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VOLUME 108, ISSUE 45 THE GREATER KATY AREA'S NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1912 n katytimes.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 No. 3 Katy routs Dickinson Katy voters as No. 14 Tompkins looms hit the polls By DENNIS SILVA II SPORTS EDITOR

Katy High coach Gary Joseph wanted his team to come out of its Oct. 30 matchup with area power Dickinson “a better football team.” He got it, and then much more. The No. 3 state-ranked Tigers dominated previously undefeated Dickinson, 49-7, at Sam Vitanza Stadium in Dickinson. The Gators were 2-0 and ranked No. 9 in the area heading into the game. Katy, ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps, improved to 5-0 overall. R. HANS MILLER The non-district game was Record turnout throughout the country, including the three counties that comprise the Katy abruptly rescheduled last Thurs- area left some results in the lurch Tuesday night right before press time. However, some day, Oct. 29, when it was moved candidates held strong leads making them the apparent winners of their respective races. In from last Saturday afternoon at funding races, first responders and mobility passed in the Katy area while education bonds either didn’t make it onto the ballot or failed. Legacy Stadium to one day earlier After dominating area power Dickinson, 49-7, last week, senior defensive back Dalton Johnson (43) in southeast Houston. and No. 3 state-ranked Katy heads into a clash of Katy ISD titans against Tompkins on Thursday at The move was part of a domino Legacy Stadium. effect due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Seven Lakes High School last week. The Seven Lakes campus game against Tompkins to Nov. campus closure, that would not be Election results a mix was temporarily closed, effective 27. The two teams were supposed possible. Friday, Oct. 30, until Tuesday, Nov. to play this Thursday, but with So, Seven Lakes has a second 3. only one day of practice available straight open week this week. of old and new faces Seven Lakes’ football team for the Spartans because of the had to reschedule this week’s suspension of athletics during the See TIGERS, page B5 By R. HANS MILLER NEWS EDITOR

After record-setting turnout at the polls, Katy area residents made their voices heard and sent a mix of newcomers and familiar faces to city hall, Austin and Washington on Election Day.

About 127,000 Harris County School work At the local level, Katy ISD appears to have one familiar and two new faces on the board after an extended election wait. Katy ISD Board Secretary Ashley Vann will retain her Position 3 seat after drive-thru votes to be counted running unopposed. Leah Wilson convinced voters to provide her with 11,605 more By JOLIE MCCULLOUGH votes than her opponent Michael Dillard in the Position 4 race. Wil- son will replace current KISD Board of Trustees President Courtney A federal judge Monday re- Doyle who had initially run for reelection but withdrew from the race Feb. 14. jected a request by a conservative Meanwhile, incumbent Bill Lacy will be stepping to the side as activist and three Republican can- his opponent Greg Schulte enters the Position 5 seat. Lacy garnered didates to toss out nearly 127,000 about 11,000 votes fewer than Schulte in preliminary election re- votes cast at drive-thru polling sults. Lacy is the current vice president of the board. sites in Texas’ most populous, and Royal ISD’s bond proposals that district officials said were nec- largely Democratic, county. essary in order to prepare the district for growth all failed. Trustees The ruling by U.S. District Judge will need to decide whether to move forward with another attempt Andrew Hanen, a George W. Bush at a bond package in the spring or fall of 2021. appointee, follows two earlier de- Who will sit on the RISD Board isn’t immediately clear. While cisions by the all-Republican Texas Elton Foster walked away with 58.19% of the vote for Position 6, no Supreme Court rejecting similar clear winner was determined for positions five and seven as of press efforts by Republicans challenging time. the validity of drive-thru vot- ing in Harris County. Although Hanen’s ruling is still expected to Council Seats be appealed quickly, it appears ANNIE MULLIGAN FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Katy City Hall will continue to see At Large Council Member and to clear the way for counting the Mayor Pro Tem Chris Harris on the dais during city council meet- Cars lined up to vote in the drive-thru line at NRG Stadium in Houston during the first day of early early voting drive-thru ballots on ings after he ran unopposed as well. However, in the Ward B race, voting on Oct. 13, 2020. The judge’s ruling follows two related decisions by the Texas Supreme Court Election Day. initial results favor Rory Robertson to replace incumbent Durran rejecting efforts to have Harris County’s drive-thru voting process deemed illegal. It appears to clear In his ruling from the bench, Dowdle. Tentative results put Robertson at about 51% of the vote. the way for all drive-thru votes to be counted on Election Day tomorrow. Hanen said he rejected the case “First I would like to thank Durran Dowdle for his years of ser- on narrow grounds because the vice to our city. I would also like to thank Sam Pearson and Steve plaintiffs did not show they would If he had ruled on the larger polling places for Election Day, be- Pierson for their campaigns,” Robertson said. “We have developed a be harmed if the drive-thru ballots issues in the case, Hanen said he cause the tents being used for the strong respect for each other.” are counted. He noted, however, would have rejected the request sites don’t qualify as “buildings” In contrast, the Ward A race appears to be secured in incumbent that the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of to toss out votes already cast. But under state election law. Janet Corte’s favor with 57.7% of votes going to her. Appeals could think differently if Hanen said he would have shut the cases reaches them. down Harris County’s drive-thru See VOTES, page A5 See ELECTION, page A5

HAVE A NEWS TIP? [email protected] Seven Lakes High School temporarily closed SUBSCRIBE TODAY (979) 885-3562 By R. HANS MILLER instruction. Seven Lakes currently NEWS EDITOR has 1,846 students enrolled for November 5, 2020 in-person instruction and about 12 pages | $1 Katy ISD announced Oct. 29 300 faculty and staff overseeing it was temporarily shutting down operations at the school. in-person instruction at Seven “The campus’ active cases Lakes High School after receiving a largely pertain to the close contact Corrective Action Advisement let- that occurred within an athletic ter from Fort Bend County Health and fine arts program,” a statement and Human Services. During the from the district said. temporary closure, in-person A letter sent to parents Oct. 28 students were provided virtual by Seven Lakes High School Prin- instruction through at least Nov. cipal Kerri Finnesand said contact 3 and students and staff were ex- tracing conducted by the district’s pected to return to campus Nov. 4. R. HANS MILLER emergency management team “As outlined in the ‘Katy ISD Seven Lakes High School was temporarily shut down for on-campus instruction last Thursday due had determined that many of the COVID-19 Mitigation Plan,’ with to a breakout of COVID-19 cases among students and staff. Campus operations were switched to COVID-19 cases for Seven Lakes the temporary closure of in-person a fully-online format. School officials said contact tracing indicated medium-to-large groups of High could be linked back to medi- instruction, all extracurricular students congregating after school without practicing proper social distancing and other protocols um to large gatherings involving and student programs will be are the likely reason for the outbreak. students. temporarily suspended during a “These gatherings include off-campus weekend parties where campus closure. Athletic coach- to home situation described in the impact the shutdown had on KISD social distancing and mask wear- es, CTE teachers and Fine Arts mitigation plan, students attend- athletics, see our sports coverage ing has not occurred,” Finnesand Directors will be in contact with ed virtual classes via the Canvas on page B1.) said in the letter. their students regarding the dates online platform until they returned The district’s COVID-19 case Finnesand asked for parents and times to resume practices to campus. Extracurricular and dashboard indicated at the time and students to support faculty and competitions,” a statement student athletics programs were be that Seven Lakes had a total of 48 and staff in preventing the spread emailed to the parents of Seven temporarily suspended during that cases among students and staff, Lakes students said. time as well. with 43 of those cases involving Under the intermittent school (For more information on the students attending in-person See CLOSED, page A5

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832.522.5522 houstonmethodist.org/cancer-west THE KATY TIMES A2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 COMMUNITY KATYTIMES.COM KCM plans to purchase new office building By R. HANS MILLER NEWS EDITOR

Katy Christian Ministries Execu- tive Director Deysi Crespo and Board of Directors President Patti Lacy recently met with the Katy Times to announce the nonprofit’s plans to purchase a 13,300-square-foot build- ing on about 3.5 acres of land in the Katy area as its new headquarters. The purchase will be funded by a capital campaign led by Lacy. “Our goal is to transform lives and make people self-sufficient,” Lacy said. “And this building campaign, this capital campaign, and this build- ing is to help KCM have their own property and make us self-sufficient ourselves. So, to practice what we preach and be able to turn the mirror on ourselves and be self-sufficient as well and own our own land.” The purchases of the land and building, which KCM has identified but wished to keep confidential R. HANS MILLER while final negotiations on the deal The Katy Christian Ministries building on First Street in downtown Katy has been a flurry of activity since March as volunteers and staff work to serve those who are facing economic challenges due to the continue, are part of a strategic plan COVID-19 pandemic. However, if the nonprofit can raise sufficient funds, it will be purchasing a new building to call home. The resale store will remain in place, but being able to consolidate operations designed to match the ongoing space will create efficiency for the popular local nonprofit – in addition to self-sufficiency, something it works hard to support among its clients. community growth in the Katy area, Crespo said. Growth has already forced the expansion of offices nearly every year since 2016. The group started OTHER WAYS TO HELP out with its administrative functions While not everyone can donate money to the nonprofit’s housed in a large closet at the resale combined campaign due to limited resources, here are other store located at 5504 First Street in ways to help Katy Christian Ministries support those in need Katy. From there, they added about through the pandemic, especially through the holiday season: 1,400 square feet in the same build- • Donate canned goods such as canned fruit, chili, tomato ing, then moved its crisis counseling sauces and veggies or other food items with long shelf lives to center to the Kingsland Community the KCM food pantry. Center in 2019. The group also added • Donate shampoo, deodorant, hand soap, baby wipes, a second retail shop at 23232 King- diapers for infants and adults, laundry detergent, tooth brushes sland Blvd. that same year. and other personal hygiene items. Growth of the resale shop portion • Donate items for holiday meals such as hams stores give of the nonprofit is just one sector away for free with the purchase of a turkey. of necessary expansion. In 2017, • Donate items for sale through the KCM resale stores on the nonprofit helped 912 victims of First Street and Kingsland Boulevard. domestic violence in the Katy area. By 2019, that number had increased For more information, visit www.ktcm.org. to 2,227 domestic violence victims.

Similarly, 726,706 pounds of food COURTESY KCM were distributed in 2017 while 1,288,393 pounds of food assistance choosing a location that best served would remain at their current loca- Katy Christian Ministries volunteers work to distribute thousands of pounds of food to those in need were provided by the KCM food their clients while creating opera- tions even after the land purchase. on Oct. 31 through the nonprofit’s partnership with the Houston Food Bank and other local groups. Food insecurity is one of several community issues the local charity works to solve at the local level, pantry in 2019. All other reported tional advantages, Lacy and Crespo Lacy, who is running the cam- including domestic violence, financial insecurity and trauma experienced by sexual assault victims. service areas showed similar growth said the management team at KCM paign to get the remaining capital in KCM’s annual reports which the looked at data indicating where most to make the purchase, said she is social services organization posts of their clients lived. excited about the project and will remaining funds needed for a down nity would come together to help online. One of the main benefits of the be fundraising for the foreseeable payment, roughly $305,000 of the Lacy and herself raise the remain- Now, in order to consolidate op- new site will be the ability to consoli- future in order to ensure money is total estimated cost of $1.15 million. ing $262,000 needed for the down erational space and create efficiency date the charity’s operations, Crespo raised in time. The goal is to have the One example of difficulty in payment. and allow for growth, Crespo and said. down payment ready by December fundraising is KCM’s annual gala Those willing can make imme- Lacy are negotiating a deal for the “We’re still assessing and we’re at the latest so that the deal can be which took place Oct. 27. Crespo said diate donations by calling the non- new building. going to do it in phases, right? But solidified, she said. the KCM team made slightly more profit at 281-391-5261, but pledges “We are under contract and we eventually, we’re going to have While fundraising has been diffi- than 50% of its fundraising goal of toward the project are welcome as have a property identified and it is everyone under one roof and have cult this year, Crespo said the plan- $100,000. Ordinarily, it is much clos- well. Anyone wishing to pledge, or absolutely perfect. We need the help some operational efficiency as a ning for this purchase was underway er to meeting that goal, she said. otherwise help on the project, can of the community, so we can help result,” Crespo said. before the COVID-19 pandemic. Crespo said about $43,000 was email Crespo at deysi.crespo@ktcm. them back,” Lacy said. Both ladies noted that the resale Now the goal is to move forward with already raised for the land purchase org. Cash donations may be made at In identifying property and store locations operated by KCM a capital campaign that raises the and she was hoping the commu- https://bit.ly/34KEO9W.

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P.O. Box 678, Katy, TX 77492-0678 P.O. Box 678, Katy, TX 77492-0678 979-885-3562 979-885-3562 THE KATY TIMES NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 A3 KATYTIMES.COM Harris Co., Catholic Charities offering help By R. HANS MILLER 6. Those wishing to apply may do so by According to the press release, NEWS EDITOR visiting www.catholiccharitieshelp.org those receiving the funding – which or calling 832-990-1318. Applications was awarded to the county through Catholic Charities of the Archdio- may be submitted by telephone through the federal CARES Act – may spend it cese of Galveston-Houston has been 8 p.m. Friday; however, those enrolling on housing, food, utilities, health care, appointed by Harris County as the online have until 11:59 p.m. Friday child care, transportation and other administrative agency for $40 million evening to complete their applications necessary expenses. in emergency financial assistance. The through the website. Applicants should Aid awards will not be issued on a help is available to those experienc- visit the Catholic Charities website prior first-come-first-served basis, the news ing financial distress as a result of the to applying in order to determine what release said. Instead, all qualifying ap- COVID-19 pandemic. documentation will be needed in order plicants with completed documentation GOOGLE “The Harris County COVID-19 to apply. will be entered into a pool and random- According to Workforce Solutions, an agency that tracks unemployment in the Emergency Direct Assistance Fund will “Applicants are encouraged to check ly selected to ensure fair distribution of Greater Houston area, Harris County’s unemployment rate was 8.4% in August provide 33,333 families with one-time their spam folder and to promptly the funds. with a loss of more than 24,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2020 alone, causing a payments of $1200,” Catholic Charities respond to calls/texts about assistance Applicants of all faiths and back- need for assistance throughout the area. Harris County has partnered with Catholic said in a statement released to the press. about the program, to ensure they do grounds living in any portion of Harris Charities to help distributed $40 million in CARES funds to families impacted by the The program’s application period not miss out on the opportunity for aid,” County will be considered, the state- economic downturn spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors such as began Nov. 2 and is open through Nov. the statement read. ment said. uncertainty in the energy sector. Applications now open for FBJSL scholarship Each year, the Fort Bend Junior The New Beginnings Scholarship is Service league awards up to four $1,000 offered to help Fort Bend County women Volunteer Scholarships and one $2,000 with established financial need who have new beginnings scholarship. been accepted into an accredited college, The Volunteer Scholarships are university or vocational school after hav- awarded to female high school seniors ing taken a break in their education. in Fort Bend County who have demon- Additional information and copies strated outstanding achievement in of the applications are available on the volunteerism and community service FBJSL’s website at www.fbjsl.org. Appli- and plan to attend an accredited college cations will be accepted until February or university. 1, 2021.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Gringos Tex-Mex is set to open Nov. 10 at 230 W. Grand Parkway S. in Katy, just south of the intersection of the Grand Parkway and I-10. Gringos Mexican Kitchen to open in Katy on Nov. 10 By R. HANS MILLER “To be able to open a are removed, according NEWS EDITOR new restaurant during a to the press release. The pandemic has been quite restaurant, which is located Gringo’s Mexican Kitch- an adventure! Through it at the Grand Crossing en is set to open at 230 W. all, we’ve stayed focused on Shopping Center, features a Grand Pkwy. S. in Katy Nov. making progress and mov- vaulted ceiling, murals and 10. The 9,800 square-foot ing the project along,” said a wraparound bar. Tex-Mex restaurant will Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen The restaurant is cur- feature a shortened menu Chief Marketing Officer rently looking for multi- at first which includes Heather McKeon. ple bussers, cooks, dish pollo Marisco, burritos con The restaurant will be washers, hosts, servers queso, fajitas and a popular able to serve 290 guests and cashiers/to-go hosts, green sauce among other once the pandemic is done according to workatgringos. dishes. and seating capacity caps com/katy. Oil and natural gas extraction is upstream activity, meaning that it excludes other sectors in the industry such as refining, petrochemicals, fuels wholesaling, oilfield equipment manufacturing, pipelines, and gas utilities. The employment shown also includes “Support Activities for Mining,” which is mostly oil and gas-related but includes some small amount of other types of mining. Deputy passes due to COVID-19 By R. HANS MILLER Jobs up in Texas upstream oil NEWS EDITOR

The Harris County Sher- iff’s Office has announced and gas sector in September that Deputy Johnny Tunches involves oil and natural gas president of the Texas Oil has passed away Nov. 3 CONTRIBUTED REPORT extraction and excludes & Gas Association. after a fight with COVID-19. other industry sectors such Oil and natural gas are Tunches leaves behind a The upstream sector of as refining, petrochem- important to the econo- wife and three daughters. the Texas oil and natural icals, fuels wholesaling, my and are expected to “Our Sheriff’s Office gas industry added 700 oilfield equipment man- remain a part of the energy family mourns the death jobs in September, accord- ufacturing, pipelines, and sector for generations, of Deputy John Tunches,” ing to data from the Texas gas utilities, which support Staples said. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. Workforce Commission. He added that oil and “Deputy Tunches served hundreds of thousands of This is the first uptick since additional jobs in Texas. natural gas are essential the people of Harris County February, bringing the “At a time when some for 96% of the products with distinction. We were total upstream employ- question the future of oil used in day to day life such proud to call him our part- ment in Texas to 170,500 and natural gas, this small as computers, cell phones, ner, and our friend. He will jobs – jobs that pay among but positive job growth is medical devices, eye be missed terribly, and our the highest wages in Texas. an indicator of better days glasses, hand sanitizer and condolences go out to his The upstream sector ahead,” said Todd Staples, other products. family and all those whose lives he touched.” Tunches is the third HCSO deputy to succumb to COVID-19. Sergeant Ray- mond Scholwinski passed on May 6 and Deputy Juan Menchaca died June 13 after contracting the disease It’s a caused by the Novel Coro- navirus. Tunches, 56, had been toilet, in the hospital for nearly HCSO Deputy Johnny Tunches a month during his fight not a against the disease. He was a 29-year veteran of HCSO trash can. and had been assigned in COVID-19 STATS District 2. He began his time with the department in 1991 As of the afternoon of November third, at the department’s Inmate Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties had the Processing Center – also following case counts per their respective health known as the IPC. departments. The Texas Department of State Health Deputy Johnny Tunches, Services serves as Waller County’s health authority. 56, had been hospitalized for almost a month after FORT BEND COUNTY contracting COVID-19. He Active Cases: 921 was a 29-year veteran of Recoveries: 16,886 the Harris County Sher- Deaths: 252 iff’s Office and his most recent assignment was as a HARRIS COUNTY Contract Deputy in District Active Cases: 27,395 2. He began his service with Recoveries: 134,173 the Harris County Sheriff’s Deaths: 2,276 Office in 1991 and worked at the Inmate Processing WALLER COUNTY Center (IPC). Total Cases: 1,015 Funeral arrangements Deaths: 17 for Deputy Tunches are pending. THE KATY TIMES A4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 OPINION KATYTIMES.COM COVID-19 ruins another tradition he 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles T Dodgers won’t be JOE going to the White House GUZZARDI to celebrate. COVID-19, the great kill joy, ensured that no SPECIAL TO THE invitation would be extended. KATY TIMES Baseball teams first visited the White House in 1865 during Andrew Johnson’s administration. Like Abraham Lincoln before him, Johnson, with the team. Celebrated who labeled baseball the in newspaper stories and in “nation’s game,” was a true song, “The Red Stockings’ fan who once gave the entire March,” fans couldn’t get federal bureaucracy a day off enough. The Red Stockings to watch a three-team round helped Cincinnati emerge robin played behind the White from a destitute post-Civil House. War slaughterhouse capital In June 1869, when the to an emerging cosmopolitan Cincinnati Red Stockings metropolis to rival New York, traveled to Ulysses S. Grant’s Philadelphia and Baltimore. White House, journalists Even though ticket prices couldn’t decide which was doubled to .50 cents, fans more popular – the undefeated continued to flock to the yard. Cincinnati powerhouse, or In Chicago, an overload of the recently elected Civil Red Stockings baseball bugs, War hero. As one scribe as fans were called in the wrote, “This season, the game’s early days, caused whole country seems to have the bleachers to collapse. baseball on the brain.” During September 1869, Legend has it that Grant seven years before the Battle would sometimes join in of the Little Big Horn, the Red games young boys played near Stockings embarked on a wild the White House. In the 1868 and woolly train journey to presidential campaign, teams the west coast. As the train that supported Grant and his zig-zagged along the rough challenger, former New York rails, inhospitable Native governor Horatio Seymour, Americans roamed the plains. once played a game against One correspondent wrote that each other. The results are standing up straight while the unknown. train was in motion or jumping The Red Stockings were the tracks was impossible. baseball’s first professional Once in , however, team, and the ballclub took the Red Stockings obliterated the nation by storm. Anchored Sacramento and by captain and team manager teams. They had accomplished Harry Wright and his 22-year their mission to introduce old shortstop brother George, eastern style baseball to the Red Stockings made the westerners. most of their $10,000 budget to The Red Stockings good attract baseball talent across fortune continued in 1870 The best states for business in 2020 America. In 1869, George, when the team peeled off 27 he states experienced a to what priorities best serve the considered the original Babe more straight wins. Then, on major upheaval of the taxpayers in our states. Ruth, hit .630, and 49 home June 14, the Red Stockings lost economic success that Stronger business means more runs. The Wright brothers are an 11-inning, 8-7 road thriller T preceded the pandemic this LISA NELSON jobs, and more jobs mean more in baseball’s Hall of Fame. to the Brooklyn Athletics; the year, but, like clockwork, we have opportunity for Americans. Good By the time the Red streak ended. The first defeat SPECIAL TO economic policy is obviously a win overcome one step at a time. THE KATY TIMES Stockings were puffing stogies in more than 100 games cost We didn’t get a free pass to for the residents of every state, and with the cigar-loving Grant, the the Red Stockings its fickle fan fall behind, and neither did our trends have shown people will flee team was 25-0, on its way to a base, and its sponsors. The state leaders. It is important now the poor states to find success in 57-0 season, and an eventual team moved to Boston where to hold our elected officials and those better-prepared states. We 81-game winning streak that it became known as the Bean ourselves accountable for the sake saw it this year with New York, and spanned two seasons. When Eaters, and then the Braves. of the years to come. state’s pro-business environments we will likely see it again. the team returned from the More than a century later, Businesses did not take a free included corporate tax structure, Luckily, we also know the White House to Cincinnati’s baseball historians dubbed pass either. They are open, and the state’s regulatory environment policy solutions that make up good Union Station, 4,000 delirious the Red Stockings as the “First they are eager to succeed. To hold and state government cooperation economic policy thanks to the fans awaited. Boys of Summer” and properly states accountable to improve and responsiveness. many publications, rankings and On Opening Day, when credited the team with making pro-business environments Similarly, organizations like the analysis that tell us how our states it hammered its Cincinnati baseball famous coast-to- means more jobs and a smoother American Legislative Exchange did. Even before the pandemic, Picked Nine opponents 24-15 coast. Some dismiss the Red recovery for the nearly 14 Council release comprehensive when our economy was thriving, neglecting to make policy changes and the next day administered Stockings’ achievements as million Americans currently reports annually to check in in the right direction was enough a 50-7 drubbing, the Red insignificant, ancient history. unemployed. And this month Area with how the states are doing in to fall behind. This is even more Stockings served notice to But the 1869 Red Stockings Development released its state specific policy areas. Last month true today as we grapple with the the baseball world that it was were trailblazers, adhered to ranking of top states for doing the 13th Edition of Rich States, a force. The Red Stockings the 19th century’s rules, took Poor States released, which ranks fiscal shock of the global crisis. business in 2020. Publications, That is why it is so important scored runs in abundance, on all comers, and traveled the economic competitiveness of rankings and analyses are more we stay informed, and we check and averaged 42 scores each through hostile territory to states using 15 equally weighted important than ever before in on our elected officials’ and game. Once, the Cincinnati crush California’s teams. policy variables. Right-to-work, because they tell us, the voters, our state leaders’ performances nine tallied an amazing 103 In the process, they won how our state or state leaders are top marginal corporate income runs in a single game. As the all their games, a feat no other to make sure we’re making the stacking up, and who we should tax rate and state minimum right decisions as voters, taxpayers Red Stockings racked up win professional baseball teams be taking cues from. wage are among them, and Area after win, America fell in love can claim. and community leaders. We At the top of the list is Georgia Development’s top 5 states are should keep up with our state’s – its seventh consecutive win – ranked in the upper half of these ranking in business, in economic followed by Tennessee, South Rich States, Poor States variables. competitiveness and how our Carolina, Texas and North While Area Development makes governors are performing. These Carolina, respectively. In fact, a ranking to help states create a variables have proven to work, they every state in the ranking’s top pro-business environment – which are based on individual liberty and ten is in the South aside from the would no doubt help states identify free enterprise and they lay the Katy Times 7th, Indiana. But separate from steps to build business strong in roadmap to success. a clear geographical majority, the recovery unfolding before us – We have the tools, it’s time to the 13 variables used to rank the it’s also important to stay attuned use them. 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Republicans appear to keep OTHER NOTABLE ELECTIONS The results below have not been canvassed and were current as of 2 a.m. on Nov. 4. The person whose name is listed first is considered majority in the Texas House the projected winner. PRESIDENT as competitive heading into Election taining a narrow lead over Democrat By CASSANDRA POLLOCK and Insufficient information available at press time. DAN ROSENZWEIG-ZIFF Day, including nine in Republican Akilah Bacy. TEXAS TRIBUNE districts that Democrat Beto O’Rourke In Fort Bend County, Republican U.S. SENATOR won in 2018. Jacey Jetton was ahead of Demo- (R) Republicans seemed poised to In the dozen seats freshman Dem- crat L. Sarah DeMerchant by just MJ Hegar (D) hold onto their majority in the Texas ocrats were defending, Republicans under 3,000 votes late Tuesday night. House on Tuesday, fighting off a seemed poised to regain control of Democrats had hoped to flip the seat U.S. REPRESENTATIVE – DIST. 2 well-financed attempt by Democrats one in Harris County: Former GOP currently held by Republican state Dan Crenshaw (R) to flip the lower chamber for the first state Rep. Mike Schofield ousted state Rep. Rick Miller. Sima Ladjevardian (D) time in nearly two decades. Rep. Gina Calanni, the Katy Democrat In the , most incum- The GOP’s likely electoral success who unseated him in 2018. bents coasted to reelection, with the U.S. REPRESENTATIVE – DIST. 7 solidifies the balance of power Meanwhile, most Republican exception of state Sen. Pete Flores, Lizzie Fletcher (D) heading into a legislative session incumbents in races targeted by R-Pleasanton, who appeared to have Wesley Hunt (R) that state lawmakers say will be Democrats were leading in early vote lost to state Rep. Roland Gutierrez, their toughest in years, and it almost returns. In Tarrant County, three D-, after winning the seat U.S. REPRESENTATIVE – DIST. 10 certainly means the next speaker — Matt Krause of Fort Worth, Craig in a 2018 special election in a histori- Michael McCaul (R) of the House — to be elected when Goldman of Fort Worth and Tony Tin- cally Democratic district. Mike Siegel (D) lawmakers convene in January — will derholt of Arlington — were leading Flores, the first Hispanic Republi- be a Republican. The issues before their opponents by several percentage can to serve in the Texas Senate, was U.S. REPRESENTATIVE – DIST. 22 the Legislature will include a budget points. In Collin County, Matt Sha- down by a margin of 29 percentage Troy Nehls (R) strained by recession, state responses heen and Jeff Leach, both of Plano, points. Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) to the pandemic and a once-in-a-de- had narrow leads over their challeng- Before the election, Republicans cade redistricting process — always a ers. In one Houston-area race, state had 19 seats to the Democrats’ 12. If TX HOUSE DIST. 28 divisive and partisan affair. Rep. Sarah Davis, R-Houston, was Flores loses the seat, Republicans will Gary Gates (R) It was unclear on election night trailing her Democratic challenger, have just 18 votes in the Senate, losing Eliz Markowitz (D) how many seats the Republicans Ann Johnson, by several percentage the supermajority they need to bring and Democrats will hold when the points, according to incomplete vote bills up for debate under Senate rules. TX HOUSE DIST. 132 Legislature convenes in January, but returns. Lt. Gov. , who in 2015 Mike Schofield (R) it appeared from incomplete returns And in , two Republicans oversaw lowering the long-standing Gina Calanni (D) that it will be close to the 83-67 split were trying to hold off tight Demo- 21-vote threshold down to 19, said between the two parties during the crat challenges. Hours after the polls in January the Senate may further RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 2019 legislative session. closed, State Rep. Morgan Meyer held reduce that threshold to 16. Chrysta Castaneda (D) Early voting made up a bulk of a lead of fewer than 1000 votes over It takes a simple majority to Jim Wright (R) the votes counted Tuesday, though a Democrat Joanna Cattanach, and fel- change the rule, which has allowed portion of mail-in ballots will not be low state Rep. Angie Chen Button was Patrick’s Senate to steamroll Demo- WALLER-HARRIS ESD 200 counted until after Election Day due leading Democrat Brandy Chambers crats while bringing up a host of con- (1% sales tax increase in unincorporated portions of to later deadlines for them to arrive in by just over 200 votes. servative priorities for consideration. the district) the mail. Republicans also led in four open- “All I’m saying is that if we were to Passed The fight for the state House this seat contests that Democrats had be a vote short — and I don’t think election cycle was a major rallying cry hoped to flip this cycle in their quest we will, but if we were to be — then for both Democrats and Republicans, for gaining a majority in the House. we would have to look at that because with tens of millions of dollars flowing Republicans Jeff Cason and David otherwise we would be right back in from state and national groups. Cook were ahead in their contests, to where we were in history as the Democrats, bullish after flipping both in Tarrant County, against Dem- majority party ... of having to have ELECTION from page A1 a dozen seats in 2018, needed nine to ocrats Jeff Whitfield and Joe Drago, a Democrat sign off on every bill,” gain a majority in the chamber. Both respectively. And in Harris County, Patrick said in January. “That doesn’t parties had marked dozens of seats Republican Lacey Hull was main- feel right to me.” “I’m excited and pleased that so many people believed in me to let me continue to do what I do at City Hall,” Corte said. Brookshire City Council will see Kim Branch returning to her position as Alderwoman for Position 3. Position 4 initial results have the tens of thousands of votes tion law, county officials argued, Tex- indicate Lee Nelson Jones at 41.54% of the vote, followed by VOTES already cast declared illegal, arguing as law and court precedent dictate Sammy Montoya at 32.67% and Felicity Lewis at 25.78%, leading from page A1 that the county’s drive-thru pro- that voters shouldn’t be penalized to a possible runoff election for that seat. Position 5 has a similar gram was an expansion of curbside for election officials’ errors, and the situation to the fourth seat, with incumbent Eric Green at “If I were voting tomorrow … I voting, which under state election votes would still be valid. Hanen 48.12%, Tony Marchant at 27.5% and Susette Baines at 24.37%. would not vote in a drive-thru just law is only available for voters with appeared to agree with this senti- “I’m just glad that the citizens of Brookshire gave me the out of my concern as to whether disabilities. ment, noting that he didn’t “neces- opportunity to continue to serve,” Branch said. Curbside voting, long available sarily find the voting to be illegal as that’s illegal or not,” he said. “I am under Texas election law, requires opposed to the voting place.” going to order the county to maintain workers at every polling place to de- After losing twice in the state County seats all the drive-thru voting records … liver onsite curbside ballots to voters courts, Hotze and the candidates For the first time in more than 30 years, Harris County voters just in case the 5th Circuit disagrees.” who are “physically unable to enter made the argument in a federal court in Precinct 3 will have a new commissioner representing them Ten percent of Harris County’s the polling place without personal hearing Monday that Harris County’s on the Harris County Commissioner’s Court. Republican Tom in-person early voters cast their bal- assistance or likelihood of injuring drive-thru voting violated the U.S. Ramsey appears to have won the election with 52.47% of the lots at the county’s 10 drive-thru lo- the voter’s health.” The plaintiffs also Constitution, and therefore the votes vote against Democrat Michael Moore. Commissioner Steve cations. Dismissing the votes would argued that the drive-thru program should be deemed invalid. Radack, who was first elected in 1988. have been a monumental disenfran- expanded voting beyond what the The legal challenge gained na- In Fort Bend County’s Precinct 3, Republican Commissioner chisement of voters in a presidential Texas Legislature had allowed, using tional attention as lawsuits across the Andy Meyers is the apparent winner against Democratic chal- election besieged with fights over the pandemic as an excuse. country pit Democrats and voting lenger Hope Martin with about 59% of the vote. In the consta- voter suppression and fraud. The Harris County Clerk’s Office rights groups seeking to expand ble’s election for that precinct, Republican Chad Norvell has The judge ruled from the bench argued that its drive-thru locations voting access during the pandemic defeated Democrat Patrick Quincy with about 59% of the vote. after a hearing with plaintiffs, the are separate polling places, distinct against Republicans pushing to limit “I feel pretty good,” Norvell said. “Obviously we’ve worked county and numerous Texas and from attached curbside spots, and voting options. very hard and I’m very proud to be the first Katy-area official to national voting rights and political therefore can be available to all Over the weekend, many voting be elected. I’m proud to be serving and to have a Katy address groups joining Harris County to ar- voters. The clerk’s filing with the rights and political groups joined while doing it.” gue that the drive-thru program was Supreme Court in the earlier lawsuit the fray, filing briefings before Fort Bend County’s bond propositions which will provide legal under Texas election law. also said the Texas secretary of state’s Hanen supporting the legality of the $218.2 million for mobility projects and $38.4 million for parks The latest challenge to drive-thru office had approved of drive-thru votes and hoping to take part in the throughout the county. County documentation shows that voting was brought to the Houston voting. Keith Ingram, the state’s chief lawsuit. Some of the parties included much of the mobility funding will be utilized for projects in the federal court in a last-minute filing election official, said in a court hear- the ACLU of Texas, a Texas-based portions of the county near Katy and Fulshear. last week by litigious conservative ing last month in another lawsuit NAACP, the League of Women Voters Democrat Eric Fagan appears to have won the race for Fort Steven Hotze and Harris County that drive-thru voting is “a creative of Texas, former Republican House Bend County Sheriff against Republican candidate and Precinct Republicans state Rep. , approach that is probably okay legal- Speaker Joe Straus, Texas’ Democrat- 4 Constable Trever Nehls, current Sheriff Troy Nehls’ identical congressional candidate Wendell ly,” according to court transcripts. ic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar’s twin brother. Fagan took home just shy of 53% of the vote. Champion and judicial candidate And even if the court did decide campaign and national Democratic In Harris County, Democratic Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has de- Sharon Hemphill. They sought to the polling places violated state elec- campaigns. fended his position against challenger Joe Danna. He is joined in retaining his seat by Harris County Precinct 5 constable Ted Heap, a Republican who defended his seat against Democratic challenger Mark Alan Harrison. Across the district, face to face The district is referring parents to Republican Troy Guidry has defeated Democratic opponent Cedric Watson in the race for Waller County Sheriff. Guidry took CLOSED students are currently experiencing its Smart Restart website for addi- home 11,026 votes to Watson’s 5,812 votes. Guidry will replace from page A1 a total of 135 cases; another 11 cases tional information. 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THE KATY TIMES A6 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 TEXAS KATYTIMES.COM Here’s how votes are counted in Texas By HANNA KOZLOWSKA equipment this year, the scanning THE TEXAS TRIBUNE machine is also the tabulator, and the process happens at the There are more votes than precinct level. ever to count in Texas this year: Not even the secretary of state’s A record-breaking 9.7 million office, which oversees elections people cast ballots during Texas’ in Texas, was able to tell Votebeat early voting period — 8.7 million whether most counties do their of those were cast in person, and vote tabulating on the precinct or nearly 1 million sent through the on the county level. mail. By the time Election Day comes and goes, experts predict Reporting results that the total Texas vote count All counties must, however, could reach 12 million. notify the secretary of state’s office The state’s 254 counties are of their results. responsible for tabulating the bal- “The counties manually enter lots, but they must follow a certain the vote totals into our system set of rules. Here’s how the process (TEAM, the state’s election inter- works in Texas: face) on election night,” Stephen Chang, spokesperson for the sec- Processing and retary of state’s office, said. “They counting mail-in ballots access a web based application County officials have already and put the numbers in one digit started reviewing mail-in ballots. at a time, one race at a time.” In counties with over 100,000 res- Most Texas counties report idents, early voting ballot boards their early vote tallies pretty soon were allowed to start convening after the polls close at 7 p.m. The and processing mail-in ballots JORDAN VONDERHAAR FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE in-person Election Day count across the state usually comes 12 days before the election. In The Texas voting system is very decentralized, which means each of its 254 counties might handle the way it processes and counts its votes differently. smaller ones, they could start after in later, especially since Texas the polls closed on the last day of voters can cast a ballot if they are early voting — which this year was In the counties that use with the coronavirus was not a The third method is through in line when polling sites close Oct. 30. Mail-in ballots must be scanning devices to count votes, sufficient reason. direct record electronic systems, at 7 p.m. The polling analysis postmarked by Nov. 3, and they officials could start opening the or DREs. The voter makes their website FiveThirtyEight estimates must arrive by Nov. 4. envelopes and scanning the ballots Counting in-person ballots choices on a touchscreen or using that Texas should get most of its in preparation of Election Day. But a dial, and presses a “Vote” or tallying done on Tuesday, but the Once the early voting ballot Because of the pandemic, this process hasn’t gone smoothly “Cast Ballot” button to register counting might go into Wednesday board gets the ballot, officials however, Texans were able to vote check whether the voter is regis- everywhere — in Tarrant County, their decision. That’s the kind of or Thursday. early in person starting on Oct. tered to vote and may entrust a Texas’ third most-populous, the machine used by Harris County, That is not the end of the 13, providing six more days than signature verification committee scanners were rejecting about one- making it the largest jurisdiction process. Texas has a post-elec- in previous years. Voters use three to match the signature on the third of the mail-in ballots because in the country — with 4.7 million tion audit to ensure an accurate methods to cast their ballots in envelope to the voter’s absentee of illegible bar codes, forcing board residents — whose votes can’t be count. Districts that use electronic ballot application. (They may use members to manually replicate person, depending on their coun- verified by a paper trail. voting systems that do provide a other signatures the county has the ballots in order for those votes ty. Unlike many other states, Texas The Texas voting system is very paper record of the vote have to on file.) The signature verification to be counted. Although the votes does not require a paper record decentralized, which means each start conducting a partial manual committee must have at least one can be scanned, they cannot be of a person’s vote when using an of its 254 counties might handle count, also known as canvassing, reviewer from each party, and the tallied before Election Day. electronic system. Still, for in-per- the way it processes and counts by Friday, Nov. 6. It has to be done majority of its members has to The portion of absentee ballots son voting, paper ballots remain its votes differently. For example, in three precincts or in 1% of the agree that the signature matches. in Texas is larger than usual but the main way many Texans cast in Harris County, votes cast on precincts, whichever is the larger Because of a ruling from the 5th smaller than in many other states ballots, according to the secretary the DRE machine are registered number, and be completed by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on since Texas is one of the few states of state’s office. In some locations, on a memory card, which has to 21st day after the election. Oct. 19, Texas officials can reject that didn’t expand mail-in ballot the process is analog from start to be taken out of the device and This coverage is made possible a mail-in ballot without telling eligibility requirements during the finish, and ballots are both filled transported to a central counting by Votebeat, a nonpartisan report- the voter, unlike in states such as coronavirus pandemic. Voters had in and counted by hand. In others, location, uploaded onto a comput- ing project covering local election California, where voters must be to have an excuse, whether it was voters mark paper ballots, which er and then tallied, The Houston integrity and voting access. The notified of a problem with their being over 65 years old, having they then insert into a scanner, Chronicle reported. article is available for reprint under ballot and given the opportunity a disability, or being out of the which also acts as a tabulating In Kendall County, popula- the terms of Votebeat’s republishing to fix it. county. The risk of getting infected device. tion 47,431, which will use new policy.

John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar to retain U.S. Senate seat By PATRICK SVITEK Cornyn was successful. State tably, she erased his long-running THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Frisco, opted cash-on-hand advantage. against challenging Cornyn after a As early voting got underway, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, short flirtation, and Cornyn easily more help arrived for Hegar — and has defeated Democratic challeng- dispatched four primary oppo- in a major way. A coalition of na- er MJ Hegar. nents in March. tional Democratic super PACs, led With an estimated 63.9% of the Hegar’s path to her party’s nom- by the Silicon Valley-backed Future votes counted and Cornyn in front ination was far longer and more Forward, dumped over $20 million by 1 percentage point, Decision difficult. The Democratic primary into the race, much of it on TV ads Desk called the race for the incum- attracted 11 other candidates, against Cornyn. The incumbent, bent, 49.3% to 48.3%. and many were upset when the whose allies were not able to keep Libertarian Kerry McKennon Democratic Senatorial Campaign up, admitted the late spending was getting 1.7%, while Green Committee intervened in Decem- spurge was what worried him the Party candidate David Collins was ber and backed Hegar. most as he neared Election Day. garnering 0.7%. She finished first in the primary The homestretch was not all Hegar called Cornyn and con- but found herself in a runoff positive for Hegar, though. After ceded within minutes of the race against state Sen. Royce West of her relationship with West came being called, according to both Dallas, who proved to be a tough up at her only debate with Cornyn, campaigns. opponent. The runoff was post- West revealed that he did not plan “I’m so proud and incredibly AMNA IJAZ FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE poned from May until July due to vote for her and said she had grateful for all of your support,” U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, visited College Station on Oct. 28, 2020, as part of his statewide bus to the coronavirus pandemic, a problem with Black voters. The Hegar said in a tweet addressing tour. Cornyn was also joined by Rick Perry and Pete Sessions at this campaign stop. and it turned bitter at the end as Cornyn campaign seized on the her supporters. “Together, we’ve West interrogated Hegar over her bombshell, cutting ads highlighting worked so hard, and overcome Democratic credentials, and she West’s comments. West pushed so much, shattering expectations benefitted in recent weeks from seniority was especially needed in suggested he had used his public back on Cornyn making an issue along the way. We’ve built a pow- fundraising momentum and a late such a turbulent time. He por- office to enrich himself. out of it and said he would vote for erful grassroots movement from outside spending surge, making for trayed Hegar as too liberal for the Hegar defeated West by 4 the ground up, and I know our a less certain homestretch. state, calling her views hostile to Democrats up and down the ballot, points, a closer-than-expected but he never confirmed whether he fight here in Texas is far from over.” Hegar ran against Cornyn, the oil and gas industry and seek- margin that came after an 11th- specifically cast a ballot for Hegar. The results reflect many of the casting him as a career politi- ing to link her to the “defund the hour wave of spending by her While the pandemic upended state’s biggest urban counties, cian whose time had passed police” movement. national Democratic allies. which tend to favor Democrats, and touting herself as a military After U.S. Sen. ’s Once in the general election, plans for in-person campaigning while many of the Republi- veteran, working-mom outsider unexpectedly close race against it was not immediately clear how throughout most of the general can-friendly rural counties were who would better represent Texas Beto O’Rourke in 2018, Cornyn quickly Hegar would be able to piv- election, both candidates criss- not reporting results yet.Cornyn values. She accused him of not admitted Republicans had a ot from the protracted nominating crossed the state in the final days. is competing for his fourth term taking the coronavirus pandemic wake-up call and sought early to process to taking on a well-funded Hegar joined U.S. Sen. Kamala against Hegar, the former Air Force seriously enough and emphasized show he was not taking anything incumbent. She put that question Harris, the Democratic vice presi- helicopter pilot who unsuccessful- his leading role in the GOP push to for granted. He hired a campaign to rest on Sept. 30, when she an- dential nominee, for her three-city ly ran for U.S. House two years ago dismantle the manager in January 2019 and lined nounced she had raised over $13.5 tour of Texas on Friday before in suburban Austin. and, with it, its protections for peo- up a series of big-name intraparty million in the third quarter, nearly setting out on her own. Cornyn, Throughout the race, Cornyn ple with preexisting conditions. endorsements — including that eight times more than what she meanwhile, completed a weeklong maintained single-digit polling Cornyn, meanwhile, pitched of President Donald Trump — to raised in her previous best quarter. bus tour of the state that ended leads against Hegar — some himself as a “steady hand on guard against serious primary She raised nearly double Cornyn’s Monday with three stops featuring smaller than others — though she the wheel” whose congressional opposition. haul for the period, and more no- Cruz.

2 more senior aides fired after accusations against Paxton By EMMA PLATOFF a complaint made by Nate Paul, a real es- Prior said Maxwell was fired for violat- enforcement for some 50 years. He is well THE TEXAS TRIBUNE tate investor and political donor to Paxton. ing agency policies, including making em- known in Texas law enforcement circles, Ian Prior, a political spokesman for Paxton, ployment decisions without consulting the where he became famous for identifying Two more senior aides to Texas Attor- confirmed the moves Monday. human resources department “that have the man who killed his sister decades after ney General Ken Paxton have been fired Paul accused federal and state authori- resulted in allegations of discrimination.” her death. weeks after top deputies accused him of ties of wrongdoing related to a raid on his “He also violated other policies and has Penley has been with the attorney gen- criminal wrongdo- home and office in 2019. An internal email taken other actions that have left no choice eral’s office since 2019. ing — marking four obtained by The Texas Tribune showed the but to terminate his employment,” Prior Two other top aides who accused such terminations complaints had been examined by senior said in a statement. Paxton of criminal violations — Blake in just a few weeks. aides, who found them meritless. Paxton In another statement, Prior said Penley Brickman and Lacey Mase — were fired David Maxwell, has said he was concerned that his staff “omitted or misrepresented to a court last month. Penley, Brickman and Mase the agency’s direc- had not sufficiently vetted Paul’s allega- material facts, as well as other policy vio- had each signed on to a letter to the tor of law enforce- tions. Paxton ultimately hired an outside lations.” agency’s human resources department, as ment, and Mark attorney to look into the matter, sparking Neither Maxwell nor Penley immediate- well as alerted law enforcement to Pax- Penley, the deputy a staff mutiny during which top aides ac- ly returned requests for comment Monday ton’s behavior, meaning they gained legal attorney general cused Paxton of using the agency to serve night. The press team for the office of the protections for whistleblowers. Maxwell, for criminal justice, KEN PAXTON Paul’s financial interests. Those aides -re attorney general did not return requests for while involved in the investigation into have been fired. ported Paxton to law enforcement. Paxton comment. Paul’s claims, was not a signatory on the Both had been on paid investigative leave has denied the allegations and called the Maxwell has been at the attorney letter. Other aides have been put on leave for weeks in the wake of their roles vetting whistleblowers “rogue employees.” general’s office since 2014 and in law or resigned. THE KATY TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 B1 KATYTIMES.COM

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FRIDAY, OCT. 30 VOLLEYBALL • Tompkins 3, Mayde Creek 0 PANTHERS • Katy 3, Morton Ranch 0 • Brenham 3, Paetow 0 • Seven Lakes at Cinco Paetow looking forward Ranch, ppd. FOOTBALL to showdown with Foster • Tompkins 48, Morton Ranch 0 By DENNIS SILVA II • Paetow 45, Terry 0 SPORTS EDITOR • Katy 49, Dickinson 7 Despite a program only in its third year of SATURDAY, OCT. 31 varsity football play, Paetow is no stranger to big games. VOLLEYBALL Last season, when the Panthers went 8-3, • Morton Ranch 3, was full of them. There was the game at A&M Alief Taylor 0 Consolidated when both teams were unde- FOOTBALL feated midway through the season. There was a • Taylor 56, Mayde Creek 42 thrilling come-from-behind home win against perennial regional power Huntsville that se- TUESDAY, NOV. 3 cured the program’s first playoff berth. There was the regular season finale at Lamar Consolidated, VOLLEYBALL a loss that cost the young Panthers at least a share • Taylor 3, Morton Ranch 1 of the district title. • Katy 3, Cinco Ranch 1 And after all that, from the disappointing play- • Magnolia 3, Paetow 0 off debut loss at Whitehouse through an offseason plagued by a global pandemic to a regular season THURSDAY, NOV. 5 that is stainless so far, the Panthers face arguably FOOTBALL their biggest test yet when they line up against re- • Tompkins at Katy, at gional titan Richmond Foster at 2:30 p.m. Saturday Legacy Stadium, 6 p.m. at Legacy Stadium with a District 10-5A, Division I zone play championship on the line. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 Because of scheduling challenges presented by COVID-19, the nine-team district split into zones for VOLLEYBALL this season. Paetow is zoned with Wisdom (which • Taylor at Cinco Ranch, at chose to forfeit the rest of its season following its 64-0 Merrell Center, 5 p.m. loss to the Panthers on Oct. 22), Fort Bend Kempner, • Clear Falls at Tompkins, Rosenberg Terry and Foster. The other district zone 5:30 p.m. consists of Manvel, Hightower, Angleton and Milby. • Clear Lake at Seven Lakes, Paetow is 3-0 in zone play, with wins over Wisdom, 5:30 p.m. Kempner and Terry. Foster is also 3-0 in zone play, with • Magnolia West at Paetow, wins over Terry, Kempner and a Wisdom forfeit. The 6 p.m. winner of the Paetow-Foster game plays the winner of • Morton Ranch at the other zone, likely to be either Manvel or Hightower, to Dickinson, 5:30 p.m. determine the overall district champion. FOOTBALL If the 5-0 Panthers wish to keep their district cham- • Cinco Ranch at Taylor, at pionship hopes alive, they will need to overcome a 4-0 Legacy Stadium, 6:30 p.m. COLE MCNANNA | SEALY NEWS Foster team ranked No. 5 in the state and outscoring oppo- • Mayde Creek at Morton Paetow junior quarterback C.J. nents by an average of 37.8 points per game. Ranch, at Rhodes Dumas Jr. and the Panthers Foster is ranked No. 1 in the Houston area high school Stadium, 7:30 p.m. are no strangers to big games. football media poll. Paetow is No. 4. Another one looms this week “I expect a war, hopefully,” Paetow coach B.J. Gotte said. GIRLS BASKETBALL as Paetow hosts No. 5 state- “They’ve got a great team and Coach (Shaun) McDowell • Clear Falls at Cinco Ranch, ranked Richmond Foster on does a great job. They’re an established program. They’re 7 p.m. Saturday at Legacy Stadium. well-known in the area as a team that runs deep every year. • Cy-Falls at Katy, 7 p.m. We’re a young program that really hasn’t proven much in • Galena Park at Mayde that regard. I tell our guys they’ve earned the right to play in Creek, 7 p.m. important games. They’ve earned this, and now they can go • Tompkins at Bridgeland, 5:30 p.m. See PANTHERS, page B5 • Taylor at Oak Ridge, 7 p.m. • Paetow at Klein Cain, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7 VOLLEYBALL • Mayde Creek at Seven Lakes, 1 p.m. • Morton Ranch at Seven Lakes, 3 p.m. FOOTBALL • Paetow vs. Richmond Falcons, Coogs take 19-6A COVID-19 influences Foster, at Legacy Stadium, 2:30 p.m. By DENNIS SILVA II SPORTS EDITOR GIRLS BASKETBALL Seven Lakes programs • Morton Ranch at Fort Cinco Ranch senior Sophie Bend Elkins, 1 p.m. Atkinson defended her district By DENNIS SILVA II cross country title and Tompkins’ SPORTS EDITOR MONDAY, NOV. 9 boys program COVID-19 had a significant GIRLS BASKETBALL is officially on influence on the Seven Lakes • Hastings at Morton a dynastic run For full cross country and team tennis Ranch, 7 p.m. after claiming list of • Mayde Creek at Cypress its third district seasons last week. cross Park, 7 p.m. team champi- On the early afternoon country onship in four of Thursday, Oct. 29, under regional seasons. advisement from Fort Bend TUESDAY, NOV. 10 qualifiers, Much went County Health and Human VOLLEYBALL PAGE 10 as expected Services, Katy ISD temporarily • Seven Lakes vs. Cinco at the District closed Seven Lakes High School Ranch, at Merrell Center, 19-6A cross from Friday, Oct. 30 to Tuesday, 5 p.m. country championships on Friday, Nov. 3, due to an outbreak of evening. “One of them, the • Taylor at Clear Lake, 5:30 Oct. 30, at Bear Creek Park. Atkin- COVID-19 cases. Under the UIL agreed was the best-case p.m. son, the Virginia commit who has closure, all extracurricular ac- scenario we could do, under the • Tompkins at Clear Creek, KATY ISD ATHLETICS been dominant with all first-place tivities, including athletics, were circumstances.” 5:30 p.m. Cinco Ranch senior Sophie Atkinson defended suspended as well. The district was told it would • Paetow at Bryan Rudder, finishes so far this season, won the her District 19-6A cross country championship The newscame less than 24 not be given an extension on 6 p.m. girls individual title by more than 40 seconds, setting a personal by running a personal record time of 16:40.9 at hours before the District 19-6A holding its cross country meet. GIRLS BASKETBALL record with a time of 16-minutes, last week’s district meet at Bear Creek Park. cross country meet was held at So, Decker and her staff came • Fort Bend Bush at Cinco 40.9-seconds. Bear Creek Park. up with an idea to have the Spartans boys and girls run their Ranch, 7 p.m. The top two teams and top 10 “It was definitely more of a “When we were notified (on • Fort Bend Elkins at Taylor, 5K races at Bear Creek Park later runners overall advanced to the team effort,” Atkinson said. “I had Thursday) that there could be a 7 p.m. that Thursday afternoon. Region III-6A meet at Kate Barr a responsibility to make sure I was potential issue with Seven Lakes • Memorial at Tompkins, 7 p.m. Decker consulted with Seven Ross Park on Nov. 10 in Huntsville. as far out ahead as I could for my running the race Friday morn- • Willis at Paetow, 7 p.m. Lakes principal Kerri Finnesand Cinco Ranch and Katy head to re- team.” ing, we consulted the UIL and • Katy at Kempner, at gionals in the girls team division, threw out some different ideas,” before holding an emergency Wheeler Fieldhouse, 7 p.m. and Tompkins and Cinco Ranch Katy ISD athletics director will represent the boys. See DISTRICT, page B6 Debbie Decker said late Friday See SPARTANS, page B4 Epic Deals for the Month of November!!! $49 Heating FREE Duct Cleaning 12!!! Year Parts Tune Up with and HEPA Filter and Labor Warranty with Purchase of Call Today! FREE Carbon with Purchase of a Monoxide Test Already Drastically 281-394-0031 Discounted High Daikin Fit 17 AC & (for first-time customers) Efficiency AC & Heating System Heating Systems GoBVS.com Expiration 11/30/20 Expiration 11/30/20 Expiration 11/30/20 TACLA11315E B2 n THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 n THE KATY TIMES Call 979-885-3562 or visit www.katytimes.com to place your ad today!

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ingly accept any advertising for in the county. Below are the ones affecting Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171, will be July 14 earlyKaty area voters. voting- begins W. Fernhurst Dr Suite 2104, Katy, Texas. Last known real estate which is in violation Troy Nehls and Kathaleen Wall are FBC NS MILLER battling for the Republican nomination R. HA By for Texas House District 22 after incum received in the offices of SWA Group Landscape Architects, of the law. Our readers are hereby REPORTER d not be running for SENIOR bent Pete Olson, who lives in Sugar Land, address for Christopher Lopez is: 110 N. Loop 336 West WANT TO BUY informed that all dwellings adver- Katy area voters have several items on announced he woul opens lection. The winner of the runoff will ree the ballot for the runoff election slated for 712 Main St., 6th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, until 2 p.m. Early voting began June 29 and face Democratic nominee Sri Preston tised in this newspaper are avail- July 14. Kulkarni and Libertarian nominee Joseph- Ste 500, Conroe Texas. will run through July 10. Voters should Katy area voters will have the opportunitys toand cast Waller early counties ballots are Travel Trailer, or d hours and to view LeBlanc in November. July 10 and will be able to participate at the polls July able on an equal opportunity basis.business check their county’s elections websites -for As Nehls leaves the position of Fort through 14.Local Elections officials in Fort Bend, Harri Time, Thursday, December 10th, 2020, at which polling locations an Bend County Sheriff, Democratic candi - To complain of discrimination call full sample ballots.cle presents a noncompre dates Eric Fagan and Geneane Hughes are encouraging social distancing and the use of face masks to keep Pop-up Camper, This arti of runoff elections in Fort vying for the chance to face Nehls’ brother voting safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. , page 5 grant hensive listing Trever Nehls in November. TreverVOTING current HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. See time all bids will be opened and publicly read via Go-To- The statutory violations occurred on or about January 24, Bend, Harris and Waller counties. SANDRA SADEK or RV. Call for The toll-free tele- By Fort Bend County EDITORIAL INTERN Fort Bend Republicans have four items Meeting for the furnishing of all material, equipment, labor 2018 and on or about January 25, 2018, when Bennise, phone number for Fort Bend County is accepting John 832-773- applications for its latest Small on the ballot depending on where they live the hearing impaired Business Emergency Assistance Grant program, funded by the and supervision necessary or incidental for Construction Farris, and Blume, representing Resort Advocate Group, is 1-800-927-9275. CARES Act. 2657 The program offers one-time grants up to $25,000 to small businesses to aid in eligible of “Elyson Bear Creek Community Park Landscape”, LLC, met with residents of Arkansas, at a location in Little CARES Act activities such as costs for personal protective equipment; re-opening supplies, equipment, and renovations; Harris County, Texas. Rock, Arkansas, and attempted to sell, exchange or inventory; utilities; remote working expenses; leases and 850 850 mortgage assistance. Grants are on a first-come, first-served basis purchase timeshare interests through negotiations and and will last until all funds run out. - Scope of Work of the Contract includes, but is not limited HELP WANTED HELP WANTED Grant amounts will be based on the business’ total 2019 reve offers to timeshare owners. Bennise and Farris entered into nue. If not in business for at least to, the construction of concrete trails, sprinkler irrigation, six months in 2019, a projection ANNA SHVETS of annual income based on the a Purchase Agreement with Ms. Mays for a deed transfer of three months preceding the Stay at Home Order on April 3, 2020, grading, grassing, planting, and landscape maintenance. will be accepted. Annual sales totaling between her timeshare interest. Bennise, Farris, and Blume entered $25,000 and $100,000 will receive grants up to $5,000. Annual sales between $100,001 and $2,000,000 will receive up to A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on into a Purchase Agreement with Mr. Randleas for a deed $15,000. Annual sales between Medical professionals throughout the Katy area are recommending everyone wear cloth face masks that cover the mouth and nose while interacting with people outside of their Service Receptionist / Assistant $2,000,001 and $5,000,000 will- households such as on trips to the grocery store in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through respiratory droplets and saliva. receive up to $25,000 in grants. had a maximum ICU surge capacity of 2,207 Eligible, Fort Bend Coun - Thursday,beds, if needed. Of the available beds,November 460 19th, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. Local Time, transfer of his timeshare interest. ty businesses must employ - had COVID-19 patients in them. CEOs of the- between 1-50 full-time equiva extreme measures,” said Fort Bend County hospitals that make up the TMC said they can - lent employees. Annual busi Judge KP George. adjust capacity to ensure patients are treated, ness revenue total must be at County maskThe order orders extensionsvia come about a Go-To-Meeting.week - extendedbut stressed that it remains vital the commu Join the meeting from your computer least $25,000 and not exceed nity work to slow the spread of COVID-19. R. HANS MILLER after Governor reversed course “The reality is we have to do a much ing $5,000,000. They must be By in opening the state back up due to rising The public hearing shall be conducted on Tuesday, for-profit businesses only and SENIOR REPORTER cases statewide. As ofat June 30, thehttps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/865336589 Texas De better job of masking, hand hygiene and or join must have been substantially social distancing ourselves. The spread is Harris and Fort Bend counties both partment of State Health Services reported impacted by COVID-19. The increasing and it’s very concerning,” said extended their relevant mask orders for 159,986 cases of COVID-19 in Texas since business must be operational the pandemic began, with 72,744 remaining Dr. Doug Lawson, CEO at St. Luke’s Health. December 8, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in the meeting room businesses to require all staff and visitors Local health authorities, hospital CEOs, as of February 15, 2020, and active. Harris Countythe reported 31,422 casescall via telephone, page 10 number 1-877-309-2073 and use not be permanently closed. The to their establishments wear face masks and Infectious Disease SpecialistSee MASK Dr. Linda to help stop the spread of theSARS-CoV-2 total with 20,343 remaining active. Fort - business and all principals must virus which causes COVID-19 , among Bend County reported 3,782 total cases with be in good standing at the time 2,405 cases active. DSHS reports 152 cases of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission Building, 612 other restrictions Tuesday afternoon. Fort of application with the State of in Waller County,access but 92 had been catego code 865-336-589. Bend has extended its order through July Texas and their respective cities. - rized as recovered on June 29. 31, while Harris goes through Aug. 26. - This includes real and personal “We are all in this together and if we As of June 29, the Texas Medical Center taxes, outstanding payments, po South Summit Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. continue doing our part, we will succeed in tential judgments, fines, or other beating the coronavirus without the gov - amounts due to the city. ernor of Texas forcing lockdowns or other The expectation is that the A bid bond or cashier’s check in an amount not less than YOURbusiness would remain opera, page 5 NEWS. 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The Successful INVITATION TO BIDDERS Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Times Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District Sealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Willow Fork Drainage Inside & Outside Sales and result in the best and most economical completion of District, Attention: Wendy Duncan, President, Board of Professionals Needed the Project. Directors, will be received at the office of the Engineer, thekatytimes LJA Engineering, Inc., 1904 West Grand Parkway North, Dignity Memorial Suite 120, Katy, Texas 77449, until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Full-time | Best in class Professional Training Tuesday, November 17, 2020, and then publicly opened and UNLIMITED Income potential | Benefits NOTICE OF SALE read for “Construction of the Westheimer Parkway Trail Our Associates Celebrate Lives. Crossing for Willow Fork Drainage District, Fort Bend We Celebrate our Associates. HARRIS-WALLER COUNTIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 County, Texas”. Due to the pandemic and Federal guidelines (A Political Subdivision of the State of Texas of not gathering in groups of more than 10 people, people Dignity Memorial is a Certified Great Place Located within Harris and Waller Counties, Texas) to Work! 91% of the employees surveyed of the public who wish the attend the Bid Opening must said “My work has special meaning: $3,600,000 do so by telephone. The telephone number for the Bid This is not just a job.” Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2020 Opening is 713.358.8400, Access Code 0163582. This is not just a job. It is a meaningful career in sales that make a difference in the lives of Bids to be Submitted: 10:00 A.M., Central Time Scope of Work of the Contract includes the following: people we serve while providing you an Bids to be Awarded: 1:30 P.M., Central Time Construct approximately 1000LF of 6” sidewalk, 600LF opportunity you will love. Monday, November 16, 2020 of 4-5’ cast in place reinforced concrete retaining wall and Open doors you never realized existed. We’ll Place and Time of Sale: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Harris-Waller safety handrailing, regrade 300LF of backslope interceptor change everything you ever might have swales and construct two concrete manholes and two 24” thought about working in the funeral ser- Counties Municipal Utility District No. 3 (the “District”) will publicly receive vices industry. This isn’t your typical job. But sealed bids for the above described Bonds on Monday, November 16, 2020, at corrugated metal pipe outfalls in existing Willow Fork we’re not your typical company, either. 10:00 A.M., Central Time. At a Board of Directors meeting on Monday, November Drainage Ditch. Are you ready for a life changing career 16, 2020 at 1:30 P.M., Central Time the Board will immediately take action to reject Bids received after the closing time will be returned opportunity? any and all bids or accept the qualified bid that produces the lowest net effective unopened. A non-mandatory audio/web pre-bid conference Interested candidates can submit resumes to interest rate for the Bonds. It is anticipated that said meeting will be held via will be held at 10:00 a.m., Local Time, Tuesday, November [email protected] telephone conference call pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.125, 10, 2020. To attend the non-mandatory pre-bid conference, as amended, and as modified by the Governor of Texas in the Governor’s dial 713.358.8400, Access Code 0143636. To join the web proclamation on March 13, 2020, concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. 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In such case, the Board will conduct the meeting Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or a certified at the District’s regular meeting place at the offices of Allen Boone Humphries or cashier’s check, acceptable to the Owner, in an amount Robinson LLP, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas, 77027. not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount Bid, as October 29 a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the Address of Bids: Bids, which must be submitted in duplicate on the Official Bid Contract and execute the Bonds on the forms provided, Form and plainly marked “Bid for Bonds,” should be addressed to “President and and provide the required insurance certificates within seven Board of Directors of Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. Puzzle Answers 3,” and delivered to the District’s Financial Advisor, Robert W. Baird & Co. (7) days after the date Contract Documents are received by Incorporated, 1331 Lamar, Suite 1360, Houston, Texas 77010 prior to 10:00 A.M., the Contractor. If a certified or cashier’s check is provided, Central Time on the date of the bid opening. Any bid received after 10:00 A.M., the successful bidder shall deliver, at the bid opening Central Time, Monday, November 16, 2020, will not be accepted and will be address, the original certified or cashier’s check within returned unopened. All bids must be accompanied by a Bank Cashier’s Check in twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the bid opening. the amount of $72,000 payable to the order of the District as a good faith deposit. Bidding documents may be examined at LJA Engineering, Information: The Bonds are more completely described in the “Official Notice Inc., AGC of Texas, Construct Connect, and Amtek or of Sale” and the “Preliminary Official Statement” which may be obtained from may be obtained by prospective bidders or suppliers upon Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, 1331 Lamar, Suite 1360, Houston, Texas payment of one hundred Dollars ($100.00 non-refundable 77010; c/o Jan Bartholomew, [email protected]; Financial Advisor to plus cost of delivery) ($50.00 for electronic copy) for each the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive set of documents at LJA Engineering, Inc., 1904 West any and all irregularities except time of filing. This notice does not constitute an Grand Parkway North, Suite 120, Katy, Texas 77449 or at offer to sell the Bonds but is merely notice of sale of the Bonds as required by law. https://bids.lja.com. Bidders must register on this website The offer to sell the Bonds will be made only by means of the “Official Notice of to download bidding documents. Sale,” “Preliminary Official Statement,” and the “Official Bid Form.” By submitting a Bid, Bidder acknowledges and agrees that Board of Directors the Contract Documents may be accepted, executed or Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 3 agreed to through the use of an Electronic Signature, as defined by and in accordance with Owner’s Electronic Signature Rules for Construction Contracts. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding process except time of submitting a Bid. The Successful Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the KATY TIMES Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District and result in the best and most economical completion of the Project. CLASSIFIEDS WORK! 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Anita Braun Johnson, 100, great-grandchildren, Saman- died Oct. 29, 2020, in Round tha and Austin Garretson, Rock. Iyanna Herzog, Glenn Phil- How parents can help young Visitation was held from 7 lips Jr., Kai Lundeen-Herzog, a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, Kaylani Lundeen-Herzog, athletes lower their injury risk with the family present from Kayden Lundeen-Herzog 4:30-6:00 p.m., at Memorial and Kingston Lundeen-Her- CONTRIBUTED REPORT Oaks Chapel in Brenham. zog; and sister-in-law, Dora The funeral service was Braun. Athletes are at risk of injury any held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, She was preceded in death time they step onto a field or court or Nov. 2 at Memorial Oaks by Alvin Herzog, Zebulon into another competitive arena. Adults Chapel. Interment in Oak Hill Johnson and Ray Herzog. competing in sports may recognize Cemetery in Burton. Memorials may be given that risk, but children often do not, Mrs. Johnson was born to Compassus Hospice. which can make it difficult for young June 18, 1920, in Burton, TX, ANITA BRAUN JOHNSON Funeral arrangements are athletes to cope with injuries that pre- to John and Dora (Betke) 1920-2020 entrusted to Memorial Oaks vent them from playing their favorite Braun. She was a retired Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., sports. school cafeteria worker. man of Round Rock; grand- Brenham, TX 77833, 979-836- Stanford Children’s Health notes Athletes are at risk of injury any time they step onto Survivors include her son, children, Bea Herzog, Jamie 4564. To post a tribute to the that roughly 30 million children in the a field or court or into another competitive arena. Student athletes have unique risks on sports fields James Herzog of Round Rock; Herzog, Julie Herzog, Joy and family, visit: www.memoria- United States participate in some form because their bodies are still developing. daughter-in-law, Judy Free- Amber Lundeen-Herzog; loakschapel.com. of organized sports every year. Data from the Aspen Sports Institute indi- cates that youth sports participation in those who haven't suffered injuries, to Canada has been in decline over the recover. Raymond Thomas Wachel ther to so many people with last decade. However, that same data Increase flexibility. Stretching “Pops,” 91, of Katy, Texas, his often-unsolicited advice indicates that more than 52 percent should be part of everyone's daily fitness joined his heavenly family on and lovable personality. He of girls between the ages of six and 12 routine, and young athletes are no ex- Sunday, October 25, 2020. enjoyed fine scotch, food, and and roughly 61 percent of boys in that ception. Stretching exercises after games Ray was born on July 30, conversation in his leisure same age group participate in orga- and practices can increase flexibility. 1929 in Bremond, Texas to time. nized sports in Canada. The Mayo Clinic notes that stretching Joe and Josephine Wachel. He Ray touched the lives of so Modern parents may not be as may improve range of motion in the proudly served his country many people around him and quick to encourage participation in joints and decrease risk of injury. and was honorably discharged is remembered as a loving hus- certain sports as their own mothers Top technique. Make sure the after 25 years of active duty band, father, grandfather, great and fathers were. That could be due to right techniques are followed and the service from the USAF. grandfather, and friend. A man the increased availability of informa- right gear is worn. The AAP advises He and his wife Gladys built with such distinctive character tion about the long-term effects of parents to ensure kids follow the a home in Katy, Texas, in 1970 will never be forgotten. injuries suffered in contact sports like correct techniques when performing where they raised their two Survivors include his football, field hockey and even soccer. exercises. Poor form in the weight children: Dolores Rustin-Turn- daughter, Dolores Rust- For example, the risk of head injuries, room can increase young athletes’ bow and Steven Wachel. RAYMOND THOMAS WACHEL in-Turnbow, his son, Steven and a growing amount of research as risk of injury. Coaches often supervise He was a hardworking, 1929-2020 Wachel and wife Pattie, and his to the long-term effects of such injuries strength-training regimens on cam- independent, and quick-witted many grandchildren and great have led many parents to discourage pus, but parents should keep watchful man. His knowledge, honesty, growing vegetables and fruit grandchildren. their youngsters from participating in eyes on youngsters who work out at and unbothered nature led to to gift for so many to enjoy. Funeral Mass was celebrat- football. home or without the supervision of a many life successes. He raised He enjoyed “sunning” (as he ed at 12:00, Friday, October 30 Such decisions can be difficult. coach. The right gear, which includes and supported his family as would say) in his garage vis- at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parents who want their children to protective cups, eyewear and mouth- a well-respected business- iting with friends and family. in Frydek. Ray has been buried get all the benefits of organized sports pieces, also should be worn at all man and was a member of Ray’s garage was a place where at St. Mary’s Catholic Church participation can take steps to reduce times. Parents can periodically inspect St. Mary’s Church of Frydek, some of the best tall tales Cemetery. young athletes’ risk of injury. gear to ensure it’s not worn down. Texas, and the Knights of could be told, especially on Funeral arrangements are Schedule down time. The Amer- Parents must work together with Columbus. Thursdays. Snappy’s Café is under the direction of Knesek ican Academy of Pediatrics advises their children to reduce youngsters’ He enjoyed the outdoors, where “Pops” could be found Bros. Funeral Chapel at 768 parents to plan at least one day off risk of suffering sports-related injuries. fishing, gardening, and a good catching up with friends who Fourth St. in Sealy. They can from training per week and at least More information about reducing game of dominoes or cards. became family. Pops became be reached at 979-885-3535 or one month off from training per year. youth sports injuries can be found at He had a natural green thumb, a second father and grandfa- [email protected]. These breaks allow young bodies, even www.aap.org.

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BARTHOLOMEW CHURCH NON-DENOMINATIONAL GRAND LAKES PRESBYTERIAN of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father 5356 ELEVENTH ST. • 281-391-4758 CHURCH ON THE ROCK 6035 S. FRY RD. FR. CHRISTOPHER PLANT, PASTOR 433 S. BARKER CYPRESS • 281-599-9777 REV. DEAN POGUE, PASTOR of compassion and the God of all ST. EDITH STEIN CATHOLIC JORGE H. CARDENAS, PASTOR 281-646-7500 comfort, COMMUNITY BELIEVERS’ WORLD OUTREACH CHURCH NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN 3311 N. FRY ROAD • 281-492-7500 1600 WOODS ROAD • 888-334-BWOC(2962) 1350 N. MASON ROAD • 281-492-8520 REV. RYSZARD KULMA, PASTOR TOMMY AND RACHEL BURCHFIELD, PASTOR REV. BRIAN LONG 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, CHRIST CHURCH PCA CHRISTIAN THE EMPOWERMENT CENTER 10818 GASTON ROAD FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH so that we can comfort those in any 20910 PARK ROW 281-392-0002 (Disciples of Christ) 281-578-3535 REV. FRED GRECO, SENIOR PASTOR trouble with the comfort we ourselves 22101 MORTON ROAD • 281-492-2693 DAVID ROBERSON, PASTOR REV. HEATHER TOLLESON, MINISTER FAITH MANGER CHURCH SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST receive from God. CURRENT-A CHRISTIAN CHURCH 20701 KINGSLAND BLVD. @ DOMINION SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 26600 WESTHEIMER PKWY • 281-395-4722 281-578-2550 1913 EAST AVENUE• 281-398-1301 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 DARREN WALTER, MINISTER DAVID L. BROWN, PASTOR PASTOR RICHARD DEVOST THE KATY TIMES B4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 SPORTS KATYTIMES.COM Mustangs survive Rams in 19-6A shootout By DENNIS SILVA II Jace Wilson’s twisting-and-turning through a handful of defenders for SPORTS EDITOR 19-yard scoring run, a seamless 60- a tough, and ultimately game-seal- yard scoring hookup from Wilson ing, seven-yard score with 3:52 left If 2020 was a high school foot- to Khan, and Woods’ 65-yard punt to put Taylor up by two touch- ball game, it just might have been return that came up just short of downs. the Taylor-Mayde Creek District the goal line. “He refused to be denied,” 19-6A affair that took place on an Following Khan’s kick return, Simmons said of Irving, cousin otherwise unassuming Halloween Shorter capped a 3-minute, 32-sec- of Tyrone. “Heck of a run. You morning at Legacy Stadium. ond scoring drive with a four-yard weren’t stopping him.” An emotional rollercoaster. scoring run to put Taylor back Junior defensive back Jaden Plenty of highlights. An unfortu- on top to stay. On the Rams’ next Burr’s interception of Wilson on nate share of lowlights. Persever- series, a little more than midway the Rams’ final drive—Mayde ance, resilience, grit, toughness. A through the fourth quarter, Wilson Creek’s fourth giveaway of the lot of bizarre. A lot of ‘huh?’ was forced to sit out a snap after game—shut the door for good. All of that. his helmet came off during a run “We talked all week about being The Mustangs upended the play. It is a rule of the high school resilient, and that’s what we want- Rams, 56-42, in an impressive game. Mayde Creek backup quar- ed to do,” Woods said. “We have to showcase that featured 12 touch- terback Cardell Beard was sent in. be more physical, and we definite- downs, two field goals, 41 first Woods, a safety, was on top of ly were. We have to keep building.” downs and a special teams score. COLE MCNANNA | SEALY NEWS it. The Mustangs were outgained The teams combined for 930 total Taylor junior Michael Whitaker III makes a catch in the end zone for one of his two touchdowns “I was telling our safeties to 474-456 in total yards. They yards, four turnovers and 11 penal- during the Mustangs’ 56-42 win over Mayde Creek on Oct. 31 at Legacy Stadium. play up on the bubble and I was survived an electric performance ties. In all, 141 plays were run. telling everyone else it was a run,” from the jaw-dropping Wilson, Taylor improved to 5-1 overall, Woods said. “They don’t want to a Furman verbal commit. The trict’s top receiver in senior Tyrone touchdowns on 19 carries. 3-1 in 19-6A. Mayde Creek lost its throw with the backup quarterback precocious playmaker completed Irving III, who is out indefinitely “If I didn’t have my line … second straight game, falling to on his first play of the game in that 15 of 27 passes for 313 yards and due to a probable concussion, and I couldn’t do it without those 3-2, 0-2 in district. situation.” two touchdowns and added 103 a depleted secondary that was guys,” said Shorter, crediting the “It was a battle, both teams The Mustangs swarmed Coyle, rushing yards and a touchdown on working hard,” said Taylor junior worsened when steady veteran space-clearing ways of Hayden who fumbled the ball as he quickly seven carries. running back Michael Whitaker Camron Hennon left in the first Conner, Bryce Foster, Abe Okezie, tried to backpedal from disaster. “He’s very efficient with the III, who rushed for 117 yards and a half with a head injury. Landan Mowry and Nolan Hay. “I Woods recovered it to set the Mus- ball,” said Simmons, who said his touchdown to go with 71 receiving But the Mustangs had Whitaker missed being out there with my tangs offense on the Mayde Creek team has to a do a better job of yards and another touchdown. and a healthy Casey Shorter, and boys and running the ball. They 47-yard line. tackling. “He’s accurate. He’s a real “We finally picked it up there in the that was enough. Shorter, a senior said, ‘Ol’ Casey is back.’” “It was huge,” said Woods, who dual threat kid, the type of player second half and got the win.” running back and Army commit, The game was knotted at 42 also had two catches for 32 yards you want as your quarterback. Real Both teams were coming looked right for the first time all after Mayde Creek’s Alpha Khan and a touchdown. “We needed a athletic kid.” off ugly losses—Taylor via 28-0 season after suffering a hamstring returned a kickoff 95 yards for a big play, no matter who or what it Fortunately for Simmons, his drubbing by Tompkins, and Mayde injury in the season opener on score with 11:32 left, adding to a is. We needed a stop and it turned team had enough to get by. Creek a lackluster 21-17 loss to Sept. 24. list of SportsCenter-worthy game the game.” “This was big,” Whitaker said. Cinco Ranch—but it was the Mus- Shorter had 117 yards and no highlights that included Taylor’s Not long after, junior running “The Tompkins game was bad for tangs who rebounded into the win touchdowns on 33 carries in four Trevor Woods’ incredible juggling back Tyler Irving, called up from us. We finished the game, played column. previous games. Against Mayde 25-yard catch seconds before he the junior varsity just a month all four quarters. Made us feel Taylor did so without the dis- Creek, he had 159 yards and two fell to the ground, Mayde Creek’s ago, bullied and powered his way good.”

to regionals. It qualified one SPARTANS girl, Katie Fitzpatrick, and two TOMPKINS MAKES HISTORY, MOVES ON TO REGIONAL SEMIS from page B1 boys, Fernando Hernandez and Ruben Rojas. district executive committee Late Friday evening, the meeting with all 19-6A princi- Seven Lakes’ cross country and pals for approval. track and field Twitter account “It beats not being able to tweeted: “Proud of Spartan get the kids’ times at all,” Decker Cross Country kids and Seven said. Lakes H.S. Sometimes unfair Seven Lakes boys cross and unjust things happen even country coach Scott Kenney and when you follow the guidelines. girls cross country coach David We remain Spartan Proud of Pollack were notified of the plan you! #asterick (sic).” after the DEC meeting. The Spartans’ team tennis “It was good news, bad club did not have the same news,” Decker said of how she opportunity to compete as the told them. “The good news is cross country team. we have a way to get your times. Seven Lakes had scheduled COURTESY PHOTO TOMPKINS TENNIS The bad news is we have to run its area round playoff match today.” against Cy-Fair for Friday, Oct. Tompkins beat No. 13 state-ranked Fort Bend Clements, 10-8, in the regional quarterfinals earlier this week to advance to the Class 6A regional The Spartans coaches had 30. The two coaches agreed to semifinals for the first time after four straight years of falling in the third round of the playoffs. The Falcons, who are now ranked No. 7 in the state, will four hours’ notice to get their that arrangement on Wednes- play their fourth-round matchup later this week against an opponent to be determined. Tompkins has defeated Fort Bend Austin, Jersey Village and kids ready and at the course to day. Clements this postseason. run by 4 p.m. Thursday. The girls But with Friday no longer ran first, and the boys ran at 4:30 a viable option due to Seven p.m. Lakes’ campus closure and The course had already been suspension of athletics, the JORDAN’S PLAYOFF RUN COMES UP SHORT IN REGIONAL QUARTERS marked by assistant athletic Spartans asked Cy-Fair on director Pat Dowling earlier Thursday if the match could be that day. Paetow’s cross country moved to later that same day. coaches were used as official The Bobcats tried to accom- timers. modate the Spartans, but some The races had a lead gator of their top players had jobs to and trail gator and a couple of attend to Thursday and would course monitors to ensure a fair not be available to play. and unbiased race, Decker said. So, Seven Lakes had to forfeit. “It wasn’t perfect, but it was “It’s so unfortunate for the best we could do,” Decker our kids, because I know they said. “It was unfortunate, but at worked very hard,” Decker said. least the kids had an opportuni- With a picture of team and ty to run.” individual player photo banners The Spartans did not reveal surrounding his team’s court their times until after Friday on campus, Seven Lakes tennis morning’s district meet. It was coach Kevin McIlvain tweet- then that their times were fig- ed on his account late Friday ured in to determine who would evening: “Unfortunately, our qualify for the Region III-6A season comes to an end from meet on Nov. 10. the sidelines in the Area Round Seven Lakes, which swept due to the school being closed COURTESY PHOTO JORDAN HIGH TENNIS last season’s district team cham- for matters out of our control. In its inaugural team tennis season, Jordan High produced a stirring playoff run with a team of precociously talented freshmen and sophomores. pionships and is perennially a Thanks for your hard work and The Warriors came up short in the Class 5A regional quarterfinals earlier this week, falling to College Station High. Jordan High’s postseason was a regional power, did not qualify doing things the right way Spar- memorable one. The Warriors were down 9-6 in their area playoff matchup against Austin LASA, but rallied to win, 10-9, thanks to Erick Velderrain’s either of its boys or girls teams tan Tennis!” third-set tiebreaking 15-13 win. The Warriors will return every player to make another run at a state championship next season. For breaking news and NOW THERE ARE updates, TWO STATIONS TO HEAR HOUSTON’S BEST check out our SPORTS TALK RADIO website at katytimes.com or follow Saturdays, Sundays,and Thanksgiving Friday rd th us on October 3 through November 29 Why leave the Kingdom? thekatytimes @KatyTimes

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BuTiesxRneensFs eCst.econmter THE KATY TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 B5 KATYTIMES.COM H.S. FOOTBALL STANDINGS VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS AS OF NOV. 4 AS OF NOV. 4 DISTRICT 19-6A DISTRICT 19-6A TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL DISTRICT OVERALL DISTRICT OVERALL SCORING GP Takeaways Giveaways Diff. W L W L W L W L PF PA Taylor 6 14 6 +8 Seven Lakes 7 0 13 0 Tompkins 3 0 5 0 165 28 Katy 5 10 4 +6 Katy 10 2 12 3 Paetow 5 9 3 +6 Tompkins 7 4 12 6 Katy 2 0 5 0 243 44 Tompkins 5 10 7 +3 Cinco Ranch 6 4 7 7 Taylor 3 1 5 1 199 129 Morton Ranch 5 7 9 -2 Taylor 3 7 5 12 Cinco Ranch 1 2 1 4 55 157 Mayde Creek 5 13 15 -2 Mayde Creek 3 8 5 11 Seven Lakes 1 2 1 4 91 183 Cinco Ranch 5 8 11 -3 Morton Ranch 0 11 3 15 Mayde Creek 0 2 3 2 146 105 Seven Lakes 5 3 6 -3 x-clinched playoff berth Morton Ranch 0 3 1 4 86 145 y-clinched district title x-clinched playoff berth INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Carries Yards Avg. TD DISTRICT 19-5A y-clinched district title Loughridge, Mayde Creek 101 772 7.6 12 DISTRICT OVERALL Bankston, Paetow 83 715 8.6 7 W L W L DISTRICT 10-5A, D1 S. Davis, Katy 63 543 8.6 6 Magnolia 9 2 11 5 OVERALL ZONE PLAY SCORING Shoulders, Tompkins 61 525 8.6 9 Brenham 9 2 16 2 W L W L PF PA Whitaker III, Taylor 87 479 5.5 5 Magnolia West 8 3 15 4 Smith, Tompkins 53 387 7.3 6 College Station 8 3 13 4 Paetow 5 0 3 0 210 62 Rudder 4 7 10 9 Richmond Foster 4 0 3 0 206 55 J. Davis, Katy 60 370 6.2 9 Wilson, Morton Ranch 61 326 5.3 3 A&M Consolidated 2 7 6 10 Terry 2 2 1 2 87 115 Paetow 1 8 2 14 Kempner 2 2 1 2 107 96 Waller 0 9 3 12 INDIVIDUAL PASSING Wisdom* 0 4 0 3 14 171 x-clinched playoff berth P-A-Int Yards Pct. TDs y-clinched district title Manvel 3 1 1 0 151 110 Jensen III, Taylor 81-120-1 1070 68.0 9 Hightower 2 2 1 0 155 152 Wilson, Mayde Creek 70-132-6 1035 53.0 4 Angleton 3 2 0 2 158 157 Rutherford, Cinco Ranch 61-129-6 864 47.0 7 Milby 0 1 0 0 6 7 Milroe, Tompkins 38-66-1 656 57.6 4 950 950 950 x-clinched playoff berth Dumas Jr., Paetow 43-76-2 650 56.6 7 PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES Koger, Katy 35-54-0 611 64.8 9 y-clinched district title Beltran, Seven Lakes 57-97-2 592 58.8 2 *-forfeits rest of season Wilson, Morton Ranch 10-22-1 203 45.5 1

KATY ISD FOOTBALL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING INVITATION TO BIDDERS LEADERS Catches Yards Avg. TD Sealed Bids, in duplicate, addressed to Board of Directors, AS OF NOV. 4 Irving III, Taylor 27 560 20.7 3 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171, will be TEAM OFFENSE Skinner, Mayde Creek 31 554 17.9 1 received in the offices of SWA Group Landscape Architects, Salverino, Cinco Ranch 20 399 20.0 2 GP Rushing Passing Total Average Abboud, Cinco Ranch 21 309 14.7 3 712 Main St., 6th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, until 2 Mayde Creek 5 982 1035 2017 403.4 Medford, Seven Lakes 25 271 10.8 1 p.m. Local Time, Thursday, December 3rd, 2020, at Katy 5 1214 778 1992 398.4 Anderson, Katy 14 260 18.6 3 which time all bids will be opened and publicly read Tompkins 5 1288 664 1952 390.4 Davis, Morton Ranch 14 241 17.2 1 via Go-To-Meeting for the furnishing of all material, Taylor 6 1098 1103 2201 366.8 Whitaker III, Taylor 23 221 9.6 2 equipment, labor and supervision necessary or incidental Paetow 5 1088 720 1808 361.6 for Construction of “Elyson Blvd Section 2 Landscape”, Morton Ranch 5 1085 275 1360 272.0 INTERCEPTIONS Harris County, Texas. Seven Lakes 5 490 702 1192 238.4 INT. Yards Avg. TD Khan, Mayde Creek 3 55 18.3 0 Scope of Work of the Contract includes, but is not limited Cinco Ranch 5 45 999 1044 208.8 Earls, Mayde Creek 2 23 11.5 0 to, the construction of concrete trails, sprinkler irrigation, Truehill, Paetow 2 20 10.0 0 grading, grassing, planting, and landscape maintenance. TEAM DEFENSE Rodriguez, Katy 2 1 0.5 0 GP Rushing Passing Total Average A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on Paetow 5 567 241 808 161.6 SCORING BY KICKING Thursday, November 19th, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Local Time, Tompkins 5 266 598 864 172.8 PAT FG Points via Go-To-Meeting. Join the meeting from your computer Katy 5 282 609 891 178.2 Baeta, Taylor 21 8 45 at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/893602045 or join Lazic, Katy 33 2 39 Mayde Creek 5 510 671 1181 236.2 the call via telephone number 1-877-309-2073 and use Fuentes, Paetow 27 3 33 Taylor 6 1217 741 1958 326.3 Huckaby, Tompkins 17 4 29 access code 893-602-045. Morton Ranch 5 771 898 1669 333.8 Mares, Mayde Creek 13 1 16 A bid bond or cashier’s check in an amount not less than Cinco Ranch 5 805 1071 1876 375.2 Arriaga, Morton Ranch 11 1 14 5 percent of the total amount bid must accompany each Seven Lakes 5 1368 540 1908 381.6 Sneedon, Seven Lakes 7 2 13 bid. The successful bidder will be required to provide the required bonds and insurance certificates as outlined in the bid documents. right now,” said Dumas, who has not makers like Truehill, Carl Simon and Bid documents may be downloaded at www.civcastusa.com. PANTHERS Kentrell Webb. thrown an interception since the Oct. Addenda will be posted there, as required. Documents from page B1 Take the Terry game, for example. 2 win over Morton Ranch. “Being a will be available for download on Wednesday, November sophomore on varsity last year, I always The Rangers boast an athletic trio in quarterback Kellen Stewart, running 18th, 2020. out and give it our best. That’s all we can felt like I had something to prove. I feel back Michael Odom and receiver focus on, every day being at our best so like I’ve been attacking that the right The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and Trumaine Mitchell. They combined to we can play our best and we’ll see what way, just trying to get better every game, to waive all defects and irregularities in bidding or bidding every practice. I’m just trying to focus average 232.6 total yards of offense with process except time of submitting a Bid. The Successful happens.” 11 touchdowns through Terry’s first The Panthers walked that talk last on my craft.” Bidder, if any, will be the responsible Bidder which in the Dumas, who has started receiving three games. Board’s judgment will be most advantageous to the District week. When they could have easily Against Paetow, they were held to 45 overlooked an average Terry team with recruiting interest from Arizona State, and result in the best and most economical completion of is no longer overthrowing receivers total yards. the Project. the Foster matchup looming, they “I feel really good where the defense didn’t. They dominated Terry 45-0 and as he had been earlier this season. He has heeded quarterbacks coach Lane is at right now,” Truehill said. “Foster outgained the Rangers 368-60 in total has a really high-powered offense, but I yards. O’Connor’s advice to trust his throwing mechanics. think our defense can handle them well. Paetow held Terry, which entered I like how we’re pursuing to the ball Since that Morton Ranch game, Du- Notice to Bidders the game 2-1 overall, to 1.2 yards per and everybody is handling their own mas has completed 23 of 36 passes. play. jobs, focused on their own role and not The City of Katy requests competitive sealed proposals “Every week, he continues to get “It’s momentum,” said junior worried about anyone else.” (bids) for selective demolition and interior office renovation defensive back K.J. Truehill, who had better, and it’s a credit to his work ethic, Gotte said his team does an admira- to the third (3rd) floor of the Katy City Hall building located an interception for one of Paetow’s two it’s a credit to how he approaches the ble job taking one day at a time, staying on a block bounded by Avenue C, 1st Street, Avenue D and takeaways. “You get a shutout like this, position,” Gotte said. “He takes it seri- focused. Last season helped establish 2nd Street in downtown in the incorporated limits of the it only gives you more confidence going ous and he’ll continue to make strides. that mindset. City of Katy, Texas. into playing a team like Foster.” We’re going to need him to play well. “If we just focus on us and don’t Bid Due Date: Paetow coaches and players say He’s getting better, and that’s encour- worry about anything else, we’re going they’ve learned from playing in last aging.” to play well,” Dumas said. Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 10:00am (Bids submitted year’s big games. Gotte is betting on As the run game remains steady with But there is also a distinct sense of after 10:00am will not be accepted) the electric Damon Bankston and daz- that. urgency, something that wasn’t there Bid will be received at the following Location: zling Jacob Brown and the passing game Perhaps no player is more evident last season. City of Katy continues to improve under Dumas, of that maturity and growth than junior “Our kids understand how import- 901 Avenue C it’s the Panthers’ defense that solidified quarterback C.J. Dumas Jr., who has ant these games are, and they know to Katy, Texas 77493 completed 43 of 76 passes for 650 yards Paetow’s contender status. enjoy it,” Gotte said. “When it’s over, and seven touchdowns to two intercep- The Panthers have nine takeaways. A it’s over. You don’t know when that is Pre-Bid Conference: tions this season. devastating pass rush led by Alexander until it comes, and then you can’t do A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held Thursday, Dumas is the embodiment of the Kilgore, Sultan Bakare and Agumba anything about it. I’m proud of their November 12, 2020 at 1:30pm at the team’s no-nonsense, workmanlike state. Otuonye has 20 sacks. The pass cover- urgency and maturity and camaraderie Katy City Hall “Confidence is a big thing for me age is filled with ball-hawking play- they have with each other.” 901 Avenue C Katy, Texas 77493 Scope of Work: The Project consists of construction of the following: Katy outgained Dickinson 450-201 in Neither team’s passing game is as TIGERS total yardage. The Tigers had one turn- prolific or consistent as the running Interior office build-out of 3 offices and reception area (total of from page B1 over and committed just three penalties game, but Tompkins senior quarterback 1,074 S.F.) on the third (3rd) floor of the City Hall building. for 35 yards after committing 11 for 85 and Alabama commit Jalen Milroe is The scope of work includes selective demolition and Katy, meanwhile, was supposed yards in a lackluster win the previous starting to hit his stride. In his last three renovation to accommodate new offices. The work is to be open this week, but now plays week over Cinco Ranch. games, Milroe has completed 26 of 42 interior only. Koger completed 11 of 16 passes for passes for 527 yards and four touch- Tompkins on Thursday in a much-an- 169 yards and two touchdowns. He has downs to no interceptions. Evaluation Criteria: ticipated District 19-6A bout that has not thrown an interception in 54 pass In last season’s game, Milroe was The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to been rescheduled three times because attempts this season. a headache for Katy’s defense. He waive irregularities in the bidding. In case of ambiguity or of COVID-19. Now Tompkins looms next for Katy. completed 19 of 28 passes for 405 yards lack of clearness in stating the prices in the Bid, the Owner As of press time, Katy and No. 14 It’s a tantalizing matchup between the and three touchdowns to one intercep- reserves the right to consider the most advantageous state-ranked Tompkins play 6 p.m. this last two undefeated teams left in District tion and almost engineered a dramatic construction thereof or to reject the Bid. Thursday at Legacy Stadium. 19-6A and, for all intent and purposes, comeback win. Schedule: All of that rearranging of the sched- is for the district title, which the Tigers Still, Tompkins fell to Katy, 35-30. The Project must be Substantially Complete by Monday, ule led to the move of the Katy-Dickin- have won the last 11 in a row. Competitively, it was the Tigers’ closest December 28, 2020 and Punch List items / Retainage complete son game, which affected the Tigers not The Falcons are 5-0 and have shut district game since a 17-12 win against and final “Retainage” Pay Application issued no later than one bit. out their last three opponents. Tomp- Seven Lakes in 2013. Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Senior running back Jalen Davis kins has outscored its opponents, Katy has won 75 consecutive district scored a 69-yard touchdown on the 165-28. The Tigers have outscored their games. The Katy-Tompkins gamewill Bid and Bond Requirements: game’s first play from scrimmage, and opponents, 243-44. be available to be seen for free through Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, the “bid Katy never was threatened. Senior tight Each team has 10 takeaways, but ABC13’s streaming app for live game security”, in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) end and Texas A&M commit Fernando Katy only has four giveaways to Tomp- coverage. of the total amount bid, as a guarantee that the successful Garza scored on a 10-yard pass from kins’ seven. The Tigers will use a unique safety bidder will enter into a proper Contract and execute Bonds sophomore quarterback Caleb Koger, Both teams rely on strong, diverse shield on their player helmets. The and Guaranty on the forms provided within five days after sophomore running back Seth Davis running attacks and punishing defens- shield, created by Third Coast Shields, is the Notice to Proceed is received by the General Contractor. scored on a six-yard run and Jalen Davis es; Tompkins ranks second among all attached the facemask and designed to Bid sureties will be returned to all but the three lowest scored his second touchdown on a Katy ISD teams in yards against with reduce the spread of airborne droplets, acceptable bidders the day of opening the Bids, and the 3-yard run as Katy held a 28-0 halftime 172.8 per game and Katy ranks third adding additional barriers for player remaining bid sureties will be returned after execution of lead. with 178.2. protection. the Contract. Jalen Davis has 370 rushing yards Tompkins averages 257.6 rushing It will be the debut of Third Coast and nine touchdowns in four games so yards per game, with 16 of 20 offensive Shields’ patent-pending safety shield The successful bidder must furnish Performance, Payment, far this season. touchdowns coming on the ground. design. and Maintenance Bonds on the forms furnished with the With 7:23 left in the third quarter, ju- Katy averages 242.8 rushing yards per “I really respect and commend Bid, in the amounts of one hundred percent (100%) of the nior receiver Nic Anderson hauled in a game; 21 of its 32 offensive touchdowns coach Gary Joseph for putting his contract price, from a surety company acceptable to the 15-yard throw from Koger. Koger scored coming on the ground. players’ safety first,” said Dan Matsumu- Owner. on a 1-yard keeper with 22 seconds left The Davis brothers, who have a com- ra, founder of Third Coast Shields. “It in the third quarter and running back bined 913 yards and 15 touchdowns speaks very highly of his character and Bid Documents: Ivy Bell scored on a 9-yard run with 24 rushing, pace Katy’s ground game. of his football program over at Katy High Plans and specifications will be available on Wednesday, seconds left in the game. Seniors Marquis Shoulders (525 yards, School. And as a parent, I would hope November 4, 2020 at the CivCastUSA website Anderson has three touchdowns in nine TDs) and Sherman Smith (387, six) that every other coach would follow his https://www.civcastusa.com. his last four games. lead Tompkins’. lead.” THE KATY TIMES B6 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 SPORTS KATYTIMES.COM DISTRICT from page B1 KATY ISD ON TO REGIONALS

Though she did not hit her time goal of 16:30, Atkinson 19-6A QUALIFIERS was pleased with her race. She said she’s in better condition GIRLS this season and credits a tough offseason for her success. TEAMS She hasn’t had to increase mileage, but consistent, intense Cinco Ranch, 39 points training has paid off. Katy, 54 points “This season, I’ve had a lot of motivation to finish well for my team, just because we’ve been doing so well,” Atkinson INDIVIDUALS said. “I’m definitely running better than I ever have.” 1. Sophie Atkinson, Cinco Ranch, 16:40.9 Tompkins senior Gavin Saacke won the boys individual 2. Heidi Nielson, Cinco Ranch, 17:21.4 title with a 15:16.3. It was Saacke’s first district championship, 3. Addison Stevenson, Tompkins, 17:50.0 and the fourth straight season that a Falcon has won it. 4. Hayden Gold, Tompkins, 18:12.8 “I was able to take advantage of being in the front,” Saacke 5. Isabella Rubio, Katy, 18:13.1 said. “I had total control of the race. I got to push the pace 6. Katie Fitzpatrick, Seven Lakes, 18:27.0 myself and make all the decisions. I just pushed myself hard 7. Maddy Hunter, Katy, 18:54.7 even though I didn’t have anyone quite up there with me.” 8. Helen Ulrich, Cinco Ranch, 18:58.9 Saacke broke through in a big way after a slew of sec- 9. Larissa Carr, Katy, 19:00.3 ond-place finishes this season. 10. Alison Mueller, Cinco Ranch, 19:01.3 “I knew where I was supposed to be in this race. I knew I COURTESY was favored,” Saacke said. “I just had to do my job for myself BOYS The Tompkins’ boys team won its third district cross country championship in four and my team.” TEAMS years by dominating last week’s District 19-6A cross country championships at Bear Tompkins boys coach Walt Yarrow said winning district Tompkins, 24 points Creek Park. was a primary goal of his team’s after Seven Lakes won last Cinco Ranch, 56 points season. “We were looking at district as redemption and just INDIVIDUALS getting back to where we were,” Yarrow said. “We weren’t 1. Gavin Saacke, Tompkins, 15:16.3 thinking about regionals. We weren’t thinking about state. It 2. Ben Smith, Tompkins, 15:38.0 was about district.” 3. Ethan Boyd, Cinco Ranch, 15:39.0 The Falcons are led by seniors Saacke and Ben Smith, who 4. Noah Howard, Tompkins, 15:47.8 finished second, and four juniors who earned quality expe- 5. Fernando Hernandez, Seven Lakes, 16:00.1 rience by running at state last season. All seven of Tompkins’ 6. Connor Augustine, Tompkins, 16:01.1 runners finished in the top 15. 7. Ruben Rojas, Seven Lakes, 16:01.6 “We had a really good summer,” Yarrow said. “The legacy’s 8. David Livingston, Mayde Creek, 16:03.1 been set from guys in the past, like Cole (Lindhorst) and Dan- 9. Adrian Hahn Vadstein, Cinco Ranch, 16:05.0 iel (Figueroa). These boys know the routine. They did a lot of 10. Kassem Karouni, Cinco Ranch, 16:05.7 running on their own. I feel we’ve had as good of a summer and fall build-up as any we’ve had in the four years I’ve been 19-5A QUALIFIERS here.” GIRLS Cinco Ranch won the team title on the girls side after not INDIVIDUALS qualifying for regionals last season. Aside from an inspired 5. Addison Sutton, Jordan, 19:41.1 Atkinson, the Cougars are buoyed by the healthy return of 7. Logan Warren, Paetow, 20:02.4 senior and Arkansas commit Heidi Nielson, who missed 10. Beatriz Laepple, Jordan, 20:16.8 the district, regional and state meets last season because of injury. Cinco Ranch had six runners finish in the top 20: Atkin- son, Nielson in second, Helen Ulrich in eighth, Alison Muel- Individual regional qualifiers for the boys were Seven ler in 10th, Camila Corser in 18th, and Natalia Corser in 19th. Lakes’ Fernando Hernandez (fifth) and Ruben Rojas (sev- COURTESY Lindsay Krippner finished 22nd. enth), and Mayde Creek’s David Livingston (eighth). The Cinco Ranch girls team won the district championship by 15 points at least Katy’s girls also qualified for regionals as a team. The -Ti week’s District 19-6A cross country championships at Bear Creek Park. gers include Isabella Rubio (fifth), Maddy Hunter (seventh), Warriors, Panthers to Larissa Carr (ninth), Christina Rodriguez (12th), Ally Serna (21st), Paige Bay (31st) and Jessica Roca (39th). represent at regionals legs felt they were getting exhausted and it hurt, I fought Tompkins’ district champion boys team featured Saacke Katy ISD will have three representatives at the Region III- through.” (first), Smith (second), Noah Howard (fourth), Connor 5A cross country meet on Nov. 10 at Kate Barr Ross Park. The Warriors girls team fell just short of qualifying as a Augustine (sixth), Omar El Miloudi (11th), Colton Howard Jordan High freshman Addison Sutton (fifth, 19:41.1), team, finishing third behind College Station and Magnolia (12th) and Jackson Torti (15th). Paetow senior Logan Warren (seventh, 20:02.4) and Jordan West. Qualifying for regionals for Cinco Ranch’s boys team were High freshman Beatriz Laepple (10th, 20:16.8) qualified “I am so proud of our team and how they performed,” Ethan Boyd (third), Adrian Hahn Vadstein (ninth), Kassem individually. Sutton said. “I just think it’s amazing of how well we did as Karouni (10th), Derek Bryant (16th), Adam Elbanna (18th), “I really wanted to kick it in gear for this race, and I did,” only freshmen and sophomores. We can learn from all of this Ryan Du Plessis (21st) and Andrew Crawford (24th). said Sutton, who won her first three meets of the season. “I and come back so much stronger for next season.” Individual regional qualifiers for the girls were Tompkins’ also took advantage of the cool weather conditions; I find it Warren improved considerably on her district time last Addison Stevenson (third) and Hayden Gold (fourth), and easier to control my breathing in this weather. I had to push year of 20:50.80. She has high expectations at regionals after Seven Lakes’ Katie Fitzpatrick (sixth). myself mentally harder than I have before. Even when my finishing fourth last season.

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NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ELECTION TO REDUCE TAX RATE If the district adopts a combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate that would result in the taxes on the average residence homestead increasing by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the voter-approval tax rate under Section 49.23603, Water Code. * There were NO residential homesteads for comparison purposes. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax 9027 S.E. I 10 Frontage Rd. • Sealy, Texas 77474 rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state. Questions regarding this notice can be directed to the tax office at (281) 499-1223. 979-987-6077