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By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com I Cycle Bike Shop was burglarized in October and December but not on Jan. 16, when three of its neighbors in a Shady Acres strip center were victimized at about 4 a.m. by three people wearing masks and gloves. Owner Matt Wurth has a theory about why I Cycle was spared in the most recent attack. He said

he’s “absolutely sure” that the same crew was responsible for each break-in and knew that his business was no longer an easy target. Wurth beefed up security after the Oct. 23 burglary, when he said 10 bikes valued at more than $25,000 were stolen, and then again after the Dec. 5 incident. His shop at 2040 E. T.C. Jester Blvd. is now fortified with an iron gate that stretches across the front

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windows, and he uses hard-tobreak locks on the gate, the door in front of it and the individual bikes inside. “The second time they broke in, it was a lot harder for them,” Wurth said. “They only had a couple minutes and only got a couple bikes. It took them a lot longer to get in and most of the bikes were cabled up. We’ve hardened up our

Wainwright students step in MLK Youth Parade By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Step dancing was a new concept at Wainwright Elementary School last year, when the campus social worker introduced it to celebrate Black History Month. A year later, it brought a new, unique opportunity to the students who have embraced the African-American tradition. Wainwright’s step club performed while marching in the MLK Youth Parade last Saturday in Midtown, where 14 students from the Northwest Houston school participated in the citywide event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was the first time any of the students, who ranged from second to fifth grade, were part of a parade. “Just being there was

fun,” Wainwright fifth-grader Justice Schoen said. “It was nice to have so many people watch us do what we love, and it was my first time being in something like that. I hope I can do it again soon.” Jonathan Davis Jr., the campus social worker at Wainwright, teaches the step dance class and registered the group to participate in the parade. He said cheerleaders from Clifton Middle School also marched in the parade, which according to the event website spanned nearly three-quarters of a mile on San Jacinto Street and Elgin Street. The Wainwright students stepped – a dance style that focuses on footwork and incorporates other body movements along with clapping, See Wainwright P. 8A

Contributed photo From left to right, Aysha Trevino, Abrina Galvan and Mia Arvicu take a break from the MLK Youth Parade.

A registered sex offender who caused alarm at a local high school before allegedly assaulting a woman at a Heights grocery store was arrested last week and remains in jail. H a r r i s County court records show that area resident Florian Kroll, 29, was charged with felony sexual assault on Jan. 17. A few days earlier, a woman wrote on the NextKroll door app that a man fitting Kroll’s description assaulted her in an elevator at the Heights H-E-B on Jan. 12. Kroll had been out on bond after being charged with misdemeanor assault and indecent exposure on Dec. 28, according to court records. He previously was convicted of indecency with a child and theft, both felonies, in 2015. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in 2017. Court records also show that Kroll, whose listed address is an apartment near Durham Elementary School, may have a mental illness or intellectual disability. Kroll was observed talking to girls at a St. Pius X High School basketball game in the days leading up to his arrest, court records show. A statement released by the private school at 811 W. Donovan St. said a man who was escorted out of a home basketball game Jan. 14 was back on campus a day later and again escorted off the property. St. Pius X enacted a shelter in place protocol late that afternoon, the statement said, moving all students into a building and securing its entrances and exits. Students were allowed to leave campus only under adult supervision. “Our students’ safety is our top priority,” St. Pius X spokesperson Jacquelynn See Assault P. 8A

Local animal rescue group celebrating fifth birthday By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Kim Antley, a volunteer and board member with the Animal Justice League (AJL), said she didn’t know how big of a problem animal overpopulation and neglect had become until she moved to the area. But where there is a problem, there is also a solution. The AJL has been working hard to be a part of the latter. Since 2015, the volunteer-run and donor-funded nonprofit has found homes for more than 700

dogs and cats and helped transport almost 400 more to rescue partners in other states. The AJL also has managed more than 1,200 feral and stray cats through the Trap-Neuter-Return process. The group is celebrating its fiveyear anniversary with a fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 25 at Walking Stick Brewing Co., 956 Judiway St. As the cost of care per animal can range from $150 on the low end to $850 for adult dogs who are heartworm positive, Antley said the group hopes to raise $10,000 to continue its work. The Animal Justice League has

roots in another neighborhood rescue group which has since disbanded. One of the members of the earlier group - Amanda van Adrichem - is president of AJL. Other board members include Antley, Molly Parsons, Christy Petter and Cassi Walker. In addition, there are 60 volunteers active in the rescue community who assist as their schedules allow. AJL’s mission is to rescue homeless or abandoned cats and dogs from the streets and city shelters and find them loving, forever See AJL P. 8A

Contributed photo Dr. Catherine Powell, left, volunteers her time at a free AJL microchip event where animals are implanted and the pets get a collar and engraved tag.

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Man dies during car chase through area By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Police say a Tuesday morning car chase through the Northside neighborhood resulted in the death of one of the suspects. Houston Police Department spokesperson John Cannon said the suspect, a 40-year-old man, died after falling out of a U-Haul truck that police were pursuing and being subsequently run over by the truck. The driver of the truck, 54-year-old Diawannah Corteasher Thomas, has been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault of a police officer in the 208th State District Court. She has also been charged with driving while intoxicated in Harris

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County. Another male suspect jumped out of the truck near the intersection of Yale Street and Parker Road close to the Near Northside neighborhood and was arrested shortly thereafter, according to police. HPD Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite said one HPD of-

ficer was injured during the chase and taken to a hospital in stable condition. According to HPD, the chase began after an off-duty officer called in a a burglary in progress just before 1 a.m. Tuesday. Officers arrived and saw the U-Haul truck, a white Ford E-450, before taking off in pursuit of it. Satterwhite told reporters that as police continued chasing the U-Haul through neighborhoods in the vicinity of North Main Street and Interstate 45, the male suspect fell out of the truck before being run over. Police said Thomas continued to evade police and later struck a two-man HPD patrol vehicle in the 4800 block of Oak Forest Drive.

Feds make arrests in connection with deadly armored truck robbery By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Four men who federal investigators suspect of being responsible for the October murder of an armored truck courier outside a Northwest Houston restaurant were arrested in Beaumont earlier this week. Coray Quan Brown, 32; Prentis Leewood Delaney, 29; Jamarius Early Jones, 21; and David Nathan Taylor, 28, were arrested Jan. 13, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorneyâ€™s Office for the Eastern District of Texas. The following day, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn signed a criminal complaint charging the men with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery affecting interstate commerce. According to the attorneyâ€™s

office, FBI investigators followed the men from Houston to Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Beaumont after linking them to a series of armored car robberies, including the fatal robbery of a Loomis truck courier outside the Popeyes Louisiana Chicken at 5026 Antoine Dr. on the afternoon of Oct. 24. That day, the Houston Police Department said three men brandishing guns approached 68-year-old courier Francis Hazzard and demanded the bag of money he was carrying, with one of the men shooting and killing Hazzard. Christina Garza, a spokesperson for the FBIâ€™s Houston Division, said Jan. 17 that none of the four men had been charged with Hazzardâ€™s murder. â€œBut investigators are confident that they are the crew

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behind the murder,â€? she said. The attorneyâ€™s office said Brown, Delaney, Jones and Taylor were in two vehicles when encountered by law enforcement and arrested, with officers finding two AR15 style rifles, a pistol, three masks, three sets of gloves, five cell phones and two open bottles of rubbing alcohol inside one of the vehicles. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell E. James and investigated by the FBI, HPD, Beaumont Police Department, Lake Charles Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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ave you ever asked someone a straight-forward question, only to receive an answer so far out of Jupiter you can’t even reply? OK, here’s an example: Me: “Hi Bob. Where did you buy that shirt?” Bob: “Magnesium cornbread umbrella.” What? How? Never mind. We got a reply like that at The Leader this week, except the person’s name wasn’t Bob and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t own a metallic, edible umbrella, though we can always wonder. The purpose of today’s column isn’t to embarrass anyone. Instead, and for the purpose of mass media education, I’d like to use this space to explain the creepy, yet effective, process of targeted digital advertising. First, let’s get back to the story. We have a wonderful group of marketing executives at The Leader who work with local businesses on their marketing needs. Often, they’ll talk to businesses about advertising opportunities in our newspaper. Other times, they’ll help customers develop a digital or social media strategy. Or maybe they help businesses that need to do some direct mailing. In this particular case, one of our marketing executives was working with a local real estate agent on a

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special project we’re doing with similar Realtors. Now obviously, this specific Realtor wasn’t familiar with The Leader, so he apparently did what all good business owners would do: He went to our website and started reading stories we published. Except he didn’t make it very far. Instead, this fellow sent our employee one of those “Magnesium cornbread” replies. It’s only fair that I publish the entire response. “Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, read an article via the leader news website and was disturbed to see advertising for mr. trump in an unrelated article. For this reason, we do not think that The Leader News will be a good fit for our business. “I’ve attached screenshots of what I’m referring to and believe that The Leader News would have control over content or advertising that is approved to be featured on its website/articles. “This is the type of offensive

content that we’d prefer not to be associated with. “Thanks again for reaching out, but we will not advertise with The Leader News publication.” Our employee forwarded this email with the following: “I’m at a loss for how to address this…” What she really wanted to say was, “What? How? Never mind.” Let me explain what was in the screenshot forwarded by this person who obviously isn’t familiar with The Leader. As you’ll find on any news website across the country, there was an ad, placed by Google, in the text of one of our stories. In fact, Google has ads placed in the text of most news stories on most news websites. (More on that later.) One of the ads was placed by a Trump PAC that asked if we should deport illegal immigrants. Ouch, but OK. Every President – Republican and Democrat – has deported illegal immigrants. Just like in Canada, Holland and China, our country has rules about illegal immigrants, which shouldn’t be confused with an immigrant, of which my grandparents were, and yours were too, most likely. The second Google ad was from a company called LowerMyBills.com, and they used a headline in their ad that said, “Trump is on a Roll.” The rest of the ad was how consumers could use a Congressional mortgage stimulus program to save money.

The Miller’s Tale

THE TV – “Welcome to ‘Texas Agriculture Matters’ aka, the ‘Sid Miller Show,’ where, as Sid puts it, ‘you will learn about hooves, hide, hair, horns and everything in between.’ Today Sid focuses on: Road Kill – is it overrated compared to the South Beach Diet?” Wait a minute! Let me see that TV guide again. Wow. There really is such a program on your favorite cable channel, RFD-TV, a channel targeted at rural Americans, set to premiere on Jan. 21. And who, exactly, is Sid Miller? He’s the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, a Republican, who was voted into office by Texans. Of course, some of our fellow Republicans would vote for Edward Teach if he had an R by his name on the ballot. (Teach was better known as Blackbeard the Pirate.) According to a statement released by Miller’s office (which means it was written by someone else), the program will be “a fun and informative look at the role agriculture plays in daily lives,” and will feature Miller, who will host the show in his professional capacity and will not be paid for his participation, exploring Texas in weekly episodes. The show will be recorded in Fort Worth and will include feature segments, interviews and lifestyle spotlights, and might reach 52 million viewers nationwide. Good for Sid. It’s about time Texas farmers and ranchers get some attention outside of the occasional fake news about cattle rustling, recalls of kale (some were found to have a taste) and salmonella in eggs. City slickers in Texas don’t know it, but the ag biz is a major industry in the Lone Star State -- $110 billion annually. It’s just out of sight from your cul-de-sac. Not to bog down in stats, but here’s a few we need to know: • Texas leads the nation in number of farms and ranches, with 248,416 covering 127 million acres. The entire state of California is about 100-million acres. • Of 408,506 producers in Texas only 37 percent are women, but that number increased 69 percent compared to 2012. • For 36 percent of producers in Texas, farming is their primary occupation. This means we have a lot of gentlemen farmers – corporate lawyers and oral surgeons who spend their weekends digging septic lines and de-worming cows. Locals call them “the mink and manure set.” • The average farm in Texas is 411 acres. That doesn’t seem very big, and the number decreased by 12 acres from 2012. Many former farms are now Wood Wood or West Conroe. • The average age of Texas farmers and ranchers is 59 years. That’s old and getting older. How ya gonna keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen East 6th Street? • 1 of every 7 working Texans (14 percent) is in an agriculture-related job, but does

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that include waiters? One point our ag buddies don’t like to mention is federal government subsidies. A lot of farmers are receiving checks, and my favorite is Prince Hans Adam, crown prince of Liechtenstein, net worth $4.4 billion. In 1986, Prince Hans was a partner in a Texas farm larger than his own principality -- and collected subsidies of $2.2 million, the largest support payment to any farm in Texas that year. This isn’t exactly Mom and Pop and “American Gothic.” It stands to reason that we have a lot education on this front, and we do. There are 46 Texas colleges that offer certificates, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in various agricultural pursuit. (You can earn an associate degree in agriculture at that agrarian outpost: Houston Community College.) According to experts in that field, so to speak, the best agriculture programs in Texas are offered by Texas A&M University at College Station. Aggies can grow moss on a rolling stone, but have trouble growing touchdowns on AstroTurf. We now come to the Unknown Politician, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. He has good credentials for the job: An eighthgeneration Texan and former rodeo champion who has been serving as commissioner since 2015. He received an Associate of Arts degree from Cisco Junior College and in 1978 received a Bachelor of Science in Vocational Agriculture Education from Tarleton State University. From 2001 to 2013, Miller served in the Texas House of Representatives. Six months after being elected to the Legislature, Miller reversed a ban, instituted in 2004, on soft drinks and fried foods in public schools. He was unseated in the Republican runoff election by an osteopathic physician. In 2014, he was elected Ag Commissioner, and has been in hot water ever since. A month after being sworn into office, Miller, a champion calf roper, competed in the National Dixie Rodeo in Jackson, Miss., and charged the trip to Texas taxpayers. When it all came to light, he repaid the state. The Texas Rangers launched a criminal investigation into the Mississippi trip and another February 2015 jaunt to Oklahoma, where Miller received a controversial injection known as “the Jesus Shot.” Prosecutors didn’t press charges after determining that “criminal intent would be difficult to prove.” But he was slapped with a $500 fine from

Of course, the word that half this country finds offensive, “Trump,” appeared in the ad, so in this particular case, The Leader allows “offensive content” and we’re not to be associated with by this specific person. If you’ve never heard the phrase “Cancel Culture,” I’d like to encourage you to spend some time reading about it. While I don’t have the time to explain it all, it’s important in this conversation. The Urban Dictionary has one of the best definitions. “[Cancel Culture] is a modern internet phenomenon where a person is ejected from influence or fame by questionable actions. It is caused by a critical mass of people who are quick to judge and slow to question… It is a direct result of the ignorance of people caused by communication technologies outpacing the growth in available knowledge of a person.” For those who know and have read The Leader for any amount of time (those of you who don’t need to go look us up on the web to find out who we are), you likely know there’s rarely a hint of national politics in our newspaper. About the only time you’ll read the word “Trump” in our paper is when our syndicated columnist Lynn Ashby goes on one of his rants, and we’re usually laughing when he does. Otherwise, we’re about as far from political as you’ll find anywhere.

Meanwhile, on our website, we are always in need of advertising dollars to support our news mission, and we allow Google ads to be placed there. What many apparently don’t know is that we don’t control those ads. Instead, you control them. Ever searched for “suits” on the web and then seen advertisements for suits on every web page you visit for the next month? Websites – and Google is chief among them – have this tracking software down to a precise science. Sometimes, you get “served” these ads because of where you live (geo-fencing or geo-targeting). Sometimes, you get them because big companies like LowerMyBills. com can afford to swath an entire ZIP code or city with them, which is what happened for this poor soul who looked at our website. Meanwhile, our control over Google is about the same as your pet dog’s – none. Then again, I always wonder how this fellow would have responded if a Michael Bloomberg ad would have appeared in the same place. Such are the times in which we live, and it’s really a shame. Meanwhile, we’ll just keep doing what we know best at The Leader. Writing local news, free of national politics and in constant search for a cornbread umbrella. Email jonathan@mcelvymedia.com

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the Texas Ethics Commission. Finally, I have a few suggestions for that TV show. The official state horse of Texas is the American Quarter Horse. What happens to the other three-quarters? There are approximately1-million horses in Texas. Will the Arabian horses be deported? A program on the collapse of the Christmas tree industry as people turn to artificial trees, no tree at all or make them from coat hangers? Interview Dallas Cowboys to see if they really are cowboys: can they ride a mechanical bull? Then interview the bull. A spot: How to Milk Cows, Goats and Texas Taxpayers. If a former military person becomes a cadet at Texas A&M, would he be a Corps vet? Or if he was a graduate of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, could he (or she) be a vet vet? And what’s a Jesus shot? Farmer Ashby is at ashby2@comcast.net

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Dear Editor: SJL needs to be replaced with a business owner and a hero like Retired Fire Chief Jerry Ford. In all politicians be required to run a business to qualify. Gina Dear Editor: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has always worked and served the Constituents of the 18th Congressional District. Trust me we welcome the competition and the voters will decide. See you on the trail. Ed Jackson-Goodwine Sr. Dear Editor: Look at the negative progress in her district. Look at the out of district funds that support her. Listen to her self-serving babble and narcissistic pandering when on TV. Look at her voting record and how much of that really affects her district. If the voters in this district continue to vote for her for whatever reason in majority, we deserve what we get. Robert Washington Dear Editor: One of you men decide who is going to run against SJLee. Put all of your eggs in one basket and BEAT her! Don’t divide the vote and let her win again. She is despicable and does not

deserve to speak on behalf of her constitutes! She speaks only for her own stupid, self-serving agenda! Vote against Sheila Jackson Lee! Darlene Dear Editor: Marc Flores has done great things for the district! He volunteers, and block walks for lots of other progressive candidates. He also helps register voters, and used to volunteer for US Vets. We need more leaders who care more about making a difference than about themselves, and their own glory. Quinn Dear Editor: Marc has been a great supporter of USVets and has helped raise funds and awareness through his support and years of volunteering his time to work with the Houston Construction Industry Charity. We need more people who care about Veterans and our community. Gordon Clunn Dear Editor: Stevens Orozco is a true Progressive challenging SJL. He’s been a community activist for years. Where were these other candidates? You also failed to mention Marc identifying as a Republican until 2018. Harry

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THINGS TO DO. The Arts Robert Ellis Friday, Jan. 24 7 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Robert Ellis is performing at The Heights Theater.

9 a.m. â€“ 1 p.m. Cavatore â€“ 2120 Ella Blvd. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

sense instruction. Hosted by Stephen Daniel of HPD. Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, Jan. 30 6:30 â€“ 7:30 a.m. YMCA â€“1234 W. 34th St. The Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

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Paschall, who said the coyote if it was an alpha female, her was a regular traveler by her death will trigger the other fehouse. males in the surrounding area â€œWe have just as many stray to have larger litters in the animals that arenâ€™t small coy- spring.â€? otes,â€?John Paschall said. â€œItâ€™s awful.Dustin, Bradshaw said the norCarson, also Ryan, Addison, Leonard Kowalski, Wildlife is nice to have.â€? mal, healthy weight of a coyLogan and Zackary. 71, born March 28, died Dec. Others said they wouldnâ€™t ote in Texas is only 25 pounds. 27. He is survived by his life have to worry so much now Leslie â€œPeople urban areas JoeinSilhan, 102,compartner, about Ben Burkett and family; their outdoor dogs andborn pare Junecoyotes 6, died to on their Jan. 9.oftenHe God child, Shannon; two uncles, cats. Many said the coyoteis survived overweight dogs,â€?daughters, she said. by three numerous nieces, nephews, and looked too thin and was perA person who is passionate sons, 13 grandchildren and friends. haps dying slowly from star-fourabout coyotes is Camilla H. 12 great-grandchildren. vation. Some believed that Fox, the founder and execuPaul shooting BurkettaRoden, Jr.,better tive director of Project Coyote coyote was Lura Belle Smith, 90, orga88, bornthan Julythe 17,alternatives. died on Jan. - a national nonprofit Jan. 22,based died in on Mill Jan. Valley, 10. 14. He is survived by his wife ofshoot-born â€œPersonally, I think nization is survivedthat bypromotes their three 60 yearsing Louthem AliceisRoden, sonhumaneSheCalifornia, far more comchildren, Ralphconservation Smith Jr., Tomand Brad Roden wife Cindy, son thanand setting out (conibear) passionate and Terri between Smith, and two Glenn Roden wife Kristraps,â€?and LeeAnn Hickman said.Smith, coexistence people Jessica and ten, daughter Alainaand Hillrelease and is notgranddaughters, â€œBut catch and wildlife through educahusbandconsidered Tommy. Along with 8becauseStephanie. an option tion, science and advocacy. grandchildren, Garret, Gordon, a nuiyouâ€™ll just be relocating Fox calls the coyote a â€œmasance animal from one place ligned carnivoreâ€? and said it is to another.â€? estimated that 500,000 coyBonnie Bradshaw with 911 otes are killed each year by Wildlife, a wildlife removal humans, partly because they and relocation company with are unprotected by law in 42 offices in Houston, said the states. There are no definitive good-riddance attitude regarding coyotes is typical in neigh- population counts for coyotes either. borhoods throughout the U.S.

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â€œTheyâ€™re not valued enough reviewed, radio-collar studies to monitor,â€? Fox said. have proven that most reloTexas is a state where coy- cated wild animals die within otes are undefended and clas- two weeks after being released sified as a non-game species. in unfamiliar areas.â€? TPWD Wildlife biologist DiThe incident along the bayana Foss of the Texas Parks & ou last week warranted a poWildlife Department it isbusinesses lice visitimprove becausetheir it is workspaces. illegal to Dedicated tosaid helping illegal to kill a coyote for com- discharge a firearm inside the mercial purposes on publicly corporated limits of a municiOUR SERVICES owned land in Texas. pality having a population of â€˘ Office â€œHowever, it isreconfiguration legal to (kill) 100,000 or more. a coyoteâ€˘ on private property â€œItâ€™s dangerous,â€? Cannon Removal of old furniture for any reason,â€? Foss said. said. â€œNo matter what you are and fixtures â€œThe person taking the coyote shooting at, itâ€™s still an illegal â€˘ Furniture assembly must have a current hunting li- discharge GGot of afirearms.â€? room that h looks k like i this? i ? Installation of wallTPWD monitors, Cannon said We can help. with cense. â€˘No permit from anyone televisions and heavy wall fixturesinformation about the incident is needed.â€? Foss also set-asides said a for newly should call HPD. â€˘ Furniture installation passed law, of House Bill 4544, Fox said the irony is that if floor covering allows certain cities, such as humans left coyotes alone to â€˘ Cubicle breakdowncoyotes and removalself-regulate, they would do Houston, to manage â€˘ Cubicle Installationor so. by capturing, relocating euthanizing a coyote Project Coyoteâ€™s Coyote â€˘ Vacated office located cleanout within the city limits or the Friendly Communities procityâ€™s extraterritorial juris- gram aims to give both urban diction or by requesting as- and rural audiences the tools sistance from Texas Wildlife to foster coexistence. Services. â€œWe need to teach coyotes Relocating a coyote, ac- (about) the behavior we donâ€™t cording to Bradshaw, also support,â€? Fox said. likely means death. â€œContrary to public opinion, relocated animals donâ€™t have a wonderful new life out in the country where they belong,â€? Bradshaw said. â€œMultiple peer-

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Art Valet: Upcoming exhibit provides peek into life of ‘mad artist’ Slaughter Mitch Cohen Art Columnist

Tra` Slaughter is a prolific artist with a range of styles that many artists can only aspire to. His paintings can range between chaotic and primitive to incorporating cartoon-style sketches or complicated portraiture. At first glance, all his work appears to have an underlying message, a story to tell. On Saturday, Feb. 1 from 6-9 p.m., Slaughter will reveal something about himself in a new body of work when Hardy & Nance Studios presents “A Day in the Life of a Mad Artist.” The free exhibit, located at 902 Hardy St., features 365 original journal works by Slaughter that document the daily life of an artist and his personal struggle with bipolar disorder. Each original piece, created on the front page of a newspaper from various locations around the globe, reads like a

Artist Tra Slaughter works on a piece in his studio.

journal entry. This exhibition is Slaughter’s approach to a crucial conversation about mental health awareness in today’s society. “It’s not an easy thing to talk about, but it is critical to have an open dialogue about mental health within the art community, in addition to the lack of mental health support

currently available to Houston artists and what we can do to change this,” Slaughter said about the work on view at this one-day-only exhibit. In addition to being a fulltime artist, Slaughter is a founding member of the Houston-based nonprofit Artists for Artists. The organization provides emergency grants to art-

ists in times of medical crisis with future medical programming that includes support groups for Houston-based artists struggling with mental illness. “My art is inspired by the exploration of different cultures and how social constructs define one’s growth and identity,” Slaughter said in a news release. “I have discovered that art is not a private conversation; rather art is a communal experience between the artist and their community. My goal as an artist is to reveal to the world its humanity and our human connection. “Every piece I create has numerous layers of stories and experiences that can only be seen by continuously searching, both for the truth and for the real story of who we all are when glamour and ego has been shed.” For more information about Slaughter and his exhibit, visit https://www.traslaughter. com/.

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Under normal circumstances, I’d never want to eat in a barn. But the century-old barn that houses Cavatore Italian Restaurant makes for a lovely space. The best part is that it’s an actual barn the Cavatore family found in Bastrop and refurbished for the restaurant. That authenticity is found in the hayloft and the separate rooms that used to be stalls. If it was just a space created to look like a barn, I don’t think it would be as interesting. While in a barn, Cavatore still manages to be considered high-end Italian with a relaxed ambiance, especially with live music every night from 6:30–9:30 p.m. The food is just a good as the atmosphere. I’ve had Cavatore many times over the years, and it’s usually my choice for special occasions. A basket of small slices of bread are first put on the table. Each slice is individually covered in olive oil and seasoning that I would guess includes garlic. But it’s far from your typical garlic bread. The slices are freshly toasted and I’m always tempted to eat a whole basket on my own. My go-to for the longest time was the Pollo alla Parmigiana, a breaded and panfried chicken breast topped with homemade marinara sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese. The homemade marinara is rich and lively in its tomato flavor.

Photo by Zarah Parker The Penne Mafia was the star of the show at Cavatore.

The chicken breast is lightly breaded and thin, and the homemade marinara that heavily tops it makes it even better. Another favorite is the Insalata di Cesare, a Caesar salad made from scratch. During dinnertime it’s prepared tableside, and you can choose to have it with or without anchovies. It has a certain spice to it that sets it apart from other Caesar salads. And the croutons are fresh and absorb the dressing, making all the components in the salad complement each other. The dinner portion is for two, so if you have someone to share with, it’s worth it. Recently, I tried the Penne Mafia for the first time during lunch. It comes with homemade penne pasta tossed with Italian sausage, bell peppers, chopped tomatoes, black olives and spicy marinara sauce.

The sausages were sliced into small circles and topped the penne pasta. The bell peppers were cut in strips that wrapped around the sausage and penne. The spicy marinara covered the ingredients in just a thin layer that boosted the flavor without being the main focus of the dish. Cavatore is also a place where I would not recommend skipping dessert. The Profiteroles have been the reason that Cavatore was the restaurant pick of the night. The Profiteroles are hollow pastry balls filled with cream and topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. The pastry balls are soft and the cream isn’t too sweet, so with the ice cream it doesn’t feel like too much. I haven’t tried everything on the menu, but from what I have eaten at Cavatore, it seems like a place you can just about order anything and be satisfied.

Millie’s in Oak Forest looks to open soon By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com

Nestled on the corner of Oak Forest Drive and Judiway Street, a community-centered restaurant, Millie’s, is set to open its doors. After more than a year of waiting for the new restaurant to take over the former Oak Forest Chill space, Millie’s is finally planning to open in February. “We’re just doing finishing touches and should have occupancy next month,” Chris Jones said. Jones, owner of Deuce Electrical, along with Ken Bridge of Delicious Concepts Restaurant Group, which brought the community Pink’s Pizza, Shepherd Park Draught House, Ritual and Lola’s, teamed up back in 2018 to bring Millie’s to Oak Forest. “We’re trying to bring something new and special to Oak Forest,” Jones said,

Photo by Zarah Parker Chris Jones and Ken Bridge outside the old Oak Forest Chill, where the new restaurant Millie’s is soon to open.

“something (residents) can call their own, something they can walk to.” The project has stretched across the years mainly due to waiting on permitting, plus both partners having other projects that have kept them busy.

Jones described the upcoming restaurant at 3542 Oak Forest Dr. to be laid back, casual and family-friendly. He also said Millie’s plans to have a seafood-focused menu. “We look forward to serving the community,” Jones said.

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New Halal Guys location burglarized From Staff Reports Less than a month after moving to the neighborhood, The Halal Guys is dealing with a break-in. The Houston Police Department confirmed that the fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant, which opened in December at 3008 Ella Blvd., was burglarized early Jan. 17. HPD spokesperson Jodi Silva said the restaurant’s glass door was damaged and that money was stolen from inside a safe. According to a surveillance video posted on Facebook by owner Masroor Fatany, three masked burglars broke into the restaurant at

about 5 a.m. Silva said Jan. 17 that HPD had not yet received the surveillance video. Despite being victimized, Fatany seemed to take the incident in stride in his Facebook post. He asked community members to report any information about the burglary to authorities and also asked to be notified of any community events in which his restaurant could participate. “Thank you for all your support these past few weeks!” he wrote. “We really enjoy being a part of this community!” Photo from Facebook The Halal Guys was burglarized Jan. 17.

Eagle soccer flying high again By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com St. Thomas boys soccer team was a breath away from a TAPPS state title two years ago and lost in the state semifinals last season. However, the close calls haven’t seemed to linger on the minds of the Eagles and head coach Kenny Martin as they’ve run through much of the competition so far this season in efforts to climb the

mountain once again. “You don’t forget the taste in your mouth when you fail and when you lose a chance at a championship,” Martin said in a news release from the school. “And I think there’s a little bit of that that definitely acts as a motivation for this group.” St. Thomas ran its record to 19-2-1 on the season following a 5-0 victory over rival St. John XXIII on Tuesday. It was the fourth consecutive win for

the Eagles, who are 5-1 and in second place in TAPPS District 4 heading into a Friday match against Kelly Catholic. The Eagles have been strong on both ends of the pitch, outscoring opponents by a margin of 79-12. Leading the charge offensively has been senior striker Allesandro Rivero, who has followed up a 38-goal campaign last season with 21 tallies so far this season. However, it’s been a bal-

anced offensive attack for the Eagles. They have three other players – Nico Prioli, David Steffes and Pablo Tager – who have reached the back of the net at least 10 times apiece. The Eagles have not been a one-dimensional team, either. They have pitched 15 shutouts while not allowing more than two goals in a match all season. Senior goalkeeper Robert Vara has allowed just 10 goals in 17 starts while notching 10 shutouts.

Burglaries from P. 1A security and made it a lot more difficult for them.” But even if burglars were dissuaded from again hitting I Cycle, they have not been steered away from the strip center where Wurth has spent the last seven years. The general manager two doors down at the Tea + Victory board game cafe said that business has been burglarized four times since opening nearly two years ago, including last week. AshleyCakes owner Ashley Griffith, who has occupied the space between the other two businesses for about 18 months, said last week’s break-in was the first for her store. But she said in an Instagram post last week that there had been 15 burglaries in the last year at the strip center, which also includes King’s BierHaus and EggHaus Gourmet, the latter of which also was victimized Jan. 16. “It’s really frustrating,” Griffith said. “I think we need more security at night.” Wurth and Nathan Dornbush, the general manager at Tea + Victory, said vehicle break-ins in the strip center’s parking lot – even during daylight hours – have been just as big of a problem and started before the recent rash of building burglaries. Wurth said the car break-ins started after the 2017 opening of King’s BierHaus, which like Tea + Victory tends to draw large crowds. Management for King’s BierHaus and EggHaus, which share owners, did not respond to an interview request. A founding partner of Ancorian, the real estate firm that owns and manages the strip center near the intersection of E. T.C. Jester and Ella Boulevard, did not immediately respond to a Wednesday email seeking comment. Overnight burglaries have been an ongoing problem throughout the area, with businesses in the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and surrounding areas regularly falling prey. Vehicle breakins, both at businesses and at residences, also are commonplace. But the Shady Acres strip center seems to have become an especially big target. Why

Photo by Adam Zuvanich Multiple businesses in a strip center on East T.C. Jester Boulevard near Ella Boulevard have been victimized by recurring burglaries and vehicle break-ins.

is that? Dornbush said the fact it’s in an affluent area with typically affluent clientele could be a factor. He also said the strip center, located near a bend in T.C. Jester where trees line the opposite side of the road, is a “little hidden” from other nearby buildings as well as oft-traveled roads. Griffith and Wurth both said Houston Police Department officers who patrol the area have pledged to pay extra attention to the strip center overnight, but the cops don’t have enough time or manpower to station themselves there. Wurth said the frequency of the burglaries also is a product of a flaw in the court system. Wurth said he was told by an HPD officer that four members of a burglary crew suspected to have been responsible for the I Cycle break-ins were arrested while committing another crime but then released on $1,000 bonds, meaning they had to pay only $100 to be released from jail. “They have probably done multiple burglaries again,” the HPD officer said, according to Wurth. Andy Kahan, a criminal justice veteran who works as director of victim services for Crime Stoppers of Houston, said repeat offenders being released on relatively low bonds has become a “burgeoning issue” throughout Harris County. He said there are roughly 3,000 defendants charged with aggravated offenses, including assault, robbery and even murder, who are currently out on bond. Kahan said the release of suspected burglars is espe-

cially detrimental to the community, because they tend to be repeat offenders who steal for a living. “It’s the magistrates, the courts. Unfortunately, that’s where the buck stops,” Kahan said. “I have seen the (Harris County District Attorney’s Office), particularly over the past half-year or so, request high bonds or no bonds on repeat offenders or offenders who were out on bond. And their recommendations are routinely overruled. “The problem is our system keeps punting them out time and time again to do what they do best, and that’s steal.” Wurth’s belief that the same burglars have conducted the break-ins is based largely on the video surveillance at his shop. But Dornbush said the burglaries at Tea + Victory, which also has video surveillance, appear to have been committed by different criminals. Either way, they agree that it’s become a costly problem. Dornbush said Tea + Victory, which has signs posted on its doors warning customers about vehicle break-ins, has spent “way too much” on security measures and window replacements. “It’s killing margins,” he said. “It’s not good.” Griffith, whose laptop computer was stolen and cash registers were destroyed last week, said she’s considering becoming a cashless business in an attempt to ward off burglars. She said some of the neighboring businesses already have pooled resources to hire private security during operating hours, but that doesn’t seem to have quelled

“People who can’t foster but who want to help (can) fundraise or do TNR,” Antley said. “We get a lot of requests (for help).” The TNR process can be time-consuming, too, as the volunteers have to get a sense of a cat’s pattern and schedule before it can be trapped. With one cat capable of having three litters a year, though, the program is important. “There is no way to adopt our way out of the overpopulation issue,” Antley said, emphasizing the need for a multi-pronged approach. The group’s partners in veterinary care are Cat Veterinary Clinic on White Oak Drive and Oak Forest Veterinary Hospital. “We’re starting to branch

out (with vets) as we get volunteers in other areas and more requests,” Antley said. In 2019, the group had a free microchip and registration event for owned pets where nearly 300 pets got a collar with engraved tags. The AJL has also assisted more than 150 families with food, shelter and medical care for their pets. This is the second year for the group to host a major fundraiser and it is the first in the immediate area. The anniversary party will feature a silent auction, raffle and wine toss. “The hope is that (having it at Walking Stick), it will bring in a lot of neighbors,” Antley said. For more information, visit https://www.animaljusticeleague.org/.

the overnight attacks. Customers also don’t seem to have been deterred. Nearby residents Conor Farrell and Cassie Randall, who were among the packed crowd at Tea + Victory on Monday night, said the recent burglaries heighten their awareness, but they still consider it a safe area worth frequenting. Things get dicier overnight, which is why Wurth has invested “tens of thousands of dollars” in security measures and subsequent upgrades. He said professional burglars come equipped with reciprocating saws, bolt cutters and pry bars, so he has equipped his business accordingly. “We’re in this battle,” Wurth said. “They find a new way to break in, and we armor up even more. Where’s it going to end?”

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chanting and singing – intermittently throughout the parade route. The dancers were accompanied by a few other students in Wainwright’s Fun Learning Youth Enrichment (FLYE) after-school program, carrying a school banner and passing out candy to spectators. “We believe in being active and engaged in the community,” Davis said. Davis said the students also embrace the legacy of King, the pastor and civil rights advocate who promoted social equity and non-violent activism before his assassination in 1968. King was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, an AfricanAmerican fraternity that Davis also joined when he was in college. Step dancing in the United States originated with black fraternities and sororities such as Alpha Phi Alpha. Davis has passed the cultural tradition on to the students at Wainwright, who put it to use last weekend while dancing in the streets of their hometown. “I felt proud because it’s an honor to be marching in a parade with a lot of people watching,” Wainwright fifthgrader Aysha Trevino said. “I felt more important … to be marching in a MLK parade, to be marching for such an important person.”

Assault, from P. 1A Conger said in an email. “It was because of the observations of our personnel and the quick following of procedures that this man was immediately intercepted on (Jan. 15).” St. Pius X said school officials realized Jan. 15 that the man on campus matched the description of the man who had been accused of assaulting a woman in an HE-B elevator on Jan. 12. In her post on Nextdoor, the woman wrote that a Hispanic male with a medium to heavy build, who was carrying a white skateboard, grabbed her buttocks and tried to pull her in before she fended him off. The woman urged other women to be cautious when

shopping alone at H-E-B and using the elevator at the two-story grocery store, located at 2300 N. Shepherd Dr. She also said store staffers responded promptly to the incident and did not deserve any blame. “We are committed to providing a safe environment for customers and greatly regret that this incident occurred at H-E-B,” Lisa Helfman, public affairs director for H-E-B Houston, said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with the Houston Police Department in their investigation.” Court records show that bond has been set at $50,000 for Kroll, whose next court date is Jan. 30.

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