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Kyle man killed in rollover after hit-and-run

Fire scorches 150 acres in Kyle

STAFF REPORT A Kyle man was killed in a rollover accident late Wednesday after attempting to flee the scene of a hit-and-run collision with another vehicle.

Authorities have identified Michael Alan Rentz, 21, of Kyle, as the

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Having previously worked as a Buda volunteer firefighter for eight years, Derick Mendoza’s instinct is to help others when danger looms.

When fire threatened his family’s and neighbors’ property, Mendoza didn’t hesitate to help.

Such was the story for many near Mathias Lane and Peaceful Valley Drive Monday as a grass fire scorched 150 acres Monday afternoon, as the close-knit group of neighbors rushed to aid

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Social media protocol for police The Buda City Council unanimously approved updates to the Buda Police Department’s policy on social media use earlier this month.

The move was made to better reflect the position of the department on social media postings within the department’s official social media accounts.

Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd said earlier this month the department

already has measures in place for governing individual social media accounts for officers. The new guidelines establish the acceptable use of the department’s social media accounts.

“The old policy just addressed personal

use. At the time we (the department) didn’t have any social media accounts,” Kidd said. “Now that we as a department are using these platforms I realized we needed to add some additional

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COMING UP Sights and Sounds of Christmas Enjoy four full evenings of holiday festivities at San Marcos Plaza Park Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Highlights include carnival rides, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances, live nativity and more.

Budafest

Buda’s annual Christmas celebration will be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Meet Santa, enjoy family-friendly activities and do some local holiday shopping. See budafest.org for more information.

OVERTIME

Judge files injunction against new overtime rules.

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INDEX

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

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Buda Trail of Lights

See the spectacles of the holiday season at this annual event at Historic Stagecoach Park Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 15-18. The trail is open 6-10 p.m. nightly. Senior Citizen Night (RSVP only)will be held Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m.

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Housing authority scrutinized for lack of oversight

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each other during a time of need.

“This is a close community,” Mendoza said.

“People grew up around each other.”

Mark Schultz, Kyle Fire Marshal, said no one was injured in Monday’s fire that burned a total of 150 acres. The fire also destroyed two sheds and burned five vehicles.

Schultz said the Kyle Fire Department responded to the grass fire at approximately 1:43 p.m. Monday at 203 Peaceful Valley Drive.

The grass fire was a

victim in an accident that occurred on Bebee Road near Fountain Grove in Kyle around 11:50 p.m., according to a city of Kyle press release.

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said in a statement the accident was originally dispatched to

corrective measures and repairs that were supnews@haysfreepress.com posed to have been made to correct the problems.

Problems with public After reviewing fihousing in Kyle have come nancials that spanned a forward as city officials try seven-year period, the asto get a handle on allegasessment alleged Simpson tions by federal authorities and the KHA maintenance regarding administrator person spent more than pay, maintenance prob75 percent of their HUD lems and lack of oversight. Public Housing program The Kyle Housing work schedule addressing Authority, which oversees concerns on a separate two public housing propUSDA program. erties in Kyle, was the subSimpson has been affilject of a U.S. iated with Department the Kyle of Housing Housing According and Urban Authority to the Developfor more ment (HUD) 25 assessment, than assessment years. that discovAccordSimpson ered “issues ing to the “essentially of concern.” assessment, According Simpson doubled” to a letter “essentially addressed to doubled” administrative KHA Execuadministrasalaries tive Directive salaries tor Vickie charged to charged to Simpson, HUD. the concerns Over the HUD. extended to seven-year the authorperiod ity’s “internal controls, under review, Dan Garcia, funding, and its authoPortfolio management rized utilization.” specialist, found “excesKHA is alleged to have sive” increases in employoperated over five years ee benefit contributions – without a full board of diinsurance and retirement rectors as required by the payments – compared to Texas Local Government earnings, with increases code. A board is required as much as 104 percent in to authorize contracts and 2010. approve increases in staff HUD observed a “trend payroll. of increasing compenCity officials began sated absences” Simpson looking into the issue after charged to the Public HUD contacted the city Housing program. She regarding the KHA board. also was unable to provide Kyle City Manager Scott a database or spreadsheet Sellers said the city has no to track vacation and sick oversight over the KHA. times.

Inspections in 2013 and According to the HUD 2015 showed repeated letter, Simpson worked problems in the homes of four days per week at sevtenants of the Kyle Housen hours per day, and she ing projects. The HUD did not work on Fridays. letter, which was reviewed HUD analyzed expenswith Simpson, included es over a five-year period damaged door locks, and found “unsupported range and refrigerator contract costs” that toissues and leaking faucets taled $65,000. and pipes.

The KHA also didn’t Simpson “could not HOUSING, 4A produce” evidence of

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HISTORY

Founded April 10, 1903,

by Thomas Fletcher Harwell as The Kyle News, with offices on the corner of Burleson and Miller streets in the town’s oldest remaining building. It merged into The Hays County Citizen in 1956. The paper consolidated with The Free Press in October, 1978. During its more than 100-year history the newspaper has maintained offices at more than a dozen locations in Kyle and Buda.

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Local police to share files, server space

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

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The future for file sharing among police departments may not be that far away after all.

According to Buda Police Chief Bo Kidd, there is a possibility that “all agencies in Hays County will likely end up on a shared system.”

The idea was a result of the Buda City Council’s approval of an agreement earlier this month that allows Buda Police to share computer server space with the San Marcos Police Department.

According to an emailed interview with Kidd, the idea for the partnership began a few years ago when discussion began about moving all communications centers for fire, police and EMS under one roof.

One obvious benefit of storing data on SMPD’s servers, in Kidd’s opinion, is both departments will be able to view “read only” versions of the other departments files.

Kidd said that if all law enforcement agencies moved to a single computer program, such as computer-aided design (CAD) and risk management solutions (RMS), there would be more continuity between departments and agencies than with the current system.

“If all agencies operated on a single CAD it would provide better operational awareness around the county and a single RMS would make information sharing much better,” Kidd said in an email.

According to Kidd, the

agreement with SMPD is only icing on a cake that is Proposition 1, which was approved by Hays County voters on Nov. 8.

“San Marcos has built a robust storage system with CIS and was willing to host the data for the other agencies wanting to go with CIS,” Kidd said.

San Marcos Police does not have a designated limit of space on its system and it will be upgraded as needed to accommodate the new influx of information to be stored from multiple agencies, according to Kidd.

Kidd said that Buda

is equipped to store the amount of data it needs to store on its current servers, but he would prefer to store data collectively with other agencies to enhance interoperability.

“There are many areas that are doing this to achieve better interoperability and information sharing,” Kidd said.

One obvious benefit of storing data on SMPD’s servers, in Kidd’s opinion, is both departments will be able to view “read only” versions of the other departments files.

If Kidd needs infor-

mation from SMPD on a suspect for a BPD case, he can access it on his own without having to make several phone calls and waiting for a fax with the information.

Kidd said officers’ body camera footage would continue to be stored in a cloud based storage system instead of being stored on SMPD’s server.

“We use a cloud based system for body cameras,” Kidd said.

When asked about the financial implications of the new agreement, Kidd said Buda would not experience a deficit in funds, but might even see a cost savings from the partnership.

“That is not what we set out to do. We simply wanted to improve efficiencies, interoperability and information sharing that will make all of the entities better,” Kidd said.

to keep the “grass around their house cool.”

Mendoza also went to survey the fire on his property.

“I was driving up to our property line and it was moving pretty fast,” Mendoza said. “It was four feet high in a matter of seconds.”

Jeffrei and Brian Gamez, who have lived in the area for roughly a decade, attempted to move several vehicles on their family’s property out of the path of the fire.

Both appreciated the assistance of neighbors.

They also said neighbors were prepared after a similar grass fire swept through the area several years ago.

“Everyone always comes together and helps,” he said. “It’s the

second time that it’s happened, so everyone is more aware the second go-round.”

Schultz said those who opt to openly burn in the county should be aware of wind dangers. He said open burning shouldn’t happen when winds are at or exceed 20 mph.

He said embers can travel up to 100 yards of a fire and start separate fires, increasing the danger.

Mendoza said people should be aware of the fire danger and wind advisories prior to open burning.

“If you have a small amount of trash, why put everyone’s lives at risk?

Just wait,” he said. “Wait until the county or fire department says it’s okay to burn. Otherwise people lose property out here.”

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Continued from pg. 1A half-acre wide when fire crews arrived on scene, Schultz said. But a blustery 15 to 20 mile-per-hour wind fanned the flames and spurred on the fire.

Hays County Fire Marshal Clint Browning is investigating the cause of the fire.

Schultz said it’s believed open burning may have caused the blaze.

Schultz said Kyle Fire Department Chief Kyle Taylor knew roughly where the fire started, but was unable to see the “head of the fire.” In addition, Taylor saw other houses in the path of the fire.

Those factors led Taylor to call for Task Force 3, which mobilized fire units from across the county to help. Assisting the Kyle Fire Department were units from the South Hays,

“With the cool weather we got, it means there’s a bunch of fuel on the ground ... Between the wind, the dry fuel and the low humidity, it just took off.”

– Mark Schultz, Kyle Fire Marshal

North Hays, Chisolm Trail, Buda, Wimberley and San Marcos Fire Departments.

“We’re grateful for the recent rains, but the result is thick grass. With the cool weather we got, it means there’s a bunch of fuel on the ground,” Schultz said.

“Between the wind, the dry fuel and the low humidity, it just took off.”

As fire units worked to extinguish the fire, many area neighbors helped to evacuate the scene.

Area resident Gilberto Ibanez, who saw the fire near his property, promptly called 911, and then began calling his neighbors to inform them of what was happening.

“It wasn’t big at first, but then all of a sudden, boom, the wind caught it,” Ibanez said.

When Mendoza arrived on his property, he went to let animals loose that were in danger. He also helped other neighbors by trying

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Continued from pg. 1A authorities as a “possible hit and run.”

When officers arrived, they located a 2004 red Pontiac Grand Am with heavy rollover damage.

According to the release, officers found a male subject, later identified as the driver, Rentz, lying on the ground next to the vehicle. Barnett said the man was deceased on scene with severe head trauma. Officers later learned witnesses to the crash extricated the man before realizing he was deceased.

Hays County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Beth Smith pronounced Rentz deceased at the scene and has ordered an autopsy.

Barnett said authorities learned during their investigation that Rentz

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was involved in a minor accident with a 2003 Lincoln Aviator at Bebee Road and the Interstate 35 east frontage road.

Rentz fled the scene of the accident, Barnett said.

The driver of the SUV followed Rentz as he was fleeing the scene, according to the release The SUV driver observed Rentz drive off of the roadway, overcorrect, and then slide up the guardrail and roll multiple times.

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Kyle Police have notified Rentz’s next of kin, Barnett said. No criminal charges are pending as a result of the accident.

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To the Registered Voters of the City of Buda, Texas: (A los Votantes Registrados en la Ciudad de Buda, Texas:) Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on December 13, 2016 for voting in a special runoff election for the purpose of electing an officer of City of Buda, Councilmember Place One. (Notifíquese, por las presente, que las casillas electorales citadas abajo se abrirán desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 13 de diciembre de 2016 para votar en la elección especial de segunda vuelta con el propósito de elegir a siguen oficial de ciudad de Buda, Concejale Puesto Uno.) LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES: (DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES:) PRECINCT 224 - Buda City Hall, 121 S. Main Street, Buda, Texas PRECINCT 228 - Tom Green Elementary, 1301 Old Goforth Road, Buda, Texas Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at the Main Early Voting Polling Location at the Buda City Hall, 121 S. Main Street, Buda, and Temporary Branch Early Voting Polling Location at Tom Green Elementary, 1301 Old Goforth Road, Buda Texas. (La votación adelantada en persona se llevará a cabo en la principal ubicación de votación temprana en el Buda City Hall, 121 S. Main Street, Buda, y temporal votación adelantada en Tom Green Elementary, 1301 Old Goforth Road, Buda Texas.)

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Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to the Hays County Elections Administrator, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666.

(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán enviarse a la Hays County Elections Administrator, 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666.)

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on December 2, 2016.

(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el 2 de diciembre, 2016.)

Issued this the 30th day of November, 2016.

(Emitida este día 30 de noviembre, 2016.)

By Alicia Ramirez, TRMC City Secretary

Opinion Hays Free Press

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“If you have a small amount of trash, why put everyone’s lives at risk? Just wait ... Wait until the county or fire department says it’s okay to burn. Otherwise people lose property out here.”

–Derick Mendoza

November 30, 2016

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To the ones bereft over the recent election

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rump’s election is still too new for some of us to talk about without fear and a few other rattling emotions, and this is not the time to give up.

I’ve lived eight decades, through the Great Depression, World War II, the McCarthy era, the Vietnam war, atrocities of the civil rights movement, struggles for women’s rights, and an inexperienced president who was hoodwinked by misinformation and power-hungry advisors.

We survived all that, and with vigilance and effort we can by golly survive Donald Trump.

He could undo some steps we’ve made in trying to develop a more democratic society. He could embarrass us before the entire world or adopt policies leading to economic disaster. He could push the button and get us all blown up.

He could, but maybe he won’t.

The race was an adventure of cheering followers. He could (and did) say anything that crossed his mind without serious consequence. Now, against all odds, he is the President-elect, and like the dog that caught a car, he has to decide what to do with it. Once the seriousness of his new job dawns on him, he could undergo a dramatic change. It may take awhile, and it’s a long shot, given his personality structure, but it could happen. People have been known to sober up when faced with sudden responsibility.

Then again, he might continue his Trump-Knows-Everything attitude, and if he does, that’s where we come in. The people who put this country together slugged it out long and bitterly before coming up with constitutional solutions for avoiding disaster in case a popular election put an ego-maniac at the helm.

Much of a President’s power is dependent on Congress, and Congressional Representatives are elected every two years, making them

Tutta’s Take

by Wynette Barton

extremely sensitive to public opinion. Letters, emails, and phone calls get their attention, regardless of form letters that come in return.

Believe it. Act on it.

And there’s America’s free press. Not thinly disguised opinions shamelessly pushing agendas as facts, but the real thing. For more than 200 years it has been the nation’s guardian, and it may be limping today, but it’s not dead yet. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for us all to ditch the media drivel that passes for news, stay carefully informed (emphasis on carefully) and act with intelligent discernment.

Upheaval isn’t happening only here; it’s happening all over the world. Maybe no one alive today will live to see what this transition in civilization will eventually bring, but we all have a small hand in what it will be. Hate, fear and dissension are not luxuries we can afford right now, and hand-wringing won’t help. We have to pull up our socks and muster a little consciousness. We’ve had eight years of obstruction for the sake of obstruction, and it will do no good to return tit for tat. No more shouting “You lie!” to our President from the House floor, a disgrace to us all; no more action (or non-action) for revenge; no more hate or distrust of fellow citizens who disagree with us, or look different, or have different personal practices; no more imagining that this still-new experiment in democracy will survive no matter what we do.

As citizens, we don’t have to know what to do about the perils of our world, thank goodness; we only have to know how to act with faith, hope, courage, respect and love. For now, that’s enough, and it’s vital.

America is not an Orange Julius; is it?

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t turns out our ambitions were quite similar, Donald Trump’s and mine.

We were both interested in acquiring a franchise – a business opportunity.

I always had an affection for Orange Julius and its one-trick-pony stands at malls. I told my betrothed that when we had the scratch, the itch I’d pursue was an OJ franchise. We could have one stand and live out our days drinking in the proceeds. All it would take is some up-front money and some oranges.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the up-front, not the kind Mr. Dreamcicle Hair does. So I sat back. Meanwhile, Trump set out to buy The Franchise.

Trump’s first comments as president-elect sound exactly like this. The government-by-the-people thing is just, in Molly Ivins’ words, another bidness opportunity.

He will not shed his role as business mogul while he runs the people’s business. He says he will meet with business partners in the Oval Office.

He told the New York Times, “The president can’t have a conflict of in-

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terest” regarding business ties carried on while in office.

“In theory,” he told the Times, “I could run my business perfectly and then run the country perfectly.”

Just like an Orange Julius stand.

Voters can be excused for being confused by what Trump just said.

After all, he and all those suckled on the Fox News loop foghorned righteous umbrage about potential conflicts attached to the Clinton Foundation.

As Trump supporters crowed till hoarse, ethical issues flare when one with government ties wrangles monetary deals. In the Clinton Foundation’s case, it was charitable favors to combat environmental devastation, starvation and oppression.

However, making a buck for Trump Inc.?

That’s just bidness.

“Get over it,” say Trump supporters. “You lost. Let him get on with running

the country.”

But, you see, our government isn’t something bartered, like one would acquire a casino or golf resort.

Our government is ours, not Donald Trump’s.

So let the testing of his theories begin.

Last week Elizabeth Warren penned a letter with Congressman Elijah Cummings seeking a General Accountability Office investigation into “conflicts of interest related to business holdings of Mr. Trump and his family,” as well as a probe whether the president-elect’s communications with foreign leaders violated security protocols by failing to use secured lines.

I hear Trump supporters saying. “Sour grapes, losers.”

Actually, “loser” is not Warren’s title. It’s U.S. senator. The role of Congress, as with the courts, is to serve as a check on the executive branch. And so she’s doing the job she was elected to perform.

At this point, someone else needs to be reminded of his or her job. That would be anyone who claims the title of citizen.

Some Americans have the impression that Elec-

tion Day is the end-all of politics, or of policy discussions. The victorious.

The vanquished. Let’s get on with the bloodletting.

That attitude not only is incorrect but wrong, so wrong as to spit on the document Americans say they revere.

The Constitution isn’t a framework for one person to have his way with us.

It is for us to require that person to comport himself in our best interests.

The only business Trump should do in the Oval Office is our business. We should demand it from day one.

We should expect a free press to report on every conflict, and for commentators to explain the ramifications.

We should expect Congress to probe every conflict.

We should expect the courts to stand up to the man who would be king.

Oh, and we should expect of ourselves that we be well-informed, discerning, attentive. Unless we do, we have lost the franchise.

Longtime newspaperman John Young lives in Colorado. jyoungcolumn@gmail.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN RESPONSE TO BOB HOLCOMB’S NOV. 23 LETTER TO THE EDITOR I don’t always agree with Phil Jones, but I certainly disagree with my friend Bob Holcomb’s take on history. Bob claims that it was Reagan’s policies of cutting taxes and dismantling government regulations that led to a booming economy from 1990 to 2008 (“18 years after [Reagan] left office.”) Bob says that “Reagan also brought back respect for America; something that has been sorely lacking under the obama/clinton doctrine.”

(Not even Wikipedia can explain what that means.)

Obama’s stated goals were to end war in Iraq, fight al-Queda and the Taliban, secure nuclear weapons, achieve energy security and rebuild alliances with our allies.

Lest we forget, the disastrous eight years of Republican Bush, Jr. ended with a housing and financial crash resulting in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, not to mention the highly critical world view of our nation. I would not be so quick to condemn President Obama’s love of country and respect for our Constitution. The USA is in a much better posi-

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tion for the middle class, of which Bob and I are members, than it was in 2008. In one way or another most Americans have benefited from globalization and connection with the rest of the world.

The four years under Bush Sr. brought us the savings and loan crisis, along with stock market crash and recession of 1991. Inflation was so bad the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to 8% in the early 90s. After 12 years of Republicans in the White House, Bill Clinton brought eight years of strong growth and low unemployment. While I

personally do not believe that Hillary was the right candidate for the Democratic party during this election and I did not vote for her in the primary, she was fully qualified to sit as president. The fact that Trump may not have smoked marijuana and reads the Bible does not make him capable of sitting in the Oval Office.

This does not make me a stupid idiot, Bob, nor does it make you one for supporting him. My prayer is that God save our country from Donald Trump.

Pamela Nelson, Buda

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IN RESPONSE TO PHIL JONES NOV. 16 COLUMN Comparing Donald Trump to Hitler is despicable. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Primarily, you have no factual basis for what you’re writing. Give the man a chance! He is not even in office. All you are doing with your words is fueling anger and hate in the unfortunate citizens what will believe your senseless, biased rhetoric which could only incite even more discordance in our communities. Of course marching for a cause is not illegal, but when it becomes unruly,

which happens far too often lately, it puts law enforcement and law abiding citizens in jeopardy. You certainly have a right to your opinion.

But as a columnist, in attaining creditability and respect from your readers, you should be more professional and stop trying to put citizens in a frenzy.

If columnists, editors, and social media would work toward the positive instead of being filled with the negative, the seeds you plant would make for a much more peaceful world.

Debbie Arenz Buda

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Housing: Problems with oversight, spending Continued from pg. 1A

have a board-authorized procurement plan in place, nor did it abide “by an industry standard procurement policy.”

Simpson, according to the assessment, is alleged to have stated the board “doesn’t need to be made aware of my day-to-day operations nor do I seek advance procurement approval for purchases.”

There was an “excessively long makeready period for units to become available for a tenant to move in,” according to the assessment.

Simpson did not produce any written guidance with regard to the make-ready process nor appear to have a plan to address any maintenance concerns.

The Hays Free Press reached out to Simpson, who said she was “not ready to address anything” until she addressed the letter to HUD. Simpson said she was “very upset” with the findings

Webster said he “was not made aware” of the mayor’s responsibility to appoint members to the KHA board until recently. in the assessment.

The resulting fallout now leaves city officials to pick up the pieces.

Kyle Mayor Todd Webster said he had no knowledge of the authority prior to being sent the HUD letter.

Webster said he “was not made aware” of the mayor’s responsibility to appoint members to the KHA board until recently. He was also unsure if previous mayors appointed members to the KHA board.

However, Webster claimed Simpson signed appointment certifications for board appointees in 2007. He said that is the only record he has regarding board member appointments.

“Over time, it’s fallen

through the cracks,” Webster said.

Fixing the problem while staying within the city’s bounds is what Webster said he’s attempting to accomplish.

The process began Tuesday when five new KHA board members were sworn in.

One of the board’s first orders of business was to accept the resignation of Simpson, which was submitted to Sellers this month. Simpson’s resignation will be effective Dec. 31.

“We’ve set it up for a framework of success going forward,” Webster said. “They’re a well-rounded group that would contribute to the reestablishment of the organization.”

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language and direction on its use.”

The new policy additions allow Buda Police to use social media to assist in investigations. However, officials cautioned personnel when posting anything on the department’s accounts.

According to a new addendum in the policy, “all official City posts, opinions, or content must be coordinated through and approved by the City Manager or Mayor.”

Kidd said Buda Police officers would have to adhere to the new guidelines on and off duty.

He added Buda Police staff are not permitted to use their personal social media accounts while on duty for any reason

unless specified directly to do so by a supervisor.

An existing guideline for officers that was given more definition was discouraging officers from posting what department they work for on their personal social media accounts, in order to promote safety.

The new policy also has a disclaimer that guarantees “neither the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness, or security” of links posted on its social media account.

Supervisors in the department also have the power to randomly investigate postings of employees for the purposes of protecting the integrity of the department, according to the new policy.

In Kyle, Police Chief Jeff Barnett said he also encourages employees to refrain from posting any personal information regarding where they work to their personal social media accounts.

He said the reason was to discourage retaliation toward them and their families.

However, if falsehoods are found on an employee’s social media account, he/she will be held responsible for the content.

Kidd was happy with the updates to the policy.

“There is some information we have that needs to be protected so we have procedures in place to vet what information is released to the public,” Kidd said.

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Lobos knock out Knights 54-44

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Mixing different strategies paid dividends for the Lehman Lobos in a nondistrict tilt against the McCallum Knights Monday at the Lobo Den. Two Lobos scoring in double figures helped Lehman topple the Knights 54-44.

But for Lobo head coach Michael Whitten, getting his program ready for the “gauntlet” of the 26-5A District slate was paramount as the Lobos take on a tough Bowie tournament this weekend.

“We’re going to see some district caliber teams,” Whitten said.

“We’re trying to prepare for different styles of play. It may be … we’ll have to dig in and play half court defense. Some other teams are susceptible to our pressure.”

Guiding the Lobos Monday was a dual threat attack comprised of guards Kameron Jones and Tracey Malrey. The duo combined for 33 of the Lobos’ 54 points on the night.

Whitten lauded the play of Jones, who he said was asked to play at point guard. He also highlighted Malrey’s aggressiveness in driving the lane in the contest.

“He was being really aggressive. To a coach that’s frustrating initially, but in the long run, you’re like, ‘hey, that’s great,’ because he’s doing things you want him to do.” Whitten said.

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Lehman Lobo Janessa Grogan (15) wrestles away possession of the basketball from a collection of New Braunfels Unicorn players in Tuesday’s nondistrict game at the Lobo Den.

uting to the Lobo cause was AJ Garcia and Kimon Horne.

“They did what we asked them to do,” Whitten said.

The Lobos trailed 9-8 after the first quarter, but turned up the heat in the second frame.

Jones’ 11-point second quarter helped the Lobos surge out to a 2417 advantage at the half.

Whitten said the key was switching from a pressure defense to a match-up zone, which slowed down McCallum’s offense.

He added the Lobo defense was anticipating “a little better,” which led to steals and McCallum turnovers.

Lehman Lobo guard Tracey Malrey contorts his body as he attacks the rim during Monday's nondistrict tilt at the Lobo Den in Kyle.

Photo by Moses Leos III

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Cougars get revenge on Rebs

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After falling to the Rebels 62-55 earlier in the season, the Canyon Cougars earned revenge Tuesday night in Bales Gym beating Hays by a score of 61-40.

A competitive and contentious first half ended with a 21-23 Canyon lead. Although Hays was getting out rebounded, the Cougars repeatedly missed open shots helping keep the Rebels in the game.

Although the Cougars outsized the Rebels at a majority of positions, first year head coach Matt Sandoval did not accept that as a valid excuse for being out-hustled rebounding. Sandoval

said that in the previous matchup, his team outrebounded Canyon, and had a brief, pragmatic answer regarding their lack of performance on the boards tonight.

“Desire,” said Sandoval. “Go up and get the ball off the rim.”

Canyon’s two-point advantage grew to a nine point lead, which soon became 20 points as its shots, particularly threepointers, began to fall in the second.

After going just 3-13 from deep in the first half, the Cougars were able to go 6-12 from three-point range in the second to swing momentum in their direction. Cougars point guard Zach McKee hit 4 three-pointers on

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A pair of New Braunfels Canyon Cougars chase after Hays Rebel junior Dre Green as he approaches mid-court Tuesday at Bales Gym.

Lobo girls eye progression in loss to Unicorns

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Drawing a moral victory from a closely fought 35-31 loss to the New Braunfels Unicorns Tuesday at the Lobo Den may be cliché for Lehman Lobo girls basketball coach James Halatin.

With the return of Janessa Grogan, who missed four games due to injury, Halatin believed the game provided a barometer to where the Lobo program is heading.

“You hate to say the cliché about a learning experience from a loss, but it fits the mold,” Halatin said. “It shows us right there we’re on the cusp of doing things that can help us be competitive in district play.”

Success on offense was propogated by senior guards Meghan Zuniga and Crystal Montoya, who the Lobos rely on for a majority of the offense.

Zuniga finished with a team high 14 points in the game.

Grogan’s return added a third option for the Lobo scoring attack.

“Getting her back in a game that was tight and nip-and-tuck throughout, it was a tough game to go back to and go full bore,” Halatin said. “Once she gets her legs underneath her, she’ll be our third scorer.

However, Halatin said the Lobos are trying to put people in “the right places” and find additional threats on offense beyond Zuniga and Montoya.

“While they’re playing their butts off, they don’t get a whole lot of rest. We need to rest their legs. It’s going to be a long season.”

Issues on offense arose Tuesday as the Lobos struggled to score

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points. Halatin said New Braunfels did a “good job of doing what they do and executing” in the first half.

Familiarity with the inplace system allowed New Braunfels to play “free”, Halatin said.

The Lobos, however, continue to learn how to play in Halatin’s new system. They utilized a different approach on offense Tuesday, but Halatin said it wasn’t fluid, as the team wasn’t used to it.

“We’re getting there, but you can see we’re thinking too much instead of just playing,” Halatin said. “We don’t trust (the system) because we haven’t been around it long enough.”

While the Lobo offense struggled, the defense clamped down and limited New Braunfels in the final 16 minutes of the ball game.

Halatin lauded the Lobos’ effort in the game.

“It was good to show what we can do and what we need to tighten up,” Halatin said.

Continuing to become “better students of the game” is what the Lobos “need to be,” Halatin said.

Lobo players are watching and assessing their clips online and are learning from them. However, Halatin said the Lobos are still tense when they play and are “herky-jerky” at times on the court.

“Court awareness and things that should come natural at this point aren’t natural yet,” he said.

Lehman will get a chance to continue to progress as they co-host the Hays CISD classic tournament this weekend.

“What we love about tournaments is they’ll show us some things maybe we haven’t seen, and how we can adjust to what they’re trying to do to us,” Halatin said.

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the night, including two back-to-back threes in the 4th quarter to help put the Rebels away.

Other key offensive contributors for the cougars include, J.C. Jarrett who had 11 points on the game, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. Trevor Pape also

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Offensively for the Rebels, Charles Bohannon had 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Luke Watson and Dawson Moreland each added six points.

On the defensive side of the ball, Canyon stayed

in a 3-2 zone for the entire game, while Hays rotated between a zone and a full-court press when the lead began to mount.

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Continued from pg. 1B “We let them take tough shots,” he said. “It was good. That’s what we wanted to do. They did a good job of executing two different styles of play.”

In turn, Lehman’s offense thrived as they turned McCallum turnovers into easy baskets.

Whitten said that helped the Lobos build their lead in the first half.

As the second half wore on, Lehman’s offense began attacking the McCallum backcourt, which led to a plethora of free throw opportunities.

The Lobos went 19 for 32 from the charity stripe in the game. McCallum’s defense, which began to limit perimeter-shooting opportunities, led the Lobos to attack the paint.

“We have some advantages on driving to the basket. It worked out well as we shot a lot of free throws,” Whitten said.

Helping Lehman close the game was Malrey, who scored ten points in the fourth quarter.

As the Lobos ready for the likes of Waco University High and Bowie, Whitten said the Lobos would continue to mix up their strategy.

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HCISD program focuses on information, community, wellness

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lence, drugs and alcohol, sex and general health.

According to the 2012 results, roughly 11.2 percent of teens surveyed engaged in sexual intercourse before they turned 13. Hays CISD’s rate was higher than the national average of 6.2 percent.

Walker said those results led the district to begin the program.

GTBT is driven by questions from teenage students and their parents. Walker said the program doesn’t follow a curriculum.

Walker said providing information about sex and sexual function is a challenge as it’s a hot topic for parents. While the district does provide sex education, Walker said many families prefer information to be provided in their own homes and not in school.

To assist with that, Walker said GTBT empowers parents to hold such discussions.

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aving worked as Hays CISD’s director of Student Health Services for roughly two years, Macie Walker understands the challenge parents face when it comes to “the talk.”

Through Girl Talk/Boy Talk, Hays CISD aims to empower parents to begin discussions about sex and sexual functions with their children.

Hays CISD held the Girl Talk/Boy Talk program in two separate, gender-specific meetings earlier this month.

Walker said the origins of the program was the district’s 2012 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which measured six “risky behavior areas” teens face. The survey’s purpose was for Hays CISD to measure challenges faced by district students that involve vio-

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The program allows parents and students to participate in a polling program, where they can text anonymous questions to a panel of experts to discuss.

The panel is composed of an obstetrician, counselor and spiritual leader for the Girl Talk discussion. A pediatrician,

counselor and spiritual leader led the Boy Talk discussion.

“We start the conversation with age appropriate and accurate information to parents,” Walker said. “This is a door opener. It’s a challenging conversation to get started. Some of these parents haven’t had

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While there are no common questions, the panel does take some frequently asked questions regarding the basics of puberty, Walker said.

Other questions from parents extend to ensuring students understand the importance of certain topics. Those can range from sexually transmitted diseases to consent in relationships and the legal ramifications.

But one topic that goes come up regularly is how social media and the Internet are affecting students.

Walker said social media has changed the way students respond to topics, including sex. She said there is “just more out there.”

Questions on the topic extend to “sexting” and the legal implications.

“There’s more of a temptation to put things on social media and not know what the ramifications could be,” Walker

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Walker said many parents who participate express relief at the program’s conclusion.

But she said panelists and the district encourage parents to continue the discussion at home.

That extends to telling parents they don’t always have to give a “whole answer” when it comes to a student’s question, and shouldn’t give an answer that closes the door on the discussion.

“We do encourage them after the event to keep the discussion going. This is the start of the conversation,” she said.

While Walker said giving the talk hasn’t gotten any easier, giving parents and students vital information helps makes the situation a little less awkward.

“These are awkward conversations to have,” Walker said. “But these are important conversations to have as well.”

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36 Mustangs to All-District Band, 24 to All-Region The Dahlstrom Middle School Band earned a dozen chairs in the All-Region Band and three chairs in the All-Region Orchestra.

Thirty-six Mustang band members initially earned All-District honors, and 24 of those qualified for Region auditions.

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tra honorees included Jackie Gibson, Ainsley Farmer and Adrian Campa. All three additionally earned All-Region, as did All-Region honorees Julia Brandt, Sophie Anderson, Gabriel Campa, Caiden Borrego, Tyler Hartwick, Rylan Hanks, Ethan Casey, Parker Taylor and Andrew

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Dahlstrom’s additional District Band honorees include (*notes quaified for Region audition): *Sheridan Smith, Hannah Bessey, Kylie Frensley, *Allie Terrell, Katie Foate, Alyssa Tate, *Eliza Barksdale, Isabella Elizondo, Ivy Crumley, *Sarah Newman (District

on two instruments, advancing on one), *Joshua Rodriguez, *Michael Lleverino, *Elias Davis, *Noah Mugan, *Audrey Balsdon, *Thomas Skrovan, *Parker Kaifesh, Travis Miller, *Matthew Larson, Kaitlynn Prouix, Antonio Musgrove, Lauren Douglas, and Zachary Sprauer.

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Wolverines in the Simon Middle School Band program are howling over the accomplishments of 8th-Grade bass clarinet player Chloe Julius. Julius was named to the AllRegion Band.

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25 Bobcats to All-District Band, 17 to All-Region Barton Middle School’s Bobcat band program scored 25 chairs in the All-District Band, qualifying 17 of those members to audition for All-Region, then claimed 11 chairs and three alternates to that honor. Barton Band Director BJ Sager noted

it was “the most students placing in the District and Region bands that we’ve had in the past 10 years.”

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Mustache aficionados joined Kyle resident Sean Claes (center) at Pinballz Kingdom earlier this month for the November Concert for a Cause, which raised funds for the Simply Charming Mo’s. The group celebrates Movember, which raises awareness for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer.

Mo’ mustache, no problems for local men’s health group

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romoting men’s health is easy as growing a mustache for a local group that calls themselves the Simply Charming Mo’s.

For Kyle resident Sean Claes, who heads the group, growing the mustache is a way he and many others across the country raise awareness for men’s health issues.

Movember is a movement that started in 2003 with the intention of spreading awareness of men’s health.

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men’s health often goes by the wayside.

The premise of Movember is simple. Those who participate grow mustaches to become “walking” billboards, Claes said. “[For Movember] men grow and women support a Mo (mustache) for 30 days to become walking, talking billboards for our men’s health causes - prostate and testicular cancer initiatives,” Claes

said. “​We are raising money and awareness for men’s health issues because, face it, guys don’t like talking about things like testicular cancer, prostate exams, depression, and doctor’s visits.

Kyle’s Movember movement began in 2012 with the creation of the Simply Charming Mo’s.

Over the years, Claes said the group has dedicated themselves to creating awareness

through the community and social media.

Helping further the group’s cause was the Concerts for a Cause concert series. The event is held monthly to help promote nonprofit causes in the Buda and Kyle area.

This November, Concerts for a Cause held its November concert for the Simply Charming Mo’s.

The event featured support from several local area businesses.

“The amount of support we get from the community is amazing.”

Claes said. “We’re here to get everyone out for a good time, and do a good thing.”

Buda creates commission to query issues of aging citizens

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group that addresses the needs of an older adult population in Buda could be on the horizon.

Earlier this month, the Buda City Council considered developing an advisory commission on aging following a presentation by Patricia Bordie, director for the Capital Area Coalition of Governments (CAPCOG) on aging.

Buda Human Resources Director Kristen Williams said discussion began after council asked city staff what was needed to create an advisory committee or commission on aging in the community.

In a presentation to council, Bordie explained different models she has had experience with that would enhance opportunity within the city’s older adult community.

Bordie said the mission behind the CAPCOG

“If the community remains age friendly, then people will stay.”

– Patricia Bordie, director for the Capital Area Coalition of Governments area agency on aging

agency is to “promote regional services for older adults.” She said the commission would not cost the city any money, provided it begins with a focus group and moves forward from there.

Bordie said the first step with any public outreach campaign is to assess the needs of the population in question – the older adult Buda residents.

She gave examples of several ways to reach out to the older adult community including public meetings, surveys and focus groups.

Both Georgetown and Austin created Aging Advisory Commissions to assist in planning for services directed at older adults, Bordie said. She added commissions are mainly created to act as

a liaison between older residents and city government.

“If the community remains age-friendly, then people will stay,” Bordie said.

Bordie said the commission would be comprised of people who submit an application and those who are appointed by the mayor and council members.

Bordie said the more diverse the aging commission is, the better it will reflect the needs of Buda residents.

Commision initiatives could extend to including other service and medical providers, as well as providing older Buda residents with various living and transportation options.

“You want a commission that is truly represen-

tative of the community, the Buda community,” Bordie said.

Council members were in favor of exploring the options for a focus group to first get some feedback from Buda’s older adult community.

“I would really like you to start us off with a focus group that probably meets quarterly,” Buda council member Eileen Altmiller, who also fills a seat on the CAPCOG Aging Advisory Committee, said at the November meeting.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge was optimistic about the options Bordie presented and even proposed an opportunity to survey older adults in the community at the Buda Trail of Lights.

“I think this is a great idea and worthy of consideration,” Ruge said, “We should have staff prepare something for the Seniors Night at the Buda Trail of Lights so we can survey the captive audience about what their needs currently are in Buda.”

belated Happy Thanksgiving!

And, Joyous Advent Season!

I meld Thanksgiving and Christmas, giving thanks to God “for His unthinkable, indescribable, inexpressible gift.” (II Corinthians 9:15) Words in Dr. Denison’s daily article the Monday before Thanksgiving popped out at me (much more dramatic than a pop-up thermometer on a done turkey), “It is impossible to spell ‘Thanksgiving’ without ‘giving’.

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by Pauline Tom

This brings to mind the quote, “You cannot love without giving.” (My brain is playing the aroma of roasting turkey even as I type.) Giving and love are tied together.

What a season!

Ron and I fussed as we figured out which Christmas bins to

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The charm of tiny sedums W ith water conservation in mind, I am always on the look-out for drought tolerant additions to my landscape, and a few years back I came across the wonderful sedums.

Commonly called ‘stonecrops,’ sedums are a large grouping of low-growing, flowering groundcovers in the Crassulaceae family.

Sedums store water in their leaves (succulent), making them drought tolerant and a fine addition for sun to part-shade locations in xeriscape gardens.

With over 400 species in this rather large family of plants, sedums come in a wide array of flower colors, leaf colors, and textures. Most are under 6 inches in height.

One of my favorites is dragon’s blood.

With the proper light exposure, this low groundcover puts on a show of brilliant red foliage with red flowers in the late spring and summer. And when the cool weather of fall arrives, the leaves turn orange-red.

Sedum anjelica displays golden-yellow leaves with a tinge of green – almost like lime. This trailing groundcover creates yellow flowers through the summer.

Sedum tricolor has green and white variegation with red along the leaf edge. Drought tolerant and spreading in form, it displays tiny pink flowers through June and July.

Another pretty variegated (green and white leaf) sedum is lineare.

This beauty grows to a height of 4 inches and makes a dense mat of

It’s About Thyme

by Chris Winslow

foliage with bright yellow flowers.

These stonecrops are perfect for our climate. If you are looking for a flowering groundcover that’s drought tolerant, thrives in poor and shallow soil, and flowers, then this is a perfect choice.

Sedums are easily grown in pots and baskets, often cascading off the edge. They make great additions to mixed succulent plantings which seems to be “the in-thing” in garden publications these days.

Also as more people experiment with living, green roofs, many are finding sedum to be preferable to grass. Ford’s truck plant in Michigan has 10.4 acres of sedum on its roof, and the Rolls Royce factory in England also has a vast sedum-covered roof.

P.S. There is a native stand of sedum along the rock outcroppings on Oak Grove road skirting Elliott Ranch.

In the summer, these succulents turn yellow for a month or two, amazingly with less than a half an inch of soil.

Happy gardening everyone!

If you have a question for Chris, send it via email to iathyme@ yahoo.com. Or mail a postcard to It’s About Thyme: 11726 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX 78748 www.itsaboutthyme.com

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Texans pay through the nose for compromise I n an angry editorial on Dec. 5, 1849, an influential Austin newspaper advocated a scorched-earth policy in response to the pending theft of New Mexico from the Lone Star State.

“Rather than surrender to the usurpation of the General Government one inch of our blood bought territory,” fumed The State Gazette, “let every human habitation in Santa Fe be destroyed.”

Texans were too busy battling the mortal enemy on their southern flank in 1846 to pay much attention to the autumn occupation of New Mexico by the Army of the West.

Those few that noticed how quickly Gen. Stephen Kearney established a military regime in Santa Fe never thought to question his motives.

The Polk administration had assured Texas prior to admission to the Union that its claim to most of New Mexico and the eastern portion of Colorado would be honored by the United States. However, Gen. Kearney regarded the region as a war-time prize and openly violated the letter as well as the spirit of the annexation accord.

Gov. George T. Wood met this challenge in March 1848 by creating Santa Fe County, which encompassed all of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande. Kearney retaliated eight months later with a kangaroo convention that petitioned the federal government to grant New Mexico territorial status and to ban slavery within its borders.

Calling the general’s bluff, Wood dispatched

This Week in Texas History

by Bartee Haile

magistrate Spruce Baird to preside over the new county of Santa Fe. When Baird was turned back by armed soldiers, the infuriated governor threatened to invade New Mexico with Texas troops.

Meanwhile, the 525,000-square-mile price Mexico paid for losing the recent war had rekindled the rancorous debate over human bondage. Northern abolitionists demanded that every square foot of the vast acquisition be “free,” while Southern slaveholders insisted with the same ferocity upon their God-given right to export their “peculiar institution” to the West.

Two prominent Senators saw the crisis as a golden opportunity to cut the 28th state down to size. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri suggested slicing Texas in two and compensating the inhabitants for their pain and suffering with $15 million.

Mississippi’s Henry S. Foote wanted to amputate the area east of the Brazos River and rename it the State of San Jacinto.

Returning to the Senate after a seven-year absence, Henry Clay hoped to head off a national calamity like he had done three decades before with the Missouri Compromise. The Kentuckian submitted an eight-point proposal designed to defuse the political powder keg.

Clay’s carefully crafted

package included the Texas Boundary Act, which was sponsored by a Maryland colleague and endorsed by the entire Lone Star delegation. As a reward for relinquishing their right to New Mexico and Colorado, Texans would receive a one-time payment of ten million dollars.

Senators Sam Houston and Thomas Rusk softpedaled the significance of their votes in favor of the unpopular bill.

Their tongue-in-cheek explanation was that they only wanted to give their constituents the chance to decide the issue for themselves in a statewide referendum.

Leading the charge against the Boundary Act was The State Gazette, which railed, “Gold might buy the votes of the members of Congress, but we rely upon the uncor-

Calling the general’s bluff, Wood dispatched magistrate Spruce Baird to preside over the new county of Santa Fe. When Baird was turned back by armed soldiers, the infuriated governor threatened to invade New Mexico with Texas troops.

rupted and incorruptible people of the Lone Star State for a glorious triumph over abolition artifice and the intrigues of speculators.”

Houston and Rusk countered with a question. Where else, they asked, could Texas hope to get the money to pay off the debts of the defunct Republic? Besides, argued the Senators, ten million dollars for all that

“worthless” land out in the middle of nowhere was a good deal.

This was, of course, the same short-sighted logic the legislature would use in the 1880’s to justify swapping three million acres in the Panhandle for the construction of a new state capitol. The trusting public unfortunately took the bait on both occasions.

At a special election in

bring home first from storage. It’s good to have that behind us, with the Christmas lights up, as we move forward.

When an appeal for strings of LED lights went on the Loving MountainCity Facebook, Mary Garza headed out to Walgreen’s. Mary handed me two boxes as Ron and KissMe and I rounded The Garza’s corner (Live Oak at Ash) that Sunday evening.

How nice the Big Oak Tree at City Hall will look wrapped in lights! Every $9.99 donated will put 200 lights on the tree. As many as 30 strings can be connected.

Send donations to light Mountain City’s Big Oak Tree through PayPal.com to lovingmountaincity@gmail.com Just before we got to that corner, at 8:30 p.m. and 45 degrees, we found a very muddy Roland Garza working in a freshly dug hole in their side yard, with Chloe assisting at ground level.

Roland is thankful that he “just happened” to walk over that way soon after his water line burst.

A tree root had lifted the Garzas’ PVC pipe to the breaking point.

With the light of his LED standing shop light, Roland dug the hole (after digging multiple holes for new trees in November), sawed the root, and started the repair.

Have you seen an LED

work light with telescoping tripod stand? Roland got his on sale at a local hardware store. The bulb was cool to the touch.

Very cool, indeed.

The first cool night brought out matching black with white paw print fleece scarves we found on Mountain City Garage Sale Day (first Saturday/ Sunday in June). Such a hot buy on a hot day! They match exactly KissMe’s coat – custom made several years ago, back when Ron was working.

Probably an escape brought a blue parakeet to the Porterfields’ on Maple. Pat and Brian texted a photo of the little tweetie eating seeds in with close to a dozen White-wingeds.

Pat’s previous text to me came in July showing the 3-lb bag of “bird peanut pieces.”

(For the birds, we buy unsalted peanuts, when half price.

And, do the birds ever love the peanuts! This week, birds of all sorts started pouring in.)

Like many, Brian has been Christmas décor’ing. All houses “substantially decorated” by Sunday evening, Dec. 4th, have eligibility for recognition that comes through a citywide vote. Dec. 9th-11th.

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September 1850, voters gave the boundary bargain their ballot-box blessing with a resounding two-thirds majority.

Two months later, Gov. Hansborough Bell signed the act of acceptance that reduced the State of Texas to its present dimensions.

Clay’s historic compromise provoked a chorus of “we told you so” from those stalwart souls, who had steadfastly opposed sacrificing sovereignty for statehood. Their gloomy prediction that annexation would turn Texas into an expendable pawn in the North-South chess match had come true, and ten million dollars did make the bitter pill any easier to swallow.

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Angel’s charitable legacy lives on through annual Christmas giving DONATE

Donations may be made by check to Amber’s Angels P.O. Box 1220 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 For more information or to donate online visit the web site: www. ambers-angels.org All donations are fully tax deductible.

Amberlyn Fett, the founder of Amber’s Angels, in December of 2010 with a cart full of gift bags for hospitalized children at Dell Children’s Hospital.

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by a little over two years after receiving her double-lung transplant. Before her passing it was Fett’s wish to “Pay It Forward” by honoring these hospitals and the children who are there.

Each year through donations, and with help from hard- working family members and volunteers, the non-profit 501(c)(3) is able to continue providing gift bags to hospitalized children.

Over the years their efforts have touched the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of children.

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMBER’S ANGELS

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203 Railroad Street Downtown Buda Pharmacy 312-2111 Fountain 312-2172

Faith Assembly of God 1030 Main St., Buda BAPTIST First Baptist Church-Buda 104 San Marcos St., Buda First Baptist Church-Kyle 300 W. Center St., Kyle Hays Hills Baptist Church 1401 FM 1626, Buda Sledge Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 709 Sewell, Kyle Southeast Baptist Church 5020 Turnersville Rd., Creedmoor

Your Hometown McDonald’s

McDonald’s of Buda

15359 IH-35, Ste. B P.O. Box 1364, Buda, TX 78610 512-312-2383 Locally owned and operated

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Manchaca Baptist Church Lowden Lane & FM 1626 Immanuel Baptist Church 4000 E. FM 150, 4 miles east of Kyle Center Union Baptist Church Goforth Rd., Buda

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St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church 725 RR 967, Buda

Monte del Olivar Christian Center 2400 FM 150 E., Kyle

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church RR 3237 (Wimberley Rd.), Kyle

The Connection Church 1235 S. Loop 4, Buda

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 IH-35 South

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses FM 2770, Kyle

Kingdom United Christian Church 100 Madison Way, Buda

Jehovah’s Witnesses South 10802 Manchaca Rd., Manchaca

Mission Fellowship Church 200 San Marcos Street, Buda

LUTHERAN Living Word Lutheran ELCA 2315 FM 967, Buda Good Shepherd Ministries FM 967, Buda Redeeming Grace Lutheran LCMS FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd., Manchaca

2325 FM 967 • 312-0701

Baptist Church of Driftwood 13540 FM 150 W.

St. John Lutheran, LCMS 20 N. Camino Real (State Hwy. 21), Uhland

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New Life Christian Church 2315 FM 967, Buda Iglesia Israelita Casa de Dios 816 Green Pastures Dr., Kyle

A non-denominational church with live contemporary Christian music and life giving teaching!

Located 1 block off FM 2001 at 302 Millennium Dr., Kyle, Texas (Millennium Drive is an entrance road) Pastor Rusty Fletcher and family

Services Sun. 11:00 a.m.

Wed. 7:30 p.m.

Call or Text 512.393.4460

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uel Baptist Church n a m Im 4000 East FM 150 (4 miles east of Kyle) (512) 268-5471

SUNDAY: Bible Study for all ages, 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service, 10:55 a.m.

Pastors: (English and Spanish) Rodney Coleman and WEDNESDAY: Bible Study, 2 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study, 7 p.m.

Family Discipleship, 7:15 p.m.

(Spanish)

God with us

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Buda United Methodist Church San Marcos & Elm St., Buda Kyle United Methodist Church Sledge & Lockhart St., Kyle Journey United Methodist 310 San Antonio Dr., Buda

FREE DELIVERY 1ST 20 GAL. FREE

Fellowship Church at Plum Creek 160 Grace Street at 2770, Kyle

Friendly, Courteous Service

Trinity United Chuch of Niederwald 13700 Camino Real, Hwy. 21, Niederwald PENTECOSTAL Mision de Casa de Oracion S. Hwy. 81, Kyle New Life Sanctuary Kyle Science Hall Elementary 1510 Bebee Rd.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church 12420 Hewitt Ln., Manchaca

Driftwood United Methodist Church RR 150 at County Road 170

First Presbyterian Church 410 W. Hutchison, San Marcos, TX 78666

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CONFESSION Saturdays: 4 p.m.-5 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday evening: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. (Spanish), 11 a.m. (English) 5 p.m. (English)

Come worship with us Join our church directory by emailing paper@haysfreepress.com.

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Baptist Church

Adult, teen, children’s classes • Children’s worship Professionally-staffed nursery & pre-school

COME WORSHIP WITH US! Sunday

8:30 a.m. Traditional service 9:45 a.m. Contemporary service 11:00 a.m. Blended service

Santa Cruz John Catholic Church St. Lutheran Church

1100 Main Street • Buda, Texas 78610 Office: 512-312-2520 • Fax: 512-295-2034 • santacruzcc.org Rev. Kirby D. Garner, Pastor • Fr. José Luis Comparán, Assoc. Pastor

Call 1-866-691-2369

Word of Life Christian Faith Center 400 Old Post Road, Kyle

Manchaca United Methodist Church FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd., Manchaca

Rev. Nancy Day Office 295-6981, Parsonage 512-393-9772 www.BudaUMC.org

Privately owned From local springs

A Fountain of Life Church 302 Millenium Dr. Kyle

Buda-Kyle Church of Christ 3.5 miles south of Buda on FM 2770

*Traditional Worship (Worship Center)-9 a.m.

Sunday School (all ages)-10:00 a.m. *Informal Worship (Chapel)-11 a.m.

Wednesday Evening (Chapel)-6:30 p.m. *On 5th Sundays we conduct one service at 10 a.m. with special music.

Pure Texas Spring Water!

Vertical Chapel 801 FM 1626 (Elm Grove Elem.), Buda

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 7206 Creedmoor Rd., Creedmoor

Elm Street & San Marcos

FM 2770, Buda, Texas 295-4801

Por Tu Gracia Fellowship 701 Roland Lane, Kyle

METHODIST

Buda United Methodist Church

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Southern Hills Church of Christ 3740 FM 967, Buda

A FOUNTAIN OF LIFE

The Well Buda

Santa Cruz Catholic Church 1100 Main Street, Buda St. Anthony Marie Claret Church 801 N. Burleson, Kyle

Antioch Community Church Old Black Colony Rd., Buda Completed & Perfected Faith Church Tobias Elementary Cafeteria, FM 150, Kyle

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www.hayshills.org 1401 N. FM 1626

of Uhland , LCMS Highway 21, Uhland

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Church Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. David Goeke 210-635-8584 • www.stjohnlcmsuhland.org 20 N. Camino Real (State Hwy. 21) • Uhland, Texas 78640

First Baptist Church

A loving & caring Southern Baptist Church 104 S. San Marcos Street, Buda Buddy Johnson, Pastor • 295-2161 Sunday School...........................................9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship....................................10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study/Youth Activities...6:00 p.m.

AWANA’s (Wednesday)..........................6:00 p.m.

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Thursday Evening Bible Study, 6 p.m., and Open Communion on the first Sunday of every month, 6 p.m.

Make THIS your church home!

Southeast Baptist Church 5020 Turnersville Rd • Creedmoor, TX 512-243-2837

Sunday Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

Worship: 11:00 a.m.

WEdnESday Pray & Devotion: 6:30 p.m.

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In November 2011, Amberlyn Fett, 22, lost her lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis.

However, her legacy of caring and giving and the charity she created lives on.

Fett, who spent many Christmases in the hospital for treatment, saw firsthand children who had no one there and no present to open. For this reason, Fett founded Amber’s Angels during her freshman year at Dripping Springs High School. Since its beginning, and again this year, age appropriate Christmas gift bags will be provided to children of all ages hospitalized at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin.

Gift bags will also be taken to the pediatric unit at The University of Texas Health and Science Center in San Antonio. It was there Fett’s life was saved and extended

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Classes, meetings and local events can be found on the calendar at haysfreepress.com. Email event submissions to christine@haysfreepress.com.

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Enjoy more than 100 lighted exhibits created

by Wimberley businesses and organizations from Nov. 26-Dec. 29 at the EmilyAnn Theatre in Wimberley.

Roast a marshmallow at the Yule Log, listen to live music and meet Santa.

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Sights and Sounds of Christmas

Budafest Buda’s annual Christmas celebration will be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Meet Santa, enjoy family-friendly activities and do some local holiday shopping.

See budafest. org for more information.

Enjoy four full evenings of holiday festivities at San Marcos Plaza Park Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Highlights include carnival rides, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances, live nativity and more.

Prepare Your Hearts and Homes for Christmas

An Advent Worship Sermon Series

God Bless Us Every One: The Redemption of Scrooge Sundays­ 9am: Worship Center & 11am: Chapel

A "Blue Christmas" Service Wed. Dec 7th @ 6 p.m. Chapel A service for those grieving in this season

Christmas on Mercer

This annual event will feature an oldfashioned holiday celebration on Dripping Springs’ Mercer Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dec. 3 with live music and entertainment, arts and crafts booths, kids games and activities, a trackless train and pony rides, photos with Santa Claus and more.

Buda Trail of Lights

See the spectacles of the holiday season at this annual event at Historic Stagecoach Park Dec. 9-10 and Dec. 15-18. The trail is open 6-10 p.m. nightly.

Senior Citizen Night (RSVP only)will be held Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m.

Race for Relief 5K

Winter’s Eve

On Dec. 10, enjoy live entertainment in the big tent and throughout Wimberely’s downtown shopping district, plus food, refreshments, live music and shopping. Santa arrives at the Wimberley Cafe at 6 p.m.

See www.wimberleymerchants. com for more information.

On Sunday, Dec. 4, the Texas State Enactus team will hold its annual Race for Relief 5K Run. The run will take off at 4440 S Old Stagecoach Road in San Marcos at 8 a.m.

A portion of the proceeds will go towards the local community center, Centro Esperanza. See race4relief. com for more information.

Holiday Crafting Gala

Visit the Kyle Public Library for crafting, cookies, and cocoa this season. Join the library on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon for the first annual Holiday Crafting Gala. Everyone is welcome.

Starlight Symphony Orchestra Celebrate the holidays with the Starlight Symphony Orchestra’s performance of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned from the Symphony Warm Cookies & Cold Milk.” The orchestra will perform 7 p.m.

Dec. 16 and 17 at the Hays PAC and Dec. 18 at the Wimberley First Baptist Church.

Budafest

2016

Downtown Buda

Dec. 3-4 Parade Saturday 10 a.m.

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fun Music Crafts Rides Vendors Visit Santa!

Budafest proceeds are distributed to non-profits in and around Buda.

302 Elm Street, Buda 78610 www.BudaUMC.org

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Reprieve from overtime laws

Judge files injunction against new federal rules

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

news@haysfreepress.com

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Small businesses that were threatened by newly proposed federal overtime legislation get a reprieve from the law through an injunction by a Texas judge who believes the Department of Labor is using practices that exceeds its authority.

Hays County area small business owners breathed a sigh of relief Nov. 22 when Texas Judge Amos Mezzant of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Texas filed an injunction against the new overtime rules that were scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1.

According to a press release, Mezzant filed the injunction because the Department of Labor effectively created a “salary test,” which according to him is exceeding its authority.

The order for the temporary injunction will hold until further court review. According to the

“This is a big win for the small business community. It will give employers time to look at the proposed new overtime rules and make beneficial changes so they don’t lose their employees.”

–Julie Snyder, Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce CEO

release, the injunction has received support from multiple state governments that are arguing against an increase they believe could harm employers.

The rules would have doubled the federal minimum salary required for full time employees to receive overtime pay

from $23,000 to $47,476.

Those changes meant small businesses that pay employees based on hours worked might have to cut hours or even cut staff to meet the new standards.

J.R. Gonzales, managing director of the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, said the injunc-

tion could be good for small business owners who now have more time to prepare themselves for the salary increase without negatively affecting their staff.

“This is a good thing.

It gives people the time they need to examine the

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PHOTOS BY LINCOLN RAMIREZ

The Black Friday tradition continues locally as crowds of people camped out and stood in lines at some of their favorite retail stores in the area, including these people seen at Home Depot, Target and Cabelas.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle, will be received until 2:30 P.M. on Thursday the 22nd day of December, 2016 at the Public Works Administration Building of the City of Kyle located at 520 East Ranch Road 150 in Kyle, Texas 78640 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for ELECTRICAL WORK FOR SCADA SYSTEM consisting of providing electrical power supply, instrumentation wiring, antenna installation and SCADA equipment installation (provided by others) at six existing wastewater lift station sites and the wastewater treatment plant in and for the City of Kyle.

Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid.

The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier's check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bonds in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall indicate clearly on the front that the bid is for ELECTRICAL WORK FOR SCADA SYSTEM. The Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof. The successful Bidder must furnish a performance bond and payment bond on the forms provided, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety unless the Contract amount is less than $100,000 in which case the performance bond may be waived and unless the Contract amount is less than $50,000 in which case the payment bond may be waived.

State statutes including wage and hour provisions and contract regulations must be adhered to as they relate to this project. Contractors will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Bid Documents may be obtained at the office of Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc. located at the address below upon payment of twenty dollars ($20.00). No refunds will be made. Copies of the Bid Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations: • Public Works Administration, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640.

• Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc., 4010 Manchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78704.

• McGraw Hill Construction Dodge, 3315 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 • Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of Kyle may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in bids received.

Honorable R. Todd Webster, Mayor City of Kyle

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle, will be received until 2:00 P.M. on Thursday the 22nd. day of December, 2016 at the Public Works Administration Building of the City of Kyle located at 520 East Ranch Road 150 in Kyle, Texas 78640 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud, for furnishing all labor, material, tools and equipment and performing all work required for YARRINGTON AND FM 1626 TANKS REHABILITATION consisting of minor repairs and repainting of two welded steel water storage tanks, 250,000 gallon and 500,000 gallon capacity located in the City of Kyle, Texas Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid.

The security shall be in

the form of a certified check or cashier's check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bonds in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall indicate clearly on the front that the bid is for YARRINGTON AND FM 1626 TANKS REHABILITATION. The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof. The successful Bidder must furnish a performance bond and payment bond on the forms provided, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety.

State statutes including wage and hour provisions and contract regulations must be adhered to as they relate to this project. Contractors will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Bid Documents may be obtained at the office of Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc. located at the address above upon payment of twentyfive dollars ($25.00).

No refunds will be made. Copies of the Bid Documents are on file and may be examined at the following locations: • Public Works Administration 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640.

• Neptune-Wilkinson Associates, Inc., 4010 Manchaca Road, Austin, Texas 78704.

• McGraw Hill Construction Dodge, 3315 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 • Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of Kyle may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities in bids received.

Honorable R. Todd Webster, Mayor City of Kyle

CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS “NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT OF IMPACT FEES” NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas will hold a public hearing at the Kyle City Council Chambers, located at 100 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas on January 3, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the amendment of land use assumptions, a capital improvements plan, and imposition of an updated water and wastewater impact fee for new or expanded services from the Kyle water and/or wastewater utility systems.

The water and wastewater impact fee will be applicable within the City of Kyle ETJ boundary shown in the map below. Within this area, the revised impact fee may be levied in-full or in-part, depending on the service arrangement and in no way obligates the City to extend service beyond its incorporated area. The maximum amount of impact fee that can be charged per living unit equivalent (LUE) is $3,535 for water service and $2,826 for wastewater service. The exact amount of the impact fees to be levied, at or below the maximum, will be determined by the Kyle City Council subsequent to the Public Hearing.

Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or against the update. Information on prospective growth, land use assumptions, and capital improvements that were used to calculate the maximum fee amount is available from the City of Kyle Finance Department offices, located at 100 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during weekdays except on City holidays.

Perwez A. Moheet, CPA Director of Finance, City of Kyle, Texas

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law and make adjustments if needed,” Gonzales said.

Gonzales admitted that when he first saw the announcement scroll across his Twitter feed, he thought it was a hoax.

After some research, he found out the injunction delays the new salary increase until a later date, most likely next year.

“People can look at the long-term economic effects and business owners will have more time to plan and adjust,” Gonzales said.

Julie Snyder, CEO of the Kyle Area Chamber

of Commerce, also said the delay in the new legislation was a benefit to small businesses.

“This is good news for us,” Snyder said.

Snyder said a speaker at the KACC monthly luncheon said the injunction only delayed the salary increase instead of disbanding it.

“This is a big win for the small business community,” Snyder said, “It will give employers time to look at the proposed new overtime rules and make beneficial changes so they don’t lose their employees.”

Snyder suggested that one way of doing

this was for employers to coordinate with their Human Resources department or CPA and adjust employees salary and/or hours to include the overtime pay, instead of cutting the employees hours entirely.

Even with the news of the new overtime rules delay, Gonzales is hopeful that Buda businesses will continue to operate smoothly with the help of the chamber.

“As a Chamber it’s our job to make sure that businesses stay open and staffed and that the local economy stays strong,” Gonzales said.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Chapter 59 Texas Property Code. They will conduct a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is being listed below.

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Date: 12/12/2016 Time: 11 A.M. Location: Morningstar Mini Storage, 1001 W. Goforth Rd., Buda, TX 78610 Units: Unit C301 – Matthew Ader – Boxes, golf clubs, Christmas décor, fish tank, etc.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS City of Kyle, Texas Request for Qualifications for the Procurement of Professional Engineering Services for a Drainage Master Plan “K16-17-2” The City of Kyle (City) will accept sealed qualification statements for a Drainage Master Plan until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

Qualification specifications may be secured from the City website or the office of the City Engineer, City of Kyle City Hall at 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640 or via phone (512) 262-3958.

Qualifications submissions addressed to the City Engineer, City of Kyle, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640 will be received until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the office of Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer, City Hall, 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas 78640. Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: Professional Engineering Services for a Drainage Master Plan Kyle, Texas

“K16-17-2” A pre-submission conference will be held in the Public Works Training Room at the City Public Works Department, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2016.

No fax submissions will be accepted. No late submissions will be accepted. All submissions received after the deadline will be returned unopened.

CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS Leon Barba, P.E. City Engineer

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF JAMES “JIM” ALMANZA as Independent Executor of the Estate of Jerry Almanza, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Jerry Almanza, Deceased, were issued on November 1, 2016 under Cause No. 16-0321-P, pending in County Court No. 1 of Hays County, Texas, to JAMES “JIM” ALMANZA. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows: Representative, JAMES “JIM” ALMANZA Estate of Jerry Almanza, Deceased. c/o Michelle R. Casillas Casillas Law Firm, PLLC 221 W. Poplar St. San Antonio, Texas 78212 All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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Kyle-Buda voter turnout percentage on the rise

BY JEFF BARTON

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The Buda and Kyle areas are becoming more influential in county elections, an analysis of data from this year’s general election shows.

Compared to eight years ago – the last time there was also an open election for president and a year when there was, like this

year, a county-wide bond election on the November ballot – the percent of total voters who came from the county seat in San Marcos fell sharply while both Buda and Kyle upped their percentage of the total vote.

The Dripping Springs area and the Wimberley area both stayed about the same but declined slightly as a percentage of the county vote.

Reflecting the county’s population surge, many more people are now registered in each community – 31 percent more in the Dripping-Driftwood area, 32 percent more in the Wimberley Valley, and 34 percent more in San Marcos and its suburbs.

But registration numbers in Kyle and its surrounding subdivisions have grown 53 percent since 2008, and in the greater Buda area, 72

percent.

Where different communities meet on a map it can be hard to judge where all the residents of a voting box should be apportioned, but by any measure Kyle and Buda are showing political muscle.

Turnout numbers – those residents who actually voted rather than just registering – also show

VOTER TURNOUT, 4A

Percentage of votes for Trump and Prop. 1 Area Core city of San Marcos Rural - suburban SM Kyle Old Town and East East of Buda

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Paying for progress Buda considers changes in commercial impact fee

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

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PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Rainbow support comes in all ages at Buda United Methodist Church, as a group shows their pride, including (left to right) Jim Philpott, John Lancaster, Keith McComb, Michelle McComb, Sharon Lancaster, Stephanie Spencer, Dickson de la Haye, Eileen McCall, Nancy Day, Gene Stavenhagen, Joyce Boelsche and Sharon Stavenhagen.

Changes in the church Local ministries search for their place in evolving organization

BY CYNDY SLOVAK-BARTON news@haysfreepress.com

T

hings are changing in the United Methodist Church.

And this church is not alone. As congregations begin opening their arms to gay members performing wedding ceremonies, baptisms and more, some of the traditional denominations are questioning their members churches.

Earlier this month, the First Baptist Church of Austin was expelled from the Texas Baptist Convention of Texas for its

decision to open its doors to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The local Methodist churches – Buda and Kyle – may have to make their own decisions soon about their connection to the church at large.

Or, at the very least, they are having the conversations about what kind of changes must be made within the next few years.

As society now accepts LGBT members, the Methodist church, like so many other protestant denominations, is struggling with inclusion, what

is allowed, and what ministers can and should do.

And the people left wondering about where they stand are the very people that society in general, to some degree, are just now beginning to embrace.

The local discussion recently was brought to the attention of church members when the Buda United Methodist Church, through its Reconciling Ministries Network, showed a film, “An Act of Love.” The Kyle United Methodist Church has showed the film earlier this

MINISTRY, 2A

COMING UP Buda’s annual Christmas celebration will be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Buda City Park. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday an go down Main Street.

Meet Santa, enjoy family-friendly activities and do some local holiday shopping. See budafest.org for more information.

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Sights and Sounds of Christmas

Enjoy four full evenings of holiday festivities at San Marcos Plaza Park Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Highlights include carnival rides, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances, live nativity and more.

First Texas public golf course in five years comes to San Marcos.

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Santa’s Arrival in Kyle

Santa’s coming to Kyle’s City Square Park Nov. 30 from 4:30-9 p.m. Take pictures with Santa, see the city’s tree light up and enjoy a family friendly afternoon of holiday fun.

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Changes could be coming to impact fees levied on new development in Buda as city leaders look to make possible updates.

The Buda City Council authorized Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams to execute a professional service agreement with Freese and Nichols to prepare updates for new development impact fees.

Interim Assistant City Manager and Planning Director Chance Sparks said Nov. 15 impact fees are a one-time charge to new development only.

“Growth should help pay its own way,” Sparks said.

Jessica Vassar, a representative with Freese and Nichols, outlined the steps the company is taking for the update. She said the company would project the future growth of Buda and assess the possible amounts of the updated impact fees.

Vassar explained that the process would take 9 months to complete and the city could potentially charge 50 percent or more of the total costs of the potential CIP projects in impact fees.

Mayor Todd Ruge said Buda was long over due in updating its impact fees, but he didn’t want to discourage new growth to the city due to excessive cost.

“I want us to be aggressive enough but not too aggressive,” Ruge said.

Vassar explained other cities have chosen a step approach to impact fees where they start at one point and increase by 5 percent each year.

Council member George Haehn asked if there was a way to encourage specific types of growth to the area with the impact fees, specifically waiving fees for desired development.

Vassar answered that

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Current Kyle Police officer Michael Torres knew his race with longtime Hays County Pct. 2 Constable incumbent James Kohler was up in the air Nov. 8.

TORRES In fact, it wasn’t until 11 p.m. on election night that Torres knew he had ousted Kohler, who had served as the Pct. 2 constable for 38 years, by 111 votes.

Torres, who was victorious in his first campaign for public office, said winning the seat closed a 19-month ordeal that was full of “ups and downs.”

“When they announced it, I couldn’t believe it,” Torres said. “I was also relieved that it was over.”

He said his key to winning was his involvement in the community.

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