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Kyle ‘running out of options’ with streets

By Brett ThorneWhen Kyle voters go to the

polls in May, they will decide whether to approve a $52 million road bond that will double the debt in the city’s general fund. Or they could do nothing, an option that City of Kyle Mobility Com-mittee member Joe Bacon said has costs of its own.

“If I keep driving my car on these roads, it’s already costing me money,” Bacon said. “I’ve had a rim on my car [ground] up on a place where the pavement drops, and I’ve already had my front end aligned, and it’s a pretty new car.”

The five thoroughfares to be included in the construc-tion projects are Bunton Creek, Lehman and Goforth roads; Bur-leson Street; and Marketplace Avenue. City Engineer Steve Widacki said the intention is to turn each section into a three- or four-lane road with sidewalks.

The move to include the bond election on the May ballot came after a failed attempt to get a

similar issue to voters in Novem-ber. In August, with a decision to call the election looming, Councilman Ray Bryant said he was wary of the vagueness of the ballot language, which did not explicitly state which roads would be improved. Council members Samantha Bellows-LaMense, Bradley Pickett and Mayor Pro Tem Diane Hervol agreed and voted against the measure, effectively eliminating the possibility of its placement on last year’s ballot.

“I had a concern that we weren’t transparent enough,” Bryant said. “If we’re going to put this on a ballot, we need to be transparent. People need to know what the tax rate is going to be. It wasn’t clear.”

This time around, the Mobil-ity Committee and city staff cre-ated a plan that laid out which roads will receive improvements, the tax impact and a timeline for construction and financing.

“I feel real comfortable where

we’re at,” Bryant said. “I want to know what the people think.”

Determining priorities In 2012, officials hosted a

series of “envisioning meetings” in which residents voiced their opinions on what issues they wanted the city to focus. The recurring themes during those meetings were road improve-ments to Bunton Creek, Lehman

and Goforth roads; Burleson Street; and Marketplace Avenue.

Bacon said the residents’ feed-back gathered at those meetings was ultimately what steered the Mobility Committee’s prioritiza-tion of the roads.

“Our focus always has been the feedback we’ve gotten from the people who live here, who

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their resources now to quench their demand for water later.

Realizing that existing supplies are already spoken for and hoping to take their “water destiny” into their own hands, the cities joined forces with a trio of rural providers in 2007 to form the Hays Caldwell Public Utility Agency.

In November, the agency took a major step toward achieving that destiny when it was granted official permission to pump water from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, mostly from a patchwork of leases in the easternmost cor-ner of Caldwell County. HCPUA members are planning to pipe the water about 40 miles west

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For the first time since college, I am swimming laps on a regular basis. At first, I miscalculated my flip turns and was often out of breath, but I am having the time of my life, and, like many people this time of year, focusing on wellness. While I enjoy swimming in the San Marcos River, I am a fair-weather

enthusiast in these cooler months. Without a doubt, the swimming pool is a water privilege I would miss.

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Coming Soon

6 Dr. Madison L. Huser and Dr. Tony Jacob plan to open Vision Source Kyle, 5167 Kyle Center Drive, Ste. 103, Kyle, in mid-March The optometric physicians will offer eye examinations, contact lenses, glasses, laser vision correction and other products and services. 512-268-7600. www.kylevisionsource.com

7 Lyndsey Leggitt plans to open Wings to Go, 5401 FM 1626, Ste. 305, Kyle, in early March. The restaurant will feature chicken wings, burgers, 12 televisions, a covered patio and full bar. 830-708-6789

Relocations

8 Joanna Ruley-Garza moved Holistic Beauty and Wellness from 322 W. Hopkins St. to 505 W. San Antonio St., San Marcos, on Jan. 10. The business provides life coaching, skin and body therapies and other services. 512-665-2712. www.joannagarza.com. Twitter: @ruleygarza

9 The U.S. Postal Service relocated its facility at 301 N. Guadalupe St. to 210 S. Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, on Jan. 28. The new center features more parking and an expanded retail counter. 800-275-8777. www.usps.com. Twitter: @usps

10 Onion Creek Senior Citizens was scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new building at 420 Barton Crossing on Feb. 14. Executive Director Sandra Grizzle said the senior citizen engagement organization had “outgrown” its old building. 512-468-4451. www.onioncreekseniorcitizens.org

11 Dan’s Discount Bookstore, 214 N. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, closed its brick-and-mortar location Jan. 26. Owner Daniel Mull plans to open a new store at 4409 50th St., Lubbock. The store had offered a selection of about 100,000 books. www.booksindemand.net

Now Open

1 Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 730 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos, opened Feb. 4. The restaurant offers hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and complimentary peanuts. 512-353-0093. www.fiveguys.com

2 Arthritis Clinic of Central Texas,

1340 Wonder World Drive, Bldg. 2, Ste. 2203, San Marcos, opened Jan. 7. The clinic offers care for patients with rheumatology and immune diseases. 512-667-7123

3 Eddie Rabie opened Marvelous Smoke, 350 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos, on Dec. 1. The shop sells tobacco, pipes, tattoo supplies and other goods. 512-392-3232

4 Approved Money Center, 730 E. Hopkins St., Ste. 108, San Marcos, opened Feb. 11. The center offers short-term, payday and other loans. 512-392-6777. www.approvedmoneycenter.com

5 Arise Healthcare hosted the grand opening of the Hays Surgery Center, 135 Bunton Creek Road, Kyle, on Feb. 13. The center features five operating rooms in

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On Feb. 12, a citizens advisory committee recommended that San Marcos CISD call an $80 million bond election in May to build a new football stadium and prekindergarten campus, among 11 other major facilities projects. In order to hold the election in May, the board of trustees must decide whether to call the vote by March 1, school officials said. www.smcisd.net

On Jan. 28, the Greater San Marcos Partnership Marketing Alliance launched an awareness campaign on behalf of San Marcos CISD. The one-year campaign, Making the Grade! San Marcos, is aimed at promoting the district’s programs, awards and achievements. “Sometimes we get focused on the little things, and we forget about the great things our students and our community are doing,” Superintendent Mark Eads said. www.makingthegradesanmarcos.com. Twitter: @making_thegrade

12 On Feb. 5, Texas State University announced the launch of a master’s degree program in merchandising and consumer studies, administered by the School of Family and Consumer Sciences. Applications are being accepted for the summer and fall 2013 semesters. Family and Consumer Sciences Building, 601 University Drive, San Marcos. 512-245-2448. www.fcs.txstate.edu. Twitter: @txst

New Ownership

13 The Settlement, 210 S. Amberwood Drive, Kyle, was purchased by Block Funds, a Missouri-based commercial real estate firm, in January. The Settlement features 396 luxury apartments and several amenities. 512-295-7222. www.thesettlementapts.com. Twitter: @settlementapts

14 Ryan Barnett purchased Dreamland Waffles from Tripp Gordon in January. The waffles will now be served out of

Barnett’s trailer, Pedestrian Cafe, 310 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos. 512-618-5411. Twitter: @pedestriancafe

Anniversaries

15 Top Image Hair, 300 S. C.M. Allen Parkway, Ste. 214, San Marcos, celebrates its second anniversary in February. Owner Shelly Conway offers haircuts for men, women and children as well as extensions and coloring. 512-757-8766

16 The Jumpy Place, 241 Weldon Johnson Way, Kyle, celebrated its third anniversary Feb. 12. The Jumpy Place is an indoor inflatable bounce house for children ages 1–10. Free coffee and Wi-Fi are available for parents. 512-262-1600. www.thejumpyplacetx.com

17 Elite Body Works, 4100 Everett St., Ste. 200, Kyle, celebrates its second anniversary in February. The gym offers personal training, nutrition counseling and Zumba classes. 512-787-1878. www.elitemedfit.com

18 Grin’s Restaurant, 802 N. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, celebrates its 38th anniversary in February. The restaurant’s menu features chicken-fried steak, burgers and happy hour all day Monday–Friday. 512-392-3500. www.grinsrestaurant.com Twitter: @grinsrestaurant

19 Rhea’s Ice Cream, 318 N. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, celebrated its third anniversary Jan. 19. The shop features homemade ice cream in flavors such as avocado coconut, Big Red and caramel sea salt. 512-667-7598

20 Salon Mink, 331 W. Hopkins St., San Marcos, celebrated its fifth anniversary Feb. 6. The salon offers massages, hair styling and coloring, facials, microdermabrasion and other services. 512-754-6465

21 Bar OneFortyOne, 141 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos, celebrated its fourth anniversary Jan. 20. The downtown club features a full bar, dance floor and no cover

charge for those with military and college IDs Thursday–Saturday. 512-558-7399. Twitter: @bar141

22 Mochas & Javas, 700 N. LBJ Drive, San Marcos, celebrates its 10th anniversary in February. The cafe also has locations at 102 Wonder World Drive, Ste. 406, and 1301 Wonder World Drive, and it serves coffee, an assortment of vegan and non-vegan baked goods, smoothies and other items. 512-396-5282. www.mochasandjavas.com. Twitter: @mochasandjavas

Expansions

23 Toby Patch, owner of the Round Rock–based Nach Yo Taco, opened a second location at 310 N. Guadalupe St., San Marcos, at Mimi’s Trailer Park Eatery on Jan. 26. The trailer features tacos, salads, quesadillas and other traditional Mexican food with a modern spin. 512-765-6394. Twitter: @nachyotaco

24 Officials held a ground breaking ceremony for New Haven Assisted Living and Memory Care Center, 107 Creekside Trail, Kyle, on Feb. 5. The company, which also has locations in Bastrop and Schertz, provides housing and care for the elderly. 888-774-2836. www.newhavenassistedliving.com

Name Change

25 Thunderhill Raceway, 24801 I-35, Kyle, changed its name to Central Texas Speedway in early January. The 3/8-mile track will host eight events in 2013, beginning April 5–6. In addition to NASCAR races, the speedway will host live music and kart racing. 512-828-6478. www.centexspeedway.com. Twitter: @centexspeedway

26 Uniform Factory Outlet, 1711 S. I-35, San Marcos, was renamed Life Uniform in January. The business provides nursing scrubs, custom uniforms and monogramming. 512-392-6698. www.lifeuniform.com. Twitter: @life_uniform news or questions about san marcos, buda or kyle?

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By Wes FergusonLess than a year from now, Austin

Community College officials expect students to be roaming the halls and attending classes at the first ACC campus in Hays County.

The college broke ground on the Kyle campus in June, and construction of the three-story building is on time and under budget, according to Bill Mullane, ACC’s executive director of facilities and construction.

Mullane said officials are planning for an enrollment of about 1,500 in the inau-gural spring 2014 semester.

“We’re really eager to have a presence in Kyle and really think this is a great location for us to serve both Kyle and Buda, and all of northern Hays County,” Mullane said. “We expect to attract students out of southern Travis County and the rest of Hays County to that campus as well.”

The campus was designed for a maxi-mum enrollment of 2,000 students, although future development of the 96-acre site could allow for an enrollment of 10,000–12,000, he added. For now, Mullane said there are no specific plans for expansion.

“We’ll wait and see what the demand is and how much money is available,” he said. “We expect enrollment to grow pretty quickly at this location, so [expan-sion is] probably not going to be that far down the road.”

Voters in the Kyle/Buda area approved joining the ACC taxing district in Novem-ber 2010, but construction was delayed when a Kyle dentist sued ACC, claiming the election was invalid because the college had not adequately informed voters of the potential tax impact. The legal battle ended in January 2012 when the Texas Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

Since beginning construction, crews have laid the foundation, erected most of the steel beams and poured some elevated concrete, among other improvements.

“You can get a sense, at least, of the bones of [the building] at the moment,” Mullane said. “The final structural steel will be in place at the end of March.”

Plans for the campus include advising and counseling services, a financial aid office, learning lab with free tutoring, online and on-site library services, sci-ence labs, computer labs, testing center, a student commons area and bookstore.

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Commissioners give unanimous approval to transportation master plan City Council Place 2 election headed to runoff March 9

hAyS COUNTy Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 22 to adopt a new countywide transportation master plan.

Developed following more than a year of discussions and public meetings, the plan offers a guide for future road projects throughout the county, including new loops around Kyle and San Marcos.

The plan also calls for additional lanes for roads in the county’s fastest-growing areas. However, the plan does not rank the road priorities or set a construction timeline for them. Commissioners said they will build the projects when they determine the time is right and funding is available.

“I think it’s a pretty comprehensive plan,” Precinct 2 Commissioner Mark Jones said. “We’re not coming out and say-ing, ‘This is what we’re going to do at this time,’ but it should be a help to landown-ers, developers and citizens.”

On Feb. 5, the Commissioners Court took action on one of the priorities out-lined in the plan, approving $187,000 for engineering and environmental services for FM 110. FM 110 is a planned loop around eastern San Marcos, connecting McCarty Lane in the south with Yar-rington Road in the north and bypassing I-35 throughout most of the city.

County officials hope to fund the $60 million project in part with state money left over from recent transportation proj-ects that were completed for less than the budgeted amount.

For information about the county’s transportation priorities, visit www.co.hays.tx.us/transportationplan.

BUDA City Council candidates Wiley Hopkins and Amy Proctor are headed to a runoff election for the Place 2 seat. In a special election Jan. 26, Hopkins received 48.03 percent of the vote to Proctor’s 27.9 percent and Cathy Chil-cote’s 24.02 percent.

Since no candidate achieved more than 50 percent of the vote, according to the city charter, a runoff must be held between the candidates with the two highest vote totals. The runoff election will be held March 9 at City Hall, 121 Main St. Early voting runs from Feb. 20–March 5 at City Hall.

Hopkins said he was confident he would be able to lock up the 2 percent he needs to gain a majority. There were 229 ballots cast in the initial election, which means Hopkins would have needed five more votes in his favor.

“I’m pretty excited and pleased about the outcome and the support I got,” said Hopkins, who is vice chairman of the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments.

Proctor, a 30-year resident of Buda, acknowledged that she has ground to make up.

“Most of the votes I received from people that live in Buda were concerned about the uncontrolled growth and the increasing traffic and the increasing taxes and direction Buda is going,” she said. “They agree with my position on controlled growth.”

Buda City Council121 Main St. | 512-312-0084www.ci.buda.tx.usMeets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month

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Lawmakers grapple with illegal immigrationBanning taxpayer-funded day labor

sites and stripping undocumented college students of their access to in-state tuition are among proposals in the Texas Legisla-ture that seek to limit the effects of illegal immigration.

But even as they are filing, Republican lawmakers, who have a majority in the House and Senate, said they are mindful that attempting to supersede federal law could bring about lawsuits and alienate Hispanic voters—while having no real impact in the Lone Star State.

State’s authoritySo far, the bills that have been filed are

largely limited to things the state can do, instead of bills that send strong anti-illegal immigration messages but cannot be enforced by the state, such as stripping birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents, a bill that failed last session.

“It’s a different conversation for Republi-cans to have, and it’s a new conversation to have,” said Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-District 52, who said he supports border security and wants Texas lead the charge on design-ing a national guest worker program.

A bill banning so-called sanctuary cities that was a priority for Republican leaders last session had not yet been filed as of the first week of session.

The bill would have stripped funding from cities that appear to flout immigra-tion laws—such as forbidding local police from asking for proof of citizenship. But its author now says she has other priorities with regard to immigration.

“Border security and public security as a whole is my No. 1 priority,” said Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-District 150, adding that a ban on sanctuary cities is hard to enforce because those cities don’t typically put such policies in writing. “The bottom line is, making sure that the safety and security of the people of Texas is well established must be our No. 1 priority. If we don’t do that,

well, there isn’t much of a No. 2 priority.”Gonzales agreed, saying he would rather

address issues such as gangs, drug cartels and human trafficking than bills that could make the population less educated and more dependent on the system.

Another bill that could be filed is a requirement that all businesses use the federally recognized E-Verify system to make sure their employees are in the nation legally. The bill was filed last session by Rep. Paul Workman, R-District 47, but died in committee.

Democrats’ billsOn the Democrat side, a bill has been

filed by a Dallas representative to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The bill filing deadline is in March.

Rep. Mark Strama, D-District 50, said illegal immigration is a problem that should be addressed. But he said Texas should avoid creating laws so harsh that business is stymied or parents are afraid to send their children to school.

“However you feel about illegal immi-gration, there is no sensible benefit to having the children of illegal immigrants go uneducated while remaining in this country,” he said. “No one wins from that outcome.”

Democrats point to the presidential elec-tions, in which only 29 percent of Latinos voted for Republican candidate Mitt Rom-ney, as proof that the GOP approach in the past has only served to alienate them from the Republican Party.

Illegal immigrant populationEstimates put the illegal immigrant

population in Texas at around 1.6 million, more than every state except California. Almost all of them are part of the work-force, according to the Pew Hispanic Cen-ter, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

About 9 percent of the Texas work-force in 2010 was composed of illegal

immigrants, according to the most recent figures by the Pew center.

And undocumented workers contribute $17.7 billion to the state’s economy each year, according to the most recent esti-mates by the Texas Comptroller’s Office.

Researchers said the number of illegal immigrants in Texas, which comprises nearly two-thirds of the nation’s Mexico border, has tripled since 1990 estimates.

Nationwide, estimates on the population range from 11 million–20 million, and pro-posals to reduce that number have ranged from creating a guest worker plan with a path to citizenship to mass deportation.

The latter is not an idea that sits well in Texas, where leadership Republicans

and the business community tend to be more middle-of-the-road when it comes to immigration policy, both nationally and on the state level.

Speaking to conservatives at a recent convention of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Agricultural Commis-sioner Todd Staples said Texas is poised to lead the way in supporting policies that maintain the labor force while bringing illegal immigrants out of the shadows.

“Do we really believe people are coming here illegally today seeking citizenship? Or are people coming here looking for a job?” Staples said. “Do we really want to grow a government big enough to round up 11 million people?”

“We cannot control our health care and education costs until we close the border. … The reality is there are a lot of undocumented people in our country. For any

legislation to be workable, it has to have a path to citizenship, and there ought to be funding associated with it. Everybody keeps kicking the can down the road,

not wanting to take the political heat, but not deciding is a decision, and the problem is just going to get more difficult to handle with time. ... You’ll have to

make some hard decisions, and people are going to be hurt. There’s no way to avoid that. But what we want are productive citizens paying taxes, doing their jobs

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Hays County Judge Bert Cobb

“The greatest illegal immigration challenge for Travis County is our effort to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s request that counties detain for up to 48 hours persons suspected of having ‘immigration status issues.’”

Travis County Judge Samuel BiscoeSources: Pew Hispanic Center, Texas Comptroller’s Office, U.S. Census Bureau

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since 2004, residents of kyle have pitched in to help keep one of the city’s greatest natural resources free of trash and debris. Plum creek is a 52-mile-long stream that runs through kyle, crosses i-35 and eventually joins the san marcos river, which provides drinking water to municipalities throughout central texas. volunteers are provided with bags and small hand tools to help remove thousands of pounds of recyclables and trash from the river and park areas. volunteers receive a free pizza lunch at the cleanup’s conclusion around noon. 8:30 a.m. Free. lake kyle. 512-262-3939. www.cityofkyle.com/recreation/ plum-creek-watershed-clean

26 Kyle’s State of the City luncheon

the kyle area chamber of commerce hosts the annual event with guest speaker mayor lucy Johnson. in office since 2010, Johnson holds many civic positions and represents kyle in the u.s. conference of mayors. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. $10 (chamber members), $15 (nonmembers). Hays county Performing arts center, 979 kohler’s crossing road, kyle. 512-268-4220. www.kylechamber.org. twitter: @kyletexas

28 Hays County Republican Party lincoln/Reagan dinner

Gov. rick Perry is the keynote speaker at the political organization’s annual barbecue fundraiser, where he is set to discuss public education, water issues and the current legislative session. local and state elected officials are also scheduled to attend. 6 p.m. $35. texas disposal systems exotic Game ranch Pavilion, 11508 carl road, creedmoor. 512-785-8810. www.haysgop.org

Kyle/Buda Empty Bowl ProjectPurchase one of more than 100 specially crafted bowls and fill it

with homemade soup when the kyle/buda Women democrats host the fourth annual event benefiting the Hays county Food bank. the bowls were designed by students from the texas state university ceramics program. 11:30 a.m. $20. 100 W. center st., kyle. 512-392-8300. www.cityofkyle.com

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17 Ballet Folklóricothe encore series at texas state

university welcomes the latin american performance group from the university of texas–Pan american. 7:30 p.m. $5 (students), $15 (general public), $25 (reserved seating). evans auditorium, texas state university, 601 university drive, san marcos. 512-245-3501. www.encoreseriestxst.com/ballet-folklorico

22 Heroes Behind The Badgethe kyle citizen Police academy

alumni association hosts a screening of a documentary that tells the stories of police officers who have been caught in the line of fire. the screening is followed by a discussion on law enforcement. 7 p.m. $10 (presale), $15 (door). evans auditorium, texas state university, 601 university drive, san marcos. www.heroesbehindthebadge.com, twitter: @heroesbtb

23 Purgatory Creek trail runthe core running company hosts

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Cheatham Street Warehouse119 cheatham st., san marcos, 512-353-3777, www.cheathamstreet.com, twitter: @cheathamstreetFebruary16 sons of Fathers22 mike beck band23 adam HoodMarch5 american aquarium9 the Fossils

Texas Music Theater120 e. san antonio st., san marcos, 512-667-7216, www.txmusictheater.com, twitter: @txmusictheaterFebruary15 Wade bowen16 charlie robison with ryan beaver23 big k.r.i.t.March2 roger creager’s texas Fiesta

Triple Crown206 n. edward Gary st., san marcos, 512-396-2236, www.triplecrownlive.com, twitter: @triplecrownliveFebruary15 kabamba!16 stegosaurus lips22 the beaumontsMarch2 scott H. biram

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03 Mid-Texas Symphony’s ‘The Pines of Rome’

in its 35th season, the symphony presents italian composer ottorino respighi’s classic symphonic poem, which premiered in 1924. “the Pines of rome” depicts life in ancient rome from the perspective of different pine trees in a forest. david mairs is the director. 4 p.m. $30 (reserved), $25 (general admission), $20 (seniors, students and military), $5 (18 and younger). Jackson auditorium, 1000 W. court st., seguin. 830-372-8112. www.mtsymphony.org

06 Supple Music seriesWorld-renowned guitarist, singer and

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09 Buda City Council special runoff election

none of the three candidates vying for the open Place 2 seat on buda city council won a majority of the vote in the Jan. 26 election, so the two candidates who received the most votes, amy Proctor and Wiley Hopkins, are heading to a runoff election. voting takes place at buda city Hall, 121 main st. although election day is march 9, early voting runs Feb. 20–march 5. 512-312-0084. www.ci.buda.tx.us

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1 Gary Garcia, vocalist for the group Jazz, blues and diamonds, works the crowd during one of the band’s sets.

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3 the silent auction featured prizes such as a hot-air balloon ride, tickets to a texas stars game and a barbecue grill.

4 attendees at the buda chamber of commerce awards Gala try their hand at the gala’s casino.

the kyle area chamber of commerce held its annual awards gala Jan. 26 in texas old town’s stone Hall in kyle. the event featured dinner, live music, a photo shoot for guests, an awards ceremony, and live and silent auctions.

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community members gathered Feb. 9 to celebrate the seventh anniversary of Hope and love for kids at the Winfield inn in kyle. the nonprofit organization is dedicated to providing charitable assistance, education and scholarships to children in Hays county.

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Texas Disposal Systems receives 2,000–3,000 tons of trash, recyclable material and compostable items each day. The company has a fleet of 200 trucks that collect waste from Austin, Buda, Kyle, San Marcos and San Antonio.

Texas Disposal SystemsCompany ensures landfill is not a ‘bad thing’

B ob and Jim Gregory inherited a love for trash—scrap metal, brush and other forms of refuse—from

their father, a scrap metal worker, and they turned that love into a Central Texas empire.

Texas Disposal Systems provides resi-dential waste collection for San Marcos, Buda, Kyle, Austin and parts of San Antonio, as well as commercial collection within areas of Hays and Travis counties.

TDS sits on 2,000 acres in Creedmoor, 1 mile northeast of Buda.

The business has stayed in the family, and Jim’s daughter Jennifer now acts as the company’s marketing director. Jenni-fer said when TDS first announced plans to open its facility in 1989, residents of the area were very vocal about where they stood on the issue.

“We knew there was going to be opposi-tion,” she said. “We were prepared for that, and really what we were telling them we were going to do, no one had ever said before.”

Jennifer said her father and uncle prom-ised residents there would be no stench or bird problem, and the landfill would not be “a bad thing for the community.”

“No one wants a landfill in their back-yard, so they fought us going into it, but once we got permitted and once we got up and running, then it was a whole different

story,” she said.In 1991, TDS received the first permit

in Texas for a fully integrated landfill with recycling and composting.

Since receiving the permit, TDS has grown to include waste management services throughout Central Texas and in Alpine, where city officials caught wind of the company’s reputation and decided to dump their old service provider. Jennifer said though she is not arrogant about it, she believes the company deserves to be recognized for its unique model and methodology.

“The normal way of a landfill is the more you bury, the more money you make,” she said. “In our model, that’s not necessarily being a good steward of the environment that we feel like we’ve been put over in this place to oversee. ‘Diver-sion’ is a big word for us, because we divert as much as we can and find another use for it.”

Evidence of the company’s emphasis on diversion can be seen at its resale center, which is filled with golf clubs, furniture and home appliances. Jennifer said her children’s bikes and all of her appli-ances—all except her brand-new refriger-ator—came from the resale center at TDS.

“They’ve got little dings,” Jennifer said. “It’s trash to someone else, but it works for me.”

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Animal houseWhen tds officials first announced their intentions to build a landfill in creedmoor, they intended to include a golf course on the property. marketing director Jennifer Gregory said her father and uncle, the company’s co-founders, quickly realized they did not have time for golf and decided to start an exotic animal reserve instead.

the texas disposal systems exotic game ranch began with a few cattle, but it slowly turned into a huge reserve. above left, a black rhino plods across a section of the 2,000-acre facility. above, blackbuck antelope graze on a January afternoon. the black rhino is native to africa, while the blackbuck is native to india and Pakistan.

tds allows qualifying nonprofit organizations to use its cabin and pavilion free of charge. the company says its facility has helped groups host fundraisers that have collected $20 million.

By the numbers

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Exotic game ranchtds owns between 2,000 and 3,000 animals—including members of 100 species—at its exotic game ranch next to the landfill. every continent except antarctica is represented in the collection, which includes:

•black rhinos •Giraffes•american alligators •bengal tigers•buffalo•camels•Zebras•more than 90 other species

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Tantra CoffeehouseSan Marcos locale returns to its roots

W hen Nathan and Jamie Todd opened Tantra Coffeehouse in 2006, they envisioned a set-

ting where people would come together over cups of coffee, build community ties, and celebrate the arts and culture of San Marcos.

What happened, without anybody really planning it, was that Tantra became a live music headquarters. Punk rockers, angsty singer-songwriters and others flocked to the coffee shop’s small outdoor stage.

Neighbors complained about the noise, and the business wasn’t making money. Tantra’s four owners discussed dissolving their partnership and closing the doors of the purple wooden building a couple of blocks west of the downtown square.

“We’ve got the best cup of coffee in town, but most people didn’t know it because you couldn’t get them in the door,” said Adam Lilley, a co-manager who bought an ownership stake from the Todds in November 2010.

Instead of closing, the owners decided to pull the plug on the raucous outdoor music scene. The switch happened in June 2012.

“We took a really hard left turn, stripped away all the fluff and all the bright lights and went back to the basics. One thing Nathan and Jamie had right from Day 1, they didn’t skimp on quality food and beverages,” Lilley said. “We braced ourselves for the chunk of time that we figured we’d have to form a new clientele … but within a month to six weeks, things were going as well as they ever had before.”

The success has been bittersweet, said Lilley, himself a musician. Since mak-ing the change, however, the coffee shop has allowed a few performers back onto the wooden stage—but this time, they fit within a coffee shop setting, such as bluegrass on Wednesdays.

“We’ll put an emphasis on music that is neighborhood-friendly,” Lilley said.

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Co-owner Adam lilley’s recommendationsblackened salmon tacos“i feel certain we’re the only place in town doing blackened salmon. When we first introduced it, i thought, ‘that’s pretty fancy for a coffee shop.’” $7.50

Tantra Turkeylilley’s favorite food offering is a grilled turkey sandwich with avocado spread, spinach and tomato. “i think that’s it. it’s a very simple sandwich.” $6.95

breakfast bagel“it’s a bagel of your choice with bacon, egg and cheese. We have the best bagels in this town, for sure. i’d say maybe the best bagels in Hays county.” $4.95

The busy beetantra’s signature drink is made of honey, orange juice and yerba mate, a south american herbal tea. “it’s a light, refreshing beverage, and it’s got a nice buzz to it, but yerba mate metabolizes in your body differently than coffee. it’s all of the buzz with none of the crash.” $3.50

Tantra co-owner Adam Lilley said the coffeehouse’s outdoor area used to be heavy on live music.

Tantra serves a number of hot and cold beverages seven days a week.


Joe HarperExecutive director of the Small Business Development Center at Texas State University

As the head of the Small Business Development Center at Texas State University, Joe Harper works with entrepreneurs in Austin and 12 Central Texas counties. The Texas State SBDC—with offices in San Marcos, Austin and Round Rock—is part of a region of centers that serve 79 counties in the Southwest Texas border area, stretching all the way west to El Paso.

Harper began his own entrepreneurial career as an 8-year-old, shining shoes at the local barber shop to supplement the allowance his parents gave him.

“The entrepreneurial spirit was stirred in me then because I realized that it’s not about being your own boss,” Harper said. “It’s certainly not about making more money because I have yet to see how that comes out. But it is about controlling your own destiny. “

Harper discussed some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs today, the free services provided by the SBDC and the state of small-business development in Central Texas.

What services does the SBDC provide for entrepreneurs?

We provide the technical assistance to help launch a business and expand a busi-ness. Small businesses, by federal govern-ment standards, [are] 500 employees or less. In the tricounty area—meaning Hays, Travis and Williamson counties—there are 72,000 small businesses. The market’s way too big for us to do it alone, so we began to form collaborations. We turned what was considered to be competition into collaboration and into partnerships so we can deliver the services necessary to help small businesses grow, and then provide the technical assistance. We do it through one-on-one counseling, through training [and] through collaboration with other partners.

What incentives exist for women and minority entrepreneurs today?

A lot has changed. [In the] early days, there were a lot of set-asides, particularly in government contracts. There’s always been some interest, at least at the corporate level, to make sure that they’re bringing the minority and women businesses along. We’re beginning to see less and less of that, but it is still there.

The majority of small businesses today are women-owned businesses. If we were to

look at our client pool, you would find that it’s probably about 60/40 women-owned businesses. [And] it is not necessarily lifestyle businesses … a large percentage are growth-oriented businesses, which is a good sign.

What are some of the things that cause a small business to fail?

There are different statistics, but it’s any-where from 60 [percent]–80 percent of all small businesses that start [will] fail within the first five years. The reason for that fail-ure is usually a lack of preparation from the beginning. What we do as an organization is we provide that assistance to help them look at their business, their business oppor-tunity, their business model. We help them develop strategies that are going to allow them to execute and execute successfully. It’s not about getting the business started; it’s about getting it started and keeping it sustained over a period of time.

how do you assist a business that does not need to grow?

It’s not always all about growth. There [are] retrenchment strategies. What hap-pened as we’ve gone in to the recession since 2008, businesses have had to learn how to survive in a down economy. We

work with businesses to determine, what’s a sensible retrenchment strategy? Retrench-ment means you have to shrink a little bit because you can’t afford to stay where you are, but you have to stay in business. It’s about keeping them alive long enough till we can find that opportunity to grow.

Where is help needed most—Travis, Williamson or hays [county]?

That’s a politically loaded question because if you would ask any of the politi-cal officials in any of those counties, they’d tell you it was their county. They all make that pitch to me, that I need to spend more resources in that county. Having said that, it seems that at the moment we’re get-ting the most activity out of Williamson County.

I’m not saying that a lot isn’t occurring in other places. Williamson County is not growing faster than Travis County or Hays County. There’s a lot of pressure for us to put more resources into Hays County and the I-35 corridor. A lot is occurring there, and we recognize that, so we have begun to apply some new resources into that market.

We’re very fortunate in our market—in Texas—that we’re going to be experienc-ing growth for some time to come. The economy in Central Texas looks good.

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Joe Harper discusses some of the changes entrepreneurs have seen in the local business landscape in recent years.

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•according to the sbdc, in 2012, advisers at the center worked with more than 700 busi-nesses, helping to launch 64 and expand 43 of those. that work led to the creation of 490 new jobs and the retention of 275 jobs, as well as the acquisition of more than $19 million in capital and more than $60 million in contracts for central texas.

•sbdc Global helps entrepreneurs connect directly with businesses in central and south america. Foreign and u.s. sbdc programs provide counseling to help owners maintain that business relationship, said Joe Harper, executive director of the sbdc at texas state.

•sbdc Global helps entrepreneurs connect directly with businesses in central and south america. Foreign and u.s. sbdc programs provide counseling to help owners maintain that business relationship, Harper said.

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GardeninG GuideSan Marcos, Buda and Kyle

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Community gardensvolunteers at work on san marcos’ next neighborhood gardenone year after transforming an unused strip of city-owned land into garden plots next to dunbar Park, members of the san marcos neighborhood Gardens program began construction of their second project in February. Gardeners could be planting crops as early as april at the organization’s next plot, the alamo neighborhood Garden, according to co-organizer betsy robertson.

“at dunbar, we started in late January [2012] and were actually planting in april,” robertson said. “We’re hoping this one will go a little faster because we’ve learned some lessons.”

before gardeners can start amending the soil and sowing seeds, volunteers said they will run water lines and build raised beds. they also plan to install fencing around the garden, which is at the corner of alamo and Harvard streets where a water tower once stood, just north of the texas state university campus.

because the project is being funded by a $19,000 federal community development block Grant, 51 percent of gardeners must qualify as low to moderate income earners. the program is a partnership between the city of san marcos and the nonprofit group sustainable san marcos. organizers are aiming to create a citywide network of community gardens on city-owned property.

“For me, it’s about building communities, teaching people how to garden and providing people with a way to have an inexpensive source of food,” robertson said.

a community garden is also a good place for new gardeners to learn and become more comfortable growing their own food, robertson added. “i like it when i’m standing there watering, and i can be standing there talking to somebody,” she said. “there’s a lot of information that can be shared.”

Alamo Neighborhood Garden, corner of alamo and Harvard streets, san marcos, is under construction and could open as soon as april. $40 annual plot fee, $30 refundable deposit and one-time $20 charge. must be a san marcos resident. www.smgardens.org

Dunbar Neighborhood Garden, corner of south mitchell street and West martin luther king drive, san marcos. $40 annual plot fee, $30 refundable deposit and one-time $20 charge. must be a san marcos resident. www.smgardens.org

Hays Communities YMCA Community Garden, 465 buda sportsplex drive, buda. Free. no ymca membership required. 512-523-0099. www.austinymca.org/ hays-communities

San Marcos Community Garden, 624 e. Hopkins st., san marcos, behind st. John the evangelist catholic church. $20 per plot per season. www.facebook.com/smcommunitygardentx

spring is approaching, but green thumbs and backyard farmers still have time to prepare their plots or containers for some of the region’s more popular garden crops. tomatoes, peppers and summer squash, to name a few, will be ready to plant in mid-march. From community gardens to clubs and suppliers, san marcos, buda and kyle offer a variety of resources to guide both the urban farmer and the traditional gardener alike. this list is not meant to be comprehensive. if your business was left off, email us at [email protected], and we will add it online.

“there are massive amounts of people out there that want produce and farm-fresh material, and once they know about it, they keep supporting it,” he said. “more farms are needed. vegetable growing is what we need.”

EIEIO’s Organic Farm, 1000 Green acres, Wimberley. $30 per week, 10-week commitment. 512-847-2463. www.eieiotx.com

Heirloom Blooms, 900 Fm 32 #a, san marcos, plans to offer a limited number of community-supported agriculture shares from april 1–June 15. $125 one-time membership fee and $25 per week. 512-847-5225. www.heirloomblooms.org. twitter: @heirloomblooms

Millberg Farms, 737 opal lane, kyle. $7 per week. 512-667-0776

The Dunbar Neighborhood Garden in San Marcos offers plots for gardeners of all experience levels.

The San Marcos Community Garden sits behind St. John the Evange-list Catholic Church.

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Kyle farmer delivers seasonal fruit, vegetables

tim miller hits the road once a week, delivering the produce he has grown at millberg Farm on opal lane since 1989.

on a recent Wednesday, his bounty included paper bags filled with cool-weather crops, including mixed greens, arugula, cilantro, green onions, leeks, broccoli and cabbage.

“i pick it, wash it, go and deliver it, and i’m done,” miller said, adding that he prefers delivering crops to people throughout the kyle area rather than waiting for them to find him at farmers markets.

dedicated to growing only heirloom varieties in dryland conditions, miller said he aims to develop a base of about 50 customers who pay $7 per week for his certified organic produce. When the weather warms up and the season changes, he’ll add items such as okra and fruit from more than 140 trees.

as for the most popular garden crop, tomatoes, miller said he grows enough heirloom varieties to keep producing them nearly year-round.Tim Miller tends to leafy greens at Millberg Farms, his operation in

Kyle. Miller delivers the organic produce to customers each week.

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Gardening groupsThe Hays County Master Gardener Association conducts classes from september through may at the Hays county office of the texas agrilife extension service, 1253 civic center loop, san marcos. applications for the 2013–14 program will be available in July at http://hays.agrilife.org. 512-393-2120

Herb Society of America Hill Country Unit meets 9:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month from september through June at Wimberley Presbyterian church, 956 Fm 2325, Wimberley. 512-847-3335. www.hillcountryherbs.org

Kyle Garden Club meets at 1:30 p.m. the first Friday of each month september through may at the old kyle city Hall, 109 s. burleson st., kyle. 512-405-0172

San Marcos Area Bee Wranglers meet at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Hays county office of the texas agrilife extension service, 1253 civic center loop, san marcos. 512-393-2120. www.texasbees.com/buzz/san-marcos-area-bee-wranglers

Spring Lake Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second thursday of each month september through may in san marcos. location varies. visitors welcome. 512-392-2606

Farmers marketsDowntown Buda Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. saturdays march 24–oct. 27, 121 n. main st., buda. 512-773-7128. www.budafarmersmarket.com

Sacred Roots’ front porch store, 1–5 p.m. saturdays. 826 Waco st., san marcos. 214-448-6428. www.sacredroots 78666.wordpress.com. twitter: @sacredrootssm

San Marcos Farmers Market, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. saturdays, year-round, 100 block of east san antonio street, san marcos; 3–6 p.m. tuesdays, year-round, 204 s. edward Gary st., san marcos. 512-754-8471 for saturday market, 830-534-7908 for tuesday market. www.sanmarcosfarmersmarket.com

Texas State University farmers market, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. march 6, april 3 and april 24, the Quad, texas state university campus, 601 university drive, san marcos

Nurseries and gardening suppliesC&J Greenhouses, 404 Greenhouse road, martindale. 512-357-6153. www.c-jgreenhouse.com

Ellie’s Green House, 5013 Hwy. 21, san marcos. 512-392-0507

Garden-Ville, 3016 Fm 1327, buda. 512-350-0159; 3606 Fm 1327, creedmoor. 512-329-4900; 2212 old rr 12, san marcos. 512-754-0060. www.garden-ville.com. twitter: @gardenville

It's About Thyme, 11726 manchaca road, austin. 512-280-1192. www.itsaboutthyme.com

Madrone Nursery, 2400 Hilliard road, san marcos. open by appointment only. 512-353-3944. www.home.earthlink.net/~madronenursery

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Vendors offer cool-weather produce for sale at the San Marcos Farm-ers Market in late January.

Flowers and other plants fill Ellie’s Green House in San Marcos.

Employee Alex von Rosenberg prepares a young fruit tree before pot-ting it at Garden-Ville in San Marcos.

Garden-Ville manager Ellen Waller waters fruit trees after potting them at the store’s San Marcos location.

Kyle farmer Tim Miller displays a pair of carrots after pulling them from the soil.

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Compiled by Wes Ferguson


U lysses Cephas was born to freed slaves in a San Marcos that did not have a thriving university,

debates about apartment developers, or a retail mecca located along a well-traveled interstate highway.

What the city had was horses, and many of the city’s leaders rode through town on steeds that bore Cephas’ handiwork. His skill as a blacksmith was so widely known in the area that he received the dubious endorsement of being the man to shoe many of the horses belonging to the members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Janis Hendrix, community initiatives program administrator for the City of San Marcos, said she has heard stories about Cephas’ ability to recognize members of the Klan as they rode through town by looking at the hooves of the horses on which they rode.

Cephas’ skill as a blacksmith, coupled with his work in the community, made him a treasure to the Dunbar neigh-borhood, one of the city’s oldest com-munities. It also provided the catalyst that led the city to purchase the modest

A construction crew removes the roof of the Cephas House on Feb. 5 during restoration of the building.

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one-story home in which he spent much of his life, Hendrix said.

“What [residents of the Dunbar area] were seeing in their neighborhood was other vacant houses that were deteriorat-ing. People were buying them up and tearing them down and either reselling the land or putting a new house on it,” Hendrix said.

The effort to save the house was led by a group of Dunbar residents and community leaders, including the now-deceased John-nie Armstead, who helped bring the Cala-boose African American History Museum to reality, Hendrix said.

“Knowing the importance of Mr. Cephas to the community, especially the African-American community, and seeing all these houses being torn down, they came to us, and they said, ‘You know this house is for sale, and it’s really important to our neigh-borhood and our community,’” Hendrix said.

In 2002, the city received funds from the federal government as part of the Commu-nity Development Block Grant program, which aims to benefit and serve low- and moderate-income citizens in San Marcos.

The city used $43,799 in CDBG funds to purchase the Cephas House, located at 217 W. Martin Luther King Drive, in 2003. In December, after a process of fundrais-ing, designing and reviewing that lasted nearly 10 years, restoration of the house is under way.

Hendrix said the city will be accepting local organizations’ proposals for pos-sible uses for the building in the coming months.

The city contracted Cougar Construc-tion to handle the renovation and restora-tion job, which will include rebuilding the foundation, repurposing the inner rooms and providing better accessibility.

Hendrix said Richard Bates, chief executive of Cougar, does not fit the mold of a typical contractor because he is at the site during most of the project and does much of the work himself.

For the work that required more than one man, Bates assembled a team of laborers and carpenters. One of those laborers, Melvin Harris, has a close bond with the house, having grown up nearby it.

“It’s kind of nice because I’ve been run-ning around here all my life, and I’ve been seeing this house here forever,” Harris said. “I used to go to the store for the lady who lived here.”

City restoring residence of San Marcos blacksmithBy Brett Thorne

hISTORy San MarcoS

1800 1900 2000

1880—Ulysses Cephas bornulysses cephas is born in san marcos to freed slaves Joe and elizabeth cephas. Joe was a blacksmith, and he passed his trade on to his son.

June 13, 1952— Ulysses Cephas diescephas still called the house at 217 W. martin luther king drive his home when he died.

July 4, 2013—Deadline for the restorationcougar construction owner richard bates is handling much of the work himself and said he is hoping to have the project completed a month early.

1930— The Cephas house is builtthe Hays county appraisal district estimates the house was constructed in 1930.

2003— San marcos purchases the Cephas housethe city of san marcos received federal funds from the community development block Grant Program in 2002 that allows it to purchase the house in 2003.

2012—Restoration beginsthe city contracts with cougar construction, a contractor from beaumont, to rebuild the foundation, repurpose some of the inner rooms and improve accessibility to the house.

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participated,” said Bacon, who estimated that 125 to 140 people attended the meet-ings. “I’m sorry if you didn’t participate.”

Financial impact According to a tax impact analysis

conducted by Perwez Moheet, City of Kyle finance director, the road bonds will increase the average annual property tax bill by $259.48 over a six-year period. Moheet said he took a “worst-case” sce-nario approach when figuring the effects of the road bonds.

“I wanted the citizens to know this is the worst case,” Moheet said. “Anything else would be better news than this. If we add more property to the tax roll, we get more sales tax revenue. Anything in those arenas would help offset the tax impact.”

In 2012, there were 43 commercial and 241 residential building permits granted in the city. San Marcos issued 120 commercial and 208 residential permits, and Buda issued 32 commercial and 306 residential permits.

If Kyle’s tax base continues expanding, Moheet said residents can expect the road bond to have a lessened effect on property taxes. According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Kyle is expected to be the largest city in Hays County by 2020.

“When you see consultants using growth assumptions, well, no one has a perfect crystal ball,” Moheet said. “Those assump-tions could be on the money, or they could be way off. I’d hate for citizens to be under the impression that we’re going to see 50 percent growth in our [ad valorem tax]. Well, what if that doesn’t happen?”

Kyle’s property tax rate is 52.44 cents per $100 of home valuation. San Marcos’ prop-erty tax rate is 53.02 cents per $100 valuation, and Buda’s is 27.13 cents per $100 valuation. The road bond election would increase Kyle’s property tax rate by 20.75 cents for six years, capping out as the highest in Hays County.

At a City Council meeting Jan. 29, Bryant said water and wastewater rates as well as the rising costs of fuel and equipment would be issues the city would have to address—with tax increases—in the near future.

“I really believe that [residents of Kyle] have made a decision that, given all the things I’ve named, you’re willing to stop kicking the can down the road, bite the bullet and take care of Kyle and make it the place we all know it can be,” Bryant said.

Improvements to Bunton Creek, Goforth and Burleson and sections of Lehman were all prioritized by the city’s 2005 transporta-tion master plan. Bacon said if residents do not approve the road bonds, Kyle would not be able catch up with its population growth of the past decade.

“Next thing you know, we’ll be talking about the 2005 transportation plan in the year 2020,” Bacon said. “We’re running out of options here.”

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to the more populated areas along I-35.“Anybody who knows water in the area

knows that our surface water is used up, but the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer is a vast resource that is underutilized,” said Graham Moore, the HCPUA’s contracted general manager. “It really is a vast, abundant supply that we greatly need for the I-35 corridor.”

The Carrizo-Wilcox belts across Texas from Arkansas to Mexico and is primarily used for agriculture and irrigation, although Hutto, Bryan and Schertz are among a hand-ful of cities already using the aquifer for resi-dential and commercial needs.

For the first phase of the HCPUA’s water development project, the agency has leased more than 17,000 acres of land above the aquifer, primarily in Caldwell County with some in neighboring Gonzales County, and its permit from the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District allows it to withdraw 1 acre-foot of water per year for each surface acre leased—about 15 million gallons per day, Moore said.

“That’s enough to satisfy us for the next 25 to 30 years,” he said.

The project’s second phase, adding a capacity of 12 million gallons per day, is estimated to satiate the partners until about 2055. Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson, an HCPUA board member, said the water from the Car-rizo-Wilcox won’t be cheap, but it will guar-antee reasonably affordable access to water as other resources, such as reservoirs or the Edwards Aquifer, become more limited.

“We believe we have secured a water source for Kyle, Buda and San Marcos for

a very long time,” Johnson said. “It’s going to be an expensive project. We’re hoping to possibly get help from state or federal sources, but we’re not depending on it. Because we’re sharing the costs, it becomes an affordable project.”

Kyle and San Marcos buy a majority of their water from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, while Buda receives a majority of its water from the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. City officials said investing in the HCPUA project gives them an ownership stake in an important future water source and gives them more power over decisions about conservation and pumping.

“When you’re only buying water from sources like GBRA, you don’t have a lot of control over future growth and future prices,” Johnson said. “We’ve had very significant cost increases for water in Kyle, and a lot of that is us having to buy GBRA water at a high premium. I think all of us on the City Coun-cil want to avoid those really steep water rate increases in the future, and the HCPUA, we believe, is our best way to get there.”

A ‘massive’ price tagThe project will take about five years and

cost an estimated $110 million to drill the wells, acquire easements for the 40 miles of pipeline, build the pipeline, construct a treatment plant to remove iron from the water and install other transmission and infrastructure components, Moore said.

Each member entity is required to pay for its share of the project according to the amount of water it is expected to use about 50 years from now. The City of San Marcos holds the biggest share, at about 36 percent,

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while Kyle holds 28 percent and Buda holds 5 percent. The Canyon Regional Water Authority—representing the County Line, Maxwell and Crystal Clear water supply corporations—is responsible for nearly 31 percent of the cost.

“A $110 million project is massive, so obviously debt’s going to have to be issued to fund all that,” Moore said. “Nobody has their portion or will have reserves saved up, but everybody’s planning how to take that on. The best thing we can do is wait till more people are in the area, to spread those costs so each individual homeowner takes less of a hit on the cost of that future water.”

In the six years since the HCPUA was formed, San Marcos has contributed nearly $3.7 million to the project, while Kyle has spent $2.2 million and Buda has added nearly $480,000. The CRWA has spent $2.9 million.

The HCPUA expects water demand to exceed supply for its member entities in the next 10 to 15 years, so construction would have to begin between 2018 and 2023. The project’s start date has been pushed back since the area’s population growth slowed along with the economic downturn in 2008, however, easing demand for new water sources. More emphasis on conservation measures has also eased the demand for new water sources, Moore added.

“Buda will need water the soonest, based on current projections,” Moore said.

One component of the HCPUA’s efforts is for the partner entities to share excess water, easing the demand for new infra-structure. Their water supply networks are already connected in several places, and Moore said the HCPUA’s next project could be to connect the City of Buda with the

City of Kyle, pushing back the date when Buda will need a new water source.

The HCPUA expects the Carrizo-Wilcox to be one of the I-35 corridor’s most signifi-cant sources of water this century.

“They’re primarily investing in this source,” Moore said. “Everybody’s always got their eyes and ears open for other options, but economics are still driving all these projects. The cheapest water is always going to be the local water that’s closest to the ground, and those options are just gone.”

Hays County water plansThe Hays County government, although

not a member of the HCPUA, has recently made a splash of its own in the quest to secure water for its residents and businesses.

On Dec. 4, the Commissioners Court voted to team up with a number of counties, cities and other water providers through-out the Austin area in an effort to influ-ence, develop and acquire infrastructure and water resources for the entire region. The nonprofit Coalition of Central Texas Utilities Development Corp. is represent-ing the water providers in their efforts and is angling for lawmakers to fund a state water plan during the current legislative session.

“Coordination between regions at the state level is something that will have to be accomplished,” said Precinct 4 Commis-sioner Ray Whisenant, who sponsored the Dec. 4 resolution. “The only real question that’s ever going to have to be answered about any of these projects is how and where the money is going to come from.”


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Featured NeighborhoodGarlic Creek, Buda

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Square footage: 1,531–3,440

Home values: $162,500–$315,000

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Property taxes: City of Buda 0.2666 Northeast Hays Co. ESD No. 2 0.0300 Hays Co ESD No. 8 0.1000 Hays County 0.4251 Special Road Dist. 0.0440 Hays ISD 1.4613 Austin Community College 0.0948 Total (per $100 value) 2.4218

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$150,000–$199,999 33 58 22 82 94 165

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January 2012 15 31 13 $173,073 $116,717 $161,271

December 2012 27 30 14 $207,530 $137,456 $201,271

November 2012 24 36 20 $180,861 $141,839 $167,380

October 2012 40 42 8 $192,503 $141,043 $211,506

September 2012 10 6 12 $216,324 $153,417 $204,708

August 2012 26 52 19 $191,191 $144,376 $162,403

July 2012 29 56 14 $232,992 $152,534 $175,529

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78610 Garlic Creek West 120 Hartung Cove 3br/2ba $199,877 2,128 Jo Celum Private Label Realty

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78666 Holland Park 1413 Meadow Parkway 3br/2ba $144,900 1774 Ron Brewer Century 21 Randall Morris & Associates

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