City of Howe

Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com

Sheryl Bentley, Ebby Halliday REALTORS 3445 FM 1417 N Sherman TX 75092 http://www.ebby.com/agents_ offices/find_agent/info/ sherylbentley (903) 821-7653 sherylbentley@ebby.com

The Uselton Group 382 Eagle Point Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 theuseltongroup.com 469-525-7281 kim@theuseltongroup.com

Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net

Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com

RESTAURANTS

El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com

Abby’s Restaurant 110 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 abbys-restaurant.com/ 903-487-8860 abbysrestaurant@yahoo.com

Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net

ROOFING HIT Exteriors, LLC Howe, TX 75459 972-977-1523 sergio@hitexteriors.com

903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

TOWING

Adams Automotive & Towing 85 Redden Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 adamsautotow.com 903-482-5784

Pristine Towing & Roadside Assistance 135 Hodgins Rd. P.O. Box 1672 Van Alstyne TX 75495 (903) 814-8064

VIDEO Summit Media Service PO.O. Box 1197 Howe, TX 75459 www.summitmediaservice.co m 214-843-1495

WINERY

Homestead Winery 220 W. Main St. Denison TX 75020 homesteadwinery.com/ 903-464-0030 sammeanslump@gmail.com

STORAGE

Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459

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2019-20 Local taxation

August

Howe Bulldogs hold football camp with large attendance. City proposes budget of $3,788,977. Band students impress director in first week of camp. High School volleyball camp turns out big numbers. Large metal sign is placed in downtown Howe featuring Howe educators. Superintendent Kevin Wilson and School Board President Clint Catching cut the ribbon on Summit Hill Elementary School and prepare for new school year. Bulldogs 2-adays begin. Cavender Home Theater and Howe Chamber host a Blue Bell Ice Cream Social. Lady Bulldogs off to good start with a swat of Tom Bean. Band leaders Erin Catching and Chloe Scoggins excited for Howe's push for fourth state title. Senior leadership shows in Bulldogs first scrimmage as freshman Austin Haley is named the starting quarterback. Howe ISD enrollment checks in at 1,249. City proposes same tax rate for 201920 which is $0.57. Consultant meets with city about US 75 expansion to six lanes. Ally Harvey named All-Tournament in Whitesboro volleyball. Howe ISD announces lowering of tax rate by $0.11. US Congressman Ratcliffe visits Summit Hill Elementary. Dogs lose opener, 35-21 as Ponder capitalizes on Howe mistakes. Howe Police arrest two noncompliant sex offenders. Lady Bulldogs lose to Valley View. Ally Harvey, Cassidy Anderson, Jenna Honore, Kasie Seglesi, and Molly Wilson named to Homecoming Queen’s Court. Jarron Ing, Caiden Harmon, Ayden Norton, Arturo Lowder, and Layton Elvington are named to Homecoming King’s Court. HHS Class of 1983 reunites. Jackson Wilson speaks to Hurricane Creek Rotary Club about his Texas Boys State experience. Howe JV blanks Ponder, 22-0.

September

Homecoming Queen is Ally Harvey; Jarron Ing is King. Dogs continue dominance over S&S, 39-14. Coach Steve Simmons honored at homecoming pep rally. Howe Police investigate homicide of Cory Petty. Independent Bank hosts Chamber Breakfast. Lady Bulldogs topple Anna and show great improvement from last season. Howe JV blows past S&S. Students from the Howe High School Robotics team spent some volunteer hours for the local food pantry in Howe. Overtime loss in Bells under a full moon Friday the 13th. Lady Bulldogs beat Sacred Heart, lose to Bells. In tradition, HMS holds cookout for First Responders. Howe native Troy Allison honored by Texas governor with Star of Texas Award. Howe seventh and eighth grade football teams run over Bells. Lady Bulldogs continue best season in several years with win over Whitewright. School Board sets higher goals for accountability ratings. City officially sets tax rate, budget; discusses bond refinance, storm sirens, and water restrictions. Bulldogs drop final non-district game to talented Boyd Yellowjackets. Carolyn Cherry petitions the city council for a permanent location for Feed My Sheep food pantry. Howe Development Foundation announces grand opening of Summit Gardens to take place later in November. Bulldogs snap 11-game road district losing streak with win at Bonham. Annual Fall Festival draws large Saturday night crowd. Don’s Smokehouse of Howe wins "People's Choice Award" at the State Fair of Texas. City of Howe initiates water restrictions.

An argument over spending tax dollars, an attempt to silence political opponents, and charges of a “kangaroo court.” This is not a current story but a faint echo of a notorious event in Texas History, the impeachment of Gov. James Ferguson. As a result of his actions, in 1917, Ferguson became the only Texas governor impeached and removed from office.

James Edward Ferguson, also called “Farmer Jim” or “Pa” was born in Bell County in 1871. His father died when he was four. He was kicked out of a local prep school, Salado College, at age 12 for misbehavior. He left home at 16, traveling and taking odd jobs until he returned to farm in Bell County. He became a lawyer in 1897, married Miriam A. Wallace in 1899, and expanded into real estate, insurance, and banking.

He was elected governor in 1914, his first election. He was a popular figure, singing laws protecting sharecroppers and providing state funding for rural schools. He was re-elected in 1916. Though he had signed legislation creating three new colleges, he found himself in a feud with professors at the University of Texas. Angry that two professors had openly criticized his administration, Ferguson demanded that the Board of Regents fire them. The Regents refused. In retaliation, Ferguson vetoed the entire appropriation for the university.

The fight with the university touched off a massive scandal. At the same time, officials had begun looking into Ferguson’s finances. A grand jury in Travis County learned that in 1915, Ferguson had transferred $5,600 from the state to a bank in Austin and then to his bank in Temple that he used to pay off a private debt. In July 1917, he was indicted for misappropriation of funds. The legislature then came back into session to consider impeachment, an attempt Ferguson immediately condemned.

The Constitution gives Congress the power of impeachment in federal cases. The impeachment process begins with the House of Representatives. The Constitution gives the House power to impeach the president, officials appointed by the president (including cabinet officers), and judges. Similarly, the Texas constitution gives the lower house of the legislature power to impeach judges, the governor, and statewide elected officials. Impeachment is the equivalent of an indictment. To impeach, the House simply needs a majority vote on the different charges involved. The House then chooses members to act as managers to present the