up on its own.”

The bidding for the auction will remain open until June 24, and will be held at www.32auctions. com/AmsterArt. Donations are also accepted at that link for those wishing to help fund the institute.

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Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico border. The move comes three weeks after state military officials said the multibillion-dollar operation was in need of an infusion of cash to keep it afloat through the end of the fiscal year.

Abbott said the money would be taken from the budgets of other Texas agencies, including nearly $210 million from the state’s Health and Human Services Commission over two years and about $160 million from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of State Health Services and Juvenile Justice Department will each see tens of millions of dollars taken from their budgets to fund the border mission, Abbott said.

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Operation Lone Star’s price tag for taxpayers is upwards of $2 billion a year.

State officials already transferred another $480 million from other agencies in January to keep the operation running through the spring.

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OBITUARY GREER Clyde H. Greer, 85, of The Woodlands, TX, passed peacefully into heaven Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Clyde was born to Hugh Greer and Wilma (Dyer) Greer on December 7, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas. He lived a rich and dynamic life.

Clyde graduated from Crystal City High School where he participated in and enjoyed all sports with extra fondness for football and baseball. Clyde earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas in Austin and was an avid Longhorn fan. He obtained his Master of Education from Texas State Univer-

sity in San Marcos and his Doctorate in Education Administration from The University of Texas. He met the love of his life, Winnie Grisham, through mutual friends when Winnie was teaching school in Lake Jackson, TX. They were married on June 13, 1959, in San Marcos, TX. Clyde and Winnie were loving partners, devoted parents and shared a fulfilling life together for 63 years.

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dent and executive for the Texas Association of School Boards. His professional life truly served the entirety of the great Lone Star State he deeply loved, by working in Dallas, Weslaco, Tulia, Sonora, Kerrville, Hays County, and Austin. Clyde also served his community by holding a variety of leadership roles in local organizations, churches and community clubs too numerous to list. He was admired by people of all ages and was often referred to as the “Pied Piper of Children.” He had the unique ability to capture a child’s heart, and young or old, we all wanted to be our very best selves when in his presence.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF SHELBY TAUBER FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Kindergarten teacher Angie Hogan reads a book to her class in September 2020 at Highland Village Elementary. The State Board for Educator Certification has adopted the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment in an effort to better prepare new teachers and keep them in the profession.

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my business, which in my case would probably be establishing a presence at local farmers markets.

I like to think I support the community by providing a niche service that people might otherwise not find in a suburban/rural location. I also hope that FACES IN THE DARK TATTOO IN KYLE - BECCA by sharing the foods I make I'm providing some GRANT inspiration and showing Challenges faced people that even with include keeping up with dietary restrictions that demand and maintaining they don't have to settle the standard of customer for "less-than." service we strive for can The community has be tough with a smaller supported me in starting team, especially during the business by leaving the pandemic when we reviews and interacting had to make so many with my social media, changes at the drop of a which is my main driver hat. We are so grateful of my business. Having to have so many amazing that feedback is great not clients and nothing just as a business owner compares to working with to know what's popular, your best friends. but also as someone who I think the biggest loves to bake, to know way we’ve helped in that my creations are the community is by attractive to others. donating to different programs and events in GIJABELL'S (BRIDAL, the area. Most recently, QUINCE & EVENING we contributed several WEAR) IN KYLE gift certificates for the NATASHA VALLES Lehman grad party, the benefit for Papa Jacks Some challenges I face and a benefit for the are the consistency of tornado victims in Round the flow of foot traffic.

Rock. Time doesn’t My business offers the always permit for us to local community a be present at every event, local and convenient but we feel privileged to option to bridal gowns, do what we can where we Quinceanera gowns and can. dresses for the entire I can say we truly have bridal and Quince Court. the best clients and that’s As well as little girls' the biggest support we dresses. Hays County could ask for. Being in a doesn’t have many smaller city and one of options and so making the few tattoo shops, we this available to the weren’t sure how welllocal community was received we would be, my heart. In addition but we couldn’t be more to the option, we carry wrong. The community an array of different of small business owners designer gowns and in this area are so unique pieces and retail supportive of each other them at a fraction of the too, which is one of the cost. The community has things that really makes helped bring awareness Kyle special to us. to my business. I’m a part of the Kyle Chamber CADY’S COOKING IN and they were present at my ribbon cutting and KYLE - CADY LU designer weekend show.

I think the biggest It was a success and we challenge is marketing created traction. the business and just getting the word out.

JOY PIÑATAS There's so many sources that people can turn The challenge I face to in order to get their is that I don’t have entertainment and enough space right now. information that it's Since I just started this hard to know the best business, I am mostly places to reach people new to everything. The to make them aware you ways I believe and feel it exist. The second largest, supports the community especially as a business is that I try to give kids of one, is setting up a joy and happiness safety net and feeling like through my piñatas. I I can take the next step in love to put a smile on a

child’s face by looking at their piñata. A child's smile is priceless for me.

Even though I just started I feel the support from several people around the county.

KYLE FAMILY & INJURY CHIROPRACTIC - KIMBERLY JOHNS SHOEMAKER [A challenge we face is] getting in front of residential people.

Letting them know that chiropractic is more than just adjusting backs. We offer so much more. We are all about supporting our community. We give 100% our new patient fee back to the community.

We have donated to the food pantry, women shelter, Buda’s Brightside Dayhab center, all the schools, all the boosters, fire department, police department, many nonprofits, Chambers, angel tree, local businesses and are raising money for the Kyle Area Seniors Zone’s new building now. The community has been great to us. When we do food drives or other events they always show up and help out.

COCO AND BELLA CREATION'S - MIRANDA PARR Buying supplies with inflation of prices right now at the moment the market for things is really expensive.

Makes it really hard for some small businesses to last and make it. At the moment, we just started our business two months ago. We have not had that chance to do what we want to do with helping the community.

We would like to donate to schools and small local nonprofits in our communities.

KYLE AUTOMOTIVE CENTER - BRIAN FENNELL There is a nationwide shortage of competent technicians so hiring good techs is very challenging. Another issue we've had is our small size in a rapidly growing community and the ability to grow while not overcharging your customers to do so.

We try to support the community by providing high level vehicle repair and maintenance at a more affordable price

than our competitors while supplying a longer warranty. We also support Battle Scarred Motorsports, a nonprofit benefiting past and present military members and 1st responders.

We are also the Texas Chapter home of the organization.

Community support is fantastic from our great customers' referrals to others. Word of mouth is the most powerful advertising tool so completing repairs and maintenance right the first time is very important to us. The community keeps us so busy we work exclusively by appointments and usually one or two weeks out!

BOUGIE CLAY CO – JAMIE MCCOMMAS WHITE I have four boys who all play competitive soccer and I homeschool all four. I also work as a nurse at Ascension [for the] night shift.

So, attending different market days has been challenging. Online advertisements and social media presence is what I rely on to make sales. Word of mouth has been great so far but I am looking to branch out.

I have been in business for less than six months, but have recently raised more than $1,700 for a widow that lost her husband unexpectedly.

Seeing the support of the community that rallied around her has me wanting to do more fundraisers for the community.

Local friends and family have been huge at helping get my company noticed. IThe support for the fundraiser from the community has been very heartwarming.

The widow who lost her husband is a well known doctor in this community and she loves seeing the earrings made for her worn on her patients and people within the community.

She said everytime that she sees them on people, she smiles which has been hard to do with her recent loss.

LIONHEART HOBBY IN KYLE - DANIELLE ADAMS Small businesses always face challenges with making sure that

the people who would love their products know they exist. We do a lot of marketing, and we still have folks coming in every week who had no idea we are here and who wish they had known sooner.

Creating a welcoming and inclusive community that is open to beginners and encouraging to everyone is a huge part of who we are and what we do. We also personally run the Kyle Chess Club which helps scholastic chess scholars play a better game of chess. Our goal is to start the LionHeart Chess Federation in Hays County and run USCF sponsored chess tournaments that will draw in people from all over Central Texas.

The community supports us every day by showing up and telling their friends. We have people come in every day who are wowed and they usually return with friends. We love Kyle and are proud to build our business here.

the word out to the community about who we are and what we do.

With a small team, we have to be creative about how we interact with the community.

We connect with other small business owners in the area to promote businesses and people we’ve grown to know and trust. We collaborate with local businesses to do workshops and participate in community events. We provide a one stop shop for wellness in the Hays County area where people can come to focus on their strength, heal and build community through physical therapy and fitness.

The community has been welcoming and supportive by spreading the word about our unique business. They’ve shared with friends, family members, and other colleagues to support our mission of helping people heal to the core. The community businesses have been supportive in providing networking opportunities ALEXANDER HOME TEAM, and participating in KELLER WILLIAMS – ME- workshops to spread knowledge to the local GAN BEARD communities.

There’s a heavy concentration of great CLEAR SPRINGS FAMILY realtors in the area.

With the current market DENTISTRY standing out, and gaining A challenge that we new clients, [it] can be face as a locally owned challenging. dental office is the We do a monthly influx of corporate chain “stock the fridge” for practices. Their vision of schools, local FD and PD, mass-produced dentistry Hays CISD admin and differs from the goals of bus barn. We sponsor a small, individualized multiple local charities family practice. and the Hays Education We support many Foundation and Brad sits local schools and on the FBOC Board as PTA organizations, well as other boards and community events like committees. We also work Kyle’s Founders Day with our local preferred Parade, the New Year's lender who specializes Day 5k and Plum Creek’s in VA, teacher, and first Hootenanny on the responder lending.

Hill. We have sponsored By using us for their student attendance at real estate needs, and Barton Middle School’s referring us to their sixth grade camp and family and friends. have had local artists We also support and display their work in our sponsor Buda 4H, and office.

Buda Vo-Ag. The owners' We love living daughters are both very and working in the involved in 4H. They community. It’s great show pigs, and one to see our patients at participates in the 4H softball games, back to horse project. school nights and even at H-E-B. Neighbors tell HAYS COUNTY PHYSICAL their friends about our THERAPY AND WELLNESS office and we are able IN KYLE - NICOLE LAIRD to grow our practice organically.

Some challenges we’ve faced are getting

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Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICES PURCHASE ORDER #22200781 BLANKET ORDER FOR BID ADVERTISEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

opened unless the bidder or representative was present at the pre-bid meeting.

Sealed Bids for the construction plans will be received by the offices of Please for Bid #26Jones-Heroy & Associates 042202VL Child Nutrition Large Equipment. Bids will until 10:00 AM C.D.T. on May 26th, 2022 at: be accepted until 05-03Jones-Heroy & Associ2022 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

Specifications are available ates, Inc 13915 North MoPac in the HCISD Purchasing Expressway Office (512-268-2141 ext.

Suite 408 45092) between the hours Austin, Texas 78728 of Hays CISD is requesting Please address Bids to bids 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., OWNER and include the Monday through Thursname of the Bidder and day. Bid responses must the words “Plum Creek be returned to the HCISD Phase 1B”. Proposals will Purchasing Office, Valerie be opened and bids will be Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, read aloud over a tele-conTX 78640, by the date and ference call hosted by WGI’s time indicated above. Late PROJECT ENGINEER. Bids Bids will be returned unreceived after the speciopened. The HCISD Board fied time may be returned of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all unopened. bids and waive all formaliNOTICE TO CREDITORS ties in the bid process.

Notice is hereby given INVITATION TO BID that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Plum Creek Phase 1B North Hays County MUD AARON JOSEPH GRENAT #2, hereafter called OWNER were issued on April 26, 2022, under Docket No. are requesting sealed writ21-0512-P, pending in ten Bids for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, the County Court of Hays County, Texas to KRISTY supervision, and performing all Work required for the LYNN GRENAT. Claims may be presentfollowing project Name: Plum Creek Phase ed in care of the attorney for the Estate addressed as 1B (City of Kyle Case #: CPfollows: 21-0114) Estate of AARON JOSEPH The work consists of GRENAT the construction of apc/o Jonathan S. Connor proximately 1,350 LF of Blazier, Christensen, new roadways, along with Browder & Virr, P.C. sewer, water, dry utility, and 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 385 drainage improvements.

Austin, Texas 78731 Sewer improvements All persons having claims included approximately against this Estate, which 350 LF of sanitary sewer is currently being adminmain and appurtenancistered, are required to es. Water improvements present them within the consist of approximately time and in the manner 600 LF of water main and appurtenances. Dry utilities prescribed by law.

Dated this 29th day of consist of approximately April, 2022.

1,800 LF of electric main Blazier, Christensen, and telecommunication Browder & Virr, P.C. service, with required Jonathan S. Connor appurtenances. Drainage Attorney for the Estate improvements consists of approximately 2,100 LF of PUBLIC NOTICE drainage channels, grading for a pond (+/- 1.62-acres), By order of the Hays and approximately 2,100 LF County Commissioners of drainage lines.

Court, notice is hereby givBidding documents may en that on Tuesday, May 10, be obtained from www.

2022 at 9 a.m. in the Hays CivcastUSA.com: search County Courthouse, 111 Plum Creek Phase 1B. E. San Antonio Street, the Bidders must register on Hays County Commissionthis website in order to view ers Court will hold a public and/or download specifihearing to consider: cations, plans, soils report, ESTABLISHING A STOP and environmental reports SIGN LOCATION ON APfor this Project. There is NO PALOOSA WAY AT PETRAS charge to view or download WAY & AT BRIDLE PATH documents.

IN APPALOOSA ACRES A MANDATORY preSUBDIVISION bid teleconference will be held on May 12, 2022, NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE at 2:00 p.m. Local Time.

Of property to satisfy a The teleconference will be conducted through the fol- landlord’s lien. Sale to be held Online @Storagetrealowing link: https://wginc. sures.com By competitive zoom.us/j/92135979350. bid.

If contractors choose to Anytime Storage, LLC call-in instead of using the 2401 Windy Hill rd. Kyle, link above, please utilize the TX 78640 call-in numbers and meetWill be ending on or after ing ID noted below: US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 May 20, 2022 @ 11 AM Cleanup deposit is 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 required. Seller reserves 2866 or 877 853 5257 (Toll the right to withdraw the Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll property at any time before Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll the sale.

Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll The property contents Free) of all storage unit(s) sold at Meeting ID: 921 3597 this sale are purchased “as 9350 is” “where is” for CASH/ Attendance by each CREDIT. prospective bidder or its Unit items sold for cash representative at the prebid conference is MANDA- to the highest bidder. All Units have miscellaneous TORY, and no Bid will be

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Up coming events in Dripping Springs SEE “THE COVER OF LIFE” AT THE WIMBERLEY PLAYERS

PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Dripping Springs High School baseball player Brandon Arvidson, #25, pitched for five scoreless innings, zero hits and struck out seven batters.

Tigers rally late but come up short to Kerrville Tivy Antlers

BY ALBERT SANCHEZ

and senior Nico Ruedas started the rally with a douDRIPPING SPRINGS – ble to leftfield.

On Friday, April 29, DripUnfortunately, the Tigers ping Springs High School were only able to score 1 (DSHS) hosted Kerrville run and left runners strandTivy Antlers High School ed. The final score was and closed out the regular Tivy Antlers 2 and Tigers 1. season schedule.

Pictured is Tiger #25 BranThe game was scoreless don Arvidson, who started until the 7th inning when the game and pitched for 5 the Antlers scored 2 runs scoreless innings, zero hits in the top of the 7th inning. and struck out 7 batters.

The Tigers came up to bat in Jaxon Conover came the bottom of the 7th inning

in for relief and allowed 3 hits, 2 runs and struck out 3 batters. The Tigers concluded the district schedule and advanced to bi-district. The Tigers will play Cedar Park High School in the best of 3. The 1st game will be at Tiger Stadium on Friday night and game 2 and 3 (if needed) will be at Cedar Park HS.

Gas is almost at $4?

BY MEGAN WEHRING DRIPPING SPRINGS — Pumping gasoline into a vehicle is becoming more expensive by the day.

To help offset surging fuel prices, Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) is entering into an interlocal agreement with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Energy Cooperative.

As of April 27, the

national average gas price is $4.134 and the state’s is $3.775, according to data provided by the American Automobile Association (AAA). For Hays County, that is only a few cents cheaper at $3.739. But, that number can change at any time.

Unanimously approved by the DSISD Board on April 25, the agreement will provide the district

additional options when it comes to purchasing fuel and other energy.

Options include accessing a competitive group rate by purchasing fuel with neighboring school districts and getting fuel at a fixed rate.

It’s free to join the co-op and there is no obligation to purchase fuel or energy after joining the agreement.

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The Cover of Life, written by R.T. Robinson and directed by Tracy Arnold, is a play based around three brides in rural Louisiana in 1943 and tells a “deeply affecting story about the struggle for self-worth” filled with charm and fun.

Adult tickets are at $22. Student tickets with an ID are $18. The play will also be streamed at Broadway on Demand, with individual tickets for $22 or household tickets for $44. Groups over eight will receive a $2 discount per ticket.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

The play runs until May 22.

Tickets are available at www.wimberleyplayers.org, by phone at (512) 847-0575 from Tuesday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. or in-person at the box office at 450 Old Kyle Road.

DRIPPING SPRINGS RACE TO BRUNCH 5K The Dripping Springs Race to Brunch 5k kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7. The 5k run takes you along the scenic trails in Caliterra with views of Onion Creek. Participants will meet at the finish line with a brunch cocktail from Treaty Oak Distilling (for those 21+).

Registration costs $35 and includes a finishers medal, event t-shirt and brunch cocktail. A $100 cash prize for the best overall male and female winners will be awarded. The event will also feature brunch cuisine available to purchase, local artisans, live music by The Soap Boxers and a complimentary photo booth.

Tickets can be found and purchased at eventbrite.com.

DRIPPING SPRINGS CHAMBER LUNCHEON A special graduation presentation will be held at the monthly Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The luncheon will be held on May 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room. Single lunch admission is $25 for chamber members or $45 for guests.

NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY In honor of National Pizza Party Day on May 20, Fall Creek Vineyards is partnering with Mandola’s Italian Kitchen and cooking pizza on-site in their brick oven at Fall Creek Vineyards in Driftwood from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The dinner menu includes freshly baked focaccia bread, salad, four varieties of pizza to choose from, all paired with Fall Creek Vineyards wine. The cost is $65, or $55 for Wine Club members. Register at www.fcv.com.

Catch some live music Friday, May 6 Sidecar Tasting Room, 6 to 9 p.m.

Blake Whitmore at Mercer Dancehall, 8 to 11 p.m. ($10 entry; 18+) Saturday, May 7 Bluegrass Saturdays at Jester King, 1 to 4 p.m.

Bell Springs Winery & Brewing Co., 2 to 5 p.m.

The Barbershop, 3 to 5 p.m.

Sour Bridges at Ghost Note Brewing, 4 to 6 p.m.

Sidecar Tasting Room, 6 to 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 8 Sophia Johnson at Beerburg Brewing, 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Bell Springs Winery & Brewing Co., 2 to 5 p.m.

Jester King Inn Spring Concerts, 3 to 5 p.m. (tickets required; $10) Second Sundays with 3 Chord Rodeo at Mercer Dancehall ($10 entry; 18+)

Ribbon cuttings

Celebrate with local businesses with ribbon cuttings throughout the month: Patten Title Company, May 10 at 12 p.m.

Dos Olivos Market, May 11 at 5 p.m.

I Love Dripping Springs Vacations, May 12 at 5 p.m.

Dripping Springs Distilling tasting bar & event hall, May 13 at 12 p.m.

Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs, May 21 at 10 a.m.

Foster Village “Barndominium” at Oak Haven, May 27 at 11 a.m.

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