Phone: 281-980-6745 ww ww w.fbindependent.com .fbindependent.com P.O.BOX 623, SUGAR LAND, TX 77487-0623 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 VOL 4 No. 39 Seshadri Kumar Publisher & Editor 10701 Corporate Drive, #282, Stafford, TX 77477 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, TX 77487 www.fbindependent.com 281-980-6745 Fort Bend Independent, (USPS 025-572) is published every Wednesday (for a subscription rate of $20 per year) by Fort Bend Independent, LLC., 10701 Corporate Dr., #282, Stafford, Texas 77477. Periodicals Postage Paid at Stafford, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fort Bend Independent, P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, Tx 77487. Official newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land Gold & Silver Refiner y Bring in gold and silver jewelry ; go with a hand full of cash. We have no middle men and can afford to pay higher than competitors. NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3599 Highway 6, Sugar Land 281-313-9999 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday (In the Kroger Shopping Center at Settlersway) We buy gold and silver jewelry and scrap, melt it on the spot. That is why we can afford to pay more. Visit us once before you go elsewhere. Legal versus illegal sign By BARBARA FULENWIDER After a lot more debate than in past years over the city’s tax rate, Missouri City coun- cil members voted to keep the property tax rate at the current level of 52.84 cents per $100 valuation. City council decided not to increase rather than increase the tax rate by 1.66 cents as proposed by Alan Mueller, in- terim city manager, and Wes Vela, director of finance. They proposed the 1.66 cent increase in order to keep the approved $32.1 million budget whole after the city re- ceived certified taxable values from the Fort Bend and Harris County appraisal districts in late August. The values came in at 3.1 percent less than last year’s. Vela told council that while the $0.5450 looks like an increase it isn’t since the average home value last year was $166,000 and the average this year is $155,000. “On average,” he said, “a homeowner will actu- ally pay less.” Councilman Jerry Wyatt countered by saying, “Except if your tax value went up,” and Vela agreed. “So we’re asking those of us whose rates went up to pick up the slack for those whose rates went down. Is that what we’re saying?” Wyatt asked. Vela re- plied, “It is still less than the effective tax rate” of $0.59 per $100 valuation. Wyatt asked how much the city needs to collect in taxes in order to pay its budgeted bills, and Vela said $760,000 more than last year. Wyatt said, “I’m not looking at raising anybody’s rate and this is a rate increase.” Mayor Allen Owen entered the discussion by saying, “When we got our tax role it’s 3.1 percent revenue-wise less than it was last year, which is some $800,000. If we don’t do this we’ll have to cut $800,000 somewhere” from the budget. Wyatt said, “We can take it out of the ending balance. Our goal is to maintain the ending balance somewhere between 15 and 20 percent and ours is at 21 percent. We told people when we asked for bonds to build the community cen- ter and tennis center that we would not raise their tax rate, and for at least the next year, I propose that we pass a tax rate identical to what it is today.” Mueller said that the “tax rate is already 3.2 cents less than it should be to break even. If you leave it exactly the way it is today for another year, that’s about $760,000 that needs to be cut out of this year’s budget. Next year you’ll be five cents in the hole in terms of your tax rate and next year you will have increased operational ex- penses with the opening of the tennis center and community center. “You are already drawing down on your fund balance, you have been cutting people and expenses for three years and you have new expenses coming on line next year. I rec- ommended a higher rate to get the city better positioned going into next year and the years af- ter that,” the interim city man- ager explained. Owen said, “We’re not go- ing to see the value of houses jump next year. I don’t think we’ve seen the (housing bust) bottom. We’ll see property values continue to plummet in many areas of this city. Right now the foreclosure rate on homes in Missouri City is 19 percent.” Councilman Robin Elackatt urged council to look at “every other route we could take” to cut the budget, and Wyatt said, “There’s nothing you can cut in the budget other than reduce the ending balance.” Mueller said the 2012 end- ing budget balance is just un- der $670,000 and taking that down to 20 percent reduces it to $500,000. He also said there are still various budgeting con- tingencies for the rainy day fund and that the uncommit- ted contingencies at this point amount to $400,000. “You could commit all your budgeted contingencies and draw down the fund balance to 20 percent and still do it within the existing tax rate. That is certainly acceptable and puts you within your financial pa- rameters,” Mueller said. Wyatt said, “This is not a promise forever. Next year may be different but if we can do it for this year we need to. The budget is a representation of services to the entire city. If we keep the tax rate the same as it is, that is a tough deci- sion.” Tax bills will go out next month and 34.7 cents of the 52.84 cents homeowners will pay per $100 of assessed value will go toward maintenance and operations and 18.1 cents will pay debt service. The av- erage home value in Missouri City is $159,634 and the tax bill on such will be $843.51 for a decrease of $35.08 from last year when the average home value was $166,274 and the tax bill was $878.59. By SESHADRI KUMAR Fort Bend ISD has averted a two-cent hike in the tax rate and decided to keep the total tax rate at $1.34 per $100 valu- ation, same as last year. Monday night, the adminis- tration recommended approval of the ordinance adopting the combined tax rate of $1.34 per $100 of valuation for the school district for the 2011 tax year. The tax rate includes $1.04 to be used for maintenance and operations and 30 cents to be used for payment of bonds. The administration fur- ther recommended that the Board of Trustees authorize an amendment to the debt service fund to reduce the proposed debt service tax revenues by $2.1 million. The operating and debt ser- vice budgets for the 2011/12 fiscal year were adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 13, with $462.67 million for op- eration and maintenance, $25 million for child nutrition and $74 million for debt service. The maintenance and op- erations budget was developed with a tax rate of $1.04, but the adopted debt service budget assumed a tax rate of 32 cents. Property values remained flat and collections are not pro- jected to exceed the amounts collected during the current fiscal year. Based upon a review of the debt service financial state- ments for the previous year, the administration identified $2.1 million from debt ser- vice fund balance which will be utilized to reduce the pro- posed debt service tax rate to 30 cents. The projected debt service revenue will be $70.9 million instead of the original estimate of $73 million. FBISD avoids increase in tax rate For the last two years the incredible talent of the Kempner High School Drama Department has been recognized and selected to participate in the prestigious Tommy Tune Awards. This year Oct. 5 through Oct. 8,they will perform the musical production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Taking place in New York City in 1922, the play tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merri- ment. The performance will be at the Kempner High School Main Stage at 7 p.m. Pre sale tickets will be available during all school lunches from 11a.m until 1 p.m. from Sept. 28 – Oct. 7. Pre sale prices are $6 for students and $8 for adults. At door prices are $8 for students and $10 for adults. Above,the cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kempner Thespians. Kempner Thespians present Thoroughly Modern Millie Sartartia principal reassigned Missouri City keeps tax rate at current level despite budget hole Sartartia Middle School Principal Tom Thompson has been reassigned to McAuliffe Middle School as assistant principal. Superintendent Tim Jenney said: “I determined that the reassignment of Mr. Thomp- son was in the best interest of the District because I lost confidence in his ability to ef- fectively lead Sartartia Middle School. Out of respect for our employees’ privacy and in or- der to help foster a collegial working environment, the District maintains the confi- dentiality of sensitive person- nel information to the greatest extent possible. Accordingly, I believe it would not be appro- priate or productive to engage in a public discussion of the specific reasons for the reas- signment.” Thompson was hired as the Associate Principal of Fort Settlement Middle School in August 1997. He became principal of Sartartia Middle School in July 2010. . Bruce Drennan has been appointed as the interim principal at Sar- tartia. Drennan is a retired Fort Bend ISD school administra- tor. According to sources, the disciplinary action follows alleged financial mismanage- ment by some school staff. Look at these two signs. One of them is legal and the other, allegedly illegal. Which one is legal? See Truth Watch on Page 4.
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By BARBARA FULENWIDERAfter a lot more debate than
in past years over the city’s tax rate, Missouri City coun-cil members voted to keep the property tax rate at the current level of 52.84 cents per $100 valuation.
City council decided not to increase rather than increase the tax rate by 1.66 cents as proposed by Alan Mueller, in-terim city manager, and Wes Vela, director of fi nance.
They proposed the 1.66 cent increase in order to keep the approved $32.1 million budget whole after the city re-ceived certifi ed taxable values from the Fort Bend and Harris County appraisal districts in late August.
The values came in at 3.1 percent less than last year’s. Vela told council that while the $0.5450 looks like an increase it isn’t since the average home value last year was $166,000 and the average this year is $155,000. “On average,” he said, “a homeowner will actu-ally pay less.”
Councilman Jerry Wyatt countered by saying, “Except if your tax value went up,” and Vela agreed.
“So we’re asking those of us whose rates went up to pick up the slack for those whose rates went down. Is that what we’re saying?” Wyatt asked. Vela re-plied, “It is still less than the effective tax rate” of $0.59 per $100 valuation.
Wyatt asked how much the city needs to collect in taxes in order to pay its budgeted bills, and Vela said $760,000 more than last year.
Wyatt said, “I’m not looking at raising anybody’s rate and this is a rate increase.”
Mayor Allen Owen entered the discussion by saying, “When we got our tax role it’s 3.1 percent revenue-wise less than it was last year, which is some $800,000. If we don’t do this we’ll have to cut $800,000 somewhere” from the budget.
Wyatt said, “We can take it out of the ending balance. Our goal is to maintain the ending balance somewhere between 15 and 20 percent and ours is at 21 percent. We told people when we asked for bonds to build the community cen-ter and tennis center that we would not raise their tax rate, and for at least the next year, I propose that we pass a tax rate identical to what it is today.”
Mueller said that the “tax rate is already 3.2 cents less than it should be to break even. If you leave it exactly the way it is today for another year, that’s about $760,000 that needs to be cut out of this year’s budget. Next year you’ll be fi ve cents in the hole in terms of your tax rate and next year you will have increased operational ex-penses with the opening of the tennis center and community center.
“You are already drawing down on your fund balance, you have been cutting people and expenses for three years and you have new expenses coming on line next year. I rec-ommended a higher rate to get the city better positioned going into next year and the years af-ter that,” the interim city man-ager explained.
Owen said, “We’re not go-ing to see the value of houses jump next year. I don’t think we’ve seen the (housing bust) bottom. We’ll see property values continue to plummet in
many areas of this city. Right now the foreclosure rate on homes in Missouri City is 19 percent.”
Councilman Robin Elackatt urged council to look at “every other route we could take” to cut the budget, and Wyatt said, “There’s nothing you can cut in the budget other than reduce the ending balance.”
Mueller said the 2012 end-ing budget balance is just un-der $670,000 and taking that down to 20 percent reduces it to $500,000. He also said there are still various budgeting con-tingencies for the rainy day fund and that the uncommit-ted contingencies at this point amount to $400,000.
“You could commit all your budgeted contingencies and draw down the fund balance to 20 percent and still do it within the existing tax rate. That is certainly acceptable and puts you within your fi nancial pa-rameters,” Mueller said.
Wyatt said, “This is not a promise forever. Next year may be different but if we can do it for this year we need to. The budget is a representation of services to the entire city. If we keep the tax rate the same as it is, that is a tough deci-sion.”
Tax bills will go out next month and 34.7 cents of the 52.84 cents homeowners will pay per $100 of assessed value will go toward maintenance and operations and 18.1 cents will pay debt service. The av-erage home value in Missouri City is $159,634 and the tax bill on such will be $843.51 for a decrease of $35.08 from last year when the average home value was $166,274 and the tax bill was $878.59.
By SESHADRI KUMARFort Bend ISD has averted
a two-cent hike in the tax rate and decided to keep the total tax rate at $1.34 per $100 valu-ation, same as last year.
Monday night, the adminis-tration recommended approval of the ordinance adopting the combined tax rate of $1.34 per $100 of valuation for the school district for the 2011 tax year.
The tax rate includes $1.04 to be used for maintenance and operations and 30 cents to be used for payment of bonds.
The administration fur-
ther recommended that the Board of Trustees authorize an amendment to the debt service fund to reduce the proposed debt service tax revenues by $2.1 million.
The operating and debt ser-vice budgets for the 2011/12 fi scal year were adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 13, with $462.67 million for op-eration and maintenance, $25 million for child nutrition and $74 million for debt service.
The maintenance and op-erations budget was developed with a tax rate of $1.04, but the adopted debt service budget
assumed a tax rate of 32 cents. Property values remained
fl at and collections are not pro-jected to exceed the amounts collected during the current fi scal year.
Based upon a review of the debt service fi nancial state-ments for the previous year, the administration identifi ed $2.1 million from debt ser-vice fund balance which will be utilized to reduce the pro-posed debt service tax rate to 30 cents. The projected debt service revenue will be $70.9 million instead of the original estimate of $73 million.
FBISD avoids increase in tax rate
For the last two years the incredible talent of the Kempner High School Drama Department has been recognized and selected to participate in the prestigious Tommy Tune Awards. This year Oct. 5 through Oct. 8,they will perform the musical production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Taking place in New York City in 1922, the play tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Filled with frisky fl appers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merri-ment. The performance will be at the Kempner High School Main Stage at 7 p.m. Pre sale tickets will be available during all school lunches from 11a.m until 1 p.m. from Sept. 28 – Oct. 7. Pre sale prices are $6 for students and $8 for adults. At door prices are $8 for students and $10 for adults. Above,the cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kempner Thespians.
Kempner Thespians present Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sartartia principal reassigned
Missouri City keeps tax rate at current level despite budget hole
Sartartia Middle School Principal Tom Thompson has been reassigned to McAuliffe Middle School as assistant principal.
Superintendent Tim Jenney said: “I determined that the reassignment of Mr. Thomp-son was in the best interest of the District because I lost confi dence in his ability to ef-fectively lead Sartartia Middle School. Out of respect for our
employees’ privacy and in or-der to help foster a collegial working environment, the District maintains the confi -dentiality of sensitive person-nel information to the greatest extent possible. Accordingly, I believe it would not be appro-priate or productive to engage in a public discussion of the specifi c reasons for the reas-signment.”
Thompson was hired as the
Associate Principal of Fort Settlement Middle School in August 1997. He became principal of Sartartia Middle School in July 2010. . Bruce Drennan has been appointed as the interim principal at Sar-tartia. Drennan is a retired Fort Bend ISD school administra-tor. According to sources, the disciplinary action follows alleged fi nancial mismanage-ment by some school staff.
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The Spirit of Freedom Republican Women will hold their next monthly meeting on Friday, Oct. 21 at Sugar Creek Baptist Church Chapel 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring the can-didates for the Texas US Senate seat currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchi-son who is not seeking re-election. Please RSVP to Cindy Bond at 281-980-5719 (home), 281-435-3547 (cell), or [email protected].
A concussion is a brain inju-ry that can result from a bump, blow or jolt to the head. The resultant injury may present in many different ways, but most often involves a headache and some change in ability to pro-cess information.
Most commonly seen in children ages 7 to 17 who play contact sports such as football, hockey, lacrosse and wrestling; and in limited-contact or noncontact sports such as baseball, basketball, cheerleading and gymnastics, concussions are serious head injuries that must not be taken lightly.
“Concussions can be espe-cially dangerous for youths and teens who experience repeated head injuries,” says David Braunreiter, M.D., board-certifi ed in family med-icine and sports medicine and credentialed as an ImPACT Concussion Consultant.
“Often players return to a sport before they should, thinking there is nothing sig-nifi cantly wrong, or that a “bell-ringer” is not a serious injury. However, this is not true. The child’s brain is still growing and developing, so extra care in return to normal activities is imperative so as to prevent any long-term dam-age or cognitive impairment. The youth’s brain takes lon-ger to recover from this injury than the adults, so we cannot assume that the same time frame we use for an adult is appropriate for children.”
SYMPTOMS OF A CONCUSSION
Dr. Braunreiter cautions parents to watch for the fol-lowing symptoms if their child suffers a head injury:
Concussions ,a serious heads-up on sport injuries
♦Loss of consciousness♦Confusion♦Blurry vision♦Headache (immediate and recurring)♦Nausea and vomiting♦Diffi culty moving around (ataxia)♦Reaction to bright lighting ♦Sensitivity to sounds“Parents may also notice that their child has diffi culty con-centrating on homework, speech issues, sleep distur-bances at night and general malaise or no energy,” shares Dr. Braunreiter. “Symptoms lasting longer than two weeks are called post concussive syndrome and a computed to-mographic (CT) scan of the brain may be required at that point.”
TREATING HEAD INJURIES
If your child sustains a head injury, he or she should be pulled out of the game or practice and immediately sit down. “If unconscious, the child should not be moved,” says Dr. Braunreiter. “Usually an athletic trainer or physician is on-site to assist an injured child.” Methodist Orthopae-dic Specialists of Texas phy-sicians often serve as physi-
cians on-site for most local high schools.The main treatment for a head injury is to rest until symptom free. Use of com-puterized cognitive testing to assess for impairment is a critical part of helping de-termine the severity of the injury and when it appears to be safe to return to normal activities. For emergency at-tention, take your child to the Emergency Department at Methodist Sugar Land Hos-pital. To make an appoint-ment with Dr. Braunreiter or a MOST physician for a physical, sports injury evalu-ation or a follow-up visit, call 281-494-MOST (6678).
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By taking care of his or her own needs, the caregiver will be able to better care for those who depend on them. Powerful Tools for Caregivers® is an education program to help family and friends caring for older adults with long-term health condi-tions. Powerful Tools helps caregivers develop skills and con-fi dence to better care for themselves while caring for others.
The seminar consists of six classes, each of which focuses on different tools that caregivers can use to become caregiv-ers for themselves as well as for their loved one. Class partici-pants report they are better at caring for themselves; have fewer feelings of anger, guilt and depression; have increased confi -dence and ability to cope with the demands of care giving; and take greater advantage of community services. This six-week course begins Monday, Oct. 10 and runs through Monday, Nov. 14. Classes are held for 2 hours every Monday from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Sweetwater Pavilion Chapel at Method-ist Sugar Land Hospital. To register, call the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Spiritual Care department at 281-274-7164 or email [email protected]. Seating is Limited.
By SESHADRI KUMARConservative author and
speaker David Horowitz was the featured speaker at the Fort Bend County Spirit of Freedom Republican Wom-en’s fundraiser on Sept. 16.
Born into a communist family, Horowitz turned into a conservative, and who else knows better the inner work-ings of a leftist than Horow-itz.
“Democrats are leftists, not liberals. They have the men-tality of giving government more control of your life. Theirs is a crypto-religion against the evils of corpora-tions and capitalists. They are trying to make a better and different world and believe in creating a kingdom of heaven on earth as the liberals see themselves in the role of sav-iors. Democrats think they are on a noble mission and they are saints, while conserva-tives are a party of the Satan,” Horowitz said.
“If you get in their way, they will destroy you. They are not like us,” Horowitz said of Democrats.
He chastised Republican elected offi cials for being po-litically correct and being civ-il in treating the Democrats, instead of calling a spade a spade. “Social justice is same as socialism. Happiness of human race is at stake for the leftists. We are too polite to point this out,” Horowitz said.
Republicans are portrayed as being against the poor and the minorities, but poor black and Hispanic children are be-
ing betrayed by Democrats. Progressives create poverty in inner cities. Poor blacks and Hispanics are the victims.
His belief is that the black community in America has been devastated by left-wing policies because of the evi-dence in major inner-cities in America, including Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia which are exclusively run by the Democratic Party.
In his book, “Unholy Alli-ance: Radical Islam and the American Left,” Horowitz examines what he calls the relationship between liberal American ideologies and radical Islam through shared interests and beliefs.
Horowitz also claims that American liberals are so against the war on terror that they have attacked American homeland security policies as well as their international policies.
Horowitz deplored the dismissive attitude of some when it comes to radical Is-lam, which not only hurts the freedom of all Americans and immigrants but also the freedom of Muslims who fl ee Islamic countries for a better life here in America.
David Horowitz spoke briefl y about his new book, A Point In Time, where he speaks on the troubling char-acter of leftist political reli-gion with his own attempts to make sense of life and mortal-ity.
Why the left supports Is-lamic fanaticism or is not con-
cerned about them? For the left, being a Chris-
tian hater is very normal, he says.
Islamic fundamentalists hate the west because “we are Christians and fair. Our wom-en are free. We tolerate gays. We are the Great Satan. The left thinks exactly the same way.
“Lot of well meaning con-servatives say all Muslims are not terrorists. That is true.
“There were ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Germans, but good ones made no difference and could not prevent the holocaust,” Horowitz said. “As long as Is-lam is not reformed, nothing good will happen,” Horowitz said.
Islamophobia is the name given to the modern-day thought crime.
The term Islamophobia is to suggest that any fear asso-ciated with Islam is irrational. If the fear of Islam stemmed from the 9/11 attacks, then the term Islamaphobe suggests that the fear is bigotry and that itself should be feared.
Fearing the charge of Isla-maphobe, one should not give up the spirit of critical inquiry of Islam, Horowitz argued. Islamaphobe is a concept that confuses criticism of Islam as a religion with the stigma attached to those who believe Islam.
The very term Islamaphobe has roots in leftist political jargon as in “homophobe,” Horowitz said.
“The Left is behind the movement to outlaw Islama-
phobe and in this effort, the left smears its opponents as “racists.”
“Islamaphobe is the latest weapon used by the left to stigmatize and silence its crit-ics,” Horowitz said.
Growing up, Horowitz was immersed in Communism be-cause of his parent’s deep de-votion to the ideology. It was only after becoming an adult that he began to take a look at the ideological spell that kept him on the side of being a radical leftist.
He spoke about Israel and the Jewish state and that even though the President of the Is-lamic Republic of Iran, Mah-moud Ahmadinejad, called for the annihilation of the Jews, there isn’t much sup-port for Israel.
In 1988, Horowitz created the Center for the Study of Popular Culture (CSPC) — renamed by its board of direc-tors the David Horowitz Free-dom Center (DHFC) in July 2006 — to institutionalize his campaigns against the Left and its anti-Americanism.
The DHFC’s mission is to defend the principles of in-dividual freedom, the rule of law, private property, and lim-ited government.
It further seeks to defend free societies in the war against their enemies, and to reestablish academic freedom in American schools.
For more information about the David Horowitz Freedom Center visit http://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/
Ex-communist-turned conservative David Horowitz links American left and radical Islam
Board-certifi ed fam-ily medicine/sports medicine physician Rehal Bhojani, M.D., has joined Memorial Hermann Medical Group on the Campus of Memorial Her-mann Sugar Land Hospital.
A graduate of The Universi-ty of Texas at Dallas, Dr. Bho-jani earned his medical degree with distinction in research from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and completed his family medicine internship and residency at the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program in Houston, where he also served as chief resident.
Dr. Bhojani completed fel-
lowship training in primary care sports medicine at Henry Ford Hospital System in De-
troit, MI. Dr. Bhojani serves as Medi-
cal Director for the Sports Medicine Outreach Program at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, team physician for the Fort Bend Christian Acad-emy and Logos Preparatory Academy, and the head team physician for the Sugar Land Skeeters minor league base-ball team.
Dr. Bhojani joins two fam-ily medicine physicians and one sleep medicine physician as part of Memorial Hermann Medical Group Sugar Land.
“We are proud to include Dr. Bhojani among the physi-cians in our group,” said Jim
Brown, chief executive offi cer at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land.
“Adding a fellowship trained sports medicine / fam-ily medicine doctor comple-ments the already strong base of physicians in Memorial Hermann Medical Group, al-lowing us to broaden the con-tinuum of services we offer the community and our local athletes, both school-aged and professional level.”
Dr. Bhojani is seeing pa-tients in Medical Plaza I at 17510 West Grand Parkway South, Suite 510, Sugar Land, TX 77479. He can be reached at 281-725-5855.
Memorial Hermann Medical Group Sugar Land welcomes Family Medicine / Sports Medicine Specialist
Bhojani
Giving back to the community has been a priority for Clas-sic Chevrolet in Sugar Land from the day it opened just a few short years ago. For Don Kerstetter, owner of Classic Chev-rolet, the chance to make a difference in Fort Bend County is especially gratifying. “As a car dealer, you have a real oppor-tunity and, in my opinion a moral duty, to give back.”
This October, Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land sponsors the Pictures of Hope project, a nationally recognized photogra-phy-mentoring program for the Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB). The program is led by award winning photojour-nalist and author, Linda Solomon. Nationally recognized for her work, Solomon has divided her career between capturing the most famous personalities of our time and teaching others to express themselves through photography. She has founded several educational programs including the “Pictures of Hope” program. On Oct. 11th at 4 p.m., the Pictures of Hope event will be held at the CAFB headquarters. Solomon will donate her time and Classic Chevrolet will donate cameras for the children to express themselves through the lens of a camera.
“It’s incredibly important for these neglected and abused children to be given freedom of expression,” says Kerstetter. “I think we all have an invaluable opportunity to learn from them just exactly what they see and feel.”
Each child will have photographs chosen and these will then be sold all over Fort Bend county as cards to raise money for the Child Advocates of Fort Bend.
Kerstetter said, “When Chevrolet asked if I was interested in sponsoring Pictures of Hope, a mentoring program greatly admired by Mark Reuss, GM President North America, I knew exactly who to call. The fi rst charitable organization that I sup-ported upon moving to Fort Bend was CAFB and we happily provide yearly assistance to this incredible organization. The stories of these children’s ordeals moved me greatly, as I am a parent and cannot imagine standing by and doing nothing. I am also honored that Linda Solomon will be providing these children with the tools, training and inspiration that will allow them to see the world through photography.”
Visit LindaSolomonPhotography.com or look for them at your local Fort Bend retailers including Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land.
Classic Chevrolet in Sugar Land brings “Pictures of Hope”
Riverstone has seen record-breaking sales this year, with 2011 sales of new homes increasing 35 percent over last year.
Builders sold 207 homes in Riverstone through Sept. 4, an in-crease of 54 homes from the 153 sold through Sept. 5, 2010.
Construction starts of new homes also are on the rise from last year, with 173 homes started to date in 2011 compared to 153 starts during the same time period last year, an increase of 13 percent.
Much of this year’s sales and building activity has occurred since the end of May, with 87 homes sold (42 percent of year-to-date total sales) and 63 homes started (36 percent of year-to-date total starts).
In comparison, only 34 homes sold in Riverstone from the end of May 2010 through Sept. 5, 2010, and 54 homes started con-struction.
“We have really seen a surge of activity this summer, especially compared to last summer,” said Tom Wilcox, general manager of Riverstone. “Summer sales are up 155 percent this year. Those are sales numbers to celebrate.”
For more information, visit www.riverstone.com.
Riverstone marks substantial 2011 sales increase
Birthday (Sept. 17) wishes to
Anne Healey from
Friends and Family in Fort Bend County.
By RUSSELL JONESPerry’s latest debate per-
formance was, to put it mild-ly, disappointing.
The day after releasing the hardest-hitting anti-Obama ad of the year, dubbed “Presi-dent Zero,” Perry should have been building on his frontrun-ner status.
Instead, he let his best op-portunity to prove the Repub-lican establishment wrong slip out of his hands like a high school receiver dropping a pass.
The ad can be seen on You-tube, where it has garnered acclaim as being of “Hol-lywood caliber.” Beginning with scenes of empty streets in a dying city out of a post-apocalyptic movie,
Obama’s voice is overlaid bragging about the success of his economic program.
A disappointed job seeker calls out “zero new jobs in Au-gust” as the scenes interlace between discouraged workers and Obama’s promise that he is just getting started.
Later Perry is seen as the new voice of change, declar-ing that “America is the last, best hope for mankind.” It is powerful stuff!
After that build-up, Perry slid quickly downhill. He seemed to forget his frontrun-ner status and instead acted like a bully trying to get at-tention.
Opening his fi rst opportu-nity to speak with a swipe at Romney, he did it again and again.
Stiff and ill at ease, Perry would not quit, and took ev-ery opportunity to violate the Republican eleventh com-mandment.
Several times Perry seemed unprepared, or, maybe, he just forgot his pat answers to some critical questions, particularly those involving foreign af-
fairs. At other times, when his
positions were inconsistent with large swaths of Repub-lican sentiment, he seemed defensive, or perhaps, just an-noyed that he was being chal-lenged on some of his more moderate positions.
In short, Perry did not come across in the debate as presidential.
Later it was learned that Perry’s most engrossing an-swer of the evening, an ex-planation that he had been lobbied on the HPV vaccine issue by a woman with can-cer, was not true. His meet-ing with her, said during the debate to have come before he made his decision on re-quiring the vaccine for school girls, actually occurred after the governor’s imposition of the policy.
It is likely that Perry will soon fall from the top of the opinion polls.
He even fell short in the Florida straw poll, where he was expected to prevail, with Cain coming out as the sur-prising winner.
Romney is likely to return to the top of the heap in the race for the nomination.
By the weekend, Perry’s weak performance was be-
ing mentioned as another rea-son for New Jersey governor Christie to fi nally join the fray and announce his intention to run for President.
Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia
Sugar Land has closer con-nections to Saudi Arabia than many realize.
Fluor has been a contrac-tor for the desert kingdom for decades, and many engineers and others have had personal experience there. It comes as a surprise to many of us that King Abdullah has announced that women will soon have the right to vote and to hold some public offi ces there.
Pardon my skepticism, but let’s wait and see. Women’s right to vote begins only after municipal elections later this week.
This week’s vote is only the second such election “in recent memory,” and no one is sure when the next oppor-tunity to vote will occur.
Women will also be al-lowed to hold positions in the Shura Council, an advisory group appointed by the royal family.
But, the king added, that will only start with the “next term.” He made the an-nouncement at the opening of the current term of the Coun-cil. It is also not clear when the next term will begin.
The king failed to mention any elimination of the ban on women driving or traveling unaccompanied by a male relative, the two restrictions most aggravating to Western women living in the kingdom.
Jones served as a mem-ber of the Sugar Land City Council from 2003 through June, 2011. He owns a law fi rm and a title insurance company in Sugar Land.
in the low 90’s seem cool, we keep fl irting with cooler weather and rain . . . but both are quite a tease.
I was telling a friend about 112 temperatures in Oklahoma in June, and she asked what’s the heat index on that? Well gang, they don’t do heat in-dexes up there. Part of it is be-cause of low humidity, but 112 doesn’t need someone to hype it up further. Particularly when the wind is blowing 40 mph. We have a wind chill index. I guess a wind blast furnace index could be a new one for bored weather people.
Last week’s column on the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells has received a lot of com-ments.
If you missed it, the col-umn was about a 14 story, 455 room, two ballrooms, spa hotel in the middle of nowhere.
Not something you expect to see at any rate. Let’s just say I drove around the block, sev-eral times.
David Hamner said the Ki-wanis had their –Circle K, I think, convention at the Baker in 1959. He noted you couldn’t even get a bus to Mineral Wells.
Gee, I can’t understand why the convention business might be diffi cult for such a place, but it shows you the role infra-structure plays in development
of any kind. One reader was disappointed
they were not giving tours, and that it would be a great day trip with friends from Dallas. Hon-estly, the outside all by itself is quite a spectacle that likely helps keep the Crazy Water Fes-tival in business , which you still have time to catch on October 7 – 8. It’s the 32nd year for the outdoor event. I don’t know whether they feature crazy wa-ter or not; or if lithium is still in the Mineral Wells spring water, but drinking lithium-laced water could certainly induce a positive attitude.
The comments about the fi rst Hilton “hotel” down I-20 in Cis-co, Texas, got me researching.
Are these big hotels in the middle of nowhere common in Texas? And Conrad Hilton was certainly known for his sky-scraper hotels, having built his fi rst in Dallas in 1925—it being a 14 story, just like the Baker.
Was there another skyscraper just 70 miles down I-20 and still 45 miles east of Abilene? Had I missed the mark on really mid-dle-of-nowhere skyscrapers in Texas?
Conrad Hilton did indeed buy his fi rst “hotel”, which was the Mobley, in Cisco to take advan-tage of the oil boom. It was 40 guest rooms.
The Mobley no longer wel-comes guests, as it did for three 8 hour shifts in 1919 for oil workers; but is now the site of the Cisco Chamber of Com-merce, Community Center, and a small museum dedicated to Hilton.
You’ll fi nd it as “First Hilton Hotel” in the RoadsideAmerica.com. This website features off-beat places to see such as an arrow dedicated to Quanah Parker—picture and all. There were no pictures of the Mobley in RoadsideAmerica write up or on Cisco’s website, so I doubt it’s an edifi ce that causes you to drive around the block, several times.
But it’s another place to stop if you’re out chillin’ in the middle of nowhere and need to stretch your legs.
Visit http://traction.typepad.com/musings or write [email protected].
Recently, Craig Brady, candidate for Fort Bend County Sheriff in the upcom-ing Republican party primary, installed huge billboards and one of them is in Sugar Land on U.S. 90A between Gilling-ham Lane and Eldridge. See the picture on the front page on top.
The picture below that shows another sign that the Texas Department of Trans-portation said was illegal.
What makes one sign le-gal and the other illegal as they both were on the side of a major state highway.Does the size or appearance make any difference? No.
Does it make any differ-ence that the legal sign is on the state right of way, but is paid for, while the other one is on a private, commercial property?
It should not make a dif-ference and both should be deemed legal.
But, TxDOT does not think so.
If beautifi cation is an is-sue, then any bandit sign that mars the beauty of a highway should be taken down.
But, TxDOT only picked Brady’s “political” signs as offensive and asked him to remove them.
His attorney cited court rulings and other laws to
show that an outdoor sign on a commercial property, is legal and the law does not defi ne the content of the mes-sages on the advertisement. Specifi cally, the law does not prohibit political message on a sign placed in a private commercial property.
Then TxDOT referred the matter to the Texas Attorney-General. The AG’s offi ce was reluctant to make a ruling. Instead Brady was offered a settlement. If he removed the signs, the penalty would be waived and there would be no litigation.
In effect, the AG wanted Brady to fi le a lawsuit and get a court ruling. Brady was not prepared to spend thousands of dollars now to litigate the
sign issue. So, he took the signs down, with the idea of getting back to the court at a later date.
TxDOT and other critics of Brady quote the well known Texas Administrative Code which restricts display of po-litical signs to 90 days prior to the election.
If one accepts that this rule is applicable in all circum-stances, how can the large billboard, carrying Brady’s political message be legal?
The law does not say if the sign is paid for or licensed or big, it can carry a political message.
Political signs ahead of the 90 day window are just ille-gal is the argument of TxDOT and Brady’s adversaries.
If so, they should now challenge TxDOT and ask them to remove Brady’s huge billboards.
Can they? Will they?Anyway, this is a free
speech issue, which requires a clear ruling from the court. Hopefully, Brady will be able to establish it.
Brady also believes that TxDOT has not taken down hundreds of illegal signs on the state right of way in Fort Bend County, but only asked him to remove his campaign sign. He believes it was dis-criminatory.
To add some humor to the local print medium, this newspaper re-introduces “Toaster oven,” who published a few years ago. Remarks in this column carry malice towards none.
“I don’t understand why we pay them (Pakistan) to hate us. They will do it for free,” says U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R) from Houston, who has intro-duced H.R. 1699 to cut aid to Pakistan until Pakistan con-vinces the U.S. that it did not knowingly harbor Osama Bin Laden.
Poe was a speaker at a lun-cheon and fund-raiser hosted by the National Indian Ameri-can Coalition at India House in Houston on Sept. 18.
Poe said Pakistan should convince the U.S. that it real-ly did not know where Osama Bin Laden was and Pakistan has not done that.
Pakistan gets $2 billion for-eign aid and another $2 bil-lion in military aid every year. Nothing should go to Pakistan “until we fi nd out whose side Pakistan is,” Poe said.
“Pakistan is a disloyal ally to the U.S. They play more than one side,” he said.
Poe is on the House For-eign Affairs Committee and the terrorism subcomittee. He has visited Pakistan, Afghani-stan and Iraq and will be visit-ing India next week.
Poe told the audience that members of Congress usu-ally do not discuss Indo-U.S. relations basically due to their ignorance.
Responding to a question if the U.S. had a bad relation-ship with India, Poe said, “I don’t think U.S. has a bad re-lationship with India because it has no relationship.”
Poe called for an effi cient immigration system to en-courage lawful immigration.
He urged the community to contact the respective con-gressmen to help expedite lawful immigration. He urged the Indian American commu-nity to get involved in Amer-ica.
Shalli Kumar, Chicago-based industrialist, and one of the founders of the National Indian American Coalition, (www.niac.co), said the lun-cheon was to support Con-gressman Poe for introducing HR1699 (“Pakistan Foreign Aid Accountability Act”) on freezing foreign aid to Paki-stan until Pakistan truly coop-erates in fi ghting terrorism.
NIAC supports legislation to cut off all aid to Pakistan unless and until it turns over Al-Zawahiri and Mulla Omar to the US authorities, stop aid-ing the Haqqani network and others fi ghting US forces in Afghanistan. In the alterna-tive, Congress should pass Ted Poe’s bill titled “Pakistan Foreign Aid Ac countability Act” with an amendment re-
quiring Congress to certify Pakistan’s compliance.
The Indian American com-munity should gain clout in Washington and garner enough support for the legis-lation, Kumar said. He point-ed out the recent support from Illinois Senator, Mark Kirk, who said should Pakistan re-fuse to change its ways, then the U.S. should tilt towards India. A tilt towards India would help U.S. introducing its troops in Afghanistan, Kirk said. Until six months ago, Kirk was neutral and now he is on the side of India. “ We were able to convince him to study the issue,” Kumar said.
The Pakistan lobby has been working hard to defeat HR1699.
The Indian American com-munity should wake up and be heard so that the bill gets the required 218 votes in Con-gress, Kumar said.
In the early 80’s, inspired by Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp and Donald Totten of Illinois, a group of Indian American volunteers in Chi-cago, joined together to form a group dedicated to support all who championed causes dear to the Indian community in the US.
NIAC re-emerged in 2010 in support of the candidacy of Nikki Haley, a second genera-tion Indian American, for the Governorship of South Caro-lina. This group is now go-ing national with the support of many prominent Indian Americans throughout the country. —Seshadri Kumar in India Herald.
CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on July 5th 2011 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #08-DCV-168318 in favor of the plaintiff - QUAIL GREEN WEST Homeowners Association, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $2,756.25++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 23rd, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -OLUFEMI MOLIKI FASASI had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 44, BLOCK 01, OF FINAL PLAT OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 2, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR THE PLATS THEREOF RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NOS. 858/B AND 856/A, AND RECORDED IN THE MAP RECORDS OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1902 GROVE COURT DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “PROPERTY”)
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 3RD 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-175148 in favor of the plaintiff - WINFIELD LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $8,594.12++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.
I have levied on August 04, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -SHEILA D. SAMUEL
had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
Legal Description: LOT 4, BLOCK
01, WINFIELD LAKES, SECTION 2, A
SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO.
2459/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT
BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on JULY 12, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #10-
DCV-179938 in favor of the plaintiff - THE VICKSBURG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $6,986.15++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 19, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -MARK PORTER
& ANNA PORTER had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 23, BLOCK
02, OF REPLAT OF VICKSBURG, THE
VILLAGE OF SHILOH, SECTION ONE (1),
A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS.
843/B AND 844/A OF THE PLAT RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AS
MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 3, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-
174657 in favor of the plaintiff - WINFIELD LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $9,548.64++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.
I have levied on August 04, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -SHARMANE
K. STEWART had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
Legal Description: LOT THREE IN BLOCK
FOUR OF WINFIELD LAKES, SECTION
SIX, (6), A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND
COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT RECORDED UNDER PLAT FILE NO.
20050039 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF
FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 4, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-
DCV-172619 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $5,208.61++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 19, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -STEVE ORUERIO had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 9, IN BLOCK 10 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS THEREOF FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, RECORDED IN VOL. 22, PAGE 56 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “THE PROPERTY.”
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 3, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-
175158 in favor of the plaintiff - WINFIELD LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $4,943.37++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.
I have levied on August 04, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -DARRICK L. KELLY had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT THIRTY (30),
BLOCK ONE (01), OF WINFIELD LAKES,
SECTION SIX, (6), AMENDING PLAT NO. 1,
A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT NO.
20060249 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF
FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on JULY 22, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #10-
DCV-178297 in favor of the plaintiff - LAKESHORE HARBOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $11,106.12++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 12TH, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - JOHNNY SHUFFORD
AND JANICE SHUFFORD had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 14, BLOCK 04, OF LAKESHORE HARBOUR, SECTION ONE, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NO. 2573A AND 2573B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY AMENDMENTS, REPLATS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. 3010 PELICAN
COVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FORT BENDUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 03rd day of August, 2011 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 08-DCV-166340 in favor of the Plaintiff -MISSION BEND SOUTH CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of$7,251.64 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and I or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 05TH day of AUGUST, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -JOSEPH A WILLIAMS AIKIA JOSEPH A WILLIAMS III had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 04TH day of OCTOBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; VIZ:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 12, IN BLOCK 3, OF MISSION BEND SOUTH, SECTION 2, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 21, PAGE 29, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7207 SAN PABLO DRIVE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77083.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.ADJUDGED MARKET VALUE: $72,780.00Terms: Cash
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J.M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 15th day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. ESCOTO D, THOMAS, DBA AGAPE MOVERS, in Cause # 09-DCV-171027 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 8503010050350901
LOT 35, BLOCK 5, FINAL PLAT OF
VILLAGES OF TOWN CENTER, SECTION 1,
ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO(S)
901/A AND 901/B OF THE PLAT RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS,Levied on the 26th day of August, 2011 as the property of ESCOTO D. THOMAS to satisfy a judgment amounting to $11,592.03 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT # 21 FORT BEND COUNTY; CITY OF SUGAR LAND.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 26th day August, 2011.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 23rd day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. SHEILA A. RANSOM in Cause # 09-DCV-176809 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1:GEO:8100040070260907/8100040070260 LOT TWENTY-SIX (26), IN BLOCK (1). OF TOWNE WEST SECTION FOUR(4) AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNT, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE NAP OR PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 54, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.Levied on the 30th day of August, 2011 as the property of SHEILA A. RANSOM to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,332.24 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT # 2, FORT BEND COUNTY/ FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT #5.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS
PROPERTY TAX CODE.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 30th day
August, 2011.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 268TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 22nd day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. JULIAN PENA ALVAREZ in Cause # 09-DCV-176042 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 4600001144240907 LOTS 4 AND 5 IN THE SOUTH 112 OF BLOCK 114 OF MAGNOLIA PLACE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 2, PAGE 6 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; BEING THE SAME PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE PLAINTIFF’S TAX ROLLS AS ACCOUNT NO. 4600001144240907.Levied on the 29th day of August, 2011 as the property of JULIAN PENA ALVAREZ to satisfy a judgment amounting to $9,820.31 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS
PROPERTY TAX CODE.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 29th day
August, 2011.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FIRST COLONY AND AUSTIN PARKWAY WATER PLANTS
MOTOR CONTROL CENTER UPGRADES
The City of Sugar Land seeks bids for furnishing all labor, material, and equipment, and performing all work required for the following project in the City:
CIP PROJECT NAME: First Colony and Austin Parkway Water
Plants Motor Control Center Upgrades
CIP PROJECT NUMBER: WA1005
LOCATION OF WORK: Sugar Land, TX
Plans, specifi cations, and bidding documents may be obtained at the following offi ces and location with payment of cost for reproduction.
Sealed bids shall be delivered to the City of Sugar Land City Secretary Offi ce,
2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, on or before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the opening date and time will not be considered.
A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting for all interested parties will be held 11:00
a.m., Thursday, October 6 2011, City of Sugar Land Public Works, 111
Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, TX 77478.
The City Council will award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with all requirements of the Request for Bids. The City of Sugar Land will give notice of the contract award within sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date and time.
Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Sealed submittals (1) one original and (5) fi ve copies, addressed to the City Secretary Offi ce of the City of Sugar Land, Texas, will be received until 2:00 o’clock
p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011 for:
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 2011-30
UTILITY WATER MASTER PLANNING
Submissions shall be appropriately marked in the upper left hand corner as follows:
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 2011-30
UTILITY WATER MASTER PLANNING
Signed and sealed submittals shall be delivered to the City Secretary’s Offi ce, on or before 2:00 o’clock p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011, City of Sugar Land, City Hall, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479. All submissions received after the appointed time shall be returned to bidder unopened. Notice of the award of contract shall be given by the City within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the date for the opening of submittals.
The City reserves the right to revise or amend the specifi cations prior to the date set for opening of submittals. Such revisions or amendments, if any, will be announced by addenda or addendum to the specifi cations. Copies of such addenda so issued will be furnished to all prospective submitters and may or may not aff ect the submission opening date.
The City of Sugar Land reserves the right to reject any and all submissions and to waive informalities in submittals received. The award will be made based on a panel evaluation of submittals received.
RFQ documents may be secured from City of Sugar Land City Secretary Offi ce, 2700 Town Center Blvd N, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, or by registering at https://www.bidsync.com . Registration is free. All documents, amendments and other information relating to the submittal will be posted at this site.
For questions regarding this request for qualifi cation, please contact Jason Poscovsky, Contract Administrator, at telephone number (281) 275-2302 or via email at [email protected].
Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary
CITY OF MISSOURI CITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LEGAL NOTICE
The City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing an Invitation for Bids for the fol-lowing:
IFB #47-12 Construction of Oyster Creek Trail Phase II
Scope: The City of Missouri City intends to award to one contractor a contract for the construction of Oyster Creek Trail Phase II. This project is located along Oyster Creek between Dulles Avenue and Cartwright Road. The project includes a concrete trail system, concrete sidewalk, excavation and fi ll. The successful con-tractor shall provide all labor, materials and transportation necessary to perform under this contract per specifi cations. All construction shall be in conformance with project plans, specifi cations, City of Missouri City standards, ordinances and comply with Americans with disabilities act requirements. Bid shall include any delivery, fuel surcharge or other miscellaneous charges. The bid shall be lump sum and include the days to completion.
Bids will be accepted until 2 PM local time October 10, 2011 and then opened.
A non-mandatory pre bid meeting will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, September 29, 2011 in the Missouri City Municipal Courtroom at 3845 Cartwright Road, in Missouri City.
The bid packages may be obtained beginning September 22nd from Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce at (281) 403-8626. There is no charge for the bid package.
Bids must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the IFB name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Bids must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Bids marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disquali-fi ed. Bids are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing ManagerCity of Missouri City, Texas
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
Four (4) sealed proposals, one (1) original and three (3) copies, addressed to the City of Sugar Land, Texas, will be received until 11:00 o’clock a.m., Thursday, October
13, 2011, for:
INTERNET SERVICES
Sealed bids shall be appropriately marked as follows:
RFP NO. 2011-27 INTERNET SERVICES
BIDDER’S NAME, ADDRESS, AND DUE DATE.
Respondent shall sign and date the proposal. Proposals that are not signed and dated will be rejected.
Signed and sealed proposals shall be delivered to the City Secretary Offi ce, on or before 11:00 o’clock a.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011, City of Sugar Land, City Hall, Suite 122, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479. All proposals received after the appointed time shall be returned to bidder unopened. Notice of the award of contract shall be given by the City within ninety (90) days following the date for the opening of bids.
The City reserves the right to revise or amend the specifi cations prior to the date set for opening of proposals. Such revisions or amendments, if any, will be announced by addenda or addendum to the specifi cations. Copies of such addenda so issued will be furnished to all prospective bidders and may or may not aff ect the bid opening date.
The City of Sugar Land reserves the right to reject any and all proposal and to waive informalities in bids received. The award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder based on the evaluation criteria provided in the RFP.
Proposal documents may be secured from City of Sugar Land City Secretary Offi ce, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, or by registering at https://www.bidsync.com. Registration is free. All bid documents, amendments and other information relating to the bid will be posted at this site.
For questions regarding this request for proposal, please contact Jason Poscovsky, Contract Administrator at telephone number (281) 275-2302 or email at [email protected] .
Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. O-11-34
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 74, PARKS AND RECREATION, OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE; AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PERMITS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PARKS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PRO-VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
I, Maria Gonzalez, City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-11-34 approved on second and fi nal reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on September 19, 2011, as the same appears in the records of my offi ce.
/s/ Maria GonzalezCity Secretary
City of Missouri City
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALESTATE OF TEXAS §COUNTY OF FORT BEND §By virtue of an Order of Sale dated JULY 11 2011, delivered pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the 434th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, said judgment rendered in favor of BRIGHTWATER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION., plaintiff , and against DAVID WINFREY AND CONCEPT WINFREY, defendant, in Cause No. 10-DCV-182682, for the sum of SEVEN-THOUSAND- FOUR- HUNDRED-SIXTEEN- DOLLARS AND 25/100’s ($7416.25), plus fees for posting notices, publishing, and all costs of executing sale. I did on the 1ST day of AUG, 2011, at 2:00 PM, levy upon the following described tract of land in Fort Bend County, Texas, as the property of DAVID WINFREY AND CONCEPT WINFREY, defendant(s), to-wit: LOT 5, BLOCK TWO (2), FINAL PLAT OF BRIGHT WATER POINT ESTATES, , A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 1355/B AND,1355/A, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS and on Oct 4, 2011 being the fi rst Tuesday of said month, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m., at the north entrance of the Fort Bend County Courthouse, in Fort Bend County, Texas, I will off er for sale and sell at public auction for cash, all the right, title and interest of DAVID WINFREY AND CONCEPT WINFREY., defendant, in and to said property.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSERICHMOND, TX. 77469DATE: Oct 4, 2011TIME: APPROX. 10:00 AMBY: BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACHTERMS: CASH AT SALE
TROY E. NEHLSConstable Pct. 4
Fort Bend County, Texas
ORDINANCE NO. O-11-32
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, BUSINESSES, OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE; AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO FOOD SERVICE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
I, Maria Gonzalez, City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-11-32 approved on second and fi nal reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on September 19, 2011, as the same appears in the records of my offi ce.
/s/ Maria GonzalezCity Secretary
City of Missouri City
Page 6 • INDEPENDENT • SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALE
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF FORT BEND §By virtue of an Order of Sale dated AUG 2, 2011, delivered pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the 268th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, said judgment rendered in favor of BRIGHTWATER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION., plaintiff , and against DUY NGUYEN, defendant, in Cause No. 10-DCV-179107, for the sum of THREE-THOUSAND-NINE-HUNDRED-FORTY-THREE DOLLARS AND 68/100’s ($3943.68), plus fees for posting notices, publishing, and all costs of executing sale. I did on the 29TH day of AUG, 2011, at 11:00 AM, levy upon the following described tract of land in Fort Bend County, Texas, as the property of DUY NGUYEN , defendant(s), to-wit:LOT (42), BLOCK ONE (1), OF LAKESHORE PARK AT BRIGHTWATER, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN SLIDE NOS. 1441/B, AND 1442/A, PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. and on OCTOBER 4, 2011 being the fi rst Tuesday of said month, between the hours of 10:00 o’clock a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m., at the north entrance of the Fort Bend County Courthouse, in Fort Bend County, Texas, I will off er for sale and sell at public auction for cash, all the right, title and interest of DUY NGUYEN, defendant, in and to said property.LOCATION: FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSERICHMOND, TX. 77469DATE: OCT 4, 2011TIME: APPROX. 10:00 AMBY: BY: SERGEANT M. KUTACHTERMS: CASH AT SALE
TROY E. NEHLSConstable Pct. 4
Fort Bend County, Texas
THE STATE OF TEXASTO: JOHN 1 DOE A/K/A JEDI 88 A/K/A COLE JAGGIN A/K/A USER 901411, JOHN DOE 2 A/K/A HANS A/K/A USER 924275 AND JOHN DOE 3 A/K/A JAMES KILROY A/K/A USER 219222, DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS.YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO APPEAR before the Honorable County Court at Law 4 Judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, at the courthouse being located at the Fort Bend County Justice Center, 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle in the city of Richmond, Fort Bend County, texas by fi ling a written answer at or before 10 o’ clock a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this citation, same being the 17th day of October 2011, to Plaintiff ’s First Amended Petition fi led in said Court, on the 18th day of August, 2011, in this Cause, numbered 11-CCV-045768 on the docket of said court and styled: Joel A Gordon Vs N A/K/A USER 901411, JOHN DOE 2 A/K/A HANS A/K/A USER 924275 AND JOHN DOE 3 A/K/A JAMES KILROY A/K/A USER 219222, allegations as shown in said First Amended Petition now on fi le in the Fort Bend County Clerk’s Offi ce.The offi cer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same, according to requirements of law and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF said Court at offi ce, this the 29th day of August, 2011.
DIANNE WILSON, COUNTY CLERKFORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
301 JACKSON STREET, SUITE 101RICHMOND, TX 77469-3108
By Chelsea McDonald, DeputyYou have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the next Monday following the expiration of 20 days after you are served this citation and First Amended Petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.The name and address of the Plaintiff ’s Attorney is:Joel A. GordonAttorney At Law6666 Harwin Suite 220Houston, Texas 77036281-943-5555
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on JULY 14, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-
DCV-179815 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $5,595.25++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 04, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -LISA G. WELLS had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
Legal Description: LOT 18, IN BLOCK 02 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION ONE, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 56 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 2, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-
DCV-172632 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $4,667.46++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 19, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -BERTRAM D. TURNER
had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT SIXTEEN (16), IN BLOCK THREE (3) OF QUAIL GREEN , SECTION ONE, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 24, PAGE 12 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, (THE PROPERTY)ALSO KNOWN AS 1539 LAZY SPRING DR., MISSOURI CITY, FORT BEND COUNTY,
TEXAS 77489.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 2, 2011 by the 400th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-183080 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $7,565.82++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 29, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -FRANCISCO & MARCIA PEREZ had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 21, IN BLOCK 01 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS UNDER SLIDE NOS. 586/B AND 587/A, REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NOS. 1676/B AND 1789/B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS THEREOF., ALSO KNOWN AS 2019 GREENCREST DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FORT BENDUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and I or Order of Sale issued on the 09TH day of AUGUST, 2011 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 09DCV171429 in favor of the Plaintiff SEVEN MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff , for the sum of $2,097.56 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 12th day of August, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) IVORY KELLEY AND VEQUIETA KELLEY had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 04th day of OCTOBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of ten o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT TWO (2), IN BLOCK FIVE (5) OF SEVEN MEADOWS, SECTION 6, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT OF RECORDED IN SLIDE NO. 2316/A OF THE MAP/PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7031 MORNING SKY, KATY, TEXAS 77494.Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.
ADJUDGED MARKET VALUE: $287,590.00Terms: Cash Sale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J.M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 400TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 23rd day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. ELLECIA A. TAYLOR in Cause # 09-DCV-170630 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 6250010043700907 LOT THIRTY-SEVEN (37) BLOCK FOUR (4) OF RIDGEMONT, SECTION ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGE 14, MAP RECORDS, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED OF EVEN DATE HEREWITH, EXECUTED BY VIKING HOMES, INC. TO THE UNDERSIGNED, IN WHICH CONVEYANCE A VENDOR’S LIEN IS RETAINED TO SECURE PAYMENT OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED NOTE.Levied on the 29th day of August, 2011 as the property of ELLECIA A. TAYLOR to satisfy a judgment amounting to $13,201.13, representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; CITY OF HOUSTON.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 24th day August, 2011
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 434TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 22nd day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. ELEUTERIO CONTRERAS, ET AL in Cause # 09-DCV-174986 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 3450000110500907LOT 5 IN BLOCK 11 OF GA TEW A Y ACRES, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY,TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 363,PAGE 117 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
Levied on the 29th day of August, 2011 as the property of ELEUTERIO CONTRERAS, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to satisfy a judgment amounting to $2,081.01 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; FORT BEND COUNTY.
ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS
PROPERTY TAX CODE.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 24th day
August, 2011
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF FORT BENDBy virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 240TH DISTRICT COURT of FORT BEND County on the 23rd day of August, 2011 by the Clerk thereof, in the case of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT VS. GARY DONALD, SR Et AL, in Cause # 10-DCV-180558 and to me, as CONSTABLE directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell, at 10:00 0’ Clock AM on the 4th day of October, 2011, which is the fi rst Tuesday of said month, at the Offi cial door of the Courthouse of said FORT BEND County, in the City of RICHMOND, Texas, the following described property, to wit:TRACT 1: GEO: 6254020030700907
TRACT SEVEN (7); IN BLOCK THREE (3) OUT
OF RESERVE “D” AND “G” IN RIDGEMONT,
SECTION TWO (2), A SUBDIVISION OF
130.7372 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE
J. POITEV ANT SURVEY NO.3, ABSTRACT
305, THE E. FRlEDENHAUS SURVEY,
ABSTRACT 513 AND THE MOSES MERRITT
SURVEY, ABSTRACT 1747, IN HARRIS
COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE
MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME
10, PAGE 11 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF
FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID TRACT
ALSO BEING OUT OF BLOCK THREE (3),
ACCORDING TO THE DEED FROM U.S.
HOME CORPORATION OF TEXAS TO THE
RIDGEMONT P.U.D. HOMEOWNER’S
ASSOCIATION, INC., AS RECORDED IN
VOLUME 576, PAGE 93, DEED RECORDS
OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS. Levied on the 30th day of August, 2011 as the property of GARY DONALD, SR. GARY DONALD, JR. CITl MORTGAGE, INC. DBA CITl FINANCIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC to satisfy a judgment amounting to 24,238.98 representing delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees through the date of judgment, plus all costs of court, costs of sale, and post judgment penalties and interest recoverable by law in favor of FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTCITY OF HOUSTON AND FORT BEND COUNTY AND ALL OTHER RELATED ENTITlES.ALL BIDDERS MUST COMPLY WITH SECTION 34.015 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 30th day August, 2011.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J. M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FORT BENDUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 4TH day of AUGUST, 2011 by the 434TH DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 1O-DCV-184043 in favor of the Plaintiff -PARK AT MISSION GLEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of $5,821.27 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 19TH day of AUGUST, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -ROSA DE SANCHEZ had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 4TH day of OCTOBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:LOT 43, BLOCK 2, OF PARK AT MISSION GLEN, SECTION 3, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED UNDER SLIDE NOS. 2397 A AND 2397B OF THE MAP RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR REPLATS THEREOF.ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $126,480.00Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money OrderSale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J.M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
NOTICE OF CONSTABLE SALETHE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF FORT BENDUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and / or Order of Sale issued on the 2ND day of AUGUST, 2011 by the 240TH DISTRICT Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in cause # 10-DCV-184304 in favor of the Plaintiff -PARK MEADOW TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff , for the sum of $5,401.80 ++++costs as taxed on said Execution and / or Order of Sale and further the sum of executing the same. Therefore, on the 11TH day of AUGUST, 2011, I, Constable Rob Cook of Precinct Three Fort Bend County, have levied on and have seized all rights, title, interest, and claim to which the said Defendant(s) -LARRY D. BALDING had of, in, or to the following described real property, and will off er for sale on the 4TH day of OCTOBER, 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours often o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m., any and all rights, title, interests and claims which the above defendant had of, in, or to the following described real property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:LEGAL DESCRIPTION:117 SOUTH KIRKWOOD ROAD, STAFFORD, TEXAS 77477 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE APART HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES ***EXHIBIT “A” TO PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ATTACHED***
ADJUDGED/MARKET VALUE: $2,860.00Property is sold with all encumbrances and liens affi xed thereto. All sales are fi nal.Terms: Cash, Cashier’s Check, or Money OrderSale to be held at or about 10:00 A.M.
ROB COOK, CONSTABLEFort Bend County Precinct 3
Sergeant J.M. HUTSON#1310Deputy Constable
*** Exhibit A: METES AND BOUNDSJAMES ALSTON SURVEY, A-101
HARRIS COUNTY & FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
A FIELD NOTE DESCRIPTION of a tract of land located in Harris County and Fort Bend County, Texas, situated in the James Alston Survey, Abstract No. 101, being the land recorded un-der Clerk’s File No. 9650556 of the Fort Bend County Real Records, being known as 11776 Kirkwood Road out of building No.13 of Park Meadow Town-houses (unrecorded) , said tract being more and particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:COMMENCING at the intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of South Kirkwood Road (100-foot R.O.W,) and the northeast right-of-way line of that certain 110 feet wide drainage ease-ment as recorded on the Plat of The Meadows, Section 2 as recorded in Volume 7, page 7 of the said Fort Bend County Map Records;THENCE, call North 08° 18’ 10” West, along said westerly line, a call distance of 312.24 feet to a point;THENCE, South 81° 41’ 50” West, a call distance of 31.92 feet to a building cor-ner found for the POINT OF BEGINNlNG of the herein described tract of land; THENCE, south 81° 41’ 50” West, along the southerly line of Building no. 13 in part with a brick wall and a wood fence, a distance of 83.08 feet to an “X” set for corner;THENCE , North 08° 18’ 10” West along the westerly line of said Building No. 13 a distance of 30.46 feet to an “X” set for corner;THENCE, North 81° 41’ 50” East, along the South line of that certain tract re-corded under Clerk’s File No. R-145045 of the said property records in part with an existing party wall and a wood fence, a distance of 83.08 feet to an “X” set for a corner;THENCE, South 08° 18’ 10” East along the easterly line of said Building No 13, a distance of 30.46 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 0.058 acres of land more of less·
CONSTABLE SALEUnder and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 8, 2011 by the 240th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #07-DCV-158795 in favor of the plaintiff -QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $7,234.96++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 29, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) -BRANNON NEALY had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 08, IN BLOCK 01 OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 3, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR PLATS FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS UNDER SLIDE NOS. 586/B AND 587/A, REPLATTED UNDER SLIDE NOS. 1676/B AND 1789/B, AS MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS THEREOF, ALSO KNWON AS 2030 GREENCREST DRIVE, MISOSURI CITY, TEXAS 77489.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 8, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-
175147 in favor of the plaintiff - WINFIELD LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $7,026.83++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.
I have levied on August 3, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - ROBERT B. WATSON
& CRYSTAL RICARD had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
Legal Description: LOT SIXTEEN, (16)
IN BLOCK 01 OF WINFIELD LAKES,
SECTION 6, A SUBDIVISION IN FORT
BEND COUNTY TEXAS, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT RECORDED UNDER PLAT FILE
NO. 20050039 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF
FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 10, 2011 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-174826 in favor of the plaintiff - QUAIL VALLEY FUND, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $5,267.02 ++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.
I have levied on August 29TH, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - LISA JACKSON had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:
Legal Description: LOT TWELVE, (12)
THAT CERTAIN SUBDIVISION KNOWN
AS THUNDERBIRD WEST IN FORT BEND
COUNTY, TEXAS, AS RECORDED IN THE
DEED OR OTHER RECORDS OF FORT
BEND COUNTY TEXAS, IN BOOK 10,
PAGE 15, 3906 WEST CREEK CLUB DRIVE,
MISSOURI CITY,TEXAS, 77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 22, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-178998 in favor of the plaintiff - CREEKMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $3,127.09++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 29TH, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - JOE E. BARRERA had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT FOURTEEN, (14)
IN BLOCK THREE (3) OF CREEKMONT
SECTION ONE (1), AN ADDITION IN FORT
BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO
THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
IN THE PLAT NO. 20060058 OF OF THE
MAP/PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND
COUNTY, TEXAS, MORE COMMONLY
DESCRIBED AS 4414 KIRK MANOR
COURT, FRESNO, TEXAS 77545.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on JULY 22, 2011 by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-
DCV-175997 in favor of the plaintiff - LAKESHORE HARBOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $7,061.22++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 8TH, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - PHILLIP WARE JR. had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT SIX, BLOCK FIVE OF LAKESHORE HARBOUR, SECTION TWO, AN ADDITION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, UNDER SLIDE NO. 2425B AND DOCUMENT NO. 20050200, AS MODIFIED BY ANY AMENDMENTS, REPLATS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. 2711 LAKE SHORE HARBOUR DRIVE,
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICEThe Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas has set a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 for replat of Scheigert’s Estates, being a replat of River Forest Estates Section 1 and Replat No. 1, Precinct 1. The hearing will be held in the Com-missioners Courtroom, William B. Travis Bldg., 309 S. Fourth St., Rm. 700, Rich-mond, Texas.Under state law, you the owner, have certain rights with respect to the pro-posed replat. Should you wish to exer-cise your right, you may be heard at the planned public hearing. You may con-tact Sylvester Jaime, Attorney At Law at 281-597-9495 for information prior to the hearing.Submitted by,Dianne WilsonFort Bend County Clerk
CONSTABLE SALE
Under and by virtue of a Writ of Execution and/or Order of Sale issued on AUGUST 2, 2011 by the 268th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in Cause #09-DCV-
170910 in favor of the plaintiff - QUAIL GREEN WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Inc., plaintiff , for the sum of $5,595.25++++ costs as taxed on said execution and/or order of sale and further the sum of executing the same.I have levied on August 29TH, 2011 and will off er for sale on the 4th day of October 2011 at the County Courthouse steps of Fort Bend County, Texas in the city of Richmond, Texas between the hours of Ten O’clock A.M. and Four O’clock P.M., and all rights, title, interests, and claims which the said Defendant (s) - PEDRO & ROSARIO
CARTEZ had of, in or to the following described Real Property situated in Fort Bend County, Texas; viz:Legal Description: LOT 48, BLOCK 01
OF QUAIL GREEN WEST, SECTION 3, A
SUBDIVISION IN FORT BEND COUNTY,
TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAPS OR
PLATS FILED IN THE PLAT RECORDS OF
FORT BEND COUNTY TEXAS,UNDER
SLIDE NOS. 1676/B AND 1789/B AS
MODIFIED BY ANY SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO OR ADDITIONAL REPLATS
THEREOF.
TERMS: CASHTIME: Sale to be held at or about 11:00 A.M.
Ruben Davis, ConstableFort Bend County Precinct Two
By: Lieutenant G. Majors #73Deputy Constable
Are milk and honey good for
health? All women in the Hous-
ton-Fort Bend area are in-vited to a luncheon on Friday, Oct. 14, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Sweetwater Coun-try Club, 4400 Palm Royale Blvd.,Sugar Land. Dr. Ulises Baltazar’s presentation “Are milk and honey good for the heart?” will help understand how the treatment of some common health conditions can make life more enjoy-able. Dr. Baltazar is a vas-cular surgeon who practices in Sugar Land. It is hosted
Author of “Medicare and Health Insurance Survival Guide: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You,” in-vites the public to join her Tuesday, October 4 at ei-ther 10 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. at Sugar Creek Baptist Church LYF Center at 13444 South-west Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77478. RSVP by call-ing 832/800-4674 as space is limited. “Medicare is very important to the Senior pop-ulation and since Medicare’s open enrollment is starting a month earlier this year, many on Medicare are not prepared or know what their choices are,” says Toni King advo-cate for those on Medicare. Medicare’s open enrollment will be Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
by the Sugar Land Christian Women’s Connection. Cost for luncheon is $18. Call 281-980-9670 or e mail: [email protected].
CITATION BY PUBLICATIONSTATE OF TEXAS
TO: RICK LYNNE COOPER and to all whom it may concern, Respondent(s), You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does) not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The petition of ROBICHEAUX, LINDA SUE; ROBICHEAUX, MARK, Petitioner, was fi led in the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of Fort Bend County, Texas on the April 29, 2011 against RICK LYNNE COOPER, Respondent(s), numbered 11-DCV-189537, and entitled In the Interest of Paul Spencer Taylor Reese Cooper, a Child.The suit request TERMINATION AND ADOPTION OF A STEPCHILD as is more fully shown by Petition on fi le in this suit.The date and place of birth of the child(ren) who is/are the subject of the suit:June 3, 1997HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXASThe Court has authority in this suit to render an order in the child(ren)’s interest which will be binding on you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child(ren)’s adoption.Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 21st day of September, 2011.ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER OR RESPONDENT:MARSHA REEDLAW OFFICE OF MARSHA REED3303 LOUISIANA STE 140HOUSTON TX 77006713-869-3295
DISTRICT CLERK ANNIE REBECCA ELLIOTTFORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS
By Deputy District Clerk Jamie Perez281-633-7609
Fort Bend Aggie Mom’s Club is thrilled to have artist Benjamin Knox as our guest speaker for the Monday, Oc-tober 10 meeting at the Sugar Land Community Center, 226 Matlage Way. Knox is a na-tive Texan and a member of the Aggie class of 1993. He is well known for his distinct style which refl ects his pas-sion for design and detail. He opened his own gallery in 1993 in College Station where he currently resides. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. with refreshments and social time followed by the program.
Aggie moms feature
Benjamin Knox
Seminar on Medicare
Staff ord Municipal School District will hold a public meeting at 6:30pm on October 10, 2011 in the Administration Building Board Room located at 1625 Staff ordshire, Staff ord, Texas. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating. Public participation in this discussion is invited.
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Film Review: Puncture
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This is a uniquely Houston movie about a lawsuit fi led by two local personal injury lawyers who are fi ghting the anti-trust aspects of the non-distribution of safe syringes.
The opening scene is in 1995 when a hospital worker is “punctured” by a needle in a Houston hospital ER room; the female worker contracts AIDS.
Flash forward to 1998 when our two hero lawyers fi nd out about the policy of most US hospitals’ refusal to buy the new, safer needles that will prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths each year.
One of the young, under-funded lawyers is Michael Weiss who leads the David v. Goliath charge against the huge medical supply corpora-tion which thwarts the dis-tribution of the much safer syringe.
Weiss is fi ghting his own demons of sex, drugs, and de-lusion.
This movie is based on a true story as originally told by Weiss’ partner Paul Danziger who faithfully fi ghts this le-gal battle in spite of the small law fi rm’s limited resources. Danziger’s wife is pregnant and Weiss is a drug addict
Vinessa Shaw & Chris Evans
who runs with prostitutes and street dealers. Life gets com-plicated.
Chris “Captain America” Evans is exceptional as the drug addled Weiss and carried the movie as the central char-acter.
I loved Weiss the gallant,
hard-fi ghting lawyer willing to go to war for his client, but Directors Mark and Adam Kassen did not allow enough character development to win me over as a fan. All the other players were merely adequate second fi ddlers as this is Chris Evan’s movie.
Speaking of some of the other actors, I saw this fi lm at Landmark’s River Oaks and had not been there since I screened the Michael Biehn movie “The Victim.”
As you might recall, Biehn introduced “The Victim” to the audience and then took ques-tions after the showing. Biehn and his wife had small parts in “Puncture” as well. “The Vic-tim” is a better movie.
I had extremely high hopes for this movie because I want-ed a movie about personal in-jury attorneys to be a smash-ing hit since we/they do the Lord’s Work.
The disappointment was palpable; it was a clock-watch-er. I was bored and frustrated almost from the beginning. There were only ten of us at the 11:15 a.m. showing on this beautiful Friday, so unless the wind blows in another direc-tion and I missed something, this movie will be known as a nice little Houston movie that had a great story, but just couldn’t pull it together for main-stream entertainment. Rock ‘n Roll.
rolet Volt now offers seven option packages and when loaded with leather appoint-ments, backup camera, navi-gation system, heated front seats, polished aluminum wheels and a premium audio system retails for $44,320.
New options on the 2012 Volt include standard keyless access with passive locking via the key fob when in close proximity to the vehicle; On-Star Turn by Turn navigation standard for three years and available in-dash navigation system; Chevrolet MyLink including Bluetooth stream-ing audio for music and se-lect phones; Standard AM/FM stereo with CD play-er and MP3 playback and seven-inch diagonal color touch-screen display; and optional 17-inch sport alloy wheels with black inserts.
The Volt offers a total driv-ing range of up to 379 miles, based on EPA estimates.
For the fi rst 35 miles, the Volt can drive gas- and tail-pipe-emissions free using a full charge of electricity. When the Volt’s battery runs low, a gas-powered engine/generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range an-other 344 miles on a full tank.
The fi ve-door, four-passen-ger Volt is designed to provide the benefi ts of an electric ve-hicle without the range limi-tations associated with other electric vehicles in the market.
The Chevrolet Volt is not a hybrid. It is an all-electrically driven vehicle powered by the Voltec propulsion sys-tem. It consists of a 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack and electric drive unit that pro-vide pure electric range be-tween 25 and 50 miles, de-pending on terrain, driving techniques and temperature.
A 1.4L gasoline-powered engine extends the range to 344 miles on a full tank of fuel by operating the ve-hicle’s electric drive system until the car can be plugged
in and recharged or refueled. This distinguishes the Volt from electric-only vehicles, which cannot be operated when recharging is not im-mediately available – such as during a power interrup-tion or on a long-distance trip.
When the battery energy is depleted, the Volt seamlessly transitions to extended-range mode. Power is inverted from a technically advanced, 1.4L 63-kW (84-hp) gasoline-powered onboard engine.
The Volt can reach a top speed of 100 mph, the electric drive unit’s low speed torque is 273 lb.-ft. and takes the sedan from 0 to 60 mph in less than 9.0 seconds and the quarter mile in less than 17.0 seconds.
Charging the Volt’s battery can be done through 120V conventional household elec-trical outlets, or through a ded-icated 240V charging station.
The vehicle is completely rechargeable in about four hours using a 240V out-let and 10 to 12 hours in a 120V outlet. Once the vehi-cle is plugged in, owners can schedule either immediate or delayed charges, even coor-dinating charging according to departure time or when electricity rates are lower.
Owners also can manage and monitor the Volt remotely via computer on MyVolt.com; or with the Chevrolet Mobile App
powered by OnStar Mylink.The Chevrolet Volt looks
like an upscale, midsize sport sedan with its wide front and rear tracks, wheels-out stance and sculpted belt line. Inside, the Volt offers space, comfort, convenience and safety fea-tures that customers expect.
Standard infotainment fea-tures include navigation radio with 60-GB (30 GB for music storage) hard disc drive, AM/FM/DVD-Rom/MP3 play-back capability, voice recog-nition, Radio Data System,
Bluetooth and pause-and-play radio functions; XM Satellite Radio with XM traffi c/weath-er; Bose audio system with six speakers and subwoofer, and fi ve years of OnStar Direc-tions and Connections service.
There is more technol-ogy inside the Volt than its electric propulsion system. They include touch-control switch system on the center console and a high-resolu-tion, seven-inch, full-color LCD reconfi gurable driver information center display.
The MD Anderson Regional Care Center in Sugar Land will recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month by lighting the Plaza and fountain in Sugar Land Town Square pink Saturday, October 1 from 7-10 p.m. during the free Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra performance. “It is a pleasure for the MD Anderson Regional Care Center in Sugar Land to host this unique community event, an event that celebrates survivorship, reminds us of those who have lost their battle and encourages every woman to be prop-erly screened for breast cancer,” says Janet Tu, M.D., assistant professor, general oncology at the MD Anderson Regional Care Center in Sugar Land. MD Anderson physicians and staff will be on hand during the event to pass out free educational materi-als and pink glow necklaces to spread the light of breast cancer awareness and hope. The MD Anderson Regional Care Center in Sugar Land, located on the campus of St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hos-pital, provides surgical oncology, medical oncology, hematology and radiation oncology services; outpatient chemotherapy; social work counseling; and on-site pharmacy, nutrition and laboratory services. To learn more visit www.MDAnderson.org/SugarLand.
Sugar Land Town Square to turn pink
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1 IN 8 WOMEN
BACK PAIN IS THE
Wednesday, October 19 6:00 p.m. Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
As the Fort Bend Sympho-ny Orchestra opens its 20th anniversary Season of Sur-prises on October 16, look for audience giveaways and the world premiere of “Fanfare: Texas Surprise.”
The season opener, aptly titled In An English Garden, begins at 2 p.m. at the Staf-ford Centre and features se-lections by British compos-ers like Edwin Elgar, William Walton and The Beatles.
FBSO and its music direc-tor, Dr. Hector Aguero, com-missioned Canadian compos-er Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd to write the fanfare in celebra-tion of the orchestra’s 20th an-niversary season and Pishny-Floyd’s 70th birthday.
Pishny-Floyd has served as FBSO’s composer-in-resi-dence since 2006.
The prolifi c composer has had his works performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Israel and on CBS.
A doctoral graduate of the Eastman School of Music and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he has written more than 700 works in his lifetime.
In An English Garden fea-tures orchestral marches like William Walton’s “Crown Im-perial.”
Commonly performed at numerous British coronations, millions worldwide heard it during the recent wedding re-cessional of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Also on the program is Elgar’s “Pomp and Circum-stance March No. 1,” a por-tion of which includes the well-known music played at American high school and college graduations.
FBSO will also perform Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ “English Folk Song Suite” and a medley of 14 popular songs by The Beatles entitled “All You Need is Love.”
Also performing are the ex-
traordinarily talented junior and senior division winners of the Houston Music Teachers Association/Houston Young Artist Concert Concerto Com-petition.
FBSO will perform some of the selections from this, and other season concerts, during its annual free concert at Sugar Land Town Square on Saturday, Oct. 1 beginning at 7 p.m.
Season ticket packages for FBSO’s four-concert anniver-sary season are still available. Individual adult tickets for In An English Garden are avail-able for $10 and $15. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult, but need a reserved ticket.
Discounts are available for seniors, students and mili-tary, as well as groups of 10 or more.
Tickets may be ordered at www.fbso.org or by calling 281-276-9642.
Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra members capture the mood of their 20th season opener, In An English Garden, set for Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Stafford Centre. From left, Diana Quam, violin; Rufus Chaney, French horn; Joe Mack, bass; and Marilyn Conger, clarinet and a founding member of FBSO. (Photo by Coleman Locke)
FBSO opens 20th season of surprisesFor truly savvy shoppers,
Fort Bend Junior Service League’s (FBJSL) Sugar Plum Market, presented by Methodist Sugar Land Hos-pital, is the ultimate shop ‘til you drop extravaganza.
This year’s “Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland” themed event will be held on Thurs-day, Nov. 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Satur-day, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre and Convention Center. Proceeds from the 2011 Sugar Plum Market will benefi t local Fort Bend County charities.
In lieu of fashion shows and luncheons, the market will add vendor spaces and increase the shopping oppor-tunities for guests with more than 100 vendors.
The 2011 Sugar Plum Mar-ket will feature a wide variety of new and returning vendors from across Texas. One very popular vendor returning to the market this year is Latte Tots. Jamie Rohlich of Latte Tots remarked, “Sugar Plum Market is my favorite mar-ket I do because everybody comes with their girlfriends ready to shop and have a fan-tastic time. The whole ambi-ance is fun and you forget you are there to work!” With the expanded vendor space, op-portunities for additional ven-dors are still available.
Preview Night will be back for a second year with extend-ed hours held on Nov. 3 for all the early shoppers wanting to get a head start and have a night out with the girls. This year a special VIP hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. will be pro-
vided to all sponsors of the Market.
For a $60 ticket, preview night shoppers get an exclu-sive night of shopping while tasting delicious samples from area restaurants. In ad-dition, they will receive two drink tickets. The Preview Night Ticket is also good for readmission to the Market on Friday and Saturday, for even more shopping.
Individuals and business-es wishing to be featured in front of over 6,000 an-ticipated patrons may spon-sor the Market as well as place advertisements in the program received by all at-tendees. General Admission tickets will be $10 each. For additional information visit www.sugarplummarket.com, call 281-636-6272, or e-mail [email protected].
Sitting: Mandy Vogt, Princes & Frogs; Lizz Sansone, ooh la lizz candles and gifts; Megan Harraman, The Festive Touch; Sharon Dimicelli, Simply Sassy Paper; Jamie Rohlich, Latte Tots. Standing: Jill Aycock, SPM Co-Chair; Cari Middaugh, SPM Co-chair; Karla Aranda, SPM Vendor Committee; Jana Baumann, SPM Co-Chair; Laura Taylor, SPM Co-Chair.
FBJSL Sugar Plum Market to feature big & exciting changes
