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African choir to perform in Dripping
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Recovering veteran receives a new home in Wimberley BY CAMELIA JUAREZ
An army sergeant, injured during combat, has struggled to live an ordinary life in his own home, but thanks to the Home For Our Troops program he will reGUZMAN ceive a new accommodating home. During Sergeant David Guzman’s first combat deployment, he was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Taji, Iraq. “I noticed a small white truck on the side of the road. The driver and I just looked at each other. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I could feel the heat, the sweat and knew something wasn’t
Since Guzman’s recovery, he obtained degrees in culinary and agricultural science and became a professional chef, preparing dishes and meals for fellow Purple Heart recipients and their families.
right,” Guzman said. “As soon as I opened the door handle, the bomb went off. Close to half my calf muscle was missing.”
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PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY ANN THEATER
Trail of Lights is now ablaze STAFF REPORTS The EmilyAnn Theater in Wimberley is again hosting its Trail of Lights. The walking path through over eight acres of lighted displays decorated by more than 100 local businesses, community groups and families officially opened on
Nov. 30 and will remain open through Dec. 30. Santa will visit the Trail of Lights on Fridays and Saturdays plus nightly from Dec. 13-23 from 6 to 8 p.m., often with a Disney princess – either Anna, Elsa, Belle, Cinderella, Moana, Rapunzel or Show Whte – on hand. Additionally, the 3rd
annual Chocolate Festival will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 14. Attendees can purchase a ticket for $10 that allows them to sample at least 10 special chocolate bites prepared by some Trail of Lights participant. (Proceeds benefit the EmilyAnn Theater.) Other attractions will include llamas decked
out in holiday apparel and miniature horses. There will also be entertainment and other events. Visit emilyann.org for the full schedule. Admission to Trail of Lights is free but donations are appreciated. Note that alcohol, pets and firearms are not allowed.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXAS FARM BUREAU
Feral hogs turn deadly. What now? BY GENE HALL TEXAS FARM BUREAU
It was a grisly scene in Anahuac, Texas, last week, as wild hogs apparently attacked and killed a woman outside the home where she worked. These attacks are rare, but anyone who comes across this destructive species understands they
are aggressive. I once encountered a group of them alone in the Texas Hill Country. I managed to discourage the aggressive male with a few pistol shots. The scary thing about last week’s attack is that it occurred within a town. Wild hogs are no longer just a farm problem.
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Audit of DA and elections office reveals errors BY ANITA MILLER
Errors discovered in a routine county audit of the offices of Hays County’s District Attorney Wes Mau and Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson have been corrected, Hays County Commissioners and County Judge Ruben Becerra were told at their Nov. 26 meeting. Mau, who took office in 2015, said the errors occurred prior to his administration, and that steps have been taken to correct the problem. Anderson’s remarks were similar, and both said they expect their depart-
In the DA’s office, the audit found “internal control weaknesses” consisting of “multiple clerical errors, disbursement shortages and overages and untimely disposition of forfeited funds.” ments to be on better footing in the future. In the DA’s office, the audit found “internal control weaknesses” consisting of “multiple clerical errors, disbursement shortages and overages and untimely disposition of forfeited funds.” Mau admitted that after he was elected,
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Christmas on Mercer this Saturday
Be a part of a holiday tradition. Dripping Springs’ 15th Annual Christmas on Mercer Street will come alive on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as the downtown area transforms into a hometown holiday festival featuring shopping, arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, a petting zoo, trackless train, pony rides, children’s activities and more. Hosted by the Dripping Springs Lions Club and the city of Dripping Springs, the festival admission is free to the public. Santa Claus will make a grand appearance at 10 a.m. and there will be opportunities for parents to take photos of their children with him until 2 p.m. at Santa’s Workshop on Mercer Street. The annual Lighting of the Tree
will be held at the Triangle (also known as Veterans Memorial Park at E. Mercer Street, (Ranch Road 12, and Hwy 290) at dusk, approximately 6:15 p.m.
Texas Holiday Market Saturday
Desert Door Distillery in Driftwood welcomes 12 of its favorite artisans from around the state to host its first Texas Holiday Market offering leather goods, ceramics, caramels and more. Located in the newly opened Rack House, Desert Door will be featuring holiday cocktails. Among stringed lights and warm hues, will be festive tunes and classic holiday films running on the projector. After visiting the market, be sure to enjoy the fire on the patio and tasting room with live music by The Rewinders from 3 to 5 p.m. This is a free event.
resolution of some cases that had been resolved. Office Administrator Emily Sierra “spent months with the county auditor attempting to find all the cases that were resolved prior to my taking office,” he said, adding that multiple errors were discovered. “it became clear our They included, he forfeiture accounts were not moving forward,” but said, some cases that dated back as far as 2001 instead, “languishing.” that were not resolved He said he began an until early this year. “We effort to “get caught up” and make sure the books took care of that after we were in order, and found got the books straightthat “accounting over the ened out,” he said, adding that the “upside” of years had not been adequate.” He said disburse- the audit was it “brought ments were erratic and COUNTY AUDIT, 3 records did not show the
Redbud Artisan Market Saturday and Sunday
Redbud Artisan Market is an all handmade market, showcasing original art and fine craft of over 60 Texas artists in Dripping Springs Ranch Park event center with live music, local wines and great food. Admission is only $1 for adults, which helps the local food bank. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You will find, pottery, watercolor, basketry, collage, stained glass, jewelry, candles, one-of-a-kind furniture, photography, metal art and glass art, just to name a few categories.
Sights & Sounds of Christmas
The Sights & Sounds of Christmas Festival will return to San Marcos Plaza Park and City Park on Dec. 4-7 and 11-14. Festival highlights include: live entertainment, free photos with Santa, an ice skating rink, petting
zoo, carnival rides, thousands of lights, Santa’s Jingle Bell Run 5K and Kids 1K, and more. For information and updates, please visit www.sights-n-sounds.org or www. facebook.com/sightsandsoundstexas. The event is hosted by the Sights & Sounds Foundation in partnership with the city of San Marcos. There will be stricter security this year. See story on page 2.
Free holiday musical coming to Kyle, Wimberley
The Starlight Symphony Orchestra and the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center will present A Merry Musical Holiday Radio Broadcast on Dec. 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 979 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle; and on Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at Wimberley Baptist Church, 15951 Winters Mill Parkway, Wimberley. The free performance will feature selections from Leroy Anderson and favorite carols, selection from the Trans Siberian Orchestra, the Hays CISD Honor Choir, Wimberley Dance Elite and more.
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Campaign fund use by former state rep questioned BY CYNDY BARTON & ANITA MILLER
children attend. Isaac listed the expenses as an “officeholder apartment” on campaign finance Former State Reprereports. sentative Jason Isaac may Isaac told the Hays Free have betrayed public Press that it was the camtrust, but paign that likely broke rented the From April no laws, in apartment, his use of not him, through campaign and that his December of funds, acwife Carrie, cording to who was that year, Jason an investreasurIsaac used more er of her tigation of his spendhusband’s than $21,000 ing after campaign, in campaign he lost a never lived primary there, nor funds to pay for election in did the the application a race for couple’s the U.S. two chilfee, monthly House of dren. rent, utilities, Represen“I had tatives. the apartinsurance and Isaac ment in cable bill for an used Austin as I campaign was closing apartment home funds to up my ofin southwest pay for fice, which an Austin a lot of legAustin. Isaac apartment islators do. listed the after he I don’t conlost the sider that expenses as an Republican living there, “officeholder primary in though I a bid for did stay apartment” Congress. there on campaign From sometime April during the finance reports. through week.” December Carof that rie Isaac year, Isaac used more recently announced that than $21,000 in campaign she is running for the funds to pay for the appli- same state representative cation fee, monthly rent, seat that her husband utilities, insurance and held. According to the cable bill for an apartstate Ethics Commission, ment home in southwest office holders are allowed Austin adjacent to the to spend campaign funds private school his two on rent. However, tradi-
Dripping Springs area. Campaign finance records show that Isaac paid the application fee on April 6, 2018. About the same time, Isaac and his wife put their house in the district on the market for sale. According to real estate JASON CARRIE records, the house went ISAAC ISAAC on the market in June 2018. It was listed as a tion has been that those pending sale in July but who live within driving went back on the market distance of Austin typiuntil finally closing on cally do not rent apartNov. 29, 2018, when a ments there. deed filed in real property Jason Isaac’s home records of Hays County residence when he was transferred ownership elected was less than two to new owners. For the miles from the Travis remaining 40 days of County line and even had Isaac’s term as a member an Austin street address. of the Texas House, he no The Isaac campaign longer had a residence in rented a property at The District 45. Preserve at Travis Creek, Attorney Eric Opiela, which advertises that a Republican, seems to its “homes are stunning question the legality of sanctuaries of pure Isaac’s expenditures, luxury, with eco-friendly though Democratic attorfeatures, open design and ney Buck Wood said he handcrafted elements.” didn’t see a problem. The property is as close According to Opiela, to his district as it is to who also served for a the state capitol, about time as the state Repub8.5 miles from each. lican Party’s executive Isaac was first elected director, the legality of in 2011, but the payment the Isaacs’ use of camfor the officeholder apart- paign funds for his apartment did not begin until ment home in southwest April 2018 – when he was Austin comes down to no longer commuting to intent. Did Isaac intend the state Capitol. By the the apartment to support time he rented the apart- his official work as the ment, his final legislative representative, or was it session was concluded for personal use? and he had filed to run. Isaac announced on During the previous March 29, 2018, via Twitseven years, Isaac comter, that he had taken a muted the approximately new job in Austin as pres18-mile drive from the ident of a public policy Capitol to his home in the organization, saying he
was “eager to get to work expanding [the organization].” Eight days later, Jason Isaac used campaign funds to pay the application fee for his apartment home in Austin. “Just because you list something as an officeholder expense on a finance report doesn’t make it one. The facts here certainly have the appearance of using campaign funds for personal use rather than the performance of one’s duties as a public official,” Opiela said. “Residency questions are difficult to prove as a matter of state law,” explained Opeila. “It’s easy to claim to reside in a district without actually living there. It’s not so easy to have a candidate disqualified from the ballot, but it has happened in both primary and general elections.” The bigger problem with residency claims, according to Opeila, is how voters react to a candidate who claims to live in their district without actually living there. Wood confirmed there are roadblocks associated with proving residency in Texas. “Residency in Texas is so elastic it’s almost impossible to challenge,” he said, adding that he’s made that challenge“a number of times.” He cited a 1960s decision by the Texas Supreme Court that essentially said a resi-
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Two appointed to Child Welfare Board BY ANITA MILLER Hays County Commissioners appointed two people to the county’s Child Protection Board at their Nov. 26 meeting. Jodi Steen and Sarah Hall will each serve three-year terms ending on Dec. 31, 2022. Steen, who was adopted as an infant, graduated from San Marcos High School and Texas State University, where she has been employed since 1991. For the past eight years, she has been director of Core Systems at the university. She volunteers with Family4Life, an organization that works to reunite siblings that were separated by foster care
Three incumbents reappointed to TIRZs STAFF REPORTS Reappointments to two key Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) were made on Nov. 26 by the Hays County Commissioners Court. Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe and Bobby Warren were both reappointed to the TIRZ No. 5 in
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downtown San Marcos and Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell was reappointed to TIRZ No. 4, Kissing Tree. Terms for both run through December 2021. The downtown TIRZ was formed in 2016 and the Kissing Tree TIRZ followed two years later. TIRZs are created by cities and counties in order to implement tax increment financing.
African Children’s Choir to perform in Dripping Springs SUBMITTED REPORT The African Children’s Choir will bring their new program, “Just As I Am,” to the Dripping Springs United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3. The choir, which has toured since 1984, melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children's songs, traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites. Concerts are free and open to all. A free-will offering is taken at the performance to support African Children's Choir programs, such as education, care and
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her diamond jubilee. The Choir has also had the honor of singing alongside artists such as Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey, Michael W. Smith, and other inspirational performers. Promotional support of this community concert is greatly appreciated. The African Children's Choir is a nonprofit humanitarian and relief organization dedicated to helping Africa's most vulnerable children today so they can help Africa tomorrow. No tickets. Donations appreciated. The church is located at 28900 Ranch Road 12, Dripping Springs, 512894-7123.
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relief and development programs. Music for Life (the parent organization for The African Children's Choir) works in the African countries: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa. MFL has educated more than 52,000 children and impacted the lives of over 100,000 people through its relief and development programs during its history. MFL’s purpose is to help create new leadership for tomorrow's Africa, by focusing on education. The African Children's Choir has had the privilege to perform before presidents, heads of state and most recently the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, for
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and adoption. “I believe that, with my skills and abilities, I can assist the board in improving the lives of children in Hays County,” she said in a letter. Hall, who holds a bachelor of arts/psychology from Chadron State College, served on the leadership team for Campus Crusade for Christ and is an executive assistant with The Mallard Group. She has also volunteered at LifeAustin Church and has managed a satellite office for Hope’s Promise, an adoption agency. Neither were in court for their appointment; commissioners did not offer any discussion on the action.
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Hays County seeking correctional officers STAFF REPORTS
Hays County is recruiting people to serve as corrections officers. No experience, is necessary, but applicants must be 21 years old, have a high school diploma or GED and a valid Texas drivers license, be able to pass a physical assessment test and criminal
background check as well as medical and psychological exams and be able to work 12-hour shifts. The positions come with health care and retirement benefits, a night-shift differential, on-the-job training, a certification pay. Those hired will be eligible for promotion and will have the opportunity
to attend the Basic Peace Officer Academy. Starting salary is $40,535.04. Applications are available at https://hayscountytx.com, and can be hand-delivered to 1307 Uhland Road, San Marcos, 512-393-7788 (fax 512393-7879). For more, email sandra. galvan@co.hays.tx.us.
PEC taking applications for summer youth tour SUBMITTED REPORT
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is offering 10 local high school students the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital next summer as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s 2020 Youth Tour program. Applications are now open. Each summer, PEC’s teen delegates join more than 1,500 students from electric cooperatives across the country on an all-expenses-paid, weeklong trip to Washington, D.C. PEC has participated in the program for more
than 60 years.
Ten PEC delegates will have the opportunity to: • Tour historical sites, including Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol Hill, the Lincoln Memorial, Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Washington National Cathedral, and more. • Meet local political representatives and learn more about local and national government. • Create lifelong friendships with students
from all around the country.
To become a PEC delegate, students must: • Have completed their high school sophomore, junior, or senior year by June 2020. • Have a parent or legal guardian who is a PEC member and is in good standing. • Submit an application and two referral letters online by Monday, Dec. 16, at 11:59 p.m. Students are invited to learn more and apply by visiting pec.coop/youthtour.
San Marcos’ Sights & Sounds to implement clear bag policy SUBMITTED REPORT Hosting its 33rd year, the Sights and Sounds of Christmas in San Marcos will strengthen existing security measures by implementing a clear bag policy. Bags allowed into the festival will include: clutch purses smaller than 5.5 inches-by-8.5 inches, clear bags smaller than 12 inches-by-6 inches-by-12 inches, and one-gallon plastic freezer bags. An exception will be made for medically necessary items and diaper bags after proper inspection at the
entrances. All bags will be subject to inspection. Prohibited bags include, but are not limited to: backpacks, camera cases, mesh bags, purses, tinted plastic bags, oversized tote bags, binocular cases, and printed pattern bags. This policy is subject to change. Clear bags are available for purchase through two of the organization’s local sponsors, H-E-B and Amazon. Limiting the type of bags allowed into the festival will help maintain a safe environment and enhance guest
experience. Attendees may be subject to search in order to enter the festival grounds and are encouraged to plan their arrival time accordingly if attending specific performances. The Sights & Sounds of Christmas Festival will return to San Marcos Plaza Park and City Park on Dec. 4-7 and 11-14. Festival highlights include: live entertainment, free photos with Santa, an ice skating rink, petting zoo, carnival rides, thousands of lights, Santa’s Jingle Bell Run 5K and Kids 1K and more.
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to light a number of things we needed to be doing.” One fix he mentioned was putting disbursements on a schedule of once every other month. “We’re not getting behind,” he said. “We’re doing it six times a year.” In a formal response to the audit, Mau wrote that his office has “put procedures in place” to avoid issues from recurring, noting that notices of seizures, judgments and disbursements all must be approved by an office manager and a prosecutor. Anderson, who took office in 2017, said she became aware of some of the problems the audit encountered before it was conducted, and has already initiated corrective actions. Other things, she said, the audit helped her to identify.
Specifically, the audit found insufficient segregation of duties in the Elections Office as well as the lack of a “written cash handling procedures manual.” In her written response, Anderson said she has implemented procedures that all office staff are now following, and that a copy of the manual has been provided to the office of the auditor. Responding to the auditor’s discovery that some required information was missing from receipts, Anderson said she has instructed staff to make sure to include all that information that is required and that she has also “implemented a daily review process that ensures information showing proper receipt.” The audit also found inadequate safeguarding of the receipt book,
improperly billed election invoices, contracts that had not been updated to include current fees and improper calculation of pay for election workers. Regarding the latter, Anderson said election workers now punch in and out instead of manually keeping track of hours worked. “We have updated our fee schedule,” she said, “and we are working with the treasurer’s office” to make sure the procedures that have been implemented are adequate. The meeting was held in Courtroom 10 of the Hays County Government Center, as work to upgrade audio/visual equipment is still ongoing in the regular meeting location on the third floor of the historic Hays County Courthouse in downtown San Marcos.
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Police Blotter The following is a tally of all calls made to law enforcement within Hays County between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, 2019. Civil Matter............................................................. 13 Information............................................................... 2 Compliance Check................................................ 11 Property- Lost/Found/Imp.................................... 12 Alarm Business...................................................... 44 Alarm Residential.................................................. 47 Animal Calls........................................................... 46 Field Euthanasia...................................................... 3 Loose Livestock.................................................... 18 Sexual Assault – Child............................................. 4 Assault – Aggravated.............................................. 1 Assault..................................................................... 4 Sexual Assault......................................................... 1 Assist EMS............................................................. 16 Assist Fire Dept..................................................... 16 Assist Outside Agency.......................................... 21 Burglary Building..................................................... 5 Burglary Coin-Op Mach.......................................... 1 Burglary Habitation................................................. 2 Burglary Vehicle..................................................... 14 Arson........................................................................ 1 Criminal Mischief..................................................... 8 Illegal Dumping........................................................ 2 Reckless Damage.................................................... 1 Enviromental Crime................................................. 2 Death Investigation................................................. 1 Disturbance Noise................................................... 9 Disturbance Physical Fight..................................... 8 Disturbance Verbal................................................ 20 Child Custody........................................................ 10 Public Intoxication................................................... 2 Fraud........................................................................ 9 Harassment.............................................................. 2 Threat....................................................................... 4 Indecent Exposure.................................................. 1 Mental Health Follow Up......................................... 4 Mental Health Invest............................................... 4 Mental Health Transport.......................................... 3 Drone Deployment.................................................. 2 Viol City Ordinance.................................................. 2 Missing Person........................................................ 3 Runaway.................................................................. 4 Public Assist............................................................ 7 Community Contact.............................................. 10
Disabled Vehicle.................................................... 23 Foot Patrol............................................................... 9 Close Patrol......................................................... 116 Parental Discipline Assist........................................ 1 Flagged Down......................................................... 2 Welfare Concern.................................................... 29 Suicidal Person........................................................ 3 Investigation............................................................ 7 Supplement........................................................... 43 Suspicious Circumstances................................... 27 Extradition................................................................ 1 Suspicious Person................................................. 18 Suspicious Vehicle................................................ 38 Wanted Person........................................................ 4 Indentity Theft.......................................................... 2 Theft....................................................................... 17 Vehicle Theft............................................................ 3 Recovery Stolen Vehicle......................................... 1 Accident Minor...................................................... 32 Accident Hit and Run............................................ 10 Accident Major/Injury............................................ 21 Accident Fleet.......................................................... 1 Accident Unknown.................................................. 3 Abandoned/Stored Vehicle..................................... 7 Traffic Control/Direction.......................................... 2 Directed/Area Enforce........................................... 30 Traffic Hazard......................................................... 22 Attempt to Locate................................................. 55 Parking Enforcement............................................... 5 Traffic Stop........................................................... 376 Trespassing/Unwanted......................................... 12 911 Abandnoned/Open....................................... 181 911 Hang Up............................................................ 1 Deadly Conduct....................................................... 2 Discharge Firearm................................................. 11 Unconscious/Fainting............................................. 1 Private Tow/Repo.................................................. 22
Below is a sample of events reported by law enforcement from Nov. 25 through Dec. 1, 2019. The location is where the event was reported or responded to and may not necessarily be where the event occured. Agency Activity
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Time
Location
HCSO
Burglary - Building
11/25/2019
8:23:13
1750 S FM 1626 Bucks Backyard Buda
BPD
Burglary - Coin-Op Mach 11/25/2019
11:29:20
15359 IH 35 FR Buda Chevron of Buda
BPD
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
7:52:25
Tilly Ln Buda
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
9:24:44
Trails at Buda Ranch Apts
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
9:27:33
Trails at Buda Ranch Apts
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
12:28:26
Trails at Buda Ranch Apts
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
12:43:47
Andesite Trl Buda
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/25/2019
17:37:19
Trails at Buda Ranch Apts
BPD
Indecent Exposure
11/25/2019
6:43:45
HEB of Buda
HCSO
Suicidal Person
11/25/2019
21:27:42
Barton Bnd Dripping Springs
BPD
Theft
11/25/2019
20:22:52
Walmart of Buda
HCSO
Theft
11/25/2019
9:48:41
Pelican Bay Cir Kyle
HCSO
Theft
11/25/2019
9:50:12
Spinnaker Loop Kyle
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/25/2019
9:26:03
River Rd/RR 12 Wimberley
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/25/2019
11:24:34
3900 Elder Hill Rd Driftwood
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/25/2019
12:25:03
Exit 217 NB Kyle
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/25/2019
16:32:30
Lone Man Mountain Rd/RR 3237 Driftwood
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/25/2019
17:35:44
7312 RR 12 San Marcos
HCSO
Sexual Assault - Child 11/26/2019
17:33:22
Lone Man Mountain Rd Wimberley
HCSO
Sexual Assault - Child 11/26/2019
19:25:36
Springs Apartments Dripping Springs
BPD
Burglary - Building
11/26/2019
7:52:16
1750 RR 967 Buda Budaful Threads
HCSO
Burglary - Building
11/26/2019
11:29:28
Rolling Oaks Dr Driftwood
HCSO
Burglary - Building
11/26/2019
13:20:53
Crumley Ranch Rd Dripping Springs
BPD
Burglary - Vehicle
11/26/2019
13:22:50
340 Old San Antonio Rd Buda Double Daves
HCSO
Disturbance - Phys/Fight 11/26/2019
21:39:02
Circle K of Dripping Springs
BPD
Missing Person
11/26/2019
23:46:08
Bonita Vista Dr Buda
HCSO
Missing Person
11/26/2019
17:25:09
Maybrook Dr Buda
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/26/2019
17:57:46
Twisted Oaks Ln/Spanish Trails Blvd Buda
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/27/2019
11:19:28
Oak Forest Cv Buda
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/27/2019
12:50:36
Oak Forest Cv Buda
HCSO
Disturbance - Phys/Fight 11/27/2019
18:31:57
Needham Rd Dripping Springs
HCSO
Disturbance - Phys/Fight 11/28/2019
1:43:42
Springs Apartments Dripping Springs
BPD
Theft
11/27/2019
14:22:34
15301 IH 35 Fr Buda Truck City Ford
HCSO
Theft
11/27/2019
22:45:11
311 Oak Forest Cv Buda
BPD
Vehicle Theft
11/27/2019
21:47:43
984 W Goforth St Buda
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/27/2019
12:28:44
S Sunset Canyon Dr/E Us 290 Dripping Springs
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/27/2019
12:28:25
S Sunset Canyon Dr/E Us 290 Dripping Springs
HCSO
Accident - Major/Injury 11/28/2019
2:24:57
3600 block W RR 150 Kyle
HCSO
Burglary - Habitation
11/28/2019
12:27:28
High Rd Kyle
HCSO
Burglary - Vehicle
11/28/2019
10:23:51
Indian Blanket San Marcos Regency MHP
HCSO
Disturbance - Phys/Fight 11/28/2019
9:45:17
Acorn Ln San Marcos
HCSO
Missing Person
11/29/2019
5:39:33
Country Oaks Dr Buda
BPD
Theft
11/29/2019
3:11:17
5065 Royston Rd Buda Speedy Stop
HCSO
Theft
11/28/2019
13:26:52
San Marcos Regency MHP
HCSO
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Sports All Hays Free Press/ News-Dispatch Volleyball Team
Most Valuable Player(s) Avery Kalsu, Dripping Springs and Ryann Torres, Hays
Trying to separate what made Avery Kalsu and Ryan Torres such phenomenal players during the 2019 campaign was practically splitting hairs. Both athletes, who are continuing their careers at the Division I level next fall, were instrumental cogs on the court in their respective teams’ playoff runs this season. But it’s their effort off the court that also made an impact for their respective programs, too. What Torres and Kalsu brought to their teams in terms of experience, leadership and guidance helped to bolster their teams’ success. That’s why we found it fitting to award our most valuable player award to Torres and Kalsu for not only their success during their senior seasons, but also during the remarkable four year careers. Kalsu, who was named 25-5A Most Valuable Player, completed her high school playing career with 813 kills and a school record 3,223 assists. In addition, Kalsu, who signed on to play at Tulsa next fall, notched 174 aces and more than 1,500 digs over the course of 527 sets played in her career. Meanwhile, Torres, a Texas State University signee, finished her career with 3,117 assists, which ranks second all time in Hays High volleyball history, as well as 651 kills. Torres, who was named 25-6A MVP in 2019, tallied 173 aces and 963 digs in 393 sets played in her career.
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Outside Hitter Sydney Collins, Hays
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Mackenzie Murray, Dripping Springs
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Middle Blocker Payton Knight, Wimberley
Middle Blocker Trista Strasser, Hays Reagan Casey, Hays
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Setter Sarah Nading, Dripping Springs Libero Rhyan Masur, Wimberley
Texan two-point conversion ends in 42-41 win over Navarro BY MIKE BLACKWELL
The Wimberley Texans took the term “survive and advance” literally last Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Beeville, thwarting a game-winning, twopoint conversion try by Rockport-Fulton with just three seconds remaining to win 42-41 and advance into the fourth round of the class 4A state playoffs. The Texans will now face district rival Navarro at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Alamodome in San Antonio. Wimberley’s Christian Marshall had put the Texans ahead 42-35 with just 58 seconds remaining in the game by returning an interception 45 yards. That pick six set up a dramatic last minute of play, as the Pirates drove the ball quickly down the field and scored on a Joe Franks 13-yard touchdown run with just three seconds remaining, cutting the Wimberley lead to 42-41. That set the stage for the climactic final play on the two-point conversion. Instead of attempting a game-tying extra point that most assuredly would’ve sent the game into overtime, the Pirates went for two and the win, but running back Garrett Loudermilk was stopped well short of the goal line on an off-tackle play. Marshall then recovered the Rockport-Fulton onside kick attempt to secure the win for the 10-3 Texans. The Pirates’ season ended at 9-4. The game included six
PHOTO BY NICK MORRIS Josh Limely (10) attempts to block for Jaxon Watts (6). Limely scored a pair of touchdowns for Wimberley in the first half and Watts added a 16-yard touchdown reception from McCollum in the third period.
lead changes between the two teams with polar opposite offensive attacks: Wimberley’s spread attack vs. the slot-T scheme of the Pirates. Both teams moved the ball at will throughout the game. Josh Limely scored a pair of touchdowns for Wimberley in the first half, and Marshall added a 61-
yard touchdown reception from Texan quarterback Cooper McCollum as the two teams entered halftime tied at 21 apiece. Jaxon Watts added a 16yard touchdown reception from McCollum in the third period, which ended with the two teams tied 28-28. Franks, who finished the game with 183
yards rushing, scored two of his three touchdowns in the fourth period, and Moses Wray added a 13yard touchdown run to Marshall’s pick six to cap the scoring for the Texans. Marshall finished the game with four receptions for 120 yards. Wimberley finished the game with 427 yards of total offense.
Libero Nicole Herbert, Dripping Springs Outside Hitter Joselyn Roberson, Hays Isabella Mantilla, Lehman Middle Blocker Kaylee Jackson, Lehman Kylar Raymond, Dripping Springs Setter Leah Lara, Lehman
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PHOTO BY WAYLAND D. CLARK, WFOTOS.COM Quarterback Preston Alford (14) was selected as this year’s MVP
Dripping Springs Selections to the 25-5A All District Football Team
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Offensive MVP Cameron O’Banan, WR
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Texas among states with the worst teen drivers SUBMITTED REPORT
Driving a car means freedom, but it also comes with a great deal of responsibility and risk. For some teenagers, it can be difficult to fully appreciate that risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), teenage drivers are more likely than older drivers to make critical errors that result in serious crashes. For example, they are more likely to speed and less likely to keep a safe distance between vehicles. Young people ages 15 to 19 make up slightly more than 6 percent of the population. Yet, the CDC reports that in 2016, they were responsible for 8.4 percent ($13.6 billion) of total motor vehicle injury costs. While teens present a greater danger behind the wheel than adults, more teens are taking preventive safety measures when they drive than ever before. In 1991, 25.9 percent of teens said they rarely wore their seat belt; today, that number is down to 5.9 percent. Similarly, drinking and driving among teens has improved over the years. From 2013 to 2017, the percentage of teens who said they drink and drive
Despite improvements in seat belt use and impaired driving, national data shows no significant change in the number of teens who said they text and drive. From 2013 to 2017, the percentage of teens who engaged in this behavior remained flat at approximately 40 percent.
fell from 10 percent to 5.5 percent. Yet, it is important to note that teen drivers are more likely than older drivers to be involved in motor vehicle crashes when they do drink and drive. Despite improvements in seat belt use and impaired driving, national data shows no significant change in the number of teens who said they text and drive. From 2013 to 2017, the percentage of teens who engaged in this behavior remained flat at approximately 40 percent. At the state level, teen texting and driving shows a statistically significant positive correlation with teen motor vehicle fatalities by population. In general, states with more teens who text and drive also have more teens who die in motor vehicle accidents. With these trends in mind, researchers at 360
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HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE DATA FOR TEXAS: • Teens who text & drive: 39.3 percent (0.3 percent worse than average) • Teens who drink & drive: 7.1 percent (29.1 percent worse than average) • Teens who rarely wear a seat belt: 7.1 percent (20.3 percent worse than average) • Teen traffic fatality rate: 13.6 per 100k (13.9 percent worse than average) • Teen traffic fatalities: 273
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He was taken to the hospital and treated for shrapnel injuries, hearing loss in his right ear, loss of use of his right foot, and other injuries. He continued to serve until he contracted gangrene in his right lower leg and was later medically discharged. During his recovery and therapy at the local VA, he struggled to adjust to his normal routine in his own home. “We had been in that home for 15 years. I had a hard time getting in the shower, getting through the hallways. I literally fell out of the shower, landed on my tailbone and broke my tailbone,” Guzman said. Since his recovery,
Estimates peg numbers of feral hogs in Texas at between two and four million. Those guesses are nearly 15 years old and wrong. They are prolific breeders. By my own arithmetic, I believe there could be more than six million. Some say a new law allowing hog
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he obtained degrees in culinary and agricultural science and became a professional chef, preparing dishes and meals for fellow Purple Heart recipients and thier families, according to a press release. Homes For Our Troops recognized his passion for cooking and the challenges of cooking in his current home, so the organization is beginning to build a specially adapted custom home in Wimberley that will help. The financial freedom of a donated home will also help him and his sons achieve his goal of helping them open their own catering or smokehouse business.
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hunting without a license will help. It won’t. The hogs breed too fast for that to matter. Other control measures are needed. Let’s get an updated, realistic expert estimate of numbers, so we might know just how big a problem we have. This first death likely won’t be the last.
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dency can be where an elected official intends it to be. “You’ve got to have somebody do something that’s totally incompatible with that residency. One of them is voting in another jurisdiction,” he said. Both Jason and Carrie Isaac have maintained their voter registration in Hays County. Although the Texas Legislature ended its session in May 2017, Wood noted that Isaac’s term did not expire until the end of 2018, and that Governor Greg Abbott can call a special session at any time. Wood said the only way he sees an ethical violation would be if Isaac used his campaign funds to pay for the apartment because he was personally unable to afford the rent. Concerning possible ethics violations, he said due to the difficulty of challenging residency in Texas, “the Ethics Commission would not want to get involved in trying to second-guess his declared residence.” Wood said that where the Isaac children were enrolled in school probably doesn’t have any bearing in the case. “I claimed once that putting kids in school somewhere else destroyed their residency. I lost that case.” Wood declined to say
whether Isaac’s actions passed the “smell test.” “I don’t get into the political,” he said. “I stay with the law.” While Jason Isaac concluded his term as District 45’s state representative no longer residing in the district, the residency question may carry over for his wife, Carrie. On March 28, 2019, a deed was filed transferring ownership of a two-bedroom home in Woodcreek to the Isaacs from two longtime political donors. Public filings indicate the home was provided via owner-financing with no down payment and a balloon note for the full purchase price of $260,000 due five years from the date of purchase. Address searches also indicate another current home address for the Isaacs in a four-bedroom rented home less than two miles from their former apartment home, also adjacent to their children’s private school. The deadline to file for the March 3 primaries is Monday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. So far, Carrie Isaac, Kent Bud Wymore, Austin Talley and Holly Newson are filed to run as Republicans; Zwiener has drawn no opponents in the Democratic primary.
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