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EVENTS

✯IN THESTARS

BIRTHDAYSOct 7–Alicia Engle

Anna Lois MattinglyOct 8--Benjamin Abbott

Patricia MeissJim Van SchuyverThomas R. Stanley

Oct 9--Terrie BauerAshley Clamon

Oct 10--Stachia ThurmondOct 11-Wendy Nelson

Dale SmithWilliam O’Neal

Oct 12--Mike PalmerMelissa DensonMichelle McDanielDarlis OttoJessica Curtis

Oct 13--Jeannie KelleyOct 14--Jerry Taylor

Brendon Lee

ANNIVERSARIESOct 8–Robert H. & Patricia

E. SparksOct 16--Edgar & Evelyn

WotipkaOct 18--Karen & Derek

ElkinsOct 19--Alton Bubba &

Sandra WilliamsOct 20--Vernon & Lois

SearcyOct 20-–David and Leon

Lee

DEATHSElia Olivia Zuniga BoltonRuth Ellen BredemeyerMarvin Frank Marek

Hello East Harris County and CrosbyISD families,

We’re heading into the heart of fall,and there’s a lot happening in our dis-trict this month.

Crosby ISD began the month bylaunching “Hey! Week” – the start of ouryear-long campaign to promote positivi-ty. District therapist Ms. Laura Richardis our champion. She’s on a mission tomake us all be kinder Cougars. Theweek began with sharing affirmationsthrough post-it notes, cards, or just tell-ing someone “Hey!”. We also encouragedstudents to make a new friend by sittingand talking with a fellow student theymay not know.

Later this month, I’m convening thefirst session of the Superintendent’sCougar Council. We’ve invited about adozen students – from third grade to se-niors – to have lunch with me and talk.Students are our biggest stakeholders. Iwill meet regularly with them to discusstheir hopes and dreams for the district. Iwant to hear what we can do to ensureour district is the best learning environ-ment it can be.

During the first few days of October,we recognized the custodians in CrosbyISD, the unsung heroes in our district.

Crosby Superintendent’smessage to the community

They’ve worked tirelesslyover the last 18 months tokeep our campuses cleanand students and staffhealthy. All our schoolsrecognized their custodialstaff in honor of Custodi-an Appreciation Day onSaturday, October 2nd.October is also NationalPrincipals Month. All ofOctober, we’re saying“thank you” to the leaders

SUPERINTENDENTPAULA PATTERSON

THUR. OCT. 21Crosby ChamberLuncheon andBoard ElectionOctober Luncheon.Thursday, October 21st atCrosby Church. Theaddress is5725 Hwy 90, Crosby,Texas 77532. Lunch willbegin at 11:30am.

Voting will be held at thisLuncheon.There are seven positionsto fill for 2022.Only CHAMBER MEM-BERS in good standingmay vote.If you have any questionsregarding your status tovote or how many votesyour business receivesplease contact Chamberat 281-328-6984 or emailus [email protected].

The following is a list ofNOMINEES so far, butyou still are able tocontinue to nominate!Shirley Dupree-Huffman

Ed Foundation/Incumbent

Keenan Smith-CrosbyChurch/Incumbent

Jamie Lee-Third CoastBank/Incumbent

Margarette Chasteen-Rodan & Fields/Incumbent

Eric Jennings-DocRe-sources/Incumbent

Sue Fitzgerald-DoveShipping

Kay Sosa-Visiting Angels

Please RSVP by October19th. You can call 281-328-6984, [email protected] register also.

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The Crosby High School girls’softball and basketball teams aswell as the baseball teamshowed up in full force tounload over 2700 pumpkins forthe Crosby United MethodistChurch Pumpkin Patch. Othergroups represented were ScoutTroup # 264, FFA, and others.Our Community Young Peopleare some of the best and weall should be proud of them.Their help was greatlyappreciated as this communityevent was set up. Thank youCougars!

Crosby UM Church Pumpkin Patch opens

IT’S BACK! NATIONALNIGHT OUT 2021

EAST HARRIS COUN-TY – Harris County wasbusy Tuesday night, withresidents gathering attheir Pct. 2 communitycenters, or just in thestreet in their neighbor-hoods. The point of thenight was to meet yourneighbors, and your publicsafety officers, to form afriendship and strengthencommunity safety.

Harris County Precinct2 held receptions andevents in 12 of their com-munity centers, from Aldi-ne to Pasadena. In thisarea, residents gathered inHuffman, Crosby, High-lands, Barrett and JDWalker centers for severalhours, starting at 5pm.

Continued on Page 2. SeeNNO.

Highlands Rotary greeted neighbors with treats.Denise Smith, Weston Cotten, Patricia and Andy Scott.

Precinct 2 and others had tents with information, giftsand handouts for the public at the Crosby Comm. Ctr.

Deputies at the Crosby Community Center displayedtheir airboat, humvee, and other equipment.

This young lad was pinned as an honorary DeputySheriff. Photos courtesy of Jody Fuchs and Weston Cotten.

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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTSBy Gary Borders

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Abbott wants to increaseillegal voting penalties

Gov. Greg Abbott hasasked the Texas Legisla-ture to increase the penal-ty for illegal voting, addingthe item to the third spe-cial session now underway.However, House SpeakerDade Phelan, R-Beau-mont, quickly rejected theproposal, according to theAustin American-States-man.

During the second spe-cial session, Senate Bill 1was amended to decreasethe penalty. House Demo-crats twice broke quorumin failed attempts to stopthe elections bill frompassing.

“Now is not the time torelitigate,” Phelan said.“Instead, the House willremain focused on its con-stitutional obligation topass redistricting maps,and members look forwardto fulfilling this criticaltask.”

The measure has movedforward in the Senate. Itwould make the penaltyfor voting illegally a sec-ond-degree felony, with amaximum sentence of 20years in prison. SB 1 re-duced the penalty to aClass A misdemeanor, withup to one year in jail. How-ever, Phelan’s oppositionmeans it is unlikely tomove forward.

MORE ANTIBODYINFUSION CENTERS OPENIN STATE

The Texas Division ofEmergency Managementcontinues to open newCOVID-19 therapeuticcenters across the state,providing monoclonal anti-bodies to treat outpatientcases with a doctor’s refer-ral. The treatment is pro-vided at no cost. Antibodyinfusion treatment canprevent patients from be-coming seriously ill, re-quiring hospitalization.

Infusion centers arenow operating in Amarillo,Austin, Beaumont, Burnet,College Station, CorpusChristi, Edinburg, FortWorth, Harlingen, Hous-ton, Laredo, Livingston,Lubbock, McKinney, Na-cogdoches, Nash, Odessa,San Antonio, Seguin, Tyler,The Woodlands, Victoriaand Waco. Visit

meds.tdem.texas.gov formore information.

TCEQ PUSHES RECYCLINGWITH MARKETING PLAN

The Texas Commissionon Environmental Qualityhas released its recyclingmarket development plan,which found the recyclingindustry adds $4.8 billionto the Texas economy. In2019, 12.9 million tons ofsolid waste were recycled,up 40% compared to fouryears earlier. However,nearly 44% of the total sol-id waste in Texas landfillscould have been recycled,according to TCEQ.

The full marketing plancan be found attceq.texas.gov.

TXDOT LAUNCHESPEDESTRIAN SAFETYCAMPAIGN

Despite a drop in trafficaccidents last year, thestate saw a marked in-crease in the number ofpeople killed walking orbiking in the state. In 2020,731 people died in pedes-trian-related crashes, anincrease of 9% from theprevious year. One fourthof those crashes involvedalcohol. The Texas Depart-ment of Transportation iskicking off a public aware-ness campaign in an at-tempt to reduce accidents.

“Whether you’re behindthe wheel, on foot or ridinga bicycle, we’re remindingall Texans that they needto be safe and smart, andthat starts with obeyingtraffic laws,” said MarcWilliams, TxDOT execu-tive director.

Drivers are required to

stop for pedestrians incrosswalks, yield the rightof way to pedestrian andbicyclists when turning,and to pass bicyclists at asafe distance. In turn, bi-cyclists are required toobey all traffic signs andsignals. Pedestrians mustcross the street only at in-tersections and crosswalksand use sidewalks if avail-able. If there is no side-walk, pedestrians shouldwalk on the left side of theroad, facing traffic.

Texas is approaching 21years without a day inwhich no traffic-relateddeath occurred. TxDOThas launched #EndTheS-treakTX to encourage driv-ers to obey traffic laws andend the streak of dailydeaths.

COVID-19 CASESCONTINUE TO DECLINE

The number of newCOVID-19 cases in Texascontinue to decline, as dodeaths and hospitaliza-tions. The Coronavirus Re-source Center at JohnsHopkins University re-ported 67,124 new cases inthe state in the past week,and 1,851 deaths. Thenumber of new cases,largely due to the deltavariant, has dropped bynearly half in the pastmonth, although totaldeaths remain relativelyhigh. Since the pandemicbegan, the state has re-ported more than 4 millioncases with nearly 66,000deaths.

Lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tex-as also continue to drop,with 8,218 reported by theTexas Department of StateHealth Services on Sun-day, down 20% from theprevious week. A total of14.88 million Texans arenow fully vaccinated, or51% of the total popula-tion.

TEXANS URGED TO GETTHEIR FLU SHOTS NOW

Flu season is approach-ing, and with COVID-19still spreading in the state,DSHS is urging Texans toprotect themselves by get-ting the flu vaccine as soonas possible.

“We have good reason tobelieve this flu season maybe worse than last year’s,”said Dr. John Hellerstedt,DSHS commissioner. “Formost of last flu season, wedidn’t have the COVIDvaccine yet, and many Tex-ans were practicing thesame basic health protec-tions and good hygienethat have proven to helpstop any respiratory viruslike COVID-19 and flu. Forthis upcoming flu season,we expect fewer people tobe wearing masks andphysically distancing nowthat we have effective vac-cines for COVID-19.”

Gary Borders is a veter-an award-winning Texasjournalist. He published anumber of communitynewspapers in Texas dur-ing a 30-year span, includ-ing in Longview, FortStockton, Nacogdoches andCedar Park. Email:[email protected].

THEPOSTSCRIPT

ByCarrie Classon

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“We are cleaning up ourstuff,” Meshach, the tilelayer who now more or lesspermanently resides in ourhome, informed me. “Weare giving you more space.”

“More space!” I said inmock amazement. “Whywould I need more space?I see at least three squarefeet over there by the clos-et and another four feetbehind the dining room ta-ble!”

Meshach squinted hiseyes and looked at me se-riously, as he does. He wasagain accompanied by hisassistant, Yusefu, a recentimmigrant from Kenya.

“Well, that is good,” Me-shach said. “Because wehave invited Yusefu’s cous-ins here to live.”

Yusefu’s eyes openedwide before he realized hewas being teased. ThenYusefu smiled. “They arenot large!” he insisted, ges-turing with his arms. “I amthe fattest one!”

This is now a runningjoke in our home—discuss-ing how many of Yusefu’scousins would fit in our liv-ing room at any given time.

Last weekend we spenttime with a dozen of myhusband Peter’s cousins atthe funeral for Peter’s sis-ter, and I thought of howenduring these ties tocousins are—even if theyare not sleeping on ourfloor. Peter was the young-est cousin on his father’sside and so he remembersthese cousins as the mucholder kids he grew up with.The older cousins were allcool or bossy and theyounger cousins were allbrats, to hear them tell it.It’s funny to realize thatthese people in their 70sstill think of one anotheras the children they oncewere, but I feel the sameway about my cousins.

I have dozens of cousinson my mother’s side and,like Peter, most of them areolder than me. My cousinJill will always be the su-per-cool girl with the dyedblack hair ironing herpeasant dress at the farm-house. Her musician boy-friend would arrive in aVW Bug and I was awe-struck. It doesn’t matterthat Jill is now a Lutheranminister with grandchil-dren. To me, she will al-ways be that elegant youngwoman flipping back herjet-black hair as she toiledover the iron. I knew Iwould never be as cool asJill. I never was.

My cousins and I formedbonds that survive today.Last week, my cousin Danetook me to look at audioequipment, as we neededamplification for the funer-al service. Dane told me I’dbe better off borrowingwhat I needed from him.And so I did. Dane has al-ways been quiet. He’ll waitfor everyone to finish talk-ing, then offer up an ideathat begins with, “Youknow what you mightdo…” and it will be themost sensible thing said. Ithas always been this way.

Cousins are the friendsI was given as a gift frommy family. They are as dif-ferent from me as they canpossibly be, yet I will al-ways keep a space for themin my life.

Meshach is pleased withthe work he has done, andI don’t think either of us iseager to say goodbye. I cantell his work is nearly con-cluded because we couldstash at least a dozen cous-ins in the available space—assuming they are as smallas Yusefu claims.

But Peter and I are look-ing forward to having ourhome back, to finally put-ting books on the shelvesand inviting people overfor dinner.

“I know what we shoulddo, when everything is fi-nally finished,” I told Peter.

“What’s that?”“We should invite your

cousins over!”I think we will. There’s

plenty of room.Till next time, CarrieCarrie Classon’s mem-

oir is called “Blue Yarn.”Learn more atCarrieClasson.com.

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Each center had a contin-gent of Sheriff and Consta-ble deputies and other firstresponders, often with spe-cialized equipment to showthe public.

This is the 38th AnnualNational Night Out, whichwas created in 1984 tobuild neighborhood spiritand police-community re-lationships. The intent isto raise awareness of crimeprevention and send amessage to the criminal el-ement that our communi-ties and police are workingtogether to keep crime out.

In past National NightOut celebrations, commu-

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nities hosted large gather-ings visited by area com-manders and officers. Lastyear COVID-19 restrictedHouston’s ability to cele-brate. However, NationalNight Out is back for 2021.Community members areurged to consider hostingsmall, individual gather-ings in their own drive-ways to maintain socialdistancing.

Together with law en-forcement, you and yourneighbors can become al-lies against crime and im-prove the quality of life inour city.

OPINION✯

By Stephanie SwansonLeague of Women Voters of Texas

Austin, TX — Fair Maps Texas will be hostinga virtual press event as the 87th (3) SpecialLegislative Session gavels in on Monday. Thepress conference will feature a diverse group ofTexans from across the State who have beenimpacted by our current gerrymandered maps,those who are not usually included at the tablewhen maps are being drawn. These Texans willbe speaking on the need for a fair and opendistricting process, one that fully considers thevital input of communities most impacted. TheseTexans are calling for better representation, forit’s the same legislators that were elected underour heavily gerrymandered maps that are pass-ing regressive policies that are hurting all people,especially poor and low-wealth Black, White,Hispanic, and Asian people.

In 2011, Texas drew maps that intentionallydiscriminated against people of color. The federalcourt that reviewed those maps noted the “exclu-sion of minority member and public input despitethe minority population growth, the misleadinginformation, the secrecy and closed process, andthe rushed process.” Recently the same panel ofjudges stated, “Given the record produced in2011, the State must implement a process that,by any reasonable definition, is ‘fair and open.’”

At this press conference, Texans will standtogether and demand that the Legislature use a“fair and open” redistricting process and demandthat the U.S. Congress pass all provisions of theFor the People Act and the John Lewis VotingRights Act, reforms desperately needed in orderto protect the rights of voters in the redistrictingprocess.

Fair Maps Texas is a nonpartisan reform effortaimed at fixing the broken redistricting system inTexas.

We are: ACLU TX, Clean Elections Texas,Common Cause Texas, Common Ground ForTexans, League of Women Voters of Texas, MarchTo The Polls, National Council of Jewish Women -Greater Dallas, Our Vote Texas, Texans AgainstGerrymandering, Texas Civil Rights Project andTex PIRG

Texans oppose unjustGerrymandering

EDITOR’S NOTE: Opinions expressed here are notnecessarily that of this newspaper or its staff. YOUROPINION is welcome. Send a letter for possiblepublication to Grafikpress Newspapers, 5906 Star Lane,Houston TX 77057 or an email [email protected]. Please limit your words toabout 200. Letters will be subject to editing. Thank you.

HCSO Deputy from the special Autism response unit.

Display of a Humvee for rough or wet rescue work.

Photos courtesy of Jody Fuchs and Weston Cotten.

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VOL. 26, NO. 39 – 50¢ © Copyright 2021 MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021

Barbers HillDayton PressBarbers HillDayton Press✯

Serving Mont Belvieu, Dayton, Baytown and surrounding communities since 1995

BAYTOWN — (Septem-ber 23, 2021) — Prostatecancer may be the secondmost common cancer inmen in the U.S., but it’sone of the most treatablecancers when detected ear-ly.

This year, according tothe American Cancer Soci-ety (ACS), approximately30,000 American men willdie from the disease, butwith appropriate treat-ment, the 10-year surviv-al rate is 99 percent. WithSeptember designated asNational Prostate CancerAwareness Month, Hous-ton Methodist BaytownHospital urologist Dr.Chris Kannady says be-cause prostate cancer oftenproduces no symptoms inits earliest stages, gettingregular checkups is essen-tial.

“When it’s treated ear-ly, prostate cancer can be

treated successfully,” Kan-nady said.

The prostate is part ofthe male reproductive sys-tem. It is a walnut-sizedgland that rests below thebladder. The purpose ofthe prostate is to produceseminal fluid that providesnutrients for the sperm.

Primary Risk Factorsfor Prostate Cancer

•Age: Prostate cancer ismost common in men old-er than 50, and the risk in-creases with age.

•Race: African Ameri-can men have a greaterrisk for the disease

•Obesity•Family history of pros-

tate cancer

SymptomsProstate cancer usually

grows slowly, often notcausing signs or symptomsuntil it is more advanced.

Symptoms may include:•Inability to pass urine•Difficulty starting or

stopping the urine flow•Pain or burning during

urination•Blood in your urine•Pain in the lower back,

upper thighs or hips•Erectile dysfunction

If you are a man olderthan 50, your urologistshould conduct a prostate-

Houston Methodist Baytown

Early Detection Key to Successful ProstateCancer Treatment

specific antigen (PSA) test.PSA is an enzyme pro-duced by prostate cells. Anantigen is simply a proteinthat can be identified for aparticular organ.

“A measurement of ele-vated PSA levels alerts thephysician or urologist tothe possibility the patientmay have prostate cancer,”Kannady said.

For men diagnosed ear-ly, treatment may not benecessary immediately.Active surveillance or reg-ular follow-ups may be rec-o m m e n d e d . O t h e rtreatment options includeradiation therapy, hor-mone therapy, surgery andchemotherapy.

Kannady provides carefor a full range of urologyand men’s health condi-tions, including male andfemale voiding issues,erectile dysfunction, kid-

COVID-19shots availablein ChambersCounty

DR. CHRIS KANNADY

Chambers CountyPublic Health will beoffering several COVID-19vaccine clinics in thecoming weeks at no costto the public. Please visitbit.ly/chamberscovac-cines to register for anappointment. Appoint-ments are required.

First, second, third andbooster doses of vaccinewill be available at eachclinic.

For reference, pleasesee the below distinctionbetween booster and thirddoses:

— Third doses areavailable in the Modernaand Pfizer vaccine only forpersons who are immuno-compromised

— Booster doses areavailable only in the Pfizervaccine and are recom-mended for:

o People aged 65years and older

o Residents aged 18years and older in long-term care settings

o People aged 50 to64 years with underlyingmedical conditions

— Booster doses ofthe Pfizer vaccine are alsoavailable for:

o People aged 18 to49 years with underlyingmedical conditions

o People aged 18 to64 years with an increasedfor risk for COVID-19exposure and transmission

If you have questionsregarding vaccines or youreligibility, please callChambers County PublicHealth at 409-267-2931 [email protected].

Get your flu vaccine throughChambers County Public HealthFOR $15.

Vaccines are availablethroughout the County on thefollowing schedule.

WINNIE108 E Fear RdWinnie, TX

77665 409-267-2651October 6, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.October 20, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 a.m.November 3, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.November 17, 20218:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m.December 1, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.December 15, 20218:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m.MONT BELVIEU10616 Eagle Dr Mont Belvieu,

TX 77580 409-267-2619October 7, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.October 21, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 a.mNovember 4, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.November 18, 20218:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.mDecember 2, 20218:30 a.m. to

11:30 am.1 p.m. to 4 p.m.December 16, 20218:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.mANAHUAC102 Airport RdAnahuac, TX

77514 409-267-2731Vaccines available at the

Anahuac location of ChambersCounty Public Health every week:

Mondays 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.1p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday12:30p.m. to 3 p.m.

Chambers County PublicHealth102 Airport Rd | Anahuac,TX 77514 409-267-2731

Due to the high rate ofCOVID-19 transmission inChambers County, patients andfamily members are stronglyencouraged to social distance,wear face coverings and followother safety measures.

Flu shotsavailable inChambers

Small plane hits wire, crashes in WinnieNo injuriesreported

CHAMBERS COUNTY,Texas – Deputies withChambers County Sheriff’sOffice are investigating anunusual small plane crashin Winnie.

The crash occurred lastSaturday morning, Sep-tember 4 around 10:45a.m. on Highway 124 nearBroadway Avenue.

Earlier Saturday morn-ing, the plane was used asa float in the Rice FestivalParade, according to theChambers County Sheriff’sOffice. Once the paradeended, the pilot opted to flythe plane back to the air-

port rather than towing itthere. Authorities saidthey believe weather,namely strong winds, wasa factor in the crash.

As it was lifting off the

highway, the plane strucka traffic signal and wireover Highway 124 andlanded upside down in aditch adjacent to the road-way. There were no other

cars or traffic hit by theplane.

The pilot is reported tobe okay but went to a doc-tor as a precaution, accord-ing to the Chambers

Authorities examine the wrectage of the small plane,lying in a ditch along Highway 124 in Winnie.

A Heavy Crane prepares to load the plane on a flatbedtrailer for removal. The traffic signal that was struckis in the background to the left.

County Sheriff’s Office.At this time, roads in

the area are now open,deputies say. No other in-juries have been reported.

ney stones, male fertilityissues, male and femaleurinary incontinence andbladder cancer. To sched-ule an appointment, visithoustonmethodist.org/bay-town or call 832-556-6046.

Houston Methodist Bay-town takes every precau-tion to safeguard yoursafety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitalis designated as a vaccinehub, where vaccines arefree and available to every-one age 12 and older.Houston Methodist is cur-rently offering third dosesof the fully FDA-approvedPfizer vaccine to patients12 and older who are im-munocompromised and re-ceived their second Pfizerdose at least 28 days ago.To register and for infor-m a t i o n , v i s i thoustonmethodist.org/vac-cine.

Mayes Middleton: Legislative Update:THIRD CALLED SPECIALSESSION BEGINS

The Legislature has be-gun the third called specialsession. Over the next 30days, we will address thefollowing important items:

— Redistricting;— Appropriating Funds

from the American RescuePlan Act of 2021;

— Protecting Women’sSports;

— Preventing Govern-

ment Mask and VaccineMandates;

— Unlawful Restraintof a Dog;

— Bail Reform; and— Property Tax Relief.

PROPERTY TAX RELIEFWith the addition of

property tax relief on theagenda for the third calledspecial session, I have filedthree bills aimed at provid-ing property tax relief.

House Bill 79, would re-

move the punitive natureof the property value studyconducted by the Comp-troller, which currently in-centivizes increasingappraisal values.

House Bill 81 & HouseJoint Resolution 7, wouldincrease the maximum lo-cal option residence home-stead exemption from 20%to 100%.

House Bill 113, wouldutilize $4 Billion of surplusrevenue from the State

and $5 Billion from feder-al funds received throughthe American Rescue PlanAct of 2021 to buy-downproperty taxes in Texas.This would provide up to$9,000,000,000 of propertytax relief in Texas! 2020 ELECTION AUDIT

This week the TexasSecretary of State an-nounced that they havebegun a full and compre-hensive forensic audit ofthe 2020 election in four of

Texas’ largest counties:Dallas, Harris, Tarrant,and Collin. I support theSecretary of State’s effortsto audit the 2020 electionin these four counties.

I am a proud coauthoron House Bill 17, whichwould require an audit ofthe 2020 election results inevery county in Texas witha population of 415,000 ormore. We must ensure safeand secure election in Tex-as.


Elia Olivia ZunigaBolton, 65, of Houston,Texas, passed away onFriday, September 24,2021. She was born onOctober 2, 1955, inCorpus Christi, Texas toJesus Palacios Zunigaand Olivia EscamillaZuniga. Elia retiredafter working for 29years as the CustodianSupervisor for Channel-view ISD. She was astrong Christian womanand a member of LivingWater Church in DeerPark. Elia enjoyedsewing, baking, playingcard games, and keepingher flower beds lookingnice. She was the bestfriend you needed,always ready to listenand would never judgeyou. Elia was a lovingand caring mother,grandmother, sister, andfriend who will be dearlymissed.

She was preceded indeath by her husband,Charlie Bolton; parents,

Jesus and Olivia Zuniga;and brother, Jesus“Jesse” Gilberto ZunigaJr.

Elia leaves behind tocherish her lovingmemory her son, Rey-naldo Rios; daughter,Christine Rose andhusband Timothy;grandchildren, JoLynnSaucedo and husbandOmar Legorreta, OliviaRodriguez and husbandEdgar, ChristopherRios, and Ethan Rios;great-grandchildren,Jayden Legorreta, MiaLegorreta, and Emily

ELIA OLIVIA ZUNIGA BOLTON

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By Dr. Mark Trice

Marvin Frank Marek,88, of Crosby, Texas,passed away on Thurs-day, September 23,2021. He was born May26, 1933 in Baytown toFrank and VlastaMarek, who precededhim in death.

Marvin graduatedfrom Crosby HighSchool, and later wenton to study at theUniversity of Houston.He retired from DuPontafter many years as anelectrician. He was amember of First BaptistChurch of Crosby, wherehe served as a Deaconand long time member ofthe choir.

Marvin enjoyedworking outdoors, wherehe was often seen on oneof his tractors. Whennot doing tractor work,he loved to spend timeworking on projects inhis shop. In his freetime he loved readinghis Bible, witnessing toothers, and spendingtime in fellowship withhis community. Heloved John Deere

tractors, homemade icecream, and talkingabout his grandkids.

Marvin is preceded indeath by: Parents Frankand Vlasta Marek,Sister Betty Jean, Firstwife of 40 years, RubyElaine Marek.

Marvin leaves behindto cherish his memory:Wife of 27 years, Lou,Sons: Randy Marek andwife Grace, Ted Marekand wife Connie,Stepsons: Steve Marsh,Mike Marsh & wifeIrma, Brother GeneMarek and wife Glenna,

Grandchildren:Jennifer Govender andfiancé Saul, KatieNelson and husband

Doug, Michelle Sims andhusband Jessie, AlanMarek, Jonathan Marekand wife Jena, ChristiMarsh, Michelle Grantand husband Stephen,Melissa Marsh andSamantha Marsh,

Great-Grandchildren:Pierce Govender, KyleeNelson, Ashlyn Nelson,Braxton Sims, RyderSims, Sawyer Sims,Avery Marek, AnnaOrozco and SavannahGrant,

Numerous otherrelatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily requests adonation to the BillyGraham Foundation.Services for MarvinMarek were heldprivately, and availablefor streaming online byall. We love you Pop!

MARVIN FRANK MAREK

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Rodriguez; brother,Rafael Zuniga and wifeAracelli; sister, ElvaReyes and husbandEias; sweet caninecompanion, CharlieBrown; and a host ofother loving relativesand friends.

Friends were invitedto visit with the familyon Sunday, October 3,2021 from 5pm until8pm, in the chapel ofSterling White FuneralHome, 11011 CrosbyLynchburg Rd, High-lands, TX 77562.Funeral services beganat 10am on Monday,October 4, 2021, also atSterling White, with agraveside service thatfollowed in SterlingWhite Cemetery.

When was the lasttime you read 1 Kings18:20-40? This passagetells the story of one ofthe greatest show-downs of the Bible. It’sElijah against hun-dreds of Baal’s proph-ets, and those prophetslose both the contestand their lives. Godshows up and showsout in a huge way notonly here, but in thefollowing verses ofchapter 18. Elijah is ona spiritual high likeyou can’t believe. Andthen Jezebel, the king’swife, sends a messageto Elijah in 1 Kings19:2 declaring that sheis going to have himkilled in retaliation.And Elijah runs.

Think about it. Thisis the John Wayne ofthe Bible here. Hun-dreds of evil men havejust died after Godproved His own pres-ence and power at thealtar, and then Godworked another mira-cle by ending a droughtafter Elijah declaredthat it was over. Heshould be standing tall,confident that God hashis back, but whenJezebel, just onewoman, threatens him,he takes off running.Even worse, he notonly runs, but he runsalone. It says in 1

Kings 19:3 that heleaves his servant inBeersheba and goes onalone.

This was a hugemistake; when youwalk away from thosewho would encourageyou, things tend to godownhill fast, and theydid. In verse 4, we seehim parking it under atree and having a royalpity party; that’s theone party we neverwant to invite anyoneto because it’s all aboutMe, Myself, and I.

There’s a lot to befound in 1 Kings 19,but I’m going to stop onthis point. It’s not goodfor man to be alone.God said it beforebringing Eve into thepicture, and it’s true ofmuch more than justthe husband-wiferelationship. Each of usneeds to be in positiverelationships withpeople who will stick byus no matter what. Weneed to be grounded incommunity. We need tobe actively involved inchurch. We need to besurrounded by thosewho can encourage usduring the hard times,and we need to bequick to encouragethem as well.

When we walk awayfrom these relation-

ships, as Elijah did, itis easy to focus entirelyon our problems andforget the greatness ofGod. We’ve seen thiseven in the naturalsince we starteddealing with covid:isolation lead to a hugespike in mental healthissues and suicides.Community is a neces-sity for our spiritual,mental, and evenphysical well being.

Elijah does get hisact together; he repentsand continues with theassignment God hasgiven him. One of thefirst things God does,at this point, is tell himto anoint Elisha to be aprophet (1 Kings19:16). This sameElisha becomes thatfriend who sticks closerthan a brother. Multi-ple times, near the endof his walk on Earth,Elijah tries to sendElijah away, to go onwithout him, but theman won’t budge.

Let’s be Elijah withElisha; let’s never walkalone. Let’s also beElisha with Elijah,refusing to budge whenour hurting friends tryto send us away. Let uswalk with themthrough it all.

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There have been somewonderful surprises dur-ing the last few weeks. OnSeptember 30th, Toro theTexans mascot made sur-prise visits to teachersalong with the Crosby Ed-ucation Foundation. Theannual CEF Grant Give-away awarded more than$90,000 in more than 65grants to Crosby ISDteachers. The money willgo directly to creating les-sons, transforming class-rooms, and sparkinginspiration among Crosby

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students. Also recently,the district announcedthat all Crosby ISD em-ployees will receive freeadmission to all homeathletic events. It’s asmall token of apprecia-tion for our dedicatedstaff.

We’re ramping up forsome big nights for fallsports. Senior Night forfootball will be October15th during the gameagainst Texas City. Vol-leyball Senior Night willbe October 19th in thematch against GalenaPark. Of course, we’re alllooking forward to Home-coming Week. We’ll capoff the week with a pep

rally and Spirit Walkfrom Crosby High Schoolto Cougar Stadium. Thenwe’ll cheer on our varsityCougars against Santa Fein the homecoming game.

Fall is a changing ofthe seasons. It’s also atime of reflection and atime of renewing our-selves with purpose. Hereat Crosby ISD, our pur-pose is clear: teach stu-dents, help them achievetheir goals, celebrate ourstaff, honor tradition, andshare Cougar Pride withour parents and our com-munities.

This is Now! Go Coogs!


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