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SCHOOL SHOOTING

Toll: 26 dead Man kills 26, 20 of them kids, at school

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the Connecticut elementary school where his mother was a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in corners

and closets and trembled helplessly to the sound of shots reverberating through the building.

The 20-year-old killer, carrying two handguns, committed suicide at the school, and another person was found dead at a second scene, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said.

Police shed no light on the mo-

tive for the attack. The gunman was believed to suffer from a personality disorder and lived with his mother in Connecticut, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to publicly discuss it.

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Photo by Christian Abraham/Connecticut Newspapers | AP

Joanna Rus, 5, and brother Julian, 8, of Southbury, hold candles outside of St. Rose Church at a memorial service in Newtown, Conn. on Friday.

GRAND TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES

34 months in marijuana confiscation

VISITING THE PAST

Man arrested in Zapata had pot valued at more than $500K when arrested

By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES

LAREDO — A man arrested June 11 in Zapata accused of moving more than 630 pounds of marijuana worth more than one-half million dollars was sentenced to prison in federal

court in Laredo on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaña sentenced Elizardo Gonzalez Jr. to 34 months.

The defendant was ordered to surrender to an institution when designated, ac-

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SHERIFF’S OFFICE Photos by Ulysses S. Romero | The Zapata Times

Velma L. Pez, who traveled from deep in the Rio Grande Valley to San Ygnacio, looks at an antique organ in the Museum La Paz, during the Grand Tour of Historic Homes on Sunday.

San Ygnacio hosts visitors to their town

By RICARDO R. VILLARREAL THE ZAPATA TIMES

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A call concerning animal cruelty at El Tigre Ranch south of Chihuahua found these seemingly undernourished horses.

Deputies find 27 hungry horses

By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES

An investigation is underway after a fisherman alerted authorities of several malnourished horses at a ranch in Southern Zapata — 27 horses to exact.

At 1:32 p.m. Dec. 7, Zapata County Sheriff ’s deputies responded to an animal cruelty call at El Tigre Ranch south of Chihuahua.

Sheriff ’s Sgt. Mario Elizondo said a concerned angler

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At least 300 people strolled through the streets of San Ygnacio on Sunday afternoon as they participated in the Grand Tour of Historic Homes.

“We’re very excited. We had a very good turnout. All the proceeds from the event go back to our school and our students,” said A.L. Benavides Elementary School Principal Marlen Guerra.

At least 10 sites were included in the self-guided tour, which began at the school and included a tamale plate sale and entertainment by the Ringgold Middle School Mariachi Nuevo Cascabel from Rio Grande City.

San Ygnacio was established in 1830 by Jesus Treviño and is known for its Spanish/Mexican Vernacular architecture.

Guerra said the tours have

A silhouette of the state of Texas welcomes visitors to the Museum La Paz, in San Ygnacio. been organized for at least 20 years. Several of the homes provide a glimpse into the past with their collections of antiques, art and houseware from bygone eras.

“The homeowners open their

homes and visitors get to see them decorated for Christmas,” Guerra said.

One of the visitors was Jim Phelps, originally from Missouri.

He said he and some of the friends he was with are “Winter Texans” and that this was the third time he had been on the tour. He said he was pleased to be sharing it with friends who had not been to the town.

“I really think the history is fascinating. The houses go back to the 1800s and the design, furnishings and the lifestyle that they lived is almost inspirational,” Phelps said.

Retired schoolteacher Velma Lopez was visiting from Rio Grande City.

“I think this is something that everybody should experience because it’s the past and a lot of

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Zin brief CALENDAR

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

AROUND TEXAS

TODAY IN HISTORY

SATURDAY, DEC. 15

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium will show “Holiday Music Magic” at 6 p.m. and “Mystery of the Christmas Star” at 7 p.m. General admission is $4 for children and $5 for adults. For more information, call 956326-3663.

The Tree of Angels ceremony starts at 11 a.m. at the Laredo Public Library, 1120 E. Calton Road. There will be prayer with a priest present, a choir and family members and friends showing support for those who died due to crime. Attendees are encouraged to bring an angel ornament to place on the tree in memory of loved ones.

SUNDAY, DEC. 16 Memorial Bells of the First United Methodist Church will present “Joyous Noel,” a Christmas concert featuring handbells and handchimes, at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. For more information, call the church office at 722-1674.

The Gateway Gatos of Laredo and St. Peter The Apostle Catholic Church invite all pets and their owners to their 3rd Annual Christmas Animal Posada, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Peter’s Plaza, Matamoros Street and Main Avenue. Pets should be taken with a leash, harness or cage. For more information, call Birdie at 956286-7866.

THURSDAY, DEC. 20 The Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium will show: “Seven Wonders” at 5 p.m.; “Mystery of the Christmas Star” at 6 p.m.; and “2012: Ancient Skies, Ancient Mysteries” at 7 p.m.

General admission is $4 for children and $5 for adults. Premium shows are $1 more. For more information, call 956-326-3663.

Dance Expressions presents “The Nutcracker,” from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Laredo Civic Center auditorium. Special group rates for 10 or more are available at the 9 a.m. performance. The 7:30 p.m. performance will charge general admission. Contact Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick at 956-724-5330 or maryellenkl7@gmail.com.

Los Amigos Duplicate Bridge Club meets at the Laredo Country Club from 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call Beverly Cantu at 7270589.

FRIDAY, DEC. 21 The Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium will show “Holiday Music Magic” at 6 p.m. and “Mystery of the Christmas Star” at 7 p.m. General admission is $4 for children and $5 for adults. Call 956-326-3663.

The Vidal M. Treviño School of Communications and Fine Arts Music Department will host the Winter Wonderland 2012 Ballroom Gala-Dance featuring SoundTown, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Laredo Center for the Arts, 500 San Agustin Ave. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the VMT office, 820 Main Ave. The will also be sold at the door. Contact Robert M. Lopez at 956-273-7811 or rmlopez@elisd.org.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 The Zapata County Commissioners Court meets at the courthouse from 9 a.m. until noon.

Photo by David J. Phillip | AP

Thelma Taormina poses next to her old electric meter at her home in Houston, on Aug. 24. Taormina was involved in a confrontation last summer when a contractor for CenterPoint Energy had refused to leave her property without first installing a smart meter designed to remotely monitor her electricity usage.

Rules: allow opt-out

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA ASSOCIATED PRESS

EL PASO — The Public Utility Commission decided to develop a set of rules so consumers can opt out of the smart meters installed in millions of homes and businesses.

Consumers have opposed the new meters, citing possible health hazards and privacy concerns. Some have installed steel cages around their analog meters to prevent utility workers from replacing them with the new digital units and one Houston woman held a gun to impede a utility worker from replacing her meter.

PUC spokesman Terry Hadley said Friday that an opt-out would leave already-installed smart meters in place but disable the devices’ radio frequency capabilities.

A draft of the new rules will be written and submitted for public comment, Hadley

said. After that, the PUC will vote again on whether to adopt them, which means there’s still a chance the opt-out will fail. But, he said, “at this point the Commission is leaning toward an opt-out.”

It will take several months until the new proposal is drafted and voted, Hadley said.

Smart meters allow for remote metering via radio frequency and are make the billing process cheaper since there is no need to send utility workers to read them. The meters also provide real-time information on energy consumption.

In websites and meetings organized by PUC, those against smart meters have spoken of possible government snooping and violations of the Fourth Amendment —unreasonable search and seizure — as well as the chance that hackers could access people’s information from the meters.

Soldier killed at Ft Hood after firing at officers

West Texas jury convicts man of public corruption

Waco judge helps sexual abuse victim get visa

FORT HOOD — Fort Hood police have shot and killed a soldier who fired a gun while sitting in his car on the Army post.

Fort Hood officials say officers responded to a report of a vehicle near a lake about a mile from the main gate early Friday. Then, the officers returned fire after the soldier shot his weapon as they approached the car.

EL PASO — A jury has convicted the former director of an El Paso nonprofit organization of mail fraud and embezzlement of federal funds after seven days of testimony.

Former Aliviane director Cirilo “Chilo” Lara Madrid now faces up to five years in prison for receiving about $100,000 to produce a sustainability study for the Border Children’s Mental Health Collaborative.

WACO — A state district judge in Waco is helping a 13year-old sexual abuse victim gain an immigrant visa after the local district attorney refused.

The girl’s attorney approached Judge Ralph Strother as a last resort. The girl and her mother are seeking U-Visas, which are granted to immigrants who are victims of crimes.

Cops: $60K found in store where armed worker shot ABILENE — Police say they’ve found $60,000 in currency and numerous weapons at a goldsales store where an officer fatally shot an armed employee.

Officers found 131 firearms and 63,000 rounds of ammunition at Abilene Gold Exchange.

He says officers went to the business Thursday with a search warrant, and an officer shot an employee who pointed a gun at them.

Pflugerville ISD upholds domestic-partner benefits AUSTIN — The Pflugerville school board upheld rules extending insurance benefits to domestic partners effective Jan. 1.

The district is the state’s first to offer such benefits.

The move came despite state Sen. Dan Patrick asking for an opinion on whether local governments can grant marriage benefits to same-sex partners.

Teen inmate eludes guards during transfer AUSTIN — Authorities are searching for a 16-year-old state inmate who — while shackled — eluded guards by wriggling through a fence hole and jumping onto a passing train.

The teen was serving time for a robbery and being taken to a facility near Waco. He told the guards he was feeling sick, so the guards stopped in San Antonio and let him out.

— Compiled from AP reports

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Los Amigos Duplicate Bridge Club meets at the Laredo Country Club from 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call Beverly Cantu at 7270589.

MONDAY, DEC. 31 Epoca de Oro Social Club will host a dance at the Laredo Civic Center from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., with music

by Leo Martinez and Premier USA. Tickets are $20 pre-sale and will be available at the Holiday Inn on Dec. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Dec. 31 and the Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets at the door will be $25.

For more information, call 723-9809 or 724-8702.

TUESDAY, JAN. 1 The board of the Zapata County Chamber of Commerce meets from noon until 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 The board of the Zapata County Fair Association meets from 6:30-8 p.m. The location of the meeting is to be announced.

AROUND THE NATION Central coast desal plant will likely be delayed MONTEREY, Calif. — A desalination plant will not be ready in time to replenish local water supplies before a deadline to stop pumping from the Carmel River, the area’s water source.

California American Water said wants to build a larger and more costly desalination plant to replace the fresh river water that will be lost after 2017.

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Business exec in prison for stealing $6M ST. LOUIS — A suburban St. Louis business executive has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for stealing nearly $6 million from his former company.

Dunard Morris of St. Charles, Mo., pleaded guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud in September. He was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.

Today is Saturday, Dec. 15, the 350th day of 2012. There are 16 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 15, 1939, the epic Civil War movie “Gone With the Wind,” produced by David O. Selznick and starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, had its world premiere in Atlanta.

On this date: In 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia.

In 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, S.D., during a confrontation with Indian police.

In 1938, groundbreaking for the Jefferson Memorial took place in Washington with President Franklin D. Roosevelt taking part.

In 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris.

American forces invaded Mindoro Island in the Philippines.

In 1961, former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for crimes against humanity.

(Eichmann was hanged 5 1/2 months later.)

In 1962, the Vail Mountain ski resort in Colorado officially opened. Actor-director Charles Laughton died in Los Angeles at age 63.

In 1965, two U.S. manned spacecraft, Gemini 6A and Gemini 7, maneuvered to within 10 feet of each other while in orbit.

In 1971, the Secret Service appointed its first five female special agents.

In 1972, Bernardo Bertolucci’s controversial film “Last Tango in Paris” had its European premiere in Rome, as well as Paris.

In 1989, a popular uprising began in Romania that resulted in the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

In 1991, an Egyptian-registered ferry, the Salem Express, hit a reef and sank in the Red Sea; at least 470 people died, although some estimates are much higher.

In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, was reopened to the public after a $27 million realignment that had dragged on for over a decade.

Ten years ago: Former Vice President Al Gore, who’d come agonizingly close to winning the presidency two years earlier, said in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that he would not run for the White House in 2004. In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Japan won golf ’s World Cup for the first time in 45 years.

Five years ago: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency. International climate talks in Bali, Indonesia, culminated in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Celine Dion concluded a five-year engagement at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 79.

Singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) is 73. Rock musician Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five) is 70. Rock musician Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) is 66. Actor Don Johnson is 63. Actress Melanie Chartoff is 62.

Thought for Today: “History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances.”

— Donald Creighton, Canadian historian (1902-1979).

Special to The Chronicle

"Lucky Boy," artist John Garrity, 78, shows a topographical map creation at his home in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday. He is facing eviction from the apartment where he’s lived for decades. The owner wants to rehab the building.

Enviros to Belmar: Don’t use rainforest wood BELMAR, N.J. — Environmentalists are trying to dissuade a Jersey shore town from using

tropical rain forest wood to rebuild a boardwalk destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

Belmar awarded a $6.6 million contract this week to a company to provide ipe wood for the project.

— Compiled from AP reports

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Babes hold tournament SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

The Falcon Lake Catfish Babes held a tournament on Saturday, Dece. 8.

The standings were as follows: Luann Flurry 6.92 lbs.

Leona Henderson 5.01 lbs.

Angie Cude 4.63 lbs.

Sharon Reissig 3.88 lbs.

Jennifer Cloud 3.62 lbs.

The Falcon Lake Catfish Babes have had tournaments at the lake for the past three years. About 25 women participated, with one traveling 420 miles.

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Pictured from the left are Falcon Lake Catfish Babes Angie Cude, Leona Henderson, George Garza of Gar Outdoors television program, Luann Flurry, Sharon Reissig and Jennifer Cloud.

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THE BLOTTER

Border Patrol agents at the southern Zapata County checkpoint stopped a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado carrying part of the 1,009.2 pounds of a marijuana load with an estimated value of $807,360.

Roma brothers accused of moving marijuana

By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES

U.S. Border Patrol officials announced Friday they detained two Roma brothers for allegedly transporting more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana in southern Zapata.

The arrest happened Thursday. Border Patrol officials did not release the names of the suspects.

A criminal complaint against the men is yet to be filed in federal court.

Border Patrol officials say the contraband had a weight of 1,009.2 pounds with an estimated value of $807,360. The case was referred to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Agents working at the temporary checkpoint in Southern Zapata on U.S. 83 followed a dark blue 2006 Chevrolet Silverado

after it exited the primary inspection lane, made a U-turn southbound and accelerated, according to Border Patrol officials.

Agents activated their emergency lights to conduct an immigration inspection. Agents identified the driver as a 22year-old male U.S. citizen.

“While the agent was questioning the driver, he detected a slight odor of narcotics emanating from the vehicle,” a Border Patrol news release states.

After a closer look, the agent observed large bundle wrapped in black tape and covered with a blanket on the floor of the passenger’s seat, officials said.

More bundles could be seen in the back seat of the pickup, according to Border Patrol officials.

Agents took the man into

custody.

Minutes later at the checkpoint, a K-9 unit alerted agents to possible contraband in a 2006 Ford F150 that had been behind the Chevy Silverado prior to the Silverado making a U-turn, agents alleged.

Federal authorities detained the 24-year-old driver identified as a U.S. citizen after agents spotted several bundles wrapped in black tape on the bed of the pickup. Agents say the narcotics were covered with a plastic mat.

Agents alleged the Chevy Silverado had 377.90 pounds of marijuana while the Ford F150 contained 631.30 pounds of marijuana.

(César G. Rodriguez may be reached at 7282568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)

ASSAULT

DWI

Eric N. Garcia, 50, was arrested and charged with assault, family violence at about 2 a.m.

Dec. 8 in the 5300 block of McAllen Lane in the Siesta Shores Subdivision. He is out on bail.

Martin Salinas Jr., 17, was arrested and charged with assault, family violence at about 7:30 a.m. Monday in the 1800 block of Third Street. Custody records show he already served his sentence.

Deputies detained a 12year-old juvenile after he assaulted a family member at about 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Gonzalez Street. The juvenile was referred to the Webb County Youth Village.

Felipe Muñoz-Meza, 57, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated at about 10:45 p.m. Dec. 6 by Seventh Street and Villa Avenue after deputies pulled him over for a defective break lamp. He is out on bond. In addition, deputies arrested San Juanita Gonzalez Ramirez, 53, and charged her with public intoxication. She is out on bail.

BURGLARY A burglary of habitation was reported at 1:31 p.m. Dec. 7 by 14th Avenue and Jackson Street.

A burglary of vehicle was reported at 9:04 a.m. Dec. 8 in the 2000 block of Del Mar Street.

POSSESSION Jose A. Lara Jr., 25; Marco A. Martinez, 28, and Miguel A. Martinez, 32, were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine at about 5:45 a.m. Dec. 8 at 10th Street and Diaz Avenue.

All men were taken to the Zapata Regional Jail, where they were held on a $5,000 bond each.

Alex R. Garcia, 18, and Martin E. Pacheco, 19, were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana at about 11:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the intersection of County Road and U.S. 83.

Each man had a $1,500 bond at the Zapata Regional Jail.

Arturo Cisneros, 33, and

Leo Rodriguez, 21, were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance around midnight Dec. 9 by 10th and Miraflores streets. Each man had a $5,000 bond at the Zapata Regional Jail.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Sylvia M. Flores, 45, was arrested and charged with public intoxication at about 4 a.m. Dec. 9 by Seventh Street and Roma Avenue. She is out on bond.

TERRORISTIC THREAT Israel B. Gutierrez, 47, was arrested and charged with terroristic threats at about 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of Elizabeth Lane. He had a $5,000 bond at the Zapata Regional Jail.

THEFT A 63-year-old man reported at 9:17 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Exxon on 1302 U.S. 83 that his cell phone worth $200 was stolen.

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Withdrawing was right thing to do

By SUSAN RICE SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST

On Thursday I asked that President Barack Obama no longer consider me for the job of secretary of state.

I made this decision because it is the right step for this country I love. I have never shied away from a fight for a cause I believe in. But, as it became clear that my potential nomination would spark an enduring partisan battle, I concluded that it would be wrong to allow this debate to continue distracting from urgent national priorities — creating jobs, growing our economy, addressing our deficit, reforming our immigration system and protecting our national security.

These are the issues that deserve our focus, not a controversy about me. On Sept. 16, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unavailable after a grueling week, the White House asked me to appear on five Sunday talk shows to discuss a range of foreign policy issues: the protests against our diplomatic facilities around the world; the attack in Benghazi, Libya; and Iran’s nuclear program.

When discussing Benghazi, I relied on fully cleared, unclassified points provided by the intelligence community, which encapsulated their best current assessment.

These unclassified points were consistent with the classified assessments I received as a senior policymaker.

It would have been irresponsible for me to substitute any personal judgment for our government’s and wrong to reveal classified material. I made clear in each interview that the information I was providing was preliminary and that ongoing investigations would give us definitive answers.

I have tremendous appreciation for our intelligence professionals, who work hard to provide their best assessments based on the information available. Long experience shows that our first accounts of terrorist attacks and other tragedies often evolve over time.

The intelligence community did its job in good faith. And so did I. I have never sought in any way, shape or form to mislead the American people. To do so would run counter to my character and my life of public service. But in recent weeks, new lines of attack have been raised to malign my character and my career.

Even before I was nominated for any new position, a steady drip of manufactured charges painted a wholly false picture of me. This has interfered increasingly with my work on behalf of the United States at the United Nations and with America’s agenda.

I grew up in Washington and I’ve seen plenty of battles over politics and policy. But a national security appointment, much less a potential one, should never be turned into a political football. There are far bigger issues at stake. So I concluded this distraction has to stop.

This was the right call, for four reasons.

My commitment to public service is rooted in the belief that our nation’s interests must be put ahead of individual ones.

First, my commitment to public service is rooted in the belief that our nation’s interests must be put ahead of individual ones. I’ve devoted my life to serving the United States and trying to mend our imperfect world. That’s where I want to focus my efforts, not on defending myself against baseless political attacks.

Second, I deeply respect Congress’s role in our system of government. After the despicable terrorist attacks that took the lives of four colleagues in Benghazi, our government must work through serious questions and bring the perpetrators to justice.

We must strengthen security at our diplomatic posts and improve our intelligence in a volatile Middle East. Accomplishing these goals is far more important than political fights or personal attacks.

Third, the American people expect us to come together to keep our nation safe. U.S. leadership abroad is and always has been strengthened when we transcend partisan differences on matters of national security.

America is seriously weakened when politics come first. If any good can come out of the experience of the past few months, I hope that it will be a renewed focus on the business of the American people — and a renewed insistence that the process of selecting potential candidates for high national security office be treated in the best bipartisan traditions of our country.

Finally, I have a great job. It’s been my highest honor to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. I’m proud that President Obama has restored our global stature, refocused on the greatest threats to our security and advanced our values around the world.

I’m equally proud of the many successes of my tremendous team at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations: saving countless civilians from slaughter in Libya, imposing the toughest sanctions ever on Iran and North Korea, steadfastly defending Israel’s security and legitimacy, and helping midwife the birth of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan.

These efforts remind us that we can do so much more when we come together than when we let ourselves be split apart. That’s a lesson I will carry with me as I continue the work of the American people at the United Nations.

The writer is U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

COLUMN

Perry curious why is state not No. 1 in concealed gun licenses

By KEN HERMAN COX NEWSPAPERS

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, with feigned outrage but sincere curiosity, mentioned to several journalists Thursday that he’d come upon a fact he finds difficult to believe. Florida, Perry said he’d heard, has more people with concealed handgun licenses than Texas does.

Can this be true? And is it time for us to make CHLs mandatory so Texas lives up to our state motto ”Handguns are handfun.”

First, some fact-checking. Our governor is correct. As the nice folks (and the other ones) on our PolitiFact Texas desk would say, his pants are not on fire. Florida indeed is tops in concealed handgun licenses. This could mean many elderly Boca Raton Jews are packing heat (in addition to heating pads).

These are my people. This is frightening.

Milestone Adam Putnam, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer affairs, reported this week his state soon will pass the 1 million mark for concealed-carry licenses.

They’re doing a bang-up job in handing out the licenses in the Gunshine State.

This raises several questions, topped by why a commissioner of agricul-

“

I’m still trying to get a hole in one — five rounds in the same hole — but I haven’t quite got there yet.”

TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY

ture and consumer affairs is in charge of concealed handgun licenses? Would pistol packing be an agricultural issue or a consumer affair?

Putnam’s projection is based on Nov. 30 stats showing his state had 993,200 active permits. The Texas Department of Public Safety says its most current figures, as of last Dec. 31, showed 518,625 active CHLs here. Perry and I have two of those, though he’s armed (more on that below) and I’m not.

I have more bad news for you, governor. We’re not even No. 2 in CHLs. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, in a July report based on numbers as of last Dec. 31, said Texas was No. 4, behind Florida, Pennsylvania (786,000) and Georgia (600,000). Pennsylvania?

Let’s keep in mind CHLs are easier to get in some states. Coloradoans can get one by watching a video and taking a free test.

The GAO noted 6.2 percent of Floridians over

age 20 have concealed-carry permits. In Pennsylvania, it’s 8.3 percent. In Georgia, it’s 11.5 percent.

In Texas, it’s a relatively measly 3 percent. Utah leads the nation at 19.3 percent, but that’s misleading because 201,000 of Utah’s 347,000 CHLs are held by folks who don’t live in Utah, which is among states with lessstringent requirements for a license and the Utah license is recognized in many states.

Gun lover Again, let’s be clear that Perry was only kidding about being concerned that Florida has more CHLs than Texas.

But his curiosity was sincere. Our governor enjoys guns, a fact reinforced by what he recently told the Washington Times’ Emily Miller for one of her columns about famous people and their firearms.

Some quotes from Perry’s emailed responses to Miller: ”The first gun I ever

had was given to me by my grandfather when I was young — a Remington single shot .22LR. I still have it.” ”My favorite gun is the LaRue OBR the machining is so precise and the weapon will shoot oneinch MOA (or less) time after time. It is a work of art!!”

(FYI, though a CHL holder, I am largely gun ignorant and have no idea what he’s talking about.)

Miller also recalled that Perry, in a 2010 campaign video, called going to a shooting range ”my form of golf.” ”I’m still trying to get a hole in one — five rounds in the same hole — but I haven’t quite got there yet,” Perry said on the video. ”I think a 5.56 is my best. For me, it’s really relaxing.”

Perry’s enjoyment of firearms is sincere. I have no problem with law-abiding citizens owning and using firearms. Some people don’t understand other people’s fascination with guns. I don’t understand other people’s fascination with golf.

It just seems wrong for Texas not to be No. 1 in CHLs. What’s next? Am I going to find out the Texas Longhorns are not the finest college football team in the land?

(Ken Herman is a columnist for the Austin American-Statesman.

Email: kherman@statesman.com.)

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LCC to offer classes at Advanced Ed Center SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Registration is under way for Laredo Community College’s spring 2013 Semester to allow Zapatans to enroll in college credit courses at the Zapata County Technical and Advanced Education Center.

Students can now enroll in English, psychology, government, history, and math courses, which are part of the core curriculum for students who want to earn a certificate or associate’s degree at LCC. Assistant Dean of LCC South Pricilla Medina said Zapata will greatly benefit from the classes.

“We know that some of our students use the bus transit to come to Laredo several days out of the week. We want to lessen the burden of having to commute all the way from Zapata to Laredo by offer-

ing these courses right at home,” Medina said.

“We’re hoping for a great turnout. We know that Zapata is ready to take advantage of this great opportunity and Laredo Community College is ready to help out. We are very excited to offer these courses to the folks at Zapata.”

Government and math courses will be offered in a “face-to-face” classroom setting, while the rest will be transmitted from LCC’s Fort McIntosh and South Campuses to the ZTAC using teleconferencing technology.

“The LCC Distance Learning Department has been hard at work to ensure that the stability of our connectivity is up and running,” said Medina.

“Our English, physiology and history videoconference courses will be ready by the time students come

back from their holiday break. We will be ready for the first day of classes in January.”

All of LCC’s core courses can transfer to any Texas college or university and most other schools. Prospective students must go through LCC’s admissions process to be able to register for the courses.

To apply for admission to the college, visit www.laredo.edu/apply.

Advisement and online registration are under way through Tuesday, and Tuesday, Jan. 8 through Saturday, Jan. 12. Students must be advised before they can register for classes.

The semester will start Jan. 14.

For information about admissions and registration, call the Enrollment and Registration Services Center at 721-5109 or 7944110.

Ranch has new boss SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

The world-renowned King Ranch has selected Javier “JR” Ramirez III to head-up two of its four ranching divisions in South Texas. JR Ramirez, a Laredoan, has been promoted to the position of Area Manager for the King Ranch.

JR is a 1999 graduate from United South High School, a 2004 Animal Science graduate from Texas A&M Kingsville, and also earned a Master’s degree in Physiology of Reproduction from Texas A&M University in 2006. JR and his family were all members of Future Farmer’s of America and routinely competed at the Laredo International Fair & Expositions throughout the 1990s. His parents, Javier Jr. and Elsa Ramirez, are fourth generation ranchers and current-

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Laredoan Javier “JR” Ramirez III has been named to head-up two of its four ranching divisions in South Texas. ly participate in the family’s “Circle 17” horse breeding operation in Zapata.

JR began working for

the King Ranch as a cowboy in 2000 at the early age of 19. He also appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly in 2007.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

Organization eyes Zapata County aid SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Buckner Children and Family Services held its First Zapata Winter Distribution Program on Tuesday.

More than 200 Zapata area children received jackets, and pre-selected families received blankets and heaters.

Buckner’s emphasis for next year will be in education, particularly educational and financial literacy.

“Working together for a better tomorrow is our goal for the community of Zapata,” said Cynthia Martinez, Buckner Missions Group coordinator.

“Buckner would like to thank the following partner agencies for their support in this venture: Zapata County Independ-

ent School District, Gateway Family Health Clinics, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Zapata County Commissioner’s Court and Judge Rathmell, Teaching and Mentoring Communities, Zapata County Helping Hands Food Pantry, Rising Communities Alliance, and the Zapata Economic Development Corporation,” Martinez added.

Buckner Children and Family Services is “a multi-service agency dedicated to the restoration and healing of individuals and their family.”

As stated on its website, the mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable children and build strong families through Christ-centered

values.

Buckner contributes through the following programs: Family programs: foster care, adoption, residential care and transition programs Empowerment programs: self-sufficiency programs, education and job readiness training Community programs: after-school programs, counseling and apartment ministries, transformation centers Aid and support: global humanitarian aid, medical clinics and shortterm missions support.

Retirement Services: independent living, assisted living, memory care at The Harbor, skilled care, hospice care and ElderCare in seven locations in Texas.

SÁBADO 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2012

Agenda en Breve SÁBADO 15 DE DICIEMBRE LAREDO — Gateway Academy Historical Society y Border Skullz Motorcycle Club invitan a su Campaña de donación de Juguetes y Cobijas, de las 9 a.m. a la 1 p.m. en el Gateway Academy Charter High School, 1230 Town Lake Dr., a beneficio de los estudiantes en la Escuela Primaria Senator Zaffirini.

LAREDO — Laredo Wrestling Alliance presenta “Seasons Beating II” a las 7 p.m. en Texas Army National Guard, 6001 NE Bob Bullock Loop. Costo: 5 dólares (preventa) y 6 dólares en la puerta.

LAREDO — Laredo Little Theatre presenta “A Tuna Christmas” a las 8 p.m. en LLT 4802 Thomas.

“A Tuna Christmas” es una comedia basada en A Christmas Carol, pero en riesgo debido a recibos de luz sin pagar. Costo: 10 dólares.

Otra presentación el domingo a las 3 p.m.

NUEVO LAREDO, México — Compañía Teatral Amigos Hispanic Theatre presenta “Anita La Huerfanita”, direccion por Guadalupe D. la Paz. A las 6 p.m. en el Teatro del IMSS en Belden y Reynosa, para mayores informes en ciateatralamigos@hotmail.com

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ECONOMÍA | TAMAULIPAS

Calificación crediticia TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

La calificadora Fitch Ratings ratificó a Tamaulipas la calificación ‘AA-(mex) que significa “Muy Alta Calidad Crediticia”.

Alfredo González Fernández, Secretario de Finanzas en el estado, dijo que la ratificación representa un reconocimiento al manejo responsable de las finanzas públicas.

“La perspectiva estable que otorga Fitch, muestran balances equilibrados y una posición de liquidez muy sólida derivadas de la correcta administración financiera del Gobierno”, indica un co-

La ratificación representa un reconocimiento al manejo responsable de las finanzas públicas. municado de prensa.

En su reporte, la calificadora destacó que el crecimiento en los ingresos estatales representa una fortaleza para la calidad crediticia de Tamaulipas.

González destacó que las calificaciones que han otorgado las agencias calificadoras de deuda representan que el gobierno estatal posee una capacidad fuerte de cumplir con sus compromisos fi-

nancieros, lo que permite acceder a los intermediarios financieros con tasas de interés competitivas.

Entre los factores que influyen en la ratificación de la Calificación ‘AA-(mex) que implica una muy sólida calidad crediticia respecto a otras entidades, emisores o emisiones del país destacan los ingresos estatales que ascendieron a 3.649 mdp, representando el 9.9% de los ingresos totales, com-

parando favorablemente con la mediana del Grupo de Estados calificados por Fitch (GEF) que registró un nivel del 6.6% representando una fortaleza para la calidad crediticia de Tamaulipas.

González enfatizó que la administración de los recursos públicos de manera eficiente ha permitido desarrollar los cumplimientos del Plan Estatal de Desarrollo.

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SALUDO AL PASADO

DOMINGO 16 DE DICIEMBRE LAREDO — Memorial Bells de la Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida presentará “Joyous Noel”, un concierto de Navidad con campanas y campanillas a las 4 p.m. en la iglesia. Para mayor información, contacte a la iglesia en el 7221674.

NUEVO LAREDO, México — Grupo Entorno Responsable AC invita a una MegaPosada a las 2 p.m. en Calzada de los Héroes y Bulevar Manuel Ávila Camacho. Habrá rifas, regalos, juegos, y música a cargo de la Sonora Tropicana.

NUEVO LAREDO, México — Patronato Cultural Nuevo Laredo A.C. invita al 4to. Concierto Navideño y Posada “Rescatando Nuestras Tradiciones”, a las 4 p.m. en la Sala Sergio Peña de la Antigua Aduana.

Donativo 50 pesos. Niños menores de 12 años, acompañados de un adulto, entran gratis. Lo recaudado se destinará a becas escolares.

NUEVO LAREDO, México — Baloncesto: Toros vs. Barreteros en Gimnasio de la Nueva Ciudad Deportiva a las 5 p.m.

NUEVO LAREDO, México — Concierto de Navidad con la Centenaria Banda de Música Municipal y el Coro Enrique Tomás Lozano, dirigido por Javier Sánchez Espinoza, a las 8 p.m. en la Catedral del Espíritu Santo. Entrada libre.

ANÁHUAC, México — X Edición de la Cabalgata en Honor de la Virgen de Guadalupe, partiendo de la Garita Aduanal Camarón a las 11 a.m., con una entrega de ofrenda floral a la Virgen a la 1:30 p.m. y Misa a las 2 p.m. en honor de los cabalgantes oficiada por el Pbro. Arturo Rodríguez Castillo. Organiza: Generales de Nuevo Laredo, A.C.

JUEVES 20 DE DICIEMBRE LAREDO — Dance Expressions presenta “El Cascanueces”, de 7:30 a 9 p.m. en el Centro Cívico de Laredo. Tarifas especiales para grupos de 10 ó mas personas están disponibles para la función de las 9 a.m. La función de las 7:30 p.m. cobrará admisión general. Para mayor información contacte a Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick en 724-5330.

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SUPERIOR: El Museo La Paz muestra varias piezas de colección, que fueron admiradas durante un recorrido de Casas de Navidad, el domingo, en San Ygnacio. INFERIOR DERECHA: Velma L pez del Rio Grande Valley observa el órgano antiguo en el Museo La Paz. También se observa la entrada al Museo La Paz.

Evento ayuda a escuela del pueblo POR RICARDO R. VILLARREAL TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

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l menos 300 personas pasearon por las calles de San Ygnacio el domingo por la tarde mientras participaban en el Gran Recorrido de Casas Históricas.

“Estamos muy emocionados. Tuvimos muy buena participación. Todas las ganancias del evento son para nuestra escuela y nuestros estudiantes”, dijo la directora de A.L. Benavides Elementary School, Marlen Guerra.

Al menos 10 sitios fueron incluidos en el recorrido auto-guiado, que empezó

en la escuela e incluía una venta de platos de tamales y entretenimiento por parte de Ringgold Middle School Mariachi Nuevo Cascabel de la Ciudad de Río Grande.

San Ygnacio fue establecido en 1830 por Jesús Treviño y su bien conocida arquitectura vernácula española/mexicana.

Guerra dijo que los recorridos han sido organizados al menos por 20 años.

Varias de las casas proveen un vistazo al pasado con su colección de antigüedades, arte y electrodomésticos de eras pasadas.

“Los dueños de las casas abrieron sus puertas y los visitantes pueden verlas decoradas para Navidad”,

dijo Guerra.

Uno de los visitantes fue Jim Phelps, originalmente de Missouri. Él dijo que él y algunos de sus amigos con los que estaba eran “Tejanos de Invierno” y que ésta era la tercera vez que habían ido al recorrido. Él dijo que estaba contento de estar compartiendo con sus amigos que no habían ido al pueblo.

“Yo realmente pienso que la historia es fascinante. Las casas datan de 1800 y el diseño, muebles y estilo de vida en la que ellos viven es casi una inspiración”, dijo Phelps.

La maestra retirada Velma López visitaba de la Ciudad de Río Grande.

“Creo que es algo que to-

dos deben de experimentar porque es el pasado y mucha gente no le dan importancia a cosas como estas.

Es muy lindo”, dijo López.

Ella agregó que “lo más viejo es lo más bonito”.

(Rick Villarreal puede ser localizado en el 728-2528 ó rvillarreal@lmtonline.com)

EDUCACIÓN

Tecnología permitirá tener cursos de LCC POR ROLANDO SANTOS ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

Están en proceso las inscripciones para el Semestre Primavera 2013 de Laredo Community College, lo que permitirá a los residentes de Zapata inscribirse en cursos de crédito colegial en el Zapata County Technical and Advanced Education Center (Centro de Educación Técnica y Avanzada del Condado de Zapata —ZTAC, por sus siglas en inglés).

Los estudiantes pueden inscribirse a cursos de inglés, psicología, gobierno, historia, y matemáticas, los cuales son parte de las asignaturas comunes para aquellos estudiantes quienes desean obtener un certificado o grado asociado en LCC.

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Queremos hacer menos pesada su carga de tener que viajar desde Zapata hasta Laredo, al ofrecerles estos tres cursos en casa”.

PRICILLA MEDINA, DECANO ASISTENTE EN LCC-SUR

Pricilla Medina, Decano Asistente en LCC-Sur, dijo que la comunidad de Zapata se beneficiará ampliamente de las clases.

“Sabemos que algunos de nuestros estudiantes utilizan el camión para venir a Laredo, varios días a la semana. Queremos hacer menos pesada su carga de tener que viajar desde Zapata hasta Laredo, al ofrecerles estos tres cursos en casa”, dijo Medina.

“Esperamos una amplia respuesta. Sabemos que Zapata está lista para tomar ventaja de esta gran oportunidad y el Laredo Community College está listo para ayudar. Estamos muy emocionados de ofrecer estos cursos a los vecinos en Zapata”.

Los cursos de gobierno y matemáticas serán ofrecidos en un aula “cara-a-cara”, en tanto que el resto serán transmitidos de las Es-

cuelas Fort McIntosh y South de LCC, hasta el ZTAC, utilizando la tecnología de tele conferencia.

“El Departamento de Aprendizaje a Distancia de LCC ha trabajo arduamente para asegurar que la estabilidad de nuestra conectividad esté funcionando”, dijo Medina. “Nuestros cursos por videoconferencia de Inglés, psicología e historia estarán listos para cuando los estudiantes regresen de su

descanso vacacional. Estaremos listos para el primer día de clases en enero”.

Todos los cursos básicos de LCC pueden transferirse a cualquier colegio o universidad de Texas y a la mayoría de las otras escuelas.

Estudiantes prospectos pueden pasar por el proceso de admisiones para inscribirse a los cursos. Solicite su admisión al colegio visitando www.laredo.edu/ apply.

Asesorías e inscripciones en línea se llevarán a cabo del martes 18 de diciembre, y del martes 8 de enero al sábado 12 de enero. Los estudiantes deben ser asesores antes de que se registren para sus clases.

El semestre primavera 2013 inicia el 14 de enero.

Más información llamando al 721-5109 o 794-4110.

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VILLARREAL ELEMENTARY HAS SUCCESS AT DISTRICT UIL MEET

Numerous students placed in the district meet at Zapata South Elementary on Dec. 8. Coaches and students who participated are: Bottom row: Veronica Salazar, Karla Garcia, Jadir Gonzalez, Xavier Rodriguez, Alan Lamoglia, Ismael Arambula, Emilae Hill, Patricia Salinas, Elsa A. Alvarez, Kristal Cantu, Kaitlyn Garcia, Melissa Salinas, Victoria Garcia, Corina Garza, Gisselle Ibarra. 2nd row: Laura Camarrio, Angel Luna, Juan Ariaza, Sarahi Angeles, Daniel Garcia, Dayye Zapata, Jennifer Medrano, Daniel Rodriguez, Ricky De Leon, Talyssa Garcia, Alyssa Ramirez, Claudia Garza. 3rd row: Yvette Caberra, Kahlay Jackson, Briana Lopez Leslie Ubaldo, Mariana Perez, Melanie Briones, Mayeli Landa, Kassandra Benavidez, Yamileth Landa, Clarissa Salazar, Mikey Esquivel, Kassandra Ibarra, Victoriana Gallegos. 4th row: Tammy Rodriguez, Vicky Garza, Luis Poblano, Jose Rocha, Naomi Trejo, Angelika Salazar, Daniela Gamez, Andrea Martinez, Selene Garza, Vielka Rivera, Mary Ann Swords, Jessica Navarro. Top row: Annabel Alvarez, Mario Juarez, Lydia B. Garza, William Lane.

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The students that placed in the competition are: Bottom Row: Jadir Gonzalez 1st in General Math, Alan Lamoglia 4th in Number Sense and 5th in General Math, Kristal Cantu 4th in Spelling, Angel Luna 6th in Spanish Poetry, Patrcia Salinas 3rd in Spanish Poetry, Emilae Hill 2nd in Maps, Graphs, and Charts, Corina Garza 3rd in Oral Reading, Kaitlyn Garcia 3rd in Spelling and 6th in Oral Reading, Melissa Salinas 5th in Oral Reading, Elsa Angelica Alvarez 2nd in Oral Reading and 6th in Dictionary Skills, Victoria Garcia 1st in Storytelling and 6th in Ready Writing, Jennifer Medrano 6th in Storytelling. Middle Row: Jose Rocha 5th in Calculator, Xavier Rodriguez 2nd in Social Studies, 5th in Spelling, and 5th in Number Sense, Ismael Arambula 1st in Social Studies, Gisselle Ibarra 3rd in Social Studies and 4th in Dictionary Skills, Karla Garcia 3rd in Dictionary Skills and 6th in Art Smart, Veronica Salazar 6th in Music Memory. Coaches were: W. Lane General Math and Number Sense, V. Gallegos Listening Skills and Calculator, M. Juarez Spanish Poetry, L. Garza Oral Reading and UIL Coordinator, Y. Caberra Spelling and Maps, Graphs, and Charts, M. Swords Social Studies, A. Alvarez Dictionary Skills and Art Smart, V. Garza Ready Writing and Music Memory and T. Rodriguez Storytelling.

Shows on till 21st

Zapata County Independent School District

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Proposal must be received on or before January 15, 2013 by 4:30 p.m.

Zapata County I.S.D., 702 E. 17th Street, P.O. Box 158, Zapata, Texas 78076.

Bids that are received after the deadline will be returned unopened to the bidder.

Please see full RFP for details.

The Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium has an early present for its visitors – a new show, the return of some older holiday shows and Wednesday and Thursday showings during December.

The new holiday shows continue through Friday, Dec. 21.

The newest feature at the Planetarium is “Mystery of the Christmas Star.”

The show takes audiences on a journey back more than 2000 years in pursuit of a scientific explanation for the star of Bethlehem.

The modern retelling of the Christmas story is filled with beautiful imagery and scored with choir music to charm and captivate audiences of all ages.

Entity Number: 141503 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Telecommunications and Internet Access for E-Rate Funding Year 2013 (7/1/13-6/30/2014) Form 470# 581500001078381 Date of Issue: 12/17/2012 Proposal Closing Date: 01/15/2013

Zapata County ISD is soliciting proposals for Telecommunications and Internet Access.

All bidders must read and abide by the Eligible Services List on the Schools and Libraries Web site. Proposals must be comprehensive, itemized and have a valid SPIN issued by USAC. Bidders must refer to full RFP posting for details.

The Zapata County Independent School District Form 470 can be viewed on the Universal Service Administrative Company website, www.usac.org. As per USAC rules and regulations, Form 470 must be posted for at least 28 days.

After this period, Z.C.I.S.D. will meet and decide based on an evaluation matrix on a vendor that is most advantageous to the district.

Please visit www.zcisd.org/technology to view RFP in its entirety or for contact information for questions regarding this RFP.

Zapata County Independent School District Entity Number: 141503 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Internal Connections for E-Rate Funding Year 2013 (7/1/13-6/30/2014) VES Form 470 # 698850001075143 ZMS Form 470 # 814450001075185 ZNE Form 470 # 532510001077061 ZSE Form 470 # 759030001075191 ABE Form 470 # 528880001075197 Date of Issue: 12/17/2012 Proposal Closing Date: 01/15/2013 Proposal must be received on or before January 15, 2013 by 4:30 p.m.

Zapata County I.S.D., 702 E. 17th Street, P.O. Box 158, Zapata, Texas 78076.

Bids that are received after the deadline will be returned unopened to the bidder.

Please see full RFP for details.

Zapata County ISD is soliciting proposals for Internal Connections.

Site 1: Zapata North ElementaryReplacement Campus502 E. 17th Ave.; Site 2: Zapata South Elementary, 500 Delmar St., Zapata, Texas; Site 3: Arturo Benavides Elementary, 301 Lincoln St., San Ygnacio, Texas Site 4: Fidel and Andrea Villarreal Elementary, 805 Mira Flores Ave., Zapata, Texas Site 5: Zapata Middle School, 702 E. 17th Street, Zapata, Texas All bidders must read and abide by the Eligible Services List on the Schools and Libraries Web site. Proposals must be comprehensive, itemized and have a valid SPIN issued by USAC. Bidders must refer to full RFP posting for details.

The Zapata County Independent School District Form 470 can be viewed on the Universal Service Administrative Company website, www.usac.org. As per USAC rules and regulations, Form 470 must be posted for at least 28 days.

After this period, Z.C.I.S.D. will meet and decide based on an evaluation matrix on a vendor that is most advantageous to the district.

Please visit www.zcisd.org/technology to view RFP in its entiretyor for contact information for questions regarding this RFP.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

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SHOOTINGS The rampage, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, was the nation’s second-deadliest school shooting, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead in 2007.

Panicked parents looking for their children raced to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, a prosperous community of about 27,000 people 60 miles northeast of New York City.

Youngsters at the kindergartenthrough-fourth-grade school were told to close their eyes by police as they were led from the building.

Schoolchildren — some crying, others looking frightened — were escorted through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other’s shoulders.

“Our hearts are broken today,” a tearful President Barack Obama, struggling to maintain composure, said at the White House.

He called for “meaningful action” to prevent such shootings. “As a country, we have been through this too many times,” he said.

Youngsters and their parents described teachers locking doors and ordering the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets when shots echoed through the building. Authorities didn’t say exactly how the shootings unfolded.

They also gave no details on the victim discovered at another scene, except to say that the person was an adult found dead by police while they were investigating the gunman.

A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-yearold Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher. A second official said his mother, Nancy Lanza, was presumed dead.

Adam Lanza’s older brother, 24year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., was being questioned.

The law enforcement official who said Adam Lanza had a possible personality disorder said Ryan Lanza had been extremely cooperative, was not believed to have any involvement in the rampage and was not under arrest or in custody, but investigators were still searching his computers and phone records. Ryan Lanza told law enforcement he had not been in touch with his brother since about 2010.

All three law enforcement officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record about the unfolding investigation.

The gunman drove to the school in his mother’s car, the second official said. Three guns were found — a Glock and a Sig Sauer, both pistols, inside the school, and a .223-caliber rifle in the back of a car.

State police Lt. Paul Vance said 28 people in all were killed, including the gunman, and one person was injured.

Robert Licata said his 6-yearold son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher.

“That’s when my son grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran

out the door,” he said. “He was very brave. He waited for his friends.”

He said the shooter didn’t utter a word.

Stephen Delgiadice said his 8year-old daughter was in the school and heard two big bangs.

Teachers told her to get in a corner, he said.

“It’s alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America,” he said. His daughter was fine.

Theodore Varga said he was in a meeting with other fourthgrade teachers when he heard the gunfire, but there was no lock on the door.

He said someone turned on the public address system so that “you could hear the hysteria that was going on. I think whoever did that saved a lot of people. Everyone in the school was listening to the terror that was transpiring.”

Also, a custodian went running around, warning people there was a gunman in the school, Varga said.

“He said, ‘Guys! Get down!

Hide!”’ Varga said. “So he was actually a hero.” The teacher said he did not know if the custodian survived.

Varga said he tried to kick out an air-conditioning unit in the window so the five teachers in the room could escape, but he only managed to knock out the wood next to it, and the space wasn’t big enough for all of them

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Museum La Paz offered glimpses of the past during the Grand Tour of Historic Homes to benefit Arturo L. Benavides Elementary School. people don’t give importance to things like this.

It’s very nice,” Lopez said.

She added, in Spanish, that the old is the most beautiful.

PRISON cording to court records.

Plea documents filed Aug. 9 state Gonzalez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana in excess of 100 kilograms. Prosecutors dismissed the conspiracy charge originally mentioned in the July 3 indictment.

At 3 p.m. on June 11, U.S. Border Patrol agents watched a gray 2000 Chevrolet Silverado with Texas license plates heading north on U.S. 83. When agents approached, Gonza-

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lez accelerated and turned onto a side road. Gonzalez fled from the vehicle but was eventually caught.

Agents found boxes in the bed of the pickup that contained 52 bundles of marijuana with an approximate weight of 631.62 pounds. Agent Efrain Perez, Border Patrol spokesman, said the contraband had an estimated street value of $504,000.

Once in custody, Gonzalez spoke to Drug Enforcement Administration agents and told them first

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that he was offered money to drive the truck from his residence to the Pavilion on U.S. 83.

Gonzalez later stated he was transporting about 25 boxes of packaged marijuana from a stash house to a warehouse off Fourth Street in Zapata. Court documents state he had already moved one load.

“He was to be paid $1,200 for moving the marijuana,” court documents state.

(César G. Rodriguez may be reaches at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)

to squeeze through.

He said he smelled gun smoke in the halls as he ran out to escape through a door. Varga then went around to help three other teachers climb out of the window of the first-floor room they had been in.

Mergim Bajraliu, 17, heard the gunshots echo from his home and ran to check on his 9-year-old sister at the school. He said his sister, who was fine, heard a scream come over the intercom at one point. He said teachers were shaking and crying as they came out of the building.

“Everyone was just traumatized,” he said.

Mary Pendergast, who lives close to the school, said her 9year-old nephew was in the school at the time of the shooting, but wasn’t hurt after his music teacher helped him take cover in a closet.

Richard Wilford’s 7-year-old son, Richie, is in the second grade at the school. His son told him that he heard a noise that “sounded like what he described as cans falling.”

The boy told him a teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door and had the kids huddle up in the corner until police arrived.

“There’s no words,” Wilford said. “It’s sheer terror, a sense of imminent danger, to get to your child and be there to protect him.”

On Friday afternoon, family members were led away from a

HORSES Continued from Page 1A stated he saw malnourished horses at the edge of Falcon Lake.

Deputies and investigators responded to the scene to find several horses that appeared to be starving.

Pictures released by the sheriff ’s office show animals with exposing rib cages while others were lyingon the ground.

“There are currently twenty seven horses under investigation …” Elizondo said.

Since there are no veterinarians in Zapata County, investigators will wait on responses from surrounding neighboring counties, including Webb.

“Investigators are currently looking into this case and speaking with the owner about the medical and health needs of these horses,” Elizondo said, adding investigators are getting full cooperation from the owner.

Investigators are looking at all angles of the case. Elizondo said it’s too early in the investigation to determine if the horses were being malnourished by the owner.

“It looks like the horses are starving but investigators are still looking at the health issues,” Elizondo said. ( César G. Rodriguez may be reached at 728-2568 or cesar@lmtonline.com)

firehouse that was being used as a staging area, some of them weeping. One man, wearing only a T-shirt without a jacket, put his arms around a woman as they walked down the middle of the street, oblivious to everything around them.

Another woman with tears rolling down her face walked by carrying a car seat with a young infant inside and a bag that appeared to have toys and stuffed animals.

“Evil visited this community today and it’s too early to speak of recovery, but each parent, each sibling, each member of the family has to understand that Connecticut — we’re all in this together. We’ll do whatever we can to overcome this event,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Adam Lanza and his mother lived in a well-to-do part of Newtown where neighbors are doctors or hold white-collar positions at companies such as General Electric, Pepsi and IBM. The shootings instantly brought to mind episodes such as the Columbine High School massacre that killed 15 in 1999 and the July shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead.

Obama’s comments on the tragedy amounted to one of the most outwardly emotional moments of his presidency.

“The majority of those who died were children — beautiful, little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old,” Obama said.

ROEL VILLARREAL Surrounded by his family, Mr. Roel Villarreal passed away Friday Dec. 7, 2012, at the age of 71. Mr. Villarreal was born in San Ygnacio on Nov. 13, 1941.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Eusebia Villarreal; father, Casimiro Villarreal; and sisters, Josefina and Lina Eva Villarreal.

He is survived by his wife Esther Villlarreal and daughter Liz Anguiano. He is survived by his children Lina Eva Villarreal, Roel Villarreal Jr., Yolanda V. Garcia and Roel Rene Villarreal. He is also survived by his brothers Jose Heberto, Rolando Antonio and Rodolfo Villarreal.

Visitation hours were held Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home. The funeral procession departed at 9:30 a.m. for a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Committal ser-

vices followed at Zapata County Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home Daniel A. Gonzalez, funeral director, 2102 N. U.S. Hwy 83 Zapata.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

Valley youth adapts 1 year after shooting

By ELIZABETH FINDELL THE (MCALLEN) MONITOR

HUMBLE — Nicholas Tijerina spun his wheelchair around the kitchen counter with his aunt, grandfather and cousin Nov. 28, indignant that they didn’t take love of the Green Bay Packers as seriously as he does.

The group boisterously alternated between laughter, anger and sorrow as the conversation shifted from sports to what had brought them all there, together that night. In Humble. Not his hometown of Edinburg.

The 14-year-old — known as Nicko to his friends and family — and his cousin, Cameron Richardson, 12, passed around an iPad to find news articles chronicling the day that forever changed the family.

“Is that him?” Nicko’s grandfather Donald Rex asked, peering at the screen at a news photo of the man accused of firing the bullet that robbed the boy’s ability to walk.

Wednesday marked the anniversary that Nicko, then 13, and Edson Amaro, then 14, each suffered an accidental gunshot by an unwitting target shooter outside Edinburg’s Harwell Middle School, where the boys were practicing for basketball tryouts Dec. 12, 2011. The strike left Nicko paralyzed from the waist down.

As he struggles to adjust to a new normal, Nicko’s fortunes haven’t improved much.

Seven weeks ago, he fell out of his wheelchair, reaching to catch a cellphone that fell from his grasp. The paralysis that has beset his body has weakened his bones, turning what normally are minor accidents into personal catastrophe.

Nicko shattered his femur.

That accident forced Nicko to discontinue the intensive physical therapy he had performed since the shooting. A cast has made it more difficult to navigate in his chair, with his leg set straight ahead on a splint.

Nicko and his mom had already relocated to the Houston area for his medical treatment, where they share a makeshift bedroom in the entryway of the Richardsons’ house in Humble.

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From left, Nicolas Tijerina, Cameron Richardson, Danna Richardson and Donald Rex gather in Danna’s house on Dec.1, in Humble. Nicolas and Edson Amaro suffered an accidental gunshot by an unwitting target shooter outside Edinburg.

“It’s like, God, can my kid catch a break?” said his mother, Donna Tijerina.

Donna Tijerina had to leave her job as a supervisor in the city of McAllen’s finance department. She now works odd hours in a bakery so she can take care of her son.

Nicko is repeating his interrupted seventh-grade year with advanced half-day classes at Humble Middle School, where Cameron also attends.

The rest of the Tijerina family remains in Edinburg, where Nicko’s sister Lauren Tijerina is a freshman studying biology at the University of Texas-Pan American, and his dad Misael Tijerina works long hours trying to keep up with the bills.

Nicko misses his dad, sister, Valley friends and classics, like Delia’s tamales and breakfast tacos at Stripes. But otherwise he’s glad he’s in Humble.

Here, Nicko isn’t the kid who got shot at school. He’s just a kid in a wheelchair.

Even when he tells his classmates of the drama in Edinburg

that got him into the chair, the story is too crazy not to draw seventh-grade skepticism.

“Nah, you’re faking it,” Nicko mimicked the other kids.

“Hey man — I heard you got shot. Nah, I don’t believe you,” Cameron added in a jaded voice.

“You don’t have to prove nothing to them Nicko,” Rex said softly.

The story is crazy. Somehow, bullets managed to travel nearly a mile through the woods, missed every tree and struck down two children practicing basketball after school.

A top marksman couldn’t do that if he tried. But that doesn’t matter now.

For the Tijerinas, there’s no escaping the reality of what happened.

“It’s very real now,” Donna Tijerina said. “Initially I kept feeling like ‘Oh, I’m going to wake up and it will be a bad dream.’ I don’t think that anymore.”

Edson shivered on the eve of the anniversary outside the small trailer he shares with his dad in northern Edinburg.

“It’s not happy, not good,” he said of the date. “There’s a lot of memories.”

The 15-year-old is trying to move on with his life after the shooting, which severely damaged his stomach, intestines and liver and forced doctors to remove one of his kidneys.

Now he’s a freshman at Economedes High School, where he laughs with the teachers and has caught up on the academics he missed in eighth grade — except Algebra, he added with a grin.

Sometimes he has to leave class because of pain in his liver.

“It’s like somebody’s punching me in the stomach or something,” he said. “The doctors say it’s normal.”

Edson has joined the Junior ROTC. “I want to be in the Army, but I don’t know if I can with what happened to me,” he said. “I want to be a doctor in the Army.”

Edson said he and his dad are doing OK these days, unless one of them gets caught off-guard remembering the accident and its aftermath. Mostly he remembers

his fear in the hospital.

“I was sad and angry at the same time,” he said. “I was thinking, ‘If I die, what is my dad going to do?”’

Gunshots could be heard in the cool air on a recent morning as attorney Michael Guerra watched a large buck bound into the thicket as he stepped from his car onto a dirt lane littered with shotgun shells and rifle casings.

This spot — the fence line of an open field surrounded by scrub brush and deer blinds set up for hunting — is where the shots were fired, he said.

The shooters were lying on their stomachs on mats, aiming rifles at targets some 100 yards down the field.

Straight past that, not quite a mile away, Nicko and Edson were shooting hoops outside, where basketball tryouts had been moved from the Harwell Middle School gymnasium due to a Christmas concert set for that night.

What followed is a blur to Nicko.

“All I remember is falling, my chest hurting, and getting to the hospital,” he said. “I can’t remember anything from that day, I was on so many drugs. I woke up like a week later and was like, ‘What happened?”’

The bullet entered his chest, hitting his lung, diaphragm, liver and spinal cord. Edson was hit in the torso, slicing through his organs and destroying a kidney.

In the following days, authorities rounded up three men who had been firing near the school — the two target shooters and an illegal immigrant accused of poaching javelina.

Hidalgo County sheriff ’s deputies also uncovered a marijuanagrowing operation nearby. That part of the case was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, though no charges have been filed.

Ballistics evidence eventually pointed to Dustin Wesley Cook, 37, a competitive marksman who was firing a long-range Remington .308-caliber rifle. Cook, an Edinburg resident who helps his wife run a speech pathology clinic, hunted frequently on the property, Guerra said.

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By CLARA SANDOVAL THE ZAPATA TIMES

Heading into the season coach Hector Garcia had many questions about the team and how they were going to mix in together to find the team chemistry that is vital to a successful season.

Zapata (9-6) opened up the season with a loss to Cigarroa which is now sporting a 13-5 overall record.

After that loss, Zapata only lost five games and picked up nine wins in a stretch where the team started coming around.

“We have been playing very good teams from Laredo and then down at the (Rio Grande) Valley,” Garcia said. “Right now I think that we still have a lot of work to do. We need to work on being more consistent on the court.”

With each passing week, Zapata had built the team chemistry that was visibly missing at the inception of the season, and the wins started piling up for the Lady Hawks.

Garcia accomplished this with his four seniors, Kristina De Leon, Liana Flores, Aly Jo Gutierrez and Rebecca Quintanilla, who have been the cornerstone of the program and have been key to the program’s success.

“What I like about this team is the chemistry they build with each other,” Garcia said. “We are a very young team that include four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen. The leadership that these seniors show is incredible.”

De Leon, who was a sensational volleyball player and recently signed with Laredo Community College, took that same determination to the basketball court and has become an offensive nightmare against opponents.

De Leon is averaging 15 points per game and has started catching fire on the defensive end of the court.

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Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) scores a touchdown against the Eagles on Dec. 2 in Arlington, Texas.

Pittsburgh up next for Dallas Cowboys and Steelers square off as both teams fight for playoff lives

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Zapata’s Samantha Valadez (22) battles Cigarroa’s Cassey Sanchez to open up the season.

Zapata is not a one-dimensional court pressure on the ball, the Lady team and has had different Lady Hawks go into a 1-2-2 full court Hawks step up to help De Leon on press that has been very successful.

The Zapata defense has been the offensive end.

“Our offensive leader is Kristina able to pick an opponent’s pocket then we have different people step- as the Lady Hawks come up with ping up in every game,” Garcia steals.

Leading the Lady Hawks on desaid.

Zapata started to utilize a variety fense is De Leon, Clarissa Villarof defensive schemes to keep teams real and Samantha Valadez.

“We’ll have different people but off balance.

The Lady Hawks favor a 2-3-zone the girls with the most steals are defense to keep teams off the board Kristina, Clarissa and Valadez,” and will also go into a 1-3-1 half Garcia said.

Zapata opens the district season court to pressure the ball as it has on Jan. 4 at home against Rio become the signature of the team.

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Kliff feels at home at Tech LUBBOCK, Texas — Kliff Kingsbury is finally back where it feels like home.

Kingsbury was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Texas Tech, where he starred as the quarterback of some of Mike Leach’s highflying offenses. The former offensive coordinator at Houston and, most recently, Texas A&M, said those jobs were purely business.

“But being here now, this is personal to me,” said Kingsbury. “This is where I want to be. This is a place that’s helped shape me as a man. It’s given me so much.”

Kingsbury, a mentor to Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel this year and the first in a string of record-setting Red Raiders quarterbacks, was hired Wednesday to succeed Tommy Tuberville, who left unexpectedly for Cincinnati less than a week ago after logging three losing Big 12 seasons in West Texas.

IRVING, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have a game to play. Again. Their playoff hopes could ride on the outcome. Again. Their opponent is an AFC North team fighting for the same thing. Again.

This time, the Cowboys will be eight days removed from finding out about the death of practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown instead of less than 24 hours.

They know defensive tackle Josh Brent will miss the rest of the season after being charged with intoxication manslaughter in the one-car accident that killed Brown.

“This is not a one-game thing,” said fullback Lawrence Vickers, who didn’t hide his emotions before, during or after last weekend’s 20-19 win at Cincinnati.

“We have a task. Regardless of what obstacles or what tragedies and what steps we have, we still have to protect the goal at the end of the day.”

There will be one difference Sunday. This isn’t just any AFC North opponent. It’s the Pittsburgh Steelers renewing one of the NFL’s best rivalries for the first time at Cowboys Stadium, where they lost the Super Bowl to Green Bay two years ago.

“I can imagine that it is an important game for the fans for obvious reasons, for legendary reasons,” Steel-

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Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury speaks during his introductory press conference on Friday.

HOUSTON — The last time the Houston Texans faced an inexperienced quarterback they forced second-year pro Jake Locker into five turnovers and sacked him six times in a win over the Titans.

Two weeks later, they get a shot at Andrew Luck, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft last April, and they can clinch the AFC South title with a win.

Luck has thrown for 3,792 yards for the Colts, but leads the AFC in interceptions with 18, and has lost five fumbles. He’s also been sacked 32 times, and will now have to deal with AFC sacks leader J.J. Watt.

“We need more sacks,” said Watt, who has a single-season franchise record with 161/2. “I need to rush the passer better.

As a defensive line, we need more pressure and we need to bat some more balls. We’ll put it on us up front.”

Coach Gary Kubiak noted that Luck is challenging because even if

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Houston defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates a sack at Ford Field on Nov. 22. Houston defeated Detroit 34-31 in overtime. the defense gets to him for a sack, his size (6-foot 4, 234 pounds) makes him difficult to bring down.

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Aggies face Rockets in bowl

By TODD DVORAK ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOISE, Idaho — In so many ways, 2012 has been a season of firsts for Utah State.

The No. 18 Aggies set new school marks with 10 wins and six home victories. They won their first outright conference title since 1936.

The Aggies (10-2) reached new heights behind one of the nation’s stingiest defenses, an opportunistic offense and a senior class that has been one of the best ever recruited to campus.

Yet despite all the accolades and achievements, fourth-year coach Gary Andersen knows there is one more milestone yet to be crossed off this year’s list.

“For me, this team will always go down as one of the special groups I’ve ever been around for what they’ve accomplished,” Andersen said. “What they’ve accomplished to this point, no one can ever take away from them.

The Aggies will get their shot when they square off with Toledo (9-3) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium in Boise. The game is one of two marking the kickoff of college football’s frenzied bowl season.

In their first-ever meeting, Utah State is favored by 101/2 points. But if the history of this bowl game is any guide, this matchup between teams from the WAC and MAC will be fun to watch, tight and likely decided in the final minutes. Last year, Ohio scored a touchdown with 13 seconds remaining to knock off the Aggies 24-23.

That loss left a bitter taste, but also laid the foundation for the team’s goals and mindset heading into 2012, said senior cornerback Will Davis.

“Last year we didn’t get it done ... now we’re back in the same spot and it’s like a second chance. You don’t want to lose a second chance, a second opportunity,” said Davis, who leads the Aggies with five intercep-

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FILE - This Nov. 17, 2012 file photo shows Utah State head coach Gary Andersen, center, flanked by players Tyler Bennett (88) and Nate Needham. tions.

For Toledo, it’s a chance for coach Matt Campbell to put a stamp on his first full year at the helm.

Last season, Campbell, who at 33 is the youngest coach in FBS ranks, took over after Tim Beckman was lured away to Illinois and guided the Rockets to victory over Air Force in the Military Bowl. This year, Campbell has led a team that was supposed to be in rebuilding mode after losing a big batch of talented seniors. Campbell and his staff were also forced to deal with injuries to a handful of key players on both sides of the ball.

Yet the team found ways to win.

During one stretch, Toledo won eight straight, including an upset of then-No. 18 Cincinnati, crept into national polls and for the first time in school history cracked the BCS standings.

“Last year we had a really talented football team,” Campbell said.

“This year’s senior class, there are a lot of guys that have played a lot of football. Maybe it’s not the big-name guys, but their leadership ... has been outstanding. I really think it set the foundation for our football program for not only this year, but for years to come.”

Toledo’s injury woes also oc-

curred at quarterback. Junior Terrance Owens, the starter who threw for 2,677 yards and 14 touchdowns, missed the finale against Akron with an ankle sprain. Backup Austin Dantin ensured the offense didn’t miss a beat, throwing for a careerbest 327 yards and five touchdowns in a 35-23 win over the Zips.

Campbell said Thursday he wanted to see how Owens performed in practice before making a decision on his starting quarterback.

“I would expect to see both playing in the game,” Campbell said.

Either way, the Toledo offense is likely facing its toughest challenge of the season against Utah State’s defense.

The Aggie defense is ranked in the top 15 in points allowed (15.4), total yards allowed and rushing defense. The Aggies also average 3.2 sacks per game and have only allowed opponents 13 touchdowns in 39 trips inside the red zone.

Toledo’s offense is led by all-conference tailback David Fluellen. The junior has rushed for 1,460 yards, eighth among FBS running backs.

He has 13 TDs and three games with more than 200 yards rushing. He’s also a threat on passing plays, and his 32 catches are third best on the team.

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Texas’ Sha’Dare McNeal, facing, attempts to score over the defense of Michigan’s Lexi Erwin during the national semifinals Thursday.

Texas takes on Oregon for title

By GARY GRAVES ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Texas and Oregon each has reason to believe it is a team of destiny Saturday night in the NCAA women’s volleyball championship.

The third-seeded Longhorns (28-4) have earned their second title-game appearance in four years, hoping to claim their first national championship since 1998. They overcame a 2-1 deficit to beat Michigan in five sets Thursday night in the semifinals and now aim to close the deal after blowing a 2-0 lead against Penn State in the 2009 final.

Oregon (30-4) will be making its championship

debut after a four-set upset victory over top-seeded Penn State. While that outcome stunned many who believed the Nittany Lions were a championship lock, the fifth-seeded Ducks always believed they could do it and are eager to continue that roll for one more game.

“A lot has gone into this year,” Texas coach Jerritt Elliott said. “I felt like in 2009 we had a great shot, in 2010 we overachieved to get here and we created standards that are great to be a part of.

“This team is in a good spot right now, I like the mentality. For them to go out and win would mean so much to me, just knowing how hard they went out and worked.”

TEXANS Continued from Page 1B our opportunities you got to really work to bring him down,” Kubiak said. “You can make just an incredible highlight reel of people just hanging on to him and him still making plays.”

Kubiak likened Luck to Ben Roethlisberger because of his size, and said that when he was studying the draft last year he thought he was the best quarterback to come out since his predecessor Peyton Manning.

“He’s sure as heck hasn’t disappointed,” Kubiak said. “He’s been excellent this year. I told

the team he’s playing like an eight-, nine-year football player.

He’s handling a ton of offense.”

Despite his development, Luck hasn’t found a way to limit his turnovers. He’s had three games this season with three interceptions, and two of them have come in the last four games. He has nine interceptions in the last four games.

The Texans, who are experts at batting down passes, definitely noticed those numbers.

“It’s our goal always to create turnovers,” Watt said. “We know

what that does for momentum.

We know how good our offense is, so we want to get them the ball as many times as possible, so we’re always looking to create turnovers.”

Watt has batted down 15 passes this season. He’s the only player since the league began tracking passes defensed in 1991 to have at least 15 sacks and 15 passes defensed in a single season.

Some teams have used brooms or other sticks in practice to try and replicate what it’s like to

TECH Continued from Page 1B The 33-year-old Kingsbury has never been a head coach. He’s the youngest head coach of a BCS school and the secondyoungest in the Football Bowl Subdivision behind Toledo’s Matt Campbell.

Kingsbury has a fouryear deal that averages $2 million a year — not bad for a guy who just five years ago was making less than $30,000 a year as a quality control assistant at Houston.

He promised a “young and energetic” coaching staff and has already gotten Eric Morris, a former Red Raiders receiver who coached with Leach this season at Washington State, and Kevin Curtis, a former safety, to sign on.

This is all wonderful news to the Texas Tech faithful who have watched the program stumble in the aftermath of Leach’s 2009 firing and Tuberville’s struggles. On Friday, it was clear Kingsbury’s hire was a home-run decision by athletic director Kirby Hocutt.

“I don’t have any doubt about that because he brings a level of enthusiasm and excitement” fans want for the program, said Rick Dykes, who was offensive coordinator under his father, former Red Raiders coach Spike Dykes, and recruited Kingsbury in 1998.

During his time under Leach’s pass-happy offense, Kingsbury helped engineer wins over Oklahoma, Texas A&M and

Texas. He led the Red Raiders to a 38-28 win over the Sooners as a redshirt freshman in his first start, throwing for three TDs and running for a fourth. In 2002, Kingsbury’s final home game saw him throw for 473 yards and six touchdowns to outlast the Longhorns 4238.

On Friday, Kingsbury wasn’t ready to reveal what sort of offense fans will see. He said the program is “not broken” despite back-to-back seasons where the Red Raiders slid down the stretch. This year, they lost four of their last five games and in 2011 they dropped five straight to close the season for the program’s first losing season since 1992.

“I’m more of a walkingtype guy, not a talkingtype guy, so I’ll let you all see that in the fall,” he said. “But it’s going to be an exciting brand of football.”

There’s little doubt about what kind of offense the Red Raiders will run Kingsbury has been part of some of the most prolific offenses in the country the past few years. His offenses spread the field and moved quickly, favoring a fast tempo that is all the rage.

Kingsbury followed Kevin Sumlin to A&M from Houston, where he mentored quarterback Case Keenum and the 2011 Cougars led the nation in total offense, passing offense and scoring. This year,

Texas A&M is third in the nation in total offense at 552 yards per game heading into the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma.

Kingsbury found it a “little poetic,” that Friday’s weather was classic West Texas — plenty of wind. Tuberville frequently complained about the often-breezy conditions.

None of that from Kingsbury, a Texas native from New Braunfels, not far from Austin.

“I’m going on record that I actually enjoy the wind,” he said. “You’ll never hear me complain about it.”

Then, near the end of his remarks, Kingsbury got fans riled up when he turned to Hocutt to ask a question.

“I was going to see if there’s any way possible we can get Cincinnati on the schedule next year?” he said, bringing a roar from the crowd.

One fan who’s watched the Red Raiders since he was about 7 gave up his season tickets the year after Leach’s firing. Jimmie Gowens, who said he might change his mind now, thinks Kingsbury’s hiring will reunite the fan base.

“I think people have finally realized that Leach isn’t coming back,” said Gowens, a retired postal worker. Kingsbury is “going to have to produce within a few years, but I think he will be given a better chance than Tuberville.”

throw against Watt when preparing for the Texans. But Indianapolis interim coach Bruce Arians said he just used his tallest players and had them put their hands up in front of Luck this week in practice.

“I’ve seen ladders, brooms, everything, and balls still get batted in games,” Arians said.

“They’re so good at disengaging when they’re not going to get to the quarterback and getting in that throwing lane that it’s really hard to replicate.”

The Texans plan to use a va-

riety of tactics to try and make Luck uncomfortable on Sunday.

But from what they’ve seen from him so far, they know that will be difficult.

“You always want to try to rattle the quarterback,” nose tackle Shaun Cody said. “(But) his progression has been so fast where he started the year and where he is now. He’s obviously better. We want to rattle him and get to him, but I think he’s learned from the mistakes he’s made in the past so It’ll definitely be a challenge for us.”

COWBOYS Continued from Page 1B ers coach Mike Tomlin said. “The rich history that the two franchises hold and how they interacted some 30, 40 years ago is something that is timeless and special.”

Like Terry Bradshaw before him, Ben Roethlisberger knows how the beat the Cowboys (7-6). He’s 2-0 against Dallas, including a 24-20 win at old Texas Stadium in 2004, when he was 13-1 as a rookie. He has two Super Bowl titles, but right now is just trying to get back into game shape in his second start after missing three games with a sprained right shoulder.

Roethlisberger threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns in his return, but most of that came after the Steelers had fallen behind 27-3 to San Diego in a 34-24 loss. Pittsburgh (7-6) has jeopardized its playoff hopes by losing three of four.

“I feel like I took a couple weeks off and it took a little bit to get back into it,” Roethlisberger said. “I think maybe the second throw that I had, I threw it a little short and that was, I think, just a little bit of anxiousness and rust getting back into it.”

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo might not have Dez Bryant on the other end of any of his passes after Bryant broke his left index finger against the Bengals. However, Bryant did catch a touchdown pass that started a fourth-quarter rally after getting injured, and he said Thursday he planned to play.

If the injury forces Bryant out, it will interrupt the best stretch of his career. He has his first 1,000-yard season and has scored at least one touchdown in a career-best five straight games. He’s already tied his career high with nine TDs this season.

“Dez has been a big part of our team,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said. “But like every team in the league, you have injuries and you have to deal with season-ending injuries, you have to deal with injuries game by game, you have to deal with injuries within the game.”

The Steelers will be without running back Rashard Mendenhall for sure against the Cowboys because Tomlin suspended him for conduct detrimental to the team.

Mendenhall was inactive the previous two games after getting demoted to third team following a fumble in a loss to Cleveland.

When Mendenhall was battling injuries early in the season, Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman kept the Steelers moving on the ground, but they’ve gone three straight games without 100 yards rushing.

“Not a hard decision,” Tomlin said. “This is a critical time for us. We need all hands on deck. He didn’t live up to his expectations, so there are consequences associated with that.”

Pittsburgh could get a boost on the offensive line this week with the regular-season debut of first-round pick David DeCastro, who injured his left knee in a preseason game after winning the job at right guard.

He’s been active the past two weeks but only played on special teams.

The Steelers suddenly find themselves in danger of missing the playoffs with their recent slide, but the Cowboys have been playing that way for a month. They’ve thrived, too, winning four of five in a stretch that was capped by beating Cincinnati on Dan Bailey’s field goal on the final play. Dallas players streamed onto the field showing much more relief than joy.

Against Pittsburgh, the Cowboys will be at home for the first time since Brown died, possibly with a uniform patch honoring a player who had only been with them for six weeks.

Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr will carry an emotional burden into his third straight game. A week before Brown died, Carr’s former teammate, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, fatally shot his girlfriend before driving to the team complex and committing suicide in front of his coach and general manager.

Both deaths happened the day before a game, and the Cowboys won both. Carr even had a big interception to set up a touchdown against the Bengals. Garrett gave the team Monday off, and they attended a private memorial for Brown on Tuesday.

“These last two weeks, I didn’t think none of that would be possible with all that’s going on in life,” Carr said. “But I was able to do it and play well, and we were able to play well last week. We still know what’s at stake right now.”

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New Mexico Bowl features top runners

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS

Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey (25) has his jersey grabbed by an Arizona State defender during the first half at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 23.

Carey is 243 yards away from becoming the 16th in player NCAA history to rush for 2,000 yards.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Expect a lot of offense when Arizona meets Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday.

The game features two of the nation’s best scoring offenses against two of the nation’s worst scoring defenses.

Oh, and it also has two of the nation’s best running backs.

Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey would become only the 16th player in NCAA history to have a 2,000-yard season if he can get 243 yards against Nevada on Saturday. Nevada’s Stefphon Jefferson isn’t too far behind, trailing Carey by only 54 yards.

Nevada coach Chris Ault and Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez tried to downplay their star running backs Friday, and instead said any explosive offensive production during the first bowl game of the season would be the result of team effort.

“Stefphon is a very humble

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and modest young man,” said Ault. “He’s the first to tell you it’s the offensive line ... it’s them who are making him look good.”

The matchup between the Wildcats (7-5) and the Wolf Pack

(7-5) also marks the return of Rodriguez to the postseason. Rodriguez took over at Arizona this season after a disappointing stint at Michigan that ended with his firing in 2010.

He found a program in the desert that had plenty of offensive weapons, but not a lot of depth.

The combination led to some wild games for the Wildcats, who are among the most prolific of-

fensive teams in the country but also give up yards and points in bunches.

Considered a trailblazer for the current no-huddle trend in college football, Rodriguez created a 2-minute-drill-all-the-time offense while at Glenville State back in the 1990s and later took a version of that system to Clemson and West Virginia. But Rodriguez faced resistance in trying to implement his system while at Michigan.

Both Nevada and Arizona got off to strong starts but ended the regular-season in disappointing fashion.

Nevada started 6-1 to become eligible for a bowl. But an overtime loss to San Diego State sent the Wolf Pack into a 1-4 tailspin to close the season.

Meanwhile, Arizona looked poised for a winning conference record in its first year with Rodriguez in charge, but the Wildcats lost 41-34 at home to rival Arizona State in their season finale.

Hamilton is latest loss for Rangers

Tebow might run wildcat for Jets

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

By DENNIS WASZAK JR.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Rangers general manager Jon Daniels was talking before lunch Thursday about the team still wanting to re-sign Josh Hamilton.

Just more than an hour later, after getting a call from Hamilton’s agent, Daniels was telling the same group of reporters that the five-time All-Star slugger and 2010 AL MVP had agreed to a deal with the AL West rival Los Angeles Angels.

So far, it has been that kind of offseason for Texas.

Zack Greinke, the top free-agent pitcher also targeted by the Rangers, chose the Los Angeles Dodgers instead last weekend.

“Now we go back and look at some of our other options,” Daniels said after getting word that Hamilton was suddenly gone, too.

“We’ve talked all along that we want to play some of our own guys. We were hoping to do it alongside Josh, and I liked the idea of our young players playing with some of our established guys,” the GM said. “We still have a very good nucleus, but it is what it is.

He’s a big part of the club the last few years, and now he’s on the other side.”

All-Star right-hander James Shields, another pitcher Texas likely would have been interested in pursuing in a trade, was instead dealt from Tampa Bay to Kansas City. And the Arizona Diamondbacks have said now that it’s “highly unlikely” they will deal young slugging outfielder Justin Upton after a three-team trade this week that got the Diamondbacks a desired shortstop.

The Rangers have been to the playoffs three consecutive seasons, but last year

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Tim Tebow might not be done in the wildcat after all.

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan reversed his decision Friday, saying the backup quarterback could possibly participate in the wildcat-style offense and on special teams as the personal punt protector at Tennessee on Monday night. On Thursday, Ryan said Tebow would be the backup to Mark Sanchez, but only in the conventional offense as he continues to recover from two broken ribs.

“He moved around great,” Ryan said of Tebow’s practice performance Thursday. “This is the best he’s looked in several weeks, so we’ll see.

There could be a chance he does the wildcat. He moved around that good that we may get him back in similar roles.”

Tebow was full participant in practice Thursday and Friday, a sign he is getting closer to being fully healed after being injured at Seattle on Nov. 11.

Of course, the sudden shift in thinking after one non-tackling practice could merely be an example of gamesmanship, trying to confuse the Titans.

Tebow has not played in the last three games.

“I’m getting better every day,” Tebow said. “I’m trying to go out there and push it and try to do well.”

Tebow said he has practiced running the wildcat “about the same as any week” and will wear a flak jacket to protect his ribs if he plays.

Ryan acknowledged Friday that it might be tough to truly determine how ready Tebow is for contact

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FILE - In this June 3, 2012, file photo, Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton stands in the dugout in Arlington, Texas. dropped a winner-take-all wild-card game at home to Baltimore after losing the division title to Oakland on the last day of the regular season. They went to the previous two World Series.

When Rangers president Nolan Ryan was asked Thursday to assess the offseason so far, he responded, “It hasn’t probably gone as we had hoped to this point.”

Michael Young, the longest-tenured player in Texas with 12 seasons, was traded to Philadelphia last week for two young relievers.

Two Rangers free agents, catcher Mike Napoli and reliever Koji Uehara, have reached agreements with Boston.

With Young and Napoli gone, the Rangers could be ready to give rookie infielder Jurickson Profar a chance. One possible scena-

rio is for Profar to take over at second base and Ian Kinsler to switch to first base — where Young and Napoli split some time.

Profar turns 20 in February, the same age shortstop Elvis Andrus was when he made his major league debut in 2009 after never playing above the Double-A level. Profar was called up by the Rangers at the end of last season, playing second base and shortstop in his nine games.

The Rangers could also find more playing time for another top prospect, infielder Mike Olt, who was hurt while spending the last two months of the season in the majors.

With Hamilton gone, the Rangers still have Nelson Cruz in right field and David Murphy in left. Craig Gentry and Leonys Martin could possibly platoon in center.

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New York quarterback Tim Tebow (15) runs with the ball against St. Louis linebacker Mario Haggan (51) on Nov. 18 in St. Louis. if he hasn’t had any in nearly a month.

“There’s no doubt, that’s true, but looking at the way he’s throwing the football and the way he’s moving — before, it was kind of like, you could almost tell he wasn’t real sure.

Now I can’t see a visible difference from the start of the year to right now.

“If he continues to look like this and even improve, then maybe we can have him in a similar role.”

Added Tebow: “I’ll be ready for that first hit.”

Titans coach Mike Munchak thought New York-area reporters were joking with him when they told him on a conference call Thursday that Ryan said Tebow wouldn’t play in the wildcat.

“I thought you were telling me I was a little unpre-

pared for something,” Munchak said. “I think it’s obviously something we would prepare for anyways.”

Tight end Dustin Keller (ankle), defensive back Aaron Berry (hamstring) and wide receivers Clyde Gates (concussion) and Stephen Hill (knee) all sat out practice.

Running back Bilal Powell (shoulder, toe), linebacker Bryan Thomas (strained pectoral) and nose tackle Sione Po’uha (lower back) were limited.

Ryan said X-rays on Powell’s toe revealed no fractures.

Braylon Edwards was “really limited” Thursday, Ryan said, and was limited again Friday. The Jets will consult with the team’s trainers to determine his availability.

Khan taking smarter approach to return

By GREG BEACHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Amir Khan now realizes he was too exciting for his own good.

A boxer can only survive so many heedless brawls before his record and his health begin that inexorable decline toward retirement. Khan (26-3, 18 KOs) felt himself teetering on that downslope last July when the British 140-pound champion lost his belts to Danny Garcia in a dramatic stoppage.

“It’s in my blood,” Khan said.

“I want to have wars. I want to be in exciting fights. But why do I have to do that?”

Khan asked that question constantly for the past few months while rebuilding himself into something better. With a newfound dedication to intelligent boxing and a new trainer in his corner, Khan begins his climb back to the top on Saturday against Carlos Molina (17-0-1, 7 KOs).

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British boxer Amir ôKingö Khan, left, and opponent Carlos Molina, right, pose Friday for a photo during the weigh-in ceremony for their super lightweight bout at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Khan’s loss to Garcia was the type of defeat that causes soulsearching, particularly on the heels of a decision loss to Lamont Peterson late last year. After examining the effects of fame and machismo on his style, he placed blame on himself for giving in to

the primal urges in anybody who takes up boxing for a living.

“I was getting bored in there,” Khan said of his loss to Garcia. “I was beating him so easily, and I started to want to put on a show and take chances. That’s when I got caught. If I had stuck to the

type of fight that I should have, I would have beaten him. ... I see myself as the underdog now, in a way, after my last fight. This is the hardest I’ve ever trained, and I’m in top form.”

Khan’s fight against Molina, a rising local prospect, is the grand

finale of a marathon show at the venerable Los Angeles Sports Arena downtown, starting roughly eight hours earlier with the first live boxing on CBS in 15 years. Leo Santa Cruz will defend his IBF bantamweight title against unbeaten Alberto Guevara, and U.S. Olympian Joseph Diaz Jr. will make his pro debut along with a handful of fellow Olympic boxers.

Golden Boy isn’t trying to make stacks of cash at the gate for this daylong event: Fans will be allowed in free for the afternoon session, and Golden Boy will give tickets for the evening session to anybody donating a toy for a charity drive.

The evening show features exciting 154-pounder Alfredo Angulo’s next comeback fight against Jorge Silva, along with unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder’s attempt at his 26th consecutive knockout victory against Kelvin Price. Khan concludes the event with his attempt to put his career back on an upward trajectory