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Annual Art Car parade in downtown Victoria. Contributed photo.

2015 “Art Car Victoria” and annual Art Car ParadeOn Saturday, April 18th, from

11:30am to 4pm, The Nave Mu-seum will host “Art Car Victoria 2015” with a FREE family event and parade. Ann Harithas, event curator and board member of the Nave Museum, has been a judge at the annual Orange Show Houston Art Car Parade for over 25 years

and is also founder of the Art Car Museum in Houston. For “Art Car Victoria 2015”, Harithas has organized award-winning art cars from noted car artists for display on Commercial Street in front of the Nave along with a new exhi-bition, Low riders and Art Cars Gather Again, by New York artist

Irvin Tepper on view inside the museum.

In addition, students from local schools participating in the Man-hattan Art Program (MAP) will have miniature sculptures on dis-play. There will also be kids’ crafts areas hosted by MAP and Museum

History symposium in Port Lavaca

March 27th will be the day that Calhoun County Cultures and Cuisine will be hosting a History Symposium at the Bauer Commu-nity Center 2300 Highway 35 North in Port Lavaca, Texas.

The event will include a wine tasting by Lavaca Bluffs Winery. Owner of Lavaca Bluffs, Doug Reed will be there to give a history of his wine labels.

Calhoun County Cultures and Cuisine will be offering a sampling of cheeses, fruits, breads, and other foods to en-hance the wine tast-ing. For those who do not partake in the wines, we will also have non-alcoholic beverages.

The featured speaker will be Se-nior Jose Antonio Lopez, author / writer and historian. He will be presenting a presentation on the history dating to the time of when Texas was part of New Spain. He will speak about Ca-beza de Vaca, the era of LaSalle and Alonso De Leon; and then from the era of the American Revolutionary War of the colonies to the Texas Independence and the battles. And the history that has made Texas what it is today. Senior Lopez will also have books to sell.

Mr. Robert Ojeda, musician, writer of music and educator, will be accompanied by Mr. J.J. Barrera and present music from the 1800s and before. Mr. Barrera is a musician and educator in the Austin,

See SYMPOSIUM, pg. 14

Coahuiltecan Apache Issac Cardenas from San Anto-nio, Texas who provided the opening of the celebration: A Native American blessing. Picture taken at the Indi-anola - Queen City of the West Event in Indianola Beach (September 2011). Contributed photo by Gary Ralston.

See ART CAR, pg. 14

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Fiesta Victoria 2015 is around the corner! Last year, Fiesta Vic-toria attracted over 6,000 people during the one day cultural event. This year, La Cámara has done a

great job putting a stronger music line up together.

Emilio Nevaira and Jay Perez will be the headliners, two well known Tejano artists, and we are

expecting to attract an even greater audience. We will also have other bands such as Ricky Naranjo, Joel Nava and Mariachis.

Bring your children because there will be entertainment for the kids provided by A+ Party Rentals as well as Ziggy the Clown and costume characters in attendance. There will be moonwalks, sliders, Ziggy, costume characters walking around the fiesta grounds to enter-tain the children

We will also have the best South Texas vendors selling food and crafts around the event.

Come join us on for a one day cultural event brought to you by La Cámara de Comercio de Vic-toria.

Fiesta Victoria starts at 12 Noon

Mariachis before 3:30 p.m.

Ricky Naranjo 3:30 p.m.

Joel Nava 5:30 p.m.

Jay Perez 7:30 p.m.

Emilio Nevaira 9:30 p.m.

Magical Costume will have 5 characters at a time at 30 minute intervals or longer. Then they will change into different characters and go out walking around again. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Elmo, Goofy, Pluto, Doc Mc-Stuffins, Monster High, Sponge Bob and Ninja Turtle, Frozen char-acters: Anna and Elsa Olaf, Jake the pirate and Mario brothers.

For more information please contact La Cámara de Comercio Victoria at 361-572-5900 or [email protected].

Fiesta Victoria 2015

HAPPYST. PATRICK’S

DAY!

from Revista Staff

by Revista Staff

The Silver City Reunion steer-ing committee met and will pres-ent a report to a group of friends from Silver City that will meet on Saturday, March 21, 2015, 12 p.m. at the Rosebud Fountain & Grill,

102 S. Main Street. Chef Charlie Lara, who grew up in Silver City, will prepare a buffet lunch. A cash bar will be set up for individuals to pay for their meal and drinks. Everyone is encouraged to invite brothers and sisters and others who grew up in Silver City. Please

contact Arturo Lara or Chris Ri-vera, if you are planning to attend so that we can have enough food prepared.

The following individuals are serving on the steering commit-tee and can be contacted for more information. Mary Rose Garcia, Daniel Hernandez, Arturo Lara, Daniel Lopez, Robert Martinez, Jimmy Miller, Willie Nunez, Chris Rivera, Larry Soto, Sr., Larry Soto, Jr., Joe Garcia, and Joe Villarreal. “The committee would like for people to bring old pictures and

their written memories of growing up in the 60s in Silver City,” said Chris Rivera.

Chris Rivera stated “We are get-ting calls and emails throughout Texas from people that want to attend the reunion. People from Ohio and California have also said they are coming.”

Two of the organizers, Ar-turo Lara, who grew up on Nova Street, attended Hopkins Elemen-tary and graduated from Stroman High School. He then graduated from Texas A&I University and

has worked as an educator and ad-ministrator. Larry Soto, who grew up on Mumphord Street, attended Hopkins Elementary, graduated from Victoria High School, served in the Marine Corps and retired from the Social Security Adminis-tration as a manager.

“I grew up with Larry and Ar-turo; I trust them with my life. We share many memories growing up and they have been instrumental along with the other members of the steering committee towards

www.RevistaDeVictoriaTx.com Revista de Victoria, March 2015 — 3

Silver City reunion plans continue for October 2015 event

See REUNION, pg. 17

Left to right: Larry Soto and Arturo Lara. Contributed photo.

por Santos Raya

VATICAN – Recientemente se anuncio que el Papa Francisco va visitar a los Estados Unidos en

Septiembre de este año para par-ticipar en el World Meeting of Families 2015.

También visitara a New York a celebrar Misa de canonización de

Junípero Serra. Es la primera vez que se va a canonizar un santo en Los Estados Unidos.

Junípero Serra fue un sacer-dote Español que viajo a Califor-nia y convertido a la fe Católica a muchos indios

NORTH KOREA – Kim-Jong-Un, líder de North Korea, le esta dici-endo al ejercito, “Prepárense para la guerra con los Estados Unidos y sus aliados.”

Kim ha llamado a los militares para que se entrenen mas duro.” Los ejercicios militares conjuntas entre los Estados Unidos y South Korea causan tensiones con North Korea en la divida península.

NEW YORK – Murió Leonard Ni-moy a la edad de 83 años del cánc-er. Anqué el hizo muchas obras de teatro, y películas, fue mas cono-cido por su papel de Dr. Spock de la serie de televisión Star Trek.

También en este mes murió la cantante Lesley Gore, famoso por su canción en los 1960’s, “It’s My Party” y otras hits.

WASHINGTON – Nancy Polosi esta diciendo que algunos congre-sistas están viviendo de cheque a cheque por pago y algunas perso-

nas dicen que los congresistas de-ben hacer lo que hacen los pobres – conseguir una casa mas pequeña, coches menos costosos, etc.

CUBA – Alex Castro, hijo de

Fidel Castro dice, “Coca Cola y McDonald’s son bienvenidos en Cuba.” Lo dijo después del anun-cio del deshielo entre Washington y Cuba.

Alex es uno de los 8 hijos recon-ocidos de Fidel Castro.

AFGANISTAN – Una ola de ava-lanchas dejan 245 muertos y 66 heridos en este país. Las fuertes nevadas comenzaron en un lunes y prolongaron hasta el miércoles. Decenas de casas se quedaron en-terradas.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – El líder opositor Boris Nemtsov fue asesi-nado. El se vía convertido en una figura central en la política. Iba a participar en un mitin en contra de las políticas de Putin.

Nemtsov murió de cuatro disp-aros mientras que caminaba con una mujer en el Kremlin.

USA – Legisladores están ad-virtiendo a miles de millones de la venta de armas de Estados Unidos a Qatar permitiendo a los grupos terroristas.

LONDON – El Príncipe William y su esposa Kate Middleton ya van a tener su nuevo bebe en los prim-eros de este mes. Dicen que va ser niña.

WASHINGTON, DC – Day light Savings Time se comienza el 8 de Marza con una hora adelantado.


Leonard Nimoy, es el “Dr.Spock” en Star Trek. Contributed photo.


Victoria city, county leaders support UHV’s $166 million legislative request

Local government leaders are backing the University of Hous-ton-Victoria’s legislative request to accommodate student growth in Victoria.

On Feb. 3, the Victoria City Council unanimously passed a res-olution recognizing the essential role of UHV in the Coastal Bend and supporting UHV’s request of $166 million in Tuition Rev-enue Bonds during the 2015 Texas Legislative session. The Victoria County Commission passed a sim-ilar resolution on Tuesday.

Resolutions provide a frame-work local governments can use to show support for community plans, and promote and encourage certain behaviors.

“UHV is most appreciative of the Victoria City Council and Vic-toria County Commission for tak-ing action to support our efforts to build a comprehensive, regional university,” UHV Interim Presi-

dent Vic Morgan said. “Having local officials on board with our growth plans will be a big help to our case in Austin.”

UHV is requesting $166 million in Tuition Revenue Bonds and $6 million in program development funds during the 84th Texas legis-lative session.

The bonds would be used for continued support of UHV’s tran-sition to a four-year residential university. The bond money would pay for new academic space, reno-vation of the existing University West and University Center build-ings and land acquisition. The program funds would be used to establish at least a dozen new aca-demic programs.

Both resolutions mention how UHV’s goal of achieving 6,000 face-to-face student on the Vic-toria campus by 2025 will play a major role in the economic devel-opment of the Crossroads by add-

ing jobs and funneling money into the economy.

“UHV needs funding to provide adequate academic programs, re-sources and facilities as student enrollment increases,” Morgan said. “The impact of that enroll-ment growth will provide far-reaching benefits to the people and businesses in Victoria County and the surrounding region. Right now, only 20.2 percent of Coastal South Texas residents older than age 24 have a bachelor’s degree or higher compared to 26 percent statewide. UHV is playing an active role in increasing that figure by bringing access and affordability to many students who would not otherwise attend college.”

The UH System also has pledged to support UHV’s request for state funding as a top priority in the leg-islative session. Morgan was in Austin on Monday and Tuesday visiting with legislators and state officials about the TRB request.

UHV received $25 million in state money when the university first began enrolling freshmen and sophomores in fall 2010. However, the university did not receive any money for construction. Several other universities that added un-derclassmen, such as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and the University of Texas at Tyler, have received generous TRB authorization for their campuses, Morgan said.

A TODAS LAS PERSONAS Y PARTES INTERESADAS:

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC ha solic-itado a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ) la expedición del Permiso de Calidad del Aire Número 55780, el cual autorizará la continuidad del funcionamiento del compresor de la estación de 300, una facilidad de com-presión de gas, ubicado en 9819 State Highway 185 del sur, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas 7790. Información adicio-nal relacionada con esta aplicación se encuentra en la sec-ción de avisos públicos de este diario.

UHV Interim president Vic Morgan. Contributed photo.


Don’t forget to look both ways… but wait, there’s moreby Police Officer John Turner

Don’t forget to look both ways is something we’ve all heard as kids, something we all tell our own children and something we all do as adults. But is it enough?

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2012 over 4700 people were killed in auto

pedestrian crashes and another 76,000 injured. This is an aver-age of one pedestrian killed every 2 hours and one injured every 7 minutes in traffic related crashes. 14 percent of all traffic fatalities involved pedestrians.

The statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration revealed that most (70%)

auto pedestrian crashes occur in a location other than an intersec-tion during the evening hours with the peak time being between 8 P.M. and midnight. Adults 65 yrs old and older, along with children between the ages of 5 and 15 and pedestrians who were intoxicated were shown to be most at risk for a traffic related fatality.

So, what do we do? We have all of the statistical data; now let’s put it to work.

If most incidents occur at a loca-tion other than an intersection then it would be safe to say that the saf-est place to cross a street would be at an intersection. An intersec-tion with a marked crosswalk that is controlled by a signal would be even better. You have to keep in mind though, that just because the light you’re facing is green or you have a signal to walk, you can’t as-sume that drivers see you, or the light. Drivers, like everyone else, are easily distracted and all it takes is an instant for a crash to occur. Make sure the driver sees you and the vehicle stops.

The numbers also show that most incidents occur at night, which would lead me to believe that visibility may be an issue. If you’re out at night, especially if jogging or biking, wear light col-ored clothing or an even better, though not as fashionable, option would be to wear a reflective ma-terial. A flashlight certainly would

not be out of the question as well.As always, the safest place for

a pedestrian is the sidewalk. If, however, you have no sidewalk to walk on then walk near the curb on the left side of the roadway, fac-ing oncoming traffic. As a matter of fact, it is a violation of state law to walk in the street if a sidewalk is available and also a state law that prohibits walking on the right side of the roadway.

When driving, keep an eye out for pedestrians. Yield to pedestri-ans in crosswalks and make sure to stop well before you get to the crosswalk so as not to prevent

anyone from crossing. Never pass vehicles stopped at a crosswalk pedestrians that you can’t see may be crossing.

It’s always better to err on the side of caution, especially when walking or driving. A little extra time used to get to a crosswalk is a good investment that could save your life.

John Turner is a Crime Preven-tion Officer with the Victoria Po-lice Department. If you have any questions regarding pedestrian safety or any other crime preven-tion topic, he may be contacted at (361)485-3808.

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Half of Twenty Two at Victoria TX Indie Film Festival (www.VTXIFF.COM)

Writer, Producer, Director, Laralee List was born in San An-tonio, Texas and has over 100 live productions to her credit as either writer, director, or producer; al-though most of the time, as all three. Half of Twenty Two (2014) is her debut feature film.

The first thing you must know about Laralee is that she never stops working. You will rarely catch her when she is not in the middle of a project, and if she is, you can be assured, she is in that very moment, planning the next production. Laralee has directed hundreds of actors. She loves

working with adult actors, as well as children. With the added advantage of being an actress herself, her experi-ence gives her an in-depth under-standing of what an actor craves on set. Actors she worked with from the be-ginning of her ca-reer, still work on her sets today.

She has a like-mindedness with children, and truly enjoys working with child actors on set. She thinks chil-dren are magical beings, who have no limits to their

imaginations or abilities. They re-spond well to her mostly comedic inspired direction, but they clearly comprehend when she conveys the motivation for a dramatic moment.

She also enjoys working with animals, and during her career has included animals in many of her productions, valiantly breaking the traditional rules of the entertain-ment industry by blending adult and child actors with a variety of animals, repeatedly, in produc-tions throughout her career.

Laralee has directed everything from Shakespeare to Sketch Com-edy, generally writing or adapting

the original stories for each pro-duction. With her first stage ap-pearance at the age of 5; Laralee is very accustomed to the interior of theaters, auditoriums and colise-ums. All three of her children were brought into theaters commonly within their first few weeks of breath; her cast members instantly becoming comfortable with the bright eyed appendage on her hip

as she directed show after show. As an actress, Laralee received

awards for her performances in various Alamo City theaters, in-cluding The Actor’s Theatre, San Pedro Playhouse, and the Melodrama Playhouse, (where the famed Greater Tuna duo, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams began). At 23, Laralee created a Sketch Comedy Troupe in San Antonio,

Texas, called, The Playroom Play-ers, where she was once compared to Carol Burnett, (also from San Antonio) by theater critic John Igo. She reveled in writing and directing hilariously larger than life characters, and uniquely out-rageous storylines. As she pro-gressed, Laralee began to experi-ment with, what at the time were

See FESTIVAL, pg. 16

Half of Twenty Two Director Laralee List. Contributed photo.

YOUR town, YOUR future, YOUR Voice


Victoria’s future is in the hands of its people. With a myriad of broad issues concerning the qual-ity of life in our city, i.e. education, healthcare, economic development to name a few, it’s too complex to go it alone. To make an impact on the future of our community, Victoria Alliance strives to work together in a collective impact approach, aligning our individual agendas to build a better tomor-row.

Victoria Alliance was built on the idea that our community of businesses, foundations, govern-ments, educational entities, non-profits, healthcare providers, faith groups and individuals must come

together to share resources, knowl-edge, understanding and outcomes to reinforce positive change. This must include the Hispanic commu-nity, which makes up 46 percent of Victoria’s population.

Through a carefully structured process, Victoria can create a single set of goals and measure them in a shared way so that we can continuously communicate the progress to reinforce positive change. This process began with a community wide survey which was taken by nearly 2,000 citizens, yet only 19 percent were Hispanic.

This process, called collective impact, requires a commitment of a diverse cross-sector group of key

stakeholders in the community to come together for a common agen-da to impact large social change. This is a shift from the indepen-dent and isolated intervention of the many individual organizations that we currently have. In order to truly have a collective impact, Vic-toria Alliance is striving to better engage the Hispanic community moving forward. The voice of this group is wanted and needed in or-der to create a better Victoria.

Following the survey, Victoria Alliance has held the first two of four public forums. Unfortunate-ly, participation from the Hispanic community at these forums has re-mained near the 20 percent mark, in line with survey participation. Victoria Alliance needs everyone in the community to play a part. If we can come together to address the issues that concern us all, we will leverage our power to make things happen. This vision will not sit on a shelf, but rather become a living and breathing reflection of our collective vision, a tool to see our progress and methods to make Victoria a quality place to live and work.

To be a catalyst for building a better community by collectively aligning our visions, Victoria Alli-ance needs to hear the voices of the Hispanic community. Your vision in the areas of education, identity, growth management, natural en-vironment, entertainment and the economy are crucial to the idea of broad based community engage-ment. Share your voice at the next two public forums: Monday, March 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Victoria East high school caf-eteria and Tuesday, April 28 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Victoria Col-lege Student Center.

Speak up! Be heard! You are the Victoria Alliance.

For more information, please contact Allyson Griffin, Launch Coordinator, at 361-582-2520 or [email protected] or visit the Victoria Alliance website at www.victoriaalliance.org

VICTORIA COUNTYTAX SALE

April 7, 2015 @ 10:00 A.M.

At the Front Door of the Victoria County Courthouse

For Tax Sale Information contactLINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP at:

(855) 650-5848 or www.lgbs.com


UHV adds millions to regional economy

The amount the University of Houston-Victoria spent on payroll and operations in fiscal year 2013 and the spending of its students, visitors and alumni created $185

million in added income to the Coastal Bend economy, according to a recently released report.

“This study shows the major impact UHV has on the regional

economy and the positive return on investment that a higher educa-tion has on students, society and taxpayers,” UHV Interim Presi-dent Vic Morgan said.

The study, “Demonstrating the

Economic Value of the University of Houston-Victoria,” is part of a larger report produced by Eco-nomic Modeling Specialists Inter-national of Moscow, Idaho. The report found that Texas’ public

universities, community and tech-nical colleges, and independent universities have a combined eco-nomic impact equivalent to nearly 11 percent of the state’s gross state

See UHV, pg. 17

A $12.7 million Academic & Regional Economic Development Building is under construc-tion on the main University of Houston-Victoria campus and will open this summer. A recently released report showed that UHV created $185 million in added regional income during fiscal year 2013. Contributed photo.

¡Hola! Desde que William Levy anuncio su separación de Eliza-beth Gutiérrez, se ha visto muy solo. Hay rumores que esta con Elizabeth otra vez. ¿Sera?

Maite Perroni y Daniel Are-nas, (Pablo y Esmeralda) de (“La Gata”) están muy felices del grande éxito que la telenovela

tuvo. A Laura Zapata también le fue

muy bien en “La Gata” con su pa-pel de villana y que lo hizo muy bien como también en muchas otras telenovelas.

Ella dijo, “¡Me gusta mucho hacer la villana! ¡Es mi papel fa-vorito!

El cantante Joan Sebastián sigue con su carrera musical anqué sufre del cáncer. Dice, “Se llega, el mo-mento, como llegará, que me tenga que ir, me voy a ir con la satisfac-ción que haber luchado lo máximo, y la satisfacción de haberle sacado provecho a mi vida.”

Paulina Rubio tiene un nuevo

CD, “Mi Nuevo Vicio.” Le va muy bien en su carrera musical.

Nueva telenovela para Lu-cia Méndez en “Esperanza del

Corazón.” La telenovela sale en Julio 2015. Esperamos verla.

Aislinn Derbez, hija mayor de Eugenio Derbez, sale en la película “A La Mala” en teatros en México, US, y otros países muy pronto. Su novio es Maurico Ochmann.

Para esta fecha ya todos saben que Vicente Fernández finalmente se retira de la vida artística. Ha tendido una carrera larga y muy exitosa. Ahora puede tener más tiempo para dedicarla a su familia.

¿Porque Kate del Castillo no tiene novio o no esta casada? Ella dijo recientemente, “Yo creo que a las mujeres independientes, fuertes, o exitosas les cuesta tra-bajo el amor.” Bueno, ella esta hablando de su papel de Anastasia en la novela, “Dueños del Paraí-so.”

Por su parte, Kate dice, “Sigo


See CHARLANDO, pg. 11

por Gloria Rivera

D avid Zepeda. Contributed photo.

Maite Perroni y Daniel Arenas. Contributed photo.

creyendo en el amor.”Adamari López esta esperando

su bebé muy pronto. Ella y su novio y padre de su bebé, Toni Costra, ya tienen el nombre de ella, Alaia. También ya tienen un

cuarto listo de princesa para ella.En una ritual en India para ben-

decir su amor, se casaron Jorge Ramos y Chiquinquira Delgado y ya están casados después de cuatro años juntos.

Angélica Vale y su esposo Otto están tan felices con su nuevo hijo,

Daniel Nicolás (lo llaman Dánico). Ahora son cuatro con su primera hija, Angeliquia

¡Enrique Iglesias ya tiene 39 años! Parece que fue ayear cuando comenzó su carrera como cantante como su papa Julio Iglesias. ¡Que exitosos han sido los dos!

Alejandro Fernández tiene un nuevo CD, “Confidencias Reales.” Hace poco estuvo en España en un concierto. Antes del concierto en España estuvo en Las Vegas y su hija, la jovencita Camilla canto

con el.Ella ya le dijo a su papa que qui-

ere ser cantante.Parece que Sofía Vergara y su

novio, Joe Manganilla no se casan tan pronto como estaban en sus planes. Joe esta trabajando en una película y los planes para la boda van hacer cuando el termine la película para tener mas tiempo

para ser todo bien como ellos qui-eren.

Recientemente David Zepeda dijo algo como, “¡Últimam-ente me ha dado por no ponerme chones!!!” ¡Los dejo con ese pens-amiento! Ahora es tiempo de decir “adiós” y hasta pronto. Estamos de vuelta aquí en el bello mes de abril en pleno springtime!


CHARLANDO, from pg. 10

William Levy. Contributed photo.

Aislimm Derbez y Mauricio Ochmann. Contributed photo.

Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, the Lady in Blue ConferenceA ubiquitous Conference in

Rome is set advance the cause of the beatification of Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda. Scheduled for late October 2015, this event will be the culmination of international activities planned to commemo-rate the 350th anniversary of the death of the Venerable Sor María, known worldwide as the Lady in Blue.

Among the activities planned to

achieve those objectives, the San Antonio Historical Association, the municipality of Ágreda, Spain, St. Mary’s University and Texas Before The Alamo project will be presenting a “Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, the Lady in Blue” summit in San Antonio on Satur-day, March 21st. This will include presentations by prominent histo-rians and a 35 person delegation from Spain led by Jesús Alonso

Jimenez, Mayor of Ágreda. The focus of the summit is the Texas-connection to Sor María de Jesús and her bi-location visits to its in-digenous tribes.

Her travels to the Tejas natives and the subsequent devotion to her work by prominent Franciscan friars led to the founding of Texas and the establishment of its first Mission in 1690.

The big news in the recent cause

of beatification is the emphasis be-ing given to the missionary work of Sor María to the native tribes in East Texas from a cloistered Con-vento in Ágreda, Spain. To this day, many Native Americans in Texas and New Mexico base their faith on Sor María’s evangelical visits to their tribal ancestors in the early 1600s. This includes the Tigua of the Ysleta del Sur Mis-sion they built on tribal lands near El Paso, and the Adai-Caddo of the original Tejas Confederacy in the region of East Texas.

This is where Mission San Fran-cisco de los Tejas was founded on June 1, 1690 by General Alonso de Leon and Fray Damian Massanet, devoted followers of the writings of Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda who the Tejas natives called the Lady in Blue, because of the blue cloak she wore.

The Conference in Rome, Italy will be held October 29 -30 to pres-ent favorable studies and advance

the cause of Sor María de Jesús be-atification to Pope Francis and the Vatican. The Conference is being organized by the Pontificia Ac-cademia Mariana Internazionale and will answer doubts in defense of the Immaculate Conception of Sor María and her work contained in the book “The Mystical City of God”, writings that were declared dogma by the Catholic Church in the nineteenth century.

“Sor María de Jesús de Ágre-da, the Lady in Blue summit, St. Mary’s University University Center, 2nd Floor, One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, Tex-as, Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 9:00am. Free to the Public | Free Parking. Produced by: Tex-as Before The Alamo project www.texasbeforethealamo.com. Producer Contacts: Dr. Fe-lix D. Almaraz Jr. [email protected], 210.478.8654, William E. Millet,[email protected], 972.365.3303.


Victoria MPO Seeking Comments on Victoria 2040 Long-Range Metropolitan Transportation Plan

The Victoria Metropolitan Plan-ning Organization (VMPO) is updating the Long-Range Metro-politan Transportation Plan (MTP) to address the next 25 years. The MTP helps the VMPO plan for the future urban transportation needs of the County. The Victoria MPO is responsible for urban transporta-tion planning processes that allow Victoria County to secure state and federal transportation funding for roadways and other transporta-tion projects. The VMPO is seek-ing public input on the draft 2040 Long-Range Metropolitan Trans-portation Plan from the residents of Victoria County before finaliz-ing this roadmap for the future.

Since early last year, the VMPO has implemented a public involve-ment strategy termed Voice of Vic-toria with the aim of increasing public input on the transportation plan ensuring that the new plan re-flects the priorities of the residents of Victoria. The public identified which projects they would most like to see completed in their com-munity. The two highest ranked projects, based on the evaluation criteria, were selected for funding. These two projects – the upgrad-ing of US 77 at the Guadalupe River from a two-lane undivided to a four-lane divided highway and an overpass at US 87 & FM 447 – will require all the funds projected to be available. The MTP includes

many other projects which can be pursued if additional funds be-come available. As an example, the public suggested a consider-able number of bicycle and pedes-trian trail projects, but there is no funding available for projects of this type at present. A complete list of projects is available in the MTP document on the MPO website at www.victoriampo.org.

A public hearing on the update of the MTP was held on February 10, 2015 to explain the plan fully and request comments back from the public on the draft plan. Ad-ditional comments are welcomed. The Victoria 2040 Long-Range Metropolitan Transportation Plan is available for review at 700 Main Center, Suite 129 in Victoria, Tex-as and online at www.victoriampo.org. For consideration in the final draft of the plan, all comments must be submitted by March 9, 2015. Comments can be submitted by mail to Victoria MPO, Voice of Victoria MTP, P.O. Box 1758, Victoria, TX, 77902; by e-mail to [email protected]; or online at https://www.facebook.

com/voiceofvictoriampo. The final plan will be approved

at the VMPO Policy Advisory Committee Meeting on April 14, 2015 at 2:00 pm. The public is invited to attend this meeting and offer final comments. The meeting will be held at 700 Main Center, Room 205 in Victoria, Texas.

The VMPO is a federally funded transportation planning organiza-tion. Every metropolitan area with a population of more than 50,000 residents has a designated Metro-politan Planning Organization for transportation in order to qualify for federal highway or transit as-sistance. Certain federal funding for transportation projects and programs is channeled through the MPO’s planning process. The MPO receives monies through dif-ferent categories of federal fund-ing, each intended for specific types of transportation projects. The Policy Advisory Committee of the VMPO is a 10 member de-cision making body that oversees the VMPO. It consists of represen-tatives from the city and county governments, the Texas Depart-ment of Transportation, the Victo-ria Regional Airport, and the Port of Victoria.

For more information contact Mary Craighead with the Victo-ria MPO at (361)485-3360 or by email at [email protected].


MPO staff conducted a successful outreach to Victoria citizens. Contributed photo.

of the Coastal Bend, and food and beverage vendors.

Following the same schedule as last year’s successful event, festiv-ities will kick off with Victoria’s 4th annual Art Car Parade begin-ning at Main and W. Commercial (by The Victoria Public Library) at 11:30 am and continuing down Main Street, left on Church Street., then left on Liberty, then left on Commercial Street where they will proceed to the Nave Museum.

The more than 50 art cars and low riders on exhibit will display a variety of painting and sculp-tural techniques, including weld-ing and metal craft, gluing and assemblage, and collage. Art cars scheduled to appear include “Rex Rabbit” by Larry Fuente and sev-eral exquisitely detailed low riders by the Leal Brother from Corpus Christi. All of the art cars have won top honors at the Orange Show Houston Art Car Parade and several can be found on display all year round at Five Points in Vic-

toria. From April 18 through May 31,

2015, The Nave Museum will be exhibiting Low riders and Art Cars Gather Again by New York-based artist Irvin Tepper. This exhibition will focus on the Mexican-Ameri-can cultural and artistic contribu-tion to the American genre of the automobile, the low rider. These automobiles start as a symbol of personal expression, and symbol-ize cultural pride for their creators, their family, and the community in which they live. This exhibition

will include photographs of the cars, and portraits and videos of people within the low rider com-munity.

The Nave Museum is located at 306 W. Commercial in Victo-ria, TX and is open to the public 12-4pm Tuesday through Sunday and 12-7pm Thursday. Admission at The Nave is always pay what you want. For event information please contact: Maggie Kuyken-dall, Media Contact at 361-894-2153, Rachael Greve, Executive Director of The Nave Museum at

361-575-8227, or visit www.nave-museum.com or www.facebook.com/ArtCarVictoria.

VRMA / the Nave gratefully acknowledge our sponsors: Cor-porate Sponsors: The O’Connor & Hewitt Foundation, Kuy Creek Enterprises, Ranchnetwork.com, Nave Sponsors: Ann & Jim Harithas, Victoria Television Group, City of Victoria, National Endowment for the Arts; Lamar Outdoor Advertising; Victoria Ad-vocate: Presenting Sponsor.


Texas area. He is currently work-ing on his deceased father’s mem-oirs as a history professor.

Reverend Rufus C. Diggs will present the history of the early cowboys and the impact that the Black community had on the cow-

boy culture. Reverend Diggs is an educator, speaker and a pastor.

Come and join us for a night of untold past stories and enjoy some Texas wines.

Event ticket prices are $20 per adult. Please call 361-482-9906 to purchase tickets. Students are welcome free of charge if accom-

panied by their parents.

Part IIAbout the speakers at the Cal-

houn County Cultures and Cui-sines presents an Early Texas History Symposium: The Untold Stories.

José Antonio López was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, and is a USAF Veteran. He now lives in Universal City, Texas. He is the author of four books. His latest book is “Preserving Early Texas History.” It is published by Xlibris and is available through Amazon.com. Lopez is also the founder of the Tejano Learning Center, LLC, and www.tejanosunidos.org, a website dedicated to Spanish Mex-ican people and events in U.S. his-tory that are mostly overlooked in mainstream history books. Email: [email protected]

Jean Jacques (aka ‘J J’ ) Bar-rera Targarona is a 7th generation Tejano, descendant of Agapíto De León son of Martín De León and Patricia De La Garza founders of Victoria, TX. Agapito was mur-dered by a pinche rinche named Mabry “Mustang” Gray who was caught rustling the De Leon brand-

ed longhorns as depicted in histori-an/artist/cartoonist Jack Jackson’s historical comic book titled ‘Teja-no Exile’. As a musician he toured the globe with Santiago Jimenez Jr. and the Tailgators. Presently he performs with Johnny Degollado y Su Conjunto, Conjunto Aztlan, Son y No Son, Tailgators, and T Tex Edwards and Out on Parole as well as The Bronze Band. He spe-cializes in the bajo sexton teaching Conjunto Regional at the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin.

Rev. Rufus Callis Diggs at-tended and graduated from George Washington Carver High. During the height of the Viet-Nam War as a college student at Prairie View A&M College, he volunteered for the Navy later receiving an hon-orable discharge. He returned to Calhoun County and worked at the Dupont Chemical Plant in Bloom-ington, Texas. He entered higher education and received a BA from the University of Houston-Victoria in Speech Communica-tions and Secondary Education. Brother Diggs is a retired educa-tor who taught at Phillis Wheatley High located in the Fifth Ward and Denver Harbor in the inner-city

Houston Independent School Dis-trict. Presently he is the pastor of the historic Stephen Chapel United Methodist Church in Schulenburg, Texas.

Robert Rivera Ojeda received an MA in Education - Curriculum and Instruction from the Universi-ty of Phoenix. He received a BA in Community Studies from the Uni-versity of California Santa Cruz. He was a Chicano Studies lecturer of Mexican and Chicano Music at San Diego State University con-tributing two chapters; Chicano Music – A Perspective and Lalo Guerrerro – The Father of Chicano Music in Jose “Pepe” Villarinos’ book Mexican and Chicano Music (1999), McGraw-Hill Press.

As a music ethnologist and eth-nic art programming consultant he continues Old Tejano music re-search, performance, and lecture-demonstrations. Ojedas’ cultural and music performing arts experi-ence contribute to his presentation of a conceptual teaching and learn-ing style design that challenges students of history teaching meth-odology and pedagogy in a global society.

SYMPOSIUM, from pg. 1

ART CAR, from pg. 1


Texas housing less oil-price dependent this time around

There’s no doubt lower oil prices have a negative impact on the overall Texas economy, but an economist at the Real Estate Cen-ter at Texas A&M University says history shows the state’s housing market has thrived under a wide range of oil prices, some lower than those seen recently.

“Everyone remembers the Texas energy bust of the 1980s,” notes Real Estate Center Research Econ-omist James Gaines, “but there are numerous reasons to believe the current price downtown is differ-ent.”

Gaines credits economic diver-sification over the past three de-cades, including growing health care, technology, trade, profes-sional services and other segments of the economy.

“Perhaps even more important-ly, the past few years have not led to excessive overbuilding or over-spending as was the case in the 1980s,” Gaines points out. “Oil price expectations this time were not based on maintaining the

$100-per-barrel-or-higher level, thus reducing the potential nega-tive impact on the economy.”

Texas’ hous-ing markets surged in 2014 along with the state’s general economy and

employment . Home sales in 2014 reached 285,000 transac-tions, the second-highest level ever recorded and just short of the 2006 peak of 292,805. The state-wide median home price set anoth-er record high for the fourth year in a row, reaching $183,700.

“At the same time, the inventory of homes listed for sale fell to new lows relative to the pace of month-ly home sales,” Gaines notes. “Residential markets across the state tightened as population and employment gains coupled with low interest rates to fuel housing demand.”

Texas’ 2015 housing market will not be exclusively based on the price of oil, he says. Local met-ropolitan markets experience dif-ferent levels of influence from oil prices and energy sector activity over the year, depending on how closely tied they are to that sector.

Besides oil prices, Gaines says other major housing market influ-ences include the ease of credit and its availability for first-time

homebuyers, employment growth and immigration, and continued low mortgage interest rates.

“The negative impacts of low oil prices should be at least par-tially offset by positive impacts from non-energy economic activ-

ity,” he observes. “The uncertainty over how low prices will go and how long they will stay low makes 2015 estimates extremely difficult. We will continue to monitor the volatile oil prices and adjust our expectations accordingly.”

Gaines’ six-page article is avail-able in the Center’s research li-brary http://www.recenter.tamu.edu/pdf/2092.pdf. The article also will be published in the April issue of Tierra Grande magazine, the Center’s flagship periodical.

Texas housing market continues grow despite oil prices. Contrib-uted photo.


AVISO DE RECEPCIÓN DE SOLICITUD E INTENCIÓN PARA OBTENER PERMISO DEL AIRE

NÚMERO DE PERMISO DE CALIDAD DEL AIRE PROPUESTO 55780

SOLICITUD Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, ha solicitado a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ por sus siglas en ingles) para la emisión del Permiso de Calidad del Aire Número 55780, el cuál autorizará la continuidad del funcionamiento del compresor de la estación de 300, una facilidad de compresión de gas, ubicado en 9819 State Highway 185 del sur, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas 77905. Este enlace lleva a un mapa electrónico de la ubicación general del sitio o de la instalación es proporcionado como una cortesía y no es parte de la solicitud o del aviso. Para la ubicación exacta, consulte la solicitud. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=28.685555&lng=-96.921666&zoom=13&type=r. La instalación emitirá los siguientes contaminantes: óxidos de nitrógeno, compuestos orgánicos de monóxido de carbono, dióxido de sulfuro, contaminantes del aire peligrosos y materia particulada incluyendo partículas con diámetros de 10 micras o menos y 2.5 micras o menos.

Esta solicitud fue presentada a la TCEQ el 30 de enero del 2015. La solicitud estará disponible para ser revisada y copiada en la Oficina Central de la TCEQ, en la oficina regional de la TCEQ en Corpus Christi, y en las siguientes ubicaciones: Biblioteca de ciudad de Victoria, por la calle 302 N Main, Victoria, Condado de Victoria, Texas, empezando el primer día de la publicación de este aviso. El expediente de cumplimiento normativo de la planta, si alguno existe, está disponible para su revisión en la oficina regional de la TCEQ en Corpus Christi.

El director ejecutivo ha determinado que la solicitud está administrativamente completa y llevará a cabo una revisión técnica de la solicitud. Información en la solicitud indica que esta renovación de permiso no resultaría en un aumento de las emisiones permitidas y no daría lugar a la emisión de una contaminante del aire no previamente emitida. TCEQ puede actuar en esta solicitud sin buscando más comentarios públicos o proporcionar una oportunidad para una audiencia caso impugnada si se cumplen ciertos criterios.

COMENTARIOS DEL PÚBLICO Usted puede presentar comentarios públicos, o solicitar una audiencia de caso impugnado a la Oficina del Funciona-rio Jefe (Office of the Chief Clerk) al domicilio a continuación. TCEQ tomará en cuenta todos los comentarios públicos para tomar una decisión final sobre la solicitud. El plazo para presentar comentarios públicos es de 15 días después de que el aviso en el periódico es publicado. Después de la fecha límite para comentarios del público, el director ejecutivo preparará una respuesta a todos los comentarios públicos relevantes y materiales o significativos. Cuestiones como los valores de propiedad, ruido, seguridad vial y zonificación están fuera de la jurisdicción de la TCEQ a dirección en el proceso de permiso.

Después de completar la revisión técnica del director ejecutivo considerará los comentarios y preparar una respuesta a todos los comentarios públicos relevantes y materiales o significativos. Si sólo se reciben comentarios, la respuesta a los comentarios, junto con la decisión del director ejecutivo sobre la aplicación, entonces se le enviará a todos los que presentó comentarios públicos o quién está en la lista de correo para esta aplicación, a menos que la aplicación se refiere directamente a una audiencia caso impugnada.

OPORTUNIDAD PARA AUDIENCIA EN CASO IMPUGNADO Usted puede solicitar una audiencia caso impugnada. El solicitante o el director ejecutivo también puede solicitar que la aplicación remitirse directamente a una audiencia caso impugnada después de la revisión técnica de la aplicación. Una audiencia caso impugnada es un procedimiento legal similar a un juicio civil en un tribunal de distrito estatal. A menos que una solicitud por escrito para una audiencia caso impugnada sea presentada dentro de 15 días a partir de esta notificación, el director ejecutivo puede actuar la aplicación. Si no hay solicitud de au-diencia se recibe dentro de este período de 15 días, no se proporcionará ninguna oportunidad más para la audiencia. Según la ley de aire limpio de Texas § 382.056(o) una audiencia caso impugnada sólo podrán concederse si historial de conformidad del solicitante en la clasificación más baja bajo requisitos aplicables historia y si la solicitud de audiencia se basa en controvertidas cuestiones de hecho que son relevantes y material a la decisión de la Comisión sobre la aplicación. Además, la Comisión sólo podrá conceder una audiencia sobre las cuestiones planteadas durante el período de comentario público y no hayan sido retiradas.

Una persona que puede estar afectada por contaminantes de emisiones atmosféricas de una planta tiene derecho a solicitar una audiencia. Si se solicita una audiencia de caso impugnado, debe presentar lo siguiente: (1) su nombre (o para un grupo o asociación, un representante oficial), dirección, número de teléfono y número de fax, si lo tiene; (2) el nombre del solicitante y número del permiso; (3) la declaración “[yo / nosotros] solicito una audiencia de un caso impugnado”; (4) una descripción específica de como se vería adversamente afectado por la solicitud y emisiones atmosféricas de la planta de manera que no es común para el público en general; (5) la ubicación y distancia de su propiedad con relación a la planta; y (6) una descripción de como emplea la propiedad la cual puede ser impactada por la planta. Si la petición la hace un grupo o asociación, el miembro o miembros que tienen derecho a solicitar una audiencia y los intereses que el grupo o la asociación busca proteger, también se deben identificar. También puede presentar los ajustes que propone hacer a la solicitud / permiso que pueden satisfacer sus preocupaciones. Las solicitudes de audiencia caso impugnada deben presentarse por escrito dentro de los 15 días siguientes a esta notificación a la oficina de la secretaria del jefe a la siguiente dirección.

Si cualquier petición para una audiencia caso impugnada es presentadas oportunamente, el director ejecutivo enviará la aplicación y cualquier solicitud para una audiencia caso impugnada a los Comisarios para su consideración en una reunión de la Comisión. A menos que la aplicación se refiere directamente a una audiencia caso impugnada, el director ejecutivo enviará la respuesta a los comentarios junto con la notificación de la reunión de la Comisión a todos los que Comentarios enviados o está en la lista de correo para esta aplicación. Si se concede una audiencia, el tema de una audiencia estará limitado a cuestiones de hecho relativas a relevantes se disputa y planteó la preocupación de calidad de aire material durante el periodo de comentario. Cuestiones como los valores de propiedad, ruido, seguridad vial y zonificación están fuera de la jurisdicción de la Comisión de dirección en este procedimiento.

LISTA DE CORRESPONDENCIA Aparte de presentar comentarios públicos, usted puede solicitar ser incluido en la lista de correos para recibir en el futuro avisos públicos sobre esta solicitud específica que envía por correo la Oficina del Funcionario Jefe (Office of the Chief Clerk) enviando una petición por escrito a la Oficina del Funcionario Jefe (Office of the Chief Clerk) a la dirección a continuación. En la lista de correo recibirán copias de avisos públicos futuros (si los hay) enviados por la oficina del la Oficina del Funcionario Jefe para esta aplicación.

CONTACTOS DE LA AGENCIA E INFORMACIÓN Los comentarios públicos y peticiones se deben presentar por el Internet al www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, o por escrito a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental del Estado de Texas, a la Oficina del Funcionario Jefe (Office of the Chief Clerk), MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Si usted se comunica con la TCEQ electrónicamente, tenga en cuenta que su dirección de correo electrónico, como su dirección postal física, pasará a formar parte del registro públio de la agencia. Para mayor información acerca de esta solicitud para permiso o el proceso para permisos, por favor llame a el número gratis del Programa de Educación Pública, al 1-800-687-4040.

Más información también puede obtenerse de la Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC , 1001 Lousiana Street, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77002-5089 o llamando al Sr. Dion Carter, Kinder Morgan al (713) 369-8559.

Fecha de Expedición: 13 de febrero del 2015

the beginnings of multi-media in her productions, blending video performances with live theater. She directed music videos to ac-company her musical comedies. The Playroom Players troupe per-formed in theaters and comedy clubs all over San Antonio through 1989.

In 1989 Laralee left San Anto-nio to throw her hat into the ring in Los Angeles, California. She worked in L.A. for 10 years, first through a temporary service to the entertainment industry where she would spend weeks, and some-times months in locations like Vir-gin Records, and Agency for the Performing Arts, soaking up every tidbit of information available to her; while also performing or writ-ing and directing productions in venues like The Victory Theatre, The Enchanted Forest Theater, The American Renegade Theater and many more. During her 10 years in Los Angeles, Laralee had the pleasure of directing some of the most talented actors in the in-dustry; many of which you have seen regularly in film and on tele-vision.

In 1999 she was coaxed back to San Antonio, where she began to write, direct and produce for world renowned pianist, Anya Grokhovski, founder of Musical Bridges Around the World. It was during this time Laralee began to search for a performing arts acad-emy where her children could go to learn all of the performing arts under one roof. With none avail-able, Laralee ultimately founded the Land Of Virtuosity (LOV), a unique performing arts academy for children, where their talents, in all aspects of the performing arts, could be nurtured to their maxi-mum potential.

In January of 2014 the LOV was placed on indefinite hiatus when Laralee was offered the opportu-nity to write, direct and produce the film, Half of Twenty Two . She fully intends to re-open the LOV at some point in the distant future.

In early 2014, Laralee founded her production company, Minoan Temple Studios, carefully choos-ing to brand it with a symbol rep-resenting an ancient, daredevilish, gymnastic sport in Minoan culture “Leaping the Bull”, which repre-sents how she approaches every-thing in life.

FESTIVAL, from pg. 7

organizing this reunion. We all agree that this reunion is way past due and the time to do this is now,” said Chris Rivera. “All the people on the steering committee, I grew

up with but I remember so many others. We all look forward to see-ing many of them again. Revista de Victoria is already working on an article about the different nicknames we all had. In every neighborhood the kids went by

nicknames given to them by their parents, siblings, or friends,” said Rivera.

Tentative plans are being made for a reunion on October 3, 2015. The time will be 3 p.m. till 12 p.m. and the location will be announced

once events are finalized. At the March 21 meeting, we will discuss activities, menu, entertainment and other events. For now, the im-portant goal is to get the word out to as many individuals and fami-lies and invite them to participate

at our next meeting on Saturday, March 21. For more information, send emails to [email protected] or [email protected] or any of the steering committee members.


product. During FY 2013, UHV spent

$29.6 million on payroll and ben-efits for 459 full-time and part-time employees. Another $23.2 million was spent on goods and services for day-to-day operations. Those amounts, coupled with the spending of students, visitors and alumni, are equal to creating ap-proximately 2,226 new jobs, ac-cording to the study.

In addition to the income gen-erated for the regional economy, UHV also provides a return on in-vestment to students, society and taxpayers. Here are some key find-ings from the study:

Every $1 that students invest in a UHV education will translate to a return of $2.40 in higher lifetime income.

Texas will benefit from a present value of $1 billion in added state income over the course of UHV students’ working lives.

The state also will benefit from $134.6 million in present value social savings related to reduced crime, lower unemployment, and increased health and well-being.

Taxpayers will see an estimated present value of $67.4 million in added tax revenue stemming from

UHV students’ higher lifetime in-comes and the increased output of businesses.

“UHV will continue to positive-ly impact the Coastal Bend econo-my in the future as we grow into a regional comprehensive university with a goal of having 6,000 stu-dents taking face-to-face classes on the Victoria campus by 2025,” Morgan said.

UHV’s growth is apparent on its main campus with a $12.7 million Academic & Regional Economic Development Building under con-struction just northeast of the UHV University Center, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St. The 63,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open this summer.

In addition, students living with-in a 50-mile radius of Victoria re-cently voted to assess themselves a fee to fund construction of the university’s first student center. The UH System Board of Regents has approved the fee, which now will go to the Texas Legislature for approval.

UHV also is asking for expan-sion assistance from the Texas Legislature. The university has requested $166 million in Tuition Revenue Bonds and $6 million in program development funds

this legislative session. The TRBs would pay for new academic space, renovations to existing space and land acquisition, while the $6 million would fund the cost of establishing at least 12 new aca-

demic programs. Highlights from “Demonstrat-

ing the Economic Value of the University of Houston-Victoria” may be accessed from the Presi-dent’s Office page on the UHV

website or by going to www.uhv.edu/president/pdf/UHVFactSheet-1213Final.pdf. A full copy of the UHV report is available at www.uhv.edu/president/pdf/UHVMain-Report1213Final.pdf.

UHV, from pg. 9

REUNION, from pg. 3


The Children’s Discovery Mu-seum is proud to present our first FAMILY MATH NIGHT OUT, an interactive math workshop for families with students in grades 3-5. The event will be held on Monday, March 23 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Pine Street Community Center (803 Pine Street) and will include free pizza and beverages for the attendees.

A supervised child-activity cen-ter will be provided for siblings who are not in grades 3-5. The event is FREE for attendees.

This event will be led by Dr. Barba Patton, Associate Professor of Math Education, as part of the Children’s Discovery Museum’s new initiative to provide interac-tive educational opportunities in the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math).

In January 2015, the Children’s Discovery Museum formed a STEAM panel consisting of aca-demics, industry leaders, profes-sionals, and experts in the STEAM areas. We are proud to have Dr. Barba Patton as one of our talent-ed STEAM panel members who is able to help us provide innovative math experiences to families in the Golden Crescent.

The workshop provides a way to bring parents up to speed on the newest math techniques and pro-vide them with a strategy for help-ing their child prepare for the up-coming STARR testing which will take place in the schools in April.

For more information and/or for a list of our STEAM panel mem-bers, please contact Melissa Dixon or Tanya Wilkinson at 361-485-9140.

AVISO DE LAS SOLICITUDES Y LA DECISION PRELIMINARPARA EL CONTROL DE LA INYECCIÓN SUBTERRÁNEA DE RESIDUOS NO PELIGROSOS

NÚMEROS DE LOS PERMISOS: WDW402 y WDW403

SOLICITUDES Y LA DECISION PRELIMINAR. Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas (Formosa) / 201 Formosa Drive / Point Comfort, Texas 77978 es una planta de producción química para la fabricación de materiales base e intermedios para plásticos y resinas ha solicitado a la Comisión de Cali-dad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ) la renovación de sus permisos para autorizar la construcción y operación de pozos de inyección. La instalación está ubicada justo al norte de Point Comfort en el lado este de FM-1593 en el Condado de Calhoun, Texas. TCEQ recibió las solicitudes el 23 de Septiembre del 2014. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico del sitio o ubicación general de las instalaciones es proporcionado como cortesía pública y no es parte de la solicitud o notificación: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=28.6888&lng=-96.5472&zoom=13&type=r. Para la ubicación exacta, consulte las solicitudes.

El Director Ejecutivo de la TCEQ ha completado la revisión técnica de las aplicaciones y preparo los borradores de los permisos. Los borradores de los permisos, al ser aprobados, establecerán las condiciones bajo las cuales la instalación debe operar. El Director Ejecutivo ha tomado una decisión preliminar de que estos permisos, en caso de emitirse, cumplen con todos los requisitos legales y reglamentarios. Las aplicaciones, la decisión prelimi-nar del Director Ejecutivo, y los borradores de los permisos están disponibles para leer y copiar en la Biblioteca de Point Comfort / 1 Lamar Street, Space 1/ Point Comfort, Texas 77978.

COMENTARIO PÚBLICO / REUNIÓN PÚBLICA. Usted puede presentar comentarios públicos o pedir una reunión pública sobre estas solicitudes. El propósito de una reunión pública es dar la oportunidad de presentar comentarios o hacer preguntas acerca de las solicitudes. TCEQ re-alizará una reunión pública si el Director Ejecutivo determina que existe un interés público suficiente en las solicitudes, o si es pedida por un legislador local. Una reunión pública no es una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso .

OPORTUNIDAD DE UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO CONTENCIOSO. Después del plazo para presentar comentarios públicos, el Director Ejecutivo considerará todos los comentarios apropiados y preparará una respuesta a todo los comentarios públicos esenciales, pertinentes, o significativos. A menos que las solicitudes hayan sido referidas directamente a una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso, la respuesta a los comentarios y la decisión del Director Ejecutivo sobre las solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a todos los que presentaron un comentario público y a las personas que están en la lista para recibir avisos sobre estas solicitudes. Si se reciben comentarios, el aviso también proveerá instrucciones para pedir una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o una reconsideración de la decisión del Director Ejecutivo. Una audi-encia administrativa de lo contencioso es un procedimiento legal similar a un procedimiento legal civil en un tribunal de distrito del estado.

PARA PEDIR UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO CONTENCIOSO, USTED DEBE INCLUIR EN SU PEDIDO LOS SIGUIEN-TES DATOS: su nombre; dirección; teléfono; nombre del solicitante y números de los permisos; la ubicación y la distancia de su propiedad/actividad con respecto a la instalación; una descripción específica de la forma cómo usted sería afectado adversamente por el sitio de una manera no común al público en general; y la declaración “[Yo/nosotros] solicito/solicitamos un/a audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso”. Si presenta por parte de un grupo o asociación el pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso, debe identificar el nombre y la dirección de una persona que representa al grupo para recibir correspondencia en el futuro; debe identificar un miembro del grupo que sería afectado adversamente por la planta o la actividad propuesta; debe proveer la información ya indicada anteriormente con respecto a la ubi-cación del miembro afectado y la distancia de la planta o actividad propuesta; debe explicar cómo y porqué el miembro sería afectado y como los intereses que el grupo desea proteger son pertinentes al propósito del grupo.

Después del cierre de los períodos para los pedidos y comentarios, el Director Ejecutivo enviará las solicitudes y los pedidos para reconsideración o por una audiencia administrativa de lo contenciosos a los Comisionados de la TCEQ para su consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.

La Comisión otorgará solamente un audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso sobre los hechos reales disputados del caso que son pertinentes y esen-ciales para la decisión de la Comisión sobre las solicitudes. Además, la Comisión sólo otorgará una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso sobre los asuntos que fueron presentados antes del plazo de vencimiento y que no fueron retirados posteriormente

ACCIÓN DEL DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO. El Director Ejecutivo podra emitir la aprobacion final de las aplicaciones a menos que se presente a tiempo una petición de audiencia de caso impugnado o una petición de reconsideración. Si se presenta a tiempo una petición de audiencia o una petición de reconsideración, el Director Ejecutivo no emitirá la aprobación definitiva de los permisos y enviará las aplicaciones y peticiones a los Comisionados de la TCEQ para su consideración en una reunión programada de la Comisión.

LISTA DE CORREO. Si somete comentarios públicos, un pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o una reconsideración de la de-cisión del Director Ejecutivo, la Oficina del Secretario Principal enviará por correo los avisos públicos en relación con estas solicitudes. Además, usted puede pedir que la TCEQ ponga su nombre en (1) la lista de correo permanente para recibir los avisos del solicitante indicado por nombre y número del permiso específico; y/o (2) la lista de correo de todas las solicitudes en un condado especifico. Para ser colocado en la lista de correo permanente y/o la lista del condado, designe claramente cual lista(s) y envié su solicitud a la Oficina del Secretario Principal de la TCEQ a la dirección abajo.

CONTACTOS DE LA AGENCIA E INFORMACIÓN. Todos los comentarios públicos y las solicitudes deben ser presentadas dentro de los 30 días a partir de la fecha de publicación del periódico de este aviso electrónicamente en www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html o por escrito a la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas, Oficina del Secretario Principal, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Si desea comunicarse con la TCEQ electrónicamente, por favor tenga en cuenta que su dirección de correo electrónico, como su dirección postal física, pasará a formar parte del registro público de la agencia. Para obtener más información acerca de estas solicitudes de permiso o el proceso del permiso, por favor llame al Programa de Educación Pública de la TCEQ, sin cobro, al 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Para más información también se puede obtener de Formosa, a la dirección indicada arriba o llamando al Sr. Matt Brogger al (361) 987–7468.

Expedido: 17 de Febrero del 2015

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IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CAB-BAGE4 lbs. corned beef1 sprig thyme and 1 bunch pars-ley, bound together1 onion stuck with 6 cloves pep-per

2 onions1 whole carrot2 lbs. Cabbage, cut in quarters

1. Tie the beef into a neat shape. Put it into a large pot and cover with cold water. No salt. Add all the other ingredients except the cabbage and bring very slowly to a boil uncovered. Simmer gently for 3 hours. Skim when a scum rises. Remove the thyme, parsley and clove onion. Now add the cabbage that has been

well washed in salted cold water. Simmer 20 minutes, or until the cabbage has cooked. Remove the meat and cut the string. Strain the cabbage, pepper well and serve on a dish surrounding the beef. If the corned beef water is to salty, cook

the cabbage in separate water, add-ing 3 cups of the beef stock to fla-vor it. Yields: 8 servings.

SPIRAL-CUT HAM WITH SLOW-ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND LEM-ON-THYME SAUCE7 to 8 pound spiral-cut, bone-in, cooked ham 2 ½ pounds fresh asparagus2 tablespoons vegetable oil½ teaspoon lemon pepper season-ing ¼ cup cornstarch3 tablespoons granulated sugar2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules1/4 teaspoon white pepper1¼ cups water1 cup lemon juice1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel¼ cup butter2 tablespoons snipped fresh

thyme or parsley

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place ham on rack in a shallow baking pan. Cover pan tightly with foil. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest portion (not touching bone) registers 135ºF. (about 15 minutes per pound).2. Meanwhile, remove and dis-card woody stems from aspara-gus spears. Arrange asparagus in a 15x10x2-inch baking pan. Drizzle with cooking oil. Sprinkle with lemon pep-per seasoning. When ham reaches 135ºF., add asparagus to oven. Roast about 30 minutes more or until aspara-gus is tender and ham registers 140ºF.3. For lemon sauce, in a 1½-quart saucepan combine cornstarch, sugar, bouillon granules and pepper. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon peel. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cook and stir until mixture is bubbly. Cook

for 2 minutes more. Stir in butter and snipped thyme or parsley.4. To serve, slice ham. Serve with asparagus and lemon sauce. (Use re-maining ham for sandwiches or another recipe.) Serves 14 to 16.

CREAMY PARSLEY RICE3 cups hot cooked rice 1½ cups (6 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided use½ cup chopped fresh parsley ¼ cup minced onion 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 cup milk

1. Combine rice, 1-cup cheese, parsley, onion, butter, garlic salt and milk. Turn into greased shal-low 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese.2. Bake at 350ºF for 20 to 25 min-utes. Makes 6 servings.

Corned beef and cabbage. Contributed photo.


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