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Buda teams up to bypass Garlic Creek beaver dam.

Lady Rebels crush Vipers in run rule.

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Kyle sounds off about downtown train horns

BY LESLY DE LEON

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A photo taken from a drone shows the state of construction on State Highway 45 Southwest, which is a 4-lane toll road that will connect FM 1626 in Hays County to MoPac in Austin. Legislation requiring big cities to wholesale water to smaller ones could be one key that unlocks a developer’s plan to place a mixed-use development at the FM 1626/SH 45 intersection.

What’s in store for City of Hays?

Legislation could pave way for retail development

BY MOSES LEOS III Potential legislation requiring larger cities to wholesale water and wastewater to smaller municipalities upon request could be one of the last keys unlocking a proposed 530acre mixed-use development bridging the Hays and Travis

County lines.

But opponents of House Bill 2959, authored by State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), fear the move could not only place burden on existing municipal utility rate payers, but goes against Austin’s plan to avoid development in the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer recharge zone.

Under HB 2959, a home rule municipality with a city-owned utility located in a county with a population of more than one million people would provide wholesale water and sewer service to general law cities with less than 301 people upon request.

If the law is approved, wholesale service could be provided if the extraterritorial

jurisdiction (ETJ) of the larger home rule city borders the ETJ of the general law city, and if an aquifer provides the sole water supply for the smaller town.

In addition, a general-law city that makes the request is responsible for paying infrastructure costs for

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Flood control district for Onion Creek in the works A possible interlocal agreement between Hays and Travis County Commissioners could lead to the creation of a balanced flood control district in Travis and Hays counties.

The agreement was crafted as a result of House Bill 2851, authored by Paul Workman

(R-Austin), that, if passed, would create an Onion Creek Watershed District, which would span both Travis and Hays counties. The proposed flood control district would have a board of directors who would have powers to levy taxes and fees on residents who live in its boundaries.

But Hays County Commissioner Mark Jones

said April 11 the agreement would be “unfairly balanced” as Travis County would have more representation.

Jones explained that as the bill is written right now, it doesn’t benefit the residents of Buda or Hays County, an interlocal agreement between Hays County and Travis County would accomplish the same goal of mitigating future

flooding in the area.

Jones said that if both Travis and Hays counties could agree to cooperate by using an interlocal agreement, the proposed legislation HB 2851 would no longer be necessary.

“We decided that the bill at the Texas Legislature isn’t in the best interest of Buda

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COMING UP Wiener Dog Races Farmgrass Fest

Come out for a weekend of pickin', grinnin' and farm-fresh tunes at the annual Farmgrass Fest May 12-13 at Simmons Family Farm in Niederwald. This annual festival celebrates farming in the Hill Country with a weekend of live music and family-friendly fun. The event supports a local 501(c)(3) that supports farmers suffering from medical emergencies.

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Buda officially joins state program.

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The wiener dogs are back at Buda City Park April 29 and 30 for one of Central Texas’ biggest wiener dog festivals. Watch pups from all over put their best paws forward in the wiener dog races, enjoy local vendors and snacks and listen to live music at this annual event. Other events include pet parades, martial arts demonstrations, a spelling bee, cook-offs and much more. See budalions. com for a schedule or to register your racer.

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Call it iconic or annoying, the sound of train horns blaring through Kyle could be history after city officials earmarked $100,000 for construction of a “quiet zone” that encompasses the downtown sector.

The move calls for the installation of quiet railroad crossings at Roland Lane, Opal Lane, West South Street and West Center Street.

The four crossings will create a zone where trains are prohibited from blaring their horn in warning on the railroad track running parallel to I-35. Safety and noise were the two biggest areas of concern for adding the zone, Sellers said.

“We’ve analyzed te-

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Area realtor to see trial next month

BY MOSES LEOS III With a jury trial on the horizon, a prominent Buda realtor charged with murder and intoxication manslaughter was booked into the Hays County Jail after violating conditions of his bond.

Jason Tarr, 45, was booked into the Hays County Jail April 13 on $300,000 bond. He was released April 14.

Wes Mau, Hays County District Attorney, said in an emailed response Tarr was re-arrested after a woman observed him driving his girlfriend’s car, which is not equipped with an ignition interlock device.

The woman, who is married to Tarr’s current girlfriend’s ex-husband, was aware he wasn’t supposed to drive a vehicle unless equipped with an interlock device, which is a condition of his bond, Mau said.

The woman recorded a cell phone video of Tarr leaving the area while driving the car.

Mau said evidence did not indicate Tarr was intoxicated or had been drinking.

Tarr’s bond was increased from $75,000 per count to $150,000 per count, Mau said.

Tarr, who was indicted in 2015, is accused of driving drunk and crashing his truck head-on into a vehicle operated by Nancy Sterling-Dalton of Austin, who was killed in the crash.

Mau said jury selection and the subsequent trial will begin May 1.

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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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Cracking up

Kyle considers sidewalk maintenance program

BY LESLY DE LEON

Got a sidewalk that needs repairs? Kyle officials are considering a sidewalk maintenance program that allows homeowners to pay a reduced cost to fix their sidewalks.

According to city ordinances, homeowners are responsible for repairing and maintaining sidewalks in front of their homes.

Despite this, city staff have repaired sidewalks that were a safety concern for years but lack the resources to repair all subdivision sidewalks.

“We have been involved in repairing major safety issues in some subdivisions in the past on the city’s nickel,” said Councilmember David Wilson.

Sidewalk repairs were funded by money intended for road repairs, Wilson said.

The city doesn’t have an official sidewalk maintenance project, hasn’t budgeted for one, and there are legal concerns with having one, Mayor Todd Webster said.

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Sidewalks such as this one along Burleson Road require maintenance that homeowners are currently in charge of.

The sidewalk maintenance program is intended to solve the problem.

“What we came up with was looking for a contractor to help the citizens so they’re not out having to search for somebody and maybe getting a different quality,” said Harper Wilder, public works director.

Since individually having a sidewalk repaired could be costly and result in poor quality work, homeowners will be able to have their sidewalk repaired by CL Concrete Construction through

the city.

City officials contacted 3 companies for bids on a possible agreement, but only CL Concrete Construction offered a bid.

Through the city’s contract with CL Concrete Construction, homeowners may pay $1,000 for the demolition and replacement of a 4’x4’ sidewalk section, and $500 for each additional 4x4 section if they are close to each other.

Residents can also pay $3,000 for a new 4’x 50’ sidewalk, not including

the cost to excavate.

Repairing sidewalks can be expensive due to the cost of bringing in a concrete truck.

This program is intended to lower the costs by having CL Concrete Construction repair multiple sidewalks at once.

“If you had a contract, whereby you contracted with a local concrete company to actually pour and had a program where they could keep crews working then that would drive costs down for the homeowner,” Wilson said.

The city’s contract with CL Concrete Construction could lower the cost for homeowners and ensure quality work, Wilson said.

As of now, city council has not approved the program or an agreement with CL Concrete Construction but is considering it as a possible solution.

“This is an attempt to discuss a policy for the future,” Wilson said. “We need to move forward with something that makes economic sense for everyone.”

Federal Railroad Administration studies have found no statistical increase in accidents in quiet railroad zones.

“The quiet zone will make the crossings much safer since it will prevent vehicles from driving

around the gates,” Sellers said.

The Federal Railroad Administration estimates 20 trains pass through Kyle per day, but Sellers said city officials believe the number is much higher.

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lemetry and signalization at each of the crossings that would be placed into a quiet zone,” Kyle City Manager Scott Sellers said.

He added that developers paid for quiet zones at the north Burleson, FM 1626 and Kohler’s Crossing railroad crossings.

Sellers said the city now has funding to finish out “all crossings in the city.”

City officials have conducted preliminary engineering and met with Federal Railroad Administration and Union Pacific Railroad Company representatives.

“Typically the process for establishing a quiet zone involves a variety of things to ensure the crossing is safe enough,” Sellers said. “It could be the addition of a side horn, it could be full gates over both lanes, or it could be a raised median that separates the two lanes of traffic so drivers don’t cross around the gate.”

To ensure a safe railroad crossing, the city will construct a median on both sides of the track for the west South Street and west Center Street crossings.

However, Sellers said additional engineering is needed for the Roland Lane and Opal Lane crossings, such as constructing a median and relocating the existing gate.

The city allocated $100,000, or $25,000 for each crossing, in an agreement with Union Pacific for additional engineering and changes the company deems necessary.

Sellers said the city would likely receive most of the funding back as the city engineering is good.

“We’ve done the engineering pretty well on west South Street and west Center Street,” Sellers said. “We’ve pretty much done it on Roland and Opal but we understand that there’s going to be additional requirements, additional engineering.”

While the city will fund the quiet railroad crossings on South and Center Streets, Sellers said a residential developer will help fund improving the Roland Lane and Opal Lane crossings.

Sellers said city officials are not sure when the quiet zone will be implemented. Construction of the quiet zone will be budgeted into next year’s budget, he said.

City officials have contemplated installing quiet zones for years, Sellers said. The city budgeted for the study of these quiet zones last year. However, Sellers didn’t provide a detailed explanation on why the city sought out the zones.

There is discussion about the safety of quiet

railroad zones and whether accidents are more likely to occur.

Union Pacific states on its website it believes quiet zones compromise the safety of railroad employees, customers and the general public.

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Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I think we have found a sensible solution that can be used throughout the region and throughout the state if it works.”

–Todd Ruge, Buda mayor, on bypassing a beaver dam in the Garlic Creek retention pond. See story, page 1C.

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EDITORIAL

Making it work all around From The Sidelines by Moses Leos III

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aving grown up in liberal arts, something as technical as engineering and construction wasn’t, and still isn’t, my forte.

Heck, I have problems to this day figuring out how much tip I should give servers when I go to a restaurant (Pro-tip: move the decimal over one number to the left and double that amount. Brilliant.)

For all of the mathematical deficiencies I’ve got, I still like to think I’ve got a handle on some things. Not an expert, but close enough to offer an opinion. At least I think so.

All this brings me to something I see when I peer out of the Hays Free Press window on a daily basis.

When I look out, I see the Historic Kyle City Hall with all of its brick masonry glory.

Less than 20-feet or so in front is something that could’ve used some construction tips from the olden days.

Let’s be perfectly frank – I’m not going to say Kyle’s recently installed water fountain is ugly.

Oh, no, siree. I personally love the aesthetic. It provides something that’s been missing to the Kyle square since J.D. Scott built the first water fountain many years ago.

It also adds something that goes beyond that big ol’ hole in the ground that was there before.

But it bugs me, and maybe a few others, that the water fountain just isn’t quite right.

It’s not the look, or the feel.

Or even the birds that like to play in the cool water.

All of that is fine. It’s just the water seems to flow only on one side.

For some reason (which goes beyond my expertise as a desk jockey journalist), water is unable to flow on all sides of the feature.

Perhaps the fountain is lopsided? Maybe the second tier – which experiences the glut of the problem – is too large for water to drop down on all sides?

To the city’s credit, they’ve had crews assess the problem.

Whatever the problem may be, however, it’s lingered for quite some time.

It would be folly of me to say this is the city’s biggest problem. There are plenty of things the city should be tackling at the moment.

Managing growth, property taxes, the state of infrastructure are things the city should be more focused on.

But I also think a prominent feature that came at the expense of taxpayer dollars should also be held to the best construction standards out there.

I commend the city and whatever contractors they used for trying. It’s an amazing feature and it’s something that gives the downtown sector something to be proud of.

But if we’re going to do it, let’s make sure we do everything – from the fountain, to new roads and infrastructure – right.

After all, no one likes anything that’s one-sided, am I right?

Stress Awareness Month: Can we survive it?

“Stress Awareness Month,” sponsored every April since 1992 by the Health Resource Network, is now half over. Are you stressed out that you haven’t done more to celebrate it?

I’m glad I survived the pre1992 Bad Old Days, before we numbskulls had a special month to make us slow down and realize the health impact of stress.

Yes, before 1992, the generations who put a man on the moon and developed the internet would succumb to depression, stroke or addiction because of tyrannical bosses, three-hour commutes and cheating spouses – without ever putting two and two together!

Thankfully, “Stress Awareness Month” (inspired by “Gaping Chest Wound Awareness Month”) came along.

(To be fair, a lot of us did think putting a piece of duct tape over the “check engine soon” light would signal the car fairies to solve all automotive deficiencies, so maybe the Stress Awareness nudge isn’t so condescending after all.)

Okay, I get it. Awareness (of

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the causes, effects and remedies for stress) empowers us to make changes. And an annual campaign is a nice reminder, but each tightly wound person must address his own problems at his own pace.

When my wife tells me “Relax your muscles for this blood pressure check” or my mother scolds, “Don’t get all uptight,” it does NOT in fact inspire me to mellow out. It’s about as counterproductive as telling someone “As soon as you get your PMS under control, I’ll explain something to you” or “If you don’t stop seeing racial undertones in everything, I’m going to smash this watermelon upside your head.”

A blogger for the Huffington Post advised, “Take time to walk away from technology.” Yes, the absence of earbuds and ringing

the Mason-Dixon line. Yes, we southerners may need to replace the Rebel Yell with the Rebel Primal Scream. We have to stop seeking comfort in our artery-clogging “comfort foods.”

Of course we’re replacing that with the nagging fear that somewhere someone is “enjoying” an even blander diet than we are.

We southerners have to overcome those hang-ups like waking up in the middle of the night to wonder,”Did I accidentally say ‘bless his pituitary gland’ instead of ‘bless his heart’?”

Let’s support Stress Awareness Month, even if April may not be the most appropriate month.

People may be thinking, “April.

Showers. Hitchcock. Is Norman Bates lurking in my bathroom?

I’m suddenly having pain, anxiety and gastrointestinal disorders. Bring out your EMTs!” Danny Tyree welcomes email responses at tyreetyrades@aol. com and visits to his Facebook fan page “Tyree’s Tyrades.” Danny’s weekly column is distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons Inc. newspaper syndicate.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SAVING OUR WATER Great news, landowners and well owners have been heard by both the Senate and the House on an identical bill that would greatly assist long-term with much of our issue with sewage effluent discharges into our pristine Texas Hill Country creeks and waterways that feed our storage of drinking water in the Edwards Aquifer. This Bill would prohibit any new discharges in the Contributing Zone of the Edwards Aquifer, and also not allow an amendment for increased volume for a permit issued before Sept. 2017.

As a landowner living on Onion Creek, and I believe representing thousands of landowners and well owners that rely on water from the Trinity contributing down through the Edwards, this is so critically important. Central Texas is very likely shut down if we pollute the Edwards.., and that might not happen this year or next, but if we continue

Hays Free Press Publisher Cyndy Slovak-Barton

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smartphones helped folks surrounded by the bubonic plague to merrily enjoy the chants of “Bring out your dead!”

Federal regulations have rendered many tried and true relaxation techniques ineffective. You can’t just “go to your happy place,” because you might find it’s cordoned off as a protected wetland.

Some people use religion to overcome the stressors in their lives, but the results may not be completely satisfying. (“I let Jesus take the wheel, but my &^%$# ex-wife already had the REST of the Mercedes.”)

CNBC listed the 10 most stressful jobs in America, but they really should have broadened their scope. Surely being Syrian president is a stressful job. After recent developments about poison gas, Bashar al-Assad doesn’t even dare unwind by playing the old “Pull my finger” gag with his nieces and nephews.

According to a WalletHub study quoted by “U.S. News & World Report,” all 10 of the most-stressed states are below

to allow these idiotic disposal techniques to continue, that day is coming trust me!

This type of restriction is very long over due for Central Texas, nobody wants this region’s drinking water polluted I believe we all agree on that!

TCEQ already prohibits discharge in the Recharge Zone, for very good reason because so many people rely on it for drinking water, and so this bill simply rolls in the Contributing Zone as also being an area where this disturbing and antiquated practice of dumping sewage effluent into our pristine Hill Country creeks would be banned. It’s a “No Brainer”, and we’re very hopeful that the committees will agree and push this great legislation out into law!

Wes Pitts Driftwood

VOTING IN SAN MARCOS I will vote for the propositon to enlarge our library and the police department (although

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the police force should be smaller), but I will not vote for the proposition to fund any more firemen or firestations.

How many major fires did we have in the past ten years?

The last major fire I remember was the Aamcon feed store on LBJ Street and that was a long time ago. The only good thing the fire department is good for is to waste our tax money going to HEB and other convenience stores and restaurants taking the firetrucks with them. What a waste of gas and taxpayer money. Firemen of yore used to stay at the firestation for weeks at a time and take their own food to cook there. I was a fireman in the Marine Corps 40 years ago so I am not trying to put them down, just the facts.

Another good thing they are good for is blocking lanes on our streets and highways making it extremely difficult for travelers to get to their destinations on time. Just last week, there were two firetrucks, one police car, two policemen

questioning some people on IH 35 for a minor fender bender, and the traffic was backed up all the way to Posey Rd. In the first place, I don’t think the firetrucks should respond to any car wreck unless someone calls it in for a vehicle on fire, that’s why policemen should be equipped with fire extinguishers for minor and major fires. The fiery crash on 35 two years ago merited a firetruck but not 3 or 4. Traffic was snarled up on roads in all directions for 3 hours or more.

Last week, there were 3 or 4 patrol cars questioning a couple behind the Verizon store. Why so many? Because the police and fire chiefs tell everyone available to respond to any minor thing so the taxpayers can see they are always busy.

I for one don’t think we need any more fire stations, firemen, or police because we don’t need our property taxes going up any higher than they already are.

Ezekiel Enriquez Sr. San Marcos

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service, while a home rule city cannot recover through its rates any cost associated with extending service.

Bill Walters, president of Walters Southwest, said Isaac’s bill came as a result of a team effort between him and city of Hays officials.

Walters said the bill is in conjunction with a service extension request to the city of Austin in order to provide utilities to a 530-acre project called Hays Commons.

The project, located at the intersection of FM 1626 and the underconstruction State Highway 45 Southwest, is partially within Austin’s ETJ and the City of Hays’ ETJ. Walters, who was the lead developer of the 300-acre Sunset Valley master plan in southwest Austin, said the project is “strictly a mixed-use commercial master plan” with no single-family residential components. He said plans could include retail, restaurants, office space, multifamily and possibly some “affordability component” to the project.

Walters said the bill could require Austin to be “responsible in the watershed” and provide the City of Hays with the ability to serve the area with central sewer and water. He said Austin has extended service to west Austin suburbs such as Rollingwood, Sunset Valley and Westlake.

Walters said there is “alternate methodology” that can be used, but the responsible way is

“The goal here is to eventually get people off of the Edwards Aquifer well and septic systems for the betterment of the environment, and have a true win-win-win result for SH 45 and the immediate regional in a balance of responsible development, mobility and conservation.”

– Bill Walters, president of Walters Southwest and lead developer of the 300-acre Sunset Valley master plan in southwest Austin

extending service.

“The goal here is to eventually get people off of the Edwards Aquifer well and septic systems for the betterment of the environment, and have a true win-win-win result for SH 45 and the immediate regional in a balance of responsible development, mobility and conservation,” Walters said.

During a House Committee of Natural Resources hearing April 5, Isaac said the bill was designed to help cities such as City of Hays, which has a population of 250 people and no water or wastewater infrastructure.

Isaac said Austin could extend services to the City of Hays, which he said is a city that “wants to grow, but can’t.”

By extending sewer lines to City of Hays, Isaac said it would also alleviate “some of the pressure” on aquifers and avoid the “proliferation of unmanned septic

systems.” He added the developer would incur the cost of extending infrastructure.

Harvey Davis, mayor of the City of Hays, said the current city council recently approved a resolution in support of HB 2959.

But the City of Hays’ support of the project hearkens back to 2013, when that city council approved a development agreement with Walters Southwest for the Hays Commons project.

Henry said the concept was Walters would “be able to negotiate an agreement” with Austin to provide water to his development.

The goal was to have Austin extend infrastructure to the development, while also sell the City of Hays water. The City of Hays would then annex the area and manage the water system for the development.

Advantages of the agreement would be the city annexing area

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or Hays County and we could do better with an interlocal agreement where we can collaborate with Travis County on this issue,” Jones said.

Hays County Commissioner Ray Whisenant said the agreement would give the county “a say in what happens in Hays County.”

According to the draft ILA, both Travis County and Hays County will prepare a report by Sept.

30 that will examine whether a “conservation and reclamation district” is needed for the Onion Creek Watershed.

Travis County Commissioners took up the proposed ILA last week, but was tabled after Pct. 2 Commissioner Brigid Shea asked for more information, according to an Austin news source.

The report will also discuss potential funding sources, geographic scope, governance, powers and duties of the district, as well as other

“I strongly urge you to either table this or vote it down ... Tell Austin to stay out of Hays County.”

– T.J. Higgenbotham, resident of Buda’s ETJ

topics of concern for the stakeholders.

While commissioners deal with their ILA, the city of Buda April 4 chose to table an item regarding a possible resolution concerning HB 2851.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge said the agenda item was tabled after being pulled into executive session due to the possible changes that Texas Legislators can make to HB 2851.

T.J. Higgenbotham, who resides in Buda’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) said during public comment that he “opposed the city’s resolution because it’s not strong enough.”

Higgenbotham stressed to council members they should table the agenda item

until they have had adequate time to consult with Hays County as well as Dripping Springs and Comal County officials.

“I strongly urge you to either table this or vote it down,” Higgenbotham said. “Tell Austin to stay out of Hays County.”

Ruge said in a later interview that even though the proposed House Bill 2851 would impact Buda, it is still in its infancy at the Capitol and is subject to many changes before it reaches a point where it could pass.

“In the legislature a bill always gets changed and modified from its original version so the agenda item was tabled until more definitive information regarding HB 2851 is available,” Ruge said.

that could bring in sales tax revenue. The city currently does not generate sales tax revenue as no businesses operate within the city limits. It would also offer the city a possible backup water supply in the event of a crisis, Henry said.

However, Isaac’s bill received pushback from Bart Jennings, who spoke on behalf of the city of Austin April 5.

Jennings said Austin Water opposes the bill as any wholesale utility service “should be considered between two parties,” which he said could be done through current law.

Jennings said Austin had been approached

regarding extending wastewater services in 2015, but has not been approached since then.

But Jennings said extending services was thought to cost millions of dollars. He added the bill could force the burden of improvements on to current ratepayers and could affect capacity on the city’s system.

Kelly Davis, a representative with the Save our Springs (SOS) alliance, opposed the bill, claiming it goes against Austin’s comprehensive plan that steers development to the east and downstream of the Barton Springs recharge zone.

“This would destroy the semi-rural character

of the area,” Kelly Davis said.

Harvey Davis said there are mixed feelings regarding the Hays Commons project; he said many residents are concerned about the growth and possibly losing the character of the area.

But he said the concern is the case “all over Hays County,” and that the character of the county “is changing for better or worse.”

“Our city government’s thinking is this intersection is too valuable,” Davis said. “It’s going to be developed one way or another. The best way to develop it is if the city of Austin is involved.”

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Hays in mix after 3-game sweep over Vipers

BY MOSES LEOS III

Expecting, embracing and overcoming adversity is advice Hays High baseball coach James Howard imparts to his team, based on lessons learned from the late David Null.

So, when various lemons were pitched to the Rebels in its three-game series against the Vandegrift Vipers last week, Hays responded by making lemonade.

Three wins over a twoday period, including a dramatic walk-off victory April 12, catapulted Hays

to a series sweep over Vandegrift, which held the second place spot in the 25-6A standings. With the wins, Hays (18-7, 117) completes the regular season by thrusting itself into the thick of the playoff race.

“There’s going to be a lot of movement in the next few weeks because the top teams are playing against each other,” Howard said. “It’s huge for us to take a (series) win against these guys.”

Carrying the Rebels during the course of its sweep was a pitching staff

that limited Vandegrift bats to three total runs.

The Vipers entered the series averaging five runs per game.

Aidan Martinez, Weston Wolf and Jacob Trujillo, who were Hays’ starting pitchers in the series, each went more than five innings on the mound.

Howard said Martinez is a “competitor” who piched with a “lot of confidence” and hit his spots in game one. Wolf and Trujillo, who started

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Hays Rebel baserunner Clayton Cathey (right) slides over the outstretched arm of a Vandegrift Viper player who attempted to place a tag a home plate April 19. (Browse and buy photos at bartonpublications.smugmug.com.)

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Upsetting the Chaps

Lady Lobos beat Westlake 6-4

BY LOGAN MCCULLOUGH

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Huddled in a circle near the scoreboard, members of the Hays Lady Rebel softball team have a post game discussion after defeating the Vandegrift Vipers 13-0 in five innings. The result was bittersweet as the 13 runs scored corresponded with the jersey number of teammate Brynn Aylor, who was killed in a car accident roughly a month ago. (Browse and buy photos at bartonpublications.smugmug.com.)

Bittersweet victory for Lady Rebs over Vipers

BY MOSES LEOS III

Tears welled in the eyes of Hays Rebel head softball coach Lisa Cone when she realized just how emotionally significant Tuesday’s 13-0 run-rule win over the Vandegrift Vipers was for her team.

Hays’ 13-run bombardment of Vandegrift capped off a regular season that culminated with the 25-6A crown. It also helped the Rebels

“I know we had a little extra angel out there. I know that’s what the girls are thinking. We got some help tonight.”

–Lisa Cone, Hays softball coach

shake off their only district loss to Vista Ridge which was suffered late last week.

Perhaps more symbolic, Hays’ run total

Tuesday corresponded to the number worn by Brynn Aylor, who was tragically killed in a car accident roughly a month ago.

It was a bittersweet moment for Cone, who understood the range of emotions her team has experienced.

“I know we had a little extra angel out there.

I know that’s what the girls are thinking. We got some help tonight,” Cone said. “The kids have worked hard this year and played through things that you couldn’t quite imagine.”

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An all-around team effort lifted the Lehman Lobos over the Westlake Chaparrals 6-4 on Senior Night Friday at Lehman High.

The Lobos were first to tally a run after junior pitcher Kaylee Wipff hit an RBI double in the bottom of the first.

After 3.2 hitless innings pitched from Wipff, Westlake senior shortstop Juliana Brown rifled an RBI double to tie the game at 1-1.

The Chaps made consistent contact at the plate in the top of the fifth inning, earning three runs on three hits to give them a 4-1 lead.

After losing the lead they had held for four innings, Baggett preached perseverance to her team.

“I just said whatever you do don’t give up,” said Baggett. “Don’t be thinking about how many innings are left - go out in this inning right now and you get the job done. Be aggressive when you’re taking your lead, stay in diving distance and don’t be scared to run. If you think you’ve got it – go.

Senior third base-

man Alyssa Martinez took her coach’s words to heart, understanding the trust forged among teammates. She fulfilled that trust by drilling a base hit with two outs in the fifth inning.

“There were two outs, so I felt like it all comes down to me at that point,” said Martinez.

“It’s either going to be three outs or it’s going to be a base hit - so with that mentality I’m not thinking I’m gonna crush the ball, I’m just gonna go out there and get a base hit.”

Martinez’s base hit was then followed by four straight two-out Lobo singles up the middle of the Chaparral defense.

“I got to put it in my team’s hands and I did and they came out and had my back as well - we had each other’s backs,” said Martinez.

With the bases loaded, Lobo senior left fielder Elexianna Artiaga made the play of the game with a three-RBI triple to clear the bases and give Lehman back the lead.

“I just kept my eye on it, judged it my best,

LOBO SOFTBALL, 2B

Lady Rebel runners steal the show at District

BY MOSES LEOS III

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Lehman Lobo Bria Arrant (far left), Hays Rebel Camille Dickson (center) and a Westlake Chaparral sprint to the finish line of the girls 100-meter dash April 19. (Browse and buy photos at bartonpublications.smugmug.com.)

Over 20 Hays CISD athletes punched their tickets to the area meet after making the cut at the 25-6A District track and field meet held at Vandegrift High.

But it was the Hays High varsity girls track team that stole the show by claiming the 25-6A district title.

The girls track team, which will send 13 athletes to the area meet at Judson High this week, held off second place Vandegrift by scoring 147 points.

The Lehman girls track and field team, which finished fourth out of seven teams, will send eight athletes to the area meet.

Hays’ boys varsity track and field team, which will send eight athletes to area, finished third in the standings. The Lobo boys track team will send two athletes to area.

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LEHMAN GIRLS AREA TRACK QUALIFIERS Bria Arrant, Samirah Cunningham, Seauanna Watson, Jaylin Busby, Breanna Deleon, Miranda Castillo, Briana Garcia, Ironesha Walton

HAYS BOYS AREA TRACK QUALIFIERS Sam Gonzales, Robbie Woodworth, Damien Fiscal, Cade Powell, Darian Moore, Travis Selby, Dillion Baker, Tristan Tate, Manny Galvan.

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Rebel Softball Continued from pg. 1B

Hays’ win was anchored by a dominant performance from pitcher Maxine Valdez, who recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts in a two-hit, five inning performance.

After allowing a lead-off base hit, Valdez settled in and struck out the next nine Viper batters in a row.

But Valdez ran into trouble in the top of the fourth inning when the Vipers drew a pair of walks and a base hit to load the bases with one out.

Even when the pressure was on, Valdez kept cool and calmly recorded two strikeouts to retire

the side.

Cone said Valdez worked to try and throw different pitches.

“If something isn’t working, going back to what’s working helps,” Cone said.

Valdez said having support from her defense also played a role in getting out of the game. Use of her screwball and riseball helped keep Viper bats in check.

“I just gave myself a boost of confidence that I could still do it and my team was there too,” Valdez said. “It helped a lot.”

While Valdez dominated in the circle, Hays’ offense found success

with patience.

Hays capitalized on struggles suffered by Vandegrift pitcher Sydney Wunsch, who battled command issues during her four inning outing.

The Rebels plated three runs in the second inning via an RBI single from Abbie Blackwell and a two-RBI base hit from Kayln Davis. Hays added three more runs in the third frame before breaking the game open with seven runs in the fourth inning.

Hays sent ten batters to the plate and recorded three hits while drawing five walks.

“At first we were swing-

ing at the high stuff, but we settled down and we were patient at the plate,” Cone said. “It helped us get something going.”

Hays now readies for what it hopes is a deep postseason run. Cone said the team “learned a lot” from the loss to Vista Ridge.

“It was good to learn that we can’t take anything for granted,” Cone said.

Valdez said the win meant a lot to the team as they continue to play for Aylor.

“We’ll keep playing for her and give it all we’ve got,” Valdez said.

hit it right at fielders, Howard said.

Hays’ luck changed in the bottom of the seventh after Clayton Cathey earned a base hit, then advanced to third on a Viper error. Massey, who last experienced a walk-off hit in his freshman year, squared up on a two-strike pitch to win the game.

“It was nerve-wracking.

You have to do the job so the team can win,” Massey said. “But once you hit it, you kind of know you did your job right. Feels good when you round first base.”

Adversity, however, reared its head the next day when the Rebels suffered a bus breakdown while on the road for a doubleheader at Vandegrift.

The moment didn’t

affect Hays as they rolled past Vandegrift 7-1 in game two. Rebel bats overcame strong Viper pitching in Game 3 when Hays’ Elijah Saldana ripped an RBI double to left field to score a pair of go-ahead runs en route to a 3-1 win.

“Every one of these guys has the talent and the ability to make a difference in the game.

It’s clutch we’re having people step up in the right times,” Howard said.

“When they get their opportunity, they know they need to make the most of it.”

As the Rebels eye a possible postseason berth, Howard said Hays has progressed beyond the team with varsity inexperience to start the season.

“The big moments

matter, no matter what inning it is,” Trujillo said.

“It could be the first inning or the seventh, as long as we can be clutch and do our job.”

Rebel Baseball Continued from pg. 1B

the last two games of the series, each had great command, threw strikes and trusted their defense, Howard said.

“They competed on the mound and gave their team a chance to win just by throwing a lot of strikes and getting ahead of counts and mixing pitches,” Howard said.

Timely hitting also played a role for the Rebels during the course of the series, highlighted with a walk-off RBI single from Jackson Massey to win the series opener.

Massey’s hit, however, came after Hays struggled to decipher Vandegrift pitcher Erik Miller.

Massey said Miller efficiently threw fastballs for strikes and had a “good off-speed slider.” While Hays made solid contact with the ball, often they

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Continued from pg. 1B and ran my heart out,” said Artiaga. “A lot of built up emotion for real. I just played my heart out for my last time. It was good while it lasted.”

Wipff capitalized on the regained momentum and struck out two batters in the top of the sixth.

After pitching all seven innings the night before in a game against Lake Travis, Wipff made a potential game-saving play in her 14th straight inning pitched.

Following a Westlake triple, Wipff snagged a chopper bouncing toward the mound and picked off the Chaparral runner on third.

“I checked third, and I noticed how far off she was,” said Wipff. “I knew how close the score was, so I figured if third baseman was covering last minute choice I could go one, but I saw the opportunity so I just took it.”

Perhaps fittingly, Wipff’s fifth strike-out on the night closed the game and earned a win for Lehman.

“Wipff pitched her behind off,” said Baggett.

“Considering that we were the underdogs, having that win is bursts all your nerves at once – it’s so exciting. I almost wanted to pee on myself.”

–Alyssa Martinez, Lobo softball player

“She did an amazing job.

She is by no means a quitter. She goes out and does her job.”

With ice covering her upper body, Wipff gave credit to her teammates while noting the hard work she has put in with Lobo catcher Audri Dienhart.

“Pretty much just working with my catcher – then it’s just figuring out what was working, and what the batters were struggling on.” said Wipff.

In addition to her praise for Wipff, Baggett said this win was a team effort.

“Tonight everybody did their part, everybody made the plays they needed to make,” said Baggett. “I’ve been telling

them you are perfectly capable of beating any one of these teams out here. You got to start on it early and you have to keep getting through it, have to keep hitting.

Forget the mistakes and just keep going and don’t let one little thing get you down.”

With it being Senior Night, emotions were high following this upset win for Martinez.

“Considering that we were the underdogs, having that win is bursts all your nerves at once – it’s so exciting,” said Martinez. “I almost wanted to pee on myself.”

Although Artiaga’s bladder was in check, she admits that this win was special.

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Growth, bond, district leadership guide discussion in Hays CISD candidate forum

BY MOSES LEOS III

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istrict leadership, growth and the upcoming May 2017 bond were topics addressed by four of the six candidates battling for a seat on the Hays CISD board of trustees.

District 1 incumbent trustee Teresa Tobias, along with trustee At-Large candidates Debbie Munoz, Doyla Burrell and Vanessa Petrea, fielded questions in the Hays Educators Association/Texas State Teachers Association forum April 11.

DISTRICT 1 Tobias, who was elected to her position in 2014, said she filed for reelection to finish what she started. She also wants to be a voice for children with special needs, as she is a mother of an autistic child.

Charles McNiel, Jr. one of two candidates running against Tobias, did not attend due to a work commitment, but said through a statement that he didn’t approach the position with “malice to my incumbent opponent, or anyone in Hays CISD” or didn’t have “axes to grind.”

However, McNiel said he has concerns for underserved children and that he was “disheartened” by fiscal priorities within the district.

Candidate Michelle Ray Carey did not respond to HEA/TSTA requests to attend.

Tobias said growth, social and behavioral programs, and communications between teachers and administration are the three biggest issues in Hays CISD. Tobias said she believes the district is an employee friendly organization, but there is “always room for improvement.” The district has pushed its human resources department to recruit in areas such as bilingual and special education, as well as recruit in other areas of the state, such as south Texas, Tobias said.

She was in favor of both Proposition 1 and 2 in the May 2017 bond, but advocated for more community involvement in the process of crafting future proposals.

“When we do this again, which will come up with our growth, we need to look at how

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

Candidates discussing the bonds at the TSTA forum are (L-R) Teresa Tobias, Doyla Burrell, Vanessa Petrea and Debbie Munoz.

DISTRICT 1

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“When we do this again, which will come up with our growth, we need to look at how we can better involve the community.”

–Teresa Tobias, HCISD board District 1 candidate, on the May 2017 bond election

we can better involve the community,” Tobias said.

But there was room for improvement for district leadership, Tobias said. When asked about her familiarity with the district’s budget, Tobias said there are areas that still need work, but the budget is still a work in progress. She advocated

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for increasing SPED in several areas and possibly improving technology.

AT-LARGE A split on support of the district’s May bond, along with satisfaction with district leadership, highlighted debate among Munoz, Burrell and Petrea.

All three are vying for the seat held by outgoing trustee Sandra Bryant, who is not running for reelection.

Munoz and Petrea supported Proposition 1 and 2 in the bond, but Petrea felt the district needed to improve how it analyzes and improves design, as well as a need for transparency about future projects.

Burrell wasn’t in favor of the district’s $189 million Proposition 1, which calls for the construction of three new campuses. Burrell, who was on the district’s Growth Impact

MUNOZ

PETREA

Committee for the bond, said she was “disappointed” in how it was presented and wanted more options.

“Schools can be built for less money,” Burrell said. “I’m not in favor of spending that much money.”

But Burrell said she favored Proposition 2, which features improvements to Career and Technology Education (CTE) facilities. Burrell, who is a military veteran, said she supports CTE as an option for students not seeking college.

Burrell said she felt the district leadership “could be better” and felt more leadership training and improvement in communication skills is important.

Munoz, a Kyle resident who served on the Kyle City Council and made an unsuccessful bid for trustee several years ago, said holding top leader-

ship accountabile is key, and said transparency and visibility could be done better.

Petrea, a former PTA president and manager of a law firm, said she was “disappointed lately” in the district leadership.

Petrea said the district needs a visionary leader, as well as a transformative leader when it came to growth.

She added with the right leadership in place, the district “could have done a better job communitating” the bond.

But she also has seen hostility between the board and the district at times.

“I feel like they’ve asked questions and not gotten the answers. They have to push harder and harder,” Petrea said. “It can be viewed as hostile or that tactics aren’t professional. I’ve been proud of board members pushing back on the district to get the answers.”

Petrea said growth, a lack of vision and the need for social and behavioral programs are her top three issues in the district. Burrell said leadership, educating students and growth were her big three bullet points.

Munoz cited growth, accountability with leadership and recruiting and retaining top educators are three issues in the district.

“We want our top educators to stay and be engaged and be happy,” Munoz said. “We should look at attracting educators to the district and keep stipends competitive.”

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Lobo, Rebel choirs earns Sweepstakes trophies at Region

(Left) Capping off a brilliant program showing, the Lehman High School Lobos Varsity Treble Choir rolled to a Sweepstakes win in the Region 18 UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Assessment.

Staged at the HCISD Performing Arts Center, the event brought choirs from across Central Texas, with the Andrea Baragas and Thomas Duebner-directed group scoring with a virtually flawless string of judges’ scoresheets. (Right) Hays High School’s Choir program finished up a great week. The Reb Varsity Mixed Choir taking a Sweepstakes trophy in its Region 18 UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Assessment. It was a great program showing for the week, with Director Charles Flores voicing his appreciation to all of the students in his choirs for the uncounted hours of practice that went into this year’s UIL performances.

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Buda teams up to fix a dam problem

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

W

ith land catering to its historic farming and ranching roots, Buda is probably the last place anyone would expect to find dam-building beavers.

Buda officials, however, were shocked to discover the Garlic Creek Retention pond, located in the Garlic Creek subdivision in west Buda, is a preferred place for the buck-toothed rodents to build dams that are blocking drains and could cause flooding issues.

With the help of the Texas Wildlife Service

Jennifer Hall, Buda Animal Control Officer, said the piping structure is expected to work without disturbing the new beaver tenants at the retention pond.

Program (TWSP), Buda is taking an innovative approach to alleviating drainage problems and keeping its flat-tailed neighbors safe.

The solution to this unusual problem lies in a partnership between Buda and the Texas Wildlife Services Program (TWSP), which called for installing an underwater piping structure, according to a

Buda press release.

Jennifer Hall, Buda Animal Control Officer, said the piping structure is expected to work without disturbing the new beaver tenants at the retention pond. Buda officials said in the release when beavers build dams in the retention ponds, they can sometimes inadvertently

PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF BUDA

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City workers install piping structures beneath the beaver lodge in the Garlic Creek retention pond in west Buda.

Charmed life of a frontier lawman

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Texan for three years and a Ranger for less than one, Jeff Milton survived his baptism of gunfire on Apr. 25, 1881 just as he would many other brushes with death in the years to come.

When the wife of Florida governor John Milton gave birth soon after secession, the pleased papa named the baby Jeff Davis in honor of the Confederate president. The elder Milton died in the closing days of the war,

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Growing a cut flower garden Ask Amanda

by Amanda Moon

M

y late aunt was known for her love of gardening. I have written about her backyard before in this column because it was overflowing with flowers of every shape and size. Flower arrangements were her specialty.

Every Saturday until the age of 102 she would put vases together for Sunday morning church from her own yard full of daisies and roses.

After her journey here had ended, I brought home her favorite vase, broken and mended again and again over many years. It now holds a special place in my

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Kyle, Buda hop to annual egg hunts Egg-squisite easter egg hunting skills were put to the test this week as hundreds of area children, and some children-at-heart, participated in the Buda Easter Egg Hunt and the Kyle Easter Egg-Stravaganza last week. Obtaining those coveted eggs wasn’t always over-easy. Children at the Buda hunt were hard boiled to collect as much of the approximate 20,000 pieces of candy laid out at the Buda Sportsplex. Meanwhile, children at the Kyle hunt egg-spressed egg-citement over the numerous eggs and candy placed at Gregg-Clarke Park. See more photos online at www.HaysFreePress.com.

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h my. Oh no.

Unbelievable. Creekside Nursery, a large wholesaler of Texas natives, uses pesticides. This word I have from Shelly Saunders, with Creekside’s Customer Service.

You’ve probably seen Creekside Nursery’s green and white tag, if you’ve purchased “Texas plants” locally.

In checking on my new (in-the-ground) Dutchman’s pipevine, I read a review of a species (gigantea) with an instance of Swallowtail caterpillars showing signs of sickness and dying. The blogger assumed the species was toxic.

Not so. Going to the grower, Creekside responded to me they sell the vine as an “ornamental”, not as a food source. The note from Creekside’s customer service says, “we use several

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pesticides.”

Another shock came when I got moved up the chain at one of my local sources for natives, I was told, “We sell plants as ornamentals, not as a food source.”

WHAT?! Insects and wildlife, attracted to the natives, cannot be told, “May be deadly. Stay away.”

So, my caution goes to humans. If you want to provide for wildlife, grow from nonGMO seeds or cuttings. Or, buy from certified organic growers.

Joe, a Master Gardener

who teaches classes, said my pipevine can be thoroughly washed with a solution of a little dish soap or baby bath soap and water (sprayed with hose) to remove pesticides.

The pesticide that washes off will be encapsulated, less likely to cause damage. And, even without the washing, as long as there is no genetic modification, the plant will be safe for wildlife in about 5 months Most Texans I know (maybe I run in green circles?) purchase native plants in order to provide for native wildlife. I purchased Dutchman’s pipevine, with smelly flowers, to attract flies and other flying insects for “my” Ash-throated Flycatchers. And, I was thrilled that it would attract Swallowtail butterflies who would lay eggs on the plant, that would hatch as caterpillars with

a ready food source.

Of course, looking at it from the other side, it would be quite difficult to cultivate a full 3-gallon beautiful vine if it was left susceptible to destruction by a few caterpillars.

A Master Gardener friend told me how exciting it was when Monarch caterpillars appeared on milkweed before a plant sale.

But, before the day of the sale, the $10 plants were eaten to a stem.

In clearing away Johnson grass from near my Antelope’s Horn milkweed, growing at my driveway, I unearthed a spider with an unearthly appearance.

This quarter-sized, hairy-legged spider has a black vinyl-shiny abdomen and legs. It looks prehistoric. On our Facebook

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Buda Beavers Continued from pg. 1C

“block the pond drain.”

“What it does is it extends a pipe out to the middle of the retention pond and pulls the water underneath their dam and puts it farther out to where they don’t hear the water trickling anymore,” Hall said.

Hall said by bypassing the dam, beavers cannot hear water trickling.

When beavers hear the trickling of water, they pull the “dirt and all the debris from underneath, patching it and causing the water to rise,” she said.

“This (blockage) compromises the function of the retention pond to hold and distribute rain runoff, posing a potential flooding threat,” Buda public information officer David Marino said.

The “beaver-friendly” flow control structure was installed underneath the beaver dam by city officials the week of April 10.

Officials hope the move

PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF BUDA

Above, city workers install large pipes underneath the beaver dam. Inset, the beaver lodge on Garlic Creek Retention Pond made of mud, cattails and sticks with an underwater entrance.

will allow the beavers to continue living on the pond without disruption.

Mike Bodenchuk,

director of Texas Wildlife Services, said Buda’s solution to its beaver problem is “an innovative approach

that will protect the wetland, wildlife and the neighborhood.

Buda Mayor Todd Ruge

said he didn’t know when the actual beaver situation began, but recalls how staff members have had to clear out the pipes due to debris in the past.

“I think we have found a sensible solution that can be used throughout the region and throughout the state if it works,” Ruge said.

However, it’s still too early to tell at this time if the new installation is working or not.

“We will evaluate the structures and if they perform as designed,” Bodenchuk said.

“The design may be included in future retention

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Continued from pg. 1C china cabinet to remind me of the joy she received when she was able to share her bounty of cut flowers with her friends and family every week.

Even if you have the smallest yard, it is easy to cultivate your own cut flower garden to share with others, or to bring a little bit of the outdoors into your own home.

A cut flower garden can be thought of as that part of your yard or even a container dedicated to growing the specific types of flowers that can be cut and displayed indoors. There are just a few simple guidelines to follow.

Make sure when choosing plants that they can stand up to living in a vase. They should bloom on long, sturdy stems and not wilt easily when cut.

If you have enough room, try and include blooms for each season as well as different evergreens and grasses too for added texture and interest in your arrangements.

When harvesting your flowers, make sure you cut further down the stem than the length you think you need. You can always trim, but it’s harder (but not impossible) to add back on!

Collect your flowers and foliage in the morning so they are plump with moisture and will last the longest after cutting. Get them into water as soon as possible to prevent wilting and keep in a cool place until ready to arrange.

Watch your pets if you have a curious one like mine. My kitty loves to taste fresh flowers so I have to keep them far out of his reach for the protection of both the cat and my arrangements.

As long as the blooms will last cut in water, your imagination is the only limit to what you can use in cut flower arrangements. Here are a few of my own ideas.

I love daisies, and they make beautiful cut

ponds to prevent the risk of floods while maintaining wetland characteristics.”

Ruge remains optimistic about the creative solution toward cohabitation, but maintained Buda has always thought “outside the box” when presented with a delicate situation.

“My hope is the solution works,” Ruge said, “Although this is the first situation involving wildlife that we have encountered, Buda has always looked for ways to think ‘outside the box’ to solve problems.”

According to the release, the TWSP will be closely monitoring the piping structures for their efficacy.

“Because the approach is relatively new, we will also work with wildlife groups to use this as a demonstration site for community coexistence with wildlife,” Bodenchuk said.

flower presentations.

Purple coneflower was one of my aunt’s favorites because of their vibrant color and sturdiness in a vase. Shasta and ox-eyes, black-eyed Susans, and gerberas are some other good choices.

Yarrow, bluebonnets, yuccas (both yucca and hesperaloe species), inland sea oats and mealy blue sage are easy to grow natives that make nice cut flowers and foliage options.

You can also trim some trees to use in arrangements, such as mountain laurel (flowers and foliage), red bud (blooms in early spring), possumhaw and other hollies, junipers, and wax and Greek myrtles.

Roses are the traditional cut flower used for many years in arrangements for almost any occasion. While the floral high center roses struggle here in our heat and soil, we still have some good options to include in our arrangements.

Some of my favorites are Belinda’s Dream, Souvenir de la Malmaison and other Bourbon roses, Lafter and other Teas, and using the smaller bendable canes of Red Cascade.

Other flowers and herbs not to be forgotten include rosemary, sage, basil and mint for pretty foliage and fragrance and bulbs (or similar) including irises, daffodils, gladiolas and daylilies.

Just remember that next time you want to fill your home with cut flowers, you may only need to step out of your front door for a world of endless of possibilities from plants that give again and again, week after week. Happy gardening everyone!

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government. By 1890 he seemed to be settling down as a foreman on a horse ranch outside Tucson.

But he again pulled up his shallow roots and spent the next four years as a hired gun with the South Pacific railroad. Since El Paso was a regular stop, he got on good enough terms with the mayor to finagle an appointment as chief of police in 1894.

On a June night in 1895, Milton and a Texas Ranger waited in the darkness for George Scarborough to lure a wanted man back across the border from his Mexican hideout. At the last second, the fugitive sensed the set-up and shot wildly at his false friend.

Milton put a slug in the center of the outlaw’s chest but that only made him mad. Scarborough duplicated the feat at point-blank range, and this time the bad man stayed down.

Leaving El Paso, Milton and Scarborough went into business for themselves as small-time bounty hunters.

But a big-time battle with a gang of rustlers in 1898 persuaded the pair to dissolve their partnership.

The centennial year found Milton earning a living as a railway guard for Wells Fargo. As the train pulled into an isolated station, he opened the

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door of the express car for a breath of fresh air and caught a bullet in his left arm.

Though seriously wounded, he returned fire with a shotgun, closed the door and hid the keys to the strongbox before losing consciousness. The frustrated train robbers rode away with nothing to show for their trouble, and Milton was hospitalized for several months as doctors struggled to save the maimed limb.

Since a middle-aged gunfighter with a crippled arm had an alarmingly short life expectancy, Milton tried his good hand at prospecting for gold and later for oil. Finding neither, he went to work in 1904 for the Immigration Service plugging the international dike with Mexico.

In his last known gunfight, Jeff Milton ran down a bank robber in Tombstone, Arizona in 1917. Having changed with the times, his means of transportation had four wheels instead of four legs, but it still took a six-gun to get the job done.

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sound of six-shooters attracted the trio to a local saloon.

Milton stood back as his more experienced comrades attempted to disarm a couple of feuding ranchers. Instead of surrendering his weapon, one of the combatants suddenly fired on the lawmen. His hand moving faster than his mind, the rookie Ranger drew his .45 and killed the crazed cattleman.

Completing his threeyear enlistment, Milton served as a deputy sheriff in Murphyville, today called Alpine, before wandering farther west. In 1884 in Socorro County, New Mexico, his law enforcement career as well as his life nearly came to a sudden and bloody end.

Milton and a cowboy companion were ambushed by three Mexican bandits, who made the fatal mistake of missing the mark with their opening volley. Only after the bushwhackers lay dead in the desert did Milton notice the bullet hole in his leg. He casually disinfected the wound with turpentine and continued his journey.

Milton finished the dangerous decade by chasing Apaches for outnumbered pioneers in Arizona and illegal aliens from Mexico for the U.S.

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proud of the fact that his beloved Tallahassee along with Austin, Texas were the only southern capitals not to fall to the Yankees.

Young Jeff hung around the ruins of the family plantation until 1877, when he moved to Texas to live with a married sister. The teenager worked for his brother-in-law in a general store at Navasota before deciding relatives do not make the best bosses.

Bidding his kin farewell, Jeff took a job as an armed overseer on a prison farm near Huntsville. His maturity, self-discipline and courage caught the eye of a Texas Ranger looking for fresh recruits.

Any red-blooded American male in the 1870s would have given his right arm to join the ranks of the famous frontier fighters, and Jeff Milton was no exception. The 19 year old accepted the invitation on the spot.

But months of mundane duty convinced Milton that the life of a Texas Ranger was not all it was cracked up to be. Bored and saddle-sore, he yearned for a little excitement to break the monotony.

Milton got his wish one spring afternoon in Colorado City. The threeman patrol had no sooner arrived in the West Texas town than the tell-tale

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The wiens are back! Come out to Buda City Park April 29 and 30 to see the fastest pups around at one of Central Texas’ biggest wiener dog festivals.

This year’s theme is “Wienertopia.”

Watch pups from all over put their best paws forward in the wiener dog races, enjoy local vendors and snacks and listen to live music at this annual event. Other events include pet parades, martial arts demonstrations, a spelling bee, cook-offs and much more. See budalions.com for a schedule or to register your racer.

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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.

Creedmoor May Fest

This annual car show and May fest will be held Saturday, May 6 at the Creedmoor Community Center, 12511 FM 1625 in Creedmoor from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features vintage cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles along with craft and food booths and a silent auction. Admission and parking is free.

Join the Witliff Collections on Saturday, April 29 for a daylong scholarly symposium on Sandra Cisneros’ diverse body of work and celebrated career, featuring lectures by scholars from around the country. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. On April 30 from 2-4 p.m., Cisneros will join The Wittliff to celebrate the opening of her archives with a public reading, an interview by John Phillip Santos and a book signing. Attendees are also invited to view Ms. Cisneros’ exhibition, Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own. The Witliff Collections is located on the seventh floor of the Alkek Library at Texas State University.

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On Thursday, May 11 the Onion Creek American Legion Post 326 will hold its 29th annual Memorial Golf Tournament at the Onion Creek Club in Austin. This is a charity 4-person scramble golf event with live and silent auctions benefiting a variety of veterans and community projects. For registration and scehdule, please visit the Post web site at www.alegiononioncreek.org.

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Classes will be held May 10, 17, 24 and 31. Plan to attend all four classes.

Space is limited to a maximum of 8 and a minimum of 3 participants. Contact Barbara Rosen at 512-7387048 for more information.

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vance reservation, shared ride van service with its Community Transit system to thousands of Central Texas customers. Sixty mini-buses and vans operate this flexible general public, elderly and disabled paratransit service throughout the region. If you live in the CARTS rural service area, schedule your ride 24 hours in advance by calling 1-512-478-RIDE (7433).

CARTS will also be offering free rides on the Interurban Regional Intercity bus services, Metro Connectors and Municipal Bus services in the cities of Bastrop and San Marcos.

Riding public transit,

The Capital Area Rural Transportation System will celebrate Earth Day 2017 by offering Free Rides on all CARTS services Friday, April 21.

CARTS provides transportation for the non-urbanized areas of Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Travis and Williamson counties and the San Marcos urbanized area. Anyone in the CARTS District will be able to ride one of the many CARTS services Free on Friday, April 21, 2017.

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Continued from pg. 1C pages, Ron Tom and I have two guesses “trapdoor spider” and two guesses “tarantula.”

On Resurrection Sunday morning, I watched Eastern Bluebirds pull dog hair offered in a suet feeder for the nest cup of their second nest, with youngsters from their first clutch watching.

Remember, it was exactly two months ago that this pair gathered soft nest cup material for her to weave into their first nest. Then, we watched blue eggs and ugly nestlings that became feathered. Now, less than three weeks after the first babies fledged, the process repeats itself, while the young still beg for food.

If you have not walked in the early evening recently, you might want to put on insect repellant and stroll. Fireflies abound to the extent that four fireflies flew in when KissMe pushed open our bedroom’s French door on Sunday night.

On Monday morning, I photographed (with my handy dandy iPhone 7’s portrait feature) a firefly on our small Anacacho Orchid Tree. By daylight, it’s quite the colorful beautiful beetle, with red, yellow, and shiny vinyl black.

Texas has about 40 species of in the Firefly Family (Lampyridae.)

TexasEnto.Net seems to show that Mountain City’s fireflies are Photinus concisus, endemic to Central Texas.

A spotlight up the trunk of a Mountain City Oak makes for stunning nighttime décor. The beautifully lit live oaks we see are on Maple, near Live Oak. Over on Juniper, Rebecca Perucca has a new a-salt weapon.

The “Bug-A-Salt” gun, intended for flies, fires

a stream of salt water a distance of about 3 feet.

An Amazon review shows a dead scorpion.

A big weapon should be easier to find than an empty pill container without a childproof lid.

Such was my challenge when I responded to KissMe’s unrelenting barks in our dark dining room while RonTom was away. I decapitated the scorpion trying to trap it with a turned over pill bottle, before slipping a card

underneath and flipping.

I wonder if there’s a “Cat-A-Salt” weapon to deter the black and white cats that come from more than one direction to kill birds and lizards in our yard.

Rebecca reports the weapon is great fun. She didn’t say who cleans up the salt water.

What will you report to Montage? Give it a grain of salt thought, please. Send to ptom5678@gmail.com

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An official at Tuesday’s event present First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott’s vision of Main Street Buda during the official kick off of Buda’s Main Street Program.

Buda officially joins Main Street program

BY SAMANTHA SMITH

When the governor’s wife shows up to reveal a rendering of downtown Buda, you know it’s big.

And on Tuesday morning, the city of Buda was inducted into the Texas Main Street Program by the First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott at a special ceremony with Abbott unveiling a rendering of her vision of the future look of downtown Buda.

A section of Main Street was closed off from San Antonio Street to RM 967 for the event with a stage for the honored guests and a few dozen seats for the audience members, which numbered close to 100 people.

The Buda Main Street Manager Maggie Gillespie thanked the sponsors and other supporters of the event.

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Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams, Buda Mayor Todd Ruge, Jennifer Brooke-Davidson and John Crain listen as Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott discusses Main Street on Tuesday.

“Today, Buda takes its place as an official Main Street City,” Gillespie said.

Abbott was joined by the Vice Chairman of the

Texas Historical Commission John Crane and the State Coordinator for the Texas Main Street Program Debra Drescher.

Abbott, the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas, was welcomed by Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams who expressed

his pride on Buda being named a Texas Main Street City.

Buda was one of only two cities to receive the

Main Street Program designation in 2017.

“It is such a pleasure to be here today to celebrate Buda as a Texas Main Street Community,” Abbott said, praising Buda for preserving its historical past while dealing with growth in the city.

“Buda knows the importance of a historic and vibrant downtown,” Abbott said. “Main Street communities represent the best of what our state has to offer.”

Abbott noted that the city could have additional resources at its disposal for further improvements to its downtown.

“I congratulate you on all you have already done to make Buda shine even brighter through historic preservation and economic development,” Abbott said.

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Commissioners okay later bar hours for rural areas

BY MOSES LEOS III Drinking establishments in rural areas of Hays County now have the chance to keep their doors open until 2 a.m. after commissioners extended alcohol sale hours last week.

The change, approved by a unanimous vote April 11, allows businesses that have an existing mixed beverage permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission that are located in unincorporated areas of the county not deemed dry to apply for a latehours permit.

By doing so, businesses will be allowed to sell alcohol until 2 a.m. Hays County ordinances previously required drinking establishments to close up shop at midnight,

“This is answering a question that hadn’t come up before ...

It’s come up and we have to solve it.”

–Bert Cobb, Hays County Commissioner, on approving later bar hours for unincorporated areas of Hays County

per TABC rules.

The commissioners’ decision applies a rule change cities along the Interstate 35 corridor have enacted in recent years.

San Marcos city leaders approved extending alcohol sale hours until 2 a.m. in 2009; Kyle city leaders approved an ordinance extending sale hours in the city in 2014.

In 2015, 58 percent of Buda voters approved a proposition extending alcohol sales until 2 a.m. in that city.

According to one county official, if an establishment is outside of city limits, they’re at a “disadvantage of competing against the city.”

By extending hours, officials believed it would equalize business in the area.

But the decision was partially influenced by an application submitted by Robert Badger, who owns Buck’s Backyard, located in the city of Buda’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Badger said April 11

he called TABC before signing a lease and said it wasn’t going to be a problem to obtain a liquor license for his business.

But Badger said his business, which has 200 to 300 people in the building listening to music during the weekends, could only stay open until midnight.

He sought to extend hours to “equalize” things.

Hays County Judge Bert Cobb said the purpose of the ordinance was to “help this man out and help his business.”

“This is answering a question that hadn’t come up before,” Cobb said. “It’s come up and we have to solve it.”

Ray Whisenant, Hays County Pct. 2 commissioners, said wedding

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Most cities see minor sales tax revenue increase A 23 percent rise in sales tax collections in Buda over a year period highlighted an increase in collections county wide.

Buda brought in over $400,000 in sales taxes, which adds to its $1.9 million collected so far in 2017. Kyle collected $490,000 in sales taxes last month, which added to its $2.28 million collected in 2017.

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CITY OF BUDA ANNEXATION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The City of Buda City Council will hold a public hearing beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 and Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the City Council Chambers at Buda City Hall, 121 Main St., Buda, Texas 78610 to receive written and oral comments in regard to annexation of approximately 29.383+/- acres of land located on Hillside Terrace approximately 400 feet east of its intersection with Green Meadows Lane and adjacent to the Green Meadows Subdivision.

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.

For more information regarding the above matters, please contact the City of Buda Planning Department at (512) 312-5745.

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

To all persons interested in the Estate of Elva Mae Menking, Deceased, Cause No. 17-0107-P, in the County Court at Law, Hays County, Texas.

The alleged heir(s) at law in the above-numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF LOST WILL, APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY in this estate on the 10th day of April, 2017, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Elva Mae Menking, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The Court may act on this Application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 A.M., on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days, exclusive of the day of Publication, from the date this citation is published, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Texas.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so.

To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with the County Clerk of Hays County, Texas on or before the above noted date and time.

Applicant's Attorney: John H. Gilliam 302 W. Martin Luther King Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666 (512) 535-3089 Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at the office of the Hays County Clerk in San Marcos, Texas on this the 12th day of April, 2017.

Liz Q. Gonzalez County Clerk, Hays County, Texas 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008 San Marcos, Texas 78666

By Alfredo Sanchez, Deputy

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice to Creditors of the Estate of Glenn Rosamond, Deceased, is hereby given notice that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Glenn Rosamond, Deceased, were issued on April 12, 2017, under Docket No. 17-0010-P, pending in Hays County Court #1 of Hays County, Texas to Morgan Taylor Bishop, Independent Executor.

Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the estate, addressed as follows: Dorothy Butler Law Firm Attn: Eric Nelson 28t515 Ranch Road 12 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 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 April 13, 2017.

By: /s/ Eric Nelson

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Competitive Sealed Proposals for CSP#18041707VL Air Purification System for LHS and HHS. Proposals will be accepted until 4-28-17 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. Proposal responses must be returned to the HCISD Purchasing Office, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, TX 78640, by the date and time indicated above. Late proposals 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.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GLORIA V. GONZALES, Deceased, Cause No. 17-0050-P in the County Court at Law Number One of Hays County, 712 South Stagecoach Trail, San

Marcos, Texas 78666.

CORINA MARIE GONZALES AND ALL the alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate, filed an Application to Determine Heirship and for Letters Of Independent Administration in this estate on February 8, 2017, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of GLORIA V. GONZALES, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

This Application may be acted on by the Court at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 A.M. on the first Monday following the expiration of ten days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written consent or answer to this Application should they desire to do so.

the City of Niederwald, Texas of 91.88 acres, as petitioned by the property owner, said property being located at 7720 FM 2001.

If you have any questions regarding this annexation, contact Niederwald City Hall at 512-398-6338.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby Given to all interested persons, that: The City of Kyle shall hold public hearings on amendments to Chapter 47 Traffic and Vehicles, Article II - Parking, of the City of Kyle, Code of Ordinances.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 6:30 P.M. A public hearing will be held by the Kyle, City Council on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. Kyle City Hall, Council Chambers 100 W. Center St., Kyle, Texas

CITY OF NIEDERWALD

On May 8, 2017, at 7:10 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 public hearings giving all interested persons the right to appear and be heard on the proposed annexation by

KYLE CEMETERY PUBLIC NOTICE

A thorough cleanup of the Kyle Cemetery is scheduled for May 6, 2017. All items not in compliance with the rules and regulations will be removed from the grave sites. Items will be kept for two weeks for the families to pick up.

It is suggested that if you have such items on or around your grave sites that you remove them before the scheduled cleanup.

The rules and regulations can be found on the website www.kylecemetery.org.

Kyle Cemetery Board of Directors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Lana Gay Claybrook, Deceased, were issued on April 12, 2017, in Cause No. 17-0043-P, pending in the County Court at Law of Hays County, Texas, to: Robert Reed Claybrook.

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: Austin L. Ramsey Attorney at Law 300 N. Marienfeld Suite 700 MIDLAND, TX 79701 DATED the 12th day of April, 2017. /s/ AUSTIN L. RAMSEY Austin L. Ramsey Attorney for Robert Reed Claybrook State Bar No.: 24073484 300 N. Marienfeld Suite 700 MIDLAND, TX 79701 Telephone: (432) 683-3351 Facsimile: (432) 688-2587 E-mail: aramsey@ lcalawfirm.com

TABC NOTICE

Bucks Backyard LLC dba Buck’s Backyard, James Dunn, Member, Todd Otte, Member, and Robert Badger, Member, is making application with the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission for Mixed Beverage Late Hours Permit at the address of 1750 S. FM 1626 Buda Texas 78610 in Hays County Texas.

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“This is a major success for the city ... I think residents will see these improvements happening very soon.”

Corp Jr. ROTC, the Buda Police Department and four students from Buda Elementary School, Buda Main Street Advisory Board Chair Matthew Wright, Carlin Ellis from the Buda Downtown Merchants Group, Nancy Brinkley from the Historical Preservation Commission and Linda Kocher from the Hays County Historical Commission.

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“This is a major success for the city,” Ruge said. “I think residents will see these improvements happening very

soon.”

Other officials and groups participating in the event included the Hays High Marine

Evolution of liquor laws in Hays County

Later Hours

Continued from pg. 1D venues and restaurants in the rural areas that have mixed beverage permits could be impacted.

But Whisenant also wanted to “make it clear” that by extending the hours, responsibility extends to license holders who seek late hour permits to protect citizens.

He later said the ordinance would add responsibility for law enforcement.

“It assigns a greater responsibly that people you are serving are served properly and not to the extent to where they provide harm to themselves or the public,” Whisenant said.

Conley voted in favor of the measure, but also asked county staff to provide an inventory of drinking establishments in unincorporated areas.

Travis Tindol, coowner of the Hays City Store, which resides in an unincorporated area between Kyle and Driftwood, said based on their clientele and location, there hasn’t been request to stay open later.

Tindol said he wasn’t sure how the ordinance could impact business in the county.

“It doesn’t do a whole lot for us and our business concept,” Tindol said. “The latest we’re going to be open is midnight. It’s just not in our business concept for later hours.”

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WE BUY Buda Mayor Todd Ruge later said, “Being a Texas Main Street City is just another tool in our city toolbox that will help us get grants in order to fund Main Street improvements.”

Ruge said that funding for the improvements to Main Street will depend on contributions from stakeholders and investors and possibly the city of Buda.

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Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Department chief, said officers haven’t experienced a “significant impact” on operations after city council extended alcohol sale hours.

Only two existing businesses, Room 111 Parlor and Dark Horse Tavern on Center Street, have late-hours permits from the TABC. While there are occasional calls for service to the downtown area, where many of the city’s bars are located, there hasn’t been a drastic increase in driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrests.

Barnett said the impact of Kyle’s extended hours law allows for business to stay in the Kyle area.

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