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FEATURE A STEM/STEAM business is hanging on after suffering huge financial losses from the pandemic.

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METROPOLIS Some recent court victories are making voting easier.

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Not the Same Ol’

Counting for the census shouldn’t be hard, and it isn’t.

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Garrett Owen has spent a lifetime in other’s shoes, and it shows.

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As millions of Texans prepare to cast their November 3 ballots, civil rights groups fight to expand voting rights.

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Static Happy Observations of a Census Doorknocker As campaign rhetoric ramps up and subsequent images of dueling parties dominate the public imagination, I thought it might be nice to share something that’s been downright inspiring of late. About people, of all things.

When I signed up to knock on doors for the Decennial Census, I, along with everyone else, had no idea a pandemic would be changing every plan under the sun. Thus, what was supposed to have begun in the hospitable walking month of April was pushed to the hellish month of August here in Fort Worth. And with that, I joined about half a million other folks nationwide working behind the scenes and on the streets, knocking on doors and doing our darnedest to keep our cool as we tried to figure out who was where on April 1, Census Day. And from that moment on — the unfortunate politicization of the census during the run-up notwithstanding —

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sentee ballots as a means of safely casting their November 3 votes. Recent reporting by The New York Times found that requests for mail-in ballots have already surpassed 2016 totals in 13 states.

As part of a nationwide movement to expand voting rights, Texas has been the target of numerous lawsuits that aim to reduce voter restrictions and the legacy of the Lone Star State’s decades of voter suppression. Efforts to allow Texas to join the two-thirds of U.S. states that offer mail-in voting to all eligible voters have so far been unsuccessful.

In response to one failed lawsuit that reached the Texas Supreme Court and aimed to expand absentee ballots for public safety reasons, State Attorney General Ken Paxton said that “protecting the integrity of elections is one of my most important and sacred obligations.”

Paxton was referring to voter fraud, which remains “infinitesimally small” in the United States, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute.

Lawyers with the Texas Civil Rights

Project (TCRP), a 30-year-old equality and justice nonprofit, recently expanded Texas voting rights by removing an arbitrary means of invalidating votes — signature analysis. County election officials and volunteers who have no formal training in signature analysis were allowed to discard ballots based on personal presumptions before the recent federal court victory.

“We’ve been getting calls about this issue for a long time,” said Hani Mirza, TCRP senior attorney.

Last year, TCRP staffers fielded complaints from two Texas residents who said their ballots were invalidated based on faulty signature matching. Since state election codes did not require that voters be immediately notified that their ballot was discarded, the two plaintiffs were informed of their disenfranchisement several days after the election, Mirza said.

“We filed suit to make sure that voters were provided Constitutional due process for any signature mismatch issue,” he said.

Plaintiffs in the case included the Austin Justice Coalition, Coalitions of

I’ve been fairly busting my buttons with pride at the willingness of Fort Worth folks to help with “the count.” I mean, people of all shapes, colors, sizes, ethnicities, abilities, and incomes are taking this Constitutional mandate seriously.

Everywhere, from the mansion on the hill to the apartment with cardboard in the windows and the guy who greeted me on his front lawn as I weighed the prospects of venturing beyond his “Beware of Dog” sign posted on a sidewalk fence to the mail carrier-cum-standup-comedian who proxied for me and made me LOL when it was 110 degrees in the shade.

From the gaggle of TCU renters who asked me to teach them about the census because they were really interested (seriously!) to the mother who had just moments before been nursing the infant in her arms but who thought it was important enough to take a break and participate, babe still in arms.

From the construction super who took time out to show me photos of his property on April 1 so the census could be assured it wasn’t a residence but rather a vast office park under construction to the guy who was probably undocumented but understood that the census isn’t about cit-

izenship. It’s about a headcount. And so much more. Congressional reps, roads and bridges, health care, education, and so on.

And while we’re at it, here’s a shoutout to all the countless Realtors, landlords, and builders we’ve been reaching out to by phone. You have my gratitude for the help — and my apologies for the incredibly long-winded voice messages we’re required to leave.

And, brothers and sisters, there’s a special place in heaven for all the multiunit residential property managers who have helped us again and again … and again and again as they endure the revolving door of Enumerators asking for access codes, complex maps, and anything else that will help us close our cases, which aren’t assigned complex by complex but rather apartment by apartment. Hope springs eternal that the higher-ups will figure out how to make better sense of that one next time around.

To be sure, not everyone has been happy to help. Part of the job involves confirming whether or not residential properties that were on the rolls in 2010 are still there, so occasionally we’re directed to, say, backyard garages that are not separate residences, and those garage owners aren’t

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Mirza: “Texas has a big issue with voter suppression.”

always happy to see us lurking about their yards, trying to determine whether or not we have access to what may or may not be another residence.

But even to this small but vocal chorus of refusers, I can honestly say, Thank you for your time. I get it. Whether you’re unhappy with the government (duh) or just overwhelmed by the gravity of your lives, the pandemic, the loss of employment, “distance learning” for your 4-, 6-, and 8-year-olds, or anything else, we’re all doing what we can to cope.

So, I hope it impresses you as much as it does me that, for the most part, most folks have been, in the immortal words of Lowell George, willin’. And while I was never “warped by the rain” or “driven by the snow” during any of my encounters, not to put too fine a point on it, I was always humbled by the civility and frequent hospitality of my fellow Fort Worthians.

And that kept me willin’ to keep knocking on those doors. — Caryl ShermanGonzalez The Weekly welcomes submissions from all political persuasions. Please email Editor Anthony Mariani anthony@fwweekly. com.

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Texans with Disabilities, League of Women Voters in Texas, and the American GI Forum of Texas. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that Texas’ system for determining mismatched ballots based on signatures “plainly violates certain voters’ Constitutional rights.”

Judge Garcia ordered that voters be notified of a ballot rejection by the following day. Voters are now given the opportunity to challenge ballot rejections.

“Under the old system, [elections officials] would be required to tell you up to 10 days after the election” about a rejection, Mirza said. “Some people may be out of the country or state and unable to come back to vote in person. Most of these rejections, from what we’ve seen, were sent out after the election ended.”

TCRP enjoyed another potentially far-reaching victory when a federal judge recently ruled that Texas has to offer online voter registration when residents apply for or renew their driver’s licenses.

Every year, according to Mirza, nearly 2 million Texans update their driving information through the Department of Public Safety’s online portal.

“Before the ruling, voters were given a link to a printable voter registration form that you have to fill out on your own, then stamp and mail to get registered,” Mirza said.

By allowing voters to register through that portal, the Lone Star State came into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act. The victory did not come easily.

“They fought us tooth and nail,” Mirza, said, referring to Paxton and his legal team. “I can’t tell what their intentions were. They have fought us on a lot of these types of issues when it comes to making voting compliant with federal law. That’s unfortunate.”

Mirza said Texans are highly motivated to vote in this year’s general election.

He worries about how effectively polling stations can be monitored. COVID-19 has placed barriers to fielding TCRP poll observers across the state.

“Things may have to change, but we are committed to putting in 100% effort to protect the integrity of the voting system, especially because of the coronavirus,” he said. “Texas has a big issue with voter suppression. I think it’s something that we have committed to fighting.”

Monday, October 5, is the last day to register to vote in Texas. Information about registration and other vote-related information can be found at VoteTexas. gov. l

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on the day I visited. Anyone who entered the room at Midcities Montessori in Bedford, myself included, had their temperatures checked. Students came and washed their hands after leaving their last classes. In a nearby room, Melanie Galaviz, the business’ owner, gave me an update on her struggling startup, which, like many small businesses across the country, has been devastated by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am a science and math nerd,” she said. “When I was a kid, there were no

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role models for me. When you ask an elementary-age girl what they want to be, their answers are similar to the boys. They say they want to be a scientist, pilot, or engineer. Ask those same kids in middle schools, and they want to be teachers and nurses.”

Women are less likely than men to pursue STEM fields like computer programming and engineering. Gender stereotypes play a large role in those disparities, Galaviz said. One of her aims is to provide environments where girls

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inutes before class started, Adisson Grant was preparing booklets and organizing special LEGO pieces for the day’s engineering lesson.

“We are teaching foundational engineering using machines and contraptions,” she said.

Nearby, large trays of carefully organized LEGO parts were open and ready for use. Piles of books showed the steps required to transform the small pieces into complex motors and other moving machines. Although the lessons gave the appearance of child’s play, the execution of each step is steeped in the rigors of science, math, engineering, and the arts.

“What they are doing is building intricate structures with moving pieces,” Grant continued. “Yesterday, we were working on motorcycles. We teach about mechanics and parts in motion. The builds they do reinforce the concepts they are working with.”

Grant, who holds a master’s degree in science education, chose Snapology as a means of teaching learning systems commonly known as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) to children and teens. Snapology gives her the freedom to teach science without public school restrictions like mandated curriculum and state testing.

“I have health concerns, including fibromyalgia,” she said. “If I went to public school, I think it might kill me.”

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Galaviz: “I always remember that and try to surround myself with people who have that same inner drive. I do believe that people will remember the organizations who were there when times were bad.”

can explore math and science with likeminded female peers.

“Research shows that if little girls continue to have positive role models, they can see themselves in a career in STEM or computer programming,” she said.

“Finding girls who have similar interests at that age can be so powerful. When those pressures and [gender] stereotypes start coming as they become teenagers, they have each other. If we can get them at ages 8, 9, or 10 and help them find [friends with similar interests], they won’t be discouraged away from” STEM careers.

Galaviz, who is widowed with a 9-year-old son who was recently diagnosed with autism, believes in the efficacy of her learning programs, even if the public safety concerns have caused her enrollment to dwindle. The economic downturn and uncertainty about when schools will open have drained her life savings, she said, and her credit card bills are topping $15,000.

Last year, she left a comfortable and wellpaying corporate job to start her own Snapology using more than $100,000 that she had saved.

Her former job required extensive traveling, and, after her son’s diagnosis with autism, leaving that job meant the possibility of spending more time with her son and attending to his demanding learning needs.

“I felt that I was doing the right thing by being home and present with him,” she said. “Then I thought I was doing the right thing by opening my own business so I could learn how to help him better.

Both of those things just blew up” after the coronavirus outbreak.

Piles of books showed the steps required to transform the small pieces into complex motors and other moving machines.

the mother made the decision with her son’s future in mind.

Although Snapology activities, which focus on LEGO, robotics, and handson activities, cater to all learning styles, Galaviz was interested in the program because of what she said is a shortage of local STEM-based after-school programs.

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homelife follows rigid schedules that save time for movie nights and playtime with their French bulldog.

One month after Sevryn’s autism diagnosis, Galaviz left her lucrative corporate job. Although that decision meant a rocky financial future after years of paying down debt following her late husband’s eight-year battle with cancer,

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Raising a child who has autism requires patience and a structured approach to parenting.

“My son is high-functioning,” Galaviz said. “His IQ is a point off of genius. When he was in kindergarten, he read all of the Harry Potter series. I had no idea that there was a learning difference with him until in public school. That is when everything got crazy.”

The precocious 9-year-old has the impulse control of a toddler, she added.

When the mother realized her son wasn’t socially adapting to his classmates, a developmental pediatric doctor was hired to test for autism. Sevryn was diagnosed early last year.

“Our battles at home are around boundaries,” she said. “Our constant struggle is keeping him away from electronic devices. I’ve had to remove everything related to Snapology from my home. I can’t keep it in my house. I bought a safe [to hold electronic devices]. We talked about why.”

For Sevryn, several hours of playing with a tablet or smartphone feel like 20 minutes, she added. Sevryn recently tried to break into the safe. Galaviz has learned structure is important for her son, so

Snapology’s curriculum, Galaviz thought she could make a living while learning about activities that cater to all types of learning, including children with autism.

Galaviz spent the next few months drafting a business and marketing plan, speaking to tax advisors, and delving into Snapology’s curriculum. Galaviz planned to live off her savings until September 2020 — the first month the business was projected to have enough profits to pay her four teachers and herself. After several months of preparation, Galaviz and her four teachers enjoyed their first peak season success, selling out spring break camps.

“I planned, tested, and evaluated talent, curriculum, logistics, marketing, and sales strategies for the entire year,” she recalled of that optimistic time.

“When spring 2020 came along, we were tested, primed, and ready for an amazingly successful summer camp season.”

March 14 still looms in her mind.

Fort Worth school district announced that spring break was extended for another week. Classrooms never reopened.

“That is where things stopped for my business,” Galaviz recalled.

Pivoting to virtual learning had moderate success, she said. Parents and children initially participated in free Zoom lessons that were offered just three

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days after Fort Worth schools announced reopening delays. When Galaviz tried charging for those same classes, attendance dropped immediately.

“From a revenue standpoint, we went from normal business to 10 to 20% through virtual classes,” she said.

Still, the new business owner was optimistic that summer classes could make up for the earnings shortfall.

“I thought, ‘Alright, it’ll make everyone slow down. I can get ahead,’ ” she recalled. “I began thinking about all the things I can do to get ahead, all the things you don’t have time to do when you are on the hamster wheel.”

Through March and April, she stayed in touch with established venues (daycares, schools, rec centers) that she hoped to work with and engaged with the local community by volunteering at pantry drives and doing other charitable work. It was during that tumultuous March that Galaviz became good friends with Midcities Montessori owner Kim Olstrup. The two were loosely acquainted, but the pandemic brought them together around a shared desire to provide safe learning environments for children.

“We were figuring ways we can help each other,” Olstrup recalled. “Melanie has a perspective on things that most people don’t have. None of us knew COVID was

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Galaviz and Olstrup are in the process of growing weekly community events at Midcities Montessori. For the first time, food trucks will be part of the attraction, along with pumpkins.

going to be to this degree. When we were trying to figure out summer, I offered [our library] to Melanie so kids who needed to get out had a place to go. We didn’t

realize that no matter how hard we hit the pavement, we were up against something that no one has answers to.”

Olstrup said the economic pain has

hit Mid-Cities residents hard.

“I have a lot of families that are coming in asking for help,” she said. “I lowered my tuition because everyone is

business opportunities for Fort Worth businesses that can pivot to meet the demands of a socially distanced economy, Strayer said.

“Many distilleries pivoted and made hand sanitizers,” he said, referring to Acre Distilling Company, Blackland Distillery, Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company, and others. Saddleback Leather Company “has started making hospital gowns and masks. Renfro Foods are doing great work.”

The U.S. economy shrank by 32.9% between April and June, according to government figures. The sharp economic

contraction marks the worst quarter since World War II. In 2008, during the last economic crisis, the U.S. gross domestic product shrank by 8.4%, according to the financial services group Credit Suisse.

“On the financial side, the COVID-19 pandemic will be impactful, not only to the City of Fort Worth as an organization but to our local businesses as well,” said David Cooke, Fort Worth city manager, last April. “Fortunately, we entered this challenge in a strong position. The local economy was extremely strong, and the city was in a very strong financial position.”

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Chris Strayer, vice president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, said COVID-19 has hit hospitality, retail, restaurants, and entertainment businesses especially hard. Early on into the pandemic, Fort Worth Chamber staffers began calling their 1,700 business members to listen to their needs.

“That gave us insight into the programming that companies needed to address their challenges,” he said.

Last March, retail companies were laying off and furloughing employees.

Strayer said Fort Worth Chamber directors connected those displaced workers with new job openings in e-commerce and grocery stores. Another top concern for business owners was how to access financial aid like the federal PPP. Strayer said the Fort Worth Chamber developed webinars and online resources to guide business owners through the oftencomplicated application process.

While news stories abound of shuttered businesses and financial devastation, COVID-19 has provided new

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in the same financial straits. We do a lot to give back. It’s all about community. As individuals, we may have financial woes.

The big picture is that we see a need [for help in the community]. In a world that has become so hateful, there has to be people like Melanie out there to think of others.”

By May, Texas was reporting more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases. Even as students canceled summer camp commitments, Galaviz kept her commitments to the schools, hoping that loyalty would pay off in the future.

“We were able to start in-person summer camps in June,” she said. “I had 66 camps scheduled all over the Mid-Cities.

I ended up running 14 of those. Most of the schools and daycares were not letting outside vendors into their buildings. The only ones who stayed open were the rec centers and the one private Montessori school that I had a space in.”

Financially, summer was a loss.

Galaviz planned to draw her first paycheck from her new business in September. She’s nowhere near that goal, she said, and financial hardships have meant that two of her four teachers have had to find work elsewhere.

After an onerous application process that involved two financial institutions, Galaviz said she qualified for a few thousand dollars through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the $669-billion forgivable federal loan program. The funds were spent within two weeks. The ongoing uncertainty about school reopenings has meant continued instability for Galaviz’ business. In a country that shies away from discussing financial hardships, parents have been surprisingly open about their difficulty finding funds for educational programs like Snapology.

Galaviz can relate to circumstances where financial burdens come without shame.

“When my husband died, I didn’t mind sharing the stress of debt because it wasn’t my fault,” she recalled. “I feel like that is what is going on with many people who have lost work because of COVID-19.

It’s not so looked down upon.”

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Finding resources for a child with autism is expensive, and Texas offers little financial assistance for struggling parents, Galaviz said. Insurance programs that offer therapy for autistic children cost in excess of $12,000 a year for the two of them. Social skills classes run $125 an hour, meaning that Sevryn receives one such class per week at most, given the family’s tight budget.

After spending months qualifying her son for Medicaid, Galaviz said she was unable to find any Tarrant County therapists who offer applied behavior analysis (standard therapy for children with autism) and accept Medicaid.

Without giving specifics, the mother said that her hopes for enrolling Sevryn in a public school program were abruptly canceled, meaning private school may be the only remaining option for addressing the special needs of her son.

“My mortgage becomes due October, and I feel confident that with no additional support, I have until just after

Grant: “We teach about mechanics and parts in motion. The builds they do reinforce the concepts they are working with.”

Christmas before I am completely out of all emergency money and savings,” she said, adding that her last option would be to sell her home and to live off that equity for as long as it lasts.

Even with that dire possibility on the horizon, Galaviz is cautiously optimistic that student enrollment will improve once parents sort out where their children will go to school this fall. Although enrollment is low, she has after-school programs scheduled at recreational centers in Colleyville, Southlake, Keller, and North Richland Hills.

The small business owner struggles with the fact that a lifetime of making sound financial decisions hasn’t protected

her from being on the verge of bankruptcy and financial ruin.

“I did everything they tell you to do,” she said. “After I was widowed, I spent years paying off all the debt that [came from eight years] of cancer treatments.

Then I bought a home, invested, and started a college fund for my son. I bought life insurance and annuities, and I saved.”

Galaviz and Olstrup are in the process of growing weekly community events at Midcities Montessori. For the first time, food trucks will be part of the attraction, along with the Pumpkin Hallow (an indoor pumpkin patch). The two friends are in close contact with Bedford city officials to find ways to help local families who are in

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After an initial estimated $23 million shortfall, the current annual loss is $16.2 million, partly due to “better than expected” sales tax earnings, according to a city spokesperson.

City staff has seen an 18% reduction in building permit activity. Still, as food pantry lines become a daily feature of life in Fort Worth, businesses are building and preparing for a post-COVID-19 period of growth and prosperity. In the North Side, Hotel Drover, which will feature 200 rooms and suites, a signature restaurant, meeting spaces, and a wedding barn, is opening early next year in the Stockyards.

Two large Near Southside projects — Tulips and Best Maid Pickle Emporium — are nearing opening dates. The emporium will soon feature retail and history lessons about the iconic pickle brand while Tulips, a much-needed mid-sized music venue, will initially come online as a blend of coffeehouse and cocktail lounge this fall.

Strayer is preparing to call Fort Worth Chamber members once again to see how their needs have changed six months into the pandemic. Whether the feedback is optimistic or dire, the chamber is prepared to allocate resources to support an evershifting business environment. One sign of hope: Companies from all across the United States are expressing interest in moving their headquarters to Fort Worth, he said.

Strayer said the chamber is ready to help local businesses, whether they are members or not. The chamber maintains a list of COVID-19 resources for businesses at FortWorthChamber.com/covid-19.

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Nearby, large trays of carefully organized LEGOs were open and ready for use.

need. If the efforts create more visibility for the Montessori school and Snapology, Galaviz and Olstrup welcome it, but the main goal is to be a resource for struggling families.

Olstrup said she worries about homebound children.

Many parents “don’t know how to educate kids, so they are plopping them in front of a computer,” Olstrup said. “Mom and Dad aren’t educators. To her defense, Melanie is doing everything to get her name out, but COVID is keeping them home.”

Strayer’s advice for local consumers is to support small, local businesses however you can. He hopes that members of the business community will share lessons and best practices for operating during a pandemic with fellow business owners.

Fort Worth’s business community is “in this together,” he added. Despite the serious challenges facing local businesses, Strayer said, Fort Worth remains one of the most attractive locations for businesses to transfer operations to.

“From an economic development perspective, we have 106 projects in our pipeline,” he said, referring to datagathering efforts by companies considering moving to Fort Worth. “That’s the most I’ve seen in three years. A lot of companies are [preparing] to move in and create jobs.”

The reasons, he continued, are simple.

“We are experiencing tremendous growth,” he said. “And we can supply a skilled workforce. With DFW airport and BNSF Railway [headquartered here], you can get your goods in quickly and out quickly.”

Visit South Main Street or the West 7th corridor and semblances of normalcy can be seen returning to those pockets of Fort Worth. The recovery in Tarrant County will inevitably be uneven with some businesses returning to pre-COVID earnings soon while other businesses permanently shutter or find themselves burdened with debt for years or decades to come.

Even as she struggles to keep her business afloat, Galaviz is working closely with Olstrup to volunteer where needed or to create new resources for residents of Bedford and nearby Hurst. The pandemic has provided opportunities to become a resource for the community that Galaviz believes will one day rebound.

When her husband was sick, she said she never could have “made it through without the help of the people” in her community. “I always remember that and try to surround myself with people who have that same inner drive. I do believe that people will remember the organizations who were there when times were bad.” l

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Fri is date night at Coyote Drive-In Theater (23 NE 4th St, 214-352-5982).

Fridays Tickets are $4-6 person.

Each ticket transaction provides you with a one-car spot for the night. As Coyote screens double features, it is two movies for the price of one. Gates open at 7pm nightly.

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With locations in Fort Worth (121 N Beach, 817831-6136), Weatherford Saturdays (106 College Park Dr, Ste 200, 817-438-8099), and a brand new one in Arlington (2320 S Collins St, 817-435-2300), Town Talk Foods is providing discount groceries throughout the area. They are open Mon-Sat selling dry goods, household items, frozen foods, and a limited selection of produce, but Sat is when the produce really shines. Every weekend, Town Talk has the Saturday Mini-Market featuring a fresh batch of fruits and vegetables. You can preview the current week’s offering at around 10am via Facebook Live on each location’s Facebook page.

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Before or after you check Sundays out the Best Brunch winner from the Good Grub section, Gateway Church invites one and all to attend church services in person at any of their campuses in North Texas, including Gateway North Fort Worth (4209 Basswood Blvd, 817-552-7581). In-person weekend services are 4pm Sat and 11am and 1pm Sun, or watch online anytime at GatewayPeople.com/Sermons.

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When Velvet Taco first arrived back in 2014, we summed it up in one word –– sumptuous –– and said,

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While they mostly maintain the basic form, their fillings run an exotic gamut of cuisines ranging from Cuban to Vietnamese, with a lot of Mediterranean and Indian in between.” While the main fare is indeed tacos, did you know Velvet Taco also sells whole rotisserie chickens? This $5 is the best you’ll ever spend on a Mon at 5pm.

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Adrian Hulet –– former chef of Birdybop at The Moon Bar and frontman Tuesdays for indie rockers oso closo –– is starting a new music residency at The Post at River East (2925 Race St, 817-945-8890), a neighborhood restaurant and music venue. See Hulet live every Tue from 7pm to 10pm in the courtyard.

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Beyond being one of the best locations of its kind in North Texas, Ensemble 8 Days a Week Coworking (1617 Park Place Av, 817-984-3633) motivates its tenants and hosts with various seminars for their betterment. At Ensemble’s Productivity Work Sprints, productivity is boosted with virtual coworking and accountability.

Business Mixers Over Coffee events help you meet other likeminded professionals.

The little extras like these make being your own boss a bit more manageable.

Did the annual Gallery Week hoopla awaken a sudden interest in the arts for you? While your mind may want to hit every museum as soon as possible, your wallet may have a few questions. Museums in the Cultural District can help your budget in a big way.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (3200 Darnell St, 817-738-9215) does not charge admission on Fridays. Other museums are free all the time, like the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-738-1933) and the Sid Richardson Museum (309 Main St, 817-332-6554). The Kimbell Art Museum (3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-332-8451) charges admission for the traveling shows, but its permanent exhibits are free to attend.

If curiosities are at the top of your cultural list, Fort Worth is home to a few oddball options. Located on TCU’s campus, the Monnig Meteorite Museum (2950 W Bowie St, 817-257-6277) has an extensive collection of specimens you can see for free.

You can take a free weekday tour and see actual dollars being printed at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing’s facility in Fort Worth (9000 Blue Mound Rd, 817-2314000). (Dollars you do not have, thus the search for free tours.)

Also, let’s not forget our world-class zoo. Voted the No. 1 zoo in the country by USA Today readers, the Fort Worth Zoo (1989 Colonial Pkwy, 817-597-5555) offers half-price tickets ($8) every Wed. (Note: The hyenas, lions, tigers, and zebras are going on hiatus in November while their habitat is remodeled, so visit them soon.)

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Three weeks into the season, the Cowboys’ continued lack of discipline shows that the toughest opponent they may face this season is likely themselves.

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Signs that football season is in full swing: My static blood pressure is clipping the top end of Stage 1 Hypertension, my dog hides under the bed from my constant screaming at the TV, and the Cowboys are woefully underachieving expectations set by laudy preseason buzz.

I’ll admit it, finally with the long overdue decommissioning of Coach Garrett-Bot, an impressive draft haul, and a few surprising free agent acquisitions, I drank a healthy dose of the Cowboys-flavored sugar-water this off-season. (Spare me colloquialisms about fools and shame.) Yet, to lend undue credence to the doubters, so far, the Mike McCarthy era has been … well, rocky, to avoid hyperbole. After the most recent debacle in Seattle on Sunday, a mistakeladen 38-31 slice of tarte d’humilité, Dallas is but one inexplicably defended, miracle onside kick away from an 0-3 start.

Given the slate of contests drawn in the first few weeks — road games (crowd or no) against the resurgent Los Angeles Rams and the aforementioned Seahawks — sitting on a 1-2 record should not have been too far out of the realm of possibility in the minds of even the most optimistic Cowboy fans. But the way in which those losses played out (and that the one win

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was so improbable) is what has made the early season so frustrating. Though it’s true that the ’Boys have suffered a deluge of injuries — more than 10 projected starters or regular contributors — it’s been the unruly penalties, defensive big play susceptibility, the offense’s shameful ball security, embarrassing special teams mishaps, and head-scratching coaching decisions that have been the hallmarks of the young season.

After the unprecedented comeback win against the Falcons last week in which they spotted Atlanta four turnovers and allowed 39 points, Dallas seemed to try to follow the same clumsy script to victory, giving up another three turnovers and 38 points to Seattle. Sadly, Dak Prescott’s lights-out fourth quarter heroics would come up short on Sunday. There’s only so much one player can do, especially when he digs his own hole by causing all three of the turnovers.

For those keeping count, the Cowboys defense has given up a total of 97 points through three games, a franchise-worst to start a season. This defense is a mess. It doesn’t help that they appear to give up as much yardage on boneheaded penalties as they do busted coverages. The secondary is maybe the worst in the league. Atlanta’s Calvin Ridley and Seattle’s Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf seemed to almost never

have a defensive back within 10 yards of them. Rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs is already the best player in the secondary, and that is saying a lot. That ball punchout on Metcalf at the 1-yard line certainly saved a touchdown and is one of the more athletic plays from a Dallas corner in decades, but as good as it appears he can be, a player with three whole games in his NFL career shouldn’t be leading your entire defensive backfield.

Perhaps the only thing worse than the Dallas defense has been their special teams play. Setting aside the magical game-saving “watermelon kick” against Atlanta, John Fassel’s squad has missed kicks (including two extra points *eye roll emoji*), muffed punts (costing a safety against Seattle), and failed at (multiple) fake punts. “Bones” Fassel has a long way to go to live up to the lofty reputation as an ace coordinator he earned while with the Rams.

To play the optimist, I think the offensive side of the ball looks to be every bit as good as advertised. Despite a makeshift offensive line that saw only guard Connor Williams playing in his usual position and a turnover bug that’s set upon the skill positions like a lateAugust Texas-sized mosquito cloud, they’ve shown they can move the ball and in a variety of ways. The three-1,000-yardreceivers claim flaunted by Amari Cooper

prior to the season’s start doesn’t seem like such a ridiculous notion. Ezekiel Elliott is still a top-three back in the league, and Dak is playing like a man trying to earn a $200 million contract. They may very well need to score more than 30 a game to have a chance to win, but I believe they can.

If you dare gaze into the reeking cesspool of ignorant reactionary hot takes that is football Twitter, the sky is falling.

I happen to still have a great deal of faith.

The Cowboys would have to lose (more) significant players to injury for significant periods of time to keep from running away with this dumpster fire division.

The schedule is friendly. In fact, I see only three opponents the rest of the way that you could say are decisively better than the Cowboys, despite their obvious flaws.

I fully expect them to stabilize what’s so far been a circus of stupid mistakes. They will also get healthier. We could argue how far they may go in the playoffs once they get there, but I still feel they will, in fact, get there.

Fans have been yearning for something other than the same old predictable Cowboys. Welp, here you go.

In keeping with wild-ass 2020, this year’s version of the Dallas Cowboys is anything but. No choice but to buckle up and (try to) enjoy the ride. l

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No one will ever adequately eulogize Walter Kaufmann. It’s impossible. The made-for-film life of the iconic chef, restaurateur, trailblazer, historian, and bon vivant ended peacefully on Tuesday, Sept.

22, at the age of 91. He was surrounded by loved ones.

Upon checking him into the hospital last week, his wife Glenda Kaufmann said she hurriedly sought out the doctor to ask about Walter’s wellbeing. The doctor assured her he was comfortable and “flirting with the nurses” in the room where he slipped away to that great kitchen in the sky. Even at death’s doorstep, Walter radiated irresistible charm.

Glenda said that in his final moments, Walter thought of the restaurant he owned for 30 years. Since he was a teenager growing up in Lucerne, Switzerland, Walter dreamed of opening a restaurant like the Old Swiss House, an eatery that he passed on his way to school every day. After answering an ad in a Swiss newspaper, Kaufmann came stateside, eventually making his way to Fort Worth and working stints at the Colonial and Ridglea country clubs before realizing his dream in 1964.

The European-style eatery set Fort Worth’s palate for years to come. When his Old Swiss House opened, there weren’t many nice dining options for people celebrating special occasions. In his restaurant’s swanky environs, people from all walks of life luxuriated in thenexotic dishes like filet goulash and Veal Oscar. Walter’s gregarious disposition was just as big a draw as the food. Ever the showman, the charismatic chef paraded through the dining room, greeted guests, and occasionally joined a table of friends for a quick sip of wine. Walter was a local

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After his restaurant closed in 1993, Walter retired for about seven minutes until Louise Lamensdorf lured him back into the biz at her namesake Bistro Louise, where he ran the dining room. That’s where I met Walter. As a hungry undergrad waitstaffer (and then grad-school student), I was drawn to Walter’s youthful energy, adaptable wit, and breadth of knowledge.

He wasn’t just some washed-up mascot trotted out to draw the nostalgic grayhaired crowd. He knew his shit. And oh, my god he had stories.

At Bistro Louise, Walter reconnected with old friends and Swiss House patrons.

He was also able to reach legions of second-generation fans, too. I can’t tell you how many times I heard some variation of, “The first white-tablecloth restaurant I ever visited was the Old Swiss House,” or “My parents took me to your restaurant for my seventh birthday, and now I’m a chef.”

Those comments usually opened the door for Walter’s story time — and almost always ended with a toast. The man could work a room.

He and I met with select other Bistro staffers every Monday for a standing happy hour at a local cigar bar. The stories flowed like the many bottles of wine we killed every week. Walter was never more in his element than when surrounded by restaurant folk swapping war stories and dirty jokes. No one could top his. Of course, the festivities were constantly interrupted by random fans of Walter’s who ambled by to kiss the ring. Though he pretended otherwise, those interactions meant the world to him. Hanging out with Walter at a cigar shop patronized by mostly older men from Fort Worth was how I imagined visiting Abbey Road with John Lennon must have felt.

After a nine-year run at Bistro Louise, Walter went on to work at Fresh Point Dallas, a high-end food distributor.

He was their chef ambassador, which basically gave him free rein to check in on local restaurants. His legend grew with every young chef, waiter, and prepcook he encountered. Through his gig at Fresh Point — and his leadership roles at various chef and restaurant associations — Walter’s legacy shifted from culinary icon to mentor. There was nothing disingenuous about his interactions at restaurants. He cared about the busboys and dishwashers as much as he did the chefs and owners.

Walter and I kept in touch over the years, occasionally going to lunch or grabbing a glass of wine at happy hour, against his doctor’s orders, of course.

As a journalist, I wrote a few stories about him — not because I wanted to keep his legend alive but because he just kept doing meaningful, newsworthy things.

Over the course of the last decade or so of his life, Walter set out to preserve the history of Fort Worth dining by founding the Culinary Library of Texas, a vast collection of restaurant menus and cookbooks by local authors, housed at the Tarrant Area Food Bank. It’s one of about a half dozen charitable endeavors with which he was connected. He was awarded too many times to list, but I know he was most proud of having the Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award named after him. He was also the award’s first recipient in 2015.

There is no question our current restaurant scene wouldn’t have blossomed the way it did without Walter’s guiding influence. Restaurant people in this town have a sense of camaraderie and support each other one another like I’ve never seen anywhere else. I think that’s Walter’s greatest legacy. It wasn’t enough for him to be an amazing chef, restaurateur, manager, and ambassador. He shaped a community and held the door open for those behind him. l

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Garret Owen discovered the art of songwriting at the age of 21 but has been playing music since he was 14 years old.

After opting out of his jazz studies as a commercial music major at South Plains College near Lubbock, the 35-year-old decided to embrace Americana. Owen said there are subjects in his music that can be expressed only through that genre.

HearSay Bill Pohl Lets It Burn

Now that Bill Pohl resides in Colorado, it’s probably fair to say Fort Worth lost its best guitarist. Based on his newly released album, the humble and bookish dude born and raised in yon Fort is right up there with … you name him. As sweet and soft as Metheny but way more mercurial. As fast as Satriani but way more restrained and elegant. As weird and wonky as Scofield but not as whammy bar-obsessed. Bill Pohl is truly one of a kind.

On the perhaps aptly named Let It Burn, the green Coloradan and his quartet navigate a species of fusion or “acid jazz” that spans states of consciousness as easily as deep space.

“Ursa Negative” skips along at a jaunty clip as whorls of both melody and hot fire erupt from his fingertips. Pohl is just as comfortable hewing to the traditions of pop sensibility (Satriani, Buckethead, Eric Johnson) as he is exploring as far as “Zeta Reticuli or Cleburne.” Over the slinky, syrupy, dripping and skipping

beat from drummer Al Esis and bassist David Haley, Pohl coaxes his guitar into moaning, oblong shapes, borderline dissonant, fully transportive. The song ends with a creepy chorus of chirping birds over which Pohl tears off a few subdued solos in the distance. If the tune is a reflection of Twitter, as I choose to see it, and I can because I’m the guy writing here, I see beauty amid the “everything is offensive!” fabric of that shit site and its dumb cousin.

This same vibe of amorphous ambiguity — is this fusion? is it smooth jazz? is it rock? — threads itself throughout all nine tracks. The rockingest number, “Pleiades Muffin,” finds the axe-man emerging from a sturdy, early-grunge riff into a trippy excursion through forests of bleeping and blooping notes and then back again. “Hey!! Nineteen!!” is “rock” only superficially. The only thing Steely Dan-ish about it is the bell ridden by drummer Esis. The heft of the track is about Pohl playing off a simple, grooving riff that’s almost bluesy to simply shred.

Pohl will make you believe his fingers travel through a wormhole to go from high to low E and back so quickly. And

so musically.

A million years ago (circa 2005), Pohl thrived briefly as co-frontman for The Underground Railroad, an unabashed prog-rock project (with vocals!) that he started with pianist/keyboardist Kurt Rongey that played NEARfest (the largest gathering of prog bands in the world) and Progday at Storybrook Farm in North Dakota. The buzz around UR was The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, the band’s sophomore album, which took its inspiration from a 1976 book of the same name about how early humans probably, possibly believed thoughts were messages from the gods. Or something.

The occasional local crowd was equally receptive. I saw UR post-Origin of Consciousness at the Ridglea Theater, and while I don’t remember any lines for drinks at the bar, I do recall people playing close attention to the onstage action. Like, obsessively close. (Note to shredders: You’re not gonna catch all of Bill Pohl’s tricks by seeing him only once.)

The hubbub didn’t last long — probably for all of you. For me, I’ve been waiting what seems like forever

for another Bill Pohl sighting. And like scrolling across a heartwarming puppy meme amid a Dear Leader/anti-Dear Leader tweetstorm, voila. Here it is.

With Kimara Sajn, the “brain; drum brain” (according to the liner notes), Pohl has crafted a humblefeeling virtuosic display that’s just as captivating for its technique as it is for its simplicity: somewhere between fusion and catchiness, bravado and vulnerability.

Let It Burn encapsulates the sensation of witnessing cool greatness while also feeling its heat. Album closer “Owl” is a good representation of the Let It Burn ethos. Over a semi-funky rhythm, Pohl simply goes off, sweep-picking around in circles before coming to a Methenyesque melody that’s as honey-dipped as it is melancholy. Following a screechy breakdown (uh, birds), Pohl settles onto a mainline where he mixes up a chunky riff with staccato, starting/stopping flurries before the song simply flutters away.

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“I was thinking a lot about how the lyrics sound when you sing it,” he said.

“I’m not trying to make the listener necessarily feel my thoughts, but it’s never my goal to force something upon the listener. It’s more about pulling tricks musically so they feel something.”

Owen’s soft-spoken presence is natural and heartfelt. He carries a poetic flow in his storytelling, which granted him a spot in 2018 in the Telluride Troubadour Contest, where he won first place out of more than 480 submissions. His 2016 release brought in noticeable crowds and launched a threeweek tour with Oklahoma’s nationally known Parker Millsap, playing shows at Nashville’s The Basement and other maxcapacity bar/venues.

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The singer-songwriter goes above the pandemic to finally release his sophomore album, Quiet Lives.

Owen: “It’s never my goal to force something upon the listener.”

other instruments. Americana folk singer Jaimee Harris contributes backing vocals, and the Polydogs’ Matt Tedder tears off some fiery solos. The album was mastered

by Todd Pipes (Deep Blue Something).

The amount of work that went into Quiet Lives took about two years, Owen said, but overall the production time came about over the last year and a half.

“I feel great about the album and how it sounds on vinyl, and I’ve had some sales and will be making another push on Bandcamp Friday,” he said. “I love that it’s finally done. Some of the songs were recorded about four years ago, but most of the songs are recent and mostly all written within the last year and a half, with some songs written over a decade ago … . I hope the album brings comfort to those struggling during the pandemic. Some people aren’t that fortunate right now.”

Quiet Lives tells a story of past mistakes, enduring heartache, frustration, and a lost love. On “No One to Save You,” he sings in his high, sweet voice, “Parker and the boys play a hell of a show / A fine line rings in my head / I haven’t slept since Denver, Colorado / The whites of my eyes have gone red / You’re on the phone screaming, ‘Why don’t you miss me?’ / ‘You know I got a show tonight … Still, you want to start a fight / What if I don’t want to fight?’ ” You can catch Owen solo at The Kessler Theater in Dallas for a free outdoor event on Thursday, Oct. 1. He is also scheduled, for now, to play The Post at River East with backing band the Polydogs and Texas Gentlemen keyboardist Daniel Creamer on Saturday, Nov. 7. l

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Owen has just released his sophomore album, Quiet Lives, four years after his selftitled debut long-player. His new record has been a long time in the making.

“A bunch of us ended up in this place where we had releases planned out, say a year or two in advance, and had no idea that it would just happen to be a crazy situation,” Owen said in response to COVID-19’s effect on musicians.

With unfortunate venue closures, Owen said that everyone has much more free time to enjoy more recorded music in their daily lives.

Along with his debut album, Owen’s 2011 debut EP, Slightly Foreign, plus his 2017 EP Sad Eyed Son and the single “Rose Hill,” have earned him more than 1,300 monthly listeners on the Spotify app and rising.

Owen is the son of church missionaries who lived in impoverished rural areas across the globe. Born in San Antonio and raised there until he was 2, Owen spent many more years traveling to Tanzania, Kenya, and the Serengeti. He moved back to Texas in the summer of 2004 after living in Louisiana until he was 13 and Ecuador until he was 19.

“Those experiences left me feeling pretty weathered by life at an early age,” he said. “I’d seen a lot of poverty when I could barely talk and walk that a lot of white folks don’t get to see. Most white 3-year-olds aren’t walking around povertystricken parts of East Africa.”

Owen said he tends to embrace an almost stream-of-consciousness mindset with his songs, which don’t significantly express his younger years while living abroad.

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Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 51742L043

Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 117661L025

Application. Osburn Contractors, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 51742L043, which would authorize construction of a temporary concrete batch plant located at the northwest corner of Rendon Crowley Road and Interstate Highway 35 South service road, Burleson, Tarrant County, Texas 76028. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.578611&lng=-97.324722&zoom=13&type=r. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

Application. Osburn Contractors, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 117661L025, which would authorize construction of a temporary concrete batch plant located at the northeast corner of Sylvania Avenue and East Long Avenue, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76137.

This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas. gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.812222&lng=-97.307222&zoom=13&type=r. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on August 24, 2020. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the Burleson Public Library, 248 Southwest Johnson Avenue, Burleson, Tarrant County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on August 24, 2020. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the Fort Worth Public Library – Diamond Hill / Jarvis, 1300 Northeast 35th Street, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Dr, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application.

A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application.

A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing.

To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing.

To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Osburn Contractors, LLC, 2333 South Jupiter Road, Garland, Texas 750416007 or by calling Ms. Ida Rodriguez, Consultant at (972) 670-2841.

Further information may also be obtained from Osburn Contractors, LLC, 2333 South Jupiter Road, Garland, Texas 750416007 or by calling Ms. Ida Rodriguez, Consultant at (972) 670-2841.

Amended Notice Issuance Date: September 24, 2020

Notice Issuance Date: September 21, 2020

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