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HATE SPEECH

Wimberley races too close to call at deadline

Anti-semitic letters showing up in Hays County

Unofficial general election results as of 10 p.m., Nov. 2

WIMBERLEY ISD, PLACE 1 Andrea Justus Lori Olson

WIMBERLEY ISD, PLACE 2 Nathan Cross Edmond Moreland

BY SAHAR CHMAIS Anti-semitic letters, placed in plastic bags with pebbles, were placed in front of homes across several cities in Hays County.

One of the letter’s headlines reads, “Every single aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish,” and the letter claims the names of Jewish leaders in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccine scientists and more.

Another letter questions why Jewish people have majority control over the media.

On Sunday night, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra brought this issue to light through a social media post and said reports of the letters started coming to him on Saturday. There have been at least six letters sent out based on reports made to him, but many more letters could have gone out to residents, Becerra said.

Homes in San Marcos, Kyle and Dripping Springs received the letters, according to Becerra. The target audience of the letters is unknown, but Becerra said those who reported the incident were white, so he believes it could have been cherry picking; trying to target and scare the Jewish community.

Additionally, Becerra said he is under the impression that someone was driving by at night and throwing the letters out of their window because of the rocks inside the bags.

“We are a hard working community, filled with intrinsically good people and we must not let slivers of hatred divide us,” Becerra told the Hays Free

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WIMBERLEY ISD, PLACE 3 Rob Campbell Gretchen Holtsinger

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CITY OF WOODCREEK MAYOR Jeff Rasco Aurora LeBrun

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CITY OF WOODCREEK CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Sophomore Kyle Koch #6 eludes Jaguar Josh Garcia #26 for a few yards in the third quarter. Koch had 11 receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Next up, the Tigers will travel to Seguin High School to battle the Matadors on Friday, Nov. 5. See more photos on page 10.

Tigers ambush Jaguars

BY ALBERT SANCHEZ

A near-capacity crowd in Dripping Springs saw the Tigers take down the Johnson High Jaguars 52-7.

The Tigers scored 21 quick points in the 1st quarter and at halftime Jaguars had not answered the call for points as the score sat at Tigers 21, Jaguars 0.

At the start of the 4th quarter the score was Tigers 30 and Jaguars 0. However, the Jaguars managed to score a late touchdown with a few

minutes remaining in the contest. The final score was Tigers 52 and the Jaguars 7. The Tigers remain undefeated at 9-0 and the Jaguars fall to 8-1.

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STATE NEWS

Rare human case of rabies under investigation

BY GARY BORDERS

HATE SPEECH, 10 The DSHS student body made their traditional "Senior Walk" across the football field at the last home game of the season on Friday night. The Seniors walked arm in arm to celebrate their last football game of their senior year and celebrate the Tiger win over the Jaguars from Johnson High School in Buda.

Austin-based restaurants coming to Kyle

BY SAHAR CHMAIS Kerbey Lane Cafe, a beloved Austin diner, will join the ranks of Z Tejas, P. Terry’s and Torchy’s Tacos, as new announcements come about the expanding Kyle restaurant scene.

Kerbey Lane Cafe, the 24-hour restaurant, has set its eyes on the JLL Development,

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Kerbey Lane Cafe, the 24-hour restaurant, has set its eyes on the JLL Development, the southwest corner Marketplace Ave.and Kyle Parkway, and is choosing which pad site to move into. the southwest corner Marketplace Ave. and Kyle Parkway, and is choosing which pad

Lawsuit shows San Marcos police refused to escort Biden Bus.

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site to move into.

As Kyle expands, the city wants more food options for

residents, but the city cannot invite these restaurants in — it has to attract them, said Mayor Pro-Tem Rick Koch. Businesses like Kerbey Lane want to be in places that have a unique feel, Koch added.

The Vybe trail system, which was

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A Medina County child is being treated for rabies in a Texas hospital, the Department of State Health Services reported last week. It is the first case of rabies in a human reported in the state since 2009. The child was bitten by a bat, according to DSHS. Public health officials have identified all the places where someone could have come into contact with either the bat or the child. Experts are assessing the risk to those people and whether they should receive post-exposure vaccinations to prevent them from contracting rabies.

The department noted that rabies is almost always fatal once contracted, but is preventable if the vaccine and immune globulin are administered before symptoms begin. In Texas, according to DSHS, skunks and bats account for most animal rabies cases.

Nearly 600 animals in

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Lawsuit shows police refused to escort Biden Bus

BY KATE MCGEE TEXAS TRIBUNE As supporters of then-President Donald Trump surrounded and harassed a Joe Biden campaign bus on a Central Texas highway last year, San Marcos police officials and 911 dispatchers fielded multiple requests for assistance from Democratic campaigners and bus passengers who said they feared for their safety from a pack of motorists, known as a “Trump Train,” allegedly driving in dangerously aggressive ways.

“San Marcos refused to help,” an amended federal lawsuit over the 2020 freeway skirmish claims.

Transcribed 911 audio recordings and documents that reveal behind-the-scenes communications among law enforcement and dispatchers were included in the amended lawsuit, filed late Friday.

The transcribed recordings were filed in an attempt to show that San Marcos law enforcement leaders chose not to provide the bus with a police escort multiple times, even though police departments in other nearby cities did. In one transcribed recording, Matthew Daenzer, a San Marcos police corporal on duty the day of the incident, refused to provide an escort when recommended by another jurisdiction.

“No, we’re not going to do it,” Daenzer told a 911 dispatcher, according to the amended filing. “We will ‘close patrol’ that, but we’re not going to escort a bus.”

The amended filing also states that in those audio recordings, law enforcement officers “privately laughed” and “joked about the victims and their distress.”

Former state Sen. Wendy Davis, who was running for Congress at the time, is among the four plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

The new complaint also expands the number of people and entities being sued to include Daenzer, San Marcos assistant police chief Brandon Winkenwerder and the city itself. A spokesperson for the city did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Friday. Daenzer and Winkenwerder could not immediately be reached.

The confrontation between the Biden bus and the Trump supporters made national news after it was captured on video the last weekend of October 2020, when polls showed a tight race in Texas between the two candidates. Trump later praised his supporters’ behavior, which occurred months before the former president’s backers violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an apparent

THE BUS “COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP” According to Friday’s filing, San Marcos police continued to receive 911 calls from other witnesses warning them of reckless driving along I-35, but the police department did not send an escort. The Biden campaign decided to cancel its event in San Marcos and continue north toward Austin.

Eric Cervini, one campaign volunteer and a plaintiff, had already arrived at the San Marcos event location. He alerted Cole Stapp, a deputy in the city marshal’s department who was at the site, that the event was canceled and told him the bus “could really use your help,” the filing stated.

When Cole Stapp called 911 dispatch to relay the message that the Biden event in San Marcos was canceled, he did not share that the bus needed help, PHOTO BY RONALD W. ERDRICH/ABILENE according to another tranAn amended complaint against San Marcos law enforcement says officials dismissed Democratic campaigners' pleas for help scribed audio recording in the amended filing. and fears of danger during a highway skirmish last year with supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Instead, he told Cervini the people on the attempt to stop Congress gets back on the phone bus should call 911 if The highway confrontation between from certifying the results with the Biden staffer they needed emergency of his reelection loss. and tells him there would services. When Cervini a Biden bus and Trump supporters The Texas highway be no escort. informed him the bus made national news in the final incident featured at least “If you feel like you’re already called 911 one minor collision and days of the heated 2020 presidential being threatened or your had and shared the bus’s exact led to Texas Democrats life is threatened, defilocation, Cole Stapp noted campaign. The incident involved at canceling three schednitely call us back,” she the bus was near the uled campaign events told him. least one minor collision and led to police headquarters, the in Central Texas, citing “Are you kidding me, filing states.

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Bidding farewell to editor Anita Miller Award-winning journalist Anita Miller Byley, who dedicated more than four decades to telling the stories of the people of Hays County, died Oct. 26 with her husband David Byley and family by her side at Ascension Seton Hospital in Kyle.

Miller served as managing editor of the Hays Free Press for more than a year before ill health required her to step down. She worked at the San Marcos Daily Record for 39 years.

A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in journalism in 1975, she joined the Record in 1980.

She mentored student journalists and rising stars, outlasted dozens of reporters, some of whom moved to larger publications. Her collegiality inspired excellence and ambition.

She was devoted to chronicling the lives of the people of Hays County — through disasters and recovery, achievements and victories, icons and a few villains.

At the Record, Miller rose through the ranks from being a reporter in 1980 to managing editor in 2015. For many years, she was the only photographer for the newspaper.

Her love for the San Marcos community, the river, and local organiza-

tions inspired her to support their efforts by telling their stories.

In the aftermath of the 2015 floods, Miller was in Martindale, writing a story about a donation center for flood victims. When she finished her story, she spent the rest of the night driving members of the riverside community to their flood ravaged homes to inspect the damage and determine what they could salvage.

While reporting an event at the Devil’s Back-

bone, she saw that two dogs had the misfortune of encountering a porcupine. Miller spent several hours at a veterinary clinic helping to pull quills from the dogs.

Another time, covering an EMS emergency response to a heart attack victim, she held an IV bag to assist the medics.

Miller won numerous journalism awards from the Texas Press Association, South Texas Press Association and the Associated Press.

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She was inducted into as the Mobil Oil Company the San Marcos Women’s Consignee. Her beloved Hall of Fame in 2018 and uncle Leonard Miller was presented a great with the influence in Donations in Friend of her life and Anita Miller the River helped her Award by her Byley’s memory achieve the San education. may be made Marcos RivFishing was er Foundaa family joy, to The River tion in 2013. as were trips Foundation, El She also was to the beach honored by in Port Centro Cultural Hays CounAransas.

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Center and the Africa, and Miller returned sewed many Hays Caldwell home to of her own Women’s Center. clothes and marry Anita, who owned was named a children’s clothing store. Best Dressed her senior Her parents managed year. She was also named The Catclaw dancehall and Most Beautiful Hair. Famithen a ranch before setly folklore has it that due to tling down in Port Lavaca a near fatal case of pneu-

monia when Miller was 6 years old, her hair changed from brown, coarse and wavy to the sleek jet-black hair she was known for.

Miller graduated from CHS in the top 10 of her class in 1971 and attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a B.A. in Journalism. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church.

She married musician David Byley on Nov. 11, 1984, at the Veramendi Plaza Gazebo in San Marcos and they devoted the next 37 years to each other, living for many years in a house near Martindale on the San Marcos River.

Miller persisted despite many personal challenges, surviving a rattlesnake bite, cancer and a broken hip.

Miller is survived by her husband David, her sisters Susan Tippit, Gloria Crone, and Betsy McDaniel, brothers-in-law Allen Tippit, Gary Crone, and Terry McDaniel; nieces and nephews Remi Chaisson Miller Tippit Keathly, Hannah Estelle Crone, Lori McDaniel Henry, T.J. McDaniel, Julissa Lopez and Gary Crone Jr., and second cousins Beth Nichols Gibson and Kelly Nichols.

A celebration of Miller’s life will be planned in the coming weeks.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Are you kidding me, ma’am? they’ve threatened my life on multiple occasions with vehicular collision.”

–Biden Bus staffer to San Marcos dispatcher. Story on page 2.

Is there detention in Sunday school?

If you ever want to test the limits of your patience, your sanity and your ability to avoid bursting your gizzard from laughing out loud at exactly the wrong moment – in church – try teaching a junior high boys’ Sunday school class sometime.

You’ll thank me or hunt me down to kill me... or maybe both.

My parents started bringing me to church from the time my mother thought I was just an annoying gas bubble, and they continued taking me until the pains I caused went far beyond anything a dose of Mylanta could relieve. So you might say Sunday school is in my blood – or at least my bowels.

My wife and I have

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by Jesse Graves

been teaching our three daughters’ Sunday school classes since they were in kindergarten. In fact, I’ve been told that teaching kids’ Sunday school is my spiritual gift. But after doing it for 18 years, I’m pretty sure it’s a spiritual gag gift, and God has enjoyed every minute of it.

When we taught elementary-age Sunday school, it was all crafts, Bible stories, and singalongs. The main things I worried about then were getting someone to the potty in time (including myself), misplacing

someone during a trip to the potty, or failing to memorize the Bible verse of the week and being shown up by some seven-year-old theological prodigy who could recite the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic – on the way to the potty.

But the real fun of teaching Sunday school to elementary-age kids was getting them in a circle on the carpet for group prayer time, when some of them took the opportunity to reveal their most embarrassing family secrets. What started out as a solemn and reverent time of sharing often transformed into a combination of “Dr. Phil,” “Maury,” and “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” If, for example, someone prayed for their Aunt Rox-

anne’s impending fourth marriage to take place in the county detention center visitor’s area, all I could do to maintain order was say a quick “Amen” and ask if anyone needed to go to the potty.

(Everyone always did.)

And speaking of the potty, I’m currently teaching a class of junior high boys, which is like trying to discuss theology trapped in an overcrowded zoo exhibit of agitated spider monkeys. Based on my experience and careful study of classroom management techniques, I’ve found that for adolescent male children, a generous supply of Little Debbie Treats and Jolly Ranchers provides an effective, short-term source of positive reinforcement–also known as bribery.

But sometimes, even the persuasive qualities of high fructose corn syrup can’t calm the onslaught of pubescent doofusness.

In fact, during a recent Sunday morning smallgroup lesson, I asked the boys to give me an example of how believers can offer acceptable praise to the Lord. One of my “regulars” responded by lifting his right hip and releasing a thunderous blast that ricocheted off of the hard-plastic chair and reverberated throughout the cavernous church youth building. All I could think to do was say a quick “Amen” and ask if anyone needed to go to the potty. (Everyone did.)

Moments like these only strengthen my firm belief that God has a keen sense of humor. How else

can you explain ear, nose and back hair? It also reminds me that one time long ago, I, too, was a junior high goober tormenting my long-suffering Sunday school teachers with uncontrollable giggling when they read any Bible verse containing the word “loins.”

I guess it’s true that “what goes around comes around,” and lots of problems can still be solved with a quick trip to the potty. Amen!

Graves is an award-winning humor columnist from East Texas. His columns have been featured in Texas Escapes magazine, The Shreveport Times, The Longview News Journal, and The Kilgore News Herald. Contact Graves at susanjase@sbcglobal.net.

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An aerial photo of Lake Kyle during a fishing tournament shows an open canvas of landscape ripe for tree-planting.

Volunteers needed to plant trees in Kyle parks

BY SAHAR CHMAIS

Plant lovers, commence to plant trees across parks in Kyle.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, volunteers are invited to plant native trees in parks across Kyle as part of a beautifying project. To sign up for the event, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c45aba722a5fec70-kyle.

“The work our volunteers will be doing is not only to enhance city green spaces,” said Kyle Trails Division Crew Member Stacy Anderson, “but also cultivate them to give back to the community.”

Beside providing a

beautiful aesthetic, trees filter water, slow water runoff, provide habitat for wildlife, clean the air, produce oxygen and give shade.

Volunteers will meet at Waterleaf Park at 9 a.m. and will be assigned to a worksite. They will receive lunch and drinks for the three-hour event.

Trees will be planted in the following five locations: • Gregg-Clarke Park, 1100 Center Street • Lake Kyle Park, 700 Lehman Road • Steeplechase Park, 295 Hallie Drive • Waterleaf Park, 600 Abundance Lane

• Plum Creek Trail running between Lake Kyle Park and Waterleaf Park

The Texas Disposal Service (TDS) has provided 55 native trees of different sizes. Tree types include: live oaks, Monterrey oaks, Chinquapin oaks, burr oaks and cedar elms.

While trees have been provided, the Parks and Recreation Department is seeking additional donations for native and fruit trees. The donations are tax deductible and sponsors will receive recognition. For questions about donations, contact Anderson at sanderson@ cityofkyle.com.

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Buda to be recognized as Platinum Scenic City STAFF REPORT

BUDA – On Nov. 3, the Buda City Council will recognize the city of Buda as a Platinum Scenic City recipient, which is the highest level awarded in the Scenic City Certification Program.

This year, Buda is one of 22 Texas cities to be certified as a Scenic City.

The city was awarded a Gold Scenic City Certification in 2011 and improved in rank to a Platinum designation this year for the first time.

“The City has worked relentlessly to earn this platinum designation,” said Melissa McCollum, Buda Planning Director.

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this recognition. It’s the product of the City’s high standards for streetscapes and its effort to preserve heritage trees, cultivate greenbelts and limit light pollution.”

The Scenic City Certification Program supports and recognizes Texas municipalities that implement high-quality scenic standards for public roadways and spaces.

“The Scenic City designation is fast becoming an acknowledgment that residents are committed to creating a more scenic environment for themselves and for visitors," said Sarah Tober, Scenic Texas President, "whether that means creating scenic roadways, preserving historic sites, or improving parks and green spaces.”

To support that claim, the lawsuit refers to a group text message among San Marcos officers, including Winkenwerder, in which an unidentified person appears to refer to Democrats who drove through town as a derogatory slang term for someone who is mentally disabled.

The following day, Chase Stapp, the public safety director, texted multiple officers about the situation, according to Friday’s filing. “From what I can gather, the Biden bus never even exited I-35 thanks to the Trump escort.”

Yet in the days afterward, after news of the melee spread, officers started calling the event a “debacle” in internal emails and braced for a “political fire storm” after officers realized that what happened in San Marcos “might lead to political and legal consequences,” the complaint alleges.

When Daenzer wrote the report of the incident four days later, he said “due to the staffing issues, lack of time to plan, and lack of knowledge of the route, we were unable to provide an escort.”

A spokesperson for the city of San Marcos told The Texas Tribune last year that police respond-

ed to requests to assist the bus, but traffic prevented officers from catching up before the bus left the city limits.

Yet Lisa Prewitt, a former San Marcos City Council member who was running for a county commissioner seat at the time, told the Tribune in the days after the skirmish that she had flagged the event to local law enforcement 24 hours in advance and mentioned safety concerns. Prewitt said she had also called Chase Stapp and alerted him the bus was 30 minutes away from the event location in San Marcos and was being followed by 50 or more vehicles with Trump flags.

Last year, Chase Stapp denied that Prewitt specifically requested a police escort or mentioned the “Trump Train” was causing issues, but did not respond to follow-up questions at the time.

“With the exception of the two phone calls to me from Ms. Prewitt, at no time did anyone from the campaign request assistance from the San Marcos Police Department in advance of the event so that the request could be evaluated and prepared for,” Chase Stapp said in a statement to the Tribune last year.

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Continued from pg. 2 Without a police escort, those on the bus allege, the Trump supporters grew more aggressive surrounding the bus and the campaign staffers’ car.

At one point, there was a collision between one of the Trump supporters and the white SUV driven by the Biden campaign staffer who had earlier connected to the San Marcos dispatcher. It wasn’t until the bus reached Kyle around 3:46 p.m. that a police escort from that city arrived and the Trump supporters moved away from the vehicle, the lawsuit alleges.

But when the Kyle police escort departed at the Travis County line, the filing stated, the trucks of Trump supporters “resumed their threatening behavior.” It wasn’t until the bus was able to make it to a campaign stop in Austin that those onboard were able to get off. The Biden campaign canceled multiple events due to safety reasons.

ALLEGATIONS OF POKING FUN AT THE ATTACK According to the filing, plaintiffs argue a text message between some of the San Marcos police officers who refused to provide assistance “poked fun at the attack.”

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approved in September, will run through the JLL Development. Once the Vybe was brought forward, the developer changed their site plans around the trail. This plan has attracted more restaurants, Koch told the Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch.

While Kerbey Lane works on expanding into Kyle, other names that would make residents happy are also working on coming into the city, Koch said.

These businesses have not yet been disclosed.

Those that have already announced their Kyle expansion plans include Tiff’s Treats, Torchy’s Tacos, P. Terry’s, Z Tejas.

Those restaurants have chosen to locate in the development around EVO Theaters where the new Costco is under construction.

This development is at

“I think in the next 12 to 18 months, not only will you see a bunch of announcements for sit-down restaurants, but you will see some under construction,” the northwest corner of I-35 and Kohler’s Crossing.

“I think in the next 12 to 18 months, not only will you see a bunch of announcements for sit-down restaurants, but you will see some under construction,” Koch said, announcing the city’s vision.

Sit-down restaurants are in demand in Kyle, a city that has historically lost out on these businesses compared to surrounding areas, Koch said.

About 1.5 years ago, Kyle created an incentive program to secure new restaurants to fill a gap in the

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OBITUARY BAILEY Randy Lamar Bailey, 68, of Dripping Springs, TX, passed away on October 25th, 2021.

He was a family man, a proud member of his community and a devout man of Christ.

He was loved by his family and friends, and will be terribly missed.

Randy was born in Oklahoma City on January 12th, 1953. He was the eldest of four sons to Richard & Modine Bailey of Azle, TX. Randy met his wife of forty years, Karen (Perry) Bailey, in Oklahoma City and they married in 1979. They had two children, Jennifer (38) and Chad (36), and proudly raised them in New Braunfels, TX., where they made many incredible memories and lifelong friends. Randy was baptized with his children at the First United Methodist Church in New Braunfels, where they attended for many years. Randy was a tenacious businessman who traveled hard during his career, mostly during his 20+ year stint at Haggar Clothing Co. He is remembered as a great man of incredible integrity by all who worked with him.

He truly loved what he did and quickly made friends out of his customers and associates.

When he wasn’t working, you could count on him to be the coach or proud dad in the stands at his kids’ baseball, volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer and football games; track meets, dance recitals, swim lessons, you name it. He was a true Family Man, and the rock of his family. He enjoyed four-wheeling, camping, traveling, snow skiing, playing catch in the yard, and boating with them.

His kids and his granddaughters were the loves of his life. Vella Erin was born to Jennifer in 2017, and Cecilia (CeCe) Jane was born to Chad & his wife JJ in 2020. He loved

being with his granddaughters, spoiling them with gifts & treats, and was so proud of his kids for the families that they had created. The donut shop will miss his weekly visits, and his granddaughters will miss the donut drop offs. He brought a kind, loving heart to everyone around him, and would drop whatever he was doing to be with his family or friends.

In his free time, you could find him riding his Harley with friends in the hill country or making road trips to the mountains. In 2019, he made the ride of his life to Run for the Wall in Washington D.C. with his good friend Danny. He had an overwhelming sense of comradery and pride for his fellow bikers during and after this ride. He became a supporter of BACA, Bikers Against Child Abuse, and admired the work that they did. Thankful for his Native American heritage, Randy was a proud member of the Choctaw Nation Tribe. His children, their children and many legacies to come, will also be able to become members of this tribe.

He was also a member of the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society where he and Karen adopted one of their horses, Durango, who preceded him in death earlier this year. He had a knack for attracting and adopting animals in need. In his earlier years, he was a semi-professional racquetball player, and even pursued his pilot’s license. During his last years, he fulfilled one of his lifelong goals of becoming a realtor, and even earned several acknowledgements for being a Top Listing agent with Realty Austin. Throughout his life, he was ambitious and drove his goals to fruition.

Randy is survived by his daughter Jennifer, granddaughter Vella, his son Chad, daughter-in-law JJ, and granddaughter CeCe, his father Richard Bailey, and his brothers, Richard, Rodney, and Ryan Bailey, and each of their families.

Karen will survive him by continuing to share his faith, love and spirit.

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Lastly, he is survived by his beloved dogs, Josie and Maya, and his horses, Judge, Gracie and Blaze, who will never forget him.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Modine, his Grandma Jones, his Grandma Bailey, and by Karen’s mother, Jane Perry, and her grandmother, Nell Castle, all who he loved and who loved him dearly. His memory will be survived by the stories we will tell, and by the love for him that so many will hold in their hearts, forever.

An outdoor service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at Randy’s home, 251 Oak Grove Drive, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Bikers Against Child Abuse or Run for the Wall. Out of respect for our family and guests, vaccinated people are welcome.

Please at least get your first shot before Saturday if you plan to attend.

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ROBERTSON Jennifer (Jenni) Gale Pursley Robertson (36) and James Daric Robertson (6) were violently murdered on Sunday, October 17, 2021 in their home in Austin, Texas.

Jenni was born on August 5, 1985 in Austin to proud parents Roy and Gwenda Pursley of Dripping Springs. Jenni graduated from Dripping Springs High School in 2003. She began her college education at Texas State University and transferred to San Diego State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 2006. She continued her education and received her Masters degree from University of Phoenix in Business Administration

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to Austin where she started her landscaping firm Winterowd & Associates.

She was an award-winning member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and was appointed to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.

She developed landscape design features that are prominent in and around Austin.

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A memorial service will She was a 1976 graduate of be held at 2 p.m. on NoBuchanan High School in vember 8, 2021, at Harrell Troy and received her BS Funeral Home in Austin, in Landscape Architecture Texas. Memorials may be from Kansas State Unimade to Austin Pets Alive versity in 1981. Following or the Lady Bird Johnson graduation, Diane moved Wildflower Center.

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4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jerry Kelley officiating. Burial will follow at the Pursley Cemetery outside of Dripping Springs on Mt. Gainor Road.

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in 2010. Jenni began her working career with a company called Rhino Bill where she was employed for nine years. Her last position was at Voltage Control where she was the Operations Manager.

She was happily employed with this company at the time of her death.

Jenni held many titles in her short time here on this Earth (daughter, wonderful friend to many, cousin, niece and aunt), but her proudest achievement and title was “Mom to James”. She was a fun-loving, adventurous, beautiful (inside and out) person who lived life to the fullest and was taken from her family and friends way too soon.

Jenni was preceded in death by her grandparents Dorothy and Vernon Sanders and Robert and Maxine Pursley and two very special aunts Annette Looney (Aunt Nette) and Vicki Sanders.

Jenni is survived by her parents Roy and Gwenda Pursley of Dripping Springs, her Godparents Mike and Gale Crow of Buchanan Dam, Texas.

Brothers Will Pursley of Cedar Park, Texas and Glen Pursley of Wimberley.

Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

James Daric Robertson (6) was born in Austin on October 28, 2014.

James was currently attending Blazier Elementary School in Austin, where he was a student in Ms. Prestwood’s first grade class. James loved reading.

James always had a smile on his face that could light up any room.

He loved all outdoor activities, especially going to the park with his Mom. He loved going to his Aunt Gale’s beach on Lake Buchanan as well as the beach at Corpus Christi and Galveston. James was very outgoing, and friendly. In his short life, he had developed many friendships. One of those friendships was with his best buddy, Weston, whom he shared many adventures and birthdays.

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Yeoman turned Cougars into winners The Houston Cougars put a smile on the face of their rookie coach with a road victory at Florida State on Nov. 3, 1962.

Few University of Houston fans had ever heard of Bill Yeoman when he was hired as the fifth head coach of a football program that had been around only 15 years. Even the most skeptical would soon be singing his praises.

William Frank Yeoman was born in 1927 in Indiana and grew up in Arizona.

A star center on his high school team, he went to Texas A&M on a football scholarship but stayed for just a single season before receiving an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

In the years following the Second World War, Notre Dame and Army dominated college football. In 1946, Yeoman’s sophomore season, the Black Knights vanquished nine opponents and tied the tenth with a dream backfield that featured two Heisman Trophy winners – Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard.

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Graduation from West Point came with a commission and a three-year tour of duty in Germany.

Frustrated by the fact that he could not afford to buy new shoes for his son on an officer’s pay, he resigned his commission and returned to civilian life in the U.S. Finding a job proved to be easier that Yeoman thought it might be. Duffy Daugherty, the legendary coach at Michigan State, who met the young lieutenant on a visit to

Germany, jumped at the chance to add him to his staff.

Yeoman spent 1954 through 1961 under Daughtery’s wing. When the University of Houston expressed interest in another Michigan State assistant, he said Yeoman would be a better fit. That was how a former Aggie ended up the UH head coach at just 34 years old.

Yeoman could not have asked for a better beginning. On successive Saturdays at Rice Stadium, where UH played its home games, his first crop of Cougars beat Baylor 19-0 and Texas A&M 6-3.

However, the schedule was much tougher in October, and UH lost all four games that month. Two nationally ranked teams, Ole Miss and Alabama, had their way with the Cougars as did Mississippi State and Boston College.

The hardfought victory over Florida State turned everything

around for the 1962 squad.

They did not lose another contest and capped off their comeback with a win in the Tangerine Bowl for a 7-4 mark.

After such an impressive start to the Yeoman Era, hopes were understandably high for the future of UH football. But three consecutive losing seasons with a combined record of eight wins, 19 losses and two ties had a growing contingent of alums and fans calling for the firing of the coach.

UH had pulled out of the Missouri Valley Conference two years before Yeoman arrived on campus. As an independent, recruiting was a challenge. High school players had grown up with the goal of playing in the Southwest Conference.

Yeoman realized that SWC coaches had their pick of the blue-chip prospects, but that left a slew of fine football players with no place to go in the state of Texas. He developed a recruiting strategy based on long trips to out-of-theway towns and touting the advantages of attending college in a thriving metropolis like Houston.

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source of gridiron talent that every coach in the Southwest Conference intentionally ignored – the black athlete. All the teams were lily white and always had been, and that was a status quo no one dared challenge.

But UH was not in the SWC, admission was a decade and a half in the future, and Yeoman was not bound by any “gentleman’s agreement” on the touchy issue of segregation. So he began reaching out to the black community speaking before any group large or small that would have him. And he always said the same thing, that he had only one prejudice – bad football players.

Yeoman’s dogged determination paid off in the summer of 1964 with the signing of the most sought after runningback in the country. Warren McVea from San Antonio lived up to his press clippings as an All-American worth his weight in gold. The next year, SMU broke the color barrier with Jerry Levias, who the first scholarship black athlete in SWC, and the second black athlete in the conference. (Baylor University’s John West-

brook was the first black athlete in the SWC. In fact, Baylor changed it football game schedule to that it could make that claim.)

After UH was finally admitted to the Southwest Conference in 1976, the Cougars captured the conference championship and whipped Maryland in the Cotton Bowl. Under Yeoman Houston came in first in the SWC three more times and appeared in 11 post-season bowls winning six.

When Yeoman reluctantly retired in 1986 in the midst of a recruiting scandal, he had won 160 games in a quarter of a century, produced 46 All-Americans and sent 69 players to the NFL. Eleven of his teams were ranked in the final AP Top 20.

Before his death at 92 in August 2020, Bill Yeoman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and, of course, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE

Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code hereby gives notice of public sale under said act to wit: This sale will be held November 19, 2021 at 2:30 PM on StorageAuction.com. The property in the storage unit(s) listed under tenant’s name is being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT. Safe-n-Sound Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or to cancel any public sale advertised. Announcement made the day of the sale takes precedence over any printed materials.

TONY DURAN – 10X15 CC – Bo-Flex Exercise Equipment, Desk, Flat Screen TV, Mini Fridge, So-Clean Machine, Fan, Suitcase.

DANNIELLE TRINIDAD – 10X10 NC – Chair, Stools, Pictures, Dresser, Bed Frame, Crib, Boxes, Totes and Misc.

Household Items.

APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

An application has been filed with HAYS COUNTY to create 9.08 acres of property along 3225 FM 2001, Buda, Texas 78610. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services 512-393-2150. Tracking number: PLN-1838-NP

PUBLIC NOTICE

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on November 23rd, 2021 at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider: Douglas Estates, Lot D-40, Replat

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

An application has been submitted with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 50.17 acres of property located along W RM 150, near the end of Anthem Parkway, Kyle, Texas 78640.

Information regarding this application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking Number: PLN-1759-NP.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL PROPERTY TO SATISFY A LANDLORD’S LIEN

Sale to be held online www. storagetreasures.com. Sale begins on 11-29-21 and ends on 12-7-21 at or after 11:00AM. Vehicles located at: Anytime Storage, LLC 880 Windy Hill Rd., Kyle, TX 78640 If amount due not paid in full before 31st day after publication of this notice, property may be sold at public auction.

Property includes the contents of Self-Storage space of the following tenant(s): Amount secured by lien: CELESTE DICKERSON Itasca Sunrise $2,437.37.

Heather Frias-Travel Trailer: $732.92.

Dex Boyce-Box truck: $316.10.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Sale of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien.

Sale to be held Online at Storagetreasures.com by competitive bid.

Anytime Storage, LLC 2401 Windy Hill Rd. Kyle, TX 78640 Will be ending on or after November 18 ,2021at 11 a.m.Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. The property contents of all storage unit(s) sold at this sale are purchased “as is” “where is” for CASH/CREDIT.Unit items sold for cash to the highest bidder.

All Units have some miscellaneous household items, boxes.

Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenant (s): Crystal Montano – tools, toys, appliances.

Lupe Escobar – Restaurant supplies, chairs, ice machine.

Lupe Escobar- totes, bldg supplies.

Kimberly Gamez – Furniture, toys.

LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Beer Retailer’s Permit (BG) and Retail Dealer’s On-Premise Late Hours License (BL) by El Centenario Pizzeria, Inc. d/b/a Sirenas Bar to be located at 21511 IH 35, Suite 102, Kyle, Hays County, Texas 78640.

Owner: Areli Alvarado.

INVITATION FOR BIDS CBD No. 5333 This Invitation for Bids is for the construction of Crosswinds Subdivision, Phase 4A. The work generally consists of Streets, Drainage, Water, Wastewater and Erosion Control Improvements. Sealed Bids should be addressed to Perry Homes, on behalf of Crosswinds Municipal Utility District (the “District”), Attn: Nick McIntyre. Bids will be received at the office of the Project Engineer, Attn: Quynn Dusek, P.E., Carlson, Brigance & Doering, Inc. (CBD, Inc.), 5701 W. William Cannon Dr. (third floor), Austin, TX 78749 until the date of Thursday, December 16, 2021 for a public bid opening at 2:00 p.m. Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Any Proposals received after the closing time will be unopened.

Bid documents for this project will be available for purchase from the office of the Project Engineer-CBD, Inc. A non-refundable purchase fee of $125.00 will be charged. The link will contain CAD files, pdf set of plans and bid documents. Make checks payable to Carlson, Brigance and Doering, Inc. Bid documents may be viewed at the office of CBD by scheduling a time with Cynthia Litton cynthia@cbdeng.com.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the office of CBD, Inc. The Pre-Qualification Statement included in the proposal packet and as required by Crosswinds M.U.D. shall be completed in its entirety and submitted as part of the proposal. Any proposal lacking the Pre-Qualification Statement will not be considered.

All questions, clarifications, requests must be received in writing to Quynn Dusek, P.E. via email to quynn@cbdeng.com and received no later than noon, Monday, December 13, 2021. Any requests received after that time and date will not be addressed.

A Cashier’s Check, Certified Check, or Bid Bond payable to Crosswinds M.U.D. and Development Solutions CW, LLC in an amount not less than 5% of the total bid must accompany each Bid as a guarantee that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will within 10 days of the award of the contract, enter into a contract and furnish an acceptable Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price. The Bidder’s surety will be forfeited and become the property of the Owner should the bidder fails to enter into a contract and furnish bonds acceptable to the Owner within 10 days after award of the contract.

Proposals shall not be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after the opening of the bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Owner’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project.

A Maintenance Bond will be required and is to remain in force for a period set by the governing requirements from the date of the letter of final acceptance from City of Kyle, Hays County and the Crosswinds MUD. Prevailing Wage Rates, in accordance with Government Code 2258 are applicable to this project.

PUBLISHED NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that the City of Creedmoor, Texas discuss and Possible action variance on public road on 38.587 acres on FM 1625 and corner of toll 45 in Creedmoor for Barry Ganaway property.

City of Creedmoor Council will meet on November 18, 2021 at the Creedmoor City Hall at 12513 FM 1625 Creedmoor, Texas at 7:10 pm.

All persons interested in the above have the right to appear and be heard.

By the order of the City Council of Creedmoor, Texas, Robert R.Wilhite Administrator.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SUBDIVIDE

An application has been submitted with HAYS COUNTY to subdivide 10.60 acres of property located along Rainbow Ranch Road, Wimberley, TX 78676. Information regarding the application may be obtained from Hays County Development Services (512) 393-2150. Tracking number: PLN-1820-NP.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Finance Department at the City of Buda until 2:00 p.m., November 30, 2021, for “Buda Welcome Center”. Invitations for Bids may be obtained from the Purchasing Agent at the Buda City Hall Building, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610 or go to www.texasbidsystem.com.

The project involves renovation of the former City of Buda Library into a new Welcome Center. Renovations are mostly interior, with new offices, meeting rooms, flexible display spaces, and new finishes throughout. MEP systems are being largely replaced and the underside of the roof will be insulated. Exterior façade improvements include new

lighting and addition of several storefront windows.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, based on the Schedule of Values identified, including add alternate bid items, as indicated in the Bid Form (Exhibit B).

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 Agent; purchasing@ci.buda. tx.us. Prospective Bidders 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.

Bid 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 also 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.

The cost of printed Bidding Documents from the Procurement Website will depend on the number and size of the Drawings and Project Manual, and method selected by the prospective Bidder. Any cost associated with accessing the Bid Documents is non-refundable. Upon Issuing Office's receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder's delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen.

The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.

A pre-bid conference will be held on November 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Old City of Buda Library located at 303 Main Street, Buda, Texas.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

ADDRESS AND MARK ENVELOPE: “Buda Welcome Center” TO: Purchasing Agent, City of Buda, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610.

TO BE OPENED: 2:00 p.m., November 30, 2021.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #25102103AB Charter Bus Services. Proposals will be accepted until 11-12-2021 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-268-2141 ext. 46003) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Proposal responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees

reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

Sealed bids will be received by the Finance Department at the City of Buda until 2:00 p.m., November 23, 2021, for “RFP 22-002 Municipal Court and Utility Collection Services”.

Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Purchasing Agent at the Buda City Hall Building, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610 or go to www. texasbidsystem.com.

The City of Buda, Texas, is soliciting proposals for Municipal Court and Utility Billing collection services, as well as other city fees, as needed. It is the City’s desire to contract with one company to collect fees for Class C Misdemeanor violations, those that are past due and/or in warrant status, delinquent utility billing accounts and other City fees, as needed.

ADDRESS AND MARK ENVELOPE: “RFP 22-002 Municipal Court and Utility Collection Services” TO: Purchasing Agent, City of Buda, 405 E. Loop St., Buda, Texas 78610.

TO BE OPENED: 2:00 p.m., November 23, 2021.

NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to chapter 59; Texas property code; Cornerstone Storage 281 N FM 1626 Buda, TX, 78610 will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord lien.

The sale will end on or around 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2021 via storagetreasures.com. Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. A $50.00 clean up deposit will be required. Unit must be cleaned out 48 hours from end of sale. Sale is subject to adjournment. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. 10x20 unit – tenant Peter Guerra.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS TO BE LEVIED AGAINST PROPERTY LOCATED IN IMPROVEMENT AREA #1 OF THE PLUM CREEK NORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS TO BE LEVIED AGAINST PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AREA OF THE PLUM CREEK NORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas, will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers at Kyle City Council Chambers, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas, or by videoconference, if necessary, on November 16th, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., to consider proposed assessments to be levied against the assessable property located within Improvement Area #1 ("Improvement Area #1) of the Plum Creek North Public Improvement District (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code. Written and oral objections will be considered at the hearing.

General Nature of Public Improvements: The general nature of the proposed public improvements are: (i) the establishment of parks and open space, together with the design, construction and maintenance of any ancillary structures, features or amenities such as trails, pavilions, community facilities, parking facilities, sidewalks, irrigation, walkways, lighting, benches, trash receptacles and any similar items located therein; (ii) landscaping; (iii) acquisition, construction, and improvement of water, wastewater and drainage facilities; (iv) acquisition construction and improvement of streets, roadways, rights-of-way and related facilities; (v) entry monumentation and features; (vi) signage; (vii) projects similar to those listed in subsections (i)-(vi) above; and (viii) payment of costs associated with constructing and financing the public improvements listed in subparagraphs (i)-(vii) above, including costs of establishing, administering and operating the District.

Estimated Total Cost of Public Improvements: The total cost of the public improvements to be funded by the District is estimated to be approximately $15,000,000.00 (including issuance and other financing costs) but in no case shall exceed $25,000,000.00. The total cost of the public improvements to be funded by the District for Improvement Area #1 is approximately $6,385,000.00. The exact amount will be provided in the approved service and assessment plan.

District Boundaries: The District includes approximately 389.1 acres of land generally located in Kyle, Hays County, Texas, bounded by Kohler’s Crossing to the South, Ranch to Market Road 2770 to the West and North, and Farm to Market Road 1626 to the East (the “Property”). Improvement Area #1, comprised of approximately 123.086 acres, is located within the Property as generally depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto.

Materials: The field notes, a copy of the proposed service and assessment plan, and assessment roll are available for inspection at Kyle City Hall at 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas.

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas, will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers at Kyle City Council Chambers, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas, or by videoconference, if necessary, on November 16th, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., to consider proposed assessments to be levied against the assessable property located within the Major Improvement Area ("Major Improvement Area”) of the Plum Creek North Public Improvement District (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code. Written and oral objections will be considered at the hearing.

General Nature of Public Improvements: The general nature of the proposed public improvements are: (i) the establishment of parks and open space, together with the design, construction and maintenance of any ancillary structures, features or amenities such as trails, pavilions, community facilities, parking facilities, sidewalks, irrigation, walkways, lighting, benches, trash receptacles and any similar items located therein; (ii) landscaping; (iii) acquisition, construction, and improvement of water, wastewater and drainage facilities; (iv) acquisition construction and improvement of streets, roadways, rights-of-way and related facilities; (v) entry monumentation and features; (vi) signage; (vii) projects similar to those listed in subsections (i)-(vi) above; and (viii) payment of costs associated with constructing and financing the public improvements listed in subparagraphs (i)-(vii) above, including costs of establishing, administering and operating the District.

Estimated Total Cost of Public Improvements: The total cost of the public improvements to be funded by the District is estimated to be approximately $15,000,000.00 (including issuance and other financing costs) but in no case shall exceed $25,000,000.00. The total cost of the public improvements to be funded by the District for the Major Improvement Area is approximately $2,730,000.00. The exact amount will be provided in the approved service and assessment plan.

District Boundaries: The District includes approximately 389.1 acres of land generally located in Kyle, Hays County, Texas, bounded by Kohler’s Crossing to the South, Ranch to Market Road 2770 to the West and North, and Farm to Market Road 1626 to the East (the “Property”). The Major Improvement Area, comprised of approximately 266.104 acres, is located within the Property as generally depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto.

Materials: The field notes, a copy of the proposed service and assessment plan, and assessment roll are available for inspection at Kyle City Hall at 100 W. Center Street, Kyle, Texas.

Exhibit A

Exhibit A

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From wrestling to Marines, local makes the transition

BY MEGAN WEHRING

come up and congratulate me. It’s very veterDRIPPING SPRINGS — an-friendly.”

Strong relationships with Barron recently comhis community and his pleted Basic Training on time wrestling for the high Oct. 22. He is scheduled school made Cody Barron to report to the School of a perfect Infantry recruit. at Camp “I saw friends Barron, Pendleton, a 2021 California, and fellow graduate of on Tueswrestlers like Dripping day, Nov. Springs 2, which is Colby Collins High where he join the service School, will be for was on the 14 weeks. or Reserve DSHS var“As far as Officers’ Training wrestling sity wrestling team goes, it’s Corps (ROTC) for all four sort of a [and I saw] how full body years and advanced workout all they changed to the state the time,” as a person like Barron said. meet his senior year.

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Collins join the service or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC),” Barron said, “[and I saw] how they changed as a person like their demeanor and everything about them in a professional manner.

Senior year, Colby came back on leave and I saw him at a tournament. I already enlisted but at that point, it was apparent that I made the right decision.

If I could be half as good as him, then I would be plenty good.”

Basic Training teaches recruits how to be a basic Marine, Barron said.

Recruits are trained to be

disciplined, physically fit and to know the importance of making right decisions for the right decisions.

Watching Barron become a Marine, Angel Fugate has become even more proud of her son.

“In the Marines, nothing is given,” Fugate said.

“Everything is earned.

Even to get a five-minute phone call home, he had to do 21 pull-ups with a weighted vest. I learned that he got phone calls that he gave to other recruits that didn’t earn it, but they had family situations where they needed

to call home. That was touching.”

Fugate added that she has gone through her own kind of transformation as a mother.

“What impresses me the most is when you see your child entering the military, you understand how young these new

Marines and new recruits are,” Fugate told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “It just makes things more real. It’s very humbling, just the level of commitment and discipline he has adapted in his own life. I personally feel called higher that we need to step up too.”

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State News

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10-DIGIT DIALING MANDATORY IN SEVERAL NEW AREAS The days of being able to just dial seven digits in seven Texas area codes are behind us. In July 2020 the Federal Communications Commission approved 988 as the abbreviated dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Several Texas area codes (254, 361, 409, 806, 830, 915 and 940) have numbers with a 988 prefix, and had to transition to 10-digit local dialing after the FCC order.

The Texas Public Utility Commission announced effective Oct. 25 that all local calls dialed in those area codes with just seven digits will reach a recording that prompts the caller to redial using all 10 digits. The change does not affect price, coverage area or other rates and services, according to the PUC.

ANOTHER LOOK AT IMPACT OF WINTER STORM URI More than eight months after an unprecedented snow and ice storm led to widespread power blackouts in Texas, the Texas Comptroller’s office took an in-depth look at the state’s response and the legislative actions that followed.

Texas is the only state in the continental United States with its own electric power grid, which serves 90% of its population.

Parts of East Texas, the Panhandle and El Paso are outside the area managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and didn’t experience widespread outages.

Winter Storm Uri knocked out power and disrupted water utilities for nearly 70% of the state’s residents for extended periods.

Financial loss estimates range from $80 billion to $130 billion, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

The comptroller’s report explains the economic toll of the storm and the legislative changes to the electric market structure passed in the 87thLegislature.

Critics have said the changes do not go far enough to make power companies weatherize their plants to insure against further outages due to extreme weather.

DROUGHT EXPANDS THROUGHOUT STATE Texas is drying up.

Warmer and drier conditions are being reported throughout much of the state, reports the Texas Water Development Board. Approximately

one-fifth of the state is now experiencing drought conditions, mainly in Northeast Texas, the Panhandle, Far West Texas and South Texas.

The National Weather Service expects drought to expand across the state through the end of January due to La Niña conditions that are expected to bring Texas a warmer and drier winter than normal.

COVID-19 VACCINES FOR KIDS COMING TO STATE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years. In Texas that could mean nearly 3 million children are now eligible for the vaccine.

The FDA reported immune responses in children in that age range were comparable to those of persons 16 to 25 years old. The vaccine was found to be 90.7% effective in preventing the virus in children 5 through 11. The ongoing study of approximately 3,100 children found no serious side effects.

More than a million doses targeting children in that age group are being sent to providers in nearly half of the state’s counties, according to DSHS. As of Sunday, 15.44 million Texans have been fully vaccinated, which is right at 53% of the state’s population.

COVID-19 CASES, DEATHS CONTINUE TO DROP The number of new COVID-19 cases in Texas in the past week dropped to 28,840, and new deaths dipped to 937— the first time below 1,000 since summer, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.

The total number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to decrease, with 3,571 reported throughout the state, down nearly 19% from the previous week, according to DSHS.

PHOTOS BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM Eric Holloway holds a plaque presented to him at halftime by Dripping Springs Athletic Department for “25 years of service to the Dripping Springs High School Football Team.” Joining Eric are parents Brenda and Rod Holloway, Head Football Coach Galen Zimmerman (far left), the “chain gang” - Eddie Barnett, Jeff Goss, Randy Foster and Tim Wright – coach Howard Ballard, coach Chris Payne, Trainer Larry Lechow and coach Poe Shelton. A playoff win on the last play of the game against Angleton at Texas State and a game winning touchdown pass to beat LBJ are two of Holloway’s favorite moments in Tiger football history.

Dripping Springs junior kicker Walker Wright watches the ball leave his foot and split the uprights of the goal post on a 21-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 31-0 lead in the third quarter. Walker was good on all 7 PAT’s.

Right, Kyle Koch jumps high over Jaguar defender Caden Winzer to catch a 24yard touchdown pass from quarterback Austin Novosad. Koch led the Tigers in pass receptions with 11 catches for 124 yards and had a pair of touchdowns in the 52-7 win over Buda Johnson. Below, Dripping Springs’ quarterback Austin Novosad (16) had plenty of time to find his receivers with blocking from MacAnder Evans (77) and Valentino Bacelis.

Novosad completed 19 of 27 passes for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns. Preston Alford led in rushing with 24 carries for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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

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“We must continue to prove that we are the good people we have always been.”

Recently, the FBI paid for a billboard in Hays County about reporting hate crimes.

Reports can be made at www.tips.fbi.gov, or called into 1800-CALLFBI. The FBI defines a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity,

gender or gender identity.” On its own, hate is not defined as a crime.

“We are aware of the incidents and are in regular contact with local authorities,” reads an FBI statement regarding the letters. “If in the course of the local investigation, information comes to light of a federal violation, the FBI is prepared to investigate. “ The Hays County Sheriff’s Office said it has not been contacted by any residents and no reports have been filed regarding this anti-semitic behavior.

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