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Kyle eyes improved shuttle system for growing balloon festival.

Golfers scramble to Kyle after San Marcos course closes

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Contested case called for controversial pump permit

BY MOSES LEOS III

Further discussion on a Houston-based firm’s request for nearly one billion gallons of Middle Trinity aquifer groundwater is heading into the court system.

On July 12, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) board of directors unanimously approved for the State PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III Office of Administrative Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Board members (L-R) Blake Dorsett, Hearings (SOAH) to hold Mary Stone and President Blayne Stansberry listen to a comment from a resident opposing a contested case hearing for Electro Purification’s Electro Purification’s proposed groundwater permit during a July 12 meeting.

Electro Purification, a Houston-based company, seeks to pump 912.5 million gallons of water from its test wells in western Hays County for wholesale water consumption.

water permit request.

EP seeks to pump 912.5 million gallons of water from its test wells in western Hays County for wholesale water consumption. Ed McCarthy, an attorney representing EP, said the firm’s sole contract is

with the Goforth Special Utility District. McCarthy said Goforth “would like more water than we have available.”

Bill Dugat, legal counsel for BSEACD, said EP filed a July 5 request to have

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Burleson Street rebuild approved

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD

Fiery crash still under investigation

PHOTO BY MIKE VASIL

Two Kyle Fire Department firefighters prepare to attack a fully-involved car fire along FM 2770 near Kohler’s Crossing on July 11. According to authorities, no one was seriously injured in the incident, which involved a sedan and an SUV. An exact cause of the crash, along with the total number of passengers injured in the wreck is unknown at this time. The Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident.

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Driftwood tees up for growth

Mixed use development has golf course, club, retail A 500-acre development that includes a full 18-hole golf course could soon be coming to the rolling hills of Driftwood.

On July 10, the Dripping Springs City Council approved phase one of the site development plan for Discovery Land Company’s planned golf

course. The development spans the Ranch Road 1826 and FM 967 intersection to the southeast and northwest.

In addition to the golf course, Discovery Land Co., a development company that specializes in luxury private club communities both nationally and internationally, plans on the development to have a mixture of residential

and retail components.

The property will also coaexist with the Driftwood Project, a massive development overseen by Salt Lick BBQ owner Scott Roberts.

“The Driftwood community is very important to us and we are keeping Roberts’ dream alive,” said Don Bosse, vice president for planning and entitlements at Discovery

Land Company. “We will have roughly 124 housing units and no higher than 17 percent impervious cover.”

Although the site development plan for the golf course was approved by council, the development is still in its preliminary stages.

The approval of the site development plan will allow Discovery to begin shaping the golf course.

COMING UP

Finding Dory at Kyle Pool

Get ready to make a splash Friday when the Kyle Parks and Recreations Department hosts its annual “Dive-In” movie at the pool, featuring the film “Finding Dory.” While the movie is free, space is limited to the first 230 guests. Pool staff will start handing out free tickets at 7 p.m., with gates opening at 8 p.m. More information can be found at cityofkyle.com/recreation/pool-schedule.

Dinosaur George returns to the Wimberley library

Children and adults of all ages will get bad to the bone when Dinosaur George stomps into the Wimberley Village Library July 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The show offers a focus on dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, including a look at fossils.

EMERGENCY

Transparancy in question with freestanding ER facilities.

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INDEX

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

Kyle city leaders approved construction on North Burleson Street Tuesday, a process city officials admitted could be “painful” for local residents.

The project will consist of rebuilding and widening North Burleson Street, along with the construction of an extension of Marketplace to I-35. A contract was approved with M.A. Smith Contracting Co. Inc., an

The city will provide water through the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, which already provides water to parts of the area. Wastewater will be treated by the city, contingent on how quickly permits are issued for its treatment system expansion.

“The development will

GOLF COURSE, 9

Rodeo moseys back into Dripping Springs Cowboys and cowgirls from across the area will descend on Dripping Springs for the 7th annual Dripping Springs Fair and Rodeo at Dripping Springs Ranch Park. The event, which runs July 27-29, is hosted by the Dripping Springs Ag Boosters and the city of Dripping Springs. Patrons can take in Friday and Saturday’s Cowboy’s Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) event, which features bull and bronco riding, barrel racing and mutton busting.

Ticket information can be found at dsfairandrodeo.com.

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Kyle police investigating suspicious death of child

BY MOSES LEOS III Kyle Police is investigating what officials believe is the “suspicious” death of a two-year-old boy.

Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief, said authorities were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of Marquitos Drive in Kyle July 4 for a medical emergency of a child, who was reportedly not breathing.

When emergency officials arrived, they found the two-year-old was deceased, Barnett said.

Beth Smith, Hays County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace, pronounced the child dead at 7:12 p.m.

July 4; Smith also ordered an autopsy. Smith said she believed the death was suspicious because the child had no medical issues, along with other factors that are pending the outcome of autopsy results and the investigation.

Barnett said Kyle Police is continuing to interview family members at this time.

This story is developing.

We will provide information as soon as it becomes available.

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City of Buda nearing construction of Phase III for Wastewater Plant

BY KATERINA BARTON

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Buda’s latest expansion of its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) could be constructed within the next 24 months, according to a July 3 presentation.

Buda’s City Engineer John Nett and Marty Rumbaugh, a representative with AECOM, an engineering firm helping on the project, gave city council an update on the Phase III expansion of the current WWTP. Nett said the expansion is neces-

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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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sary to meet the city’s future growth.

“The current phase of WWTP expansion is to meet the city’s wastewater treatment needs through projected buildout of the city of Buda west of IH35,” Nett said in an email.

An earlier Phase II of the city’s expansion of the WWTP grew the plant’s capacity from 0.95 MGD to 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD).

Recently, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) “re-rated” the

plant’s capacity up to 1.75 MGD. The city’s goal is to design a symmetrical expansion of the current system, which will bring the plant’s capacity to 3.5 MGD. This would max out the predicted build-out capacity of the plant.

“The WWTP re-rating study affirmed that existing volumetric treatment capacity can be gained with selected plant process and control adjustments,” Nett said.

Nett added that the rerating is “a cost effective and prudent measure

proposed permit.

Cox said BSEACD’s draft permit has insufficient data and that more study and analysis is needed, primarily on the impact it could have on the Trinity Aquifer. Cox said the permit “threatens our water quality and quantity” and that it was “impossible” for the EP’s permit to harmonize with the BSEACD’s board mission of conservation.

Cox said EP must justify the need for “this unprecedented volume of water they want to mine and ship out of the area.”

“I think we’ve all demonstrated tonight, scientifically, through historic usage, and just the ethics, this permit request is way beyond anything that is rational or should be accepted,” Cox said.

Ashley Waymouth, a representative with the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, estimated EP’s request for 2.5 million gallons of water per day would fill almost four Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Waymouth said the WVWA is concerned that EP’s permit could impact natural features such as Jacob’s Well and Blue Hole for future generations.

Joe Day, a Wimberley resident who lives near EP’s test wells, said for the “first time in history,” a company is looking to obtain water with no land ownership or certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) required for a public water supply.

Day also felt the permit process is incomplete, and believed the district should have a longer-term model for possible drawdown of nearby wells. Day said EP’s permit should be tied to the land and follow existing groundwater models.

Concern over EP’s permit is “nothing new that we haven’t heard before,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy said EP is “sorry people are afraid”

and that EP has done “a lot of science and invested a lot.” EP has done two pump tests on the property, with its hydrogeologists conducting pump tests on other properties, McCarthy said.

“Based upon the science we have available, we are very confident there will not be a problem,” McCarthy said.

EP is also planning to work with BSEACD on its recommendation to phase pumping levels, per the district’s draft permit.

“We don’t think, one, there will be a problem long-term with production, and to the extent if we’re wrong, we’ll see it early and see it at a time when the district can control and regulate it,” McCarthy said. “The district is doing it’s job, we think.

We don’t think there is going to be a problem.”

that leverages existing capital assets with minor enhancement,” and allows for a larger wastewater treatment capacity for the city while the Phase III project is under construction.

With the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit issued in March for the plant’s new capacity, the city is only waiting on the final review of specs and design documents to be completed before putting the project out to bid.

The cost estimate for

the total Phase III project is $19,846,000. The project did see a rise in its cost estimate due to an increase in concrete prices. The new cost estimate includes a 25 percent increase of the project’s contingency cost plus the escalation of the concrete costs.

Rumbaugh said the job could be bid out as soon as the end of July and start construction

by August or September.

The project is estimated to take 24 months to be constructed.

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the permit referred to the SOAH, which will offer a recommendation to BSEACD for judgement.

Dugat said the district has the ultimate say on the permit, and can choose to follow or modify SOAH’s recommendation.

A date and time for the hearing has not been set.

Dugat said the district will work with EP and SOAH to solidify a contract for the hearing and determine cost estimates. EP will pay for the contested hearing costs.

Dugat estimated SOAH could hold a hearing six to eight weeks after a contract is finalized. McCarthy said the firm expected a contested case hearing and sought for the case to be referred to SOAH. Twelve requests for a contested case hearing were submitted to the BSEACD, Dugat said. The requests were submitted after EP placed a June 5 and June 26 public notice in local publications seeking public input for its permit. That includes a contested hearing request submitted in June

by Hays County Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell.

On July 10, Hays County Commissioners approved a resolution ratifying support for Shell’s letter for a hearing on the permit.

Just over 300 comments regarding the permit were also submitted to BSEACD officials.

“It wouldn’t surprise me to hear of a hearing in September,” Dugat said.

“There will not be any foot dragging.”

Prior to a decision, area residents spent close to an hour relaying concerns, and at times frustrations, to BSEACD leaders of possible impacts EP’s permit could have.

Wimberley resident Patrick Cox, who also represented the Our Water Rights Alliance, said the group has collected over 3,200 signatures and counting protesting EP’s

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Opinion

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “It does contain five percent contingency, but we’re still under budget of what we thought we would have to pay initially.”

–Leon Barba, Kyle city engineer, in regards to Burleson Street project, page 1

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EDITORIAL

Republican congressmen of Texas push politics not conservatism W hat a prospect faces Texas voters this fall.

Conservative voters in our state – many of our readers – usually lean toward the Republican Party. But at the federal level, the Republican Party can no longer be described as representing traditional conservative values. This is a great loss to the liberal-conservative debate, dialogue, and sometimes verbal fisticuffs that have kept our country moving forward in a deliberate way. Change has come too fast for some and too slow for others, but in the end, our two distinct views of government’s place in our lives have served us well.

One of the nation’s most thoughtful conservative leaders, David Brooks, wrote recently that in today’s world a person can be a Republican, or a conservative, but not both.

More evidence this past week: Donald Trump heaps praise on former KGB agent and unreconstructed Stalinist Vladimer Putin while taunting the NATO allies that helped us win the cold war.

This after a week in which his administration wrenched children from their mothers. He attacks our staunchest economic allies, our neighbors north and south, and undermines time-honored manners, and free trade, around the world.

But the really head-spinning event of a head-spinning week was to watch Republican members of the Judiciary and [Homeland Security] Committees as they violated precedent, tradition, and good taste – and perhaps even patriotism – with wild-eyed attacks on American law enforcement in general and the FBI in particular, all to the benefit of a foreign power. If not for their suits and clean shaves, one might have thought they were Yippies from the 1960s, railing against traditional values, wearing Ho Chi Minh sandals, and roundly feared and despised by the Republican Party. Embarrassingly, U.S. Rep. Louie Gomert of Texas was among the worst. But all Republicans from Texas were a part of it to one degree or another.

The point is clearly that for these pols it’s more important to “win” – meaning win at politics – than to govern; more important to undermine anyone and any institution that might question the head of their party than it is to preserve the pillars of democracy. A supporter of Ronald Reagan or George Bush, put into a time machine and transferred to this moment, would not recognize their party. The great leaders of conservatism’s rebirth would be appalled – and for those who are still alive, they are.

There remain Republicans of principle and talent at the local level. We do not always agree with them but find them easy to respect, even when we disagree.

But what are honest conservatives voters to do at the state and national level this election year – voters who are interested in more than disruption for disruption’s sake? Who want more from their leaders than an imitation of the most self-centered guests on the Jerry Springer show?

The current Republican Party gives us a lieutenant governor who thinks the number one issue facing the state is following children into school bathrooms to see which toilets they use; an attorney general who is under indictment; an agriculture commissioner who is a laughing stock. And, now, this past week’s Republican-controlled committee hearing in the House erases any thought that a Republican-controlled Congress can be counted on to uphold the Constitution in a statesmanlike manner – or, seemingly, any tradition, any value in conflict with political benefit.

We hope Democrats will resist the fever running through the political landscape. Most Texans want common sense, and dedication, and less extremism, not more. None of us can say for sure that the Democratic Party can bring that to the Congress if Democrats take control.

What we can say, for sure, is that extremism and political gamesmanship now reign supreme – and will continue to do so as long as the Republicans now in office maintain control of Congress.

Parts of three congressional districts snake into Hays County – the awkward proof of a Republican gerrymandering scheme, represented currently by one Democrat and two Republicans.All three seats are up for election this fall.

Hays Free Press Publisher Cyndy Slovak-Barton News and Sports Editor Moses Leos III

Hot slots and cold beer A

s y’all know, I normally submit my bi-monthly report of my obscure observations of our existence on this celestial orb as I am perched high (or at least tipsy) upon the Crow’s Nest. Sometimes, I lower myself and sit on a sandy beach to observe the world at sea level. But today, as I have done on rare occasions, my report comes from a land far, far away from my little slice of Heaven. Today my view is a bit hazy from the cigarette smoke wafting among the neon lights of a Las Vegas casino, but my mind is clear as a bell. Okay, maybe not all that clear since scantily dressed gals keep bringing me free drinks as I shove money into their slot machines.

Some of y’all might’ve visited Vegas before, so what I’m fixin’ to report won’t be anything new.

But for y’all who have never been to Sin City, allow me to give you the lowdown on Las Vegas, stuff that you sure won’t

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Texas. At least in Texas, we have shade trees, an occasional breeze and a cooler of iced-down beer.

Something else I’ve

by Clint Younts observed here in Vegas is the rather large number read on any travel broof international tourists. chure. First of all, y’all All the talk of travel bans have heard the saying and immigration control “hotter’n hell” especially doesn’t mean diddly to if you’ve lived a few sum- the state of Nevada. As mers in Texas. Well, if long as tourists spend you were to visit Vegas in lots of money in their July, you’ll find out why city, the folks in Vegas Satan never travels here don’t care who drops in the summer months. in. I saw folks from all Much too hot for ol’ over the world walking Lucifer to be looking for around on the Strip. souls out on the Strip.

People from Asia, South He’d rather be in the America and the Middle air-conditioned halls of East were hurrying along Congress this summer. the sidewalks, chatting How hot is it here in in their native tongue on Las Vegas? It’s so hot, how America is hotter’n I had melted ear wax hell, I reckon. I don’t redripping down my neck. call seeing any Russians, It is so dang hot, when I but I hear they have a pulled out a dollar to tip deal at the Trump Ina street performer, I saw ternational Hotel where beads of sweat running you get a complimentary down George Washingbottle of Smirnoff if you ton’s forehead. They say stay there. it’s a dry heat here in the According to the 2017 desert, unlike the heat Las Vegas Visitor Profile, and humidity we have in 84% of tourists that year

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SPORTS

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Sports

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Out of bounds

Golfers scramble to Kyle after San Marcos course closes

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD With Quail Creek Golf Club’s sudden closing in June, golfers in San Marcos must look elsewhere to hit the links until a new course opens this fall.

Quail Creek gave only a week’s advance notice of their closing. A message on the club’s Facebook page said, “Thank you to all our loyal guests and staff over the years. We

have appreciated your support.”

Since Quail Creek opened in the late 1960s, the club has been a meeting place for the community. Children of San Marcos took swimming, golf and tennis lessons there, and the clubhouse hosted meetings and events for local groups.

Management was not available for comment, but former members say

the club is closing so the land can be sold. According to the Hays County Appraisal District, the land on which Quail Creek was located on was determined in 2018 to be worth $1,040,850.

Golfers left without a course will travel to Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle, the nearest course to San Marcos for the time being.

Club Manager Marc Farris said they are expecting to

PHOTO BY MOSES LEOS III

A Wimberley Texan golfer pushes a putt on the green during a tournament held at the Plum Creek Golf Course in Kyle.

see more players from San Marcos until a new course at the Kissing Tree senior center opens in mid-September.

“If people in the area want to play a round of

golf at a great course, we’re just 10 minutes up the road,” Farris said.

Farris said it would not surprise him if Quail Creek were sold.

“I can only guess

with fear of Kissing Tree opening up, land may have been more valuable to develop than as a golf course,” he said.

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Volleyball complex seen as boon for Buda, local athletes

BY MOSES LEOS III

Four years ago, Buda resident Mike Beltz looked for a way to bring sports just a little closer to area youth and their families.

Through hard work, and a little help from Buda’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Beltz’ goal will come to fruition with the opening of a 30,000 square-foot multi-use indoor sports facility, complete with a retail center.

Providing opportunities for young people to participate in athletics, especially volleyball, is essential, Beltz said. But he also hopes the facility can open volleyball to the community.

Beltz said plans for a volleyball facility started in 2014; at the time Beltz approached Ann Miller, Buda EDC executive director, with his idea.

Over the next few years, Beltz explored and researched the idea of a facility. After looking at possible locations in Austin and Hays County, he eventually settled on a “spot that will work” in the Sunfield subdivision.

That spot will house an indoor facility with a primary focus on volleyball. Beltz envisions the facility as a way for young athletes to introduce themselves to the sport.

The venue will also serve as the home base for the Texas Shock club volleyball team, which currently uses Hays CISD gyms for pratices.

While Beltz said volleyball is growing in participation and popularity, there are people who don’t know much about the sport. Beltz said Hays

A 30,000 square-foot multi-use indoor sports facility focusing mostly on volleyball, will be open to the community and will include a retail center.

County has a “lot of opportunity” for volleyball growth, as older siblings or their parents drive many young athletes to join.

“People don’t know club and competitive volleyball even exists, especially on the scale that it is,” Beltz said.

Stephanie Coates, Hays High volleyball head coach, said she was excited to hear of the facility, as it could open doors for kids to get involved in sports.

Having a facility in the area could give kids and parents an avenue to discover if volleyball, basketball or some other sport is their passion, and if they want to pursue it.

“Even though volleyball is not a new or emerging sport, facilities are not readily available for kids,” Coates said. “There are people that want to put the effort in the sport in our areas, but the lack of facilities is hard.”

Coates added many students who participate in club volleyball often must travel into Austin, Cedar Park, Westlake, or even as far south as San Antonio to play.

As a result, it becomes “hard and frustrating” for club directors to find a suitable place to practice and play, Coates said.

Karen Young, who was brought on in May to helm Lehman High’s vol-

leyball team, said having an area volleyball facility could create a sense of community for local athletes. Along with easing travel strain for parents, it could allow coaches to expose younger children to sport.

“The earlier they start playing, the better,” Young said. “Having a fundamental base is important, so the sooner they start, the better. The complex is a great start for them.”

The economic benefit of the complex is something on Buda city officials’ minds as well.

Miller said the complex could give Buda a boost in improving its hotel occupancy figures.

According to figures presented in May, Buda’s rate of occupancy in its hotels dropped 17 percent from March 2017 to March 2018, according to statistics compiled by STR, Inc. The city’s average daily rate also dropped by roughly $13 during the same time frame.

Miller said the potential of the complex hosting volleyball tournaments that could bring an estimated 1,500 people to town is exciting. That, in turn, could lead to visitors infusing dollars back into the economy.

“Buda is trying to increase our HOT rate and sports is a good way to do that,” Miller said.

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Education

EDUCATION

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Numbers don’t lie

Results from two surveys conducted

by Uhland Elementary administrators showed a majority of parents supported standardized dress at the new campus.

Parents who participated in the survey were comprised of those whose children attended Science Hall and Hemphill Elementary in 2017-18 school year and will attend Uhland.

• 66.3% For • 33.7% Against PAPER SURVEY CONDUCTED IN APRIL (165 RESPONDENTS)

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD role after Hays CISD leaders moved former AND MOSES LEOS III

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Scores of McCormick Middle School students dressed in uniform wait in a gym for the first day of the 2016-17 school year. While uniforms will not be part of the dress code at McCormick, newly constructed Uhland Elementary will have standardized dress for students when it opens in August. Hays Free Press file photo.

Uhland Elementary School looks at standardized dress for success A relatively empty office space doesn’t keep Uhland Elementary Principal Cynthia Vasquez from dreaming big.

Furniture for the brand new campus is still a few weeks away, but for now, a simple table and a few chairs are all she needs to begin planning for the school’s first year of operation.

Among the list is preparing for a parent-advocated standardized dress code, which will make Uhland only one of two Hays CISD campuses to have it.

Vasquez believes having a simplified dress code will not only prevent possible bullying issues, but could very well help promote confidence in students who have been historically underprivileged.

“If we’re dressed for success and we’re dressed the same way, it sends the message that we’re a big family and we’re all in this together,” Vasquez said.

Discussion on a standardized dress code began in March between future Uhland Elementary parents and campus administration. The discussion eventually led to the creation of an online survey for parents in April to weigh in, which was then followed by a paper survey sent out in May. Total results showed 78 percent of 267 respondents supported standardized dress of some kind. During meetings, parents felt the dress code would diminish bullying and would be cost effective for some parents.

The support led Vasquez and her staff to implement a standardized dress, which will be a blue polo shirt and a khaki bottom.

Vasquez said standardized dress differs from a uniform as the latter requires students to wear the exact same tops and bottoms. Vasquez said budget constraints led the campus to possibly push the idea of a uniform to another year.

Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the district does not have a centralized directive on whether or not to call for uniforms or standardized dress. Instead, the district leaves that decision up to campus administrators, who can “set the tone and culture of a campus.”

Simon Middle School is the only campus to require uniforms in Hays CISD. McCormick Middle School required uniforms when it first opened in 2016, but parents advocated for a change in the policy at teh start of the 2017 school year.

However, Hays CISD does have a “framework”

Uhland Elementary principal Cynthia Vasquez believes having a simplified dress code will not only prevent possible bullying issues, but could very well help promote confidence in students who have been historically underprivileged.

dress code, which helps to shape more specific ones at each campus. Savoy said “It’s better to have an approach where it’s a campus-based decision, than to have a one-sizefits-all decision,” Savoy said. “It gives campuses and neighborhoods that attend those schools a chance to have a voice.”

Vasquez said she was “very intrigued” to see many parents were on board with standardized dress code, and were happy to see parent involvement.

But she was surprised by parents’ beliefs regarding standardized dress.

An “eye-opening” discovery for administrators came when first and second grade parents relayed stories of children pointing out differences in what others are wearing. Vasquez said while they urge students to be respectful, the “dressing part of it goes unnoticed,” and that it might happen more often than people think.

“Parents felt it’s a form of bullying,” Vasquez said.

“For a child being that young, they feel like someone hurts their feelings because they weren’t wearing a certain piece of clothing.”

Uhland Elementary administrators also believe having a standardized dress code could help improve the confidence of students who are struggling academically.

Vasquez said dressing for success could help boost student self-confidence, which could reflect in their grades.

“They need to be able to believe in themselves,” Vasquez said. “The academics will then be on par.

If we have kids who are not confident in themselves, many times they struggle.”

Having standardized dress might ease financial strain on parents, allowing them the option to focus on buying a few sets of shirts and pants for the se-

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mester, Vasquez said.

Parent liasons will also plan to purchase shirts and pants in bulk to help students who might not be able to afford them.

As the school year continues, Vasuez said she will gauge parent feedback on whether to possibly move to uniforms next year.

“I think parents are intrigued. They like the idea of having a uniform,” Vasquez said. “We’re not opposed to moving to uniforms completely. “ Uhland Elementary, which was constructed as part of Hays CISD’s $250 million May 2017 bond, opens this August.

For the third time in roughly a year, Tom Green Elementary in Buda will have new leadership guiding the campus.

On July 12, Hays CISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Jennifer Hanna as Tom Green’s next principal.

“I’m looking forward to becoming a part of the community,” Hanna said. “The success of students is the priority.”

Hanna, who previously served as an instructional assistant principal at Hillcrest Elementary in Del Valle ISD, takes over for Joy Philpott, who had been guiding the campus since October 2017.

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In a letter to parents, Eric Wright, Hays CISD superintendent, said it is “not lost on me” the change experienced by staff and students over the past year.

“I know that can be stressful and worrisome,” Wright said. “I want to acknowledge the extra efforts you have made to accommodate the demands we’ve placed on you and let you know how grateful I am for your continued and unwavering support of the students at TGES.”

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Kyle eyes improved shuttle system for 2018 balloon festival

BY EXSAR ARGUELLO

An expected rise in attendance for Kyle’s 2018 Pie in the Sky festival is leading city officials to explore ways to circumvent anticipated traffic issues.

By increasing the number of shuttles to and from the event, Kyle city leaders hope to avoid congestion on the twolane Lehman Road, which leads to the event at Lake Kyle Park.

Sarah Watson, special events coordinator, said there will be double the amount of shuttles transporting people from Tobias Elementary, Lehman High and Seton Medical Center Hays. The shuttles will also have dedicated routes and include specific shuttles for individuals

Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, said the city is projecting around 20,000 people at this year’s festival. In 2017, Pie in the Sky drew more than 12,000 people to Kyle.

with disabilities.

“It’s going to be a big event and we want to put big emphasis on the shuttle locations,” Watson said. “There will be traffic, but we will get through it together.”

Kim Hilsenbeck, Kyle communications specialist, said the city is projecting around 20,000 people at this year’s festival. In 2017, Pie in the Sky drew more than 12,000 people to Kyle.

After the 2017 event, Kyle officials spent two

in the Sky is helping to elevate our community image.”

Watson said the city has listened to feedback through surveys sent out to the community. The city has spent months coordinating with Public months debriefing to find Works and the Kyle Police solutions that will help Department to strategizimprove the festival for ing a traffic management the years to come. Kyle plan.

Mayor Travis Mitchell “This is our second year said the city will increase and it’s going to take time staffing throughout the to get everyone on board,” festival to assist with Watson said in regard traffic control and event to the neighborhoods management. surrounding Lake Kyle.

“The point of our “From what we heard branding initiative and from the feedback, neighmarquee event is to put boring residents enjoyed Kyle on the map,” Mitchell walking to the festival.” said. “We want folks from Additionally, Masonall over to learn about the wood Drive and Primrose great things happening in Blvd. will be right turning Kyle. The success of Pie lanes only to help dis-

Reading is Fundamental

Hays CISD, local libraries emphasis literacy in children

BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD

tion in the public domain.

Anyone can easily downAs summer draws to a load thousands of books close, Hays CISD officials onto their mobile phone, will push for a renewed Phelan said. emphasis on early child“Technology has hood reading levels, as brought those titles to the local libraries strive to enworld, into every home. courage the community I think it has really been to engage with literature. good thing for literacy,” According to the Texas said Phelan. “If Thomas Education Agency’s Texas Jefferson could see that, Academic Performance he probably wouldn’t be Report, 71 percent of Hays able to stop jumping up CISD third-graders in and down for joy.”

2017 were at or approachThe Buda Public Liing reading on grade level; brary counts promoting PHOTO BY CARLIE PORTERFIELD literacy as one of the top it was just slightly below 73 percent, the state On Tuesday, The Kyle Public Library hosted the Hampstead goals at the library, said average.

Stage Company to perform Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Martha Sanders, children’s The third grade is a librarian.

Island, based on the nineteenth-century adventure novel. pivotal year for reading.

“Childhood literacy is Research shows that if a important for every single “Students who never have that child is not up to grade stakeholder in our comlevel by then, they will munity,” Sanders said. “If foundation mastered move on, but likely continue to struggle children can read and be it’s harder to remediate someone to keep up for the remainsuccessful readers as they der of their education. enter adulthood, their in middle or high school with low To make up the differchances of being successreading levels than it is to invest in ence, Hays CISD Superful are totally amplified.” intendent Eric Wright The library’s storytimes their literacy before the third grade.” said one of his cabinet’s are one way to introduce premiere goals this school reading to children before –Sami Kinsey, Hays CISD’s senior academic officer year is to implement new they can even talk. reading programs to help “The children are or any other factor was students gain fundamen- not literate. If people listening to stories and are not able to read or children who read a lot tal literacy skills. engaging and developing research, they are not tended to be high achiev- a love of books and a love “Every student who able to participate in in ers,” Phelan said. doesn’t have a solid base, of the library, hearing lana meaningful way in our Evolving technology they’re playing catch up guage and developing oral political system.” has changed the way we the rest of their career,” language skills,” SandLibraries tend to be the interact with reading, but ers said. “We aren’t just Wright said. first step in that, Phelan not necessarily to the det- reading passively, we’re Sami Kinsey, Hays said. Storytime programs riment of literacy, Phelan CISD’s senior academic engaging with the chilare one way many chilsaid. One change over officer, said the district dren and are thoughtful dren are first introduced time Phelan has noticed, has plans to roll out with the books we choose to reading. anecdotally, is that readnew phonics programs and programs we put on.”

“Those are, in many ers prefer to gain informafor grades kindergarten Sanders is not concases, the first step toward tion that is quick, cursory cerned by the idea of through second grade, and illustrated with broad technology hindering new trainings for teachers literacy, along with readoverviews. and have hired more liter- ing with parents,” Phelan the time children spend said.

“We want main points acy coaches to work with reading.

Phelan taught in and to be done with it,” students in classrooms.

“Our children’s collecschools for eight years Phelan said. “I think “Students who never tions is one of the most and saw firsthand the before, we would get into have that foundation popular in the library. ways reading can shape a a book if we were looking mastered move on, but We have a large attenchild’s future. into a topic, and get more dance in our storytimes. it’s harder to remediate context.” someone in middle or If anything, parents are “The one thing through all The evolution of high school with low becoming more and more those years that I found technology has increased aware of how valuable it reading levels than it is was that more than socio- opportunities to access to invest in their literacy is to expose children to economics, race or gender books and other informa- literature,” Sanders said. before the third grade,” Kinsey said.

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Mitchell said Lake Kyle is the desired location for the event, but allowing on-site parking could create a traffic quagmire.

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Rafael was preceded in death by his parents, Cruz and Valentin Delgado; brother Hernan Cortez, and sisters Maria Luisa Cortez and Teresa Flores.

Left behind to treasure his memory are his wife, Alicia R. Delgado; his children, Rafael Delgado Jr. (Evangelina), Gerardo Delgado, Veronica Delgado-Savage (Michael), and Sandra Y. Delgado; his grandchildren, Bianca Ybarra (fiancé Erick), Rafael Delgado III (fiancée Katy), Alexis C. Delgado, Elizabeth Delgado-Savage and Christian M. Delgado-Savage; great-grandchild Jacob Fiery and numerous nieces and nephews.

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seriously wounded.

The killing continued, though not at the murderous pace of the Mob’s early days. Several founders supposedly tried to disband the group, but bloodthirsty newcomers insisted the job was far from finished.

As long as rumored wrongdoers were the casualties, most law-abiding individuals looked the other way. It took the cold-blooded murders of two upstanding citizens to turn public opinion against the Mob. T.A. Henderson and William James perished a week apart in the summer of 1896. Henderson was marked for death because he dared to defy the nightriders, who had falsely accused him of being an outlaw. James was shot to pieces after his children repeated anti-Mob remarks uttered at the dinner table.

The same people that had previously objected to Ranger interference in their private affairs beseeched Austin to send an entire detachment. As one petitioner put it, “The

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and a crippled leg, he was regarded as a serious threat and targeted for termination.

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by Bartee length of their defenseHaile less detractor, the trio opened fire. His bulcent passerby caught let-riddled shirt was still them in the illegal act. burning from the contact According to the stern wounds, when relatives code of the instant-jusfound him face-down in a tice gang, any eyewitness blood-soaked furrow. was to be killed on the After the death toll spot. But the frightened reached 20 in 1890, the rancher, a friend of most Texas Rangers staged a of the masked execution- countywide crackdown. ers, begged for mercy As expected, arrests and promised to leave resulted in pitifully few the county if his life was convictions, but the presspared. ence of the state lawmen The Mob agreed and produced three years of gave him four days to relative peace. clear out. Selling his Confident the crime spread and livestock, the fighters would depart cowman met the deadsooner or later, the Mob line only to be bushsimply laid low. When whacked on the trail. The the Rangers finally pulled hard-hearted vigilantes out in 1893, the vicious had decided to take no vigilantes resumed their chances. rampage.

Before long, even caJim Brown, son of the sual criticism of the San late Ase, believed marSaba Mob was considered riage into a high-ranking a capital offense. The Mob clan would protect elderly postmaster at him. But no one was truly Locker, a tiny community safe, as an ambush arin the northern corner ranged by his brother-inof the county, spoke law soon proved. Brown out against the reign of died in the August 1893 terror. Despite his age attack, and his wife was

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The seven original members of the San Saba Mob, respectable ranchers all, began with the best of intentions. Following the example of other vigilantes in adjacent counties, they merely wanted to rid San Saba of the criminal riffraff.

Their first recorded foray was a complete fiasco.

A naive schoolteacher, who went along for the exciting ride, was mistaken for a horse thief and shot through the heart.

Two posse participants were later overheard in a crowded saloon talking about the accidental slaying. The punishment for running their mouths was death, and the sentence was carried out by the condemned men’s comrades.

After liquidating several suspected rustlers, the vigilantes hunted down the alleged ringleader, Ase Brown. They were in the middle of stringing him up, when an inno-

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Confusion still reigns with freestanding ER facilities

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“I got so frustrated because I know the patients are supposed to know their benefits. The lingo is so different, and the facility fee, I’ve never seen one in 18 years of billing.”

Medicaid or Medicare as they are not affiliated Having worked in the with a hospital or hospital medical billing indusnetwork, DuPont said. try for nearly 20 years, In addition, the facilformer Kyle resident Cindy ity offers a free medical Zamora understands how screening that offers complex the process can patients a “plan on inbe for patients. tervention.” DuPont said But Zamora was patients can at that point puzzled when her son, a make a decision if they current Buda resident, was want to stay or be treated, on the receiving end of a or be referred to another –Cindy Zamora, Kyle resident $1,700 medical bill from facility.

For Zamora, the process when given initial paperan area freestanding ER Facility fees also vary left her “angry” and fruswork. facility. The majority of based on the type of serWhile freestanding ERs the expense was listed as a trated. She also was convice provided to a patient. cerned about those who are able to accept insur“facility fee.”

Those facility fees go might not have insurance, ance, Bodony said most While the bill was partoward paying for nurses or are equally unaware of claims are processed outtially decreased, Zamora and equipment. believes more can be done the billing intricacies, and of-network, as physicians Bodony said such fees who could find themselves are not contracted with to make freestanding ER are “standard” at not only in serious debt. certain insurance providbilling practices more freestanding ERs, but also “I got so frustrated beers. transparent. However, at surgery centers and cause I know the patients Bodony said Kyle ER officials with Kyle ER hospitals. are supposed to know does, however, file a form believe in-place laws give Bodony said the duthat appeals on a patient’s ration of a patient’s visit patients enough informa- their benefits,” Zamora said. “The lingo is so difbehalf if they choose to tion, should they visit a doesn’t dictate the facility ferent, and the facility fee, process their claim in-net- fee. freestanding ER. I’ve never seen one in 18 work. Bodony said a lot Zamora said her son “Two people might be of patients “are on top of was having minor medical years of billing.” here at the same time peHowever, Alicia Bodit” and take time to read issues in April and chose riod and they could have ony Kyle ER’s director of paperwork and ask questo go to Kyle ER for care. had treatment or they operations, said the facility tions. As a result, Kyle ER Prior to her son going in, might not have,” Bodony follows state laws regard“hasn’t received too many” said. “It’s not about the Zamora said she called ing freestanding ERs and complaints. the front office and was amount of time they were “If they are unfamiliar informed that a physician’s what they must disclose to here, but the diagnosis patients. with that, or they haven’t fee there was $99. they receive, amount of Per House Bill 3276 and gone over their plan in Zamora said her son testing that was done and Senate Bill 425, which detail, they may not have was seen by a physician intervention.” went into law this Septem- been aware there is a and was then later given Zamora believes placing ber, all freestanding ERs difference, until they go a prescription. The entire an identified price tag to a facility that is out of service lasted less than an are required to post they on facility fees could go a are an emergency care network,” said Amanda hour, Zamora said. long way toward improved facility and that they may DuPont, medical director When they got the bill, transparency. However, charge a facility fee. at Kyle ER. however, Zamora said the Zamora said she doesn’t Rates are “comparable Bodony said services amount was $1,700. Of intend to patronize anothto a hospital emergency and fees at Kyle ER mirror er freestanding ER. that amount, $1,500 was room” and that a physiwhat patients would for a “facility fee,” which “You have an option of cian may bill separately have received at another Zamora said she was not what a facility fee is and informed of. Zamora even- from the facility, according hospital. Service rates are how much is it,” Zamora to the Kyle ER website. “loosely structured” off of tually fought to have the said. “If you’re going to Blue Cross Blue Shield and charge this bogus amount, facility fee lowered to $500. Bodony said patients Medicare, Bodony said.

“This bill was crazy. I’ve who are not having an allow people to have a emergency situation are However, freestanding never seen anything like choice to go somewhere ERs are unable to accept that before,” Zamora said. informed of those points else.”

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some of the lowest in the country.

As the dog days of Wallethub compared summer approach, energy the country’s energy costs are expected to rise, costs based on a special especially in hot, dry Texas. formula, said Diana Polk, With energy communicaconsuming tions manager Despite anywhere at Wallethub.

Texas being between five The study took to 22 percent into account ranked 20th of a household electricity, natfor energy income, utility ural gas, motor cost is a factor fuel and home consumption, many Ameriheating oil. the Lone cans must take “Low natuinto account ral gas prices Star State when budreally drive has relatively everything geting their finances. the state,” low costs for in Despite said David electricity Texas being Thompson, ranked 20th vice president and fuel, for energy of marketing most of consumption, for Pedernathe Lone Star les Electric which can be State has relaCooperative credited to tively low costs (PEC). “The for electricity you cheap prices energy and fuel, most are getting is in natural gas coming from a of which can be credited plant burning to cheap prices in natural that natural gas and with gas, according to a study prices at historic lows, you from WalletHub. can expect a lower cost of According to the study, electricity.”

Texans, on average, spend For businesses and enaround $130 a month trepreneurs, finding a state on electricity and $18 a with relatively low energy month on natural gas, costs could potentially

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38th – Price of Electricity 8th – Electricity Consumption per Consumer 15th – Price of Natural Gas 40th – Natural-Gas Consumption per Consumer 40th – Price of Motor Fuel 12th – Motor-Fuel Consumption per Driver help alleviate overhead, said Julie Snyder, CEO for the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce.

Snyder, a Sacramento, Calif. transplant, said she regularly saw high energy prices in the Golden State.

“Energy costs in California, especially fuel, is a lot of higher compared to Texas. The citizens of California also have longer daily commutes and higher fuel costs, which can only adds to the cost of living,” Snyder said.

When a business can save on expenses like energy, it can generally be a plus for their employees and overall costs, she said.

On average, Texans spend around $140 a month on gas, below the nation average. Residents of states like Wyoming can spend up to $220 a month for transportation.

“The natural gas prices make for a very unique situation for Texans,” Thompson said. “For a business owner, labor is going to be your main cost right in front of energy, depending on what kind of service you have. And with new sources of natural gas being found, Texas will continue to provide that service to its consumers, which in turn means lower electrical costs.”

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Continued from pg. 1 help the city accomplish its goals with treated effluent reuse,” said Ginger Faught, Dripping Springs deputy city administrator. “There will be a 15,000,000 gallon pond on the development, which will be used as storage for the city’s effluent, and will help meet obligations made out in the permit.”

The water stored in the pond can then be used to water the golf course and landscape, all while providing additional storage space for the city, she said. The city is actively negotiating the utility and development agreements for the property.

However, a few citizens shared their dissent with the project.

Terry Tall, who lives a mile out from the project, urged council to stay vigilant throughout the planning process, as the project runs through Onion Creek and is within the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone.

“We’ve been impressed by the quality of the

A 500-acre development, complete with a full 18-hole golf course, along with retail and residential components, is in store for land northwest and southeast of the FM 1826 and FM 967 intersection in the Driftwood area. Illustration courtesy of Discovery Land Company.

project,” said local resident Ester Snyder.

“But with the cuts and elevation in the golf

course, how will this affect runoff? We don’t want chemicals or pesticides from the water coming

to our properties. We just urge you to stay on top of all of that as this goes forward.”

The News-Dispatch reached out to Discovery Land Company for comment for more

information about the development, but the company declined comment at this time.

Burleson Street: Could take 15 to 18 months Continued from pg. 1

Austin-based company, for an amount not to exceed about $6.9 million, a figure that includes a five percent contingency.

“It does give five percent contingency, but we’re still under budget of what we thought we would have to pay initially,” City Engineer Leon Barba said. “(The Burleson Street project will) dramatically increase safety in that area,” Mayor Travis Mitchell said However, sections of the road will have to be closed for much of the process, Barba said. The city will have to work

Improvements to the 1.5 mile section of North Burleson Street include a new 42-foot wide roadway, reconstruction and widening, water line relocations, wastewater line relocations, structure improvements, storm drain improvements and pedestrian improvements. with the businesses located along Burleson Street to ensure they do not lose customers as a result of the construction.

“It’s going to be a painful process for our citizens as we build this road,” he said.

Barba anticipates work will begin after Labor Day and last 15 to 18 months, projected to be completed around spring 2020.

The item was approved 5-0 by Kyle City Council.

Councilmembers Daphne Tenorio and Damon Fogley were absent.

OPEN HOUSE

Plum Creek Golf: Quail Creek closed Continued from pg. 4

Hays High golf coach Danny Preuss, who has coached in the district for about 25 years, said he has fond memories of the course.

“I’m sad to hear Quail Creek is closing.

That used to be the only golf course we had, and we used to bus kids over there

for practice,” Preuss said.

But Quail Creek closing its doors is not a signal that the sport is less popular these days, he said.

“I don’t think the popularity of golf in the area is declining,” he said. “I have more and more golfers coming in every year.”

Overall, golf is still up

and coming in this area, he said. As long as a new course opens, there will be plenty of room for golfers in Hays County.

“With the new course in San Marcos, the one in Plum Creek and the ones in Austin we have access to, golf is doing well,” Preuss said.

Thursday, August 2 4-7 p.m.

New Principals Continued from pg. 5

Meanwhile, district leaders also approved the hiring of Charli Lennon as the next principal of Simon Middle School in Kyle. Lennon will take over for Jose Puga, who led SMS for the past three years.

Lennon hails from the Austin area and was most

In 2014, Hays County began studying RM 150 to identify the alignment from just west of Kyle to near I-35. Since the last public meeting in 2015, the County and TxDOT have been coordinating to identify roles, responsibilities, and funding for the continuation of the environmental study.

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recently an assistant principal at Klein Cain High in the Houston area.

According to a letter to parents, Lennon’s background extends to a speech and debate director and a communications application teacher.

Eric Wright, Hays CISD

superintendent, said in the letter Lennon will be “a great fit for SMS and that she will implement systems that will lead to student achievement.”

“I’m looking forward to creating a culture where everyone knows all students can learn,” Lennon said.

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By virtue of an Writ of Execution issued by the clerk of the District County Court #428 of HAYS County, Texas, June 8, 2018, in cause numbered 17-1989, styled NATIONAL FUNDING,INC. versus THOMAS TRUCKING, INC., & ROY THOMAS on a judgment rendered against THOMAS TRUCKING, INC., & ROY THOMAS, JOINTLY AND SEVERLY I did on July 13, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., levy upon as the property of ROY THOMAS described below: OAK RIDGE ESTATES NW 1/2 LOT 9 0.43 AC IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS GEO #90215050 (PROPERTY ID R37093) ALSO DESCRIBED AS 311 HARMONS WAY, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 On August 7, 2018, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., at the Hays County Government Center, at the Main Doors, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Government Center Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of ROY THOMAS in and to the real property described above.

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Currently, the District has three staff positions: an Executive Manager, an Assistant Manager and an Office Secretary. The current Executive Manager will be retiring.

Plum Creek Conservation District (PCCD) is a Water Control and Improvement District, a Political Subdivision in Texas operating under provisions of the Texas Water Code. The District’s powers include those of a Groundwater Conservation District. The original purpose of the District was to carry out obligations under Agreements between the District and NRCS as the District is the primary sponsor for maintenance of 28 flood water retarding structures. When Groundwater Conservation District powers were added to PCCD the scope of its duties became much more complex.

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Successful applicants for each position must possess ability to function as an integral part of the organizational structure. Minimum qualifications are a high school diploma with at least some college or technical training or experience related to all the operations of PCCD. Computer skills, GIS and fiscal management software knowledge, and agricultural land management experience will also be considered beneficial. Criminal Background checks will be obtained and references will be checked and consulted.

Salaries and benefits associated with the position have not yet been determined by the Board. To some extent those will reflect the education, backgrounds, experiences of applicants and the position for which the applicant is selected. Applicants should state expected salary ranges based on their qualifications.

Those interested are invited to submit applications listing qualifications, experience, salary expectations, and listing references to: Position Applications, Plum Creek Conservation District, P. O. Box 328, Lockhart, Texas 78644.

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Public Notices INVITATION FOR BID FOR THE ELLIOTT BRANCH PHII WASTEWATER AND RECLAIMED WATER LINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS

Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle will be received for the Elliott Branch PHII Wastewater and Reclamation Water Line Improvement Project until 10:00 a.m. on August 16, 2018 at City of Kyle Public Works Department, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 a.m. on August 16, 2018 at City of Kyle Public Works Department Training Room.

Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: 1. Construction of approximately 1,500 linear feet of 21-inch sanitary sewer line 2. 6 – 60-inch sanitary manholes 3. 1,500 linear feet of 12inch reclaimed water line 4. Surface repairs Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bond in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: Elliott Branch PH II Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Line Improvements Project Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications will be on file by July 18, 2018 at: City of Kyle Engineer’s Office, 100 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640 Public Works Building, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640 Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217 F.W. Dodge, 4300 Beltway Place #180, Arlington, Texas 76018 Bid Documents in an electronic format on Compact Disc (CD) may be obtained at City Hall located at the address above at no cost.

Bid Document CD’s may also be obtained at the offices of LJA Engineering, Inc., 5316 Highway 290 West, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78735, (512) 439-4700.

State statutes including wage and hour provisions and contract regulations must be adhered to as they relate to this project.

Contractors will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

City of Kyle reserves the

right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by City of Kyle for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award. The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof.

Bidders should carefully examine the plans, specifications and other documents, visit the site of work, and fully inform themselves as to all conditions and matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost thereof.

Should a bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from, the plans, specifications or other documents, or should be in doubt as to their meaning, bidder should notify the City Engineer and obtain clarification prior to submitting any bid, but no later than August 10, 2018.

Time of substantial completion shall be 120 calendar days.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on August 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the City of Kyle Public Works Department Training Room, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX. Leon Barba, P.E. City Engineer

INVITATION FOR BID FOR SOUTHSIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Sealed bids addressed to the City of Kyle will be received for the Southside Wastewater Improvements Project until 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2018 at City of Kyle Public Works Department, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, TX. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2018 at City of Kyle Public Works Department Training Room.

Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: 1. Approximately 16,500 linear feet of PVC gravity mains 2. Approximately 9,500 linear feet of PVC force main 3. 2,000 linear feet of PVC reclaim water main 4. Lift station, manholes, borings, and various other appurtenances.

Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form provided, and must be accompanied by a bid security in a penal sum approximately equal to and not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The security shall be in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check, or bid bond furnished by a reliable surety company having authority under the laws of Texas to write surety bond

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in the amount required, with such security made payable without recourse to the City of Kyle. The envelope containing the bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: Southside Wastewater Improvements Project Bid/Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications are on file at: City of Kyle Public Works Department, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640 City Hall, 100 West Center Street, Kyle, Texas 78640 Builders Exchange, 4047 Naco Perrin, San Antonio, Texas 78217 RPS, 4801 Southwest Parkway, Parkway 2, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78735 F.W. Dodge, 4300 Beltway Place #180, Arlington, Texas 76018 Bid Documents in an electronic format on Compact Disc (CD) may be obtained at City Hall located at the address above at no cost.

Bid Document CD’s may also be obtained at the offices of RPS, 4801 Southwest Parkway, Parkway 2, Suite 150, Austin, Texas 78735.

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City of Kyle reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by City of Kyle for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the bidder’s qualifications prior to the contract award. The final Notice of Award of Contract shall be given to the successful bidder by the City of Kyle within sixty (60) days following the opening of bids and no bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after opening thereof.

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A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on August 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the offices of the City of Kyle Public Works Department Training Room, 520 E. RR 150, Kyle, Texas 78640.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Pre-bid meeting will be held

The Alliance Regional Water Authority (the “OWNER”) is requesting sealed written proposals for serving as the OWNER’S Auditor (RFP No. 2018-006). ALL PROPOSALS ARE DUE BY 3:00 P.M., Central Time, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Documents may be obtained without charge from www.CivCastUSA.com. Proponents must register on this website in order to view and/or download the Request for Proposals.

At the time a Proponent registers on this website, the Proponent must provide a working e-mail address, so the Proponent will receive any addenda or clarification issued by the OWNER. ANY PROPOSALS NOT RECEIVED BY THE DATE AND TIME SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION. All procurements by the OWNER are subject to the OWNER’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. The Program provides HUBs full opportunity to participate in all of the OWNER’s contracts. Goals for HUB participation are stated for each solicitation.

Information on achieving the goals or documenting good faith efforts to achieve the goals are contained in the Bid Documents. When a HUB participation goal applies, each Proponent is required to complete and return a HUB Participation Plan with its Proposal. If a HUB Participation Plan is not submitted with a Proposal, the Proposal will not be accepted for consideration.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive any minor informality (one that does not affect the competitiveness of the Proposal) in any Proposal or in the solicitation process.

The persons listed below may be contacted for information regarding the Request for Proposal. If a Proponent contacts any other officer or employee of the OWNER during the period beginning on the date this Request for Proposal is issued and ending on the date of contract award or rejection of all proposals by the OWNER’s Board of Directors, any Proposal submitted by the Proponent is subject to rejection by the OWNER. Authorized Contact Persons: OWNER’s Executive Director: Graham Moore; 512-294-3214; gmoore@ alliancewater.org

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Pat Girard-Newman a/k/a Patsy Ann Girard & Patsy Girard-Newman, Deceased, were issued on June 25, 2018, in Docket No. 180199-P, pending in County Court at Law No. 1 of Hays County, Texas, to Girard Rynnee Newman. Persons having claims against this estate are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, addressed to Representative, Estate of Pat Girard-Newman a/k/a Patsy Ann Girard & Patsy Girard-Newman at 10 Tanglewood Trail, San Marcos, Texas 78666.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hays CISD is Requesting Proposals for RFP #06061803VL Keyless Entry.

Proposals will be accepted until 07-31-18 at 2:00 p.m. local time. A mandatory

on 7-17-2018 @ 10:00 a.m. at Hays CISD Technology Building, 21003 IH 35, Kyle, Texas. 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.

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STATE OF TEXAS

By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the clerk of the 428th District Court of HAYS County, Texas, May 31, 2018, in cause numbered 17-1205, styled THE PARK AT STEEPLECHASE (KYLE) HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC versus GENE TAYLOR on a judgment rendered against GENE TAYLOR;

I did on June 5, 2018, at 11:00 a.m., levy upon as the property of GENE TAYLOR the following described real property: LOT 15, BLOCK A, THE PARK AT STEEPLECHASE, AN ADDITION IN HAYS COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 10, PAGE 212, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS ALSO DESCRIBED AS 188 LEXINGTON, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 On AUGUST 7, 2018, being the first Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Hays County, at the South Door, 712 Stagecoach Trail of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of San Marcos, Texas, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, all the right, title and interest of GENE TAYLOR in and to the real property described above.

Dated at Kyle, Hays County, Texas, June 5, 2018.

Michael Torres Constable, Pct. 2 Hays County, Texas 5458 FM 2770 Kyle, Texas 78640

by ROBERT L. ELLER, Deputy

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