October 7, 2020 News-Dispatch by Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch

OCTOBER 7, 2020 WHO’S WHO

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Dripping Springs ISD candidates discuss growth, COVID-19, funding

STAFF REPORT The League of Women Voters (LWV) and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), along with two individual voters, have joined the ranks of those filing lawsuits against Gov. Greg Abbott following his proclamation earlier this week limiting the number of places that absentee ballots can be

BY CHASE ROGERS The Hays County League of Women Voters chapter held a virtual forum for candidates vying for a position on the Dripping Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees Oct. 1, discussing school district’s growth, COVID-19 mitigation and school funding. Their terms originally slated to end May 2020 before Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to delay elections to November, board members Ron Jones and Barbara Stroud are running for re-election to the board. Newcomers Lori Broughton, a retired public school educator, and Stephanie Holtzendorf, a systems analyst with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, are running for a seat on the board. Discussing the COVID pandemic’s impact on the district and ideas on how to further mitigate issues, all of the candidates remarked on the importance of supporting teachers and district staff, Jones stated that additional money from the state would go a long way. “For starters, additional funds would help,” Jones said while discussing potential budget shortfalls and recent infrastructure enhancements. “But I can't stress enough — all the candidates have talked about it — about how incredible our administrators and teachers are. I've always considered those people superheroes because they are really working, some work 1215-hour days or weekends.” Asked about DSISD’s proficiency in preparing students to succeed in college, all candidates praised the schools and discussed the need for

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Long-awaited opening COURTESY PHOTO

The long-awaited connector from Kyle’s downtown to IH-35 and to Kyle’s Marketplace is now fully open after several years of construction.

EMS building coming to Wimberley BY MEGAN WEHRING

WIMBERLEY — Community donations can go a long way. Wimberley Emergency Medical Services (EMS) learned this lesson after a new 8,000 square-foot facility is expected to be completed by Oct.15. Wimberley EMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies heavily on public support to continue providing essential services. It is an independent service dispatched by the Hays County Sheriff’s Department and works with the Wimberley Volunteer Fire Department and South Hays Fire Department Ken Strange, director of Wimberley EMS since 2004, said the new facility comes all because of the generous support of the community. “The citizens of Wimberley have

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Wimberley Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will have a new 8,000 square-foot facility beginning this month. The facility located at 220 Twilight Trail is expected to open October 15.

stepped up to the plate and donated money to us and helped us with donation drives,” Strange said. “We have two groups that are really working hard

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with us and we were able to raise around the $300,000 mark just for the building.” Wimberley is growing and the EMS staff wants to meet those

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Lowe’s to open distribution center in Kyle.

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NEW EMS BUILDING, 13

Free COVID test are available at the following locations

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new needs. Since 1995, the first-responders have been housed in a metal building that has lacked adequate space.

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Austin man gets 30 years for murder of Kyle woman STAFF REPORT The man responsible for the 2019 death of Kyle resident Yuridia Amaya Espinoza-Nava plead guilty to her murder this week and was sentenced to 33 years NAVA in prison — exactly the number of years Espinoza-Nava had been alive when he killed her with a knife and buried her body in the woods outside Elgin. Tomas Sanchez-Solorzano, a Bastrop resident, had faced up to 99 years behind bars. The sentence was the result of a plea deal accepted by Bastrop County District Judge Chris Duggan, the Austin American Statesman is reporting. Espinoza-Nava was reported missing by her family on Feb. 23, 2019 after not returning home from work the day prior. Her car was found at a South Austin convenience store about a week later. Sanchez-Solorzano came to police attention during a traffic stop on March 25, and reportedly admitted the crime once he was questioned. After his admission, he led police to a grave site “marked with a crude cross,” the newspaper said, quoting investigators. On the day he entered his plea and was sentenced, Sanchez-Solorzano heard from the victim’s sister, who addressed him in Spanish while giving her witness impact statement from the stand.

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What the candidates are saying

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GARY GARY CUTLER CUTLER

The Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch asked our two candidates for Hays County Sheriff the following questions. This is what they had to say.

HFP: What would you do to prevent continued outsourcing of county inmates? Cutler: Based on current inmate populations we will be able to bring all Hays County inmates back to our facility upon project completion. In addition to the opening of the jail expansion and renovation, I would enhance diversion tactics that I have already initiated such as the newly created Cite and Divert Program that was installed by myself and District Attorney Wes Mau. I would also support bolstering our Pre- Trial Services Program to help find ways to get low-level, non-violent offenders out of jail. It is critical that the county as a whole plan strategically to address our continued growth so we can plan accordingly to avoid outsourcing our inmates in the future.

Alex Villalobos CANDIDATE FOR HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF

HFP: Do you believe Hays County is a hub for human traffickers? Cutler: While my office has partnered with other agencies on some investigations surrounding human trafficking, I would not consider Hays County to be a “hub” for this type of crime. Being as Hays County is in the middle of the IH 35 Corridor that stretches from Mexico north through Dallas, we do encounter human trafficking on occa-

HFP: What would you do to prevent continued outsourcing of county inmates? Villalobos: Outsourcing inmates is a systematic issue that will not be remedied at the Sheriff’s Office alone. It will require a symphony of initiatives to address the overcrowding of the Hays County Jail. Law enforcement partners,

Experience

46 Years, County and State Level, including 10 Years as the Hays County Sheriff.

10.7 Years, Texas State University and 1.4 Years, Reserve Deputy Constable.

Integrity

Never Been Under Investigation, maintained the highest level of integrity throughout career.

Currently Under Investigation by the Texas Rangers, Texas Attorney General and previously investigated at Texas State University for misconduct.

Peace Officer

Honorably Commissioned as Texas Peace Officer for 46 Years.

Not Commissioned as Texas Peace Officer.

Brady (Disclosure) List

Not on Brady List for any Texas County.

On Brady List for Hays County, listing of peace officers deemed dishonest, untrustworthy, and not credible.

Jail Administrator

Passed all inspections since November 2010 with Texas Commission on Jail Standards, has experience working in a county jail at beginning of his career.

No administrative/work experience overseeing a county jail.

Staffing and Hiring Practices

Established and implemented an extensive hiring process which includes written test, physical fitness, and interviews. Brady List applicants are disqualified since designated as untrustworthy.

Hiring processes at Texas State University under his direction were not followed which led to unqualified officers being hired attributing to a lawsuit filed against Texas State University.

Clery Act Reporting (Federally Required Mandate to Provide Transparency on Reporting Crime on College and University Campuses)

Consistently makes accurate reports as required by federal law.

Texas State University reports filed with statistics from his tenure have been reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education and deemed inaccurate due to intentional under reporting of crimes.

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HFP: Do you believe the Brady List should be public? Cutler: Yes. I believe the Brady or Disclosure List should be made public. For law enforcement to do our job effectively, we must establish the public’s trust and confidence. An officer’s integrity must remain at the highest possible level and can never be tarnished. For an individual to be put on the Brady or Disclosure List, that person will have committed an act such as being untruthful that would cause the public to lose trust and confidence in his/her capacity of being a public servant. I am proud to say that my integrity and credibility has never come into question in the 46 years that I have been in the Law Enforcement profession. My opponent cannot make that same statement.

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the District Attorneys Office, the courts, pre-trial services and magistrates will be key to ensuring that we create a criminal justice system that ensures that we efficiently using tax payer dollars. There are alternatives to incarceration for low non-violent crimes and believe we should use them, with consideration to pubic safety and accountability. HFP: Do you believe Hays County is a hub for human traffickers? Villalobos: There is a statewide effort to combat human tracking, through education of our community and training of our first responders. With several very well used highways, we must stay vigilant as these highways can be used for transportation routes to perpetuate this type of crime. I would support initiatives that would provide educational opportunities for our community and training for our first responders, to help identify, respond and stop these types of crimes. I would also support and recommend training and resources to assist victims of human trafficking. HFP: Do you believe the Brady List should be public? Villalobos: If a true Brady List is created, I support public disclosure. Along with the creation of this list, I believe there should policies to incorporate due process, notice, ability to appeal, restorative justice process, and an opportunity to be removed when a disclosure has later been unfounded or not sustained. This process will keep the public informed and hold the criminal justice system accountable.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “To limit ballot drop off locations this close to the election – and as voting has already begun – is voter suppression, plain and simple,” –Grace Chimene, LWV president. Story on page 1.

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Our lives are not Roll over entirely our own I Goldie Walks

e stand on the shoulders of our great heroes of the past, and we owe them a debt: to preserve, protect, defend, and extend the gains they made, your behalf and mine. We owe it to George Washington’s generation to remain free from the rule of kings, and to preserve the hard-won democratic republic that enables us to speak freely, think freely, and act freely. To preserve the Constitution and the rule of law, and reject the rule of men. These are the precious gains the American Revolution achieved. Those gains are in clear and present danger today. We owe it to Abe Lincoln’s generation to keep the Union together intact, to see other people’s inner character rather than their outward color, and to abstain from exploiting laborers or owning people. These are the precious gains the Civil War achieved. Those gains are in clear and present danger today. We owe it to our parents’ and grandparents’ generations to keep our country free of both fascism and communism, and to preserve the structures and institutions that hold power accountable and protect us from factions and dictators, who would subvert the Constitution and render it moot by attacking our country at its roots. These are the precious gains that World War II achieved. Those

God and Country by Phil Jones

gains are in clear and present danger today. The American Revolution, the Civil War and World War II are all on the ballot this November. Will you vote to keep them, or to throw them away? We are the cloud of witnesses for the generations to come. They will stand on our shoulders as we rise to meet today’s challenges, or be crushed beneath us when we fall. We owe it to our children and our grandchildren, and all the generations to come, to preserve the blessings our ancestors won by courage, wisdom, and sacrifice, and even to extend those blessings further, and if possible, win still new freedoms and blessings for them. All of that is in clear and present danger today, thanks to the most un-American president in American history. In honor of all that past generations of Americans have bequeathed to us, and in honor of all the soldiers who have fought, all the soldiers who have been wounded, and all the soldiers that have died defending this country and the ideals it stands for and the enormous strides it has achieved in human affairs, I am voting for Joe Biden.

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’ve never told this story, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. My dog, Goldie, sometimes finds ways to get out and run around. That is not at all unusual. One time, however, she ran into a pack of dogs who started a fight with her. I was a stunned onlooker. She fought for a short while, then retreated inside our garage with the dogs chasing her. What happened next was startling. In the middle of this fight, she rolled over. She presented herself completely at their mercy. It was not lost on me that what she did was the “Christian thing to do.” I’m sure she was not thinking that. She maybe thought,“if I roll over, maybe they’ll

by Mark Stoub

stop biting me.” Whatever she thought, I stepped forward, called for her to come to me in as forceful a voice as I could muster. And she came! I scared the other dogs off, and we went home, shaken, but unbowed. The Senate has a decision to make about who is to replace the great Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Of course, Trump wants it done right away. But at least two Senate Republicans want to wait for the election results in

to “roll over,” to leave the fight for another day. Someone recently said that Biden could win the popular vote by eight million votes and still lose the election, (God, I hope not). But, it could happen. For all the stuff he has pulled, I think Mitch McConnel is one of the worst Senate Majority leaders in modern political history. But with this one “Rollover” he could go down as one of the best. It won’t happen, but a boy can dream can’t he? Mark W Stoub, is an award winning author of the forthcoming memoir, “A Vagabond Pastor: Lost and Learning to Love it.” mj.stoub@gmail.com

COVID – a health crisis and a home crisis

ome is the front line for the COVID-19 crisis unfolding in our nation. For many, we are finishing projects we’ve been meaning to tackle and spending time with family members who are usually too busy to sit for dinner at the table. How you spend time sheltering-in-place says a lot about the world you live in. Normally, our differences are masked. It’s hard to tell who gets free lunches at school and who doesn’t, who needs the library’s free internet access to complete homework and whose home has the fastest broadband. The pandemic lays out the differences in “home” starkly. We live in a state where the very people working on keeping us safely in our homes are having trouble living in theirs. These are the grocery store workers, or the janitorial staff, or the cooks in our favorite restaurants. They are single moms and their kids. They are our teachers, our firefighters and our police officers. They are the seniors at our church who help in Sunday School. They are our neighbors. They are our fellow Texans who work hard but whose wages just can’t keep up with the price of living within their communities. For more than 9 million Texans, home doesn’t mean safety and comfort. Rather, home is over-

38th among the 50 states in broadband adoption.” What is home when the basics of good health and education are denied? by Amy For these families, Parham economic insecurity or poor living conditions crowded. It lacks plumbpush people further and ing, or bathrooms and further behind. School kitchens, or it is so expen- campuses offered a safe sive that other needs like area and minimized the food and healthcare go conditions, since there without. could be at least one hot As we learn that “social meal a day and internet distancing” really means access for homework. physical distancing, overThis doesn’t just impact crowded homes are often those in poverty. The a sign that a community challenges of home reach doesn’t have enough all economic levels. More affordable housing. Multhan one out of every four tiple families share homes Texans pay too much for meant for one couple. But their home, leaving less children suffer most in income for other basic this environment, espenecessities, including utilcially as quarantines and ities, food and education. online classrooms go into Seniors are often the effect across Texas. Chilhardest hit when their dren, especially young work and bodies slow, ones, suffer more health making home repair problems and lag behind harder and the costs of a their peers in education. home outstrip income. Now, there is no relief and Not being able to afford no respite. your home is the most Then, in this time common housing probof rigid handwashing, lem for our seniors. When some of those 9 million the cost of home outstrips Texas neighbors live in the ability to pay, seniors homes that lack kitchens, and families must make bathrooms or plumbing. hard choices on paying Of course, this is unacfor food and medicine. ceptable, but especially For many, home isn’t a today, technology-oriplace of refuge from the ented education makes storms outside. It is a broadband is a necessity, place of hunger and want. too. On April 1, 2020, the The COVID crisis is Texas Tribune reported a health crisis, but it is “around one Texas house- also a crisis of home, hold in three [is] withand communities across out a connection to the Texas play an importcommunications network ant role in the solution, that makes it possible to too. Texas Lyceum poll work from home… We’re says a whopping 68% of

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VOTE EARLY: OCT. 13 - OCT. 30 Pol. Adv. Paid For By Senator Judith Zaffirini

November before they take a vote. You recall, of course, when the roles were reversed, and Obama wanted to name a Supreme Court Justice during the last year of his term, Old ‘Ditch’ Mitch McConnel refused to hear it deciding instead to wait for the election results. I thought, sure, it was a decision he would regret because Mrs. Clinton seemed inevitable. But we all know what happened then and look where we are now. If ‘Ditch’ Mitch takes the vote and those defectors ‘stick to their guns’ it would not only be a defeat for Trump. It would be an embarrassment for McConnel. So, I’m asking Mitch

Texans believe Texas state government should be doing more to increase the availability of affordable housing. Respondents know that a home’s affordability and safety are the most important features of home. 87% of Texans believe that investment in homeownership is important, while more than half of Texans believe it is difficult to find an affordable home in their area. As shelter-in-place orders go into effect across Texas, many are looking forward to spending more time at home. By the end, no doubt we will all be ready to greet one another in shops and restaurants and city parks around the state, but as you do so, remember those whose home is not a place of safety from the uncertainties outside. Remember those who work in grocery stores, restaurants and city parks, and work for them now, as they work for you. Speak up for them today by calling your elected officials and telling them that we must protect people’s access to safe, and decent homes. Volunteer and donate to organizations like Habitat which offer a hand up. Pause for a moment to remember that from home we build community. And hope. Buda resident Amy Parham is executive director of Habitat Texas. amy@habitattexas.org

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Hays County Pct. 2, 3 Constable candidates emphasize training, leadership commitment, compassion BY MEGAN WEHRING

Candidates hoping to be elected as constable of Precinct 2 or Precinct 3 emphasized their law enforcement experience and commitment to public service during the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Hays County webinar Sept. 29. The candidates for constable of Kyle-area Precinct 2 are Steve Avalos and incumbent Michael Torres. Wimberley-area Precinct 3 candidates are Cynthia Millonzi and William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;? Montague. Montague was selected to complete the unfinished term of former Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm and will be on the ballot in November as the Republican candidate for the position. Below are their responses to questions prepared by the LWV, utilizing community input.

Steve Avalos

FOR CONSTABLE PCT. 2 Q: In your role as constable serving eviction notices and divorce papers, sometimes resulting in homelessness for citizens, what skills and resources do you bring to address this? A: I feel like you do need to have good communication skills; you need to have good people skills, not only you but your deputies have to have the same training and understanding on communication in dealing with the public. You are here to deal with the public; you are here to work for the public.

ment officers? A: I do feel we are still a long way away to get where we need to be. I am still doing my part and helping assess my fellow officers. We need to apply that in our future training and develop that as well.

of training out there for racism, racial profiling and cultural diversity. I encourage my guys to attend those trainings. If they are free, attend those trainings and get up to date.

implicit bias training is important; whether we believe we have biases or not is one thing. We always

need to be constantly so we can take corrective checking ourselves, evalu- action where necessary ating ourselves and our organization for those biases CONSTABLE COMMENTS, 5

Q: Why do you feel you are the most qualified for Q: Why do you feel you this job and what are your are the most qualified for qualifications? this job and what are your A: Four years ago, I qualifications? was the best-qualified A: I have 22 years of law candidate to run for this enforcement experience position. I know I still am. and I have a Master Peace I have numerous trainOfficer license. I have ing hours, Master Peace been a vested person in Officer license and I have this community, particheld leadership roles in ularly Precinct 2, and a two departments. I want lifelong resident. I want to to continue to provide to be a part of the continued the community I live in growth of this community and work for. and give our Precinct 2 neighbors the safety, security and constable office I think we all deserve.

Michael Torres FOR CONSTABLE PCT. 2

Q: In your role as constable serving eviction notices and divorce papers, sometimes resulting in homelessness for citizens, what skills and resources do you bring to address this? A: Aside from removing children from a home, evictions are probably one of the toughest parts of our job that we have to do. Luckily, COVID-19 hit and that put a lot of that on the backburner. Training is probably one of the biggest things to help people understand the process.

Q: Culture, religious beliefs, mental health, physical disabilities and race all affect what you do in your job. What training have you completed Q: Culture, religious to address these issues beliefs, mental health, and what training do you physical disabilities and think should be required race all affect what you do of your staff? in your job. What trainA: COVID-19 changed ing have you completed the spectrum of law to address these issues enforcement in general. and what training do you Training is a big plus in my think should be required book and our office. My of your staff? guys go through a lot of A: Training is very imtraining. There is training portant. There is updated we are required to have training every year. You by state mandate: racial definitely have to have profiling, cultural diversity the mental health trainand mental health. Training; you have to have the ing is a big part in moving culture; diversity training. forward and being able to You have to know how to help the community when deal with everybody and they need us. anybody who is out there on different levels. You can Q: In this age of racial never have enough trainconflict, what is your ing in this business. approach to racial conflicts in your department Q: In this age of racial and in the community? conflict, what is your Do you believe implicit approach to racial conbias training should be flicts in your department required of law enforceand in the community? ment officers? Do you believe implicit A: I believe there is no bias training should be place for racism anywhere. required of law enforceThere is already plenty

Cynthia Millonzi

FOR CONSTABLE PCT. 3 Q: In your role as constable serving eviction notices and divorce papers, sometimes resulting in homelessness for citizens, what skills and resources do you bring to address this? A: We need to remain open and compassionate. The best way to do that is to have well-trained officers who know what the resources are, how to direct people to those resources and be a facilitator to provide the best assistance we can. We want to approach everything in a peaceful way and make sure we give our community members the help they need. Q: Culture, religious beliefs, mental health, physical disabilities and race all affect what you do in your job. What training have you completed to address these issues and what training do you think should be required of your staff? A: An important part of having a highly effective workforce is maintaining a highly trained, technically and tactically, proficient workforce. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to stay current on techniques and best practices. In the environment we are in, everything is changing rapidly. I have had a lot of training in cultural diversity and mental health. Q: In this age of racial conflict, what is your approach to racial conflicts in your department and in the community? Do you believe implicit bias training should be required of law enforcement officers? A: There is no place for racism in the work that we do or anywhere. I think

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Hays County Precinct 3 Commissioner hopefuls tout, experience, education Incumbent Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Lisa Prewitt participated in the League of Women Voters forum Sept. 29.

BY ANITA MILLER Preserving natural resources in the face of continued growth, managing budgetary shortfalls during the COVID-19 pandemic, access by local law enforcement to surplus military vehicles and supplies and the future of criminal justice were all topics addressed by candidates in the race to represent Hays County Precinct 3 on the Commissioners Court. Incumbent Lon Shell, Republican, and Democratic challenger Lisa Prewitt participated in the League of Women Voters forum Sept. 29. Moderator was Teresa Carbajal Ravet. In opening statements, both touted their experience. Shell said he was shaped by growing up and attending public school in San Marcos. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and returned to Hays County 14 years ago to raise a family. “I take myself seriously. I’m a hard worker, I’m pragmatic and I love this place dearly,” he said. Prewitt, who described herself as a mother, a small business owner and environmentalist who served six years on the San Marcos City Council, said, “We need to continue to think globally and act locally.” She said she is seeking to represent Precinct 3 out of a desire to “expand voter access

and modernize our family criminal justice system” in Hays County. “One of our big decisions is protection of our watershed. We want our drinking water to remain clear, our rivers and creeks continue to flow and to make sure our stormwater from rain events is managed effectively and properly … I believe in government transparency and that government should serve all people and not a few.” When questioned about how they would address the competing interests of preserving aquifers and parkland against the pressure of development, Shell noted that Hays County continues to be one of the fastest growing in the nation. “That puts a huge demand on our natural resources especially in the western part of the county which I represent.” Groundwater is a concern both in “quantity and quality,” and he pointed to the partnerships the

county has formed with groundwater conservation districts as well as the scientists at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment “to develop sound science to protect out natural resources” at the same time that Texas counties have “low levels of authority.” “Our groundwater and land use go hand in hand,” Prewitt responded. “We have the potential to become an innovative leader in protecting groundwater and making sure conservations districts have the tools they need to ensure” drinking water is safe. She also addressed the problem of nonpoint source pollution. “Protecting nonpoint source pollution at its sources protects both public and private wells.” In the future, she said the county needs to “adopt innovative development practices using ‘one water’ principles for a green infrastructure and sustainable future.” Regarding the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the county budget and how those deficits should be addressed, Prewitt said that first, budgets should be “slim” and that “every taxpayer dollar” is going to the right place. “We need better oversight. COVID-19 has caused death. It has caused unemployment. It has caused us to reimagine our entire educational system. When we start

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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION (AVISO DE ELECCIÓN GENERAL)

To the registered voters of Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District within Hays County: (A los votantes registrados Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District dentro del Condado de Hays:) Notice is hereby given that on November 3, 2020 a general election will be held to elect a Director for a Board Position in Precinct Four (4). (Notifiquese, por las presente, que el 3 de noviembre de 2020 se llevarán a cabo el elección general para elegir un Director para un Puesto en la Junta en el Precinto Cuatro (4).

See attached documents for early voting dates, times, and locations and election day voting locations. (Consulte los documentos adjuntos para conocer las fechas, horarios y ubicaciones de la votación anticipada y los lugares de votación del día de las elecciones.) Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes para boletas de votación adelantada por correo deberán enviarse a:) Early Voting Clerk Hays County Elections 712 Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1012 San Marcos, TX 78666-6294

Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on October 23, 2020. (Las solicitudes para boletas de votación adelantada por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el 23 de octubre de 2020. Issued this the 4th day of September, 2020. (Emitida este día 4th de septiembre, 2020.) Dana Wilson, Election Officer BSEACD Hays County Vote Center Locations for Early Voting and Election Day November 3, 2020 Special Bond Election

Early Voting: October 13th, 2020 – October 30th, 2020 Tuesday, October 13th – Friday, October 16th 10 AM – 7PM Saturday, October 17th 7 AM – 7 PM Sunday, October 18th 1 PM – 6 PM Monday, October 19th – Friday, October 23rd 10 AM – 7 PM Saturday, October 24th 7 AM – 7 PM Sunday, October 25th 1 PM – 6 PM Monday, October 26th – Friday, October 30th 7 AM – 7PM Tuesday, November 3rd

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and make prudent adjustments as we execute our duties. Q: Why do you feel you are the most qualified for this job and what are your qualifications? A: I was fortunate to go to the best leadership school that our country has to offer, that of the U.S. Army. I think my experience demonstrates how dedicated I am to service and my ability to learn, grow and continue to evolve. I know how to work across the aisle with state and local law enforcement agencies. I worked emergency operations, providing support after 9/11, securing infrastructure and providing all my experience in whatever operation I am in. Not only am I a proven leader, I am highly competent in all aspects of administration from human resources to operations and logistics to procurement and budgeting. I think I bring a strong sense of leadership and commitment to my community.

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racial profiling or racial issues whether in the office or out of the office. I have Q: Culture, religious felt this way my entire life. beliefs, mental health, My dad was in the military. I physical disabilities and didn’t even understand racrace all affect what you do ism until I was 16 years old in your job. What trainwhen he retired and saw it. ing have you completed No tolerance. I agree with to address these issues the cultural diversity, civil and what training do you interactions and some of think should be required the other training. It’s very of your staff? important. This is someA: The Texas Comthing I will not tolerate. mission on Law Enforcement, in a two-year Q: Why do you feel you cycle, requires 40 hours of are the most qualified for training, which includes this job and what are your some mandated training qualifications? depending on the certifiA: I feel during that cation of the officer. This time, experience in law training includes special enforcement, I was able investigative topics like to develop leadership cultural diversity and crisis skills from the bottom all intervention training. the way to the top. Then serving as sheriff for three Q: In this age of racial terms. I also hold a Master conflict, what is your Peace Officer license with approach to racial conclose to 8,000 hours of flicts in your department training. I hold a master’s and in the community? degree in criminal justice Do you believe implicit from Texas State Universibias training should be ty. I feel like all of this put required of law enforcetogether does in fact qualment officers? ify me to lead this office A: There is no place for shall I be elected.

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NOTICE OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION To the Registered Voters of the City of Buda, Texas: (A los Votantes Registrados en la Ciudad de Buda, Texas:) Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on November 3, 2020 for voting in a general and special election: 1) for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city: Mayor, Councilmember Position 2 At-Large, & Councilmember Single Member District B; and 2) for the purpose of electing one (1) councilmember for an unexpired term- Councilmember Position 1 At-Large. (Notifíquese, por las presente, que las casillas electorales citadas abajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 3 de noviembre de 2020 para votar en la Elección General y Especial para elegir con 1) el propósito de elegir a los siguientes oficiales de dicha ciudad: Alcalde, Concejal, Posición 2 en General, y Concejal Distrito de un solomiembro, Distrito B; y 2) el propósito de elegir a un oficial regular con un término no vencido de la Ciudad un (1) Miembro del Concejo Posición 1 en General.) DATES, HOURS, AND LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES*: (FECHAS, HORAS, Y DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES*:) Early Voting: October 13, 2020 - October 30, 2020 Buda City Hall, 405 East Loop Street, Building 100 Tuesday, October 13 - Friday, October 16 Saturday, October 17 Sunday, October 18

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Buda City Hall, 405 East Loop Street, Building 100 Former Buda Elementary Upper Campus, 300 San Marcos Street Hays Hills Baptist Church, 1401 North FM 1626 McCormick Middle School, 5700 Dacy Lane Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3740 FM 967 *Additional locations available throughout Hays County – www.hayscountytx.com. *Adicional Casillas Electorales situado en el Condado de Hays – www.hayscountytx.com. Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to the Hays County Elections Administrator, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666. (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán enviarse a la Hays County Elections Administrator, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666.) Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, October 23, 2020. (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el viernes, 23 de octubre, 2020.) Issued this the 7th day of October, 2020. (Emitida este día 7 de octubre, 2020.) /s/Alicia Ramirez, TRMC City Clerk

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Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch • October 7, 2020

What the candidates are saying The Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch asked our two candidates for Pct. 3 Hays County Commissioner the following questions. This is what they had to say.

Lisa Prewitt CANDIDATE FOR PCT. 3 HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Q: How would you maximize existing dollars to increase the county’s flood resiliency? A: We must act now; not in 10 or 50 years or wait until the next devastating flood. As Hays County continues to be one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, our elected officials must follow science-based, data-driven plans to protect our lives, our livelihoods, and our limited resources in the wake of the climate crisis. We must adopt the most recent FEMA floodplain regulations, without exception, into our own development practices. With our increased impervious cover, we must conduct a county-wide stormwater assessment and utilize best practices to avoid and/or mitigate impacts of extreme rainfall events. We must restrict land development to specific zones to protect the environment’s ability to handle these extreme weather events. The new co-located emergency communications center built in the floodplain will now require an excess of $10M additional dollars to mitigate the impact of flooding, we can’t afford these types of practices. Q: What steps would you take to protect public groundwater as well as

privately-owned wells? A: We have the potential to become an innovative leader for protecting groundwater! We can ensure that the groundwater districts and coalitions have the tools that they need to ensure safe and water-conserving wells. In Texas, oil and gas companies can build pipelines without any public or private oversight. We must have oversight to prevent devastating leaks and must work with coalitions to change federal and state laws now because we know that hydrocarbons will stay in our aquifers forever! We must stop the overpumping of our wells and develop better data-driven pumping regulations to implement nonpoint source pollution protections, laws, and ordinances governing conservation and land use. Protecting our groundwater at its source, protects both public and private wells, and I will adopt innovative development codes using “One Water” principles to implement a wiser use of our resources to help Hays County realize a green infrastructure and a sustainable future. Q: What relief would you pursue for property owners who see their appraisals rise every year? A: I support appraising ALL properties in an equitable manner and addressing the profound economic impacts this pandemic has had on residents and businesses during our 2022 tax rate adoption. We must work with all jurisdictions to ensure that everyone receives the highest homestead exemption allowable. Hays County must implement a leaner budget to avoid increasing property taxes, and

we must create stronger sustainable economic growth that pays for itself and doesn’t weigh on the shoulders of taxpayers. Instead of giving away our future tax revenue on large corporate tax breaks, this revenue should be invested in our public education, community health, and environmental protections. To attract new employers and prepare for anticipated growth, we must recruit companies that pay sustainable living wages and contribute to our county tax base rather than contributing to wealth extraction.

Lon Shell

CANDIDATE FOR PCT. 3 HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONER Q: How would you maximize existing dollars to increase the county’s flood resiliency? A: As commissioner and previously as the county’s chief of staff, I have worked on multiple flood mitigation projects throughout the county. The county brought on a grants consultant to help us maximize our share of available state and federal funds. We have a strong track record of securing outside funds, which helps us to do more without costing local taxpayers. An example of these grant funds includes our flood warning program.

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Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between Aug 21st - 23rd and Aug 28th Oct 1st, 2020. 911 Investigation ..................................................................................88 Accident ................................................................................................44 Accident Fleet.........................................................................................1 Accident Hit and Run ...........................................................................11 ACO Abandoned Animal ........................................................................3 ACO Barking ...........................................................................................1 ACO Bite Case ........................................................................................7 ACO Cruelty Neglect ..............................................................................5 ACO Deceased Animal ...........................................................................3 ACO Follow Up .....................................................................................19 ACO Information Call..............................................................................8 ACO Information .....................................................................................1 ACO Injured / Sick ................................................................................11 ACO Loose Livestock ...........................................................................18 ACO Other...............................................................................................7 ACO Stray .............................................................................................28 ACO Unrestrained Animal ......................................................................4 ACO Vicious Animal ...............................................................................4 ACO Wildlife............................................................................................9 Alarm Bank .............................................................................................1 Alarm Business .....................................................................................38 Alarm Residental ..................................................................................36 Alcohol Violation .....................................................................................2 Assault .................................................................................................22 Assist EMS/Fire ....................................................................................23 Assist Outside Agency .........................................................................21 BMV.......................................................................................................20 Burglary Building ....................................................................................3 Burglary Residence ................................................................................2 Business/Industrial Contact...................................................................1 Citizen Assist/Service Call ...................................................................93 Civil Matter............................................................................................16 Code Compliance .................................................................................16 Community Contact .............................................................................36 CPS Referral .........................................................................................14 Credit/Debit Card Abuse ........................................................................1 Crime Prevention ....................................................................................1 Damaged Property ...............................................................................13 Death Investigation ..............................................................................12 Drug Offences.........................................................................................1 Forgery/Fraud .......................................................................................27 Harassment/Stalking ............................................................................23 Illegal Dumping .......................................................................................3 Identity Theft.........................................................................................12 Information............................................................................................23 Law Enforcement ...................................................................................2 Lost / Found Property ............................................................................7 Mental Health .......................................................................................18 Missing Person/Runaway ......................................................................6 Noise Complaint ...................................................................................12 Other .......................................................................................................8 Patrol/Premise Check ........................................................................250 Reckless Driving ...................................................................................43 Recovery Stolen Property ......................................................................1 Sex Offender Registry ............................................................................2 Solicitation ..............................................................................................1 Supplement/Follow Up.........................................................................85 Suspicious Activity ...............................................................................87 Test ..........................................................................................................1 Theft/Stolen ..........................................................................................32 Threat ......................................................................................................4 Traffic/Roadway....................................................................................56 Traffic Stop..........................................................................................512 Tresspassing ...........................................................................................9 Warrent Service ......................................................................................4 Weapon 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Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Aug 21st - 23rd and Aug 28th - Oct 1st, 2020. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured. Date/Time

Type

Location

Agency

9/21/2020 8:25

Assault

JACK RABBIT LN B, BUDA, TX 78610

HCSO

9/21/2020 14:25

Assault

GREEN PASTURES DR, KYLE, TX 78640

HCSO

9/21/2020 15:35

Assault

FRANCIS HARRIS LN, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130

HCSO

9/21/2020 16:23

Assault

ANGEL FIRE DR, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620

HCSO

9/21/2020 16:49

Assault

ROBERT S LIGHT BLVD 3306, BUDA, TX 78610

HCSO

9/21/2020 17:33

Assault

CABELAS DR, BUDA, TX 78610

BPD

9/21/2020 22:54

Assault

KOTHMANN RD A, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620

HCSO

9/22/2020 18:18

Assault

BELTERRA DR/MESA VERDE DR, AUSTIN, TX 78737

HCSO

9/22/2020 22:32

Assault

STONE RIM LOOP, BUDA, TX 78610

HCSO

9/22/2020 22:32

Assault

STONE RIM LOOP, BUDA, TX 78610

BPD

9/23/2020 0:09

Assault

KAI VISTA DR, KYLE, TX 78640

HCSO

9/22/2020 19:38

Harassment

CROSS LN, KYLE, TX 78640

HCSO

9/23/2020 2:24

Harassment

ROHDE RD, KYLE, TX 78640

HCSO

9/23/2020 10:17

Harassment

MATZIG CV, BUDA, TX 78610

HCSO

9/23/2020 20:02

Harassment

S MAIN ST, BUDA, TX 78610

9/28/2020 13:34

Assault

PAULS VALLEY RD, AUSTIN,TX 78737

9/28/2020 22:40

Drug Offenses

APPLE BLOSSOM DR, BUDA, TX 78

9/28/2020 17:24

Harassment

W US 290, AUSTIN, TX 78737

9/28/2020 20:05

Harassment

RODRIGUEZ ST, BUDA, TX 78610

9/29/2020 11:02

Assault

RR 12, WIMBERLEY, TX 78676

9/30/2020 0:23

Assault

DARA LN, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666

9/29/2020 13:46

Assault

GREEN PASTURES DR, KYLE, TX 78640

9/29/2020 8:04

Assault

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Texan has lifelong affair with baseball

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than on the field. In the World Series rematch with the Athletics that the Cardinals won in seven games he was a spectator going to bat just one time. In 1932 Gus caught 82 games, seven more than his rival, and posted a .284 batting average 40 points better than Wilson. Told he could expect to split time again the next season, he insisted on being traded. Bill Terry, the new manager of the New York Giants, welcomed Gus with open arms. He needed a catcher with the Texan’s quickness and agility to handle a pitching staff that threw a challenging array of pitches featuring screwballs, sinkers, wicked curveballs and unpredictable knuckleballs. The Giants’ skipper gave Gus a public vote of confidence by making room for him with an unpopular trade and the declaration “Mancuso is the best catcher in the National League today.” With Terry’s emphasis on defense and pitching and Gus’ letter-perfect handling of the hurlers, the Giants ended a nineyear drought by capturing their first National League crown in nine years. A sportswriter for the New York World Telegram praised Gus as the “real spark-plug of the Giants. Peppery, smiling, hard worker, timely batsman.” Over the next four seasons, the Giants added two more pennants with the same philosophy and essentially the same cast. For his part, Gus was honored with selection to the NL All-Star squads in 1935 and again in1937. At 32 years of age, Gus was beginning to show the wear and tear from squatting behind home plate. Under pressure from a young understudy in 1938. he took more days off. The Giants could read the writing on the wall and traded him to the Chicago Cubs. The manpower shortage of World War II prolonged Gus’ career as he bounced from club to club. He came out of retirement in 1945 to catch a handful of games for the Phillies and to coach their pitchers before finally calling it quits. Gus’ playing days were behind him, but he was far from finished with baseball. He managed in the minors for five years before switching to the broadcast booth in 1951 as a play-by-play commentator. Gus Mancuso’s 36year love affair with baseball ended in 1960. Cooperstown has never given him the time of day, but he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame before his death in 1984.

Hays County indigenous residents push U.T. for return of remains HAYS COUNTY — Many cities across the nation will commemorate Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 12, but in Hays County, Indigenous People’s Day will be celebrated. It will be the second year for the observance, as the Commissioners Court approved the change in 2019. Though there will not be a repeat of ceremonies held at the Meadows Center for Water in the Environment in San Marcos at the headwaters of the San Marcos River, the day holds even more significance this year for the Indigenous Cultures Institute (ICI) and the Miakan-Garza band of the Coahuiltecan people, who organized last year’s commemoration. That’s because the band, who has been petitioning the University of Texas at Austin for the return of three sets of human remains unearthed in San Marcos so that they could be reburied on land the San Marcos City Council set aside for that purpose. After initially refusing to release the remains, which would be reburied near other discovered during

Monday, October 12 is Indigenous People’s Day. It will be the second year for the observance, as the Commissioners Court approved the change in 2019.

the transformation of the old Aquarena Springs amusement park to the educationally-focused Meadows Center, UT President Jay Hartzell informed members of the Miakan-Garza band on Sept. 25 that “the university will promptly seek authority from the National Park Service to allow the remains identified in your letter to be reinterred.” The three sets of remains, uncovered at an undisclosed Hays County location, are among some 2,400 currently stored in cardboard boxes in a converted greenhouse by UT.

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Native Americans from tribes all over Texas and beyond, converge at the Sacred Springs in San Marcos for their annual Powwow. The event will not take place this year because of the pandemic.

The decision to allow the remains to be reinterred capped a campaign that used social media and petitions to urge UT to reconsider their initial decision. Earlier on Sept. 25, Hartzell had met with indigenous students who shared their concerns as minority students, including the disrespect of their ancestors’ remains. “We were stunned and overjoyed,” said Maria Rocha, an elder of the Miakan-Garza band and executive director of the

ICI. “Our prayers were answered and the ancestors will be returned to their spiritual journey.” She explained that traditional tribe members believe that when a person dies, their body is buried and is reintegrated back to Mother Earth and the cycle of life, anthem spirit begins a spiritual journey to the Great Mystery. When the body is unearthed, they believe tha both the physical process and spiritual journey are interrupted and the spirit wanders lost and in agony.

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us Mancuso watched the seventh game of the World Series from the St. Louis dugout on Oct. 10, 1931 as his Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics for the championship. The son of Sicilian and German parents was born in Galveston five years after the Great Storm of 1900 nearly blew his birthplace away. In spite of his stern father’s insistence that schoolwork and household chores came first, he always found time to do what he loved most – play baseball. After high school, August Rodney Mancuso went to work as a teller at an Island bank that hired him for the company baseball team. The 19-year-old catcher caught the eye of the president of the Houston Buffs, a fixture in the Texas League, who immediately signed him to a contract that almost doubled what he made on his day job. Gus started at the bottom with Mount Pleasant in the Class D East Texas League. He shined so brightly his rookie season that the Cardinals, his parent club, promoted him to the top rung of their minor-league system. Gus feasted on International League pitching in 1927 batting .371 for the Syracuse Chiefs. The Cardinals rewarded him with an invitation to spring training and a threemonth trial in the big leagues. Sent back down to the minors, he spent the rest of 1928 and all of 1929 with a trio of farm teams that included his original ball club the Houston Buffs. Since the Cardinals in 1930 already had Jimmie Wilson, one of the best catchers in the National League, they offered Gus an extra thousand dollars if he would patiently wait his turn in the minors. The Texan swallowed his disappointment and did as he was asked mainly because his widowed mother needed the money in the deepening Depression. Gus might have languished in the bush leagues had it not been for Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball’s strongwilled commissioner. He gave the St. Louis front office the choice of playing or trading the prime prospect, and they elected to put Gus in a Cardinal uniform rather than lose him. As the back-up catcher, he saw limited duty until Wilson hurt his ankle in the last two weeks of a tight pennant race. Gus hit two home runs in a critical win and contributed four singles in another stellar performance to finish the season with a .366 average. In Game One of the 1930 World Series versus the Philadelphia Athletics, Gus recorded the Cards’ first hit and first run in a losing effort. He also handled the chores behind the plate in Game Two but sat out the rest of the Series, won by the A’s four games to two, following Wilson’s return. Nineteen thirty-one was a frustrating campaign for Gus as he spent far more time on the bench

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Devin Wade Cunningham

January 30, 1991 – September 27, 2020

n September 27, 2020, a beautiful Sunday morning, Devin Wade Cunningham, loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend, passed away at age 29. Devin was born on January 30, 1991, in San Antonio, TX to Dr. Sidney and Rosemarie Cunningham. He was very much loved by his grandparents Kirk (deceased) and Mary Cunningham and Roger and Minerva Santos (both deceased). Devin grew up with his siblings, Landon and Sydney, in Buda, TX. Devin was a beautiful child who would light up a room with his easy smile, untamed curls, and raspy voice. Devin loved his family and cherished the time he had with them. He spent a lot of time reminiscing about camping trips to Chalk Bluff, with the Santos side of his family, including his loving uncles and aunts Roger (Sallye), Norma, and Eddie (Cathy). He and his siblings and cousins Nick, Serena, Marcus, Sean, Tiffany, and Trista would go on day-long adventures while creating mayhem. Building campfires after a long day playing in the Nueces River were some of his treasured memories. The Cunningham family also got to experience the fun and beauty at Chalk Bluff! Whether it was loading up our favorite traveling vehicles Sid’s black Excursion and Roger’s white Excursion - and heading for beach time at South Padre Island, or Port Aransas, or mountain time in Taos, or snorkeling in Akumal, Devin was all in for these family experiences. Devin also loved going to visit his Grandpa Kirk, Grandma Mary, and Aunt Alice (Sid’s sister) and Uncle Jim in the Dallas area. He really enjoyed going to see Grandma Mary on her birthdays and was able to spend her 91st with her. She is now 93. He would spend hours talking to her. She recalls watching Devin play soccer when he was young. On one trip, he went alone and stayed 2 ½ weeks with his Aunt Alice and Uncle Jim. He enjoyed taking the train to Dealey Plaza, where President Kennedy was shot. Robert Groden (who wrote a book about the Kennedy assassination) was there, and Devin was excited to talk with him and have his book autographed. Later that week, when visiting Lake Winnsboro with his Aunt Alice, they spent 16-20 hours watching videos

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matter how hard they tried. Another of his favorite holidays was Halloween. Finding the perfect costume, attending the legendary Ross Halloween Party with his great friends, and trick or treating in Leisurewoods was definitely something that he looked forward to each year. Playing soccer was a passion for Devin. He enjoyed the camaraderie of all of his teammates and the instruction and guidance of his long-time coach Charlie Ross, who was a great mentor and inspiration to Devin. Devin’s mom was his biggest fan and loved running up and down the field, about the Kennedy assassination cheering him on! In addition, a neighbor had loaned them. He Devin was very proud to be a Cub enjoyed hiking nature trails, state Scout with Chrissy Ross as his parks, and visiting Tiger Creek, leader, where he spent time with where several tigers Michael Jack- buddies, went on campouts, and son owned resided. He enjoyed worked hard at earning badges. fishing, both day and night, where Devin ultimately received his they caught lots and lots of fish! Arrow of Light. Devin also loved He also met a neighbor who had a to play video games and made large garden. He took a notebook friends all over the world he and wrote down everything he played with. He also had a knack could think of to ask and, upon for the stock market and loved returning home, planted his own trading penny stocks. garden. When Devin was youngDevin shared the love of many er, both his Uncle Jim and Aunt things with his best friend, his Alice would let him first drive in father. More recently, they would their laps, and later, let him drive spend hours in the evenings their cars in the country. He was a listening and sharing their favorite cautious driver! Several years ago, musicians, including Jackson Devin and his family went on a Browne and John Denver. Devin trip to Panama City Beach, Florwas a very, very smart, and deep ida, with Alice and Jim. He often thinker. Sid and Devin could talked about wanting to go back. spend hours contemplating Devin spent many hours texting astronomy and exploring their and talking to his Aunt Alice over thoughts on life in general. He the years. They had silly converalways said that he had the best sations, to deep conversations, to dad in the world. Devin was very conversations over Alice’s head, intuitive and special. He and his as Devin had a genius intellifather had a special bond. Devin gence level. In all of those texts understood the great mystery of and conversations, one thing was life and the universe, which we always consistent. Devin always all have contemplated. His father told her how much he loved all stated, without reservation, that of his family, and that family was Devin somehow understood the the most important thing to him. complex and deep mystery of life. Devin also enjoyed spending time Our last time all together was with his Aunt Rebecca (Sid’s sister) the happy day when we welcomed and her husband, Michael, and his his sister-in-law, Jadyn, into our cousin, Scott. He would say that family at Ruby Ranch Lodge, and he liked playing with Scott and this is the same place where we his cousin Bryan (deceased) when will celebrate Devin’s life. they were little. Devin was such a sentimental Devin also loved the holidays … and kind person. All of Devin’s Christmas Eve, when his parents, family loved him immensely, and aunts, and uncles would elabohe will be greatly missed. rately set the stage for Santa to In lieu of flowers, please conarrive and capture the moment on sider donations to Great Oaks video would mesmerize him. The Recovery Center, 11210 FM 102, other children were unsuccessful Egypt, Texas 77436 or PAWS of at catching Santa (Uncle Eddie) Central Texas, 500 E. FM 150, Kyle, coming down the chimney, no TX 78610.

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Lowe’s to open a distribution center in Kyle BY SAHAR CHMAIS

Lowe’s Companies Inc. will open a distribution center in Kyle Crossing Business Park, adding it to the list of companies moving into Plum Creek. “Plum Creek has become a major employment center in Kyle because it offers a convenient and highly accessible location in a true live-work-play environment that appeals to companies and their workers,” said Momark Principal Terry Mitchell, who oversees development at Plum Creek. “This combination is difficult to find anywhere, especially in an environment that is as business-friendly as the City of Kyle and the State of Texas.” Lowe’s signed a lease for

“Plum Creek has become a major employment center in Kyle because it offers a convenient and highly accessible location in a true livework-play environment that appeals to companies and their workers.” –Momark Principal Terry Mitchell

120,000 square feet in the 40-acre development, but has not stated how many jobs it expects to bring. Alongside Lowe’s in Kyle Crossing, Amazon will be opening a sortation facility later this year, introducing more than 200 work opportunities. South Korea-based ENF Technology is building its headquarters in Plum Creek and is expected to employ about 50 people.

“The City of Kyle has long been well positioned to become a logistics hub, but we needed facilities on the ground to compete,” said Mayor Travis Mitchell. “Kyle Crossing has proven that Kyle is a highly desirable location among marquee companies at an opportune time when more and more of these businesses are expanding their logistics operations.”

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Police chief issues warning in wake of vehicle burglaries BY ANITA MILLER

with second degree felony possession of identifying If you want to keep it, information, evading ardon’t keep it in your vehicle. rest, unauthorized use of a That was the bottom vehicle, 19 counts of credit/ line in a warning issued debit card abuse and three by Kyle Police Chief Jeff counts of theft of a drivers Barnett Saturday morning license. in the wake of dozens of car He was taken to Hays burglaries and a handful of County Juvenile Detention arrests that occurred in the Center. city in September. It is unknown when he Charges filed against two was released, but he was juveniles and two adults arrested again on Sept. included burglary, fraud, 14 along with another identity theft and credit/ 16-year-old from Austin, debit card abuse, the city after someone called Kyle said in a news release. police at 1:50 am. to report Recovered were pieces two teenagers checking car of stolen mail and credit door handles on Paddingcards, checks, identifying ton Drive in Kyle. information and Lone Star A variety of illegal ID cards, along with various substances plus a Ruger illegal substances and one handgun were found in the firearm. vehicle. The first case occurred at Both were taken to the 4:22 a.m. on Sept. 2. Police juvenile detention center were alerted by a caller who under charges including saw someone breaking into evading arrest, burglary, a vehicle on Cowboy Cove possession of a controlled in Silverado of Kyle. The substance, possession of a suspect fled when police dangerous drug and posarrived but he was caught session of marijuana. One in a backyard on Western of them was also charged Drive and later identified as with illegal possession of a 16-year-old from Austin. the firearm. A search of the vehicle On Sept. 12, 44-year-old he was driving, which also Bryan Drake of Dallas was turned out to be stolen, arrest at a Kyle gas station yielded evidence including after police determined the 19 credit/debit cards and motorcycle he was driv35 documents with idening was stolen. The case tifying information. The was previously reported suspect, whose name was in the Hays Free Press/ not released because he News Dispatch on Sept. 23. is a juvenile, was charged Drake was charged with a

variety of offenses based on evidence found in a motel room, the key to which he had at the time of the arrest. As previously reported, he was held on bonds totaling $72,000, and online records indicated on Saturday, Oct. 3 that he was still behind bars. One Kyle resident was also arrested. Rhonda Alexander, 47, was taken into custody at 1:57 a.m. Sept. 12 at a Stripes store after an officer notice fake temporary plates on an SUV. Alexander, the driver of the vehicle, gave police permission to search it where numerous credit cards and other IDs were discovered. Her bond was set at $45,000 for charges including fraudulent use/possession of identifying information and credit card abuse. She was released from jail later the same day. “If you see something, please say something,” Barnett said, noting that some of the arrests were due to sharp-sighted residents. “Because of that we have been able to arrest several individuals that were targeting the Kyle community,” he said. He urged residents to remove valuables from vehicles, or at least hide them from view, as well as ensuring all doors are locked.

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to recover, we should have a task force looking at small businesses and how they are going to proceed.” She took issue with “corporate welfare” and the impact it has had on local governments. “We continuously give taxes away and put that burden on families and small businesses carry the tax needs for all the amenities our county provides.” Shell countered that good practices in the past have Hays County in an enviable position. “Our county is strong financially. We’ve maintained our AAA rating and have over $50 million in reserves and the lowest tax rate in 50 years. Moreover, he said sales tax revenues, which make up about 20 percent of the county’s revenue, have remained strong. “At this point in time we’re not negatively affected, but we have to look toward next year, toward what type of development and construction is coming, especially along the corridor — our high growth area. We don’t want to put that on citizens as appraisals continue to go up. That’s important to watch as the economy recovers from COVID-19.” When questioned as

to the role of military surplus being made available at local law enforcement at little or no cost to taxpayers through the 1033 program, both pointed to limited use of the program with a focus on public safety and disaster response. Shell said the program should be used “mainly for public safety, working toward being safer in times of disaster.” He pointed to acquisitions like first aid kits and supplies and equipment used in times of flooding, such as vehicles that can negotiate high water. “I think that’s what it’s best suited for.” “Military vehicles do have their purpose for disaster recovery and response,” Prewitt said, adding, “One of the biggest things we need to remember is we need to be planning so we don’t put our community in situations where we have to bring out our disaster response vehicles.” She noted the county’s decision to build a co-location communications center and public safety building in a floodplain. “Emergency vehicles won’t even be able to get in and out,” she said. “We need to properly plan communities safely so military vehicles won’t

have to come in when we have our next flood event.” When pressed for solutions to the problem of a jail population growing faster than that of the county at large and the fact taxpayers have been spending more than $4 million each year to outsource inmates to other jurisdictions, Prewitt said “the scales of justice are definitely off.” She suggested allocating more taxpayer money to areas like affordable housing, workforce development, fundamental health services and putting people in drug programs instead of jail. She noted that the county’s criminal justice committee did not even meet for seven months, in part because of the coronavirus, “at a time when one in four inmates were affected by COVID-19. We spend more to prosecute the poor than to defend them,” she said. Shell noted that on the day the forum occurred, a total of 437 inmates were outsourced, noting, “that’s one of the lower levels in the past few years.” He pointed to factors outside the county’s control like its location on the International Interstate 35 corridor and

The order pertains to each of Texas’ 251 counties regardless of geographic size or population and, the litigants claim, would disproportionately impact the Black and Latinx communities due to their concentration in the state’s most populous metro areas of Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth. Elderly, sick and disabled voters – the only categories of persons eligible to vote absentee in Texas – simply cannot risk deadly exposure to COVID-19 and must rely on mail or drop-off op-

tions to cast their ballot, the organizations said in a press release. For Harris County,with a population of 4.7 million and 1,700 square miles, the order closed 11 of 12 drop off location. The most populous county in Texas, Harris county is the third most populous in all the nation. The organizations say it also harms “more spacious rural counties, like Brewster County on the Southern border, which at 6,184 square miles, is more expansive than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

the percentage of people arrested locally who are from out of county. “Much more work remains to be done in criminal justice reform,” he said, adding that the county’s prior efforts at indigent defense “can be built upon.” An additional question about the possibility of a public defender’s office, possible funding and a timeline, Shell said he would continue “working toward finding the best solution for a public defender’s office in combination with other services.” He said he had been observing how Travis County has responded to the issue. A public defender’s office “won’t solve all the problems. We have to, at the same time, look at exiting programs.” Prewitt supports a

public defender’s office. “It’s actually right for the county,” she said, pointing out that commissioners passed on a grant to help fund one, saying they would do it “next year” before the coronavirus hit and the criminal justice committee did not meet. “We need a centralized system. A public defender’s office,” she said, “could pull resources in.” In closing, Shell said the Hays County community is dear to him. “I want my daughter to experience the Hays County that I grew up in and I’m willing to talk to anyone and everyone and listen and come up with ideas.” He said he seeks what is “best for all of us.” Being commissioner, he said, “is not an easy job and sometimes not very glamorous. I just like

to get to work. I’m excited to get to work for this county and everybody who lives here, regardless of party affiliation and where they come from.” “I’m a forward thinker,” Prewitt said. “I believe in teamwork. I listen and make decisions based on science and facts. We need to elect people that get the work done. We are not measuring up to our commitment to be a peaceful and just society.” She noted that women are still underrepresented at all levels of government and that no woman has ever been elected or appointed to serve as commissioner of Precinct 3. “Hays County is evolving and leadership needs to evolve too. We must move into the futuree with the best plan for all of Hays County.

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dropped off to one per county. The order was to take effect Friday. “To limit ballot drop off locations this close to the election – and as voting has already begun – is voter suppression, plain and simple,” said Grace Chimene, LWV president. “In a presidential election year with massive voter interest during a deadly pandemic, Texas should be focused on expanding safe voting options this year. But instead of protecting voters and ensuring their safe access to the ballot, our state has erected new barriers for voters. It’s shameful.”

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Mark Kalen Bockrath, Deceased, were issued on October 5, 2020, under Docket NO. 20-0148P pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to John H. Gilliam. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of Mark Kalen Bockrath, Deceased c/o John H. Gilliam John H. Gilliam Law Office 302 W. Martin Luther King Dr. San Marcos, Texas 78666 All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED October 7, 2020. John H. Gilliam By: /s/ John H. Gilliam Attorney for Applicant

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HAYS CAUSE: 16-0950

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 428th District Court of HAYS County, Texas, August 20, 2020, in cause numbered 160950, styled KENSINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION OF HOMEOWNERS, INC. versus Marcial Diaz Reyes on a judgment rendered against Marcial Diaz Reyes; I did on September 22, 2020, at 9:30 a.m., levy upon as the property of Marcial Diaz Reyes the following described real property: KENSINGTON TRAILS SEC 3B, BLOCK A, LOT 10. CURRENTLY KNOWN AS 325 NOTTINGHAM LOOP, KYLE, TEXAS 78640. On November 3, 2020, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of Marcial Diaz Reyes in and to the real property described above. Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, September 22, 2020. Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640 by Patrick Chasse, Deputy Notice to Bidders: You are buying whatever interest, if any, the Debtor has in the property. Purchase of the Debtor's interest in the property may not extinguish

any liens or security interests held by other persons. There are no warranties, express or implied, regarding the property being sold, including but not limited to warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Notice to Judgment Debtor: If there is any property, real or personal, you want to point out for levy in lieu of the above described property, you must contact this office immediately.

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

To all persons interested in the Estate of Justin Read Putnam, Deceased, Cause No. 20-0202-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas. The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an COUNTER-APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION in this estate on the 25th day of September, 2020, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Justin Read Putnam, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 A.M., on the first Monday next after the expiration oft en ( 10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Cou,1 bv filing a writt en contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above

noted date and time. Applicant's Attorney: Brian T. Thompson Barton Oaks Plaza Two 901 S. MoPac Expressway, Suite 570 Austin. Texas 78746 512-615-6195 Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at the office of the Hays County Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 28th day of September 2020. Elaine Cardenas County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James E. Wade, Deceased, were issued on September 28, 2020, under Docket No. 200286-P, pending in County Court at Law No. 3 of Hays County, Texas, to Gwen Wade a/k/a Gwendolyn Wade as Independent Executor. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of James E. Wade, Deceased, c/o Joseph C. Gagen, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 162834, Austin, Texas 787162834. All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED: October 2, 2020 /S/ Joseph C. Gagen, Attorney for Applicant.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Sterling H. Rogers, Deceased, were issued on September 28, 2020, in Cause No. 20-0272P, pending in the County Court of Hays County, Texas, to David Alan Rogers, as Independent Executor. All persons having claims against the Estate which is

currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. The address for claims is: Estate of Sterling H. Rogers c/o Stebler & Sulak, PLLC 509 West 18th Street Austin, Texas 78701 Date: Oct. 7, 2020 Attorneys for the Independent Executor: Stebler & Sulak, PLLC 509 West 18th Street Austin, Texas 78701

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

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Sealed Proposals, pursuant to Local Government Code Chapter 252, will be received for Bond Election Facilitation Services by the City of Buda, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, Texas until 2:00 PM local time on October 22, 2020. Immediately thereafter, the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Multi-Purpose Room 1034 within Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas. The City of Buda seeks written proposals from qualified firms to provide pre-bond facilitation and processing services for a possible Municipal General Obligation Bond Election slated for November 2021. The Scope of Work includes facilitation of discussions with a bond advisory commission, analysis of potential capital projects, solicitation of public feedback, and presentations to elected and appointed governing bodies of the City of Buda. It is the intent of the City of Buda to select a single consultant to accomplish all the services outlined in this Request for Proposals. The Issuing Office for this Solicitation is the City of Buda - Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610, Attn: Rosemary Esparza, Purchasing Manager; purchasing@ci.buda.tx.us. Prospective Proposers may examine the Bid Documents at the Issuing Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Website as described below. Proposal documents may be viewed and accessed online through the Procurement Website as described at http://ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing. The City of Buda has partnered with BidNet as part of the Texas Purchasing Group and posts bid opportunities to this site. The documents are made available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids for completion of the Project and permission to download does not confer a license or grant permission or authorization for any other use. Authorization to download documents includes the right for Bidders to print documents for their sole use, provided they pay all costs associated with printing or reproduction. Printed documents may not be re-sold under any circumstances. All official notifications, addenda, and other documents will be oﬀered only through the Procurement Website. The Procurement Website may be updated periodically with Addenda, meeting summaries, reports, or other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project.

CITY OF MOUNTAIN CITY REQUEST FOR BIDS #102320A – CITY LIMB PICK UP DUE BY OCTOBER 23, 2020 AT 5 P.M. The City of Mountain City, Texas (located on Hwy 2770 next to Hays High School) is soliciting sealed bids for a city-wide pick up of tree limbs. All bids are to be made out to the City of Mountain City, and sent to the attention of City Administrator Tiffany Curnutt via mail to 101 Mountain City Dr, Mountain City, TX 78610, or by email @ tiffany.mountaincity@gmail. com, or by hand delivery. Emailed bids will be placed in an envelope. All bids must be in writing and received on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020. No verbal bids or amendments will be accepted. Any bids received after 5 pm on October 23, 2020 will not be considered. The City of Mountain City hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in consideration for award. Firm prices must be bid and the vendor’s signature on the bid constitutes an offer to perform the services in full for the price specified in the bid. The bid shall specify the approximate amount of time required to complete the work in full. The bidder must be prepared to prove that bidder has at least $150,000 of liability insurance and $200,000 of liability insurance for each vehicle. The bid shall include labor and any necessary materials for a city-wide pick up. The bid shall state that it includes removal of all tree limbs, branches, bushes, logs, and/or stumps that have been placed next to the street and leave the streets clear of debris. No consideration will be given if the bid fails to meet or exceed these requirements. Limbs may be chipped on site and removed or just removed. City-wide means removal from the front of approximately 235 homes in the City of Mountain City, including the following streets: Ash Drive, Cedar Drive, Hemlock Drive, Jack C. Hays Trail cul-de-sac, Juniper Drive, Live Oak Court, Live Oak Drive, Maple Drive, Mountain City Drive, Pecan Drive, Pin Oak Court, Pin Oak Drive, and Poplar Drive. The City will give notice to residents that all tree limbs, branches, bushes, logs, and/or stumps should be placed next to the street on or before Sunday, October 18th at midnight. It is suggested that on October 19-22 bidders survey the amount of work to be done. Bidder is not required to pick up items which residents might place near the street after the initial pick up has been performed for that residence/street. The City of Mountain City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to negotiate changes, additions, or deletions. The City reserves the right to accept the bid which it deems to be in the City’s best interest and will not necessarily be bound to accept the lowest bid. All bids will be opened in public at the City Hall of Mountain City, 101 Mountain City Drive, on October 23, 2020 at 5:15pm. All bids will be reviewed to verify compliance with all bid requirements. The winning bidder will be contacted on via email or phone no later than Monday, Oct 26 @ 9am. Insurance coverage will be required and proof of such submitted prior to executing a purchase order. A bidder who cannot produce the specified proof of insurance may be disqualified. A purchase order will be executed and the bidder must sign the purchase order prior to starting work. Work should commence October 26, 2020, after a purchase order has been signed and be completed no later than October 30, 2020 at 7 p.m. The vendor’s signature on the bid and the purchase order constitutes an offer to perform all the services solicited in this request. Bidder will be paid the amount specified in the purchase order by City of Mountain City after bidder has successfully completed all work. If you have questions please contact City Administrator Tiffany Curnutt at tiffany. mountaincity@gmail.com.

CITY OF MOUNTAIN CITY REQUEST FOR BIDS #102320B – OVER THE STREET TRIMMING DUE BY OCTOBER 23, 2020 AT 5 P.M. The City of Mountain City, Texas (located on Hwy 2770 next to Hays High School) is soliciting sealed bids for a city-wide tree trimming over streets. All bids are to be made out to the City of Mountain City, and sent to the attention of City Administrator Tiffany Curnutt via mail to 101 Mountain City Dr, Mountain City, TX 78610, or by email @ tiffany. mountaincity@gmail.com, or by hand delivery. Emailed bids will be placed in an envelope. All bids must be in writing and received on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020. No verbal bids or amendments will be accepted. Any bids received after 5 pm on October 23, 2020 will not be considered. The City of Mountain City hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in consideration for award. Firm prices must be bid and the vendor’s signature on the bid constitutes an offer to perform the services in full for the price specified in the bid. The bid shall specify the approximate amount of time required to complete the work in full. The bidder must be prepared to prove that bidder has at least $150,000 of liability insurance and $200,000 of liability insurance for each vehicle. Bidder must be an approved Texas Oak Wilt Arborist and provide proof as such. The bid shall include labor and any necessary materials for a city-wide trimming and limb removal. The bid shall state that it includes removal of all tree limbs and branches that are trimmed by the bidder, cleaning of all equipment used between trimmings and sealing of all branch/limb ends in an effort to prevent the spread of oak wilt. Limbs less than 14.5ft from the street, unless flagged with green tape or otherwise noted, should be included in the trimming. No consideration will be given if the bid fails to meet or exceed these requirements. City-wide means trimming trees with limbs overhanging the street throughout Mountain City including the following streets: Ash Drive, Cedar Drive, Hemlock Drive, Jack C. Hays Trail cul-de-sac, Juniper Drive, Live Oak Court, Live Oak Drive, Maple Drive, Mountain City Drive, Pecan Drive, Pin Oak Court, Pin Oak Drive, and Poplar Drive. It is suggested that on October 19-22 bidders survey the amount of work to be done. The City of Mountain City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to negotiate changes, additions, or deletions. The City reserves the right to accept the bid which it deems to be in the City’s best interest and will not necessarily be bound to accept the lowest bid. All bids will be opened in public at the City Hall of Mountain City, 101 Mountain City Drive, on October 23, 2020 at 5:15pm. All bids will be reviewed to verify compliance with all bid requirements. The winning bidder will be contacted on via email or phone no later than Monday, Oct 26 @ 9am. Insurance coverage will berequired and proof of such submitted prior to executing a purchase order. A bidder who cannot produce the specified proof of insurance may be disqualified. A purchase order will be executed and the bidder must sign the purchase order prior to starting work. Work should commence November 2, 2020, after a purchase order has been signed and be completed no later than November 6, 2020 at 7 p.m. The vendor’s signature on the bid and the purchase order constitutes an offer to perform all the services solicited in this request. Bidder will be paid the amount specified in the purchase order by City of Mountain City after bidder has successfully completed all work. If you have questions please contact City Administrator Tiffany Curnutt at tiffany. mountaincity@gmail.com.

LEGAL NOTICE

An application has been made for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Off Premise Permit for 7-Eleven Beverage Company Inc., Texas Corporation, d/b/a 7-Eleven Convenience Store #41670H, located at 1103 Highway 80, San Marcos, Hays County, TX. 78666. Said application made to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.

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stretching from San Antonio to Some changes are Georgetown. coming to Interstate 35 Work on the in Kyle. stretch through Work is underway Kyle began in from RM 150 north to September and, Kyle Crossing to reverse weather permitthe entrance and exit ting, is estimated ramps, reconstruct to be complete in the bridge over Plum early 2022. HuntCreek and to construct er Industries, Ltd. improvements to the is the contractor. northbound access road. TxDOT says The $18.5 million the frontage road project will be abutted work will include on its southern end addingan extendby a $9 million project ed lane between will also be reconstructstretching from RM ramps as well as ed. 150 south to the Blanco reconstruction of the There are currently no River. Both are part of an northbound access road. associated lane closures. overall upgrade of I-35 The Plum Creek bridge

New EMS Building Continued from pg. 1

Now, the new building will bring an extra 4,000 square feet of space. “The new building is really going to serve us well,” said Strange. “It gives us more room for storage and makes it more comfortable for our medics. It makes us much more updated and we actually can move into the 21st century now.” Not only will the facility bring more space for staff and patient care, there will also be a classroom(s) for CPR

and other training sessions. While Wimberley EMS currently does not host any programs for high school students, Strange said he hopes that the new facility will allow them to host future classes for that age group. “The main thing it has done for us is it’s given us our classroom that we can use for the public and for our medics for all of our training,” Strange said. “I would really love to look into putting an EMT class on

in Wimberley and then invite some of those younger people in to just get them interested in EMS.” While they are challenged with the unbelievable task of maintaining sufficient funding, Strange said they are grateful for the community they serve. “We would just like to thank our citizens for really supporting us, taking good care of us and allowing us to serve them in this community,” said Strange.

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an increased focus on trade-focused education. “The district does an excellent job on getting children ready to go to college. They are ready, they go, and they all succeed, doing very well,” Holtzendorf said. “We do need the alternative programs and educational opportunities for those children who wish to go into the trades — welding, plumbing, construction … I think we have some students who are not interested in college, and they have many other interests that they would like to go pursue.” Stroud recounted some of the opportunities offered by the high school, citing opportunities for students to concurrently work in internships and apprenticeships. “We have a staff member at the high school

who does a great job of finding community partners and placing students in internships that they're interested in. It's a great opportunity for them to see if they really are interested in the career or educational path that they think they are interested in,” Stroud said. The last question presented to the candidates was provided by the community and regarded the district’s back-to-school plan, asking for all of the candidates’ thoughts on its execution and takeaways. All of the candidates discussed issues with communication, Broughton notably motioning that the board should follow age-related mask regulations suggested in the state’s order, which states that children younger than 10 years old are exempt from wearing a mask.

“I think we should be following state age limits,” Broughton said. “I went to the high school football game last Friday night and I couldn't watch because my glasses kept fogging up. I missed critical plays because my glasses, so I worry about our (elementary children) sitting in first grade and their glasses are fogging up.” Personal biographies for all four candidates are available for viewing on DSISD’s election information page and audio and video recordings of the forum are available on LWV of Hays County’s website. Early voting for the state of Texas starts on Oct. 13 and Election Day is slated for Nov. 3. More information about ballots, voting processes and polling locations are available on Hay County’s election page.

Pct. 3 Commissioners Continued from pg. 6

Q: What steps would you take to protect public groundwater as well as privately-owned wells? A: Western Hays County depends on local groundwater for its water supply. We must protect this supply as the source for our rivers, creeks, and basic way of life. I have worked with the local groundwater conservation districts to advance critical programs, like the installation of groundwater monitoring wells and groundwater monitoring, which helps to manage our resources through sound science. We not only need to protect the quantity but also the quality of our groundwater. This includes our rivers and

creeks and recharge areas, which directly connect to the aquifer. That is why I negotiated an agreement with the Meadows Center at Texas State University to work on groundwater modeling for the Texas Hill Country. I also developed a conservation subdivision project that will study ways in which we can make new development more sustainable, which will in turn allow for more sustainable rules and regulations to better protect groundwater. Q: What relief would you pursue for property owners who see their appraisals rise every year? A: Property taxes are a serious concern for

me. Not only do I pay them as a homeowner, I am the son of seniors who live on fixed incomes. That is why I was the chief architect of a senior tax freeze, which not only freezes the county tax rate but also the county tax bill for everyone who turns 65 years old. In addition, we now have the lowest property tax rate in 25 years, because we have lowered the tax rate to offset the tax impact of higher property values. We accomplished all of this while building our county’s rainy day savings to more than $50 million, improving roads, and conserving threatened open spaces. This good financial stewardship has given Hays County a AA bond rating.

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Dripping Springs Tigers defeated by Hays 45-28 BY SEAN ALLEN

PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM

Preston Alford (14) slips between Hays’ defenders Chris Bruce (23) and Sean Mcsorely for a first down. Alford rushed for 106 yards, scored a pair of touchdowns in the game and had 7 pass receptions for 36 yards.

BUDA – Coming off a 14-point shutout win against Kerrville Tivy, the Dripping Springs Tigers were unable to match up well against Coach Les Goad’s Hays squad, resulting in a 4528 loss at Bob Shelton Stadium. The first half was almost perfect as Hays scored a touchdown on all but one drive, resulting in a 27yard field goal, which included a scorching 48-yard jet sweep touchdown from senior utillity Bryant Lewis on the third possession. In the opening drive of the second half, the Tigers had a solid kick

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return making it up to their own 43 yard line, but despite managing to drive 56 yards on seven plays, on the 8th play, Dripping Springs senior quarterback Cameron O’Banan was sacked for a loss of six yards with the ensuing play resulting in an interception at the oneyard line. Hays then managed a 99-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run punched in by senior back Quincy

Jackson at 3:14 in the third quarter. Despite the odds, the Tigers did not back down from the challenge as they had backto-back touchdown drives making their last score of the game by sophomore quarterback Austin Novosad scoring a touchdown with 4:44 on the clock. Preston Alford scored a twopoint conversion bringing the score to 38-22. Despite the Tigers’ effort, late in the game Hays sophomore running back Zach Obara put the game out of reach with a touchdown run of 34 yards with 3:33 remaining, bringing the

Tigers, Jaguars, lobos earn volleyball victories last week STAFF REPORT

After notching a district opening win Sept. 25, the Dripping Springs Tigers volleyball team followed by going 1-1 in district play last week, which included a five-set thriller in a battle between two of the top 10 teams in the state. On Sept. 29, Dripping Springs, ranked No. 6 in the 5A Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) state poll, fell to district foe and No. 5 New Braunfels Canyon in five hard-fought sets at Tiger Gym. Tiger Sophomore Mackenzie Plante led all players with 21 kills in the Sept. 29 match. Junior Ryann Frontera finished with 28 assists. Senior Nicole Herbert finished the match with

de Walle recorded a DISTRICT 26-5A VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS team high 21 assists and Frontera finished with AS OF OCT. 4

18 assists. Hebert had 17 digs. Dripping Springs returns to action Oct. 9 when the Tigers play at Alamo Heights, a rematch of the 2019 Region IV, 5A Final. Also in local 26-5A action, Johnson High tallied that program's first district win at the varsity level Friday when 21 digs. it defeated San Antonio Dripping Springs reVeterans Memorial in bounded right back Oct. four sets. The victory also 2 when the team cruised broke the Jaquars’ fivepast Boerne Champion in match losing streak. three straight sets. Jaguar sophomore Plante and junior Mackenzie Behl led the Annabelle Crowder each team with 10 kills, while finished with nine kills in sophomore Erin Madden the match and were aidfinsihed with eight kills. ed by a seven-kill effort Helping the cause was 15 from junior Madi Lund. total aces notched by the Senior Morgan Van Jags, led by junior MackNew Braunfels Canyon 3-0 Dripping Springs 2-1 Alamo Heights 2-1 Kerrville Tivy 2-1 Lehman 1-1 Veterans Memorial 1-2 Johnson 1-2 Boerne Champion 0-2 Seguin 0-2

enzie Hilsenbeck who finished with five on the evening. Hilsenbeck also recorded a team high 23 assists, while sophomore Lana Tello tallied 18 digs on the defensive side. Meanwhile, fellow district mate Lehman also opened district play on the right foot Sept. 29 when it secured a straight set win over Seguin. Senior Lobo Isabella Mantillo led the team with 13 kills and setter Leah Lara finished with a team high seven aces. Lobo senior Ana Santa Ana recorded 15 digs in the contest. Lehman traveled to play Johnson Tuesday in the two programs’ first varsity match against one another. Lehman hosts powerhouse New Braunfels Canyon Oct. 9 while Johnson hosts Canyon Oct. 16.

Wimberley football pushes past Alice in strong second half STAFF REPORT

Leadership Academy, a first year program out of JOURDANTON – Twen- San Antonio ISD, was canty-eight unanswered celed after SAISD pushed second half points tipped back the start of its disthe scales in the Wimbertrict's athletic season until ley Texans’ favor Friday as mid-October. they cruised past the Alice Wimberley built a Coyotes 45-13 in a nondis- 17-13 lead at halftime trict tilt at Indian Stadium. before exploding for 28 The contest was sched- unanswered points in the uled between the two second half. programs after the Texans' Wimberley quarterback 14-4A, Division II opener Matthew Tippie went 23 against the Young Men's of 38 for 231 yards and

three passing touchdowns, while running back Juan Olmedo rushed for 113 yards on nine carries. Texan running back Moses Wray rushed for 62 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Olmedo led the team on defense by recording a pair of interceptions, including a 58-yard interception return for a touchdown. Texan wide receiver Colby Cotten finished

with a game high seven catches for 95 yards and a passing touchdown. Four total Texan wide receivers recorded a touchdown catch including Jaxson Watts, Nathan Simpson and Ty Pruett. The Texans travel to play at Manor New Tech Friday, followed by a home game against Austin Eastside Memorial Oct. 16.

score to 45-22. With the game in its closing minute, Tigers’ O’Banan scored on a reception bringing the game to a close at 45-28. It was also a special night as 12 Rebels were able to run the ball a combined 35 carries for 285 yards and four touchdowns, with 10 being part of the senior class. Quarterback Durand Hill led the way by completing 12 of 22 pass attempts to six different receivers for 209 yards, two passing touchdowns and a touchdown run. Senior backup quarterback Grayson Winter completed a 6-yard pass to senior wide receiver Josh Mayo.

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