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Let’s Talk About It:

Fiesta—Celebration, Reflection, and Perspective

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By Yvette Tello

Fiesta—Celebration, Reflection, and Perspective There are moments when a simple question stops you in your tracks. On our way to participate in the Fiesta San Antonio, we found ourselves in an Uber ride with a driver from Venezuela. He was curious, genuinely interested, and asked a question many of us have probably never stopped to fully answer. “What is Fiesta about?

What are you celebrating?” We shared what we’ve always known— that Fiesta began with the Battle of Flowers Parade in 1891, created to honor the heroes of the Battle of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto.

We explained how it has grown into a citywide celebration of culture, community, and tradition. But then he paused… and asked something that stayed with us. “What’s wrong with you? If it were me, I couldn’t imagine celebrating something like that.” And just like that… the energy shifted. Because at that moment, we weren’t speaking as historians—we were speaking as a community that has inherited a tradition. A tradition that, depending on perspective, tells very different stories. Fiesta’s origins are rooted in remembrance—yes, of battles that shaped Texas history. But over time, something powerful happened. What began as a memorial evolved into something much bigger.

Today, Fiesta is a celebration of culture, music, and identity. A platform for over 100 nonprofit organizations.

A source of scholarships for students across our community. An economic engine supporting local businesses, artists, and families. It’s no longer just about history—it’s about what we’ve chosen to do with that history. What we tried to explain in that car ride is something many of us feel, even if we’ve never put it into words.

We didn’t create the history… but we did reshape the meaning. Fiesta has become a space where culture is celebrated, not erased. Traditions are shared across generations.

Communities come together—regardless of background. Nonprofits raise millions to give back. There is beauty in that transformation. There is power in taking something rooted in conflict and turning it into unity, joy, and opportunity. Even with all of that, his reaction stayed with us.

Because for him—as an outsider looking in—it didn’t feel like transformation. It felt like a contradiction.

And if we’re being honest… It made us pause. It made us reflect. It even made us a little quiet. Maybe even… a little uncomfortable. Have you ever stopped to think about what Fiesta represents—not just to us, but to someone seeing it for the first time?

Do you believe Fiesta has successfully transformed its historical roots into something positive? Or does that original history still carry weight that we don’t always acknowledge?

Did that perspective—the one from someone outside our culture—make you think differently? Fiesta is joy.

Fiesta is tradition. Fiesta is community. But maybe… Fiesta is also a conversation. And conversations like this—honest, thoughtful, and sometimes uncomfortable—are exactly how we continue to grow. What do you think? Let’s talk about it…

Yolanda Tello Centennial: “It’s common for people from other countries to not understand our culture. We should not question our culture and customs because someone doesn’t wish to understand the celebration, customs, or reasons. I am very proud of what San Antonio does for our city. The reason for the

Fiesta celebration has evolved into something bigger since the original inception, that is true. The original reason is not forgotten. I would say to the Uber driver to not question what in his/her mind makes no sense.

I say learn the culture and the history of the city you live in. Don’t judge the people and the city. Become a person who can blend in with culture and history without feeling confused about what you think you don’t understand.} Jon Burress: “I’m sure there are millions of opinions on just about every holiday, and/or celebration we have in America. I’m also fairly certain that many of those opinions differ in belief. That’s the beauty of America, different values, different beliefs and different customs did not separate us. That is all changing now, our President seeks to divide us, in an elaborate scheme to protect White Power. While your Uber driver only shared his opinion, I’m positive that his opinion is very popular with many Americans. We used to be inclusive, but now we’re being forced to become exclusive and the exclusive Americans are the minority. In votes and in skin color.”

Herb Rockman: “Growing from a parade into a city wide festival, Fiesta has become its own thing, surpassing its origins. It’s hard enough to define the festival itself and set aside its origins! It has become all things to everyone, in every part of town” Henry de Leon: “I just don’t know why we celebrate so much , when in reality it’s a celebration of our demise, they all eat our food , wear our clothes, and yet in actuality they hate us!”

Sheila Landre: “This was interesting. As a child I watched the Battle of Flowers parade while sitting on the wall of the Alamo. I studied Texas history at Hawthorne Jr. High and rode my bike to the zoo and the alligator garden. When I went back as an adult I was impressed by how

perfectly bicultural San Antonio is.

It’s where I decided to learn Spanish the first chance I got.+ John Herrera: “The Doctrine of Discovery and The Papal line of demarcation obliterated indigenous communities that were not ruled by a Christian King. Current theological philosophy advocates that its expression is not rooted in Catholic doctrine. Nevertheless it was initiated by a Spanish Pope. Its tenets are today internalized not only in U.S. law but in international law as other non Catholic European Kingdoms adopted it after Spain and Portugal lost their world dominion. The late Pope Francis on his visit to Canada in an address to indigenous groups disavowed the doctrines but did not rescind them. So as of today they are still “legal.” Some indigenous spoke persons acknowledge the Church no longer has the title of the conquered lands so restoration is unlikely. The faithful, the body of the church, has no or little knowledge of our collective historical histories as your Uber driver only learned a very superficial bit of the Fiesta de Flores or its roots.

Whoever does not learn one’s own history is condemned to repeat it.”

Coyote Phoenix: “I was a Duchess in 1979 when the gunman on angeldust killed 9 people & wounded over 30 others. The city has refused to “remember” that act & like the basis of its origins rewritten history.

Changed my life. I cannot celebrate or honor Fiesta. I was stapled up on a float above as a witness to vendors & high school & college band students & their family members slaughtered.

Blows my mind, heart & soul forever. I had to leave SAT & TX after my mom died.”

Danny N Stella Lopez: “All well said.”

Augustine Rivera: “It’s too expensive that’s what it is. No one goes”

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Quiroz’s work serves as a love letter to San Antonio, celebrating its culture, traditions, and arBorn and raised in San Antonio, chitecture, while also reflecting Local artist Joao Quiroz invites on the vibrant atmosphere of his the community to explore a cap- formative years in Mexico. Art tivating blend of Mexican heri- enthusiasts are encouraged to tage and the essence of San An- experience this unique vision in tonio through a diverse array of person at The Blue Art Gallery, media, including music, murals, located at Blue Star. Joao Quiroz painting, and sculpture. Embrac- welcomes visitors to reach out ing both his Mexican roots and and schedule a visit to the studio. identity as a San Antonio artist, Quiroz has collaborated with prominent local institutions such as Luminaria, the San Antonio Artists Collective, Blue Star, The Alamo, and UNAM. Trained in classical art techniques, Quiroz channels that expertise into contemporary creations that resonate with today’s audiences. Drawing inspiration from the Old Mas-

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Remembering Jaimé Villarreal Vidal Jaimé Villarreal Vidal, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on April 24, 2026, at the age of 71. He was born on Valentine’s Day on February 14, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas. Jaimé grew up Jean Street and at 17, he formed Harmony, a garage band while still a Jefferson High School student. After he graduated, he joined the U.S. Navy where during his eight-year stint on the east coast, he sailed all over the North Atlantic and Mediterranean seas. He also earned a Golden Shellback certificate for crossing the Equator at the 180 th meridian (the international dateline).

After his honorable discharge in 1983 as a third-class petty officer, Jaimé became such a good selling insurance salesman that he was quickly promoted to sales manager. But his heart was in music. So, during his free time, he formed Alexis Band followed by Alexis Band. After the birth of his son, Xavier, on May 1, 1992, Jaimé joined Uptown Band as lead vocalist.

Then came a still with Ralph Portillo. By now he had become such an ace salesman in Texas, he could sell parents burial insurance as soon as their baby was born. However, he was tired of traveling and unhappy selling products that meant nothing to him. All that changed in 2013, when his friend Bob asked Jaimé, “What makes you happy?” Jaimé answered, “music.” “There you go, do a

music magazine.” Hence the birth of Streettalk as a 16- page tabloid. The rest, as they say, is history. He became the publisher of the longest running Hispanic/ Latino/Tejano magazine in the Alamo City’s history – Streettalk Magazine. His uncle was Arturo Villarreal, a promoter who owned Arturo’s on S. Zarzamora Street. Hence, Jaimé was also a promoter and the bandleader of his own Streettalk Band. As a human being, Jaimé Vidal was a humble but outgoing person who brought happiness and joy to many because he possessed a warm and kind spirit that touched everyone around him.

And along the way, this child of God also became a conga player, a recording artist and a radio personality at KEDA. Jaimé is now reunited in heaven with his maternal grandmother Consuelo “Chelo” Villarreal; his mother, Dora García; his sister, Linda Colin; and his stepfather Merced “El Chino” García. He is survived by his son, Jaimé “Xavier” Vidal, who plays trumpet with LA 45; and Lori López; his granddaughters, Violet and Jaime Scarlet Vidal, who is expected to arrive in the coming days; his sisters, Dolores (George) Piña; and Susan (Raúl) Flores; and his brother, Steve García. Jaime will be dearly missed by his many family members, step-grandchildren, friends, fellow musicians, and his beloved pets.

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COMISIÓN DE CALIDAD AMBIENTAL DE TEXAS AVISO DE UN PERMISO FEDERAL PARA OPERACIÓN PRELIMINAR Permiso Preliminar Número: O4794 SOLICITUD Y PERMISO PRELIMINAR. CyrusOne LLC, 2850 N Harwood St Ste 2200, Dallas, TX 75201- 2640, ha presentado una solicitud ante la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ, por sus siglas en inglés) para la expedición inicial de un Permiso Federal de Operación (en adelante denominado como Permiso) núm. O4794, Solicitud núm. 38610, para autorizar la operación de SAT2 SAT3 SAT4, un Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services instalación. El área a la cual se refiere la solicitud está ubicada en 9554 Westover Hills Blvd en la ciudad de San Antonio, Condado de Bexar, Texas 78251- 2702. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico de la ubicación general del sitio o la instalación es proporcionado como una cortesía y no es parte de la solicitud o el aviso. Para la ubicación exacta, consulte la solicitud. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-98.673055,29.470833&level=13 Esta solicitud fue recibida por la TCEQ el 21 de julio de 2025.

El propósito de un Permiso Federal de Operación es mejorar el acatamiento general con las normas que gobiernan el control de la contaminación atmosférica, claramente definiendo todos los requisitos aplicables como están definidos en el Título 30 del Código Administrativo de Texas § 122.10 (30 TAC § 122.10, por sus siglas en inglés). El permiso preliminar, si es aprobado, codificará las condiciones bajo las cuales el área debe operar. El permiso no autorizará construcción nueva. El director ejecutivo ha concluido la revisión técnica de la solicitud y ha hecho una decisión preliminar para preparar el permiso preliminar para la revisión y comentario público. El director ejecutivo de la TCEQ recomienda la expedición de este permiso preliminar. La solicitud de permiso, la declaración de fundamentos y el proyecto de permiso estarán disponibles para su consulta y reproducción en TCEQ Region 13 Office, 14250 Judson Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78233-4480 a partir del primer día de la publicación de este aviso. El proyecto de permiso y la declaración de fundamentos están disponibles electrónicamente en la página web de la TCEQ: www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/tvnotice. La solicitud (junto con cualquier actualización) está disponible través del siguiente enlace: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit- applications-notices. Es posible acceder a esta información electrónicamente en la Secretaría Oficial, ubicada en el Edificio F (planta baja) de las Oficinas Centrales de la TCEQ en Austin, Texas, así como en la Oficina Regional en San Antonio de la comisión. También es posible acceder electrónicamente a materiales de apoyo relevantes en estas ubicaciones (entre ellos los permisos de Revisión de Nuevas Fuentes que se han incorporado por referencia).

COMENTARIOS/NOTIFICACIÓN PÚBLICA Y AUDIENCIA. Cualquier persona puede entregar comentarios públicos sobre el permisopreliminar. Comentarios relacionados a la exactitud, lo completo, y lo apropiado de las condiciones del permiso pueden resultar en cambios al permiso preliminar. Una persona que podría ser afectada por la emisión de contaminantes atmosféricos del área del sitio del permiso puede solicitar una audiencia de aviso y comentarios. El propósito de la audiencia de notificación y comentarios es para proporcionar la oportunidad para entregar comentarios sobre el permiso preliminar. El permiso puede ser cambiado en base a si los comentarios relacionados con el permiso permiten el cumplimiento con el Título 30 del Código Administrativo de Texas, Capítulo 122 (ejemplos pueden incluir que el permiso no tiene todos los requisitos aplicables que correspondan o que no se cumplieron los procedimientos de aviso público). La TCEQ puede otorgar una audiencia de aviso y comentarios con respecto a esta solicitud si una petición por escrito es presentada dentro de los treinta días después de la publicación del anuncio en el diario. La solicitud de audiencia debe incluir la base de la solicitud, incluyendo una descripción de como la persona puede ser afectada por la emisión de contaminantes atmosféricos del área de la solicitud. La solicitud también debería especificar las condiciones del permiso borrador que son inapropiados o especificar como la decisión preliminar para expedir o denegar el permiso es inapropiado. Todos los asuntos razonablemente verificables deben ser planteados y todos los argumentos razonablemente disponibles deben ser entregados a no más tardar al final del período de comentarios públicos. Si se concede una audiencia de aviso y comentario, todos los individuos que presentaron comentarios por escrito o una solicitud de audiencia recibirán confirmación por escrito de la audiencia. Esta confirmación indicará la fecha, hora y lugar de la audiencia.

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Comentarios públicos por escrito y/o peticiones para una audiencia de aviso y comentarios deberían ser presentados a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental (TCEQ), Oficina del Secretario Oficial (Office of Chief Clerk), MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, o por internet al www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, dentro de treinta días después de la fecha de publicación en el periódico de este aviso. Si se comunica electrónicamente con la TCEQ, favor de notar que su correo electrónico, tal como su dirección de correo doméstico, formarán parte del archivo público de la agencia.

Un aviso de la acción final propuesta que incluye una respuesta a los comentarios y denotando cualquier cambio al permiso preliminar, será enviado a todas las personas que hayan presentado comentarios públicos, una solicitud de audiencia o que hayan solicitado ser incluidos en la lista de correo. Este envío de correo también proveerá instrucciones para hacer peticiones públicas a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), para solicitar que la EPA se oponga a la expedición del permiso preliminar. Después de recibir una solicitud, la EPA solamente podrá objetar a la expedición de un permiso que no cumple con los requisitos aplicables o los requisitos del 30 TAC Capítulo 122.

LISTA PARA ENVÍO DE CORREO. Aparte de entregar comentarios públicos, usted puede solicitar ser incluido en una lista para envío de correo con respecto a esta solicitud al enviar su petición a la Oficina del Secretario Oficial (Office of Chief Clerk) a la dirección antes mencionada. Los que se encuentran en la lista para envío de correo recibirán copias de avisos públicos futuros (si hay) para esta solicitud enviados por correo por el Secretario Oficial.

INFORMACIÓN. Para más información sobre el proceso de tramitación de permisos, favor de llamar al Programa de Educación pública de la TCEQ sin costo al 1-800-687-4040, o bien visitar su sitio web, www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Para información en español, favor de llamar al 1-800-687-4040. También es posible consultar oportunidades de participación pública en nuestro sitio web, www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation. Puede obtener más información sobre CyrusOne LLC llamando a Mrs. Laura Cottrell al teléfono (603) 793-0534.

Fecha de Expedición: 17 de abril de 2026

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Danny Rodríguez El MVP Del Clásico Ganado Por White Sox Por Sendero Deportivo Danny “Boy” Rodríguez, campo corto estelar del equipo White Sox, en el clásico dominical Liga Potranco contra Despos, se discutió en la defensiva y ofensiva bateando para 5-3, con cuatro carreras producidas y un jonrón por el jardín izquierdo trayendose a un compañero por delante y posteriormente con las bases llenas pegó un infield hit por primera

base lo qué aprovecharon dos corredores para sellar el marcador de 4-0. A pesar de que los Despos lograron quitarse la blanqueada con su única carrera anotada, el lanzador derecho Barry Núñez, se adjudicó la victoria para que así Danny Boy, fuera nombrado el MVP por La Prensa Texas (Deportes). El campeón Piratas del timonel Iván Vaquera y el coach José Pérez, doblegó al duro team Diablos con pizar-

ra de 4-2. Con lo que Piratas cerró La primera vuelta de la temporada dedicada al beisbolista Santos Vaquera. José López (El Látigo) en ocho entradas se llevó el triunfo consumando 15 ponches, siendo relevado por Jacob Morales, quien se llevó el salvamento. Piratas durante la temporada lleva 64 carreras anotadas, lo cual es todo un récord en la época del timonel Iván Vaquera. En resultados de categoría Másters 50-+ temporada Servando Hernández, con información de José Sánchez, narrador

y compilador, Los Rojos del manager Jimmy Martínez y su coach y jugador Catarino Obregón, derrotaron 4-3 a Rangers, con victoria para Alfredo Obregón y relevo de Jorge Morales, Ruperto Ortega, cargo con el revés. Despos de Elías Contreras, doblegó 8-4 a los Astros de Pedro Espinoza, con victoria monticular de Carlos Cerda “La Chiva” y derrota para Ubaldo Montelongo quien tuvo buen relevo de Gregg Carrera. Amado Razura segunda base de los Despos hizo par de espectaculares atrapa-

das contra el bateador rival Chon Rodríguez, quien lo felicitó y el utility Luis Rios, destacó por Despos en la séptima entrada bateando hit por left y center field impulsando dos carreras para una pizarra de 8-2.

Astros anotaron dos carreras en el cierre del séptimo episodio para finalizar con adverso marcador de 8-4. En las fotos aparecen: Danny Boy Rodríguez de White Sox y Luis Rios de los Despos en sus res-

pectivos turnos al bate captados por Franco.

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A Special Tribute to My Madrecita for Mother’s Day By: J. Gilberto Quezada On Sunday, May 10, 2026, will be the observance of Mother’s Day. The one person in my life that I missed the most is my beloved madrecita, or Mamá as I called her all my life. Her name was Eloisa Guadalupe Lima Quezada and she was born on December 12, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. At five feet even and weighing about one hundred and twenty-five pounds, Mamá was a formidable figure who commanded respect and obedience. From my first remembrances of her in 1948 when she was twenty-one years old and I was two years old until the day she closed her eyes for the last time on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2003, she exemplified all the virtues, and much more, a loving mother has for her children. I never realized the profundity and the unselfish love Mamá had for my brother Peter, my sister Lupe, and for me. Later, she included two of Lupe’s children--Verónica and Carlos, whom she adopted and loved as her own. She was a self-sacrificing mother whose children always came first and her personal needs came last. At a personal sacrifice to her, she preferred for us to have new clothing and a pair of new shoes every year instead of her. I wish Mamá was alive so that I could tell her how much I love her and how much I appreciate all the sacrifices and hard work she did for us so that we could eat, dress, and live like royalty. Mamá had a big loving heart, not only for her children, but also for people who sought her wisdom and sage advice.

She touched the lives of so many people. I do remember that many of my sister’s high school classmates came to the house to talk to her about family and personal relationships. A fellow classmate at Laredo Jr. College, sought her guidance when his family would not accept his girlfriend. Eventually they got married and lived happily thereafter with his family’s blessings and acceptance. And Mamá was always highly respected and admired by the peoplewhose lives she lovingly embraced, whether it was in person or by telephone, which we did not have until I was in high school in 1962. From the very beginning, Mamá had a rough life. The old stone house, at 402 San Pablo Avenue in the Barrio El Azteca, that my parents rented from the Gutiérrez family did not have a front yard or a backyard. It only had two rooms with dirt floors. The kitchen and dining rooms were together as one room and the other room was for the two small beds and a roll away bed. We had no running water except in the kitchen, and that is where we brushed our teeth every night. And taking a bath before going to bed every night in a metal washtub that Mamá placed in the bedroom was quite a challenging task. She would warm some water

in a kettle over the stove and pour it into the metal washtub. When we were little, she bath one of us, the other two siblings had to wait in the next room, which was separated by only a long and wide piece of cloth that was used as a curtain.Mamá vigorously bathed us with a rough scourer called “estropajo.” I honestly felt the “estropajo” taking off a layer of my skin because it appeared reddish and sensitive. As we got older, then we bathed by ourselves. After taking a bath, we were ready to go to bed in our clean and ironed pajamas. And the next morning, she combed our hair with Sue Pre gel that solidified it into one piece. Even after I finished playing during recess or on a windy day, the hair stayed unfailingly in place. Our toilet was a chamber pot, which was placed behind the front wooden door. Mamá and Papá used the outside privy. And, we never complained. And every time we finished doing our bodily functions, she would carry the chamber pot and walk across the small dirt driveway to empty it in the outside privy, which she did not want us to use because many passer-byers were using it. Most of the streets in the neighborhood were not paved and ours was one of them. Since we lived across the Arroyo El Zacate, a tributary of the Río Grande that flows in a northeasterly direction, I remember two instances when we encounter rattlesnakes inside the house! completed my third birthday, she taught me how to read and write in Spanish. Mamá had received her education in Veracruz, Mexico, so Spanish was the language spoken at home, in the Barrio El Azteca, and throughout Laredo. She was a firm believer in a strong work ethic. My brother Peter and I started working when I was four and he was seven. My paternal grandfather wanted to give Peter and me an allowance and Mamá quickly put a stop to it. She sternly told him, “My sons will not carry any money they have not earned by the sweat of their brows, until they know what it is to work.” We were poor and did not have all the new toys the neighbors had, but we were rich in so many other ways. At the age of four years old, Mamá started laying a solid foundation for my future success in school and work by inculcating in me that learning and knowledge were the passport to getting ahead in life and away from the sociological and economic borders of the Barrio El Azteca. Moreover, Mamá instilled in us the belief that getting an education was the key to economic prosperity, success in life, and individual freedom. She was a firm believer in a solid education as the only way out of poverty, and especially, she wanted us to learn the English language. Consequently, at a very early age, Mamá enrolled me in the neighborhood schools, “las escuelitas,” that were taught by retired women teachers who turned their living

room into a classroom. She made sure we had a “home,” with lots of affection. love, care, and compassion and three hot meals every day. We never went out to a restaurant because we could not afford it on Papá’s salary as a city bus driver.

And yet, there was always plenty of food to eat and enough to share with our neighbors, family members, and friends. We didn’t have a car, or central air conditioning and heating, nor a black & white television set, only a small radio for entertainment. I never complained despite the lack of material things, but we had an abundance of blessings. Mamá refused to receive the federal welfare handouts, like yellow cheese, powdered milk, and powdered eggs, and other items. In her mind, those were for the families who were worse off. And I profoundly thank the 1954 big flood in a selfish way because it forced us to move and relocate to 210 Iturbide Street, which was owned by the Castañeda family, and one and a half blocks going west from our old house.

The rented house did not have a front patio but it had a nice big backyard. And for the first time I knew what indoor plumbing was all about and what a living room was supposed to look like.

Goodbye to the chamber pot. In addition, the house had two bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, and one bathroom. I thought it was a palace. More importantly, our home was filled with God’s love, mercy, and blessings. And then, in 1961, we moved seven and one-half blocks due west to a very old six room stone house with a long screen porch at 801 Zaragoza Street, at the corner with Santa Ursula Avenue, and adjacent to the American Legion, Post 59. The original rectangular stone house, built around the late 1790s or early 1800s, consisted of four small rooms, all in a row, with very high ceilings and the walls on the inside and outside of the house were about two feet thick, and fronted Zaragoza Street. So, we did not have a front yard, just a nice small size backyard on a very high cliff overlooking the Río Grande and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The front of the house only had one window, which was added when the house was remodeled, and three double wooden doors eight feet high. The east wall also only had one window. One of the doors was remodeled into a modern door in the 1930s, along with the addition of a bathroom, kitchen, and the screen porch, and the wooden floor. And things began to change for Mamá and Papá in the summer of 1974 during one of their visits to our house in San Antonio. One day as we were driving around the neighborhood, we noticed a nice big corner house for sale. Mamá asked me to look into it because she was inte ested in buying that house, which compared to the other three previous ones was much more modern. This house, which was just a few blocks from our own house, was ideal because I could keep an eye on their well-being and health. It had a paved driveway, a nice big front and backyards with carpet grass and trees and since it was situated in a corner lot, it had the same shady greenery on the side. This house was Mamá’s dream house. It

had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, a small washroom, and a den! All the electrical wiring was inside the walls, and the light fixtures had switches instead of strings to pull on or off. But, most importantly, this house had central air and heating! And it also had a privacy fence in the backyard! I checked into Papá getting a VA loan to purchase the house and so they did. I was elated for both of them and especially for Mamá. By this time, my sister and her two children Verónica and Carlos were living with my parent s and so they also moved in too. Mamá’s dream of owning this modern house had come true after all the years she had suffered renting the house on San Pablo Avenue, the one on Iturbide Street, and the last one on Zaragoza Street. Finally, she had her own home, and she lived very happy in this house for twenty-eight glorious and wonderful years.

Mamá, te quiero mucho y te deseo un Feliz Día de las Madres, al lado de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y en el Reino de Dios.

First Photo (L-R): I am standing next to Papá, and Mamá is surrounded by their two grandchildren, Carlos and Verónica. Jo Emma and my sister Lupe are behind them. This memorable photo was taken in the backyard of their house in San Antonio. Second Photo(L-R): Mamá with Lupe, Peter, and I in the living room at Mamá’s house in San Antonio. Peter came to visit during Thanksgiving of 1998. Mamá was 69 years old.

Papá had already passed away.

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Latinos in America Delilah Montoya: Chicano Heritage and Activism at the Albuquerque Museum

By Ricardo Romo, PH.D The Delilah Montoya: Activating Chicana Resistance exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum was a once-in-a-generation art masterpiece of photography, printmaking, and large-scale installation. This major retrospective showcases over four decades of Montoya’s work, focusing on themes of ethnicity, race, religion, Chicano heritage, and activism. Montoya’s work is rooted in the experiences of the U.S. Chicano Borderland communities.

to authentically serve the New Mexico community, “reflecting its diversity, not only demographically, but through the depth and richness of cultural expression.”

Montoya was an artist for ten years before she achieved her first artistic breakthrough. Inclusion in the CARA exhibit, which debuted at UCLA’s Wight Art Gallery on September 9, 1990, exposed her work to a broader audience. It was the first major U.S. museum collaboration with Chicano artists and communities, emphasizing themes like Aztlán history, feminist visions, regional expressions, and collectives.

from Mexicatl to Chicana. The seven panels of the Codex include painted figures, text, and photographic images affixed to amate paper [Mexican bark], which is similar to the paper used in the original codices of Mexico. Each panel, notes art historian Josie Lopez, represents “a specific moment in time and reflects the deeply researched format of the Dresden Codex and many icons of Chicana history and identity.”

Delilah Montoya, “Pink.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and theartist.

Delilah Montoya was born in Texas, grew up in the Midwest, and now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the land of her mother and ancestors. In a recent interview, Montoya explained that from early childhood days, she always considered herself an artist largely because of her mother’s encouragement. I recently learned about Montoya’s professional growth story, transitioning from graphic arts to photography, her experiences learning to use a copy camera, and later formal photography training. I was amazed at the versatility of her skills and her wide range of creative endeavor

Delilah Montoya, “La Malinche.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

The Albuquerque Director of Arts and Culture observed, upon the opening of the Delilah Montoya exhibit, that her work addressed an earlier pressing need of the museum,

Delilah Montoya, “God’s Gift.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

The UCLA Wright Gallery catalog listed two of Montoya’s works, Se Abre el Mundo/The World Opens #1 and #2. Other bibliographic sources note that a piece of her work in CARA was “Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tony Reyna’s Tattoo” (1989), a large-format silver gelatin print capturing a detailed tattoo of the Virgin of Guadalupe on a lowrider enthusiast’s chest.

Delilah Montoya, “Codex Delilah: A Journey from Mexicatl to Chicana.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

The Codex Delilah, a superb conceptual inclusion in the exhibit, dates back to 1992 with Montoya’s creation of the “Codex Delilah, 6th Year Journey,” a seven-panel installation for a 500year Columbus commemoration. She collaborated with poet Cecilio García-Camarillo on the text, drawing on Mesoamerican codex traditions, using three horizontal registers per panel to depict adventures, healing practices such as curanderismo, and the overlooked roles of women in history.

Delilah Montoya, Guadalupe Series. Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

Among Montoya’s most intriguing works in the 2026 Albuquerque exhibit is the Codex Delilah: A Journey

Delilah Montoya, “La Genizara. ” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

10 de Mayo de 2026 A major section of the Albuquerque Museum exhibit is dedicated to the Corazon Sagrado [Sacred Heart]. Montoya wrote a thesis on her findings regarding the history, ritual meaning, and syncretic foundations of the symbol, from both the perspective of European belief systems and pre-Columbian Aztec rituals practiced by the Nahua people.

Delilah Montoya, El Sagrado Corazón series. Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

Montoya told Hannah Cerne of the University of New Mexico that her thesis began with her fascination with the Sacred Heart, a disembodied heart. She asked herself, “When did the disembodied heart appear in Catholcism?”

One thing that she discovered about the disembodied heart is that it emerged after the Latin American Conquest. So, she concluded: “We know what the disembodied heart meant to Indigenous people in Mexico; the disembodied heart was a part of the sacrifice.”

On the topic of Sagrado Corazon, Montoya also told Albuquerque art critic Demetria Martinez that the Sacred Heart does not appear in Catholicism until after the conquest of the Aztecs. Europeans, Montoya argues, brought ideas to the places they were conquering. “A whole civilization was trying to consume and conquer another civilization.” In turn, Aztec culture and beliefs were unfolding for the Franciscans. In the end, we see that the Franciscans, according to Montoya, were exposed to new people and realized that the Aztecs practiced a deep-rooted theology of their own, which in turn influenced Catholicism.

Delilah Montoya, “El Matachin/Moro. ” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

La Prensa Texas SAN ANTONIO Josie Lopez, who helped prepare the Albuquerque exhibit, argued that El Sagrado Corazón represents a profound reworking of Catholic sacred imagery. Montoya, she tells us, remakes the iconography of the Sacred Heart, a symbol traditionally imbued with divine compassion.

“She confronts the colonial weight of evangelization to interrogate its role in both suppressing and co-opting religious power and beliefs.” An excellent primer for further understanding ofMoztoya’s work would include her 2015 solo exhibition, Delilah Montoya: Syncretism.

Montoya told Katherine Ware, curator of her show at the New Mexico Museum of Art, that she had “always been interested in syncretism, in places that are not one thing or another, but many things.” Montoya added that “one of the things I learned early on within the Chicano Movement is the idea of mestizo, the coming together of multiple cultures.” We have heard the term mestizo in recent years as a way to expand on Mexicanismo and Chicanismo identity. UT San Antonio professor of Humanities John Philip Santos links mestizaje to history, migration, and genealogy, emphasizing how encounters among Indigenous, Spanish, Mexican, and later Anglo communities produced “a layered civic identity.” In his writing, Santos also describes mestizo culture as something formed through “movement and exchange, not purity,” with the Borderland emerging from centuries of crossings and transformations.

11 trays Women Boxers as part of her multifaceted artistic approach to her female subjects

Delilah Montoya, “Terri ‘Lil Loca’ Cruz.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

In an interview on Cinco de Mayo [May 5th, 2026], Montoya told me of her current plans to set up a darkroom in New Mexico to continue her artistic work. She expressed interest in creating still life compositions inspired by Dutch masters, incorporating modern artifacts to reflect contemporary times and place. In the excellent exhibition Delilah Montoya: Activating Chicana Resistance, Montoya demonstrated how an artist can “navigate the intersections of spirituality, gender norms, and cultural identity, challenging and redefining perceptions through a unique lens intently trained on the roots of mestizaje.”

The exhibit ran from February 7 to May 3, 2026. The Albuquerque Museum published a beautiful book, Delilah Montoya: Activating Chicana Resistance, that documents Montoya’s path of artistic brilliance and lasting impact.

Delilah Montoya, “Guadalupe en Piel.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist.

Several works in the Albuquerque exhibit stem from Montoya’s two years of printing with Coronado Studios in Austin, Texas, under Master Printer Sam Coronado [2007-2008]. It was there that Harriett and I first saw the Albuquerque exhibit photograph of the boxer Teri “Lil Loca” Cruz, which Montoya printed with the title “Smile Now, Cry Later.” Montoya depicts Terri Lynn Cruz, arms crossed, revealing her tattoos, standing in front of the Sky Ute Casino in Colorado. The artist chose to make Cruz’s tattoo the focus of the print. Montoya depicted Cruz as a female hero in the portrait in defiance against the oppression of women in society. On her website, Montoya por-

Delilah Montoya, “Pink.” Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum and the artist. *Special thanks to Andrew Connors, Director of the Albuquerque Museum, and Eduardo Diaz.

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A Giant Among Us: San Antonio Bids Farewell to Dr. Manuel Berriozábal

By Louis R. Escareño San Antonio has lost a giant — a brilliant mathematician, a devoted teacher, a proud U.S. veteran, and one of the most transformative educational visionaries in the history of our city. Dr. Manuel Philip Berriozábal, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at The University of Texas at San Antonio and founder of the nationally acclaimed PREP program, passed peacefully in the early hours of April 15, 2026, in the arms of his beloved wife of nearly 51 years, Maria Antonietta Berriozábal.

For several years, he endured Alzheimer’s disease with the same courage, patience, dignity, and quiet faith that defined the entirety of his life.

Manuel was born at Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio on July 12, 1931, to Manuel Berriozábal and Emma Louise Wand.

His father had immigrated from Durango, Mexico, in 1910. His mother was of German descent. When Manuel was still an infant, the family moved to Independence, Missouri, where his earliest years were spent in the home of his immigrant grandparents, Philip and Matilde Wand.

There, surrounded by German traditions, songs, language, and music, the foundation was laid for the disciplined, intellectually curious young man he would become. From an early age, Manuel understood the transformative power of education. Though he often said he was not a “gifted” student, he was relentless in his work ethic. Encouraged by teachers who recognized his remarkable aptitude in mathematics, he eventually earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Rockhurst University, a master’s degree from University of Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles.

His graduate studies were interrupted by service in the United States Army during the Korean War, where his mathematical abilities led him to work on some of the military’s earliest computer systems — machines so massive they occupied entire rooms. Before returning to San Antonio, Dr. Berriozábal taught at UCLA, Tulane University, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of New Orleans. His

academic specialty was topology, and he authored scholarly work respected throughout the mathematical community.

Yet for Manuel, mathematics was never simply an abstract discipline. It was a way of thinking, a pathway to problem solving, and ultimately a vehicle for justice and human opportunity. That philosophy culminated in 1979 when he founded the Pre-Freshman Engineering Program — PREP — at UTSA. The program emerged after an anonymous remark dismissing Mexican Americans as unlikely future engineers deeply offended him. Manuel transformed that insult into action. PREP became a rigorous summer enrichment program introducing middle and high school students to advanced mathematics, logical reasoning, engineering, computer science, and scientific thinking. What began in San Antonio ultimately expanded across Texas and beyond, serving more than 50,000 students in Texas alone and becoming one of the nation’s most respected STEM pipeline programs for underserved communities. But PREP’s greatest success was not statistical.

It was personal. Generations of students from the West Side and other historically overlooked communities suddenly began seeing themselves as future engineers, scientists, physicians, professors, and leaders. Manuel gave young people confidence before the world was ready to give them opportunity. His work earned national recognition, including the Hispanic Heritage Award in Education, induction into the Texas Science Hall of Fame, the Mathematical Association of America’s highest national service award, and designation as an inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

Yet perhaps the most moving moments surrounding his passing came not from public honors, but from deeply personal reflections shared during his memorial services. Sister Elise Garcia, Prioress of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, wrote movingly to Maria Berriozábal about what she described as the “bigger story” unfolding through Manuel’s passing.

She reflected on the sacred timing of his death, occurring just one day after Maria’s 85th birthday, and spoke of life

not ending but moving “into different dimensions, all held in amazing love.”

Her words captured the spiritual depth of a man whose life was grounded not only in intellect, but in faith, compassion, and service. Equally powerful were the words shared by Maria Berriozábal herself. She described the profound grace of Manuel’s final days, recounting how, despite years of Alzheimer’s disease, he experienced a remarkable moment of lucidity shortly before his death during a visit from Father Christopher. For nearly 45 minutes, the brilliant professor “came back,” speaking clearly about his students, his university, his work, and the educational mission that defined his life. Maria called it a miracle.

In her closing reflections, Maria reminded those gathered that Manuel’s life was never ultimately about accolades or recognition. It was about service, faith, and love for community. Together, she said, they shared one vocation — improving the lives of others. “Manuel was preparing the children for the future,” she once said, “and I was paving the way.” That partnership transformed San Antonio. To the very end, Manuel continued urging students to pursue excellence and reject mediocrity.

His words, repeated year after year to PREP students, remain his enduring moral challenge to future generations: “It will take a lot of hard work, dedication and commitment to become a leader… the acquisition of power should not be an end in itself but a means to responsibly serve others… avoid mediocrity and strive for personal and professional excellence.”

Dr. Manuel P. Berriozábal opened doors that many believed would forever remain closed. Thousands walked through them because he cared enough to build the path.

San Antonio mourns his passing, but his legacy lives on in every student who discovered possibility because one professor believed in them before they believed in themselves. Rest in peace, dear Professor Berriozábal.

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EJEMPLO A COMISIÓN DE CALIDAD AMBIENTAL DE TEXAS

Aviso Consolidado de Recibimiento de la Solicitud e Intención de Obtener Permiso y Aviso de Solicitud y Decisión Preliminar Permiso Estándar de Calidad del Aire para Plantas Mezcladoras de Concreto Número de Registro Propuesto 182907

Solicitud. T3XAS CONCRETE LLC, ha solicitado a la. Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ, por sus siglas en inglés) un Permiso Estándar de Calidad del Aire, Número de Registro 182907, que autorizaría la construcción de una planta permanente de dosificacion mezcladora de concreto ubicada en 8510 North Seminary. Road, Edinburg Hidalgo Condado, Texas 78541. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico de la ubicación general del sitio o instalación se proporciona como cortesía pública y no como parte de la solicitud o aviso. Para conocer la ubicación exacta, consulte la aplicación. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-98.161179,26.389177&level=13. La instalación propuestá emitirá los siguientes contaminantes del aire: material particulado que incluye (pero no se limita a) agregados, cemento, polvo de carretera y material particulado con diámetros de 10 micras o menos y 2.5 micras o menos.

Esta solicitud se presentó a la TCEQ el Febrero 4, 2026. El director ejecutivo ha completado las revisiones administrativas y técnicas de la solicitud y ha determinado que la solicitud cumple con todos los requisitos de un permiso estándar autorizado por 30 TAC § 116.611, que establecería las condiciones bajo las archivo cuales la planta debe operar. El director ejecutivo ha tomado la decisión preliminar de emitir el registro porque cumple con todas las normas aplicables. La solicitud, la decisión preliminar del director ejecutivo y el permiso estándar estarán disponibles para su visualización y copia en la oficina central de la TCEQ, la oficina regional de la TCEQ REGION 15 y el condado de CAMERON, TCEQ REIGIONAL OFFICINA, HARLINGEN, CAMERON COUNTY, Y EN EDINBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1906 South Closner Boulevard, Edinburg, Hidalgo Condado 78539. Texas, a partir del primer día de publicación de este aviso. El de cumplimiento de la instalación, si existe alguno, está disponible para su revisión pública en la oficina regional Region 15 de la TCEQ. Visite www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp para revisar el permiso estándar.

Comentario Público/Reunión Pública. Puede enviar comentarios públicos o solicitar una reunión pública. Consulte la Sección Contactos.

La TCEQ considerará todos los comentarios públicos al desarrollar una decisión final sobre la solicitud. La fecha límite para enviar comentarios públicos o solicitudes de reunión es de 30 días después de que se publique el aviso del periódico. Cuestiones como los valores de la propiedad, el ruido, la seguridad del tráfico y la zonificación están fuera de la jurisdicción de la TCEQ para considerar en el proceso de permiso.

El propósito de una reunión pública es para brindar la oportunidad de enviar comentarios o hacer preguntas sobre la solicitud. Se llevará a cabo una reunión pública sobre la solicitud si el director ejecutivo determina que existe un grado significativo de interés público en la solicitud o si lo solicita un legislador local. Una reunión pública no es una audiencia de caso impugnado. Si se convoca una reunión pública, el plazo para presentar comentarios públicos se amplía hasta el final de la reunión pública. Audiencia de Caso Impugnado. Puede solicitar una audiencia de caso impugnado. Una audiencia de caso impugnado es un procedimiento legal similar a un juicio civil en un tribunal de distrito estatal. A menos que se presente una solicitud por escrito para una audiencia de caso impugnado dentro de los 30 días posteriores a este aviso, el director ejecutivo puede aprobar la solicitud.

Una persona que pueda verse afectada por las emisiones de contaminantes atmosféricos de la instalación tiene derecho a solicitar una audiencia. Para solicitar una audiencia, una persona debe residir realmente en una residencia permanente dentro de los 440 yardas de la planta propuesta. Si solicita una audiencia de caso impugnado, debe presentar lo siguiente: (1) su nombre (o para un grupo o asociación, un representante oficial), dirección postal, número de teléfono diurno; (2) nombre y número de registro del solicitante; (3) la declaración “[Yo/nosotros] solicito/amos una audiencia de caso impugnado;” (4) una descripción específica de cómo se vería afectado negativamente por la aplicación y las emisiones atmosféricas de la instalación de una manera no común para el público en general; (5) la ubicación y distancia de su propiedad en relación con la instalación; (6) una descripción de cómo usa la propiedad que puede verse afectada por la instalación; y (7) una lista de todos los problemas de hecho en disputa que envíe durante el periodo de comentarios. Si la solicitud es hecha por un grupo o asociación, uno o más miembros que tienen legitimación para solicitar una audiencia deben ser

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identificados por su nombre y dirección física. Deben identificarse los intereses que el grupo o asociación pretende proteger. Puede enviar los ajustes propuestos a la solicitud que satisfagan sus inquietudes. Consulte la sección Contactos.

Acción de la TCEQ. Después de la fecha límite para los comentarios públicos, el director ejecutivo considerará los comentarios y preparará una respuesta a todos los comentarios públicos relevantes y materiales, o significativos. La decisión del director ejecutivo sobre la solicitud, y cualquier respuesta a los comentarios, se enviara por correo a todas las personas en la lista de correo. Si no se reciben solicitudes de audiencia de casos impugnados oportunamente, o si se retiran todas las solicitudes de audiencia, el director ejecutivo puede emitir la aprobación final de la solicitud. Si no se retiran todas las solicitudes de audiencia oportunas, el director ejecutivo no emitirá la aprobación final del permiso y enviará la solicitud y las solicitudes a los Comisionados para su consideración en una reunión programada de la comisión. La Comisión sólo podrá conceder una solicitud de audiencia de un asunto impugnado sobre cuestiones que el solicitante haya presentado en sus observaciones oportunas que no hayan sido retiradas posteriormente. Si se concede una audiencia, el tema de una audiencia se limitará a cuestiones de hecho en disputa o cuestiones mixtas de hecho y de derecho relacionadas con preocupaciones relevantes y materiales sobre la calidad del aire presentadas durante el periodo de comentarios. Cuestiones como el valor de la propiedad, el ruido, la seguridad del tráfico y la zonificación están fuera de la jurisdicción de la Comisión para abordar en este procedimiento.

Lista de correo. Puede solicitar ser colocado en una lista de correo para recibir información adicional sobre esta aplicación específica. Consulte la sección Contactos.

Información Disponible en Línea. Para obtener detalles sobre el estado de la solicitud, visite la Base de Datos Integrada de Comisionados (CID, por sus siglas en inglés) en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Una vez que tenga acceso al CID utilizando el enlace, ingrese el número de registro en la parte superior de este aviso.

Contactos. Los comentarios y solicitudes públicas deben enviarse electrónicamente a www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, o por escrito a la Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Tenga en cuenta que cualquier información de contacto que proporcione, incluido su nombre, número de teléfono, dirección de correo electrónico y dirección física, se convertirá en parte del registro público de la agencia. Para obtener más información sobre esta solicitud o el proceso de permisos, llame al Programa de Educación Pública de la TCEQ al número gratuito 1-800-687-4040 o visite su sitio web en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

También se puede obtener más información de TXAS CONCRETE LLC o llamando a HOMERO GARCIA al 956-862-1363.

Fecha de Emisión del Aviso: 2 de Abril de 2026

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AVISO DE SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR PARA PERMISO TPDES DE AGUAS RESIDUALES MUNICIPALES NUEVO PERMISO NO. WǪ0016808001

SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR. La Ciudad de San Marcos, 630 East Hopkins Street, San Marcos, Texas 78666, ha solicitado a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEǪ) un nuevo Permiso del Sistema de Eliminación de Descargas Contaminantes de Texas (TPDES), Permiso No. WǪ0016808001, para autorizar la descarga de aguas residuales domésticas tratadas con un caudal promedio anual que no exceda los 8,000,000 de galones por día. La TCEǪ recibió esta solicitud el 7 de mayo de 2025. La instalación estará ubicada aproximadamente a 1.75 millas al noreste de la intersección de Farm-to- Market Road 1978 y la Carretera Estatal 123, en el Condado de Guadalupe, Texas 78666. El efluente tratado se descargará en Cottonwood Creek, luego en York Creek y posteriormente en el tramo inferior del Río San Marcos, en el Segmento No. 1808 de la Cuenca del Río Guadalupe. El uso del cuerpo de agua receptor no clasificado es de vida acuática limitada para Cottonwood Creek. Los usos designados para el Segmento No1808 son recreación de contacto primario, suministro público de agua, vida acuática excepcional y protección del acuífero. De conformidad con el Título 30 del Código Administrativo de Texas § 307.5 y los Procedimientos de la TCEǪ para Implementar los Estándares de Calidad del Agua Superficial de Texas (junio de 2010), se realizó una revisión de antidegradación de los cuerpos de agua receptores. Una revisión preliminar de antidegradación de Nivel 1 ha determinado que los usos existentes de la calidad del agua no se verán afectados por esta acción de otorgamiento del permiso y que se mantendrán los criterios numéricos y narrativos para proteger los usos existentes. Esta revisión preliminar determinó que no existen cuerpos de agua con usos de vida acuática excepcional, alta o intermedia dentro del tramo del arroyo evaluado; por lo tanto, no se requiere una determinación de degradación de Nivel 2. No se espera una degradación significativa de la calidad del agua en cuerpos de agua con usos de vida acuática excepcional, alta o intermedia aguas abajo, y los usos existentes se mantendrán y protegerán. La determinación preliminar puede reexaminarse y modificarse si se recibe nueva información. El siguiente enlace a un mapa electrónico de la ubicación general del sitio o de la instalación se proporciona como cortesía al público y no forma parte de la solicitud ni de este aviso; para la ubicación exacta, consulte la solicitud: https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-97.91944,29.810975&level=18 El Director Ejecutivo de la TCEǪ ha completado la revisión técnica de la solicitud y ha preparado un borrador del permiso. El borrador del permiso, de ser aprobado, establecería las condiciones bajo las cuales la instalación debe operar. El Director Ejecutivo ha tomado una decisión preliminar de que este permiso, de emitirse, cumple con todos los requisitos legales y reglamentarios aplicables. La solicitud del permiso, la decisión preliminar del Director Ejecutivo y el borrador del permiso están disponibles para su consulta y copia en la Biblioteca Pública de Seguin, 313 West Nolte Street, Seguin, en el Condado de Guadalupe, Texas. La solicitud y los avisos asociados están disponibles para su consulta y copia electrónicamente en el siguiente sitio web: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/pending-permits/tpdes-applications AVISO EN IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso en idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/plain-language- summaries-and-public-notices. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/wastewater/plain-language-summaries-and- public-notices.

COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS / REUNIÓN PÚBLICA. Usted puede presentar comentarios públicos o solicitar una reunión pública sobre esta solicitud. El propósito de una reunión pública es brindar la oportunidad de presentar comentarios o hacer preguntas sobre la solicitud. La TCEǪ celebrará una reunión pública si el Director Ejecutivo determina que existe un grado significativo de interés público en la solicitud o si es solicitada por un legislador local. Una reunión pública no es una audiencia de caso impugnado.

OPORTUNIDAD PARA UNA AUDIENCIA DE CASO IMPUGNADO. Después de la fecha límite para presentar comentarios públicos, el Director Ejecutivo considerará todos los comentarios presentados oportunamente y preparará una respuesta a todos los comentarios públicos relevantes y sustanciales o significativos. A menos que la solicitud sea remitida directamente para una audiencia de caso impugnado, la respuesta a los comentarios se enviará por correo a todas las personas que hayan presentado comentarios públicos y a aquellas que estén

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incluidas en la lista de correo de esta solicitud. Si se reciben comentarios, el envío también incluirá instrucciones para solicitar una audiencia de caso impugnado o la reconsideración de la decisión del Director Ejecutivo. Una audiencia de caso impugnado es un procedimiento legal similar a un juicio civil en un tribunal de distrito estatal.

PARA SOLICITAR UNA AUDIENCIA DE CASO IMPUGNADO, DEBE INCLUIR LOS SIGUIENTES ELEMENTOS EN SU SOLICITUD: su nombre, dirección y número de teléfono; el nombre del solicitante y el número de permiso propuesto; la ubicación y la distancia de su propiedad o actividades en relación con la instalación propuesta; una descripción específica de cómo se vería afectado negativamente por la instalación de una manera que no sea común al público en general; una lista de todas las cuestiones de hecho en disputa que presente durante el período de comentarios; y la declaración “[Yo/Nosotros] solicitamos una audiencia de caso impugnado”. Si la solicitud de audiencia de caso impugnado se presenta en nombre de un grupo o asociación, la solicitud debe designar al representante del grupo para recibir correspondencia futura; identificar por nombre y dirección física a un miembro individual del grupo que se vería afectado negativamente por la instalación o actividad propuesta; proporcionar la información descrita anteriormente con respecto a la ubicación y la distancia del miembro afectado en relación con la instalación o actividad; explicar cómo y por qué el miembro se vería afectado; y explicar cómo los intereses que el grupo busca proteger son pertinentes para el propósito del grupo.

Después del cierre de todos los períodos aplicables para comentarios y solicitudes, el Director Ejecutivo remitirá la solicitud y cualquier petición de reconsideración o de audiencia de caso impugnado a los Comisionados de la TCEǪ para su consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.

La Comisión solo podrá conceder una solicitud de audiencia de caso impugnado respecto de los asuntos que el solicitante haya presentado en sus comentarios oportunos y que no hayan sido retirados posteriormente. Si se concede una audiencia, el objeto de la audiencia se limitará a cuestiones de hecho en disputa o a cuestiones mixtas de hecho y de derecho relacionadas con preocupaciones relevantes y sustanciales sobre la calidad del agua presentadas durante el período de comentarios.

ACCIÓN DEL DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO. El Director Ejecutivo podrá emitir la aprobación final de la solicitud a menos que se presente oportunamente una solicitud de audiencia de caso impugnado o una solicitud de reconsideración. Si se presenta oportunamente una solicitud de audiencia o de reconsideración, el Director Ejecutivo no emitirá la aprobación final del permiso y remitirá la solicitud y la petición a los Comisionados de la TCEǪ para su consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.

LISTA DE CORREO. Si presenta comentarios públicos, una solicitud de audiencia de caso impugnado o una solicitud de reconsideración de la decisión del Director Ejecutivo, se le añadirá a la lista de correo de esta solicitud específica para recibir futuros avisos públicos enviados por la Oficina del Secretario en Jefe. Además, puede solicitar que se le incluya en: (1) la lista de correo permanente para un nombre de solicitante y número de permiso específicos; y/o (2) la lista de correo para un condado específico. Si desea ser incluido en la lista permanente y/o en la lista de un condado, especifique claramente en cuál o cuáles listas desea ser incluido y envíe su solicitud a la Oficina del Secretario en Jefe de la TCEǪ a la dirección indicada a continuación.

Todos los comentarios públicos escritos y las solicitudes de reuniones públicas deben enviarse a la Oficina del Secretario en Jefe, MC 105, Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087, o electrónicamente en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment, dentro de los 30 días a partir de la fecha de publicación de este aviso en el periódico.

INFORMACIÓN DISPONIBLE EN LÍNEA. Para obtener detalles sobre el estado de la solicitud, visite la Base de Datos Integrada de los Comisionados en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Busque en la base de datos utilizando el número de permiso correspondiente a esta solicitud, el cual se proporciona en la parte superior de este aviso.

CONTACTOS E INFORMACIÓN DE LA AGENCIA. Los comentarios públicos y las solicitudes deben presentarse ya sea electrónicamente en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/comment, o por escrito a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas, Oficina del Secretario en Jefe, MC 105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Cualquier información personal que usted envíe a la TCEǪ pasará a formar parte del expediente de la agencia; esto incluye las direcciones de correo electrónico. Para obtener más información sobre esta solicitud de permiso o sobre el proceso de otorgamiento de permisos, comuníquese con el Programa de Educación Pública de la TCEǪ, sin costo alguno, al 1-800-687-4040 o visite su sitio web en www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

También se puede obtener información adicional de la Ciudad de San Marcos en la dirección indicada anteriormente o llamando al Sr. Paul Kite, Subdirector de Servicios Públicos, al 512-393-8003.

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