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Houston, TX. – June 16,2020 – Today Congress-woman Garcia told NCStar writer Allan Jamailthat she’s in self-quaran-tine because of being ex-posed to a family memberwho had recently testedpositive for the COVID-19virus.

After consulting withher physician and the At-tending Physician of theUnited States Congress,the Congresswoman wentinto self-isolating for theperiod of time recommend-ed by the CDC.

Today Garcia said, “I’mthankful my #COVID19test came back negative,but I still need to self-iso-late and watch for symp-toms out of an abundanceof caution.”

“Working on behalf ofthe people of the Texas29th Congressional Dis-trict in the midst of thispandemic is my highestpriority and I will be tak-ing the necessary precau-tions to make sure I cancontinue fighting for ourcommunity. I want this toserve as a reminder for ev-eryone in the Houston re-g i o n a n d a c r o s s t h ecountry that we are stillcombating COVID-19 andthat everyone should befollowing public health

Congresswoman SylviaGarcia exposed to deadlyvirus, self-quarantined

guidelines that will helpkeep you and your lovedones safe and healthy,” shesaid.

Let this be a reminderthat we’re still in the mid-dle of a pandemic, and wemust keep social distanc-ing, washing our hands,and wearing a face mask,”Garcia conclude.

Studies reveal an infect-ed person even without vi-rus symptoms can spreadthe germs as easy as talk-ing to one another by“voice-droplets” transmit-ted in the air. Countyhealth officials are askingresidents to stay 6 feetapart and to wear a maskwhen out in public.

Photo by Allan JamailCongresswomanSylvia Garcia

Photos provided by Guillen familyArmy Private First Class Vanessa Guillen 20 hasbeen missing for 2 months without a trace.Last seen April 22 between 11:30 a.m. and12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of her RegimentalEngineer Squadron Headquarters of the 3rdCavalry Regiment at Fort Hood. Her MilitaryOccupational Specialty is a 91F, Small Arms/Artillery Repairer.

EXCLUSIVEReward increased to $50K

By Allan Jamail

Houston, Tx. – June 15,2020 North Channel Starphotojournalist Allan Ja-mail interviewed MayraGuillen the missing FortHood soldier VanessaGuillen’s sister to obtainthis story.

Mayra said, “My sisterloved the army, shedreamed about wantingto serve the country. Shejoined right after gradu-ating from Houston’sCésar E. Chavez HighSchool at age 18. Shegraduated in the top 15%

Search continues for Vanessa Guillen,soldier who vanished from Fort Hood

of herhighschoolclass. Inschool shewasathletic;she likedsportsjoggingandsoccer. Atthe baseshe lovedto jog andexercisein thegym.”

“ U p o njoining thearmy firstshe was sent to SouthCarolina for boot camp and

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After reviewing sur-rounding district calen-dars, the informationprovided by the Texas Ed-ucation Agency, and inputfrom the calendar commit-tee, the district has deter-mined that it will operateunder the approved 2020-2021 academic calendar.

“The calendar processwe used this year took intoaccount several levels offeedback from our stake-holders. When developingthe calendar we weighedin district needs and align-

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ment to our goals,” saidAldine ISD Chief Commu-nications Officer SheleahD. Reed, APR. “We believethe calendar we have willallow us to address theneeds of students.

The calendar which wasvoted on by trustees Feb.11, has the first day of in-struction set for Monday,Aug. 17. The last day ofschool is May 27. The cal-endar exceeds the state’srequirements for the min-imum number of minutes.Those minutes can be used

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Monday, June 15, kickedoff the second round of in-tense planning meetingssurrounding re-entryplans for Aldine ISD’s re-turn to school for the 2020-2021 school year. It followsa week-long exercise heldon May 18-22, where morethan 30 district and cam-pus leaders met to reviewthe district’s Core Beliefstatements and narrowdown ideas, themes, andworkflow around the needsrequired for students toreturn to school, followinga nearly four-month breakdue to COVID-19.

The district plans to an-nounce re-entry plans inearly July publicly.

“We will work togetherfor what is best for our stu-dents, our staff, and ourcommunity,” said Superin-tendent Dr. LaTonya M.Goffney. “The safety of ev-eryone in our buildings isthe top priority. We are tak-ing every precaution as weplan for the start of the2020-2021 school year. Nomatter what is finalized,learning will continue.”

Education Elements, aneducation consultinggroup, is leading the dis-trict through a series ofthoughtful workshops ded-icated to designing a road-map to returning to schoolthat meets the needs of thecommunity. The sessionsinclude leaders from every

H-E-B donated books to Shotwell Middle School and Teague Middle School onWednesday, June 17. Both schools received 2,520 books. Pictured holding copiesof books are (l-r): Shotwell Middle School Principal Denise Winchester, MarthaEscalante, Aldine ISD’s incoming Executive Director of Family and CommunityEngagement and Teague Middle School Principal Kimberly Dussette. The threeattended a media event to announce the book donations at the Wendell D. LeyFamily YMCA in Galena Park.

Aldine ISD is pleased toannounce six new princi-pals. Most are advancingup within the district, whiletwo are from neighboringschool districts. Even as theschool year has closed for2019-2020, they each willfulfill any remaining tasksat their respective schoolswhile transitioning to theirnew roles.

•Dr. Andrenetta Mar-shall from Principal at Kee-ble Primary School toPrincipal at Caraway Ele-mentary School

•Jennifer Price fromPrincipal at Carroll Ele-mentary School to Princi-pal at Eckert ElementarySchool

•Dr. Cedric Stewartfrom Assistant Principal atHoffman Middle School toPrincipal at Houston Acad-emy

•Kimberly Dussettefrom Dean of Instruction atDuiett Middle School inSpring ISD to Principal atTeague Middle School

•Therese Pollard fromPrincipal at Milne Elemen-tary School to Principal atDunn Elementary School

•Christopher Walkerfrom Principal at AshfordElementary School inHISD to Principal at DrewAcademy

Dr. Andrenetta Marshall

Dr. Andrenetta Mar-shall, an alumna fromEisenhower High School,received her bachelor’s de-gree from the University ofPhoenix and has a master’sin educational leadershipand special education fromSam Houston State Univer-sity, and a doctorate inChristian leadership fromJohn Wesley University.Currently, Marshall servesas vice president of TexasElementary Principals andSupervisors Association(TEPSA) Region 4.

Marshall began her ed-ucational career as a teach-er in the preschool programfor children with disabili-ties (PPCD) at Keeble Pri-mary School (EC/PreK/K).Six years later, Marshalltook on a leadership role asan assistant principal atKeeble. She transitioned toSpring ISD two years laterto serve as an instruction-al coach as an elementaryschool. After four years,Marshall returned to Aldi-ne ISD as an assistant prin-cipal at Black ElementarySchool.

Marshall’s most recentposition was serving asprincipal for Keeble Prima-ry, a position she held since2016.

“I am grateful for the op-portunity to serve the stu-dents and the community ofAldine,” Marshall said. “Al-dine helped me prepare forcollege, career, and life. Mylife’s purpose is to encour-age my students, fellow ed-ucators, and thecommunity to evolve andgrow.”

Jennifer Price

Jennifer Price, an alum-na of MacArthur HighSchool, received her bache-lor’s degree in interdiscipli-nary studies from theUniversity of Houston andhas a master’s degree in ed-ucational administrationfrom Sam Houston State

H-E-B donates books to Shotwelland Teague middle schools

Aldine ISD leaders initiate planningprocess for 2020-2021 school re-entry

district area — transporta-tion, human resources,teaching and learning, op-erations, and communica-tions. Each small group istasked with reviewing bestpractices, considering CDCand health organizationguidelines, and reviewingstakeholder feedback —either gathered throughdistrict surveys, focusgroups, or meetings fromkey stakeholders, to buildprototyped solutions.

“The COVID-19 pan-demic has changed all ourlives, especially our stu-dents. Education may nev-er look the same again,”said Chief Communica-tions Officer Sheleah D.Reed, co-leading the re-en-try planning committee.“As we review each possi-bility, we must ask ques-tions and considerconcerns. Our Core Beliefswill ground us as we moveforward. We are alsoweighing all of the data wehave collected in the lastfew months to offer a planthat works for the AldineISD community. The pro-cess also provides the op-portunity to re-image whatthe school experience couldbe like for all students.”

Several options are be-ing discussed, but threepossibilities have becomefront runners:

•A regular school for-mat in brick-and-mortar

buildings where social dis-tancing is not required

•A hybrid model withsome days in school butstaggering students intothe building where socialdistancing is required; anA day and B day (week)schedule; or divide stu-dents to attend morningclasses and others the af-ternoon

•An all-online format toeducate students that in-cludes a teacher-parent-student relationship

The logistics of regular-ly disinfecting schools andbuses as well as toys,books, devices, testing stu-dents for coronavirussymptoms, enforcing socialdistancing and face maskrestrictions, ensuring allfamilies have access tolearning materials, andmuch more is being consid-ered alongside each sce-nario.

The committee mustalso make recommenda-tions on how the districtwould pivot if conditionschange and an outbreak ofthe virus returns this fall.

To ensure you have themost recent updates relat-ed to the district’s plans,preparations, and up-to-date health informationimpacting our community,please continue tovisitwww.aldineisd.org/healthalerts.

Aldine ISD names new principals forCaraway, Eckert, Dunn, Drew,Houston, and Teague schools

University.Price initially started in

Aldine ISD as a paraprofes-sional at Reece Academy.She later worked as a skillsspecialist at Harris Acade-my and Gray Elementarybefore serving as assistantprincipal at Goodman forsix years. She went on toserve one year as principalat Gray Elementary beforetransitioning to Carroll El-ementary School to serve inthe same capacity in 2017.

“It’s my honor to startthis new journey at EckertElementary School,” saidPrice. “My goal is to giveevery student the bestschool experience. We willalways focus on the wholechild, but this is a partner-ship between educators,families, and the communi-ty. I want students to feellike they can conquer theworld. They can be andachieve anything they puttheir mind to do.”

Dr. Cedric Stewar

Dr. Cedric Stewart holdssix degrees, including twomaster’s degrees in admin-istration and supervision,and educational counselingfrom Sam Houston StateUniversity. He received hisdoctorate in educationalleadership from the sameuniversity.

Stewart, a U.S. ArmedForces veteran, has 28years of experience in edu-cation. Stewart began hiscareer as a teacher in 1992at Welch Middle School inHouston ISD as a specialeducation teacher. Threeyears later, Stewart transi-tioned to Aldine ISD. Over23 years, Stewart has heldseveral positions in AISD,including teacher, behaviorintervention specialist, re-sponsive intervention spe-cialist, and dataassessment specialist atReed Academy.

Stewart’s most recentrole was serving as an as-sistant principal at Hoff-mann Middle School, aposition he held since 2018.He also serves as an ad-junct professor at SamHouston State University.

“I look forward to serv-ing as principal of HoustonAcademy,” Stewart said.“Teamwork and collabora-tion have been driving forc-es in ensuring studentsexperience growth and suc-cess. I seek to continue tomeet the district’s strategicplan to ensure our teachingpractices are grounded in afierce commitment to equi-ty for all students.”

Kimberly Dussette

Kimberly Dussette has abachelor’s degree in politi-cal science from the Univer-sity of Louisiana-Lafayetteand a master’s degree incurriculum and instructionfrom the University ofPhoenix.

Dussette has nine yearsof experience in education.Dussette started her careerin education in HISD as ateacher, before transition-ing in 2012 to Spring ISD.Her roles during her timewith SISD included servingas a teacher, district in-structional coach, work-force developmentspecialist, and director ofcurriculum instruction forsecondary social studies,and assistant principal.Dussette’s most recent po-sition was as associate

principal at Dueitt MiddleSchool.

Dussette is no strangerto Aldine; she has deeproots in Aldine Indepen-dent School District. Dus-sette is not only a residentand active communitymember in the district’scommunity, but she alsoattended AISD schools be-fore moving during her se-nior year of high school.Dussette has three childrenwith two, who are school-aged, attending Spence El-ementary, and PlummerMiddle School.

“I feel like I am cominghome,” Dussette said. “Aldi-ne ISD played such an in-tegral part in myeducational journey. Now Iget to influence students’educational experience atTeague Middle School, myalma mater. Middle schoolis when students developsocial and emotional pat-terns. It is a critical periodto get them on the rightpath toward success. I lookforward to working withthe Teague family.”

Terese C. Pollard

Terese Pollard receivedher bachelor of arts in En-glish from the University ofHouston and her master’sdegree in educational lead-ership from Lamar Univer-sity-Beaumont.

Pollard has 15 years ofexperience in the field ofeducation in Houston ISD.During her time in HISD,Pollard held numerous po-sitions which included lan-guage arts teacher,assistant principal, dean ofstudents, assistant princi-pal, dean of students, anddean of instruction. Pol-lard’s most recent positionwas serving as principal ofA.A. Milne ElementarySchool, a position she heldsince 2016.

“I am thrilled to servethe Dunn Elementary com-munity,” Pollard said. “I ameager to work with the ad-ministration to meet stra-tegic plan priorities and tocontinue Dunn’s legacy ofexcellence.”

Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker hasa bachelor’s degree fromTexas Southern Universityand a master’s degree ineducational leadership andadministration from theUniversity of Texas-Tyler.

Walker, originally fromLouisiana, has 14 years ofexperience in educationwith all those years inHouston ISD.

Walker started his ca-reer in 2006 as a special ed-ucation teacher at TheSchool of St. George inHISD. Over the years,Walker held several posi-tions in HISD, includingserving as a reading/mathinterventionist and a Title1/campus testing coordina-tor, assistant principal,principal. Walter’s most re-cent role was as principalof Ashford Middle School.

Walker has a strong con-nection to Drew Academy— his father and all his fa-ther’s siblings attendedDrew and graduated fromAldine ISD schools.

“I am excited to join theAldine team,” Walker said.“I am especially proud to benamed the principal ofDrew Academy, the schoolmy father attended.”

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then Virginia for trainingbefore lastly being stationat Fort Hood in Killeen,Texas. She lived on thebase because from ourHouston home to the baseit’s a three hour drive.”

“She enjoyed Fort Hooduntil recently, but thensomething changed, short-ly before her disappear-ance she began actingunusual and had troublesleeping, this never hap-pened before. She finallytold our mother (Gloria)she was being sexually ha-rassed by one of her ser-geants. Mother tried toconvince her to give her thename of the harassing ser-geant, but she didn’t wantto get mother involved orin trouble. She also said hewould follow her whenev-er she would go jogging orto exercise and how un-comfortable he made herfeel. She said she knew ofother female soldiers whohad reported sexual ha-rassment and the Armydidn’t believe them. Shefelt she could put a stop toit herself. She was ready totake care of his harass-ment near the time of herdisappearance.”

“From the bottom of myheart, I strongly believemy sister is alive. I believewhoever is keeping herhostage is doing it for areason, because they knowthat at this point if we findher deceased, it's going tobe much worse, I just hopethey’re keeping her okay,"Mayra concluded.

Vanessa’s mother Gloriasaid “My nights are longwith agony and sadness tothink my daughter is suf-fering so much and beingkept away from her fami-ly.” She wants the case tobe led by the FBI, the ArmyCriminal InvestigationCommand now leads theinvestigation.

Juan Cruz, Vanessa’sboyfriend had text mes-sage exchanges with herthe morning of her disap-pearance where she toldhim she then leaving thebarracks and heading tothe armory building whereshe would be working allday. Juan upon learning ofher mysterious disappear-ance pleaded in his ownmessage on facebook,“Please help me find mygirlfriend.”

On Tuesday, June 16thCongresswoman SylviaGarcia hosted a virtualpress conference with thefamily of Vanessa. Theywere joined by Domingo

Garcia, the National Pres-ident of the League ofUnited Latin AmericanCitizens (LULAC). He an-nounced LULAC will pro-vide a $25,000 reward to goalong with the Army’s$25,000 making the total$50,000 for credible infor-mation leading to thewhereabouts of Vanessa.

At the conference Gar-cia told the family she’smeeting with the baseCommander next week totry to find out as much aspossible about the investi-gation. She’s currently inself-quarantine until Junethe 23rd because of theCOVID19 virus. “I wantthe FBI more involved. Myteam and I have beenworking with the Guillenfamily and will continue to.# F i n d V a n e s s a ,#TX29Constituent,” Gar-cia said.

State Senator Carol Al-varado issued the follow-ing statement, “It’s beennearly 2 months since #Va-nessaGuillen has beenseen. My team is commit-ted to the movement to#FindVanessa.”

State RepresentativeChristina Morales said, “Ithas been almost twomonths since VanessaGuillen went missing. It issad that an intelligent andpromising young Latinahas gone missing, and wemust do everything we canto find her. Our communi-ty, and communities acrossTexas, are coming togeth-er to find Vanessa andbring her home. I cannotbegin to imagine the painthe Guillen family is goingthrough and send myprayers and support tothem.” Vanessa is a constit-uent of Garcia, Alvaradoand Morales.

State RepresentativeAna Hernandez said, "As amother, my heart goes outto Vanessa Guillen’s fami-ly and loved ones. We haveshared information of herdisappearance on our so-cial media and it is ourhope that by sharing de-tails of her disappearanceand amplifying the search,it will lead to her safe re-turn soon."

U.S. ARMY CRIMINALINVESTIGATIONCOMMAND UPDATEDREPORT:

At the time of this storythe U.S. Army CriminalInvestigation Commandissued the following up-date of information about

their investigation and in-creased the reward from$15,000 to $25,000.

READ REPORT BELOWChris Grey, spokesman

for Army CID said, “Weknow somebody out therehas some very critical in-formation pertaining tothis investigation and westrongly encourage you todo the right thing andcome forward. Do it for Va-nessa and do it for her fam-ily, friends and fellowsoldiers. We’ve increasedour reward of up to$25,000 for credible infor-mation leading to thewhereabouts of missingFort Hood Soldier, Pfc. Va-nessa Guillen.

The 20-year-old VanessaGuillen was last seen April22 between 11:30 a.m. and12:30 p.m. wearing a blackt-shirt and purple fitness-type pants in the parkinglot of the 3rd Cavalry Reg-iment Regimental Engi-neer SquadronHeadquarters. Her carkeys, barracks room key,identification card andwallet were later found inthe armory room whereshe was working earlier inthe day, her cell phone isstill missing.

At this point, investiga-tors have no credible infor-mation or report thatVanessa Guillen was sex-ually assaulted.

“We are completelycommitted to finding Van-essa and aggressively go-ing after every single pieceof credible information andevery lead in this investi-gation. We will not stopuntil we find Vanessa.

Persons with informa-tion can contact Army CIDSpecial Agents at 254-287-2722 or the Military PoliceDesk at 254-288-1170.They can also anonymous-ly submit information athttps://www.cid.army.mil/report-a-crime.html. Peo-ple wishing to remainanonymous will be hon-ored to the degree allow-able under the law and theinformation will be held inthe strictest confidence al-lowable. #FortHood, #US-Army, #FindVanessa,#FindVanessaGuillen and#Doit4Vanessa.

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HOUSTON, TX (June17, 2020) –The HarrisCounty COVID-19 ReliefFund will open its publicapplication to all eligibleHarris County residents inits second phase of funddeployment. The publicapplication will be openTuesday, June 23 andWednesday, June 24, 2020.

“The fund’s main goalis, and always has been, tohelp those most vulnerablein our communities,” saidHarris County Judge LinaHidalgo. “That’s why, in thedesign of this process, itwas paramount that thisapplication be as intuitiveand accessible as possiblefor all members of our com-munity. We’ve taken extrasteps to establish two waysto apply, extend the hoursthe application will beopen, and ensure languageand time accessibility forthose with different work-ing schedules.”

To ensure a fair, acces-sible application process,the public can access theapplication in two waysonce it opens: online orover the phone. Applica-tions will not be acceptedat the Greater HoustonCommunity Foundation of-fice.

Online ApplicationThe multilingual online

application will be open atwww.harriscountyrelief.orgstarting Tuesday, June 236 a.m. and close Wednes-day, June 24 at 10 p.m.

Harris County COVID-19 relief fund to openpublic application for aid

Phone ApplicationWhen the phone appli-

cation opens on June 23,individuals will call 832-848-0214 to speak with acall operator and completetheir application. The mul-tilingual phone applicationwill be available:

June 23: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.June 24: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The online and phoneapplication will be avail-able in a variety of lan-guages, including English,Spanish, Chinese, Arabic,French, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu,Tagalog, Korean, and Viet-namese.

The Fund is open to alleligible low-income HarrisCounty residents (regard-less of status), includingimmigrant households,those who may receivePandemic UnemploymentAssistance but cannot af-ford to wait for months,and those ineligible forCARES Act payments orunemployment insurance.Full details can be foundon the fund’s website atwww.harriscountyrelief.com,but generally, recipientsmust:

- Be eligible for and re-ceiving services from along list of public benefitsprograms OR under 60% ofarea median income

- Be a resident of Har-ris County

- Have been economical-ly impacted by COVID-19

- Not have receivedfunding from a City orCounty COVID-19 finan-

cial assistance programWhen the application

closes, all applicants, re-gardless of when they ap-plied, will be put into a fairprocess that will deter-mine which applicants willmove on to the next stage.To ensure the funds arereaching those most deep-ly impacted and vulnera-ble in our communities,this process will prioritizeresidents in Harris Coun-ty's most vulnerable cen-sus tracts. Residents thatlive in these census tractswill be prioritized, receiv-ing up to a 50% increasedchance of being selected.

By Friday, June 26, allapplicants will receive anemail and/or text notifica-tion regarding the status oftheir application. Thoseselected through the pro-cess will be matched witha community-based orga-nization. This organizationwill reach out within fivebusiness days to continuethe application process.Once the application for fi-nancial assistance is ap-proved, the organizationwill coordinate the deliv-ery of funds.

“We wanted to bethoughtful and purposefulin the fund’s approach toproviding much-neededaid across Harris County,”said Precinct Two HarrisCounty CommissionerAdrian Garcia.

The latest resource, up-dates, and information willbe posted on the Fund’swebsite,www.harriscountyrelief.org.

HOUSTON — HawesHill and Associates (HHA)has enhanced its staff withthe promotion of chief ofstaff Josh Hawes to part-ner and the hiring of AlanBernstein in the new posi-tion of communications di-rector.

Josh Hawes, who alsoserves as deputy executivedirector of the SpringBranch Management Dis-trict, has been employed byHHA for 20 years. He co-ordinates several key func-tions of HHA to best serveits clients, which includemanagement districts, taxincrement reinvestment

Hawes Hill and Associatesannounces staff enhancements

zones and related entities.He earned a bachelor’s de-gree in political sciencefrom the University ofHouston.

Alan Bernstein was di-rector of communicationsfor Mayor Sylvester Turn-er before joining HHA thismonth. He will comple-ment the work of the HHAcommunications teams al-ready in place. He heldsimilar positions in theHarris County Sheriff’sOffice and the PrecinctOne Constable’s Office.Earlier he was a HoustonChronicle journalist. Heearned a bachelor’s degree

in journalism from North-western University.

“These staff changeswill allow HHA to do aneven better job of helpingour clients serve their con-stituents, overcome short-t e r m a n d l o n g - t e r mchallenges and enrich thequality of life in their geo-graphical areas,” manag-ing partner David Hawessaid. “We are proud tohave a sophisticated andexperienced team thatworks crisply on efficien-cies and clear communica-t i o n s w i t h c l i e n t s ,residents, news media andthe public.”

Restructured courseofferings and newprotocols provide studentsvarious ways to learn

HOUSTON, TX (June16, 2020) – Houston Com-munity College (HCC) an-nounces the launch ofnextLearning, a new ap-proach to education thatprovides various in personand online formats thatallow for safe, flexiblelearning options for theFall 2020 semester. Stu-dents have the opportuni-ty to choose from thefollowing four different op-tions: Online Anytime, On-line on a Schedule, FlexCampus, and Lab-BasedCourses.

- The Online Anytimeoption gives students theflexibility to take classesonline at any time. Theseare traditional onlineclasses that do not have in-person meeting require-ments.

- The Online on a Sched-ule option gives studentsthe ability to take classesonline at the scheduledclass time that they selectwhen enrolling. Studentsnever come to campus, butlog into their class on thescheduled dates and timesusing a video conferencingplatform.

- The Flex Campus op-tion allows students to en-roll in classes which theyhave the choice to attendeither online or in personat the scheduled dates andtimes. Faculty will teach atthe scheduled time andstudents electing to partic-ipate online will use videoconferencing to attendclass. There will be a lim-ited number of studentsallowed to participate inclass face-to-face, whichwill be based on social dis-tancing requirements.

- Lab-Based Courses,which are the skills-based,hands-on labs previouslyoffered, will still be held inperson but with smallersection sizes to allow forsocial distancing. Addition-al sections have been add-ed to make up for thesmaller lab sizes.

HCC created a helpfulvideo to explain the fournextLearning options sostudents can make thebest course selections fortheir individual needs. Thevideo can be accessedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9d7HVqo9dA&feature=youtu.be

“As we work to continueto fulfill our importantmission, our primary goalis to protect the safety andwellbeing of our students,

faculty and staff. Thesemodifications to our fallschedule will provide themost flexible and safestways for our students tolearn and our faculty toteach. We are ready toovercome any obstacle andachieve our strategic prior-ity of student success,”states HCC Chancellor Dr.Cesar Maldonado.

HCC students will stillhave access to the supportthey need for success, in-cluding tutoring, studentlife, basic needs support,career and employmentservices, and counselingability services, in additionto many financial aid op-tions being provided.

Following CDC guide-lines, new safety protocolswill also be implementedfor anyone arriving at anHCC location in the up-coming semester. HCC hasdesigned signage and com-munication plans acrossall campuses to reinforcesafety measures, includingtraining for all students,faculty and staff.

By implementing thesesafety protocols, such asusing face masks, socialdistancing, and hand sani-tizing stations, HCC aimsto create a safer learningenvironment for all stu-dents, faculty, and staff.

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“The AgatePolisher”

I don’t think it’s myimagination that Father’s Dayseems like a last-minute add-on.

“Oh! We have Mother’s Day.We probably should dosomething for fathers…”

On Mother’s Day, a bouquetof flowers or brunch seems todo nicely every year. Thereisn’t an equivalent gesture forFather’s Day. The giftsuggestions now beingadvertised all seem a littledesperate. A watch? A wallet?A gas grill? A “whiskey set”?

Since my dad’s watch andwallet are with him 90% of hiswaking life, I’m thinking he’drather choose his own. A gasgrill seems a bit much. (Momgets eggs Benedict and dadgets a $1200 grill?) I’m noteven sure what a “whiskey set”is but I know my dad wouldn’tdrink whiskey if you paid him.

My dad has now spent moretime retired than he spentworking—which is a wonderfulmilestone. He was hired whilehe was still in college to workas an engineer and he stayedwith the same company hisentire career. My dad worehorn-rimmed glasses andcarried a pocket protector anda slide rule in his shirt pocket.He sang bass in the churchchoir which meant he wasalways in the back row and Icould only see him when hewas stretching for a high noteand got up on his toes to reachit.

My dad was always ready totry something new. He raisedbees in the backyard andhelped us dip candles in hisworkshop and polish agates ina tumbler. I remember thesound of the rock tumbler,polishing away, and a perfectlysmooth agate coming out.

Then, every July when theplant where my father workedwas shut down, my familywould pile into the car pulling apop-up camper and head outon vacation.

The story goes that mysister and I were quarreling.We generally got along prettywell but a full day in a hot carcould get on anyone’s nerves.On this particular day, we werearguing about (of all things)who was going to get in thelake first once we got to thecampground.

Dad was driving. Mom wassitting in the front seat with thedog. My sister and I were busysquabbling and no one saw myfather as he quietly emptied hispockets, removed his belt, andsilently unhooked his seatbelt.(This was before cars had allthe buzzers and bells.) Wedrove into the campgroundand, the moment we hit theparking spot, my father threwopen his door and sprintedstraight to the lake and dove in.My sister and I sat there instunned silence.

I don’t remember whathappened after that. I justremember my father, flying intothe lake, proving both of uswrong—and what an amazingdad he was—in one lightningmove.

My dad doesn’t move quiteas fast these days. He callshimself “an old geezer,”although I can’t imagineanyone else does. He stillbuilds things in his woodshopand splits wood with the logsplitter and rides bike withmom. He still routinelysurprises us. And he still listensto the worries and complaintsof his daughters.

My sister and I hand theseworries to him like roughstones and my dad handlesthem like the agate polisher wehad as children. By the time mydad is through with them, ourworries are worn smooth. Ourworries are no longer sharp ordangerous. They are polishedto a gentle luster by our dad’sloving concern.

Happy Father’s Day.Till next time,CarrieCarrie Classon’s memoir is

called, “Blue Yarn.” Learn moreat CarrieClasson.com.

AUSTIN — Gov. GregAbbott pledged to institutepolice reforms when hemet with the Houston fam-ily of George Floyd, whowas handcuffed and killedby police in front of a Min-neapolis convenience storeon May 25.

Video footage showedthe 46-year-old Floyd sub-dued by four uniformed of-ficers and pinned down onthe pavement, one of thempressing his knee intoFloyd’s neck for nearlynine minutes. Floyd lostconsciousness and was lat-er pronounced dead. Out-rage over Floyd’s deathand other police-involveddeaths of African-Ameri-cans inspired protestmarches in cities acrossTexas, the United Statesand around the world overthe last three weeks.

Abbott told reporters hemet with the Floyd familyin their home June 9 toassure them that GeorgeFloyd did not die in vainand that his life “would bethe stimulant for reformsthat will make Texas andthe country a better place.”

Abbott said there wasno reason for a police offic-er to have his knee onFloyd’s neck, that theremust be better strategiesfor police to use, and thatreforms would be a priori-ty in the 87th Texas Legis-lature.

Reform work isahead

Texas House County Af-fairs Committee ChairGarnet Coleman and Sen-ate Criminal Justice Com-mittee Chair JohnWhitmire, both D-Hous-ton, on June 9 announcedthey would continue towork together on criminaljustice reform in the up-coming legislative sessionscheduled to convene inJanuary.

Whitmire, the most-se-nior member of the TexasSenate, and Coleman, whois the fifth-most-seniormember of the TexasHouse, released a jointstatement, saying: "Therecent murder of longtimeHouston resident GeorgeFloyd by a law enforce-ment officer in Minneapo-lis is a painful reminder to

Governor promises actionto family of George Floyd

us that though we havetraveled so far, there is stilla long way to go. The pas-sion shown by the millionsof people who have madetheir voices heard againstracism have helped fuelour commitment to contin-ue to work towards jus-tice.”

Whitmire and Colemansaid their goal is to “ensureequal treatment for peopleof color, increase transpar-ency and accountabilityand keep both law enforce-ment and the public safer.”

COVID measuresincrease

Texas is increasing ef-forts to identify and ex-pand COVID-19 testingoperations in underservedand minority communitiesthat have been dispropor-tionately impacted by thevirus.

Gov. Abbott on June 8said the Texas Division ofEmergency Managementis coordinating with localgovernments, publichealth officials and emer-gency management enti-ties to speed up testing andidentification of COVID-19cases.

Abbott said walk-up anddrive-thru testing sites arein place and expanding inDallas, San Antonio, Hous-ton, El Paso, Abilene, theRio Grande Valley, theCoastal Bend, Laredo,Midland-Odessa and par-ticularly in urban areaswhere large-scale protestshave taken place. "Asmany Texans continue togather for protests," Abbottsaid, "the state is also tak-

ing steps to address poten-tial surges in COVID-19cases. We are ensuringthat Texans can continueto safely exercise theirFirst Amendment Rightswhile putting protocols inplace to identify and miti-gate any spread of COVID-19."

Cumulative figuresposted June 14 by the Tex-as Department of StateHealth Services showedsome 87,854 people in Tex-as diagnosed with COVID-19 and 1,976 deathsconfirmed from the viruspandemic.

Ryan: Followprotocols

With plans to reopenTexas while COVID-19testing, cases and deathscontinue to increase, thegovernor’s office on June10 posted a public serviceannouncement deliveredby Major League BaseballHall of Fame pitcher NolanRyan.

In the short video titled"Don't Be A Knucklehead"Ryan encourages Texans tofollow established COVID-19 protocols: “Wash yourhands, socially distanceyourself from others andwear a mask. Do the rightthing. Look out for yourfellow Texans and togeth-er we’ll make it throughthis,” Ryan says.

Revenue to bedistributed

Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on June 10announced his office wouldsend cities, counties, tran-sit systems and specialpurpose taxing districts$690.4 million in localsales tax allocations for themonth of June.

The revenue to be dis-tributed is 11.7% less thanthe amount distributed inJune 2019, a decline Hegarattributed to social dis-tancing statewide in April.The June 2020 allocationpercentages, based onsales made in April bybusinesses that report taxmonthly, break down asfollows: cities, down 11.1%;counties, down 7.2%; tran-sit systems, down 17.4%;and special purpose dis-tricts, down 4.4%.

Dear Rusty: We servedoverseas for several years,not earning many quartersfor Social Security.However, we have madesure that we paid in overtime so we can receive abenefit, but it will notamount to much. For thepast several years now, wehave been back in the US,earning some professionalsalaries. Now it looks likeat full retirement age myhusband will get $1147/month, and I will get$1026/ month. I was bornin 1957 and my husband in1956. Question #1: For themost financial benefit,when should we each startcollecting SS (either now orat full retirement age)?And question #2: Will ouramounts change becausewe are married and bothcollecting? Signed:Overseas Worker

Dear OverseasWorker: To answer yoursecond question first, no,your benefit amounts willnot change because you aremarried and both collect-ing. Based upon thenumbers you provided,neither of you will beeligible for a “spousalboost” from the otherbecause your benefitamounts at your FRA aretoo similar, so maximizingyour individual benefitsshould be your goal.

As for your otherquestion, when you shouldstart collecting dependsupon a number of factors,including your financialneeds and, importantly,your expected longevity.Both of you can get themaximum benefit avail-able to you by waiting untilyou are 70 years old toclaim, but that only makessense if you are in goodhealth and expect at leastaverage longevity (about84 for a man and 87 for awoman).

If you claim benefitsbefore you reach your fullretirement age (66 _ foryou and 66 plus 4 monthsfor your husband), thosebenefits will be cut. If youcollect now, your benefitwould be cut by about 27%and your husband’s byabout 22% (based uponyour respective years ofbirth). Further, if youclaim before your fullretirement ages andcontinue to work, you’ll besubject to Social Security’searnings test, which limitsthe amount you can earnbefore they take back some

Ask Rusty – WhenShould We ClaimOur Benefits?

of your benefits (the 2020earnings limit is $18,240; ifyou exceed that they’ll takeback half of anything youearn over the limit). Theearnings limit changesannually but goes away atyour FRA.

At your full retirementages, you’ll be entitled to100% of the benefits you’veearned from your lifetimeof working (approximatelythe amounts estimatednow). If you can and dowait beyond your fullretirement age (FRA), foreach month you delayyou’ll earn delayedretirement credits of 2/3 of1% per month of delay (8%per year of delay), up toage 70 when your maxi-mum benefit is reached. Asa point of information, ifyou wait until your fullretirement age to claim,you will have collected thesame amount of money atage 78 as if you hadclaimed at age 62; and ifyou wait until age 70 toclaim you’ll have collectedthe same amount of moneyat age 82 as if you hadcollected at your fullretirement age. If you liveat least until “average”longevity, you’ll collectmore in cumulative SocialSecurity benefits bywaiting.

So, when should youclaim? If you’re stillworking and earning“professional salaries”,then waiting at least untilyour full retirement agewould be a wise choice. Ifyou expect at least averagelongevity and don’t needthe money right away,waiting until age 70 wouldbe a prudent strategy. Butif you don’t work andexpect less than averagelongevity, then claiming atany time you need themoney would be a reason-able decision. This is achoice only each of you canmake.

This article is intended forinformation purposes only anddoes not represent legal orfinancial guidance. It presentsthe opinions and interpreta-tions of the AMAC Founda-tion’s staff, trained andaccredited by the NationalSocial Security Association(NSSA). NSSA and the AMACFoundation and its staff arenot affiliated with or endorsedby the Social SecurityAdministration or any othergovernmental entity. Tosubmit a question, visit ourwebsite (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us atssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

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The virtual conversa-tion was directed towardsmiddle school and highschool African-Americanstudents. The studentshad a safe space to discussrace, society, and the cur-rent tensions following therecent national protestsand unrest connected tothe death of Houston na-tive George Floyd.

Justin Toomer with Ed-ucation Elements servedas MC for the event, whichwas l ives reamed viaZoom.

Aldine ISD Superinten-dent Dr. LaTonya M.Goffney felt it was impor-tant for the district’s malesto have a vehicle to expresshow they are feeling dur-ing these challengingtimes.

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Close to 150 studentsand Aldine ISD male ad-ministrators, principals,counselors, teachers, andcoaches from across thedistrict participated in theevent.

Ronnie Price, a 12-yearveteran of the NBA andcurrently a real estate in-vestor and Texas native,and Alzo Slade, a corre-spondent for VICE NewsTonight, were specialguests for the event.

Price, who overcame alack of height to forge a 12-year NBA career, told thestudents how important arole they can play in bring-ing about real change inAmerica.

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Slade, a graduate ofPrairie View A&M Univer-sity, challenged the stu-dents to become leaders.

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HOUSTON, TX—TheFBI Violent Crime TaskForce needs the public’shelp in identifying and lo-cating the bank robberdubbed “The MotoMaskMugger” who hit two Hous-ton banks Thursday, June11, 2020. Crime Stoppersof Houston is offering a re-ward of up to $5,000 for in-formation that leads to theidentification and arrest ofthe suspect.

On Thursday, June 11,2020, at approximately1:38 p.m., a man walkedinto the First ConvenienceBank located within the MiTienda store in northHouston at 3800 LittleYork Road. Wearing an M1motorcycle mask and sun-glasses, he approached anopen teller station andmade a verbal demand forcash. When the teller re-fused to comply, the sus-pect left the bank without

Mayor Turner joins "Big City" Texasmayors in urging Gov. Abbott to allowlocal control on face masks to protectcitizens from COVID-19 spreadMayor Turner and mayorsfrom around the state senda message to Texans: "Thevirus is here. Infections arerising. Hospital capacity isfilling up."

HOUSTON - MayorSylvester Turner joinedmayors from eight otherTexas cities today, urgingTexans to remain vigilantduring the COVID-19 pan-demic and to protect them-selves and their loved onesfrom the virus.

"We are not asking youto stay home, but we areasking you to mask up andsocial distance where pos-sible," the mayors wrote tothe people in their respec-tive cities, but the seriouspublic health message isintended for everyone."This isn't meant to scare

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Mayors from Laredo,Arlington, Grand Prairie,Austin, San Antonio, Sug-ar Land, Lubbock, El Paso,and Houston signed thetwo-page letter.

A copy of the mayors'letter to Texans can befound here.

The Houston area, likesome other regionsthroughout the state, isexperiencing an uptick inCOVID-19 cases and hos-pitalizations.

On Thursday, the Hous-ton Health Department re-ported 210 new positiveCOVID-19 cases, bringingHouston's total to 10,717.The number of deaths fromCOVID-19 increased by sixto 175.

Commissioner Rodney Ellis and twodozen cyclists ride the 51-mileEmancipation Trail Ride

ride an annual event thatwill remind us of ourshared history.”

On Sunday, the Eman-cipation Trail Ride beganat Reedy African Method-ist Episcopal Church inGalveston, the first AMEchurch in Texas and thesite where Union Gen. Gor-don Granger read federalorders that Texas slaveswere free on June 19, 1865,which later became June-teenth holiday now cele-brated in Texas and otherstates.

Along the trail, ridersstopped at freedmen’stowns and historical mark-ers, where they were greet-ed by historians andcommunity leaders whoshared Black history inSoutheast Texas from the

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, left, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,center, take a break during the 51-mile Emancipation Trail Ride from Galvestonto Houston on Sunday, June 14 to commemorate Juneteenth.

slave trade to civil rights.“I cannot think of a bet-

ter way to celebrate theholiday than learningabout our past,” Commis-sioner Ellis said. “Picnicsand parades are great.However, as Maya Angelousaid, ‘You can't really knowwhere you are going untilyou know where you havebeen.’ “

Earlier this year, Con-gresswoman Jackson Leeand other members of con-gress introduced a billseeking a federal study ofthe Emancipation Nation-al Historic Trail that willfollow the migration ofnewly freed slaves afterthey learned about theEmancipation Proclama-tion.

FBI seeks motomask muggerfor two bank robberiescommitted on the same day

obtaining any money.Next, at approximately

4:35 p.m., the same manentered the WoodforestNational Bank, located innorthwest Houston withinthe Walmart at 13484Northwest Freeway. Heapproached an open tellerstation and verbally de-manded cash. Fearing forpersonal safety, the tellercomplied. The suspect tookan undisclosed amount ofmoney and fled in a darkgreen, older model, IsuzuRodeo, with faded paint onthe hood and roof.

Witnesses describe “TheMotoMask Mugger” as anAfrican-American male, inhis 30s or 40s, approxi-mately 5’9” tall with a me-dium to stocky body build.Except for a red baseballcap, the suspect dressed inall black, including the M1motorcycle mask, sun-glasses, a do-rag, a long-

sleeved, button-up “work”shirt, pants, and tennisshoes. The suspect alsowore a lanyard around hisneck and appears to havea pierced left ear.

Crime Stoppers of Hous-ton is offering up to $5,000for information leading tothe identification and ar-rest of this bank robber. Ifyou have any information,please call the Crime Stop-pers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the FBIHouston Field Office at(713) 693-5000. TextTIP610 plus your tip toCRIMES (274637) or visitwww.crime-stoppers.org.Tips may also be submit-ted to Crime Stoppersthrough the Crime Stop-pers of Houston app, whichcan be downloaded at theapp store for both iPhoneand Android devices. Alltipsters remain anony-mous.

Two hangings in two days in Houstonarea raise community concerns

HOUSTON – Authori-ties were investigating theunusual discovery of twopersons hanging fromtrees, in the greater Hous-ton area.

One was a young teen inthe Klein school district,and the other was a manfound in the Shady Acresarea of the city.

Both have been ruledsuicides, and the followingstatements have been is-sued by the Sheriff andU.S. Representative Lee.SHERIFF GONZALEZ:

HCSO North Districtpatrol deputies respondedto Ehrhardt Elementarylocated at 6603 RosebrookLane in the Klein Indepen-dent School District in ref-erence to an in progresscall for service.

Klein IndependentSchool Police were called tothe elementary schoolgrounds at around 8:10p.m., after they were in-formed by a witness of a17-year-old male found

hanging from a tree in theplayground area.

Klein ISD officers cutdown the male and per-formed CPR on him, andEMS were also dispatchedto the scene.

The male was pro-nounced deceased by med-ical personnel a fewminutes later.

Klein ISD Police askedfor HCSO Homicide inves-tigators and Crime Sceneto take over the investiga-tion.

Homicide investigatorswere able to review schoolsurveillance cameras andfound no signs of foul playin this tragic incident.

The male had a historyof suicide attempts, withone attempt as recently asa few weeks ago.

The name of the com-plainant and cause ofdeath will be releasedthrough the Harris Coun-ty Institute of Forensic Sci-ence.SHEILA JACKSON LEE:

Congresswoman SheilaJackson Lee, a SeniorMember of the House Com-mittee on Judiciary, Home-land Security, and Budgetreleased the followingstatement on the recenthangings in her Congres-sional district:

Congresswoman SheilaJackson Lee is outraged atthe recent hangings in herCongressional district.Two young black teenagershave been found hung inthe last two days back toback. These deaths arepart of a string of deathsof black and Hispanic menfound hanging in the Unit-ed States. The Congress-woman is calling for afederal investigation andrequesting the Federal Bu-reau of Investigation to in-vestigate these casesimmediately. “These casesmust be thoroughly inves-tigated and proven beyonda reasonable doubt,” stat-ed Congresswoman SheilaJackson Lee.

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