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Former band director charged with sexual offenses BY ANITA MILLER
A former band director at Dahlstrom Middle School arrested for possession of child pornography and invasive video recording told investigators he was “embarassed” about images found on his computer and cell phone, saying it was a “huge drunken
mistake.” However, according to the affidavit of probable cause for his arrest, 30-year-old Tyler Townsend also told investigators he used a special video app on his cell phone to record images up the skirts of young girls in the band hall and elsewhere. Townsend remained
in Hays County Jail on Friday charged with 10 counts of each offense. TOWNSEND Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, who drew up the 20 warrants, said that posses-
sion of child pornography is a third degree felony and invasive visual recording is a state jail felony. Townsend is being held on bonds totaling $150,000. According to the affidavit submitted by Kyle Police Detective Perry Field, Townsend came to the attention of authorities through a
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image, identified as Tyler Townsend. On July 27, a search warrant was executed at Townsend’s home on Dragon Ridge Road in Buda. At that time, Townsend reportedly said he “used to drink excessively and spend a lot of time on the
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Kinder Morgan agrees to reroute part of pipeline BY ANITA MILLER
the Blanco River. That fouled nearby Kinder Morgan’s water wells and led to decision to reroute its the lawsuit filed by the Permian Highway Pipe- Trinity Edwards Springs line (PHP) away from Protection Association the Blanco River was (TESPA) and the Wima first step in the right berley Valley Watershed direction, according to Association (WVWA) an organization that has alleging the 36,000 sued the energy giant gallons of drilling mud over alleged violations of introduced to the Trinity the Clean Water Act. Aquifer violated the fedA new route for eral Clean Water Act. approximately two Two Blanco River miles of the natural gas crossings were along the transmission line is now original route, which being negotiated. also crosses the PederKinder Morgan CEO nales River and dozens Steve Kean announced of creeks and streams. the decision in an opinThe source of the ion piece published in concern regarding the the Houston Chronicle pipeline has always this week. been the route, which The company halttakes it through the part ed construction of the of Hays County richest pipeline near Chimney with karst formations Rock Road in Blanco — caves, sinkholes, fracCounty after a March 28 tures and other features breach of a karst feature that allow rainwater to as a contractor was attempting to bore under
STAFF REPORT Four people including incumbent Travis Mitchell are in the running for mayor of Kyle. Mitchell, who is seeking his second three-year term, faces challengers Linda Tenorio, who formerly served on the Kyle City Council, Peter Parcher, who led a recall effort directed at Mitchell in 2019, and David Abdelmaseih. Two seats on the Kyle City Council are also up for grabs, as are as two positions on the Buda City Council, two positions on the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees, and the office of Precinct 3 Constable. In addition to filling elected positions, Hays County voters will be asked to approve a $75 to $80 million bond to fund parks and open spaces. The city of Kyle will also call a bond election to fund a new police station. The Hays CISD, however, voted on Monday not to hold a bond election that was initially proposed at a price tag of more than $217 million. The deadline for candidates to file was 5 p.m. Monday. Aug. 23 is the deadline to file a write-in candidacy.
CyberTip line associated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Attached to the report was an image of nude prepubescent girls. Google had alerted NCMEC of the image and the name, mobile phone number and email address of the person who uploaded the
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PHOTO BY ANITA MILLER A destructive fire in March put Helen’s Casa Alde down but not out. Earlier this month, the restaurant, manned by the founder’s granddaughter Remy Fallon, began serving up specialties from a food truck.
Back in business BY ANITA MILLER
Life changed for all of us in March, when mid-month, the first case of COVID-19 sickened a Hays County resident. But for many in the northern part of the county, something else happened around the same time that affects how they go about their daily routine — Helen’s Casa Alde in Buda caught fire. No one knows exactly what happened in the fire March 15 and Remy Fallon, granddaughter of founder Helen Alcala, says the restaurant will not be able to reopen in its original location on Main Street. But those needing their signature Tex-Mex fix are in luck. Fallon is
After a “soft opening” for family and friends, the red-and-white food truck tucked in at — Main Street opened for the public Aug. 10. week.
once again serving up all the restaurant’s specialties, but out of a food truck. After a “soft opening” for family and friends, the red-and-white food truck tucked in at North Main Street just north of the railroad tracks opened for the public Aug. 10. For now, they are open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week. When it gets a little cooler, Fallon says those hours will likely be extended to 3. Alcala, the restaurant’s founder, started it in July of 1980, when she was
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almost 57 years old after a career of being a “lunch lady” in school cafeterias. Fallon, who is also a member of the Buda City Council, has been working there since she was 16. “We were sad to leave downtown Buda but we won’t go far, for sure,” she said. “For now, we’re going to stick with the food truck until we can find another location that better fits our needs.” She said that judging from the success of their soft opening, the
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County urged not to ‘defund police’ BY ANITA MILLER Law enforcement advocates — many of them the wives of officers — were out in force at the Commissioner Court meeting Tuesday urging the elected official not to “defund police,” some taking aim at the proposed FY 2021 budget. “It’s time to stand up and take a stand,” said one, who claimed her husband, a deputy with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, drove a patrol vehicle with no lights or siren and 160,000 miles on it and wears an “outdated” bullet proof vest. “We are silent no more. We are here to tell you to stand up and fund law enforcement,” she said. Another complained that they might have to move if law enforcement “needs are not met.” More than one warned against Hays County becoming “another Austin,” and urged the
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“No one is proposing to defund law enforcement. The budget didn’t do this and the proposed budget doesn’t. The efforts you guys are being told about are maybe slightly skewed.” –Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge
court to “back the blue.” Last week, the Austin City Council voted to move millions from the police department budget to other areas. County Judge Ruben
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Built with COVID-19 in mind History buff planning WWII museum, mini golf in Buda BY SAHAR CHMAIS
Construction is expected to start this week and the grand opening will either be during the winter break, or during President’s Day weekend.
other museums, and in exchange, McKinney said He had a dream and anytime someone donates he is making it a reality; it money, it will go back to was actually quite litertheir partnered museums. ally a dream that Brian Every month, there will McKinney dreamt, and he be a weekend when they is taking that piece of his will donate 10% of gross subconscious and implesales to a different vetermenting it in Buda. ans organization. McKinney, a history buff So far, McKinney said he and the grandchild of a has spoken with the VFW WWII veteran, sold his auto in Manchaca. They will business to open up the put up a banner to bring first Memorial Miniature awareness, plus one day Golf and WWII Museum. a month, there will be a businesses for items like He plans to set several fundraiser hosted to raise records, such as the longest coffee and snow cones. donations. Besides the decorative par five in miniature golf, McKinney said he has sitting at 315 feet long, and parts of the course, such as only spoken with the ManWWII planes hanging from chaca location and has opening this literally onetrees or posts and WWII of-a-kind business. This not been in touch with the vehicles staged around, the VFW in Buda or Kyle. for-profit business also plans to make donations to golf course itself will have Bruce White, the comWWII education immersed mander of the Buda VFW, veteran organizations and in every step. McKinney to museums. And with a said he has heard about lot of 3.5 acres, there will be said he is looking at the this project and believes Texas education curricumore to the playscape. it’s a unique idea. While many businesses lum to see what students “The mini golf and are learning about. Every are facing hardship due events will help fund hole of the 18 holes will to COVID-19, especially artifacts and history,” represent different stories arcades and play areas, White said. “And it gives from the war. it seems that McKinney’s a non-museum type of “We want to get school idea might have a loophole venue, so people can get districts to come out,” around the pandemic. interested with the history.” McKinney told the Hays “It’s kind of overwhelmWhite said he would Free Press/News-Dispatch. like to have some kind of ing,” McKinney said, “[Hays CISD] gave me a “especially during COVID. a relationship with the textbook to make sure we But I think we are creating owners, but has not had a niche that doesn’t exist in are hitting on the keyany contact. The VFW in words and key topics the the Hays community. Play Buda has a small museum areas are usually inside and state wants to see.” and, because McKinney His goal is to reach out dancing halls are closed.” will also have a museum, to school districts all over This outdoor mini golf White believes they can business model is designed Central Texas. work together. Beyond the textbook spaciously and gives players Since this is going to their distance. According to education, the holes can be a veterans museum, in McKinney, the closest peo- be sponsored to recognize White’s opinion, it would be ple will be to one-another is WWII veterans. After each beneficial to get veterans about 20 to 30 feet when on 18 of the holes have been in the local area involved. assigned to a veteran, the the golf course. The spread of COVID-19 course will have a pathway has made it difficult to “We’re building it with COVID-19 in mind,” McK- between the holes with in- reach out to many placscriptions of more veterans’ es, McKinney said. But inney said. There are many outdoor names and the units they construction is expected activities such as a beer gar- served in, similar to the to start this week and the setup of the walk of fame. den, a children’s playscape grand opening will either The museum portion that looks like an airplane, be during the winter break, which is open to the public, of the project will receive or during President’s Day its memorabilia from and other refreshment weekend.
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Local hospitals report drop in non-COVID-19 visits, admissions BY SAHAR CHMAIS
the hospital has seen some increase over the last The novel coronavirus several months, they are has affected the health still below pre-pandemic industries in more ways volumes by 20%. Skipping than those it physically medical visits can cause infects. According to a poll long-term complications from the Kaiser Family that could be avoided. The Foundation, 48% of Amer- earlier a person deals with icans claim they or some- their medical condition, one in their household the more likely it will be has delayed or skipped treated. medical care during the Doctors are worried pandemic. Hays County about their patients’ is not exempt from this health and want to enreaction. courage patients to come Within the same poll, into the hospital when it showed that 11% of necessary, especially if those who delayed seeking they experience sympmedical attention had toms such as trouble worsened symptoms. At breathing, difficulty Ascension Seton Hays, speaking, chest pain, conaccording to the Emergen- fusion, sudden dizziness, cy Department, visits were severe abdominal pain, down by 34% from April extreme fatigue, drooping through June. Although of one side of the face,
sudden numbness in one or more limbs, blue lips or pale face coloring. “Although COVID-19 is still in our communities,” said Dr. Hayden Dietz, ED Medical Director at Ascension Seton Hays, “we understand that individuals in our local communities have emergency and healthcare needs outside of COVID-19, many of which cannot be delayed or deferred without serious health risks.” Dietz worries that when patients skip hospital visits, their recovery period can be prolonged. Sometimes, a patient will visit their physician with chest pain under the impression that it’s acid reflux, when it could be some type of heart failure symptoms
that down the line may lead to a heart attack. She wants patients to avoid these future complications by being proactive about their health. Self-care is important in the process, so there is nothing more important than doctors and a medical team being there for a patient when necessary, Dietz said. But people fear going into a hospital because of COVID-19; they do not want to be in the epicenter of the virus. To order to help peoplewith their concerns and to avoid any COVID-19 infections, Ascension Seton Hays has put in place carefully thought out safety mea-
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK ““There is no good place for this pipeline in the Texas Hill Country, but we have been pushing to put it someplace less bad than in the Blanco River.” –Jeff Mundy, TESPA attorney. Story on page 1.
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19TH AMENDMENT:
Voting best way to ensure continuation of rights O
ne hundred years ago this week, the 19th Amendment was ratified. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” This amendment 19th gave equal representaAmendment: tion to approximately 50% of the population – The right of meaning women finally citizens of the got the right to vote. Finally, after years of United States marches, protests, hunto vote shall not ger strikes and forced feedings, women won be denied or the right to vote with abridged by the this amendment. Finally, women got to United States or step into a voting booth, by any State on step up to give their opinions about who account of sex. should represent them, Congress shall and about issues they expected the elected have the power officials to consider. to enforce Finally, and this took a lot longer, women this article by could run for office appropriate themselves. They could step into those hallegislation. lowed halls and vote on issues important to everyone, not just to women. That right, the right to vote, is so very important today, despite the fact that there has been a gutting of the Voting Rights Act with gerrymandering, difficulty in registering to vote, and a move by our President to make mail voting incredibly difficult. As former First Lady Michelle Obama said in her speech Monday during the televised virtual Democratic convention, we need to vote as if our lives depended on it. While her speech was about the election of the next president in November, her words make a lot of sense when considering the 19th Amendment. “That’s the story of America,” Obama said. “All those folks who sacrificed and overcame so much in their own times because they wanted something more, something better for their kids. There’s a lot of beauty in that story; there’s a lot of pain in it too, a lot of struggle and injustice, and work left to do.” In 2016, a lot of people did not vote who had come out before – both men and women. We don’t know how the election might have changed in 2016 if everyone took the time to vote – whether in early voting, by mail, or on Election Day. We don’t know exactly why they didn’t vote. Maybe they didn’t like either candidate, maybe they felt their vote didn’t make a difference. But the suffragettes suffered and some died, all to get women the right to vote. Tubes were forced down their throats to feed them when they went on hunger strikes. The suffragettes handcuffed themselves to railing to gain attention, they suffered imprisonment because they refused to pay fines levied them for their tactics. Keep that in mind when we make this plea – get out and go vote. We don’t care if you vote Democratic or Republican; we don’t care if you pick and choose candidates on either side of the aisle. We don’t care one iota whom you choose for President. (Well, we have a preference, but that is for another day.) What is most important is that you vote. If you want to vote by mail, then request the ballot. Ask for it, and then follow up and make sure it arrives back at the Hays County Clerk’s Office. Or drive the ballot to the Election Office in San Marcos and turn it in personally. Vote early if you want to make that choice. Vote on Election Day is you want to do that. Just vote. The women who suffered to get us the right to vote should not have suffered in vain. Years ago, there was a Hays County commissioner who, when someone came in to complain in his office, stopped them and looked to see if they had voted, before allowing them to continue. In his opinion, they had no right to complain if they didn’t bother to vote. That seems to be the case right now. Vote or shut up.
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Four American viruses
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e all know about the coronavirus, and we are all too familiar with the severe crimp it is putting in our American way of life. But the truth is, we are beset by multiple viruses, many of which are just as bad as the coronavirus. We are beset with a virus of hatred and fear, a virus of willful ignorance, and a virus of paranoia. Together, these viruses – all of which are contagious, and all of which are avoidable – are threatening our country’s very life. First let’s examine the virus of hatred. A substantial segment of our population views all the rest, not as fellow countrymen with whom they disagree, but as enemies. We have commercial media outlets on every hand who gleefully feed this mindset, demonizing large swaths of our fellow citizens, and steadily dividing the country into warring camps. They paint everybody who does not subscribe to their political viewpoint as crazy, stupid, or evil. They do this for profit, regardless what their particular political biases are. Most Americans choose to hunker down inside one of those camps, because they can’t stand the tone of intolerance
too much time and energy. So we just choose the God and ones that make us feel the best about ourselves. And Country because the information by Phil Jones pushers don’t want us to know about some of the facts, even important and they hear in the other obvious facts, we become outlets, or because their willfully ignorant. own favorite outlets have In a nation of willfully carefully and aggressively ignorant people living in taught them not to trust information silos, it bethe information from any comes relatively easy for other source. Cable TV an unscrupulous politinews is the worst offender cian to lie bald-faced and in this regard. Fox News get away with it. When just doesn’t tell you about confronted with the facts, certain things that don’t denial and distraction fit their pet narrative, and work better, and if that MSNBC doesn’t either. fails, he can still attack They do their best to keep the source and spin the you from ever changing facts to his own advanthe channel. They are tage, thanks to a devoted pushers, who try to keep audience that no longer you addicted. The result is cares about the objective that most Americans live truth, only about partisan inside an information silo. advantage over those This is the stuff that civil crazy, stupid demons on wars are made of. the “other side.” There is Which brings us to the a willful disregard for the virus of willful ignorance. truth. The more unscruMost of us lead busy lives, pulous the politician, the and we just don’t have more successful he is in time to sift through all the this environment. This is information that is availthe stuff that dictatorships able, especially in light of are made of. the fact that so much of it And that brings us to is junk at best, poison at the virus of paranoia. worst. So we choose two There are people in our or three sources to rely on, world – like Alex Jones, and ignore the rest. Using for example – who have our common sense to de- learned that they can get termine which sources are very rich by promoting accurate and reliable and crazy conspiracy theories which ones aren’t, takes with little or no basis in
LETTER TO THE EDITOR THE DANGER OF A WEAK, SILENT SENATOR
months (Austin-American Statesman). He’ll abandon desperate outSo, image you’re of-work families without stranded in a lifeboat, a cent of federal help. you, Donald Trump He’ll stay silent as Trump and John Cornyn, and brags about a love affair food’s running out. with a Russia dictator Who do you think will while allowing bounties be first thrown overon American soldiers. board? You can’t count on John Cornyn. He’ll be And he’ll vote to cancel healthcare for millions huddled down bailing of men, women and chilwater to keep Trump’s porcine feet dry. Cornyn dren in the middle of a pandemic. will undermine the “Big John” his ads say, nation’s beloved Postal but when it comes to Service if that’s what things that matter, like the man wants of him. integrity, empathy and He’ll slow down testing courage, there is nothing and ignore science as big about him. If you a virus spreads, killing don’t believe this, watch hundreds of Americans daily, over 170,000 so far, his blank face, listen to what he doesn’t say. while Hays County beJerry Whitus comes a major hotspot, a 35-times uptick in three San Marcos
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fact. People are willing to believe anything that makes them feel important and gives meaning – however illusory – to their experience. And they do this regardless of the consequences to the lives of innocent bystanders, like the grieving parents of the children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. A growing number of people are so full of paranoid fear that they won’t even talk to the Census Bureau, even though Census agents take a lifetime oath to protect our privacy. Even though this means forfeiting representation in the federal, state, and local legislatures. Even though it means foregoing our fair share of billions of dollars of government aid for worthy projects like roads, schools, and hospitals. Leaving money on the table, out of paranoia. The President has promised to make America great again. As far as I can see, it has never been in worse shape, thanks to the viruses of fear, willful ignorance, and paranoia that afflict our country. He not only thrives in this environment, he is a super spreader of all these maladies. God help the United States of America. djones2032@austin.rr.com
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Kyle forum highlights Cite & Release policy BY MEGAN WEHRING
Mano Amiga hosted a virtual town hall forum with a diverse panel of speakers on Aug. 12, encouraging the city of Kyle to implement a cite and release ordinance. The neighboring city of San Marcos adopted the policy earlier this year. Cite and release allows police officers to issue a citation instead of an arrest for low-level, nonviolent offenses. The individual receiving the citation would still be held responsible for appearing in court at a later date. Eric Martinez, policy director for Mano Amiga, said there are other requirements with issuing a cite and release. “They must be a county
resident for where they were arrested,” Martinez said. “They must not be a threat to themselves or others. They must not be publicly intoxicated. They must have no outstanding warrants and must not be charged with a more serious event.” Kyle resident DeSyre Collier said cite and release could give families more time to organize their affairs for a long-term situation. “Oftentimes, when Black people are arrested, immediately they are taken in and put into jail even awaiting trial,” Collier said. “So they are spending months in the cell ripped away from their families, who oftentimes don’t even know where they are
“In 2018 alone, Hays County paid $4.3 million to outsource inmates to other Texas counties due to overcrowding in jail. At that time, the county averaged approximately $10,000 to $15,000 a day to outsource inmates.”
to $15,000 a day to house an inmate versus carrying out a warrant, it doesn’t take a lot to conclude that there are benefits to saving money.” While the Texas Legislature passed a law in 2007 that allows a “cite and release” policy, only a few cities in Texas have adopted the policy at the –Gladys Carriollo, local level. founder of the Mothers4BlackLives advocacy group Anita Gupta, staff attorney for Immigrant Legal immediately, and then County paid $4.3 million Resource Center, highlights have trouble living without to outsource inmates to the goals of adopting a them at first.” other Texas counties due to strong cite and release Gladys Carrillo, founder overcrowding in jail,” Carpolicy. of the Mothers4BlackLives rillo said. “At that time, the “We want to reduce raadvocacy group, said county averaged approxicial disparities in policing, overcrowding in jails could mately $10,000 to $15,000 a since we know that Black possibly be reduced if the day to outsource inmates. and brown people are the cite and release policy was When we think about the ones that are generally implemented. long-term effect in terms getting arrested for these “In 2018 alone, Hays of financial needs, $10,000 offenses,” Gupta said.
“We want to increase data transparency. We want the community to know what the police are doing. We really want to provide a mechanism for meaningful community input.” Collier encourages the public to have an open dialogue, along with difficult conversations, with the entire community. “We need to just have more of a community conversation so that people understand what kind of things need to be set in place in our city,” Collier said. “A lot of times no one knows what is going on unless it happens to them. Continue to start dialogue with other citizens and let them know how they can push forward things like this ordinance.”
Buda on its third wave of small business support BY SAHAR CHMAIS
Application submission will be open until Aug. 26 In another move to at 5p.m. support Buda businesses “This loan program,” impacted by the coronaStorm said, “creates an virus, the Buda Economic opportunity for businessDevelopment Corporation es in the city of Buda and has opened up a new loan its ETJ to continue to get for Buda businesses insupport as they need it.” cluding those in the ETJ. This loan is forgivable “We hope this loan under certain conditions. helps a number of Buda Loan forgiveness apbusinesses who are facing plies if a business can rehardships during this un- tain or create at least one precedented time,” said full-time job within three Jennifer Storm, presimonths after receiving the dent of Buda EDC. “Any funds. The business must business owner that needs also stay open for at least a hand up could benefit six months after applying. from this program.” Businesses wanting to Buda has already creat- participate must also sign ed two business funding as individual borrowers programs, and this will and cannot change the be a third opportunity for type of business once they businesses to partake. The receive their loans. Still Budaful Small BusiBusinesses that receive ness Loan Program was a loan should cover costs approved by city council such as payroll, rent, for a total of $100,000 and utilities, cost of goods provides an interest-free sold, inventory and other loan of up to $10,000 ordinary costs of doing for each businesses that business outlined in the applies and qualifies. program’s guidelines.
Not all businesses will be able to receive the loan, but evaluations are based off of current need, physical location, eligibility and availability of funds. Eligibility for the loan requires that businesses have 50 or fewer employees, businesses must be located in the city limits or
A tax rate of $0.5201 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Kyle. $0.5201 per $100 $0.5292 per $100 $0.5202 per $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2020 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Kyle from the same properties in both the 2019 tax year and the 2020 tax year. The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Kyle may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that City of Kyle is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2020 tax year. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 25, 2020 AT 7:00 P.M. AT KYLE CITY HALL, 100 WEST CENTER STREET, KYLE, TX 78640. The proposed tax rate is also not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Kyle is not required to hold an election to seek voter approval of the rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting City Council of City of Kyle at their offices or by attending the public meeting mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount = ( tax rate ) x ( taxable value of your property ) / 100 The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the proposed tax rate as follows: FOR the proposal: Mayor Travis Mitchell Mayor Pro Tem Rick Koch Council Member Dex Ellison Council Member Robert Rizo Council Member Tracy Scheel Council Member Michael Tobias Council Member Alex Villalobos AGAINST the proposal: None.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE PROPOSED TAX RATE: NO-NEW REVENUE TAX RATE: VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: DE MINIMIS RATE:
$0.0598 per $100 $0.0563 per $100 $0.0583 per $100 $0.0652 per $100
The no-new-revenue rate is the tax rate for the 2020 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Hays County ESD No. 9 from the same properties in both the 2019 tax year and the 2020 tax year. The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that Hays County ESD No. 9 may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate, unless the de minimis rate for Hays County ESD No. 9 exceeds the voter-approval rate for Hays County ESD No. 9. The de minimis rate is the rate equal to the sum of the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate for Hays County ESD No. 9, the rate that will raise $500,000, and the current debt rate for Hays County ESD No. 9. The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue rate. This means that Hays County ESD No. 9 is proposing to increase property taxes for 2020. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON August 24, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kyle Fire Department Station 1, 210 W. Moore Street, Kyle, Texas 78640. The proposed tax rate is greater than the voter-approval tax rate but not greater than the de minimis rate. However, the proposed tax exceeds the rate that allows voters to petition for an election under Section 26.075, Tax Code. If Hays County ESD No. 9 adopts the proposed tax rate, the qualified voters of Hays County ESD No. 9 may petition Hays County ESD No. 9 to require an election to be held to determine whether to reduce the proposed tax rate. If a majority of the voters reject the proposed tax rate, the tax rate of Hays County ESD No. 9 will be the voter-approval tax rate of Hays County ESD No. 9. YOUR TAXES UNDER ANY OF THE TAX RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount = (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property) / 100 FOR the proposal:
Roger Boyd, Chris Baker, Diane Hervol, Carla Sisk, Bruce Schneider
PRESENT and not voting: None
ABSENT: None. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Kyle last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Kyle this year: 2019
2020
$0.5416
$0.5201
Decrease of $0.0215 per $100 or 3.97%
Average homestead taxable value $207,049
$215,762
Increase of 4.20%
Tax on average homestead
$1,121.38
$1,122.18
Increase of $0.80 or 0.07%
$18,504,202
$17,901,584
Total tax levy on all properties
have waived rent costs for Inspired Minds Art Center for several months. “We do not know what the future holds during Covid and beyond,” Storm told the Hays Free Press, “but one thing will remain – Buda supports its businesses, today and into the future.”
AGAINST the proposal: None
PRESENT and not voting: None.
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)
employee support, utilities, purchase of supplies to offer alternative business access, COVID-19 supplies for cleaning and protection, and more. So far, during the pandemic, the city of Buda has provided several funding opportunities to businesses and they
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NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE PROPOSED TAX RATE NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE
ETJ, must be registered as a business with the Texas Secretary of State and be in good standing. Businesses have to provide information about their revenue and prove they are experiencing extreme hardship. Loan should be used to cover rent or mortgage,
ABSENT: None The 86th Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County ESD No. 9 last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County ESD No. 9 this year.
Change
Decrease of $602,618 or 3.25%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Kyle at 512-393-5545 or jenifer.okane@co.hays.tx.us, or visit www.hayscountytax.com for more information.
Total tax rate (per $100 of value) Average homestead taxable value Tax on average homestead Total tax levy on all properties
2019
2020
0.0598
0.0598
$184,727.00
$195,242.00
$110.47
$116.75
$2,929,190.07
$3,358,120.70
Change Increase of $0 per $100, or 0% Increase of 5.69% Increase of $6.29, or 5.69% Increase of $428,930.63, or 14.64%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for Hays County ESD No. 9 at (512) 393-5545 or jenifer.okane@co.hays.tx.us or visit https://hayscountytax.com.
Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • August 19, 2020
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Kyle serves Kinder Morgan with Notice of Disruption STAFF REPORT Kyle has issued a 24Hour Notice of Noncompliance to Kinder Morgan regarding noise violations while working on the Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP). City staff and leadership was made aware by concerned residents that there
was loud construction noise from the pipeline project in the area of CR 158 and East Post Road on the night of Aug. 11. When city staff contacted Kinder Morgan representatives, the company confirmed that the pipeline had been filled with water, pressure tested and then the water was forcefully
removed, creating the loud noise. Kinder Morgan said they are now drying the pipeline with forced air and this will continue through the weekend — though it should produce less noise. Kinder Morgan notified the city regarding the planned construction activity, but city staff were not made aware of the
amount noise the project would produce. Kinder Morgan was required to notify residents within 100 feet of impending noise and, according to the company, they have complied with that requirement. The work on the Permian Highway Pipeline was permitted by the Texas Railroad Commission and
not by the city of Kyle. However, pipeline construction is still subject to the city’s noise ordinance and the Kyle Police Department said they will be proactive in conducting decibel readings at the property line to ensure compliance. If in violation, citations will be issued to the proper entities.
Buda city council approves lower tax rate in 2021 budget BY SAHAR CHMAIS
service cities, we are at the bottom. I just want to Buda’s proposed 2021 say during these times it’s tax budget got all city really impressive.” council members’ approvThe proposed budals and it will lower tax get, which will undergo rates for residents. further discussion in “We’re living in unprec- September, will have a tax edented times with this rate of $0.3423, a decrease COVID and this pandem- of $0.0073 from fiscal year ic,” council member Ray 2020. Bryant said, “and, even Council members all with that in mind, I am welcomed this change extremely impressed with and tipped their hats to the property rating that all staff members who we have. The only city un- worked on lowering these der us is Dripping Springs, numbers. But this does but when you look at full not mean that residents
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The source of the concern has always been the route, which takes the pipeline through the part of Hays County richest with karst formations — caves, sinkholes, fractures and other features that allow rainwater to reach the recharge areas of the Trinity and Edwards aquifers. protect Jacob’s Well, the Cypress Creek watershed and Wanslow Creek,” he said. “These areas have been high priority areas for water quality protection.” “The federal government has invested millions of dollars to protect water quality in these areas, as well as millions of local taxpayer dollars to protect Jacob’s Well,” Baker said. “We will be watching to make sure that Kinder Morgan is mindful and will protect these areas before the fall rains come.” In his published piece, Kean said the company “deeply regrets” the incident and began “working to make it right” immediately. He also reiterated that the company doesn’t believe the drilling fluid was harmful. In an ongoing effort to “make it right,” he said the company is making adjustments in consultations with state and federal agencies. “We carefully evaluated several alternative construction methods for crossing
the Blanco River,” Kean wrote. “We have decided that rerouting around the Blanco River is the best option.” Earlier this week, the city of Kyle issued Kinder Morgan a notice of noncompliance over noise generated by a pressure test of the pipeline. A meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18, with attorneys on both sides of the lawsuit. Due to the coronavirus and other factors, it’s not likely any trial will be held soon. “Best guess is that a trial will be two years or more out,” Mundy said. Kinder Morgan has said it intends to be moving product in the PHP within a year. “When all the oil and gas have been extracted and shipped away, and all the money has been spent — and even people today have passed on — the land and water remain, Baker concluded. “We want to ensure future generations will be grateful we defended and preserved them mightily.”
Former band director jailed on sex charges
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and an iPhone belonging to Townsend. The iPhone yielded 230 images, some duplicates, and “appeared to have been taken clandestinely.” They consisted of “photographs taken beneath the skirts of young girls as well as images of their backsides: and that a large number of the girls“ appeared to be in their early teens.” Locations included the band hall, private band practice rooms, the Dahlstrom track and field area as well as at Hays High School and Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. Townsend reportedly said he “tried not to take videos of students he knew,” although some were able to be identified. When asked how he took the videos, the affi-
davit said “Tyler advised he downloaded an app on his cellular phone which would black out the screen when using the camera … he would then just kneel down to tie his shoe, set something down, drop his phone or otherwise find a way.” He said none of the girls were aware of his actions. He had reportedly been acquiring the images since 2017. Townsend was placed on administrative leave by the Hays CISD on July 27 when the district was notified by police of the investigation and he resigned his position on July 31. He had been employed by the district since 2015 and at the time of the investigation, his duties included directing symphonic and jazz bands and the percussion program.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of .3423 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of City of Buda. PROPOSED TAX RATE NO-NEW REVENUE TAX RATE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE
$0.3423 per $100 $0.3380 per $100 $0.3423 per $100
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2020 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Buda from the same properties in both the 2019 tax year and the 2020 tax year. The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Buda may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that City of Buda is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2020 tax year. The first public hearing on the proposed tax rate will be held on September 1, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. This will be a video conference public hearing. The second public hearing will be held on September 15, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. at Buda City Hall - 405 E. Loop St. Bldg. 100 - Buda TX 78610. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, City of Buda is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Buda City Council at their offices or by attending one of the public hearings mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: property tax amount=(tax rate) X (taxable value of your property)/100
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internet,” mentioning that he looked at “stuff he probably should not have been looking at.” Under more questioning, Townsend reportedly mentioned “inappropriate pictures,” insisting he did not intentionally view any images of children younger than 18. Townsend also said he had not shared the images with anyone because he was embarassed, and that he had tried to create a new Gmail account because the one he had used to download the image had been flagged due to the “bad images.” Field questioned Townsend about how he acquired the images through a Bing search and that “in the moment I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong because nothing was stopping me. It was just there.” Illegal images were found on two laptops
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Kinder Morgan agrees to reroute pipeline reach the recharge areas of the Trinity and Edwards aquifers. “There is no good place for this pipeline in the Texas Hill Country, but we have been pushing to put it some place less bad than in the Blanco River,” said Jeff Mundy, lead attorney for TESPA. “We welcome Kinder Morgan’s belated agreement that pipelines and clean Hill Country rivers do not mix.” David Baker of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) said. “KM may finish its pipeline, but we will continue to work for remediation of the scar its route has gouged across pristine Texas lands. We will continue to press for formal and informal monitoring. Forever. KM may create some jobs for a while and extract some profits for shareholders, but we will always place first the people of Texas and the land and water they treasure, and that sustains them.” “Keeping the pipeline out of the Blanco River has been our highest priority,” said Patrick Cox, TESPA executive director. Residents also have filed complaints against Kinder Morgan for erosion controls that proved inadequate to stand up to Texas springtime storms. Cox said containing erosion is a good next step. “We are working towards improved erosion control measures to
Kinder Morgan said that they plan to conduct similar pipeline construction activity in coming weeks on the west side of Interstate 35. For more information about the PHP or Kinder Morgan, visit https://www. cityofkyle.com/communications/permian-highway-pipeline.
The members of the governing body voted on the proposed tax increase as follows: FOR:
George Haehn, Lee Urbanovsky, Remy Fallon, Ray Bryant, Paul Daugereau, Evan Ture, Terry Cummings
AGAINST: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT: The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Buda last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by City of Buda this year: 2019
2020
Total Tax Rate (per $100 of value)
$0.3496
$0.3423
decrease of -$0.0073 OR -2.09%
Average homestead taxable value
$260,914
$267,928
increase of 2.68%
$912
$917
$6,402,933
$6,242,622
Tax on average homestead Total tax levy on all properties
Change
increase of $5 OR 0.54% decrease of -$160,310 OR -2.50%
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for City of Buda at 512-393-5545 or jenifer.okane@co.hays.tx.us, or visit www.hayscountytax.com for more information.
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Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • August 19, 2020
DS group aims to limit distracted driving STAFF REPORT
Hill. Now they are taking aim at distracted driving, They’ve already gotten backing a bill (SB 43) by the speed limit lowered. State Sen. Judith Zaffirini Now a Western Hays Coun- (D-Laredo) that would ty group is revving up its make Texas a “hands free” legislative outreach months state. ahead of 2021. Nationwide, more than The 290 Safety Coalition 25% of crashes are due had pressed for the TxDOT to distracted driving, the speed study conducted in group said in a news reJune 2019 that resulted in lease and, in Texas, “almost the lowering of the speed 10,000 crashes occur every limit Aug. 3 to 55 mph month due to distracted along U.S. 290 between driving.” Dripping Springs and Oak They also note that
TOWN HALL MEETING REGARDING SCHOOL REOPENING IN WESTERN HAYS COUNTY
those figures may well be underreported, as some are reluctant to admit they had been driving while distracted. Dripping Springs resident Sarah Kline of the 290 Safety Coalition praised TxDOT’s decision to lower the speed limit to something safer for the many families who drive 290 — which is essentially Dripping Springs’ main street — to get to school, to the doctor or to the grocery store.
State Rep. Erin Zwiener, Dripping Springs ISD Superintendent Todd Washburn and Wimberley ISD Superintendent Dwain York will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 2 p.m. Friday on Facebook to discuss reopening processes.
PHOTOS BY MOSES LEOS III
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Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between August 3 and August 9, 2020.
Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from August 3 through August 9, 2020. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured.
Inj Child/Eld/Disabled.............................................................................1 Deliver Message .....................................................................................2 Civil Matter..............................................................................................8 Information............................................................................................41 Property Lost/Found/Imp.......................................................................1 Alarm Business .....................................................................................43 Alarm Residential .................................................................................37 Animal Calls ..........................................................................................73 Field Euthanasia .....................................................................................4 Loose Livestock ...................................................................................49 Assault ....................................................................................................6 Assault Aggravated ................................................................................2 Sexual Assault ........................................................................................1 Assist EMS ............................................................................................14 Assist Fire Dept ......................................................................................4 Assist Outside Agency .........................................................................18 Suspicious Package ...............................................................................2 Burglary Building ....................................................................................1 Burglary Habitation ................................................................................2 Burglary Vehicle ......................................................................................5 Criminal Mischief ....................................................................................5 Illegal Dumping .......................................................................................4 Graffiti .....................................................................................................1 Attended Death ......................................................................................7 Death Investigation ................................................................................3 Fireworks ................................................................................................2 Disturbance Noise ................................................................................23 Disturbance Physical Fight ..................................................................13 Disturbance Verbal ...............................................................................25 Child Custody .........................................................................................3 Narcotics/Information ............................................................................3 Violation of Order....................................................................................1 Fraud .......................................................................................................8 Credit/Debit Abuse .................................................................................3 Counterfeiting .........................................................................................1 Harassment.............................................................................................9 Threat ....................................................................................................11 Indecent Exposure .................................................................................2 Mental Health Follow Up ........................................................................1 Mental Health Invest...............................................................................7 Mental Health Transport .........................................................................4 Canine Search ........................................................................................5 Canine Training .......................................................................................1 Viol City Ordinance .................................................................................1 Drone Deployment..................................................................................1 Public Assist ...........................................................................................9 Community Contact .............................................................................37 Disabled Vehicle ...................................................................................19 Foot Patrol ..............................................................................................5 Close Patrol ........................................................................................287 Parental Disciple Assist .........................................................................1 Flagged Down ........................................................................................4 Welfare Concern ...................................................................................46 Suicidal Person.......................................................................................7 Investigation ...........................................................................................5 Supplement...........................................................................................61 Suspicious Circumstances ..................................................................23 Suspicious Person..................................................................................9 Suspicious Vehicle ...............................................................................30 Wanted Person .......................................................................................5 Identity Theft...........................................................................................4 Theft ......................................................................................................22 Accelerator Stuck ..................................................................................1 Vehicle Theft ...........................................................................................4 Accident Minor .....................................................................................24 Accident Hit and Run .............................................................................7 Accident Major/Injury ...........................................................................13 Accident Fleet.........................................................................................1 Accident Unknown .................................................................................4 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle ....................................................................4 Traffic Control/Direction .........................................................................3 Directed/Area Enforcement .................................................................47 Traffic Hazard........................................................................................27 Attempt to Locate.................................................................................69 Parking Enforcement ............................................................................13 Traffic Stop..........................................................................................523 Solicitors .................................................................................................3 Trespassing/Unwanted ........................................................................20 911 Abandoned/Open ........................................................................242 911 Abon/Misdial/Open .........................................................................2 Discharged Firearm ................................................................................7 Private Tow/Repo ...................................................................................2
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Street/City Days End Rd Wimberley Stillwater Wimberley W US 290 Austin Russell Paint Raymond Dr Kyle Stillwater Wimberley Angel Fire Dr Dripping Springs IH 35 Fr/IH 35 Exit 220 Sb Buda Elder Hill Rd/W RR 150 Driftwood Eagle Nest Dr Buda Kemp Hills Dr Austin Main St Buda Candlewood Suites Of Buda Lone Tree Hollow Buda Hays County Government Center San Marcos IH 35 FR Buda Cabelas Coyote Creek Way Kyle Rr 967 Buda Days End Rd Wimberley Paintbrush San Marcos Fitzhugh Rd Dripping Springs Jack Rabbit Ln Buda Jack Rabbit Ln Buda Main St/IH 35 Fr Buda SH 123 San Marcos Main St Buda Anytime Fitness Of Buda Greenfield Rd Kyle Goforth Rd Kyle FM 2001 Buda Old San Antonio Rd Buda Canyon Wren Dr Buda Graef Rd Kyle RR 12 Dripping Springs RR 12/E US 290 Dripping Springs 500 Jack C Hays Trl Buda Buda Substation 2101 Bebee Rd Kyle Park Place Foods Alpine Trl San Marcos Bell Springs Rd Dripping Springs Mesa Verde Dr Austin IH 35 FR Buda Heb of Buda S FM 1626/RR 967 Buda Roadrunner Rd San Marcos Julianas Way Buda Quail Run San Marcos RR 32 San Marcos Overpass Rd Buda W RR 150 Driftwood High Rd Kyle Mesa Verde Dr Austin Uhland Rd San Marcos Hays County EXIT 217 SB Buda EXIT 217 SB RR 2325 Wimberley Roland Ln Kyle Air BNB Morningwood Dr San Marcos Dunlap Cir Kyle Bell Springs Rd Austin Lucky Arrow Retreat 1240 Cabelas Dr Buda Fairfield Inn 15295 IH 35 Buda Best Western Of Buda Creek Rd Dripping Springs RR 12 Driftwood Harris Hill Rd San Marcos Palomino Rd Kyle Springs Ln Dripping Springs IH 35 Buda Best Western Of Buda Windy Hill Rd Kyle Main St Buda Willies Joint Cresthill Cswy Kyle Millington Ln Buda S Canyonwood Dr Dripping Springs Boulder Blf San Marcos Camino Real Kyle
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Census takers County calls for November 3 knocking on parks bond election Central Texas doors BY ANITA MILLER
Census takers in Central Texas are now following up with households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. The current self-response rate for households in Hays County is 56.7%. The Census Bureau will need to visit the remaining addresses to collect responses in person. Households can still respond by completing and mailing back the paper questionnaire residents received, by responding online at 2020census.gov, or by phoning 844-3302020. Households can also respond online or by phone in one of 13 languages and find assistance in many more. Those who respond will be visited by census takers.
WHAT HOUSEHOLDS CAN EXPECT
The Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are working together to protect the health and safety of the public and our employees. Participation in 2020 Census interviews should present a low risk of transmission of COVID-19. Census takers are trained to rigorously and universally follow these CDC recommendations to mitigate the risk of transmission: • Wearing face masks • Maintaining social distance of 6 feet or more • Practicing hand hygiene • Not entering homes, and conducting interviews outside as much as possible or practical Household members encountered by census staff are encouraged to maintain social distances during interviews and practice the CDC’s other recommendations as much as possible.
Census takers can be easily identified by a valid government ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date on the badge. To confirm a census taker’s identity, the public may contact the Denver/ Dallas Regional Census Center at 972-510-1800 to speak with a Census Bureau representative.
PROTECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Census takers are hired from local communities. All census takers speak English, and many are bilingual. If a census taker does not speak the householder’s language, the household may request a return visit from a census taker who does. Census takers will also have materials on hand to help identify the household’s language. If no one is home when the census taker visits, the census taker will leave a notice of his or her visit with information about how to respond online, by phone or by mail. People are encouraged to cooperate with census takers and ensure that everyone who was living in their household as of April 1, 2020, is counted.
The forecast is hot and dry. That’s not at all unusual for Central Texas in August, but cause for caution nonetheless. Hays County is currently under a burn ban and the TAMU-based Texas Forest Service is warning of the increased risk of wildfire. The county burn ban, which has been in effect since July 28 and will remain in effect until the commissioners court takes action to undo it. That’s not likely to be soon, as the Forest Service says the weather pattern for the upcoming week resembles that in place July 9-17, noting that fire activity increased during that time, with state and local resources reporting 206 wildfires that burned more than 4,000 acres. Triple-digit temperatures will dry wildland vegetation and with increased wind speed those fires can be difficult to control. “We are entering our late summer fire season when we normally
recharge and mitigate floods. Patrick Cox of the Wimberley Valley Waterhed Association (WVWA) said the bond represents “an opportunity to invest in our beautiful lands for people, natural habitat, water quality protection and aquifer recharge” and said its approval by voters “will allow us to implement a plan that will provide these protections as we anticipate continued rapid
growth and development in our county.” Cox said the last parks and open space bond was passed in 2007 and at that time, the $30 million approved by voters translated into more than $75 million in projects. “An independent poll of county voters in June indicated strong support for a new bond issue to protect our special places in the county for future generations to enjoy as we have.”
we found that has been a saving grace for our team.” COVID-19 care can be very taxing on a person’s mentality. For example, Dietz said she sees people who are incredibly anxious and think they have COVID-19 when they experience any potential symptom. On the flip side, when some patients are offered the test, they do not want to know the result. “Maybe they are afraid to be stigmatized,” Dietz said. “But that is not the case. It is a novel virus for a reason. We are here to provide peace of mind.” Since the coronavirus is not the only disease or illness going around, people should continue seeing
their medical providers. For those who are experiencing ailments but do not want to visit the hospital or a doctor’s office, Dietz suggests that they contact their physicians to do a telehealth conference. Still, she emphasized that patients who feel any of the aforementioned symptoms should seek immediate medical attention. She also suggests that doctors and physicians should let their patients know about all of the different modalities of communication. “The face of medicine is going to be different going forward,” Dietz said. “I know change is hard, but that’s where we’re going.”
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commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hays County voters will Included in the proposal be asked to approve a $75 are 16 projects ranked as to $80 million bond elecTier 1 and Tier 2. Among tion on Nov. 3. the top proposals are $2.6 At the urging of the Parks million for Coleman’s Canand Open Space Advisory yon Preserve in Wimberley Committee (POSAC), the Valley, Sentinel Peak Park vote was 4-1, with Pct. 1 & Preserve in El Rancho Commissioner Debbie Cima/Devil’s Backbone Gonzales Ingalsbe the sole and the Rathgeber Natural dissenting vote. She said Resources Park in Dripping although she supported Springs. the projects she could The list also includes ininot approve the financial tiates that would improve
expect an increase in wildfire activity,” said Brad Smith, head of the Forest Service Predictive Services Department. “The hot and dry conditions as well as the presence of underlying drought west of Interstate 35 raises concerns of significant wildfire activity. These wildfires will be very resistant to control and require more time and more firefighters to extinguish.” Nine out of 10 wildfires in Texas are human-caused. Exercise extreme caution when working outdoors with heavy equipment. Taking simple steps to maintain your property could save it during a wildfire. For more information on how to create defensible space around your home, visit https:// tfsweb.tamu.edu/ProtectYourHome/. Residents should pay attention to county burn bans and avoid all outdoor burning until conditions improve. Burn ban information can be found by contacting local fire departments or by visiting https://tfsweb.tamu. edu/TexasBurnBans/.
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sures. The process begins before patients walk into the hospital, where if someone needs a mask, they are handed one. The hospital gives a COVID-19 screening; patients who are suspected to have the virus will wait in one side of the emergency room and those who are not suspect to have it wait in a separate room. Visitors are restricted, a measure the hospital has taken to stop the spread as best as it can. Staff members wear surgical masks as well as some type of eye protection. Dietz joked, saying “we look a little different nowadays.” Once inside the hospital, all patients get
a COVID-19 PCR test, where labs can generate the result in an hour or so. The Rapid PCR tests are primarily for patients who require a procedure or if they are suspected to have coronavirus. These patients are the ones who receive results within an hour. Those who experience minor symptoms, perhaps a stomach ache, Dietz said, will get a test but it will not be rapid. This test will take a few hours before the result comes back. “To protect against the transmission of COVID-19, we act like everybody has it, all day every day,” Dietz told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “Since this began,
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Austin regrets ever meeting soldier of fortune A s the two men parted on Aug. 25, 1822, Stephen F. Austin asked General Arthur G. Wavell to act on his behalf while in England. The polite and symbolic request was the young empressario’s way of thanking the Scotsman for his help and hospitality. But the soldier of fortune took the simple gesture to mean the future “Father of Texas” had made him his partner. Austin went to Mexico City in the summer of 1822 to obtain clear title to his dead father’s land grant. The 28 year old former legislator from Arkansas assumed the visit was strictly a formality since sympathetic officials already had confirmed the legal standing of his claim. The stranger soon learned the foreign capital functioned at a snail’s pace. The bewildered babe in the bureaucratic woods was getting nowhere fast until an enigmatic European took pity on him. Compassion was out of character for Gen. Arthur Goodall Wavell, a professional soldier who traveled the world selling his services to the high-
diplomatic recognition of Mexican independence. Texas Before his departure, Austin provided him with the History necessary documents to by Bartee Haile serve as his agent. It was a token of his gratitude as well as an attempt to est bidder. But Austin attract British investment impressed him, to use in the colonization of the Scot’s own words, as Mexico’s northernmost “a man of intellect and province. energy, and I resolved to Wavell did not return render him all the assisfor two long years, and by tance in my power.” then Austin had estabWavell also made a lished an Anglo-Amerstrong impression on ican foothold in Texas. Austin, undoubtedly Although the two never dazzled by the older man’s again laid eyes on each thrilling tales of distant other, they stayed in touch battlefields and internathrough a rather one-sidtional intrigue. Though ed correspondence. only eight years Austin’s Wavell wrote on a regsenior, Wavell had fought ular basis, while Austin’s under four flags including replies were few and far Great Britain, Spain, Chile between. For the busy and newly independent empressario, letters were Mexico. a luxury he rarely could As a brigadier general afford. in the Mexican military, There was another Wavell was in a position to reason the mercenary’s cut through the red tape. long-winded monologues In addition to his expert went unanswered for advice and indispensable months at a time. Austin introductions, the generwas perplexed by Wavell’s ous general also gave his repeated attempts to take destitute guest a place credit for the successful to sleep and spending settlement of Texas and money. his absurd insistence that Wavell was sent to they were partners. England in August 1822 as Failing to pressure a special envoy to secure Austin into giving him a
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his confiscated land. In his first intelligent move in years, he retained the illustrious Ashbel Smith – former surgeon general of the Texas Army, envoy to England and France and secretary of state – to plead his case. Smith informed his client in February 1853 that months of persuasive arm-twisting were about to pay off. He predicted the state legislature would pass a bill in the next session that would permit Wavell to seek redress in the Texas courts. The overly optimistic forecast missed the mark by three long years. However, in October 1856 Smith was able to notify Wavell that the final obstacle to the long-delayed lawsuit had been removed
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at last. Ironically, the distinguished Texan never heard another word from the globe-trotting mercenary. Ashbel Smith could only surmise that, after three uneventful decades, Wavell had lost interest in the matter. The strange silence of Stephen F. Austin’s “silent partner” remains an unsolved mystery of Texas history. Maybe Gen. Wavell, who lived until 1860, realized in the end that Texas did not owe him anything after all.
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Mountain City has a 9th case of coronavirus. Still, only one has recovered. Sadly, two in Mountain City did not survive. The temporary speed limit radar signs in Mountain City are on loan from the county. All roads in Mountain City, with the exception of 2770, have a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The Smiths on Pin Oak Court are this week’s honorees for Yard of the Week. In Monday night’s city council meeting it was mentioned that it’s probable the city will return to annual Limb Days and Dumpster Days. Both are in the budget for the coming year. Did you notice Mountain City’s income from sales tax in last week’s paper? Already it’s more than $17,000 for 2020. This comes primarily from the small percent the city receives from state sales tax on online purchases. The 2019 State Legislature enacted a law requiring virtually all out of state online sellers to collect sales
piece of his action, Wavell applied for a grant of his own. The petition was approved in 1826, and he hired Ben Milam to recruit residents for the sizable strip of land along the Red River. Nothing ever came of the Wavell Colony. Milam had trouble contacting his elusive boss, whose Mexican employment was terminated in 1833, and eventually dropped the project in favor of the struggle for independence. When Gen. Wavell checked on the status of his uninhabited grant in 1837, Milam and Austin were dead and Texas was a sovereign nation. The Republic had voided all land grants issued by the previous regime and ignored his pleas for compensation. Wavell received more bad news in 1841. A survey of the Red River revealed that the eastern end of his grant extended beyond the boundary of Texas, and Arkansas was understandably opposed to parting with any portion of its territory. After annexation, Wavell decided once again to request restitution for
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OBITUARIES ARIVETTE James Lee “Jim” Arivette, 50, of Kyle, went to be with our Lord and Savior on August 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was at home surrounded by his family. He was born February 6, 1970 in Rosenberg, Texas. He is survived by his loving wife Pamela Grumbles Barnard; his children Chelsea Starret, Brooke, Heath and Wade Barnard; his grandchildren Jace, Kade and Wyatt; his sisters Jamie Schumann, Sonya Brashear, Connie Collins, Cheryl Odom and Christine Andrade; his extended family David and Patsy Allen, Dellene Davis, Tracy Papke and Angie Ragsdale; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Jim worked in remodeling and construction. His proudest accomplishment was the home he remodeled for his wife. He always said he would build her a home. When he was not working, he loved spending time at the beach with his family and drinking an ice-cold beer. Jim’s passion was music, cars and motorcycles. He loved singing the hits such as “Neon Moon” and “Statue of a Fool.” Over the years, Jim had numerous vehicles and the running joke was “what was he going to be driving next?” A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2 p.m. at Hays County BBQ, 1612 S. Interstate 35 in San Marcos. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be limited seating available and masks required.
CARTER On August 3, 2020, Judith L. Carter, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died at age 78 in Austin, Texas. Judy was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a degree in physical therapy. She received her master’s degree in nonprofit manage-
ment from Central Michigan University. Judy devoted her life to the service of others. In her position as Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Area Food Bank – now the Central Texas Food Bank - she grew the organization from a staff of 4 to more than 100. She was instrumental in creating programs that enabled the food bank to serve thousands of underserved adults and children throughout Central Texas. She lobbied nationally for greater funding from government agencies to expand programs and services of food banks in Texas. She was the first food bank executive to chair the Feeding America network of food banks nationwide. Judy mentored numerous board members, volunteers, staff and nonprofit leaders. She loved opera and was President of the Board of the Tulsa Junior Opera Guild and a member of the Tulsa Opera Board of Directors. She served on the board of the Dripping Springs Community Foundation as treasurer. She and Ed, who were married for 33 years, were generous donors to numerous community organizations. Together they enjoyed exploring distant places and learning about other cultures as they traveled the world. She had many interests, including needlework, solving puzzles, cooking, gardening, socializing with friends and she spent much of her time in retirement tackling DIY projects. Judy is preceded in death by her mother Grace Brauch and her father Melvin Brauch. She is survived by her husband Ed Carter, her four children and step-children, Anthony Loretti, Stephanie Roush (Daniel Roush), Christy Litz (Chris Litz) and Corey Carter (Mary Carter), six grandchildren Emma Roush, Eva Roush, Nora Jones, Isabella Loretti, Caleb Litz and Claire Litz, her sister Jeanne Watkins and brothers Larry Brauch and David Brauch. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Central Texas Food Bank (centraltexasfoodbank.org) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (themmrf.org). Judy’s memorial service will be 2: p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, TX 78745
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Jack Thomas Nipper died August 12, 2020 at the age of 96. The oldest of three children, Jack was born in Linden on Sept. 15, 1923, gifted with a bright mind and skilled hands. As a young boy, he worked in a local radio repair shop during the Depression to earn money for the family, later becoming certified as a radio technician through a correspondence course at the age of 18. Subsequently, Raytheon recruited him to serve as a tester of newly developed radar units for PT boats stationed in the Pacific. In October 1943, at age 20, he volunteered for duty in the Army Air Corps. After basic training, he was assigned to a B-26 bomber crew and a B-25 weather reconnaissance crew, based at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma. He left military service in 1946 and entered
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the University of Texas. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. While at UT, Jack met Laurie Belle Shepherd at Central Christian Church in Austin and they were married May 13, 1950. After a brief stint with IBM in New York, he and Laurie settled in Dallas, residing there most of their 68-year marriage before moving to Kyle in 2016. In the early 1950s, Jack worked for the Mobil Oil Corporation in Dallas, part of a team ushering in the use of computer technology, later in a variety of capacities, retiring in 1989 as Chief of Technical Systems for Mobil Exploration and Producing Services. Jack received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. Jack is survived by his brother John Nipper of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; three children, Laurie Martin (Luke), Donna Green (Ron) and Paul Thomas; seven grandchildren, Matt Green (Lawrie), Jenni Green, Meredith Mitchell (Pat), Natalie Nipper, John Martin, Abigail Martin Fox (Devin) and Neilson Thomas Nipper (Laura); great-grandchildren, Kayson Fox, Austin Fox, Caleb Green, Adeline Belle Fox. He is preceded in death by parents, Willie Lucille Griffin and Pleas Thomas Nipper, sister Mary Kathryn Addis and wife, Laurie Belle Nipper. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 26 at Kyle Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at noon Legends Funeral Home in San Marcos. Donations in Jack’s memory may be made to Oak Cliff Christian Church, 660 S Zang Blvd, Dallas, 75208 or a charity of your choice.
Bill and some of his classmates would go to the ranch during school lunch break and skinny dip in the creek, swing from the rope swing and no telling what else. Bill loved all sports and was an athlete himself, he was a great football player, an outstanding basketball player and an avid golfer. Bill was a very competitive individual who loved life and spent it in the fast lane hence the nickname “Wild Bill.” He put his whole self into everything he did, whether it was his work ethic, his passion for sports or making the most of his down time. All this changed at the age of 40, when Bill was in an automobile accident which he miraculously survived, but was partially paralyzed. This took away his ability to do the things he loved most. The passion continued on but instead of actively participating he became a top fan and spent most of his time watching college and professional sports. It was pretty safe to bet that ESPN was on 24/7. It was a tossup on his favorite thing, either Texas Longhorn Football or his next meal. Yes he loved to eat and family came in at a close third unless you were family taking him out to eat which moved you into a definitive number one spot. So much was taken from him and one might wonder why someone should survive only to be confined to your own body, but this allowed Bill to see his children find and marry their spouses and to know his four grandsons and two granddaughters, which were his pride and joy. Bill is survived by his daughter Tara, husband Scott Byrnes and their children Lindsey, Caden, Caleb, Carson and Cadee of Yoakum, grandson Coltin Whitaker of LaGrange; former wife and mother of his children, Gay Lee; brothers, Brook and wife Dale Whitaker of Dripping Springs and Randy Whitaker of Creedmore. Bill is preceded in death by his parents Roy C. “Curly” and Betty Whitaker; his only son Grant “Bubba” Whitaker; niece Kara Hudson and sister-in-law Paula Whitaker. Graveside service was Aug. 12 at Shiner Cemetery with Rev. Chris Heinold officiating.
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life. Karlie says that the best part about having Shelby as a sister is that they were always built-in best friends. Bailey boasts that Shelby was fun-loving and could always put a smile on her face. Shelby was seeking the Lord and had a hunger and thirst to know him more; she now joins her Pepa, Brigadier General (Ret.) Arthur Joseph Junot and step-brother Joseph James Passell. Shelby is survived by her mother Lisa Anne Passell and husband Jeff; her father James Junot and Robin Whittaker Hayes; brother Zachary Taylor Junot; sister Karlie Anne Junot and fiancé Miles Robison Mock; sister Bailey Skye Junot; grandparents Donald and Ann Young of New Braunfels; grandmother Clara Ann Junot of Killeen; grandparents Geri and Joe Gambino of Cedar Creek; and numerous step-siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to: For His Glory Outreach Orphanage: Maison des Enfants de Dieu. www. fhghaiti.org.
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Notice is hereby given that the original Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of James Timothy Reilly, Deceased, were granted to the undersigned on the 27th day of July, 2020, by the County Court of Hays County, Texas. All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present the same to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law. Please mail any such claims to my attorney, Delbert M. Cox, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 1023, Refugio, TX 78377. Gerald George Reilly, INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
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Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held August 28, 2020 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction. com. The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/ CREDIT. Safe-n-Sound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials. PATRICIA GONZALEZ - 10X15 NC Ð Toys, 10’ Ladder, Lamps, Bookcase,
A public hearing will be held by the Kyle Notice of Public Hearing City Council on Tuesday, September 15, Notice is hereby Given to all interested persons, that: 2020 at 7:00 P.M.
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Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #25072001JO Auto Body Repair & Paint. Proposals will be accepted until 09-10-2020 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office Attn: Jennifer D. Ornelas (512-268-2141 ext. 46035) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Proposal responses must be submitted on the Public Purchasing website https:// www.publicpurchase. com/ by the date and time indicated above. Late Proposals will not be accepted after time and date listed above. The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/ or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.
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The City of Kyle shall hold a public hearing on a request by Dacy Lane, LLC (Z-20-0062) to rezone approximately This is planned a virtual meeting 4.66 acres of land fromas Retail Service District ‘RS’ to Residential Condominium District ‘R-1-C’ for property taking place at https:// located on Bebee Road, just west of Dacy Lane, in Hays County, Texas. www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-
The Planning and Zoning Commission maydisaster recommend, live. Should the COVID-19 be and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning repealed daterestrictive. of this notice district whichbetween is equivalentthe or more and thehearing datewill of bethe hearing, the A public heldpublic by the Planning and Zoning Commissionwill on Tuesday, 8, 2020 at 6:30100 P.M. location be atSeptember Kyle City Hall, A public hearingStreet, will be held by theTX Kyle78640. City Council on W. Center Kyle, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. Please check the agenda for the proper This is planned as a virtual meeting taking place at https:// location. www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. Should the COVID-19 disaster be repealed between the date of this notice and the date of the public hearing, the location Owner: Dacy LLC will be at Kyle CityLane, Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, TX 78640. Please check the agenda for the proper location. Jonathan W. Cheng Owner: Dacy Lane,Elizondo, LLC Agent: Hugo Jr., P.E. Jonathan W. Cheng Cuatro Consulting Ltd. Agent: Hugo Elizondo, Jr., P.E. (512) 312-5040 Cuatro Consulting Ltd. (512) 312-5040
Publication Date: August 19, 202019, 2020 Publication Date: August Z-20-0062 Z-20-0062
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to City of Buda Charter, Article III, Section 3.11 (D). Ordinances, that the Buda City Council, at its regular meeting on August 18, 2020, adopted an ordinance enacting and adding Chapter 6, Article 6.04 to the Buda Code of Ordinances; providing rules and regulations related to alarm use in the city; providing for penalties for failure to comply with such ordinance(s); providing for publication; and, providing for an effective date. By: Mayor George Haehn. Attest: Alicia Ramirez, City Clerk. (full text is available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, TX, during business hours and on www.ci.buda.tx.us.)
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the City Council may consider, assigning any zoning district which is equivalent or more restrictive. Notice of Public Hearing
A public hearing will be held Notice is hereby Given to all interested persons,by that:the Planning andshallZoning Commission The City of Kyle hold a public hearing on a re- on quest by John H. Spooner 8, Revocable (Z-20-0061) Tuesday, September 2020 atTrust 6:30 P.M. to assign original zoning to approximately 128.58 acres of land from Agriculture ‘AG’ to Single Family ResiA public‘R-1-3’ hearing will be held byacres theofKyle dential-3 and approximately 30.27 land to Residential Townhome ‘R-1-T’ andSeptember approximately15, City Council on Tuesday, 20.37 acres of land to Community Commercial ‘CC’ for 2020 at located 7:00 P.M. property off of E. Post Road, just north of Quail Ridge Subdivision, in Hays County, Texas.
This is planned as Commission a virtual meeting The Planning and Zoning may recommend, andplace the CityatCouncil may consider, assigning taking https:// any zoning district which is equivalent or more restricwww.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10tive. live. thebeCOVID-19 disaster A publicShould hearing will held by the Planning and be Zoning Commission on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at repealed between the date of this notice 6:30 P.M. and the date of the public hearing, the A public hearing will be held by the Kyle City Council location be at15,Kyle Hall, 100 on Tuesday,will September 2020 atCity 7:00 P.M. W. Kyle, TX 78640. ThisCenter is plannedStreet, as a virtual meeting taking place at https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live. Please check the agenda for the proper Should the COVID-19 disaster be repealed between the location date of this notice and the date of the public hearing,
the location will be at Kyle City Hall, 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, TX 78640. Please check the agenda for Owner: H. Spooner Revocable Trust the proper John location
Agent: John Hines, Revocable P.E. Owner: John H. Spooner Trust Dannenbaum Agent: John Hines, P.E. Engineering Dannenbaum Engineering (512) 427-3237 (512) 427-3237
Publication Date: August 19, 2020 Publication Date: August 19, Z-20-0061
Z-20-0061
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to North Hays MUD No. 1 (“OWNER”) for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and performing all work required for the construction of the following project: SHADOW CREEK DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, will be received at the office of Atwell, LLC (“ENGINEER”) at 3815 S. Capital of TX Hwy, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78704 until Wednesday, AUGUST 26, 2020 at 2:00 pm. Bids will be opened and read aloud via Zoom Meeting. Any proposal received after the closing time will be returned unopened. Proposals shall be plainly marked with name and address of the BIDDER and the following, bolded, words: SHADOW CREEK DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS The SHADOW CREEK DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS proposal includes approximately: Backfill 200 LF of eroded ditch, regrade and re-slope, install 25’ x 200’ concrete channel, 3000 psi concrete, #3 rebar on 15” centers, 12” x 24” grade beam around perimeter of channel, install limestone boulders, regrade ditch and install limestone boulders 10’ wide x 300’ long. All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Hays, TxDOT, TCEQ, and North Hays MUD No. 1 applicable rules and criteria. Copies of the Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents will be on file at the office of Atwell, LLC at 3815 South Capital of Texas Highway, Building III, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78704, where they may be examined without charge. Copies may be examined or obtained from the ENGINEER on or after Thursday, August 20th, 2020 for a non-refundable fee of $100.00 per set, or you can request an electronic version by emailing cschedler@atwell-group.com . Checks for Plans and Specifications, and Bidding Documents shall be made payable to Atwell, LLC. A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or acceptable Bidder’s Bond, payable to Kyle 150, LP in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the Contract, The BIDDER will enter into a contract and execute bonds within ten (10) days of award of the Contract. Performance and Payment Bonds shall also be executed on the forms furnished by the OWNER and shall specifically provide for “Performance” and for “Labor and Materials Payment”. Each bond shall be issued in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of contract price by a solvent Surety company, authorized to do business in the State of Texas and acceptable to the OWNER. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any and all bids to waive any and all technicalities and formalities in bidding. The OWNER reserves the right to determine which bids are most advantageous to the OWNER, and to award the Contract on this basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after opening of the bids. If a submitted bid is withdrawn within said period, bid guaranty shall become the property of the OWNER, not as penalty, but as liquidated damages, or OWNER may pursue any other action allowed by law. Prospective bidders are encouraged to visit the site before or after the pre-bid meeting. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, August 20th, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. A meeting invitation can by requested by emailing cschedler@atwell-group.com .
INVITATION FOR BIDS CBD No. 4993 This Invitation for Bids is for the constructions of CALITERRA PHASE 4 SECTION 11. The work generally consists of Streets, Drainage, Water, Wastewater and Erosion Control Improvements (the “Project”). Sealed Bids should be addressed to Development Solutions CAT, LLC, (“Owner”), on behalf of the Hays County Development District No. 1 (“District”). Attn: Greg Rich, 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 1020, Dallas, Texas 75251. Bids will be received at the office of the Project Engineer, Brian Kelling, Jr., P.E., Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc. (CBD, Inc.), 5501 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749 until 2:00 p.m. on the date of Thursday, September 24, 2020 at which time the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any proposals received after the closing time will be returned unopened. Bid documents for this project will be available for purchase from the office of the Project Engineer-CBD, Inc. A non-refundable purchase fee of $125.00 will be charged per USB. The USB will contain CAD files, pdf set of plans and bid documents. Make checks payable to Carlson, Brigance and Doering, Inc. Bid documents may be viewed at the office of CBD by scheduling a time with Cynthia Litton cynthia@cbdeng.com. All questions, clarifications and requests regarding the project must be received in writing via email to Brian Kelling, Jr., P.E. at bkelling@cbdeng.com and Oscar Tovar at oscar@cbdeng.com and received no later than 12:00 p.m., September 21, 2020. Any requests received after said time and date will not be addressed. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at CBD, Inc., 5501 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78749. The Pre-Qualification Statement included in the proposal packet and as required by Hays County Development District No. 1 shall be completed in its entirety and submitted as part of the proposal. Any proposal lacking the Pre-Qualification Statement will not be considered. A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond payable to the “Owner” and “District” in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid must accompany each Bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will within 10 days of the award of the contract, enter into a contract and furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price. The Bidder’s surety will be forfeited and become the property of the Owner should the bidder fail to enter into a contract and furnish bonds acceptable to the Owner within 10 days after award of the contract. No proposals shall be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Owner’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project. A Maintenance Bond will be required and is to remain in force for a period set by the governing requirements from the date of the letter of final acceptance from Hays County, City of Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation and the District. Prevailing Wage Rates, in accordance with Government Code 2258 are applicable to this project.
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Continued from pg. 1 appetite for what Helen’s Casa Alde has to offer hasn’t diminished. “There was like an hour wait to get food — it was just insane.” To provide faster service, they encourage online orders and prefer their hungry customers do that or call in before arriving. That way, they can get customers their food in 20 to 30 minutes. “Online ordering has been phenomenal. It goes to my printer and gives us 30 minutes to make it. It’s awesome and I wish we had done this before.” To get that fix, call 512-2952053.
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As the Hays CISD gears up for the start of online learning Sept. 8, someone took the time to display a heartfelt message to the workers who are making back to school, in whatever form, possible.
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Hays County reinstates permission for pipeline to cross county roads BY ANITA MILLER Around the same time energy giant Kinder Morgan agreed to adjust the route of its Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) to avoid crossing
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it across Pump Station Road, Ledgerock Road and Mount Sharp Road in western Hays County. Commissioners rescinded their original Utility Agreement with Kinder Morgan in the
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Becerra, despite asking speakers to adhere to the three-minute time limit for public comments, let many speak longer than their alloted time and after the woman spoke of her husband’s outdated equipment, noted, “that’s a troubling statement for me,” and asked her to clarify the agency where her husband is employed. “No one is proposing to defund law enforcement,” Becerra said. “The budget didn’t do this and the proposed budget doesn’t. The efforts you guys are being told about are maybe slightly skewed.” Peggy Davis, who said she had “never been an advocate” until this issue arose, said, “Judge, I don’t believe what you say about your underfunding and cutting the budget, your proposed budget cuts.” Yet another, who said she was speaking to county officials because the San Marcos City Council is meeting via Zoom, used her time to read Scripture.
For the record, the proposed budget includes $1.5 million for law enforcement salary increase as per the county’s collective bargaining agreement as well as $715,000 to fund new positions at the expanded Hays County Jail. Moreover, nearly every week, the court’s agenda includes request for new vehicles or maintenance on existing ones for the HCSO and the five constables’ offices as well as replacement of outdated vests and other equipment. The county also participates in the federal 10-33 program, by which domestic law enforcement agencies can acquire military surplus for free. Becerra said it was “very telling” that he’s hearing of deputy sheriffs going around with expired equipment. “That makes us look bad as a county,” he said. “Every time we get a request from the HCSO or constables, every single time we support it … there’s a clear level of deception taking place.”
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