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Volume 30, Number 4, February 2020

UHV Athletics shares plans for future sports complex
   University of Houston-Victoria          boost for UHV and for the com-
Athletics supporters got a glimpse         munity.”
of the future Saturday during a              The sketches were shown to
Night for the Jaguars Dinner, Auc-         UHV supporters during the event
tion and Dance when sketches of            at Schroeder Hall. The estimated
the university’s proposed athletics        cost of the proposal is about $25.5
complex were unveiled.                     million. However, the complex
   The proposed complex is the re-         will be constructed in different
sult of a study by CannonDesign,           sections for specific sports. That
a global architecture, engineering         way, each field and the accompa-
and design firm with an office in          nying facilities can be constructed
Houston. The complex will be               as funds become available, Waly-
built on 65-acres off of Business          uchow said.
Highway 59 on Big Bend Road                  “UHV Athletics is a major as-
near the Victoria Regional Airport,        set to UHV and the community,”
about four miles from the univer-          UHV President Bob Glenn said.
sity’s main campus. The land was           “This proposal is an exciting step
gifted to UHV Athletics in 2018            forward, and I am looking forward
by the Bennett-Wood family and is          to seeing how the future facilities
valued at $820,000, the largest do-        will help our student-athletes, the
nation ever made to support UHV            university and our community.”
Athletics.                                   The proposal includes fields for
   “This complex will allow UHV            baseball, softball and soccer, as
to expand its programs beyond              well as locker room facilities and a
baseball, softball, soccer and golf        central concessions building. The
by giving us our own facilities,”          65-acre site allows enough space
UHV Athletics Director Ashley              to accommodate facilities as UHV            A graphic rendering of the proposed UHV Athletics complex was shown to attendees of Saturday’s Night For the Jaguars Dinner, Auction
                                                                                       and Dance. The design was created by CannonDesign. Contributed photo.
Walyuchow said. “This will be a                                     See UHV, pg. 14

 A star in our constellation of excellence                                                                                                                                               IN THIS ISSUE
                                           by Dr. Quintin Shepherd, VISD Superinten-      To help you understand what               choirs).                                       Disney World............ pg 3
                                           dent                                        an amazing accomplishment this                 Only 2.6 percent of the musi-
                                                                                       represents, you should know                  cians who initially audition be-
                                              I have almost 14,000 kids that           this process begins with almost              come All-State musicians. Not
                                           make me proud to come to work
                                                                                                                                                                                   Noticias..................... pg 4
                                                                                       67,000 students across the state of          only was Jacob selected; he was
                                           every single day. This week, Vic-           Texas vying for these opportuni-             selected “first chair”! At All-State,
                                           toria West High School student              ties. Through a rigorous process             Jacob will have a life-altering ex-
                                           Jacob Padron was named 1st chair            of auditions first at the regional           perience. For several days he will             Charlando................. pg 8
                                           All-State Choir! A big congratula-          level and then again at the Area             be surrounded by the best young
                                           tions to him, his family and all the        competitions, only 1,795 students            musicians in Texas and will be
                                           teachers who have influenced his            are selected for the 15 performing           challenged to grow as they prepare             La Cocina................ pg 15
Jacob Padron. Contributed photo Victoria   life.                                       ensembles (bands, orchestras, and                                    See STAR, pg. 12
Advocate.
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Mobile food pantries bring food to rural clients
by Meridth Byrd                     rural areas that can be considered   Bloomington and Wharton. These         of people to make these distribu-
                                    “food deserts,” where there are no   mobile pantries are held rain or       tions run smoothly, and we simply
   The Food Bank of the Golden      nearby grocery stores and access     shine, in extreme heat or cold, un-    could not do it without the help of
Crescent has always strived to      to food pantries may be limited.     less the weather turns dangerous.      volunteers,” she says. “Some of
expand our reach, do more good,     To help alleviate this problem,      What is a mobile food pantry?          our volunteers are actually clients
and help more people. We grew       the Food Bank established the re-       A mobile food pantry is set up      who help in areas that are needed
quickly from an organization that   gion’s first mobile food distribu-   like a drive-thru, so the clients do   to make the distribution process a
served the residents of Victoria    tion in 1989 in Waelder, a rural     not leave their car, and might be      success. Volunteers are the heart of
into one that serves eleven coun-   community north of Interstate 10     held at a church, park, or commu-      our distribution program.”
ties throughout south Texas.        in Gonzales County. Since then,      nity center. According to Frances         Food Bank delivery trucks ar-
   Those eleven counties encom-     monthly mobile food pantries have    Santellana, Agency Relations Di-       rive about an hour before the event
pass nearly 10,000 square miles     been added in Port Lavaca, Eagle     rector for the Food Bank, volun-       begins, and staff and volunteers
and include a large number of       Lake, Edna, Bay City, Refugio,       teers are essential. “It takes a lot   begin unloading the pallets of
                                                                                                                food. Once everything is unloaded
                                                                                                                and organized, clients drive up to a
                                                                                                                checkpoint and food is loaded into
                                                                                                                their car. Each family, regardless
                                                                                                                of size, is allotted the same amount
                                                                                                                of food. Some clients must walk to
                                                                                                                the event and can only accept as       Cars line up to receive food at a recent mo-
                                                                                                                                                       bile food pantry. Contributed photo.
                                                                                                                much food as they can carry home.
                                                                                                                Many families choose to carpool,       not currently receiving any type
                                                                                                                so volunteers must keep track of       of state assistance may still be
                                                                                                                how many families are represented      eligible depending on their house-
                                                                                                                in each car so that they can be sure   hold income. As an example, the
                                                                                                                each family receives the food they     income for a family of four must
                                                                                                                need.                                  be less than $47,638. Zapata states
                                                                                                                   Depending on the number of          that households who receive help
                                                                                                                families registered, the Food          from food pantries may also apply
                                                                                                                Bank typically gives out 10,000        for the mobile food distribution.
                                                                                                                to 20,000 pounds of food at every      Each household must be recerti-
                                                                                                                mobile pantry. Edna and Wharton        fied annually by reapplying and
                                                                                                                have the highest number of clients,    meeting eligibility requirements
                                                                                                                each serving approximately 300         again.
                                                                                                                families every month.                  How can I find out more?
                                                                                                                Who can receive food at a mobile          A list of food pantries, including
                                                                                                                pantry?                                the mobile food pantries, is avail-
                                                                                                                   Any person or household has the     able on the Food Bank’s website
                                                                                                                right to apply for the mobile pro-     at www.tfbgc.org/food-assistance.
                                                                                                                gram (one application per house-       You can also find out more, includ-
                                                                                                                hold).To apply, a household is         ing how to volunteer, by calling
                                                                                                                asked to bring a valid ID and utili-   the Food Bank at 578-0591.
                                                                                                                ty bill showing a physical address.
                                                                                                                The Food Bank’s guidelines for           Meridith Byrd is the Direc-
                                                                                                                determining eligibility come from      tor of Community Engagement
                                                                                                                the Texas Department of Agricul-       for the Food Bank of the Golden
                                                                                                                ture’s Emergency Food Assistance       Crescent. She also manages the
                                                                                                                Program. Connie Zapata, Food           Victoria Farmers’ Market held ev-
                                                                                                                Bank Agency Relations Coordina-        ery Saturday at the Pattie Dodson
                                                                                                                tor, explains that “if you currently   Public Health Center. Contact her
                                                                                                                receive SNAP, Medicaid, SSI or         at 578-0591 or mbyrd@foodbank-
                                                                                                                TANF, you are deemed eligible          gc.org.
                                                                                                                by the State of Texas.” Anyone
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UHV student lands internship at Disney World
                                                                                               “It’s really exciting because new          internship, which will end in May.                build skills and references,” Hat-
                                                                                            Star Wars attractions just opened,            He plans to return to UHV after                   maker said. “Many entry-level
                                                                                            so I’m really looking forward to              he finishes the program and take                  jobs want a student to have worked
                                                                                            helping people enjoy their time at            courses this summer.                              in their field as well as a degree.
                                                                                            the park,” he said.                             “I know this experience will                    Internships are often the best route
                                                                                               During his orientation, called             help me when I apply for graduate                 to gain that experience. We can
                                                                                            Disney Traditions, Chavana met                school and for jobs in my career,”                help students highlight what skills
                                                                                            other students in the program,                he said. “I would tell other stu-                 employers are looking for in their
                                                                                            toured the park and learned about             dents to not give up on their dream               resumes and job applications.”
                                                                                            the company’s core values, called             internship or job. Keep trying be-                   Students looking into intern-
                                                                                            the Four Keys: safety, courtesy,              cause you just might get it.”                     ships can contact Career Services
                                                                                            show and efficiency. Mickey                     Amy Hatmaker, director of                       at 361-570-4385 or 361-570-4378
                                                                                            Mouse also presented Chavana                  UHV Career Services, said intern-                 to receive help with their resumes
                                                                                            with his work ID.                             ships are a valuable part of the                  and applications. Employers in-
                                                                                               Chavana, who is considering be-            college experience. Some intern-                  terested in starting an internship
                                                                                            coming a physical therapist, is ex-           ships are eligible for course credit,             program at their company also are
                                                                                            cited to gain work experience from            depending on the student’s degree                 encouraged to call UHV Career
                                                                                            such a big company. He is taking              plan.                                             Services to speak to Hatmaker
                                                                                            one UHV course online during his                “Internships are a great way to                 about internship opportunities.

Adrian Chavana Jr., a UHV sophomore from Port Lavaca, stands in front of Cinderella’s
Castle Monday at Walt Disney World and displays his official Disney cast member name
badge. Chavana will be in Orlando, Fla., for four months as part of an internship through
The Walt Disney Company. Contributed photo.

  Like many people, Adrian Cha-               Disney employees are called cast
vana Jr. grew up watching Disney              members.
movies and visited the Disney                   Chavana will spend the spring
theme parks. So when the Port                 semester as a paid cast member
Lavaca native found out The Walt              in guest services at Disney’s Hol-
Disney Company offered intern-                lywood Studios, one of the parks
ships, he took a chance and ap-               within Disney World.
plied.
  The chance paid off for the Uni-
versity of Houston-Victoria kine-
siology major, who was accepted
into the Disney College Program
for the spring. He started the pro-
gram at the end of January in Or-
lando.
  “I couldn’t believe that I got ac-
cepted,” Chavana said. “I was so
excited and shocked because thou-
sands of students apply, and I was
accepted. It’s crazy and exciting.”
  Chavana, 20, is in his second se-
mester at UHV. He applied for the
Disney College Program last year
for the fall semester but did not get
accepted, he said. He didn’t let the
rejection deter his goal of work-
ing at a Disney park. Instead, he                                                                       P o l i t i c a l a d . p a i d f o r b y t h e D a l e F o w l e r f o r S h e r i ff C a m p a i g n

researched how to create a stron-
ger resume and reached out to a
former cast member for advice.
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EE.UU. - Elecciones 2020               en noviembre de 2019 por mentir-      de Obama, una pregunta de Jorge       Obama.
   Donald Trump - ¿Nuevo abusa         le al Congreso, manipular testigos    Ramos a la que Biden respondió           “Buscamos a los pa-
de poder? Cronología de las críti-     que lo habrían dejado expuesto y      aceptando su responsabilidad pero     rientes de acá para ll-
cas de Trump que desencadenaron        obstruir la investigación de Cáma-    asegurando que en las administra-     evarlos a una comunidad
la renuncia de cuatro fiscales.        ra de Representantes que buscaba      ciones anteriores, de Bush y Clin-    segura, pero vinieron sin
¿Nuevo escándalo en puerta? Un         determinar si hubo coordinación       ton, se llevaron a cabo más casos     nadie,” explicó.
repaso breve del caso de los tuits     entre la campaña de Trump y Ru-       de deportaciones.                        En la conversación,
de Trump, las renuncias de los fis-    sia para afectar la elección.            “Nosotros tomamos demasiado        Jorge Ramos también
cales y el Departamento de Justi-         Joe Biden - Le reconoce a Jorge    tiempo antes de corregir esto”,       le recordó que en 2006
cia desandando sus propios pasos.      Ramos que “fue un error” deportar     dijo el exvicepresidente. “Yo vi el   él votó por la existencia
El caso: el proceso judicial con-      tantos inmigrantes durante el gobi-   dolor en los ojos de tantas perso-    de una cerca en la fron-
tra el excolaborador de campaña        erno de Obama. En una entrevista      nas que estaban viendo a sus fa-      tera con México. ¿Cómo Contribued art.
y amigo personal del presidente,       concedida a Jorge Ramos, de Uni-      miliares deportados. Yo sé lo que     es eso distinto al muro
                                                                                                                                                         semana (como presidente) voy
Roger Stone. El presidente Don-        visión, que estuvo centrada sobre     significa perder a un miembro de      que quiere construir el presidente
                                                                                                                                                         a preparar un proyecto de inmi-
ald Trump felicitó al fiscal general   todo en temas migratorios, el exvi-   la familia. Es doloroso,” añadió.     Trump? Preguntó el periodista.
                                                                                                                                                         gración para 11 millones y tam-
William Barr por intervenir en el      cepresidente y actual contendiente       Biden también intentó justificar      “Sí, yo voté por una cerca, en
                                                                                                                                                         bién voy a legalizar a los dream-
caso de su exasesor de campaña y       por la nominación demócrata Joe       la existencia de niños en jaulas en   una pequeña parte y en ciertos si-
                                                                                                                                                         ers, a los soñadores, de nuevo,
amigo Roger Stone para darle una       Biden, calificó de error las depor-   los años en que estuvo en la Casa     tios tiene sentido,” intentó explicar
                                                                                                                                                         para que no haya duda de que son
sentencia menor.                       taciones bajo la administración       Blanca, una imagen que se aso-        un Biden algo irritado. “La idea de
                                                                                                                                                         estadounidenses”, explicó Biden
   Stone, un reconocido estratega      Obama.                                cia a las políticas de Trump pero     que votamos por un muro nosotros
                                                                                                                                                         sobre su posible agenda política
republicano que asesoró a Trump           Un ejemplo son los tres millones   que, aunque en números inferiores     como lo que está haciendo Trump
                                                                                                                                                         con respecto al tema migratorio, si
durante la campaña presidencial        de deportaciones de inmigrantes       y con distintos procedimientos,       es ridícula,” añadió.
                                                                                                                                                         alcanza la presidencia.
de 2016 fue encontrado culpable        que se realizaron bajo el gobierno    también existió en el gobierno de        “Yo he dicho que en la primera
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Precinct one county commissioner update
                                                       TXDOT on the final            saster Service (MDS) folks in to    were able to convince MDS to stay      closely with them to able to pro-
                                                       stages of plans for a side-   help us just a few days after the   and help with a long-term commit-      vide full recovery for many resi-
                                                       walk to be installed from     hurricane. With the help of MDS,    ment.                                  dents.
                                                       Key road to King road in      we were able to begin the reme-       Precinct one also became mem-          I may not be able to solve every-
                                                       Bloomington. Our ini-         diation process for many families   bers of the Victoria long-term re-     one’s problems, but I try every day
                                                       tial conversations with       whose homes were damaged. We        covery group and has worked very       to help make things better.
                                                       TX DOT, required the
                                                       county to match 25% of
                                                       the cost, our part being
                                                       around $200,000. After
                                                       several meetings with
                                                       TXDOT, we were able
                                                       to qualify the project to
                                                       be 100% funded by TX-
                                                       DOT through their safety
                                                       program. Residents cur-
                                                       rently must walk on the
                                                       shoulder.
                                                          Grants play an impor-
                                                       tant role in county gov-
                                                       ernment; county taxes
                                                       do not always provide
                                                       all the extras that would
Victoria county commissioner Danny Garcia. Contributed make our communities a
photo by Victoria Advocate.                            better and safe place to
                                                       live. Our industry part-
by Danny Garcia, Victoria County Commis-               ners at DOW, INEOS,
sioner Precinct 1                           and NOVUS have awarded us a
                                            grant in the amount of $10,000 to
   As your county commissioner, help make improvements at E.E.
it’s my duty to serve the residents Hatchett school property; this area
of precinct One to the best of my was once the only African Ameri-
ability. I’m constantly looking for can school in Bloomington. With
ways to supplement our budget. the help of volunteers within the
Grants are an excellent source to community we can add a pavil-
increase the amount of work that ion, picnic tables, new basketball
can be done in our precinct. Since goals, and cleaning of the existing
my time in office, we have had concrete basketball court. Thanks
success in securing over $10 mil- to our industry partners, we can
lion in grants that benefit our pre- preserve some of the history in
cinct.                                      Victoria County.
   We have improved infrastruc-                As I began this adventure of
ture around the port of Victoria being your county commissioner,
with grants available through TX I always imagined that it would
DOT for areas around the port. We allow me the opportunity to help
have assisted the water districts in areas that truly needed help.
in both Bloomington and Placedo Never in my thought process did I
in securing grants to help with foresee how rewarding it would be
improvements such as sewer and to be a true servant of the people.
water lines being upgraded or re-              As your county commissioner,
placed.                                     the things that I am most proud of
   Because of my background and are being able to make improve-
relationship with TXDOT and our ments to our community and our
industry partners at DOW, INEOS county.
and NOVUS we have been able to                 When Hurricane Harvey made
secure monies for projects such as landfall in August 25, 2017, Victo-
streetlights along State Highway ria County was hit pretty hard, but
185. Working with our industry the area of Precinct one was most
partners has also allowed us to be affected by Harvey’s damage. Our
able to provide a sidewalk from crews immediately went to work
the elementary school in Bloom- removing debris and helping resi-
ington to highway 185, this allows dents in the county haul off materi-
the school children a safe way to als that were damaged.
get home.                                      We were very fortunate that
   I am currently working with God brought the Mennonite Di-
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Kurth runs for Victoria County Commissioner 3
  With a strong desire to put years   Commissioner.                       than just talk or showing up once      gion and coaches’ karate.
of military service and experience      “Over 22 years of military ser-   a week to be an armchair quarter-         “In the military and in my own
serving his community to work for     vice taught me how to lead from     back on Commissioners’ Court,”         business, ‘proactive leadership’
Victoria County, James Kurth is on    the trenches and get things done.   Kurth said.                            is more than just a catchy phrase.
the ballot in the March Republican    I believe in leading by example,       A native of Victoria County,        Serving overseas on an aircraft
Primary for Precinct 3 County         and that leadership is much more    Kurth returned to our county six       carrier as part of Operation Endur-
                                                                          years ago to build a business and      ing Freedom after 9/11, we had to
                                                                          bring up his daughters after serv-     be constantly looking and plan-
                                                                          ing for over two decades in the        ning ahead. After all, when we
                                                                          military. He served in the U.S.        fail to plan, we plan to fail,” Kurth
                                                                          Navy, the U.S. Army, and the Tex-      noted.
                                                                          as Army National Guard before             As owner and operator of an oil-
                                                                          becoming a Senior Military Ana-        field services business, Kurth be-
                                                                          lyst. Kurth served aboard the air-     lieves county government should
                                                                          craft carrier USS Enterprise, was      work hard for people, while also
                                                                          in Iraq on combat duty with the        working smart in how it uses re-
                                                                                                                                                         James Kurth. Contributed photo.
                                                                          Army for over a year and achieved      sources and taxpayer dollars.
                                                                          the rank of Chief Warrant Officer      “People should expect good ser-
                                                                                                                                                         of First Baptist Church.
                                                                          Three.                                 vices from the county, and that
                                                                                                                                                            “While we’ve all heard a lot of
                                                                             “Our military taught me to be a     when they have problems the
                                                                                                                                                         talk from certain people over the
                                                                          problem solver, particularly dur-      county will respond. I answered
                                                                                                                                                         years about economic develop-
                                                                          ing my 15 month combat tour in         my country’s call for years in the
                                                                                                                                                         ment in our county and in Precinct
                                                                          Iraq where we constantly needed        military, and I’ll answer your call
                                                                                                                                                         3, many of us are still waiting to
                                                                          to solve problems swiftly and ac-      as County Commissioner,” Kurth
                                                                                                                                                         see real results from all those
                                                                          curately. I use that valuable train-   commented.
                                                                                                                                                         promises. Part of being a leader
                                                                          ing every day in business, and I          Kurth holds an associate degree
                                                                                                                                                         means getting results, not just giv-
                                                                          want to bring these proven prob-       in Liberal Arts and Electronics En-
                                                                                                                                                         ing out rhetoric. While the Road &
                                                                          lem-solving skills to Commission-      gineering, and graduated Magna
                                                                                                                                                         Bridge budget for Precinct 3 has
                                                                          ers’ Court,” Kurth stated.             Cum Laud with a bachelor’s de-
                                                                                                                                                         doubled under the current Com-
                                                                             Along with his distinguished        gree in Information Technology
                                                                                                                                                         missioner and Road & Bridge tax-
                                                                          military career, Kurth has been ac-    Management. He also earned a
                                                                                                                                                         es are as high as they’ve ever been,
                                                                          tive in serving communities wher-      master’s degree in Information
                                                                                                                                                         millions of dollars that could be
                                                                          ever he’s lived. He helped launch      Technology Management with a
                                                                                                                                                         spent fixing roads and facilitating
                                                                          Operation Not Forgotten, a faith-      concentration in Digital Forensics
                                                                                                                                                         economic development are gather-
                                                                          based outreach group for veterans      and Information Security Manage-
                                                                                                                                                         ing dust in a precinct account in-
                                                                          in our area. In addition to serving    ment. He married his high school
                                                                                                                                                         stead of being used to help county
                                                                          as a City Planning Commissioner        sweetheart Katy in 1998, and they
                                                                                                                                                         residents and get the show on the
                                                                          for Cache, Oklahoma from 2012-         have two daughters: Madison (16)
                                                                                                                                                         road,” Kurth stated.
                                                                          2014 while he was at Fort Sill,        and Bry (14). They all help out
                                                                                                                                                            Kurth is in a three-way race for
                                                                          Kurth currently serves as a Zone       with the family’s cattle operation,
                                                                                                                                                         County Commissioner in the Re-
                                                                          Commander for the American Le-         and the Kurths are active members
                                                                                                                                                         publican Primary election, which
                                                                                                                                                         is on March 3rd. Early voting for
                                                                                                                                                         the primary will be on weekdays
                                                                                                                                                         from February 18th-28th. Since
                                                                                                                                                         this Commissioner position is un-
                                                                                                                                                         contested in the November Gener-
                                                                                                                                                         al Election, whoever wins this race
                                                                                                                                                         in the Republican Primary will be

                                                                                            MENDOZA
                                                                                                                                                         sworn in as Precinct 3 Commis-
                                                                                                                                                         sioner on January 1, 2021.
                                                                                                                                                            “I constantly hear about the poor
                                                                                                                                                         condition of county roads in Pre-
                                                                                                                                                         cinct 3, and I know first-hand how
                                                                                                                                                         rough some roads are because I
                                                                                                                                                         drive on them. We need to make
                                                                                                                                                         a real plan for maintaining and re-
                                                                                                                                                         building our roads, and implement
                                                                                                                                                         that plan before our county roads
                                                                                                                                                         become as bad as many city streets
                                                                                                                                                         in Victoria. If you want a County
                                                                                                                                                         Commissioner who will work for
                                                                                                                                                         you and answer to you, I would
                                                                                                                                                         appreciate your vote in the March
                                                                                                                                                         Republican Primary,” Kurth con-
                                                                                                                                                         cluded.
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Hicks-Callaway is a Republican candidate for State Rep. District 30
                                           taxes, and pro-Texas traditional        tors for Golden Crescent Habitat       Precinct 21 chair, former secretary       will augment the current focus
                                           values. Vanessa will be a strong        for Humanity.                          for the Victoria Republican party,        on science, technology, engineer-
                                           Texas legislator due to her exten-        Vanessa’s tireless devotion to       and district director for the Texas       ing, and mathematics (STEM) for
                                           sive experience in public service:      her community also includes serv-      Federation of Republican Women            educating today’s youth to nurture
                                              • 26 years as a US army sol-         ing as a court appointed special       (TFRW) for Senate District 18.            the critically important business,
                                           dier and military intelligence of-      advocate (CASA) volunteer for                                                    farming, and manufacturing indus-
                                           ficer (with two combat tours in the     nearly three years, a student men-        The time is now for brand-new,         tries in Texas.
                                           Middle East),                           tor for the Victoria Business and      bold leadership for Texas’s 30th             Vanessa describes herself as a
                                              • nearly three years as a con-       Education Coalition (VBEC) for         District. If elected, Vanessa will        “servant-leader” who loves work-
                                           stituent liaison and field represen-    three years, and secretary for the     work diligently to                        ing for her community, state, and
                                           tative for the Texas 27th district’s    Victoria West High School foot-           • keep taxes low (but still bal-       country.     She fervently hopes
                                           congressional office,                   ball booster club for the 2016-        ance the budget),                         that voters will realize that she is
Lt. Col. Retired Vanessa Hicks-Callaway.
                                              • two years as a correctional of-    2017 school year.                         • demand transparent account-          someone they can trust and grant
Contributed photo.                         ficer for the Texas Department of                                              ability for every tax dollar used for     her the privilege of serving them
                                           Corrections, Death Row                     Vanessa’s unwavering faith in       Hurricane Harvey recovery,                as their next state representative in
   US Army (Retired), Lt. Col.                • field director for South Central   Jesus Christ as her Lord and Sav-         • protect the rights of respon-        the Texas House.
Vanessa Hicks-Callaway, a bronze           Texas for Senator Ted Cruise’s re-      ior directed her to challenge the      sible gun owners,                            Vanessa has been married to Ja-
star medal recipient and native            election campaign, and                  20-year incumbent for Texas’s             • protect the unborn,                  son Callaway, fellow Texan and
Victorian, is running for state rep-          • Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s       30th District. Vanessa believes           • secure the Texas border with         US Army veteran, for 23 years.
resentative for the Texas House,           former appointee to both the Texas      adamantly that she is the right        Mexico, and                               They have two sons: Eric, age 20,
District 30 (Aransas, Calhoun,             Medical Board and the Cardiovas-        choice, at the right time, for the        • promote higher education             a junior track and field athlete at
Dewitt, Goliad, Refugio, and Vic-          cular Disease and Stroke Preven-        right future for Texas. Vanessa        through fostering careers in weld-        SHSU; and Edward, age 14, an
toria Counties). Vanessa gradu-            tion Council.                           will be a powerful legislator due to   ing, refining oil, electronics, ag-       eighth grader at Howell Middle
ated from Victoria High School,                                                    her education, loving family life,     riculture, and the plumbing in-           School. Vanessa wrote Decision
attended Victoria College, earned             Since retiring from the military,    world-wide military experience,        dustry (she created the acronym           Precision Vision, a book detail-
a bachelor’s degree in political           Vanessa has immersed herself in         vast community involvement, and        ‘WREAP’ to describe this focus).          ing Christian decision making, in
science from Sam Houston State             serving her community as                positive experiences as the former        Vanessa’s WREAP strategy               2011.
University (SHSU), and achieved               • planning commissioner for
a master’s degree in human re-             Victoria, Texas;
source management from Central                • member of the board of direc-
Michigan University (CMU).                 tors for the Victoria Police Foun-
   Vanessa, a conservative Re-             dation Explorer Program;
publican, fervently supports these            • member of the board of direc-
principles: pro-God, pro-life,             tors for the Victoria Bach Festival;
pro-gun, pro-limited government,              • former president of the Victo-
pro-legal immigration, pro-lower           ria Kiwanis Club; and
                                              • member of the board of direc-
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  por Santos Raya y contribuidores
   Hace meses que el medio ‘Va-                                             podríamos tener acceso a otro ad-
riety’ daba la exclusiva: Robert                                            elanto más revelador. Pattinson
Pattinson, actor generacional que                                           sustituye así al hasta ahora Bruce
saltaba a la fama en la década del                                          Wayne, que había sido encarnado
2000 gracias a la saga ‘Crepús-                                             por el americano Ben Affleck des-
culo,’ sería el nuevo Batman en la                                          de 2016 en ‘Batman v Superman:
pantalla grande. Noticia que, lejos                                         El amanecer de la justicia,’ ‘El es-
de generar una opinión unánime,                                             cuadrón suicida’ y ‘La liga de la
generaba controversia en redes                                              justicia.’
sociales, donde los más regios del                                            La academia de cine de Hol-
séptimo arte no tenían muy claro                                            lywood ha anunciado la lista de
que este fuera el relevo idóneo de                                          nominados a los Oscar 2020, la
Ben Affleck. Ahora, cuanto todavía                                          edición número 92 de estos pre-
falta un año para que se estrene el                                         mios, cuya gala se celebro el 9 de
‘filme,’ ha sido el propio director                                         febrero en el Teatro Dolby de Los
de la cinta, Matt Reeves, quien ha    Joaquin Phoenix. Contributed photo.   Ángeles.
compartido la primera imagen del                                              El Joker, de Todd Phillips, es
británico enfundado en el famoso        La grabación neta del ‘block-       la favorita a los Premios Oscar
traje del superhéroe. ¡Y la verdad    buster’ empezaría en el verano de     de 2020 con 11 nominaciones.
es que nos encanta mucho!             2020, por lo que dentro de poco       Le siguen, con 10 candidaturas,

                                                                                                                   Robert Pattinson. Contributed photo.

                                                                                                                   El irlandés, de Martin Scorsese,       Mujercitas, Historia de un Matri-
                                                                                                                   Érase una vez en... Hollywood,         monio, 1917, Érase una vez… en
                                                                                                                   de Quentin Tarantino, y 1917, de       Hollywood, y Parásitos.
                                                                                                                   Sam Mendes. Entre los nominados          Mejor actriz: Cynthia Erivo,
                                                                                                                   están también el español Antonio       por Harriet, Saoirse Ronan, por
                                                                                                                   Banderas (a mejor actor, por Do-       Mujercitas, Renee Zellweger, por
                                                                                                                   lor y Gloria) y la película Dolor y    Judy, Charlize Theron, por El Es-
                                                                                                                   Gloria, de Pedro Almodóvar, en la      cándalo, y Scarlett Johansson, por
                                                                                                                   categoría de mejor película inter-     Historia de un Matrimonio.
                                                                                                                   nacional.                                Mejor actor: Antonio Banderas,
                                                                                                                     Mejor película: Le Mans’66,          por Dolor y Gloria, Leonardo
                                                                                                                   El Irlandés, Jojo Rabbit, el Joker,                   See CHARLANDO, pg. 9
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                                                                          nio, Scarlett Johansson, por Jojo     Mejor actor secundario: Tom           dés, Joe Pesci, por El Irlandés, y
                                                                          Rabbit, Florence Pugh, por Mu-      Hanks, por Un Amigo Extraordi-          Brad Pitt, por Érase una vez… en
                                                                          jercitas, y Margot Robbie, por El   nario, Anthony Hopkins, por Los         Hollywood.
                                                                          Escándalo.                          dos Papas, Al Pacino, por El Irlan-

Renee Zellweger. Contributed photo.

                                      ese, por El Irlandés, Todd Phil-
CHARLANDO, from pg. 8                 lips, por el Joker, Sam Mendes,
DiCaprio, por Érase una vez…          por 1917, Quentin Tarantino, por
en Hollywood, Adam Driver, por        Érase una vez… en Hollywood, y
Historia de un Matrimonio, Joa-       Bong Joon Ho, por Parásitos.
quin Phoenix, por el Joker, y Jona-      Mejor actriz secundaria: Kathy
than Pryce, por Los dos Papas.        Bates, por Richard Jewell, Laura
  Mejor dirección: Martin Scors-      Dern, por Historia de un Matrimo-
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Hernandez seeks Republican nomination for tax office post
  Ashley Hernandez is running        the assistant chief deputy in 2018,      “I currently have many respon-
for the office of the Tax Assessor   supervising the employees of the      sibilities, but not limited to: the
Collector and is a Republican can-   Motor Vehicle Department .She         titling and registration of motor
didate for the 2020 election.        has taken various training courses    vehicles, accounting for various
  The current Tax Assessor Col-      to accrue her education credits       funds received in motor vehicle
lector, Rena Scherer for the past    through regional meetings, webi-      department and the disbursement
13 years, has employed Ashley        nars, and cyber-security courses.     of those funds received to the
Hernandez. She has worked her        She is familiar with the property     county of Victoria and the state of
way up from a clerk in the motor     tax code and procedures handled       Texas, training new and current
vehicle department to becoming       by the property tax department.       employees on the ever-changing
                                                                           rules and laws handed down by
                                                                           the Texas state legislature as well
                                                                           as the Texas department of motor
                                                                           vehicles.
                                                                              “Several months ago, when
                                                                           Rena was first considering retire-
                                                                           ment, she approached me and
                                                                           asked if I would consider running
                                                                           for her elected position. She said,
                                                                           she has faith in me, and believes
                                                                           that I can maintain the tax office
                                                                           and uphold the laws set by the
                                                                           state of Texas,” as she has done
                                                                           since she was elected in 1993.
                                                                              “Public servants always strive
                                                                           to provide for their citizens while
                                                                           retaining and updating knowledge
                                                                           and efficiency for daily occurrenc-    Ashley Hernandez. Contributed photo.
                                                                           es. Being an employee for 13 years
                                                                           has given me great hands-on expe-        Ashley Hernandez was born and           “I enjoy my job, and I am dedi-
                                                                           rience. I believe I have the solid     raised in Victoria County. Ash-        cated to helping the citizens of
                                                                           foundation, and skill set needed to    ley currently resides in Victoria      Victoria County understand any
                                                                           fill the highly respected shoes of     County with her husband, Thomas        issues that may arise to the best of
                                                                           our current Tax Assessor Collec-       Hernandez II and their children.       my ability. I am ready to achieve
                                                                           tor, Rena Scherer. Having learned      Ashley attended Catholic schools       new goals and reach new levels.
                                                                           from my predecessor, I know I can      locally and is a Saint Joseph High        I would be honored to be elect-
                                                                           uphold, with accuracy, the rules       School graduate. Ashley attended       ed, and to serve, as your next Tax
                                                                           set by Legislature, to maintain this   Victoria College and graduated         Assessor Collector for Victoria
                                                                           office with integrity, professional-   from the Woodhouse School of           County.”
                                                                           ism, and excellence.”                  Wellness.
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 New students give UHV major spring enrollment boost
                                                                             ing more proactive when working        numbers show students are taking       Final spring enrollment figures
                                                                             with students, said Jose Cantu,        40,730 credit hours, a 5 percent    and a breakdown of student demo-
                                                                             UHV vice president for enrollment      increase compared with the previ-   graphics will be available later in
                                                                             management. During the spring          ous spring. That includes a 17.2    the spring semester after certifica-
                                                                             application process, the enroll-       percent increase in the number of   tion from the Texas Higher Educa-
                                                                             ment management team focused           graduate credit hours.              tion Coordinating Board.
                                                                             on personalized communications
                                                                             to reach and engage students
                                                                             throughout the enrollment process.
                                                                                “The increase in our student
                                                                             population is exciting to see be-        A TODAS LAS PERSONAS Y ENTIDADES INTERESADAS:
                                                                             cause it reflects the results be-
                                                                             hind our incredible collaborations
                                                                                                                      City of Victoria se ha registrado con la Comisión de Calidad Am-
                                                                             across the university and the new
                                                                                                                      biental de Texas (TCEQ o Texas Commission on Environmen-
                                                                             momentum behind our enrollment
                                                                                                                      tal Quality) para el Permiso por Reglamento de Calidad de Aire
                                                                             team,” Cantu said. “There’s a lot
                                                                             of positive energy and strategies at
                                                                                                                      Núm. 157096, el cual autorizará la construcción de dos unidades
                                                                             UHV that have led to this growth,        de generación eléctrica por la calle 2902 North Bluff Street,
                                                                             especially becoming more student-        Victoria, en el Condado de Victoria, Texas 77901. Información
                                                                             centered in our focus and efforts.”      adicional concerniente a esta solicitud puede encontrarse en la
                                                                                In addition to enrollment growth      sección de anuncios públicos de este periódico.
                                                                             in areas across the student popula-
                                                                             tion, UHV saw an increase in the
UHV West campus. Contributed photo.                                          total number of hours students
                                                                             are taking. Preliminary spring
   The University of Houston-          “The university is working to
Victoria’s preliminary spring en-      launch new programs in the future
rollment reached 4,378 students        to continue to build upon this en-
thanks to a large increase in new      rollment momentum.”
student and graduate enrollment.         UHV saw double-digit growth
   As of Wednesday, UHV expe-          in all areas of the new student
rienced a 50.3 percent increase in     population, including preliminary
the number of new students en-         increases of 29.2 percent in fresh-
rolled in the university compared      men, 45.6 percent in sophomores,
with the previous spring. The over-    27.6 percent in juniors, 53.3 per-
all preliminary enrollment for the     cent in seniors, 44.4 percent in
spring is 5.2 percent higher than      post-baccalaureate and 74 percent
the previous spring. An official en-   in graduate enrollment.
rollment count is taken on the 12th      Thanks to the increase in the
class day of each semester.            number of new graduate students,
   “UHV’s growth reflects the          overall graduate enrollment rose
work of faculty, staff and admin-      to 1,249, a 13.9 percent increase
istrators in Victoria and Katy to      compared with preliminary enroll-
strengthen and promote our aca-        ment numbers from the previous
demic programs,” said Chance           spring.
Glenn Sr., UHV provost and vice          The university’s new student
president of academic affairs.         enrollment growth stems from be-
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                                                              Comisión De Calidad Ambiental Del Estado De Texas                                                                            STAR, from pg. 1
                                                                                                                                                                                           for a culminating concert on Sat-
                                                                                                                                                                                           urday, February 15th at 5:30 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                           in the CC Stars at Night Ballroom
                                                                                                                                                                                           in the Henry B. Gonzalez Conven-
                                                                                                                                                                                           tion Center in San Antonio.
 AVISO DE LA SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR PARA EL PERMISO DEL SISTEMA DE ELIMINACIÓN DE DESCARGAS DE CONTAMINANTES DE                                                                      I hope you’ll consider going in
                                      TEXAS (TPDES) PARA AGUAS RESIDUALES INDUSTRIALES                                                                                                     support of Jacob. A lifetime ago,
                                                         RENOVACIÓN
                                                                                                                                                                                           I was in Jacob’s shoes as I per-
                                                                         PERMISO NÚM. WQ0001521000                                                                                         formed in All-State choir and I
                                                                                                                                                                                           have no doubt it influenced my de-
SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR. South Texas Electrical Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 119, Nursery, Texas 77976, que opera la planta de central eléctrica Sam Rayburn,                       cision to become a music teacher.
ha solicitado a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental del Estado de Texas (TCEQ) una renovación para autorizar Sistema De Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes de Texas
(TPDES) Permiso Núm. WQ0001521000, que autoriza la descarga de efluentes previamente monitoreados (golpe de torre de refrigeración, fuentes de residuos de bajo volumen y                  Maybe someday we’ll be lucky
aguas pluviales) y aguas pluviales a un flujo promedio diario que no exceda los 264,000 galones por día a través de Outfall 001. La TCEQ recibió esta solicitud el 18 de julio de 2019.    enough to have him as a colleague
                                                                                                                                                                                           in education. Jacob’s teacher,
La planta está ubicada en 2849 Farm-to-Market Road 447 Sudoeste de Nursery, en el Condado de Victoria, Texas 77976. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico de la ubicación general              Vanessa Mora, belongs to TMEA
del sitio o de la instalación es proporcionado como una cortesía y no es parte de la solicitud o del aviso. Para la ubicación exacta, consulte la solicitud.
https://tceq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=db5bac44afbc468bbddd360f8168250f&marker=-97.136111%2C28.896666&level=12                                                       (Texas Music Educators Associa-
                                                                                                                                                                                           tion) that counts in its membership
El efluente tratado es descargado al rio Guadalupe debajo del río San Marcos en el Segmento Núm. 1803 de la cuenca del río Guadalupe. Los usos designados para el Segmento Núm.            nearly 13,500 school music teach-
1803 son contacto recreación, suministro público de agua y uso excepcional de vida acuática.                                                                                               ers who are dedicated to promot-
El Director Ejecutivo de la TCEQ ha completado la revisión técnica de la solicitud y ha preparado un borrador del permiso. El borrador del permiso, si es aprobado, establecería           ing excellence in music education.
las condiciones bajo las cuales la instalación debe operar. El Director Ejecutivo ha tomado una decisión preliminar que, si este permiso es emitido, cumple con todos los requisitos           Young Mr. Padron is just one
normativos y legales. La solicitud del permiso, la decisión preliminar del Director Ejecutivo y el borrador del permiso están disponibles para leer y copiar en la biblioteca publica de   example of the many students
Victoria, por la calle 302 North Main Street, en la ciudad de Victoria, Texas.                                                                                                             throughout the Victoria ISD who
COMENTARIO PUBLICO/REUNIÓN PÚBLICA. Usted puede presentar comentarios públicos o pedir una reunión pública sobre esta solicitud. El propósito de una reunión                               have countless opportunities to
pública es dar la oportunidad de presentar comentarios o hacer preguntas acerca de la solicitud. La TCEQ realiza una reunión pública si el Director Ejecutivo determina que hay un         thrive in their area of genius. I am
grado de interés público suficiente en la solicitud o si un legislador local lo pide. Una reunión pública no es una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso.                            grateful to our community for sup-
                                                                                                                                                                                           porting a robust fine arts program
OPORTUNIDAD DE UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO CONTENCIOSO. Después del plazo para presentar comentarios públicos, el Director Ejecutivo consid-
erará todos los comentarios apropiados y preparará una respuesta a todos los comentarios públicos esenciales, pertinentes, o significativos. La respuesta a los comentarios sobre          in the schools and the myriad op-
la solicitud será enviada por correo a todos los que presentaron un comentario público y a las personas que están en la lista para recibir avisos sobre esta solicitud. Si se              portunities our students must dem-
reciben comentarios, el aviso también proveerá instrucciones para pedir una reconsideración de la decisión del Director Ejecutivo y para pedir una audiencia administra-                   onstrate their art. As you may not
tiva de lo contencioso. Una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso es un procedimiento legal similar a un procedimiento legal civil en un tribunal de distrito del estado.             know, very few schools have full
PARA SOLICITAR UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA, DEBE INCLUIR LOS SIGUIENTES ARTÍCULOS EN SU SOLICITUD: su nombre; dirección; teléfono;                                                        band, choir, orchestra, theater,
nombre del solicitante y número del permiso; la ubicación y la distancia de su propiedad/actividad con respecto a la instalación; una descripción específica de la forma                   dance, mariachi, guitar, ballet
cómo usted sería afectado adversamente por el sitio de una manera no común al público en general; y la declaración “[Yo/nosotros] solicito/solicitamos un/a audiencia                      folklorico and art for students to
administrativa de lo contencioso.” Si presenta por parte de un grupo o asociación el pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso, debe identificar el nombre                choose from.
y la dirección de una persona que representa al grupo para recibir correspondencia en el futuro; debe identificar un miembro del grupo que sería afectado adversamente
por la planta o la actividad propuesta; debe proveer la información ya indicada anteriormente con respecto a la ubicación del miembro afectado y la distancia de la planta                     For those who regularly read
o actividad propuesta; debe explicar cómo y porqué el miembro sería afectado y como los intereses que el grupo desea proteger son pertinentes al propósito del grupo.                      my articles here you also know we
                                                                                                                                                                                           are building upon our current CTE
Después del cierre de los períodos para los pedidos y comentarios, el Director Ejecutivo enviará la solicitud y los pedidos para reconsideración o por una audiencia administrativa de     program offerings with the deploy-
los contenciosos a los Comisionados de la TCEQ para su consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.
                                                                                                                                                                                           ment of new P-TECH initiatives.
La Comisión sólo puede conceder una solicitud de una audiencia de caso impugnado sobre los temas que el solicitante haya presentado en sus comentarios oportunos que no fueron             We have been advertising a lot
retirados posteriormente. Si se concede una audiencia, el tema de la audiencia estará limitado a cuestiones de hecho en disputa o cuestiones mixtas de hecho y de derecho                  about P-TECH Healthcare lately,
relacionadas a intereses pertinentes y materiales de calidad del agua que se hayan presentado durante el período de comentarios. Si ciertos criterios se cumplen, la TCEQ                  which will start next fall, and you
puede actuar sobre una solicitud para renovar un permiso para descargar aguas residuales sin la necesidad de una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso.
                                                                                                                                                                                           can find information about that
ACCIÓN DEL DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO. El Director Ejecutivo puede emitir una aprobación final de la solicitud a menos que exista un pedido antes del plazo de vencimiento de                      on our website. We are excited to
una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o se ha presentado un pedido de reconsideración. Si un pedido ha llegado antes del plazo de vencimiento de la audiencia o el pedido         kick-off P-TECH education in the
de reconsideración ha sido presentado, el Director Ejecutivo no emitirá una aprobación final sobre el permiso y enviará la solicitud y el pedido a los Comisionados de la TECQ para        future and even more programs af-
consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.
                                                                                                                                                                                           ter that as another way for our kids
LISTA DE CORREO. Si somete comentarios públicos, un pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o una reconsideración de la decisión del Director Ejecutivo,                to pursue their gifts.
la Oficina del Secretario Principal enviará por correo los avisos públicos en relación con la solicitud. Además, puede pedir que la TCEQ ponga su nombre en una o más de las listas           Students can choose to pursue
correos siguientes (1) la lista de correo permanente para recibir los avisos del solicitante indicado por nombre y número del permiso específico y/o (2) la lista de correo de todas las   their genius in the classroom as
solicitudes en un condado especifico. Si desea que se agrega su nombre en una de las listas designe cual lista(s) y envía por correo su pedido a la Oficina del Secretario Principal de
la TCEQ.                                                                                                                                                                                   well, choosing a traditional route
                                                                                                                                                                                           through school, a focus on indus-
Todos los comentarios escritos del público y los pedidos una reunión deben ser presentados durante los 30 días después de la publicación del aviso a la Oficina del Secretario             try certifications (through CTE
Principal, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 o por el Internet al www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment                                                                     and P-TECH), an AP intensive
INFORMACIÓN DISPONIBLE EN LÍNEA. Para obtener más información sobre el estado de la solicitud, visite la base de datos integrada de los comisionados en www.tceq.texas.                    track through high school, a dual-
gov/goto/cid. Busque en la base de datos utilizando el número de permiso para esta aplicación, que se proporciona en la parte superior de este aviso.                                      credit track through high school,
                                                                                                                                                                                           and next year we will be offering
CONTACTOS E INFORMACIÓN DE LA AGENCIA. Comentarios del público y las solicitudes deben presentarse electrónicamente a www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/,                                 a dual-enrollment track as well for
o por escrito a la Comisión de Texas sobre Calidad Ambiental, oficina de la secretaria del jefe, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Si usted se comunica con la
TCEQ electrónicamente, tenga en cuenta que su dirección de correo electrónico, como su dirección postal, pasarán a formar parte del registro público de la Agencia. Para obtener           the first time in partnership with
más información acerca de esta solicitud de permiso o el proceso de permisos, por favor llame el TCEQ Programa de Educación Pública gratis al 1-800-687-4040 y la información              UT Austin! We are giving more
general sobre la TCEQ puede ser encontrada en nuestro sitio de la red www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.                        kids more opportunities and ex-
                                                                                                                                                                                           cited about their future.
También se puede obtener información adicional del South Texas Electrical Cooperative, Inc. a la dirección indicada arriba o llamando a Sra. Jessica Schwab, Environmental Coor-
dinator, al (361) 485-6149.                                                                                                                                                                   Jacob Padron is a lo-
                                                                                                                                                                                           cal star! He is one star in our
Fecha de emisión: el día 8 de enero del año 2020                                                                                                                                                                See STAR, pg. 14
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League of voters turns 100 years old
                                                                                   -- the vote.”                      informed civic participation in    ers’ nonpartisan Voters Guide is
                                                                                      Texans can find more informa-   government and increased under-    highly respected and sought after
                                                                                   tion on how they can empower       standing of major public policy    by voters in local and statewide
                                                                                   voters and defend democracy on     issues. The League of Women Vot-   elections in Texas.
                                                                                   the League website: LWVTexas.
                                                                                   org.

                                                                                     The League of Women Voters
                                                                                   of Texas represents over 10,000
                                                                                   grassroots advocates across the
                                                                                   State of Texas. The Texas League
                                                                                   has been “educating and agitat-
                                                                                   ing” since 1919. The League is
League turns 100 years. Contributed photo.                                         a nonpartisan organization - it
                                                                                   does not support or oppose any
   The League of Women Voters of                • Be a Texas voter in the March    candidates or parties. Instead,
the United States turns 100 years            3 Primary. Talk to friends and fam-   the League encourages active and
old on February 14, 2020. To cel-            ily about voting!
ebrate this centennial anniversary,             • Read and share the League’s
the League of Women Voters of                nonpartisan Voters Guide and
Texas joins Leagues in 750 com-              VOTE411.org.
munities across the country in a                • Join and support the League of
Day of Action: Women Power the               Women Voters in your community.
Vote to demonstrating the power
of women to achieve a more per-                 Chimene continued, “We cel-
fect democracy.                              ebrate this great accomplishment,
   “The League was founded by                but at the same time, we acknowl-
suffrage leaders 100 years ago to            edge that the 19th Amendment did
help American women exercise                 not break down voting barriers for
their new right to vote,” said Grace         all women. Many Americans still
Chimene, president of the League             don’t have their voices heard in
of Women Voters of Texas. “We                choosing our representatives. Poli-
celebrate 100 years of empower-              ticians have robbed voters of their
ing voters. There are many ways to           power by manipulating access to
take action today! Become a mod-             the polls and gerrymandering dis-
ern-day voting rights heroine!”              tricts at all levels of government.
   Three actions Texans can take             Women have played a fundamen-
to recognize and honor the women             tal role in shaping an inclusive
heroines who fought to empower               and active electorate. Women have
voters for the past 100 years are:           powered -- and continue to power
14 — Revista de Victoria, February 2020						                                                                                                 www.RevistaDeVictoriaTx.com

 COMISIÓN DE CALIDAD AMBIENTAL DE TEXAS AVISO DE SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR PARA                                                   STAR, from pg. 12
                           UN PERMISO DE CALIDAD DE AIRE                                                                                constellation of great students
                                                                                                                                        throughout the VISD. He repre-
                                     PERMISO DE CALIDAD DE AIRE NÚM. 157096                                                             sents what we want for all students
                                                                                                                                        in our care... a chance to thrive, ap-
                                                                                                                                        propriate pressure to succeed and
SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR. City of Victoria, PO Box 1758, Victoria, TX 77902-1758, ha solicitado de la
                                                                                                                                        enough support so he can. I’m bet-
Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ por sus siglas en ingles) el Permiso de Calidad de Aire Número 157096 para                 ting that before today you didn’t
autorizar la construcción de dos unidades de generación eléctrica en la planta de tratamiento de aguas superficiales ubicada en         know about Jacob, because not
la calle 2902 North Bluff Street, Victoria, en el Condado de Victoria, Texas. La instalación propuesta va a emitir los siguientes       enough people talk about it. Well,
contaminantes atmosféricos: amoníaco, monóxido de carbono, óxidos de nitrógeno, compuestos orgánicos, partículas que                    now we have no excuse not to talk
incluyen partículas con diámetros de 10 micras o menos y 2.5 micras o menos, dióxido de azufre y neblina de ácido sulfúrico.            about great kids like Jacob and
                                                                                                                                        countless others who do amazing
                                                                                                                                        things every day. Part of my job is
El director ejecutivo de la TCEQ ha concluido la revisión técnica de la solicitud y ha preparado un permiso preliminar, el cual,        to bang the drum for my kids and
si es aprobado, establecerá las condiciones debajo de las cuales el sitio deberá operar. El director ejecutivo ha hecho la decisión     my schools and encourage you to
preliminar de otorgar este permiso. La solicitud del permiso, la decisión preliminar del director ejecutivo, y el permiso pre-          do the same. I’m proud of you, Ja-
liminar estarán disponible para ser revisados y copiados en la Oficina de la TCEQ y en la biblioteca pública de Victoria, por la        cob. Congratulations!
calle 302 North Main, Victoria, en el Condado de Victoria, Texas. Los archivos del cumplimiento de las leyes de la facilidad,
si existen, están disponibles para la revisión del público en la Oficina Regional de Corpus Christi de la TCEQ.
                                                                                                                                        UHV, from pg. 1
                                                                                                                                        adds athletics programs, Waly-
COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS/REUNION PÚBLICA.
                                                                                                                                        uchow said.
Usted puede presentar comentarios públicos o solicitar una reunión pública sobre esta solicitud. El propósito de la reunión                An additional advantage will be
pública es el proveer la oportunidad de someter comentarios o hacer preguntas sobre esta solicitud. La TCEQ tendrá una re-              that UHV’s facilities will be avail-
unión pública si el director ejecutivo determina que hay suficiente interés de parte del público en esta solicitud o si es solicitada   able for outside groups to use,
por un legislador local. Una reunión pública no es una audiencia de caso impugnado. Puede enviar comentarios públicos                   such as high school playoffs and
adicionales por escrito dentro de los 30 días posteriores a la fecha de publicación de este aviso en el periódico de la                 tournaments or even events such
manera que se establece en el CONTACTO DE LA AGENCIA E INFORMACIÓN que se encuentra a continuación.                                     as outdoor concerts.
                                                                                                                                           “There’s so much potential for
                                                                                                                                        these facilities to bring extra busi-
RESPUESTA A LOS COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS Y ACCIÓN DEL DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO. Después del plazo                                                 ness to the Victoria area,” Waly-
final para someter comentarios públicos posteriores el director ejecutivo considerará los comentarios y preparará una respu-            uchow said. “Visitors will bring
esta a todos los comentarios públicos relevantes y materiales o significativos. Porque no se han recibido peticiones para una           in outside money to spend at ho-
audiencia de caso impugnado, el director ejecutivo aprobará la solicitud para este permiso. La respuesta a los comentarios,             tels, restaurants, gas stations and
junto con la decisión del director ejecutivo sobre la solicitud, será entonces enviada por correo a todos aquellos que                  more.”
                                                                                                                                           Since state funds cannot be
hayan sometido comentarios públicos o que están en la lista de correo de esta solicitud, y será puesta electrónicamente
                                                                                                                                        spent on athletic programs, build-
en la Base Integrada de Datos de los Comisionados.                                                                                      ing the facilities will rely heavily
                                                                                                                                        on community support and dona-
DISPONIBILIDAD ELECTRÓNICA DE INFORMACIÓN. Por medio del sitio web de la Comisión, en la página www.                                    tions. For more information about
tceq.state.texas/goto/cid, se pueden obtener los siguientes documentos: la respuesta del director ejecutivo a los comentarios           how to support UHV Athletics,
y la decisión final sobre esta solicitud. Una vez que usted haya obtenido acceso a la Base de Datos Integrada de los Comis-             contact the office at 361-485-4423
ionados (en inglés. Commissioners’ Integrated Database, o CID) usando el enlace de arriba, favor de poner el número de                  or athletics@uhv.edu.
permiso de esta solicitud, el cual se encuentra en la parte superior de este aviso. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico de la ubi-
cación general del sitio o de la instalación es proporcionado como una cortesía y no es parte de la solicitud o del aviso. Para
la ubicación exacta, consulte la solicitud. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=28.822222&lng=-
97.013611&zoom=13&type=r.

LISTA PARA ENVÍO DE CORREO. Usted puede solicitar ser incluido en una lista de correo para recibir información adi-
cional con respecto a esta solicitud. Para ser incluido en una lista de correo, envíe su petición a la Oficina del Secretario Oficial
a la dirección que se encuentra a continuación en el párrafo titulado “Información.”

INFORMACIÓN. Los comentarios públicos se debe presentar a la Oficina del Secretario Oficial, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O.
Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, o por el Internet al www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/ cualquier información de
contacto que proporcione, incluyendo su nombre, número de teléfono, dirección de correo electrónico y dirección física, se
agregará al registro público de la agencia. Para más información sobre esta solicitud para permiso o el proceso para permisos,
por favor llame a la TCEQ sin cobro al Programa de Educación Pública de la TCEQ, al 1-800-687-4040.

Más información puede ser obtenida de City of Victoria en la dirección en el primer párrafo o llamando a Trisha Victor al (202)
503-7455.

Fecha de emisión: el día 22 de enero del año 2020
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