Hays Free Press February 27, 2018

FEBRUARY 27, 2019 GIVING BACK

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Lobo soccer takes down Lake Travis in 1-0 nailbiter.

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Three flee fatal Buda rollover wreck

BY MOSES LEOS III

Safety (DPS) spokesperson. When authorities Authorities are searcharrived, they found Maria ing for three people who Elena Rosales Mendez, fled the scene of a fatal sin- 27, of Buda, dead at the gle-vehicle rollover wreck scene. Hays County Jusalong FM 2001 just outside tice of the Peace Scott of Buda early Sunday.

Cary pronounced Rosales The incident happened Mendez dead and oraround 3 a.m. Feb. 24 dered an autopsy. in the 3100 block of FM According to a DPS ac2001 near Windy Hill cident report, a 2005 Ford Road, according to a Tex- Mustang was traveling as Department of Public south on FM 2001 at a high

New bill could allow student IDs at polls

The incident happened around 3 a.m.

Feb. 24 in the 3100 block of FM 2001 near Windy Hill Road. Authorities declared a 27-year-old Buda woman dead at the scene.

rate of speed when it left the roadway and entered into a skid.

The vehicle then hit a pole and a tree before

coming to rest facing east approximately 10 feet north of FM 2001. According to witnesses, the driver of the vehicle and two

other passengers fled the scene on foot before EMS officials arrived. Mendez was a passenger in the back seat.

A description of the driver and the two other passengers who fled the scene is unknown.

DPS officials are investigating the incident. Anyone with information on this wreck is asked to contact DPS at 800-252-8477.

Lehman Road project begins

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Five years, nine months and approximately 14 days after voters approved the 2013 road bond, work on the much-beleaguered Lehman Road is now underway. Not that anyone’s counting, right? On Monday, work crews closed Lehman Road from FM 150 to Masonwood Drive to start on improvements. The entire Lehman Road Project is expected to take 20 to 24 months to complete. Above, a constructon worker climbs into an excavator at the site of Lehman Road improvements.

Approximately $18,000 is the price tag for Kyle to hold a May 4 special election to fill the District 3 city council seat vacated earlier this month.

On Saturday, the Kyle City Council voted 6-0 on second and final reading to call the special election to replace longtime member Shane Arabie.

But the decision didn’t come without debate as city officials sparred on the number of early voting and Election Day polling

Lack of funding leaves Buda light upgrades in the dark

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Aquifer storage bill could flow through state capitol

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Confidence of Buda officials is high six weeks into a new legislative session as the city’s efforts to have an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) bill pass the Texas House and Senate moves forward.

With key senators throughout the state eyeing ASR, the chips are falling into place for Buda to achieve its longawaited goal.

Two identical bills filed by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) and Senator Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) early in the session aim to ease restrictions on the technology, allowing Buda to invest in ASR while reducing its reliance on groundwater.

ASR calls for the pumping of surface or groundwater during heavy supply and storing it in another aquifer for use in times of drought

Two identical bills filed by both Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) and Senator Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) early in the session aim to ease restrictions on the technology, allowing Buda to invest in ASR while reducing its reliance on groundwater.

or major drawdown.

On Feb. 19, Texas Solutions Group (TSG), Buda’s lobbying consultants, briefed city leaders on the progress of the bill at the capitol.

“ASR is your number one priority this session and we are taking that to heart,” said Scott Miller with TSG. “When you have a bill in both the House and the Senate, your odds increase dramatically to try and pass that bill.”

Miller commended Buda city staff on its efforts to meet with Campbell to get her bill filed in conjunction with Zwiener bill.

PIECE OF THE PIE

Kyle discusses idea of collecting HOT revenue for short term rentals.

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STUDENTS AT THE POLLS, 9

BY KATIE BURRELL

KYLE SPECIAL ELECTION, 7

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO A new bill in the Texas House could allow more than 600,000 Texas public university students to vote with their student identification cards, adding to the list of acceptable forms under Texas Law. House Bill (HB) 1950, filed by Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood), would affect nearly 39,000 college students who attend Texas State University in District 45, which recently saw voter confusion and extensive wait times during the 2018 Midterm Elections.

Zwiener said there is conversation at the legislative level over integrity of currently acceptable forms of ID for voters, leaving her to believe student IDs need to be included on that list.

“Most notably we’ve left out the university IDs that are issued by our state institutions,” Zwiener said. “If other forms of state ID are accepted, I have a hard time understanding why student IDs are not.”

Kyle calls for special election in May

A state representative from San Antonio might be a key figure in moving the bills through the legislature.

Rep. Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) is a proponent of ASR technology. San Antonio and Kerrville are two of the first cities that successfully implemented ASR technology to improve overall conservation efforts.

Larson is currently the chair of the Natural Resource Committee, which could help the bills move through the House and Senate.

“We’re excited that

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Chairman Larson from San Antonio is chairing the House Natural Resource Committee, and he passed this bill out last session,” Miller said. “We’re hoping to get a unanimous vote in his committee to get this bill out and try to send it to the House Local & Consent Calendars.”

TSG representatives have been in close contact with Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), who chairs the Senate Committee on agriculture, water and rural affairs, about the ASR bills.

The two Buda ASR bills, HB 1044 and SB 483, will travel through the committees, which could be a key component in their success.

Jeff Heckler, a representative with TSG, told the Buda City Council to not be discouraged with

Questions on how to adequately fund outdoor LED lighting at the Buda Sportsplex baseball and soccer fields led city leaders Feb. 19 to postpone a contractual agreement for proposed upgrades.

With $400,000 toward lighting improvements from the Buda Economic Development Corporation (EDC) still awaiting approval, Buda City Council members were hesitant to approve a contract without firm answers on how to fund it.

Buda officials intend to contract with Musco Lighting, a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of sports light standards and fixtures. The company’s quote included a 25-year warranty and a project cost of $598,000.

However, the item on the agenda only included lighting for the baseball fields. City council members voiced their desire for the project to include the soccer fields as well, which could be constructed at the same time for a slightly discounted price, based on economy of scale.

“I think it’s worth evaluating,” said Councilmember Evan Ture.

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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.

Hays Free Press • February 27, 2019

Buda teen arrested for assault at party

BY MOSES LEOS III

A Buda teen faces an aggravated assault charge after authorities suspect he attacked another person while at a party in late January.

Luke Wilder, 17, of Buda, was booked into the Hays County Jail Feb. 24 on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony.

According to an arrest affidavit magistrated

by Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Beth Smith, Hays Coun- WILDER ty Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched Jan. 23 to Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle

for a delayed assault call.

When authorities arrived, the reporting party said their son was assaulted while a houseguest at a Jan. 20 party in the 12000 block of Eagle’s Nest in the Buda area. According to the affidavit, Wilder allegedly assaulted her son, who sustained a broken jaw and had undergone reconstructive surgery.

It wasn’t until Jan. 25

when authorities interviewed the victim, who had “extreme swelling” on the left side of his face and jaw line.

The victim said during the party, he noticed Wilder was behind him while he sat at a table next to a sliding glass door.

When the victim looked back down, he was hit on the left side of his face near the temple.

The victim said he was later “flung” onto a chair and that Wilder was “just unloading on my jaw.” The victim said he “lost count” how many times he was struck by Wilder after he was hit the fourth time. A motive for the alleged assault is unknown at the time.

According to jail records, Wilder was released the same day on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond.

Proposed STR change cause of concern for Wimberley

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO As the battle over the fate of short-term rentals (STR) in Wimberley continues to rage, a recommended ordinance change has some owners worried about the future of their businesses.

The discussion began in July 2018 when an STR Committee was created to review the regulatory process in the city. Currently, a conditional use permit (CUP) is required to operate STR in the city.

Part of the recommended ordinance change would require STR owners to reapply for their CUP every year, in conjunction with the yearly fee to keep the permit. Wimberley’s city council is expected to take up the recommended rule changes in March.

For some, the ordinance changes could be detrimental to their businesses.

Molly Bowen, an attorney and Wimberley STR owner is leading the conversation against the proposed changes, criticizing the city’s motives as a means to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.

Part of the recommended ordinance change would require STR owners to reapply for their CUP every year, in conjunction with the yearly fee to keep the permit.

“You cannot treat longterm renters different than short-term ones, and that’s a constitutional issue we’re seeing all over the state,” Bowen said. “What these ordinance changes do is constitute unequal treatment to people who have equal rights under the law, and the courts have been on our side with this.”

Part of the ordinance change includes strict requirements for bed and lodging STR, such as prohibiting on-street parking and requiring two parking spaces plus additional space per room rented.

More than two hours of the Feb. 13 Wimberley Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was spent discussing the proposed ordinance change as outlined on the agenda. Tony Jenkins, an STR owner in the city, was one of the many local business owners who urged the

non-compliance.”

On Feb. 21, Wimberley city leaders approved to enter into a contract with Host Compliance for STR software that has a price tag of $19,000. The approval, while controversial, is in direct response to the city’s P&Z, city council and the finding that around 200 to STR Committee to not go 300 STR are operating in through with the changes. the city out of compliance.

“This feels like an overBut according to the reach by someone with deeper pockets and a ven- same findings, the city detta against competition,” has approved 52 CUPs, Jenkins said. “Wimberley’s including 24 grandfathered properties since 2004. main industry is tourism Bowen said the numbers and it only makes sense of STR out of compliance is that the working families severely inflated. who live here are able to Mayor Pro Tem Gary benefit from that.”

Barchfeld supported purAlbert Valera, chair chasing the software at the of the STR Committee, refuted those claims at the Feb. 21 council meeting as committee meetings in the it could bring those STR into compliance with city’s past, citing the intent of the ordinance changes is to ordinances.

City leaders originally bring citizens into comvoted to purchase the softpliance, not to discourage ware in December 2018, competition. but the company that the “This is not an attempt city contracted with was to stomp out people or bought out by Host Comsingle out people and say pliance, prompting the you’ve broken the law,” item to return.

Valera said at an STR Precedent may prove Committee meeting earlier this month. “It’s actually an ordinance change unconattempt to encourage com- stitutional However, Bowen pliance and discourage

questions the validity of the proposed ordinance changes.

The Texas Supreme Court sided with STR in the Tarr v. Timberwood Park case in May 2018, a ruling that could affect the outcome of Austin’s STR ordinances case, which is currently held up at the Third Court of Appeals.

High ranking Texas officials have also supported STR owners. Following the Tarr case rulling, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged the Texas Appeals Court to declare Austin’s STR ordinance unconstitutional.

“City governments do not have the authority to trample Texas constitutional rights and protections for property owners and their guests,” Paxton said in a press release after the case. “The city of Austin’s short-term rental ordinance is not only bad policy but also unlawful and must be struck down.”

Bowen said the city is putting the cart before the horse in the midst of a legal battle over STR that she predicts could play out in higher courts.

supposed to be contributed to the light from the EDC,” Hyde said.

Hyde said correspondance from the EDC has indicated that although the funding is budgeted, authorization of the funds have not been approved by the EDC board of directors.

“But if we approve a contract and it’s not conditioned, we have authorized a binding agreement of which the other party should rely on,” Hyde said.

“And I don’t want to make that representation unless we are confident we can fully fund and go forward

with our contractual obligations.”

Mayor George Haehn said council did not have a firm commitment on the $400,000.

“And until that is in hand, I would be really afraid of authorizing any contract because what we are doing is executing prior to receiving funding,” the mayor said.

The City Council ultimately voted to direct the EDC to identify how much funding will be allocated for the project, which may include soccer and baseball fields.

include the soccer fields as part of its plans in the near future, that quote may change based on market value and construction materials down the road.

“Finding funding for the soccer field and baseball field is going to be difficult, I’ll be honest with you,” Williams said. “You have to look at some other sources of funding to do the entire project. You might have to look at other sources for just the baseball field because we don’t know what the EDC is going to do. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens there…”

Buda Lights

Continued from pg. 1 “We’re thinking about (installing the soccer field lights) in the near future anyway, so I think it worth thinking of that discount…I don’t want to hold things up, but I want to think about if it’s worth moving on both at the same time.”

Council member Ray Bryant said he wanted to ensure the pricing would not fluctuate over time.

This left city officials to conclude that funding lighting at both fields would be financially optimal.

The $400,000 from the Buda EDC would leave the city with a $198,000 bill, which could then be funded by Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds.

But the conversation turned cold when Buda City Attorney George Hyde told the council that the Buda EDC funding has not yet been approved.

“If you are to consider this matter tonight, I would ask any approval is also conditioned on the authorization of the funding that is

If all else fails, the city could pull the trigger on just the baseball fields and continue its efforts to fund the soccer fields in the near future.

The Buda EDC board could take up the matter during its March meeting.

Meanwhile, Buda city leaders anticipate readdressing the funding situation for the light fixtures again in April.

A Musco official said the quote for the softballs fields would not be affected if a decision isn’t made until April.

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That pipe dream is broken, Kinder Morgan From the Sidelines

by Moses Leos III

W

ith the wide variety of political ideologies rooted across Hays County these days, it can be hard to find a topic that bridges the masses.

Thank you, Kinder Morgan, for bringing us all together like no Hollywood blockbuster or elected official can.

At its very core, Kinder Morgan’s proposed $2 billion 42-inch, 430-mile Permian Highway Pipeline is a tough sell for any entity, much less a multi-million dollar, Wall Street Dow Jones Industrial company, to pull off.

Doing so utilizing heavy-handed tactics such as eminent domain to acquire the land for the pipeline further places them on the deep end of the unpopularity pool.

They could practically wave hello to Electro Purification.

What Kinder Morgan is asking for (read: demanding) greatly outweighs any potential benefits that arise from such an ambitious – and we do mean ambitious – project.

Trying to get buy-in from your everyday run-of-the-mill landowner to give up a piece of their property in perpetuity to green light construction of a massive underground natural gas pipeline just isn’t going to jive.

The key difference is we’re dealing with Texans here – the purveyors of unadulterated property rights. We’re dealing with people who, in some cases, are in charge of virgin land that’s been passed down from generation to generation, going as far back as the Texas Revolution itself.

For Kinder Morgan to try and sell a pipeline that could irrevocably impact the feel and function of the pristine Texas Hill Country, as well as potentially set a dangerous precedent for the future of landowner rights, feels almost sacrilegious.

Quite frankly, it’s just so un-Texan for a company whose headquarters are in Houston to try and make happen. It feels more like a cash-grab, rather than providing the necessary infrastructure to give Texans resources they require.

It’s hard to support Kinder Morgan’s initiative and plans for its proposed pipeline. That’s why many of us at Barton

Publications are opposed to a project that could greatly impact development and growth in Hays County for generations to come.

Well intentioned as the PHP might be, Kinder Morgan’s aggressive approach for a project that should require more than a year or so of public input and stakeholder outreach is incredibly offputting.

More time is needed to talk about this. More time is needed to make sure people, property, and most importantly our natural resources, aren’t going to be adversely affected.

More time might not be available for Kinder Morgan, which is aiming to start construction by June 2019 and the pipeline operational by late 2020.

Trying to rush the process, however, isn’t going to help, no matter how many public input meetings are held.

Problems with the process is starting to reach elected officials, who are throwing their hats into the great pipeline fight of 2019.

In recent weeks, Kyle formally filed its opposition to the project in the form of a resolution.

On Tuesday, Hays County Commissioners followed suit and did the very same thing.

Several local state officials, including State Rep. Erin Zwiener, have filed legislation to prevent companies such as Kinder Morgan from attempting a similar tactic in the future.

The ball is now in Kinder Morgan’s court.

One would hope conventional wisdom enters the mind of Kinder Morgan officials, who should consider it time to rethink, and readjust, their original timeframe.

Perhaps it’s time for them to start thinking about another route to take, one that might not have as much of an impact than the current one?

Or maybe it might be the right time to scrap the project altogether, mostly due to the amount of negativity surrounding what they’re attempting to bring.

The time for talk is almost over and the majority people have spoken.

Kinder Morgan’s project going through the Hill Country? That pipe dream is broken.

Hays Free Press

Borders and morals

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ll this hubbub about a wall amazes me. Maybe it’s true most illegals are here because they overstayed their visas. Maybe it’s true the wall is a partial solution only. Hey, it stopped the caravans. It’s certainly is true the porous border makes it easy for sex traffickers and drug cartels. But has anyone ever considered our border problem lies with America’s declining values and moral turpitude?

It’s high time America turned from border problems blamed on others and looked to its own soul.

For one, the Amendment that fosters anchor babies needs to be re-interpreted by the highest Court in the land. The way it’s being used now is a total sham. We all know this. Even those who benefit from this nutty philosophy know this. We

Huge problems of drug gang violence, sex trafficking (same people), illegal employment, and lack of concern for the

by Ray protection its own citiWolbrecht zens has instituted a market for such activities. are suckers for the world.

These markets were The Supreme Court, in created, but not limited Plyer vs Doe (1982), ruled by, three things: that illegals were entitled (1) America’s declinto free public education, ing morals created the saying that states could markets for drugs, sex not deny them an educa- trafficking, and illegal tion based on their imemployment. Without migration status. This is recreational drug use, one of the worst decisions would drugs be flowing the SCOTUS has ever reacross the border? Withleased. out yearnings for pornogThe benefits in Amerraphy and pedophilia-reica are far too reaching lated activities, would sex to be ignored. I wonder traffickers exist? If jobs how many national, state were not available by and local government law-breaking employers entities, whose wits have would we have the influx gone astray, fall over of low-skilled “citizens of themselves to distribute the world”? taxpayer-funded benefits (2) The inability and to illegal immigrants. But lack of vertebra of elected let’s get down to the heart representatives to pass of the problem. legislation that re-in-

I Could Be Wrong

terprets gray areas and protects the physical and financial interests of their constituents. A Beltway torchlight and pitchfork parade is long overdue, (3) A disrespect for the law and our police.

Eliminate the ease by which employers employ illegals. This could be done easily by severe fines to employers who break the laws. But the rest, the moral downward spiral of drug use and perversions, will have to be corrected by citizens who are convicted in their souls that they have done wrong and turn the other way.

A wall can’t do that, only a change of heart.

That doesn’t mean we don’t need for now a wall, or more immigration judges, or drones, or border guards.

That’s what I think but I could be wrong, you know.

Borders and morals, take II

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aybe America’s morals have gone to pot and maybe not. I’m not sure I’m qualified to say, though I understand “Declining Morals” is a refrain sung for a very long time.

My grandmother was horrified when I wore shorts as a child, and I’m talking about shorts that weren’t all that short.

“Child,” she’d say, “You’re showing your limbs!” She couldn’t bring herself to say ‘legs’, for reasons I still don’t understand, though I’ve been told that at one time it wasn’t even acceptable to mention piano legs in polite company.

Oh, the horror, the shame, of legs! The immorality of showing them!

I dismissed her attitude as hopelessly outdated.

Little did I know that the entire Muslim population (now a billion and half people) agreed with her.

Tutta’s Take

by Wynette Barton

Hiding female “limbs”, and often faces, was, and still is, their standard code.

Is that code about morals, or is it about customs confused with morals?

Think of the people who believed slavery was moral, and those who insisted Sunday movie-going was immoral. Some of today’s practices, now imagined to be moral or immoral, are sure to meet similar changes.

That doesn’t mean each generation makes morals from scratch. A sense of right and wrong seems to be innate (in all but a very few, thankfully), showing itself even in

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young children; but recognizing basic principles is sometimes obstructed by incessant rule-making.

Of course rules are required for living together, but morals are not about rules. They’re about doing no harm, or as little harm as possible, and keeping an eye out for an ultimate good.

Is it moral to murder a murderer? Is it moral to let people go hungry, or, on the other hand, to feed them just enough to keep them living in ways or places that are non-productive, perhaps even crippling? Is it moral to make war for anything beyond self protection, or moral NOT to make war against a murderous regime led by someone, say, like Hitler? Is it morally justified to tax parents and non-parents alike for public schools? Or to withhold education

because of a child’s birthplace?

As Ray noted, all our problems won’t go away if we wall people out of America. Walls are an easy answer, but not necessarily a moral answer.

Remember the cheers when Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall!”? Now we’re planning one to keep out the riffraff.

I wonder what my seventh great-grandfather would say, the one who came to America uninvited and unannounced.

He was part of the riffraff, without enough money for ship’s passage. He paid if off with five years as an indentured servant (like slavery, but with a time limit), and now here I am, an American citizen. I’m glad he came, glad I live here, and glad I don’t have to decide who comes next.

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Sports

Hays Free Press • February 27, 2019

Lobo soccer takes down Lake Travis in 1-0 thriller

BY REED GRAFF

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der of the match, but Lehman’s defensive game An early goal was Lehman continues district plan held as the Lobos enough for the Lehman kept the Cavaliers scoreplay Friday at home Lobos boys soccer team less. Despite five shots in against Del Valle at 7:45 p.m. The Lobos travel to to outlast the Lake Travis the last ten minutes from play rival Hays Tuesday Cavaliers in a wild 1-0 the Cavaliers, The Lobos at 7:45 p.m. at Shelton district win Tuesday. held them off and came Stadium.

With the victory, Lehaway with the hard fought man (13-3-3, 8-1-2) is now 1-0 win. Head coach Rene a game back of Lake Travis the keeper’s grasp. The Medina knew his team for first in 25-6A with four goal put the Lobos ahead would respond to adversi1-0, and from there, they contests remaining. ty well. adjusted to a defensive The first twenty min“We told the guys they game plan. The Cavaliers utes of the match flew by needed to respond by struggled to break through showing their character as the two squads battled the Lobo backline and to take control of the and hard work,” Medina trailed 1-0 at the half. match. Despite several said. “I feel that is what Coming out of half, the they did.” promising runs from Cavaliers came out firing. both teams, the match The Lobos put together Lake Travis fired off four remained scoreless. a dominant defensive pershots in the first ten minThat all changed when formance against a Lake utes of the half. a foul was called on Lake Travis squad that scored Lehman goalkeeper Travis within the 18-yard five goals in their last box, resulting in a penalty Andres Martinez and match. Medina’s squad the Lobo back line held kick for the Lobos. Senior answered the challenge, strong. Martinez was Alex Mantilla aimed to and he felt his team did dominant down the the bottom right with his what they had to against a stretch, recording five of shot, and the Cavalier formidable opponent. his eight total saves in the keeper guessed the same “We knew they were direction. However, Man- second half. gonna come at us,” MeLake Travis kept up tilla’s shot found its way dina said. “It’s a program the offensive pressure into the net regardless, that is used to winning. throughout the remainjust squeezing through We did well.”

PHOTO BY JAMES NIÑO

Lehman Lobo senior Luis Rangel (21) collides with a Lake Travis player as they attempt to gain possession of the ball.

Lobo baseball opens season with district win over Austin

BY REED GRAFF

An all-around team effort guided the Lehman Lobo baseball team to a season, district and home opening 6-1 win over the Austin Maroons Feb. 20.

The Lobos handed the ball to senior pitcher Shane Miles, who excelled during his time on the mound.

Over the first three innings, Miles recorded five strikeouts and dominated Austin’s lineup.

However, Maroon start-

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close to breaking through Miles’ armor in the top of the fifth, getting runners at Lehman opens play the corners with two outs at the Alamo Heights in the frame. Lobo senior Tournament starting Thursday night with a catcher Luke Abbott ended mid-day matchup with Jay the threat by throwing out High. Lehman resumes an Austin steal attempt at district play March 5 when second base. they host Westlake. First Lehman took advantage pitch is set for 7 p.m. of Austin’s baserunning miscue in the next half-ining pitcher Victor Mendoza ning. was equally as impressive, Following good at-bats and the first few innings from Zack Osaria, John went by quickly and with- Murillo and Albert Martiout much action. nez, the Lobos loaded the The Maroons came bases for Austin Gonzalez,

who promptly laced a single up the middle, bringing in two runs.

Lobo Embry Saucedo followed suit later in the inning with a three-run double down the right field line. The Lobos blew the game open and led 5-0 going into the sixth inning.

Miles recorded two strikeouts in a perfect sixth inning of work and showed zero signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, his offense backed him up when Martinez drove in a run on an opposite field

single to left.

In the top of the seventh, the Maroons got to Miles, tallying a run off of him, which led to a pitching change. Lehman relief pitcher Nick Elisorio came in to record the final out in the Lobos’ season opening win. Lehman head coach Tony Robinson knew his team was ready going into the game.

“The kids have been fighting hard, practicing hard,” Robinson said. “We were ready.”

Miles recorded his first

win of 2019 by recording 10 strikeouts and allowing only one run on six hits in 6.2 innings. Robinson said he has come to expect great performances like this one from Miles.

“Shane gave us a great performance, we knew he would,” Robinson said.

“He’s a fighter. We are lucky to have him.”

Martinez went 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Austin Gonzalez finished 1-for-3 with two runs batted in. Osaria walked twice and scored two runs.

Rebel softball collars Bowie for first win at new field

BY MOSES LEOS III Let the record show that a four-run third inning Tuesday gave the Hays Rebels softball team enough support in a 6-3 district win over the Bowie Bulldogs.

But the result, as important as it was, paled in comparison to the awe and wonder on the faces of Rebel players, fans and coaches who for the first time got to experience a real game in the program’s new $3.5 million on-campus diamond.

While there’s still some adjusting to do, Hays Rebel Megan Kelnar said making history and notching the inaugural win at their new digs was “amazing.”

“It’s a new field and new opportunities and for the team, we were all excited,” Kelnar said. “We were kind of nervous for some new field jitters, but we were all excited. It’s super nice.”

Tuesday’s contest was only the second time Rebel players had stepped

PHOTO BY SUSIE RUCKEL

Hays Rebel infielder Kari Louk tries to tag a Bowie base runner at second base.

“We’re learning what plays we can do and trust each other on. It really bonded us together and molded us.”

–Megan Kelnar, Rebel player

foot on the new diamond.

Lisa Cone, Hays head softball coach, said her players were excited and energetic during Monday’s first-ever practice at the new stadium; the same feelings carried over

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“They were excited about it and the new facility helped to pump them up a little bit,” Cone said.

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Rebs place at Tiger Relays

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More than 15 schools took to Dripping Springs for the 23rd annual Tiger Relays held at Tiger Stadium. Hays High’s boys track team took eighth place overall, while the girls team finished in sixth place. Above, Hays High’s Micheal Boudin focuses on completing an attempt at the high jump.

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Education

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Rebel marksmen headed to nationals

Hays High sophomore Tristan Jordan is joined by several members of the Rebel marksmanship team as they practice for the upcoming All Service National Championships in Anniston, Alabama to be held in late March. Read more about the Rebel marksmanship team and what it took for them to reach the national championships online at haysfreepress.com.

Learning the market

PHOTOS BY JIM CULLEN

Last week, Negley Elementary 3rd graders participated in “Market Day,” an event where students fashioned and marketed products to “sell” at the market place. The lesson covered topics such as economics, budgeting and much more.

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Hemphill experiences meteorological event

Hemphill Elementary 3rd graders welcomed Austin Fox 7 Meteorologist Zach Shields for a special presentation earlier this month. Shields, who has been a meteorologist for more than 20 years, shared insight into his profession, including tales on tornado chasing in the Texas panhandle to everything in between. The presentation was part of studies on weather and climate.

PHOTOS BY SHONDA DAVILLA

Hornets rise to top of Regional Science Fair

Several Tom Green Elementary students participated in this weekend’s Austin Energy Regional Science Fair. The students who attended placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their grade levels at their campus Science Fair that qualified them to participate in the Austin regional fair. Participating students were: Bailey Wright & Sienna Leon - 1st Place; Keiley Yi - 2nd Place; Kenzie Davila - 1st Place; Nyla Witt - 1st Place; Bella Garcia - 2nd Place; Jake Wright - 2nd Place; Paula Zapata - 2nd Place and Health Through Science Award Honorable Mention.

BUMC scholarship apps being accepted The Men’s Group of Buda United Methodist Church has opened its application process for all graduating high school seniors planning

on attending post secondary schools for the 2019-2020 school year. The application can be found on its website at www.BudaUMC.org.

The annual Buda UMC pumpkin patch, as well as other fundraising endeavors of the Buda UMC Men, fund this scholarship.

Hays CISD board of trustees approve controversial waiver for overpopulated Uhland classrooms

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO Amid concerns extending to a pair of overpopulated classrooms at Uhland Elementary, Hays CISD leaders Monday felt they had no choice but to greenlight a waiver to allow for it.

But some trustees feel approval of the class size waivers by a unanimous 6-0 Feb. 25 vote could have negative implications.

Concerned remarks were plentiful when the item was brought up at the Feb. 18 board workshop. The two classrooms are currently operating at a 23 to 1 student to teacher ratio.

Under the Texas Education Code, a district must submit a request for an exception in a kindergarten through 4th grade classroom that exceeds the state’s mandated 22 to 1 ratio. Trustees added that both classrooms are 4th grade bilingual classes at a low socioeconomic campus; other monolingual or English proficient classrooms are operating at a 16:1 ratio.

“I don’t want to cast stones or anything … but I think the administration should be more concerned about

“Our philosophy is to submit these waivers only when we absolutely have to, and when we do submit them, mitigate that by bringing aid to assist teachers.”

–Tim Savoy, Hays CISD chief communications officer

perceptions from the community,” said Trustee Michael Sanchez Feb. 18.

“If we have a 16:1 ratio at monolingual and English proficient classrooms and a 23:1 in bilingual, there is a perception of inequality at these grade levels.”

To alleviate the classroom population sizes at the two classrooms, the district is looking to hire a paraprofessional to assist the teachers in the classroom rather than hiring a new teacher towards the end of the school year.

But the district still has not filled that vacancy.

Linda Hall, director of Human Resources for the district, confirmed that the position should be filled in the next two weeks. Uhland Elementary principal Cynthia Vasquez has conducted interviews and should have a recommendation with the timeframe, Hall said.

“We found out Jan.

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16 that we were at 23 students and the position was not posted until Feb 12,” said Trustee Esperanza Orosco. “I found that outrageous and I do hope we do a better job at being proactive in supporting our teachers, especially our teachers at our lower socioeconomic schools and bilingual students …”

Orosco said she “never” votes for class size waivers, but because of state law, had no choice this time around.

Tim Savoy, Hays CISD chief communications officer, said if the classrooms were operating at 23:1 in September, the district could hire another teacher and split the classroom. Trying to accomplish the same in the middle of the school year is tricky as students grow a bond with their educators.

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Community

Hays Free Press • February 27, 2019

Books back in style says Kyle library

BY KATIE BURRELL

visits in 2018; he expects that number to continue Readership at the Kyle to grow due in part to Public Library is skyrock- other services the library eting as reports show par- is offering. ticipation numbers are on “People may be using the rise in recent years. the library more (for The number of visitors other services), but are to the library is up by 3 they checking out books,” percent from 2017, but Phelan said. “We checked the circulation of books, out 214,000 books last both digital and physiyear as opposed to cal copies, significantly 165,000 in 2015.” increased.

Phelan credits the Physical copy circularise in readership at the tion rose by 12 percent in library to the facility’s 2017, while digital copies programs. went up by 21 percent.

“When folks come Director of Library down to enjoy those Services Paul Phelan, who things, they tend to get presented the report to a library card and check city leaders Feb. 5, said out a book,” Phelan said.

Kyle’s library had 158,373 “They tend to become

Paul Phelan, Director of Library Services, said Kyle’s library had 158,373 visits in 2018; he expects that number to continue to grow due in-part to other services the library is offering.

repeat customers if they enjoy being there.”

Phelan urged the council to consider the data when reviewing the library’s budget. Phelan said he believes that auxiliary services would be the first thing cut from the budget if the city had to tighten its drawstrings.

The upturn in readership is not squarely limited to Kyle. A PEW re-

at the library, including Wi-Fi, computers and other technology.

Phelan’s goal for the coming year is to make the library and its stock of books even more accessible.

Ideas included addsearch study suggests that ing drop boxes around millennials in the U.S. town to make returning use library services more books easier, as well as a than any other generation secondary library locaprior, despite the recent tion with a café, datarise of technology use. base access and popular The study confirms books. The library’s staff that the majority of U.S. also seeks to increase residents between 19 and available technology 36 report using library services through grant services and reading liapplications and addibrary books regularly. The tional funding from the study confirms millennicouncil. als utilize services offered The library’s existing

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20-year Kyle Parks and Rec employee and part-time DJ, Arthur Zamarripa, enjoys seeing the fruits of his labor especially when he sees family enjoying the amenities he and his crew work on.

“Back in those days, I could have easily fallen into their shoes real quick. But I chose not to. My mom was tired of it and she sat me down and asked, ‘Why don’t you give me a break.’ So I did.”

–Arthur Zamarripa, Kyle city employee

the payoff of seeing families enjoy the city’s parks system. He also enjoys showing off the hard work put in by the Parks department staff, primarily during the holiday season and the city’s Christmas displays in City Square Park. It’s his way of giving back to the community.

“When I see them out there playing, it makes me feel joyful,” Zamarripa said. “I’m giving back to

the community in a way.”

He also gives back to prisoners at the Kyle Correctional Facility, which partners with the city of Kyle for a work release program.

While working with prisoners, Zamarria talks with them and they share stories, learning about what they’ve gone through and what they’ve been through in life.

That allows Zamarripa to pass that on to the

younger generation, showing them what to avoid and to find a much less difficult path in life.

“I’ve been real lucky and God has been carrying me ever since,” Zamarripa said.

Editor’s note: Arthur Zamarripa was one of the nominees for the Hays Free Press Citizens of the Year search. Keep reading the Hays Free Press for highlights of other nominees in the community.

the movement of the bill. He said the Texas Legislature is set up in a way that fosters bills to fail, not pass.

However, Heckler said the ASR bills in “good shape.”

As of Feb. 13, around 1,000 bills have been filed in the Senate and 2,194 in the House. The consultants expect around 6,500 bills to be filed by May, which is on par with previous sessions.

During the 85th legislative session in 2017, a similar ASR bill was filed but without a Senate sponsor. It died as time ran out towards the end of the session.

“Whichever bill gets sent out first, whether it’s the Senate or House bill, as I said, our chances improve dramatically to try and finish this thing by May 27 when gavel comes down and the Senate adjourns,” Miller said. “Once we get this bill passed, we’ve got 30 days for the governor to sign this bill.”

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The belief of paying it forward, no matter what, is a mantra Kyle resident Arthur Zamarripa tries to live by.

From putting in 20 years of work with the Kyle Parks and Recreations Department, to helping to steer area youth away from bad situations, Zamarripa seeks to give back to the community he serves.

It leads to a question he asks himself and the Almighty each day – “What am I here for?”

Part of that stems from his upbringing on what were the tough streets of east Austin where he saw “a lot of stuff.” Societal ills wrangled many of his family members, which ultimately led Zamarripa’s mother to sit him down and advocate for change.

“Back in those days, I could have easily fallen into their shoes real quick. But I chose not to,” Zamarripa said. “My mom was tired of it and she sat me down and asked, ‘Why don’t you give me a break.’

So I did.”

Part of that was becoming a DJ, which was an outlet and helped him to expand his wings beyond his neighborhood.

As he grew older, Zamarripa used his experience as a DJ to mentor kids and teach them a trade, thereby getting them off of the streets and out of harm’s way.

Zamarripa also pays it forward through his tenure, which began in 1998, in the Parks Department. At that time, Kyle didn’t have a Parks Department, and wouldn’t until Gregg Clarke Park was created a year later.

The desire to work in a growing city, however, drove Zamarripa to Kyle, where former Kyle city employee “Boots” Montague helped him obtain a job in the city.

While it can be hard work, Zamarripa enjoys

café raises between $150 and $200 profit monthly, Phelan said.

“It was really nice to be able to go to the library and have all of those resources available to us,” said council member Daphne Tenorio.

The council will review the library’s annual budget, which currently amounts to $776,716, and consider what is feasible and where the library can turn a profit.

Council member Rick Koch said he would like to assess the library’s current budget for strengths and weaknesses, which may allow for the reallocation of current funds.

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OBITUARIES JUMPER Douglas (Doug) Wayne Jumper, age 63 of Austin, passed away on Feb. 22, 2019. Visitation for Jumper will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Harrell Funeral Home, 1715 Kirby, Kyle, TX.

POE Janice Leigh Barnhart Poe, of Buda, Texas died in San Angelo, Texas on Feb. 20, 2019 and was reunited with her Family and her Savior.

Poe was born July 6, 1924,

to Grace Elizabeth Hall Barnhart and Wilbur Daniel Barnhart in Wheeling, West Virginia.

She had two brothers, Will and Del. She met the love of her life, Paul Poe, and they were married Nov. 21, 1947. They moved to San Bernardino, California where they raised their two children, Douglas Paul Poe and Patti Leigh Poe. Poe was loved and respected by her coworkers and students.

When the kids were grown, she moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas

where she enjoyed retirement and taking care of her mother Grace.

She and Paul moved to Buda to be near their daughter Patti who was a counselor at the Texas School for the Deaf. Poe was a faithful wife caring for Paul during his many years of dementia.

Poe was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul, her daughter Patti Poe Wilson, and her son Douglas Poe. She is survived by three grandchildren, Rebecca Wilson, Julianna Wilson

Seeger, Will Wilson, and three nieces of San Angelo, Linda Barnhart Rasor, Barbara Barnhart Rallo, and Laura Barnhart Gillis. Poe was loved by her neighbors on Buttercup Trail and by Cheryl Hagus, Patti’s best friend. She was loved by the staff of Meadowcreek Senior Care and Hospice of San Angelo.

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City leaders clarified that although they will work to use the same or close-by polling locations as Hays CISD school board election voting sites, it is not possible to share a ballot, so citizens voting in both elections might have to make an extra effort to cast their vote.

Kyle’s election woes center on the abrupt verbal resignation of former city council member Shane Arabie during the Feb. 5 meeting.

Arabie’s term is valid until November, but the city charter states the city council is responsible for disciplinary actions

my letter of resignation so that he did not have to fill my seat until the November election. In my opinion this is unethical. I do not wish to see the district 3 seat remain open until the November election.” against councilmembers Arabie, a former city who have more than council member of five three consecutive absenc- years, gave his unofficial es, which would occur resignation Feb. 5 at the months before. beginning of council’s regHowever, city council is ular meeting. Arabie vernot necessarily obligated bally delivered his resignato deliver such action. tion and left quickly citing Mitchell said Feb. 19 he a change in his career and suggested leaving the workload. However, he District 3 seat unoccupied did not submit his formal as a possible cost saving written letter of resignameasure for the city, as tion until Feb. 11. well as for those who will Candidates have until run for election.

March 4 to file for the May Arabie said he disagreed 4 election. Early voting and promptly emailed his begins April 22. resignation in writing to A potential run-off the city. could take place in June “I was contacted by with the winner possibly the Mayor on Monday, taking office in July.

February the 11 (sic),” Official polling loArabie said in an emailed cations have not been response. “Mitchell announced and will be explained to me that he determined by the Hays wanted me to withhold County Elections Office.

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District 3 is one of three at-large, or citywide, seats on the Kyle City Council dais. While only one polling site at Kyle City Hall was agreed upon at this time, city officials hope to possibly include more polling sites, which could increase the cost of the election.

Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell said he is concerned about the amount of money being spent on the election, given that the $18,000 cost is about all the city had originally budgeted for this year’s elections. If a run-off occurs, the city could be spending double for a seat that will be vacated and up for election within a couple of months.

“The fact that we’re calling the election so late means that we’re not able to participate with any other jurisdictions,” Mitchell said. “The school board elections aren’t

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Construction improvements on Main Street at RM 967 is anticipated to begin in late 2020 with completion by early 2021.

Buda prepares for Main Street road overhauls

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downtown businesses as construction plans have With 95 percent of the shifted and changed,” said project design complete David Marino, the public for the Main Street at RM information officer for the 967 improvement project, city of Buda. “Our local Buda officials are preparing businesses will continue to for the long road ahead. be part of the process.”

Part of the city’s strategic Maggie Gillespie, Buda plan, in conjunction with Main Street manager, said the Main Street Program, the program will focus on is to protect the downtown community outreach that businesses during the includes bringing Buda construction by hosting residents to downtown. events and urging citizens This includes hosting to continue supporting events throughout the span downtown. of a day to include a diverse The Hays Free Press pool of citizens who attend reported construction to downtown, from morning improve Main Street at RM goers to shoppers and late967 is anticipated to begin night outers. in late 2020 with comple“Downtown is for tion by early 2021. everyone, so we want to “We’ve known about make sure we are reaching this project for quite some everyone throughout the time and we are in conday,” Gillespie said. tinuous contact with our In addition, Main Street

Part of the city’s strategic plan, in conjunction with the Main Street Program, is to protect the downtown businesses during the construction by hosting events and urging citizens to continue supporting downtown. will ease restrictions on grant money allocated to local businesses. Currently, the program will match 50 percent of marketing funds from downtown businesses as long as the money reaches 30-miles outside of the city limits to promote outside tourism.

Under new guidelines to help aid the anticipated construction, Main Street

will match dollars used for marketing within the city limits to neighboring Kyle.

Gillespie said the program will also manage expectations during the project, which includes reminding citizens of the final product when construction is done and adding additional signage in downtown to direct visitors where to park.

“Yes, it may be a little bit of a headache, but the end result will be wonderful for our downtown,” she said.

On Feb. 19, Gillespie updated the council on the Main Street’s annual report, as required by state guidelines.

Texas evaluates Main Street programs across the state utilizing strict criterion, ensuring the programs have citizen and city support, adequate budgeting, comprehensive work plans and other factors.

According to the presentation, the state scored Buda’s Main Street program with a 102 out of 107 for fiscal year 2017. This concludes that gears moving Main Street are making a difference for downtown Buda.

Gillespie said 24 new

businesses started, expanded or relocated during FY 2017, including 17 new businesses that call downtown home. This has created 70 new jobs in downtown Buda, a feat city officials credit to the investment made by citizens to the downtown district.

Nearly 100 percent of the downtown improvement grant was also utilized, keeping precious dollars to the downtown for routine maintenance and improvements.

“A lot of this comes from the support we have in our community,” Gillespie said.

“Just look at how much our Farmers Market has grown.

We’ll continue communicating with our citizens so they are aware of how things continue to progress in the future.”

Kyle aims for HOT deal on short-term rentals

BY KATIE BURRELL

As the short-term rental (STR) debate officially hit the Kyle City Council dais Feb. 19, city leaders are hoping to strike a deal with platforms such as Airbnb in order to generate revenue off of them.

Currently, 161 STR operate within Kyle’s city limits, according to city data. In 2011, there was only one STR in Kyle.

STR are rooms or homes that are rented out by homeowners.

These rentals range from private rooms in residential homes, to full houses, apartments and trailers costing anywhere between $30 to $300 a night.

Currently, the city collects no hotel occupancy tax (HOT) on STR. In Texas, the state charges

Currently, 161 STR operate within Kyle’s city limits, according to city data. In 2011, there was only one STR in Kyle.

a HOT rate of six percent for a room or space in a hotel or motel that costs $15 or more per day. Cities can also charge at HOT on rented rooms costing $2 or more per day. Kyle and Buda currently have HOT rates of seven percent.

Several city officials, however, would like for HOT to apply to STR. Currently, STR taxes are regulated by the state.

Kyle, along with several Texas municipalities, is looking for its cut of the services too.

“While I was on plan-

ning and zoning, we spent seven to eight months learning everything we could to bring back to council so that they could make an informed decision,” said council member Rick Koch.

Koch presented his research to Kyle City Council Feb. 19, in an effort to help the council make an informed decision regarding its ability to profit off the STR boom.

“As a commission, we moved away from attempting to regulate (STR) based on the (Texas) State

Legislature’s attempts to stop municipalities from regulating them in any capacity,” Koch said. “The State of Texas also entered into agreements with short term rental platforms such as Airbnb and started collecting taxes because they saw explosive growth in (this) market.”

Safety was also a consideration. However, Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said each homeowner is responsible for any issues that occur at their STR.

Barnett said there are no criminal issues regarding STR at this time.

In addition to researching public safety, Koch surveyed neighborhoods and according to his study, neighborhood associations approve of STR, but do not approve of STR being exempts from HOT taxes.

“It would be my opinion that we would try to mirror the State of Texas and enter an agreement with the (STR) platforms

and let neighborhoods regulate themselves,” Koch said.

Mayor Travis Mitchell approved of meeting with and offering a deal with STR platforms and council agreed.

The council tasked city staff with reaching out to Airbnb to come to an agreement that would allow the city to collect HOT, while allowing Airbnb to operate throughout Kyle without geographic restrictions.

Students at the Polls: New bill on horizon Continued from pg. 1

According to the Texas Secretary of State’s office, acceptable forms of ID at the voting booth include a Texas driver’s license, Election ID, personal ID, handgun license, U.S. Citizenship Certificate with photo, U.S. Military ID and U.S. Passport.

“Only a few of these actually prove citizenship, and frankly, none of them prove eligibility to vote,” Zwiener said. “The purpose of the photo ID is not to prove eligibility. It’s the job of the voter registrar to ensure those who are eligible to vote can vote.”

Jennifer Anderson, Hays County elections administrator, said she has been in communication with Zwiener on the logistics of the bill.

Anderson said the bill, if passed, shouldn’t affect the administrative operations at the office.

“We want to ensure that eligible voters can exercise their right in an efficient manner, and any process that could make it easier for eligible voters to vote, we are in favor of,” Anderson said.

However, Anderson said she wants to ensure the process doesn’t allow non-eligible voters to slip

“Only a few of the these (acceptable forms of ID) actually prove citizenship, and frankly, none of them prove eligibility to vote. The purpose of the photo ID is not to prove eligibility. It’s the job of the voter registrar to ensure those who are eligible to vote can vote.”

–Erin Zwiener, State Representative, Dist. 45

through the cracks.

Zwiener said she is having on-going conversations with election officials about potentially adding expiration dates, birthdays and other perameters to student IDs to alleviate some of these concerns.

An eligible form of ID does not need to include the current address of a citizen who is voting. That information is collected by local elections officials when a citizen registers to vote.

Once an official form of ID is checked at a polling location, the poll worker will see the address of the individual and his/her eligibility. That elections officer also has data on what precinct a voter is in, even if the address on the ID does not match the precinct.

The elections office will

still hold that responsibility, and the new bill would not change the process, Anderson said.

The bill was co-authored

by Zwiener and more than 40 other legislators, all of whom have a public universities in their districts.

Zwiener said she expects the bill to have bipartisan support and plans on receiving a signature from every Democrat in the House.

“It’s one form of ID they will be allowed to accept and this will reduce confusion with voters at the polls, BEE CAVE which is something we saw at Texas State,” Zwiener DRIPPING said. “This is about efficienSPRINGS cy and allowing our young voters to stay engaged in the process. When young Texans engage in the electoral process, they stay engaged for the rest of their lives.”

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Notice is hereby given that Original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of SUSAN DAWNELLE MCADAMS, Deceased, were issued on the 14th day of January, 2019, in Cause No. 18-0294-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to PATRICK MCADAMS, Independent Executor of the Estate of SUSAN DAWNELLE MCADAMS. The address is: Colin G. Wise Morris & Wise 1921 Corporate Drive, Suite 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present themselves within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Buda City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at Buda City Hall, 405 E. Loop St., Building 100, Buda, TX 78610 to discuss Development Agreement DA 18-03, regarding a residential subdivision. Subject property is three tracts totaling 20.571 acres out of the P.J. Allen League Survey, A-5, Hays County, TX in the Buda ETJ, generally located south of the intersection of Old Black Colony Road and Middle Creek. At said time and place, all such persons shall have the right to appear and be heard. Of all said matters and things, all persons interested in the subject matter herein mentioned shall take notice.

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On March 11, 2019, at 7:05 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of the City of Niederwald, Texas, located at 8807 Niederwald Strasse Road, Niederwald, Texas, the City Council will hold a public hearing giving all interested persons the right to appear and be heard on the proposed annexation by the City of Niederwald, Texas, of approximately 1.5 acres, as petitioned by the property owner, said property being located near the 13000 block of Camino Real If you have any questions regarding this annexation, contact Niederwald City Hall at 512-398-6338.

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Plum Creek Conservation District is accepting bids for ground application of fertilizer and herbicide to approximately 482 acres on 24 flood control structures.

Approximately 237 acres to be applied around the 1st of April and 245 acres to be applied around the 1st of May. For more information, call 512-398-2383. Respond on or before noon on March 19th, 2019. Send bids to PO Box 328, Lockhart, TX 78644.

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REQUEST FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids, pursuant to Local Government Code Chapter 252, will be received for the Main Street Improvements Construction

Project by the City of Buda Ð Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Buda, Texas until 2:00 PM local time on March 26, 2019. Immediately thereafter, the bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the MultiPurpose Room 1034 within Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas.

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Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items (if any) as indicated in the Bid Form.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM local time on March 14, 2019 at Buda City Hall, Room 1034, 405 E. Loop Street. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Bid security is required in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

The Issuing Office for this Solicitation is the City of Buda Ð Finance Department, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, Texas 78610, Attn: Rosemary Esparza, CTCM, CTPM, Purchasing Manager; 512/523-1015, purchasing@ ci.buda.tx.us. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bid Documents at the Issuing Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Website as described below.

Bid Documents may be viewed and accessed online through the Procurement Website as described at http:// ci.buda.tx.us/137/Purchasing.

All official notifications, addenda, and other documents will be offered only through the Procurement Website. The Procurement Website may be updated periodically with Addenda, meeting summaries, reports, or other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JANE CHRISMAN MCBRIDE, Deceased, were issued on January 23, 2019, in Cause No. 19-0016-P pending in the Probate Court of Hays County, Texas to JULIE LYNN DELGADO. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate, addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of Lane Ray Allen, Deceased c/o: The Fowler Law Firm, P.C. Attn: Terry L. Belt 8310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 150 Austin, Texas 78731 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.

DATED the 22nd day of February, 2019 By: /s/ Terry L. Belt Terry L. Belt State Bar No. 02109500 Email: tbelt@ thefowlerlawfirm.com The Fowler Law Firm, P.C. 8310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 150 Austin, Texas 78731 (512) 441-1411: (512) 469-2975 (fax) Attorney for Independent Executor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LAWRENCE E. ESTAVILLE, JR., Deceased, were issued on February 11, 2019, in Docket No. 19-0028P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: SANDRA E. ESTAVILLE The residence of the Independent Executor is in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas. Address claims in care of the representative, SANDRA E. ESTAVILLE, Independent Executor. The post office address to which claims may be presented, is: c/o SANDRA E. ESTAVILLE, Independent Executor 2318 Ridge Crest

San Marcos, Texas 78666 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.

Address claims in care of SANDRA E. ESTAVILLE, Independent Executor.

DATED the 21st day of February, 2019.

Respectfully submitted, SCANIO & SCANIO A Professional Corporation BY: /s/ Francesca Scanio Stacey FRANCESCA SCANIO STACEY 144 E. San Antonio Street San Marcos, Texas 78666 Tel: (512) 396-2016 Fax: (512) 353-2984 E-Mail: scanios@scaniolaw. com State Bar No. 24077299 ATTORNEYS FOR SANDRA E. ESTAVILLE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Jose Enrique Fantauzzi, Deceased, were issued on February 20, 2019, in Cause No. 18-0320-P, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to: Monique Fantauzzi.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: M. Elizabeth Raxter Attorney at Law P.O. Box 281 Lockhart, Texas 78644 DATED the 21 day of February, 2019.

By: /s/ M. Elizabeth Raxter M. Elizabeth Raxter Attorney for Monique Fantauzzi State Bar No.: 24050084 P.O. Box 281 Lockhart, Texas 78644 Telephone: (512) 398-6996 Facsimile: (512) 668-4501 E-mail: eraxter@tx-elderlaw. com

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CURTIS MENDENHALL, DECEASED

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of Curtis Mendenhall, Deceased, were issued on February 20, 2019 in Cause No. 18-0360-P pending in the County Court No. 2, Hays County, Texas, to: Jacob Mendenhall.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: The Rickhoff Law Firm PLLC Liesel Rickhoff 2112 Rio Grande Street Austin, Texas 78705 DATED February 20, 2019. /s/ Liesel Rickhoff Attorney for Jacob Mendenhall SBN: 24084935 2112 Rio Grande Street Austin, Texas 78705 T: (512) 872-0086 F: (512) 593-2979

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration for the Estate of Susan Dawnelle McAdams, Deceased, were issued on the 14th day of January, 2019, in Cause No. 18-0294-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to Patrick McAdams, Independent Executor of the Estate of Susan Dawnelle McAdams.

The address is: Colin G. Wise, Morris & Wise Attorneys at Law 1921 Corporate Drive, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present themselves within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Dated this the 7th day of February, 2019.

Respectfully submitted, Colin G. Wise MORRIS & WISE Attorney for Applicant 1921 Corporate Drive, Ste. 102 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Telephone: (512) 396-7525 Colin@morrisandwise.com

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Rebel Softball: New field now open Continued from pg. 4

cumstance was done, Hays didn’t waste time getting back to business. Hays jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second frame, aided by a Bowie throwing error.

The Rebels turned to the bottom of their lineup to pad the lead in the next frame. A leadoff single from Rebel Jordan Tovar was followed by a one-out RBI base hit from Annaliese Rodriguez, which increased Hays’ lead to 2-0.

The lead grew to 4-0 after Kelnar ripped a tworun RBI double later in the frame; Kelnar later scored on an RBI single from Kaylin Davis.

Kelnar said patience at the plate paid dividends in scoring the first extra-base RBI hit in the stadium’s history.

“I had to take a deep

breath and then just threw my hands out,” Kelnar said. “I was super happy and pumped.”

Meanwhile, Hays obtained solid play from starting pitcher Max Valdez, who struck out seven batters while conceding only one walk and no hits in three innings of work.

Backing up Valdez was freshman pitcher Katie Noble who earned the win by going the final four frames. Between them, Valdez and Noble stranded seven total Bulldog runners on the base paths.

The Bulldogs, however, fought back by scoring two runs in the fourth frame, followed by a run in the fifth inning.

Hays closed the door in the sixth frame via a bases-loaded walk that scored Amaya Guerrero.

Success at the plate, especially at the bottom of the lineup, has made crafting the lineup “kind of tough,” Cone said.

“It’s nice to know top to bottom we have power,” Cone said.

Hays now looks to capitalize on their new found momentum. That includes winning Lehman’s inaugural softball tournament last weekend Kelnar said going through the tournament helped to improve team cohesion.

“We’re learning what plays we can do and trust each other on,” Kelnar said. “It really bonded us together and molded us.”

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“Our philosophy is to submit these waivers only when we absolutely have to, and when we do submit them, mitigate that by bringing aid to assist teachers,” Savoy said.

“Again, it’s timing. This is a different story if it happened in September when we could hire an additional teacher.”

But in some ways, the district’s hands are tied, despite a majority of the board members reluctant to support the waiver. A waiver must be sent to the state for classrooms operating at overcapacity, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Looking to the future, the district officials said more work must be done to address classroom population density. During upcoming budget discussions, class size ratios will be a topic of much interest as the district is looking to minimize the number of waivers it sends to the state.

Despite opposing the waivers in principle, timing as not on the side of the trustees. According to

the TEA, “a district seeking an exemption must notify the commissioner and apply for the exception no later than the later of the 30th day after the first school day the district exceeds the limit.”

Superintendent Eric Wright said the item was on the agenda because the waiver is the law. Wright said district officials have spoken with the principal and teachers at Uhland, all of whom support the addition of the paraprofessional to assist the classroom.

Additionally, the waiver was on the agenda because the campus does not have the extra classroom space to hire a teacher. Hiring a paraprofessional was the best option for the district at this time.

“I just want to be on record to say I would love to vote no as principle, but I understand that would put us out of compliance with state law, and that is not something I am comfortable with doing,” Trustee Vanessa Petrea said.

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Public Notices, continued from page 10 CITY OF BUDA LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to City of Buda Charter, Article III, Section 3.11 (D). Ordinances, that the Buda City Council, at its regular meeting on February 19, 2019, adopted an ordinance amending the prima facie speed limit established for vehicles under the provisions of the Transportation Code, V.T.C.A. on the thoroughfare known as FM 2001 within the boundaries of the corporate limits of the City of Buda and to establish a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour for a construction or maintenance work zone; providing for penalties for failure to comply with such ordinance(s); providing for publication; and, providing for an effective date.

By: Mayor George Haehn.

Attest: Alicia Ramirez, City Clerk. (full text is available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100, Buda, TX, during business hours and on www. ci.buda.tx.us.)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE/AUCTION

Tom Thumb mini storage LLC pursuant to the revised civil statutes of Texas 5238B, shall conduct a public sale of the contents of the Storage Rooms listed below in San Marcos, Texas. Telephone (512) 396-3434 on the date shown to satisfy a landlord’s lien. All successful bidders shall take possession and remove the contents of the room immediately.

Tom Thumb mini storage LLC reserves the right to reject any bids and to withdraw any items from such sale.

Date: March 9th, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

LOCATION: 1006 Hwy 80, San Marcos, TX.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for CQR #08021902VL Print Shop Copiers.

Proposals will be accepted until 03-29-19 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512-2682141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #22011906JO Middle School Reading Intervention Materials.

Proposals will be accepted until 03-11-19 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512- 2682141 ext. 46035) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Jennifer Ornelas, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #22011905VL Elementary Math Intervention Materials.

Proposals will be accepted until 03-12-19 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Specifications are available in the HCISD Purchasing Office (512- 2682141 ext. 45092) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Bid responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, Valerie Littrell, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late Bids will be returned unopened.

The HCISD Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and waive all formalities in the bid process.

PUBLIC SALE Morningstar Storage wishes to avail themselves of the Texas Provision of chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code.

They will conduct a Public Sale to the highest bidder for cash on their premises. This sale is being listed below. The company reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw any from the sale at any time.

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