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House at Austin’s Speakeasy Lounge!
by Naomi Richard |
The Austin Villager
Newspaper
RAPPIN’
Going into its 8th
year, Austin Fashion Week
Tommy Wyatt
(AFW) is the largest fashVote Against! ion event in Texas and one
the most highly acProposition 1 of
claimed in the Southern
Two Transportation
United States. AFW 2016
Network Companies, Uber
features an all new lineup
and Lyft, are spending more
of events including the
than $2.1 million to
kick off that occurred on
influence the City of Austin
April 15 at Austin’s Speakvoters to Vote For
easy Lounge, soirees, runProposition 1 by telling them
Fashion X Austin launches at Austin's Speakeasy Lounge with
ways, shopping experithat this would be a vote in
models dressed to slay. Photo by Naomi Richard.
ences, designers up close
their favor; because it would
and much more.
be a vote for oversight by the
Austin Fashion Week There will be stars that with local designers from emerging jewelry & accity. That is incorrect. If you
cessories designers.
that runs through April were season winners or the 512.
vote for Proposition 1, it
Tickets are still avail23, features a special pre- All Stars on Project RunFinally, there will be
would be a vote to eliminate
sentation of kidswear fea- way. You will discover shopping opportunities able at http://fashionx
these companies from the
turing the children of Dell emerging designers from at the GALLERY featuring austin.ticketleap.com/.
required fingerprinting
Children’s Medical Center. around the globe along about 20 of the best Hope to see you there!
provision that is currently in
City ordinance No.
20151217-075. This is the
ordinance
that
the
transportation companies
have been objecting to for
some time. So, they want the
citizens to go against the City
Council and Mayor.
To support the City
Council, voters must vote
Against Proposition 1 to
keep the city ordinance in
place. That would require the
Mayor and Council to
enforce the ordinance that is
currently on the books. The
Transportation Companies
are saying that, if they are
required to abide by the
current law, they will leave
town. That threat is what
Uber and Lyft are counting
RIBBON CUTTING - Pictured from left to right are Constable from Precinct 4, Judge Yvonne
on from the Austin citizens. Williams, Council Person Ora Houston, JD’s Owner Adam Ahmad, Ruben Rodriquez, and ConThe fact is, they should have stable Danny Thomas. Photo by T. L. Wyatt.
been required to abide by this
ordinance from the first day
AUSTIN, TX - A elected officials were on
Joining them for of the county have been
they came to town.
new supermarket had its hand for the ceremony in- the celebration and campaigning for a superThese new companies formal ribbon cutting on cluding District 1 Council opening of the market market in that area for
want to have less regulation Friday, April 15, 2016. The member Ora Houston, Jus- were citizens from the years, especially those
than the taxi cab companies market is located in City tice of the Peace for Pre- community. The new JD’s from Colony Park. This
abide by. The city spent Council District 1 and cinct 1 Yvonne Williams Supermarket is located at will be the only full size
months coming up with the Travis County Commis- and Precinct 1 Constable 6506 Decker Lane. The supermarket located in
present ordinance. As a sioner, Precinct 1. Several Danny Thomas.
residents from that side that part of the county.
result, we lost several cab
companies. These companies were merged with
other companies who agreed
to abide by the rules of the
newly approved ordinance.
Transportation Network
AUSTIN, TX - Small Businesses were inCompanies must be required vited to join SMBA for “IT Opportunities:
to abide by our city Speed Networking” on Tuesday, April 19 th
ordinances. If we permit from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the Atrium at
them to do otherwise, we Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2 nd Street, Austin, TX
will be allowing them to run 78701. This was an opportunity for IT related
our city. Austin citizens need industries and staffing to get acquainted.
to send the message that we Other scopes of work may also materialize.
are not a city without laws.
Attendees were asked to bring business
And we must demand that cards and prepare their elevator speech. You
everyone is required to know your 1-2 minute brief summary that you
operate by the same rules would use to tell our Chief Information Ofand not the ones that they ficer about the goods and services that your
don’t like. Early voting company could sell to the City.
begins Monday (April 25) and
Free parkingwas provided in the city
Election Day is May 7, 2016. parking garage on Guadalupe between 2 nd
Street and Cesar Chavez.
Vote against
New Super Market opens in Northeast Austin
April 22, 2016
INSIDE
TLOD awards
excelling seniors with
gameday proceeds.
See CHAPTER
Page 2
Cedar Ridge scholar
advances to DECA
internationals.
See MOMENT
Page 4
County Constable
provides fair and
equitable services.
See ADAN
Page 6
Judge Eckhardt,
Mayor Adler
Announce Truancy
Task Force
Appointments
(AUSTIN) – Travis
County Judge Sarah
Eckhardt and Austin
Mayor Steve Adler today
announced the creation of
a Travis County Uniform
Truancy Policy Task Force,
a diverse group of community leaders which will
fashion a countywide
policy for truancy prevention, intervention and adjudication.
The task force was
mandated by House Bill
2398, a new state law
which decriminalized truancy and gave new responsibilities to schools,
See TASK FORCE, page7
Join the SMBR and the Communications & Technology
Management Departments for “IT Opportunities”
Proposition 1!!
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THE COMMUNIQUÉ
www.theaustinvillager.com
Capital City Chapter Top
Ladies of Distinction Hosts its
biennial “ GAMES DAY” event
Featured First Place Games Day winners with bragging rights include:
Shirley and Nancy, Bid Whist; Alicia W., Bingo; Phyllis B., Bridge; Eddie
R. and Norvell W., Dominoes; and Alice J., Spades. TLOD members Lee
Hall and Maery Lou Street presented prizes to First Place winners. Several
second and third place prizes were awarded.
AUSTIN, TX - The biennial Games Day event
was held Saturday March
19, 2016 at The Millennium Youth Entertainment
Center . Strong winds and
below normal temperatures were not enough to
deter the large numbers of
die-hard Games Day participants.
The primary purpose
of Games Day is to raise
funds to support scholarships awarded annually to
Capital City Chapter
graduating Top Teens.
TLOD, Inc. provides scholarships annually to welldeserving seniors who
have excelled academically, provided numerous
volunteer service hours,
completed
service
projects and community
endeavors throughout
Austin. Games Day fosters
a spirit of excitement and
fellowship between Capital City TLOD, Inc. and communities served through
volunteerism. The TLOD
National Focus is in part, “to
invest in our communities,
as well as ourselves,
through; volunteerism, service, advocacy,” and accountability. For decades,
Capital City Chapter TLOD,
Inc. has proudly and consistently awarded $2,500.00
annually in scholarships to
Capital City Chapter Top
Teen graduates at their
Graduation Awards Ceremony.
Since its founding
TLOD, Inc. continues to
support its youth organization known as Top Teens,
literacy, initiatives involving women, senior citizens, community beautification, March of Dimes,
Sickle Cell, and other service organizations. Capital
city Chapter TLOD, Inc. recognizes and appreciates
continued support provided by the Austin communities. Polly Street, 2nd
V.P. graciously served as
Games day event Chair
and Connie P. W illiams
serves as Chapter President.
A reminder for the District #1
Town Hall Meeting on Police Services
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SPELMAN COLLEGE ALUMNAE CELEBRATE FOUNDERS DAY AT
DAVID CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
The Austin/San Antonio Chapter of the
Spelman College Alumnae
gathered for worship to
share their Founders’ Day
recognition with the Austin church led by Rev. Dr.
Joseph A. Parker, Jr., a
Morehouse Man. Spelman
College and Morehouse
College, across the street
from each other, are both
part of the Atlanta University Consortium. Both recognized as premier institutions of higher education
for African American students in Atlanta, Georgia.
Spelman College celebrating its 135th year,
was founded by the dedication of Sophia Packard
and Harriett Giles, northern white women who recognized a need. They
knew that in order for
former slaves to achieve
real freedom, education
Dr. Schmidt Campbel
Pictured from left –Top Row: Tamaria Kay Perry, Jessica Johnson, Dorothy Gipson, Dr. Tara
Heyliger, LaShawn Tanksley, Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Parker, Jr. - Front Row: Judge Harriet
Murphy,Angela Frazier, Anita E. Dabney, Ita Ufot.
was critical. Packard and
Giles took the risk and
travelled south to establish the school for women
of African descent on April
11, 1881 in the basement
of Friendship Baptist
Church, initially called the
Atlanta Baptist Female
Seminary. And in the same
year as David Chapel’s
founding, 1924, Spelman
College was established
at its present site, through
support from John D.
Rockefeller.
As shared by Anita E.
Dabney, Chapter President, “These women were
leaders in the midst at a
time when it may not have
been popular to educate
freed slaves, or women, for
that matter or even to venture to the south. Today,
135 years after Packard
and Giles founded the
Baptist Seminary for
women of African descent,
we acknowledge these
Founders for the seeds
planted so many years ago
through the education of
young women. They set
an example of leadership
in a quiet way in the midst
of changing times. The
leadership of the Founders
is an example that
Spelman continues to in-
still in the students today”.
This tradition will be a
high priority for the newly
inaugurated 10th President of Spelman College
Dr.
Mary
Schmidt
Campbell. The College
has announced that U.S.
Attorney General Loretta
Lynch will be the Commencement Speaker for
the graduating Class of
2016, another example of
excellence in leadership
that Spelman promotes.
Rated as one of the
top ten Best Schools in
the country for the education
of
women
(Bestcolleges.com),
Spelman College is a nationally recognized liberal arts college for
women, rated No. 1 HBCU
by U.S. News and World
Report. The school offers
excellent programs for
science and engineering,
as well as, cooperative
programs with other insti-
tutions in Atlanta. With a
teacher student ratio of
11:1 and attention to developing leadership and a
commitment to service, it
is an exceptional environment that nurtures the
whole person.
Ms. Dabney urged
the congregation to take a
look at Historically Black
College and Universities
(HBCUs) because “you
cannot beat the cultural
foundation and growth,
the knowledge of who and
whose you are that you
will get at an HBCU, while
being fully prepared to
pursue whatever your next
step may be academically
or
professionally”.
Spelman College empowers women to be change
agents in their communities and the world through
their chosen professions,
careers and commitment
to service.
Founders’ Day fellowship continued following the service with
brunch at Mr. Catfish Restaurant, where two new
Spelman Alumnae members were welcomed to
Austin. Tamaria Kai
Perry, with the UT Division of Diversity and Angela Frazier both recently
relocating to Austin from
Atlanta.
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THE BULLETIN
HUD Awards $236,772
to Promote Jobs and
Self-Sufficiency
in Austin
The “Gospel According
to Jazz, Part II”
at Wesley UMC
Featured Musician Dr. James Polk and Friends
The BridgeBuilders
Ministry and the Council
of Ministries are delighted
to present the “Gospel According to Jazz, Part II”
slated for Saturday, April
30, 2016 from 3 p.m. – 5
p.m. on the grounds of
Wesley United Methodist
Church at 1164 San Bernard Street. Featured entertainment for the
evening will be Dr. James
Polk and Friends. Dr. Polk
is a renowned jazz/blues
musician,
former
bandleader for the Ray
Charles Orchestra, and retired music professor for
Texas State University - San
Marcos. The Mistress of
Ceremonies for the afternoon will be Ms. LaMonica
Lewis, Wesley Music Ministry Director.
The “Gospel According to Jazz, Part II” is a
wonderful opportunity for
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Tuesday - Friday: 3pm -10pm
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Wednesday Bible Study | 7:45pm
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Sunday Service | 10:00am
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but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,
but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,
but we are growing toward it. The process is
not yet finished, but it is going on. This is not
the end, but it is the road. All does not yet
gleam in glory, but all is being purified.
--- Martin Luther
Kenneth Hill, Pastor
Romans 5:1 Therefore,having been
justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
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4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723
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Bus Ministry
Rev. Jack C. Gause
Pastor
Sunday School
8:45 a.m.
Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.
and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland
Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)
Call 512-478-1875
Sunday Services
Worship Service
Sunday School
Discipleship Training
Worship Service
8:00 A.M.
9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
Wednesday
Midweek Prayer Service
7:00 P.M.
Child Development Center
Ages 0-5 years
(Daily) 512-478-6709
Dr. Ricky Freeman,
Pastor
Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church
5900 Cameron Road
Austin, Texas 78723-1843
(512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax
Web Site - www.themount.net
WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Church School - 9:45 a.m.
Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noon
Wednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m .
“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18
A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor
Agape Baptist Church
In “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)
AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love He
exhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.
For there is no greater love!
Church Services
Sunday School
Sunday Worship
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,
Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PM
Call 454-1547 for Transporation
Website www.agapebcaustintx.com
Rev. H. Ed Calahan
Pastor
A Ministry That Ministers
Globalizing the Gospel
Edward M. Fleming,
Sr. Pastor
OLIVET BAPTIST
CHURCH
Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org
1179 San Bernard Street,
Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023
Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.
Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.
DAVID CHAPEL Missionary Baptist Church
SUNDAY | Christian Education 9:15a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m. (MLK)
Nursery Available
TUESDAY | TNT Bible Study
(Pflugerville) 6:45p.m.
WEDNESDAY | Prayer & Praise 7:00p.m.
Bible Study 7:30p.m.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA)
Citywide Advisory Board recently received a three-year
Dr. James Polk
$236,772 Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS) Service Coordinators Grant from the U.S. Demusic lovers of the compartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
munity to celebrate the
The ROSS grant will allow HACA to retain two fullrich traditions of Africantime service coordinators and support a workforce deAmerican music - Gospel
velopment manager and Youth Educational Success
and Jazz which have their
manager. These staff members create and maintain
roots in America.
community partnerships that link individuals and famiCome on out for a
lies living in public housing to self-sufficiency support
wonderful afternoon of
services.
music and fellowship. The
Coordinated services include: lifeskills training;
event is free and open to
adult basic education and literacy services; GED attainthe public. Refreshments
ment; workforce development and job training; job
will be provided and donacounseling and job placement; financial literacy traintions are welcome. For
ing; housing counseling and homeownership preparamore information - contion; parenting classes; health and wellness classes;
tact the church office at
Youth Educational Success programs; childcare and
(512) 478-7007 or go to
transportation assistance; and information on benefit
www.wesleyunited.org
programs that can help families successfully transition
to economic self-sufficiency.
“ROSS programs serve as a vehicle to create longterm, positive changes that allow public housing residents to find employment that will lead them toward
economic and housing independence,” said HACA President and CEO Michael Gerber. “HACA’s ROSS program
is a stepping stone for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
program that provides connection to similar supportThursday, April 28, 2016
ive services and allows participants to complete indi@6:30 p.m.
vidual goals through modules that build upon one anMain Building, Room MAI 212
other.”
The ROSS program will serve more than 300 adults 110 Inner Campus Dr. • Austin, Texas 78712
throughout the grant term, with an average of approximately 250 adults enrolled at any given time. This is
HACA’s eleventh ROSS grant received in the past 15
years. The successful implementation and positive outcomes achieved in the ROSS Program, have benefitted
HACA by supporting HACA’s selection for other HUD
grant awards.
AUSTIN, TX - David Chapel Missionary Baptist
Church invites the community to their service of Thanksgiving and Praise as the church celebrates its 92nd Church
Anniversary on Sunday, April 24, 2016 during the 10:30
a.m. worship service. Rev. Jack Gause, Pastor of the St.
Peter’s United Methodist Church in Austin, will serve
as the guest minister. Anniversary worship will center
on the theme “A Church Celebrating God’s Grace and
Favor through Generations,” taken from Psalm 145:4
and 2 Corinthians 6:1-2. As part of the anniversary celebration, David Chapel will host “Family Fun Night” on
Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. featuring the extraordinary comedienne Lady MoZan, who
was a feature act for Steve Harvey. The evening will
also feature recording artist Natori Blue and other musical and spoken word artists. The event is free but reservations are required. David Chapel is a church with a
heart for the community and Joseph C. Parker, D.Min.,
Esq. is the Pastor. Contact the church for more information at (512) 472-9748 or visit the website at
www.davidchapel.org.
Villager Youth Brigade will be taking sponsorships
starting summer of 2015.Your support has been
much appreciated over the years. Please continue
to invest in Austin’s youth. We look forward to
another successful year with some promising
students. FMI Call 512-476-0082
THE VILLAGER/April 22, 2016 ~ Page 3
Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Jr. 512-472-9748 www.davidchapel.org
Senior Pastor 2211 E.MLK @ Chestnut St. Austin, TX 78702
Imani Community Church
Davis Elementray Auditorium
5214 West Duval Road
Sunday School
Worship Service
•Power Hour Bible Life Group
9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
6:00 P.M.
Imani Complex & Office,
11800 Mustang at Duval
Austin, Texas 78727
Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims
Visit:imanichurch.com
Office: 512-343-9300
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Tuesday Bible Studies-7:30pm - 9:00 pm
Friday Prayers-7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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YOUTH BRIGADE
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Youth of Today
Hope of Tomorrow
Short Film
Sarah Robertson
Athlos Leadership Acad.
I’m in a program with
the African American
Youth Harvest Foundation
called Krew 12, an afterschool enrichment program. This program was
designed for teens that
love learning about multimedia development including film.
We are entered in
the competition that has
to deal with healthy or
unhealthy relationships.
This past Thursday we
went to Manor High
School to shoot our short
film. I am the director in
the play while other in the
Krew 12 are either actors,
producers, writers, or
other many important
positions. As director I
had to give the actors
tips on how I think they
should perform while
they are being filmed. I
like that I’m able to give
my input on how I want a
particular scene to lay
out.
The short film is
about how a girl named
Ella, who is insecure
about herself. Also, a lot
of people do not like Ella.
Because people not liking her, Ella decides to
catfish (meaning to pretend you are someone
else on social media) a
guy named Jazz because
she likes him but thinks
that Jazz would not like
her in return. She uses
her friend’s name which
is Brianna because she
thinks that Jazz likes
Brianna.
When Jazz realizes
that the person he is talking to is not Brianna but
someone is catfishing
him, he decides to try to
find who is catfishing
him. At the end, Ella and
Jazz meet up and talk
about their feelings towards each other, that’s
where the film ends. We
worked really hard on the
film, so I hope that our
hard work pays off by
bringing attention to social issues that young
people face and healthy
ways to find solutions.
One Less “What if I did?” Moment
Devon Dudley
Cedar Ridge H. S.
“What if I did…?” This
is the question that haunts
many people throughout
their lives, the single sentence that always brings
you back to a specific moment. Do I have one? Of
course! I mean, sure I’m
only eighteen, but eighteen
years is a long time. Although I have had successes, I have stumbled
along the way. This year, I
have been given a second
chance at one of my “What
if I did…?” moments – the
DECA International Career
Development Conference
(ICDC).
I am a part of Cedar
Ridge High School’s DECA
chapter, which is our
school’s business club.
DECA has 215,000 members and 3,500 chapters.
Its events are highly competitive. Students from
schools across the district
compete to advance to
state. Then, the students
the British at New Or- who advance to state comleans.
In 1824 some state
political factions rallied
around Jackson; by 1828
enough had joined “Old
Hickory” to win numerous
state elections and control of the Federal administration in Washington.
In his first Annual
Message to Congress,
Jackson recommended
eliminating the Electoral
College. He also tried to
democratize Federal
Genesis Stiggers
officeholding. Already
Elgin Middle School
state machines were being built on patronage, and
Every year, the band
a New York Senator openly program hosts an event
proclaimed “that to the vic- called solo and entors belong the spoils. . . . semble. It is a competi“
tion that all the band stuJackson took a milder dents have to compete in
view. Decrying officehold- for a grade. It’s very hard
ers who seemed to enjoy and requires a lot of dedilife tenure, he believed cation and practice.
Government duties could Some of the instruments
be “so plain and simple” have really easy solos
that offices should rotate which makes me angry
among deserving appli- because I got a seriously
cants.
hard solo. It has sixAs national politics teenth notes and I only
polarized around Jackson have three weeks to
and his opposition, two learn it. It’s not really the
parties grew out of the old challenge that intimiRepublican Party—the dates me, it’s just the
Democratic Republicans, small amount of time I
or Democrats, adhering to have to learn it.
Jackson; and the National
It is very scary to
Republicans, or Whigs, have to learn something in
opposing him.
a three week time frame.
Andrew Jackson
pete to see who’s the
best. The next step is
ICDC. This is where the top
competitors in each state
compete against students
not only throughout the
nation, but throughout the
world! I managed to make
it to internationals last
year and performed
strongly. Unfortunately, although I received an
Award of Excellence for my
score, I didn’t make it to
the finals.
Since my junior year
was not only my first year
in DECA, but also my first
year competing, I thought
it was a great accomplishment just to make it to
ICDC. I was a rookie, but
not anymore. This year, as
a senior, I have been fortunate to be the only student from my school to repeat advancing to
internationals. My plan is
to display everything I
learned at ICDC last year
when I attend the competition April 23rd in Nashville, Tennessee. It has
been a long ride requiring
lots of preparation. I am
excited and the five other
competitors I’m going with
from Cedar Ridge High
School are as well. Regardless of the outcome, I
won’t have a “What if I
did…?” moment. I have
done everything I needed
to do to prepare and can
say with confidence I did
my best. Wish me luck!
Solo and Ensemble
Zachariah Washington
Crockett High School
Born in a backwoods
settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received
sporadic education. But
in his late teens he read
law for about two years,
and he became an outstanding young lawyer in
Tennessee. Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a
duel killed a man who
cast an unjustified slur
on his wife Rachel.
Jackson prospered
sufficiently to buy slaves
and to build a mansion,
the Hermitage, near
Nashville. He was the
first man elected from
Tennessee to the House
of Representatives, and
he served briefly in the
Senate. A major general
in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national
hero when he defeated
It is especially stressful
when it’s sixteenth notes
at a fast pace. I hate sixteenth notes! I love band
and love practicing different skill challenges because it makes me a better bassoon player. In fact,
stress actually encourages
me to try my best and put
in a lot of time. I’m assuming I’ll be able to learn my
solo in three weeks but I
don’t know if I’ll have time
to make it perfect and musical.
When the judges
listen to our solos, they
will give us medals if we
get a one. Then every
judge will pick one outstanding player they have
listened to that day. Since
there are only six judges,
there will only be six students that can achieve the
outstanding
student
award. I expect to achieve
one of those awards, even
if it means practicing everyday after school until
the competition. There is
only one thing I know I’ll
be stressed out about for
the next three weeks,
which I guess I can’t avoid.
Those darn sixteenth
notes!
April Events at SHES
fast
Ava Roberts
Spring Hill Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary has many things
planned in the month of
April.
April 11 - School Picture Day.
April 13 - SHES Volunteer Appreciation Break-
April 15 - Deadline for
entering the PfISD 2016
Junior Chef Competition
April 20 - Monthly
PTO meeting
April 22 - PTO movie
night in the gym
April 22 - 1st 3 weeks
IPR’s go home to Parents
On picture day I wore
a fancy dress. I entered
the PfISD 2016 Junior Chef
Competition and hope
that I win. I am going to the
movie night to see Norm
of the North. There is always something exciting
happening my school!
Chasing 73
Ira “T.J.” Williams
Cedar Ridge H. S.
On Wednesday, April
13th, 2016, the Golden
State Warriors faced off
against the Memphis Grizzlies in the final game of
the regular season of the
National Basketball Association (NBA). This game,
however, was the most
special game of the season for the Warriors. Winning that game would
give them the greatest
NBA season in league history.
Back in 1996, the famous Chicago Bulls team
with Michael Jordan and
Scottie Pippen finished
the regular season with a
stunning 72-10 winning
record. The team later
went on to win the NBA
championship that same
season. That record was
thought to be unbreakable
for the past twenty years,
until the current NBA
champions, the Golden
State Warriors, had the
best season the franchise
had ever seen.
On
Wednesday
night, the Warriors suited
up for their last regular
season game before the
playoffs. The team had already tied the NBA record
with a 72-9 winning
record. But they needed
one more win to break it.
The Warriors beat
the Grizzlies 125-104 and
broke the NBA record
with 73 regular season
wins. Their secret to success is their team chemistry and talented roster.
Hopefully, these aspects
are enough to win another championship.
Cheerleader Banquet
Erika Lipscomb
Manor Middle School
My sister had a
cheerleading banquet
for the last time. They
had their banquet at an
Italian restaurant. The
place was beautiful. It
was exciting because I
really don't eat a lot of
Italian food except my
mom's spaghetti. The
place was fancy and so
was the food. Such elegance. The napkins
and the plates and the
silver-ware was so nice
and the tables were
nicely decorated. The
food was delicious.
They served a variety of
food.
Of course they had
spaghettii, fresh baked
bread, spinach and artic h o ke , c e as a r s a l ad,
four cheese ravioli,
alfredo, grilled chicken
and for dessert, New
York style cheesecake
with fresh fruit. They
gave out rewards and
recognition to the seniors. I enjoyed it and
was proud of my sister.
I wish my sister all the
luck and success in the
future.
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My Goal For The Rest Of This Year
for the rest of the year. I
really wanted to see my
goals on paper, so I made
a list. One of the most important goals that I have is
to pass to go to the next
grade, which would be the
6th grade! I did my best on
the STARR test and passed.
It was an easy test,
but you had to really focus
and take your time. I also
Malakhi Washington
did the best that I could at
Cunningham Elementary
the beginning of this year
This week I got to and got all A’s. I really enthinking I should start set- joy school and learning! I
ting more goals for myself am so ready for next year!
Robot Programing
SaNaya White
Ann Richards
In my S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) class
at school we did something very exciting. We got
to both create and program a Lego robot. When
our teacher first announced that our next
project was gonna be
about how to build, program, and work a Lego robot I was very happy and
excited. The fist class of
robots was very intresting.
We all switched our assigned seats and were as-
signed partners. I am glad
about the partner I got
because we both did what
we needed to do. My partner and I followed the instructions 1 by 1 until we
finally did finish building it.
Once we were done building our teacher took us to
log on to the computers
and connect the robot to
the computer with the
USB cord given to us. The
programs we made on the
computer were directly
sent to the robot.
Our challenge was to
create a program that
could do The Wave. I think
that my partner and I programmed it when we were
supposed to but others
were not so successfull.
The Wave looked funny
when we finally put all the
robots together but it was
still fun. For my birthday I
think I want just one or
two big robot programing
kits. P.S my birthday is
(May 29th)!
Lord of the Flies
Averill Topps
O. Henry Middle School
Hello everybody, today I want to talk about a
book I am reading in my
ELA (English Language
Arts) class. The book is
called “Lord of the Flies”
and I am sure you have
heard or read about it but
for those who haven't I am
here to tell you about the
book.
“Lord of the Flies”
takes place on an island
where a group of British
school boys at the ages of
6 - 12 are plane crashed
on. Here we are introduced to Ralph, a fair
haired boy and Piggy, the
chubby boy. Ralph and
Piggy find a beach shell
and Piggy realizes that it
can be used to call the
other boys that have been
plane crashed. This is
where we meet Jack.
When all the boys get to
the beach they decide to
elect a leader to guide
them. When Ralph wins,
this creates some friction
with Jack who wanted to
be the leader.
Also the “Lord of the
Flies” could be read as an
allegory. An allegory is a
story that has a symbolic
level of meaning. One allegory is that the island
represents the world,
Ralph's beach shell represents the democratic government, Jack represents
a dictatorship, Piggy represents rationalism, science,
and intellect which get ignored by everyone else,
and “The Lord of the Flies”
refers to the devil. I
have really enjoyed this
book because I like survival books and this has an
excellent plot. If you like
this book you will like Gary
Paulsen's "Hatchet."
Well that's all for today. Until Next Time...Go
O'Henry Mustang!
THE COURIER
Annual
Celebrate Event
Honors
Volunteers in
AISD Schools
THE VILLAGER/April 22, 2016 ~ Page 5
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN
A MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT
RENEWAL
PERMIT NO. WQ0004705000
The annual Celebrate
event is a night dedicated
to bringing together the
Austin ISD community, volunteers and school leaders
to recognize excellence
throughout the district
and honor those who give
their time and commitment to make our schools
a better place.
On April 28, Austin
ISD and Austin Partners In
Education will recognize
exceptional volunteers
and community members
for their commitment to
preparing AISD students
for college and careers.
Each year, APIE trains
more than 1,500 community volunteers to be classroom coaches and mentors who help make a significant difference in a
child’s education and life.
Awards will include
PTA of the Year, APIE Coordinator of the Year, Donor Champion, Mentors
and Volunteers of the year,
and Parent Ambassadors.
Celebrate features
Superintendent Paul Cruz,
live music, refreshments
and a photo booth, and is
open to all AISD staff, families and community members.
The event is 5:30–8
p.m. April 28 at the For the
City Center, 500 E. St.
Johns Ave.
For more information, please call 512-6370983.
News from Dr. Cruz:
Going Green
This month, it's easy
being green. Whether you
want to celebrate Earth
Month with a one-time
event or a long-term
project, Austin ISD
Sustainability has you covered.
Show your support by
signing an Earth Day pledge,
taking on a recycling challenge, indulging your love of
reading with an environmentally themed book or
attending a sustainability
event.
Schools throughout
AISD are getting creative
with their Earth Month
ideas. Kealing and Lamar
middle school journalism
students are participating in
an eco-focused student
storytelling project.
Paul Cruz, Ph.D.,
Superintendent
GEMS UNITED GALA: Winter in Wonderland
At the G.E.M.S United In Wonderland Gala, 300 guests will enjoy great food
and an open bar with some Alice In Wonderland inspired cocktails.
This is a black-tie event. Proceeds from the Gala, including a silent auction,
will benefit the mission of G.E.M.S United. Enjoy entertainment by DJ Kay Cali
The G.E.M.S are founded on six core values designed to bring out the best in
every girl. It is a safe place for junior high and high school girls to dream and grow
into all they are created to be. The curriculum each month has a theme based on
one of our core values, to enrich the individual and influence the world around
them. FMI call 631.662.7361
APPLICATION. City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department, P.O. Box
1088, Austin, Texas 78767, has applied to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to renew Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0004705000 (EPA I.D. No.
TXS000401) to authorize discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer
system located within the corporate boundary of the City of Austin, except
agricultural lands, in Travis, Hays, and Williamson Counties, Texas 78610,
78612, 78613, 78617, 78640, 78641, 78645, 78652, 78653, 78660, 78664,
78681, 78701, 78701-78705, 78712, 78717, 78719, 78721-78739, 78741, 78742,
78744-78754, and 78756-78759. The discharge route is from the municipal
separate storm sewer system to the surface water in the State. TCEQ received
this application on January 20, 2016. The permit application is available for
viewing and copying at the City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department,
One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, 12th Floor, Austin, Texas.
ADDITIONAL NOTICE. TCEQ’s Executive Director has determined the
application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review
of the application. After technical review of the application is complete, the
Executive Director may prepare a draft permit and will issue a preliminary
decision on the application. Notice of the Application and Preliminary
Decision will be published and mailed to those who are on the
county-wide mailing list and to those who are on the mailing list
for this application. That notice will contain the deadline for
submitting public comments.
CHANGE IN LAW: The Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 709,
effective September 1, 2015, amending the requirements for
comments and contested case hearings. This application is subject
to those changes in law.
PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public
comments or request a public meeting on this application. The
purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments
or to ask questions about the application. TCEQ will hold a public meeting if
the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public
interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public
meeting is not a contested case hearing.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline
for submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely
comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant
public comments. Unless the application is directly referred for a
contested case hearing, the response to comments, and the Executive
Director’s decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who
submitted public comments and to those persons who are on the
mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing
will also provide instructions for requesting reconsideration of the
Executive Director’s decision and for requesting a contested case
hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in
state district court.
TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: : your
name, address, phone number; applicant’s name and proposed
permit number; the location and distance of your property/
activities relative to the proposed facility; a specific description of
how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not
common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of fact
that you submit during the comment period and, the statement “[I/
we] request a contested case hearing.” If the request for contested
case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request
must designate the group’s representative for receiving future
correspondence; identify by name and physical address an
individual member of the group who would be adversely affected
by the proposed facility or activity; provide the information
discussed above regarding the affected member’s location and
distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the
member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group
seeks to protect are relevant to the group’s purpose.
Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the
Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for
reconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ
Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission
meeting.
The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing
on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were
not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of
a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed
questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material water
quality concerns submitted during the comment period. TCEQ
may act on an application to renew a permit for discharge of
wastewater without providing an opportunity for a contested
case hearing if certain criteria are met.
MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested
case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director’s decision, you
will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future
public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may
request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant
name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If
you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly
specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk
at the address below.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All written public
comments and requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief
Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. If you
need more information about this permit application or the permitting
process, please call TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800687-4040. Si desea información en Espanol, puede llamar al 1-800-6874040. General information about TCEQ can be found at our web site at
www.tceq.state.tx.us.
Further information may also be obtained from City of Austin at the
address stated above or by calling Ms. Lee C. Lawson at 512-974-3348.
Issuance Date: March 31, 2016
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HEADLINES
The African Association at
Huston Tillotson University
www.theaustinvillager.com
Pflugerville Book Festival
by Tsoke
(Chuch) Adjavon |
Villager Columnist
On
April
16,
Pflugerville became the
“book” capitol of Texas.
During that day, the Book
festival was held at the
Pflugerville Library. It was
quite “refreshing to have
the book festival in
Pflugerville because most
of the types of these
events are held in Austin”.
So Pflugerville, a big city,
was permitted to hold multiple sessions at the book
festival.
The Pflugerville Book
Pictured above is the Huston Tillotson Aso Student Association
Festival had numerous auPhoto by by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon.
thors present. In addition,
there were numerous
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist
themes. For instance,
Over the years, there has been a growing African Diaspora Community through- some of themes of this fesout Central Texas. The influx of Africans into Central Texas is caused by numerous tival included the Vietnamfactors, including higher education. For instance, Huston Tillotson has seen a con- ese-American Culture; A
sistent growing recruitment of students from the African Diaspora Community. As Study in Character; Creattheir number grows on campus, they have formed an African Student Association ing Likable Protagonist;
and a Young Adult Authors’
on the campus of HT University.
The African Association at HT has become more active; therefore has seen a Panel.
Moreover, the augreater amount of visibility. The ASO HT has numerous countries that are represented such as Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, the Republic of Congo, Liberia, thors and the public came
South Sudan, and Senegal. Despite the diversity of the countries, they are able to from different locations to
converge in Pflugerville
come together as one.
As ASO gets established, their influence also grows, so do their activities are Texas. For instance,
known outside of the campus. ASO usually meets the first and last Friday of the
month to hold their regular meetings. In addition, they hold special events. Just last
Monday, they held a “special event” that was meant to showcase the cultures of
African countries. It was a well-attended and an amazingly organized event.
Host of KAZI 88.7FM Radio Book Review,
Hopeton Hay and local Author Fabienne.
Photo by by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon.
Fabienne
,Sylvia,
Josahphat, and Merritt are
all different authors who
came. However, Merritt
came from Florida to attend the festival. Merritt
who is the author of the
book, “Papa Doc Escape
from Prison” attended the
event in order to network
with the public and other
book writers.
Adan Ballesteros Announces
Candidacy for Precinct Constable
by Tsoke
(Chuch) Adjavon |
Villager Columnist
During the Demo- Ballesteros didn’t face a
cratic Party Primaries, in- challenge. It allowed him
cumbent
Constable to “cruise” pass the prima-
Constable
Adan Ballesteros
ries to the general election.
In the general election,
Ballesteros will be facing a
Republican challenger.
Both the incumbent
Ballesteros and the Republican challenger are running for Constable Precinct
2.
The Constable Precinct 2 Office stretches
from Northeast to North
West Travis County. In
other words, it covers the
majority parts of Northern Travis County. Some of
the cities that are part of
the Precinct 2 Office include Pflugerville, North
Austin, Volente, Hudson
Bend, and Lago Vista.
Moreover, it is a very “diverse” district.
Since Precinct 2 also
stretches into the Western
part of Travis County. It has
a strong Republican base.
The last election cycle,
Constable Ballesteros won
because there was a Libertarian candidate who took
away numerous Republican votes. So, yes there is
somewhat of a Republican
base which means that it
will be a “tight race.”
populations.
The collaboration is
an outgrowth of efforts by
the School of Nursing’s new
Center for Transdisciplinary
Collaborative Research in
Self-Management Science
(TCRSS) and several local
organizations to bring attention to a pressing health
care crisis among the city’s
low-income populations
AUSTIN, Texas — The and develop communityUniversity of Texas at Austin driven solutions.
School of Nursing and comThe MSVW program
munity partners Mama uses the Maternal Justice
Sana/Vibrant
Woman Model, which brings to(MSVW) and the Alliance for gether a culturally specific
African American Health in midwifery model with
Central Texas (AAAHCT) will community organizing to
collaborate on projects de- address the root causes of
signed to address health racial health disparities in
care inequalities after re- access, quality of care, and
ceiving two six-year grants outcomes for mothers and
totaling more than $3 mil- babies in the community,
lion from the City of Austin. Paula Rojas, a licensed midThe health equity grants, the wife and community orgafirst ever awarded by the nizer with MSVW, excity, will address health dis- plained.
African Americans in
parities in underserved
Travis County continue to
have higher rates of mortality from cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and this
disparity crosses economic
lines. The AAAHCT project
will address chronic disease
among African Americans
by providing a wellness program in which participants
identify specific health goals
they want to achieve and
then receive individual and
group coaching and connections to resources to assist them.
According to Dr. Kim,
who is also associate vice
president in the UT Austin
Division of Diversity and
Community Engagement,
the School of Nursing will
continue to work with various grass-roots community
organizations and partners
to implement communitydriven solutions to
underserved communities
in Austin to reduce health
disparity gaps.
School of
Nursing and
Austin-Area
Community
Groups to
Improve Local
Health
Disparities
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National Lawyers’ Committee Issues Statement on U.S. v. Texas
by: Special to the AFRO from The National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, April 18th, the
Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the United States v. Texas case, reviewing two
Obama administration programs – Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Deferred Action for
Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents
(DAPA). Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), issued the following
statement:
“U.S. v. Texas is one of the most important cases
before the Supreme Court this term,” said Kristen
Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “President
Obama’s executive actions stand to benefit millions of
people and countless families, including many immigrants from African and Caribbean countries – people
Kristen Clarke
who work hard and contribute to the health and vitality of our nation. Most importantly, the president’s executive actions would enable people who have been
living in our country and seeking relief from the fear of
deportation to come out of the shadows.”
There are an estimated 3.7 million people in the
U.S. who would be eligible to apply for DAPA and expanded DACA, if both programs were allowed to go into
effect. Through these programs, undocumented parents
of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and children of
undocumented immigrants, would be provided legal
protection from deportation, and qualified undocumented persons would be provided the opportunity
seek work authorization. Without these protections,
undocumented parents face deportation and separation from their children behind, and are also more vulnerable to wage theft and abuse in the work place.
The Task Force will develop a draft plan and solicit
input from various stakeholders, including school
administrators and juvenile case managers
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cities and counties in addressing the problem.
“It’s clear that the old ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
model for truancy prevention was not working,” said
Mayor Adler. “The Legislature set a new direction and
has challenged us to develop new strategies and better
coordination among the stakeholders.”
“Truancy is a longstanding problem that exacts
social and economic costs to our community,” said
Judge Eckhardt. “I’m glad Travis County has so many
talented and committed leaders willing to help tackle
the issues and move forward.”
Under the new law, schools will strengthen truancy prevention and intervention measures, and must
document their efforts to do so before they can refer a
truant child to the courts. Truancy cases are considered
as civil matters, and courts may offer a range of remedies to address the particular causes of the child’s truancy. If those efforts fail, the child can be referred to
the Juvenile Probation Department for additional interventions, or sanctions can be imposed on the child
or the child’s parents or guardians.
The Task Force will develop a draft plan and solicit
input from various stakeholders, including school administrators and juvenile case managers, municipal
court judges, and county prosecutors and caseworkers.
The Task Force plans to release a report this summer.
The Task Force will then continue to evaluate progress
in the community until it makes a final report on December 1, 2017.
Travis County Uniform
Truancy Policy Task Force
List of Appointees
(* - appointed by Mayor Adler; all other appointments by Judge Eckhardt)
Matt Abbott, CEO and Superintendent of Schools,
Wayside Schools (charter)
John Armbrust*, Executive Director and Founder,
Austin Achieve Schools (charter)
Vicki Ashley, Assistant Trial Division Director, Travis
County Attorney’s Office
Kenny Conyer*, Municipal Prosecutor, City
Attorney’s Office, City of Austin
Kelly Crook, Superintendent, Del Valle Independent School District
Paul Cruz*, Superintendent, Austin Independent
School District
The Honorable Texanna Davis, Juvenile Judge,
Travis County
The Honorable Belinda Herrera*, Municipal Court
Judge, City of Austin
The Honorable Rhonda Hurley, Chief Juvenile
Court Judge, Travis County
Roger Jefferies, County Executive for Justice Planning, Travis County
Estela Perez Medina, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Travis County
Rosamaria Murillo*, Assistant Director, Community Services, City of Austin
The Honorable Randall Slagle, Justice of the Peace
Precinct 2, Travis County
The Honorable Sherry Statman*, Municipal Court
Judge, City of Austin
Suki Steinhauser, CEO, Communities in Schools of
Central Texas, Austin
Eleanor Thompson*, Senior Planner, Travis County
JP, Precinct 1
The Honorable Yvonne Williams, Justice of the
Peace Precinct 1, Travis County
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
DPR Construction will receive Subcontractor and Material Vendor proposals for the Civil and AUS G1
Parking Garage bid package, as part of the Charles Schwab Corporate Campus project, located at 2309
Gracy Farms Lane in Austin, Texas. Proposals will be accepted on or before May 3, 2016 at 2:00 PM
CST. Proposal packages include the following trades:
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Erosion Control & Tree Protection
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Site Demolition
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Site Utilities (Storm, Water, & Sanitary Sewer)
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Site Utilities (Gas)
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Earthwork
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Asphalt Paving
Parking Striping, Parking Bumpers & Parking Signage
Site Concrete (Paving, Site Walls, Curb & Gutter, Sidewalks,
Equipment Pads, Light Pole Bases, Headwalls, Bridge Abutments)
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Tree Pruning & Fertilization
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Irrigation Sleeves
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Prefabricated Steel Vehicular Bridge
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Traffic Signals
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Traffic Barricades, Flashers, and Signage
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Temporary Security Fencing
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Pier Drilling
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Reinforcing Steel
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Structural Cast-in-Place Concrete
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Structural & Misc. Steel
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Roofing
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Caulking & Sealants
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Doors / Frames / Hardware
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Traffic Coatings
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Painting
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Fire Extinguishers & Cabinets
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Signage
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Parking Equipment
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Misc. Sub-Tier Mechanical (please note that the Mechanical scope of work for this project was
awarded under a previous bid package)
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Misc. Sub-Tier Electrical (please note that the Electrical scope of work for this project was
awarded under a previous bid package)
For additional information, or to obtain project documents, please contact Mark Gray at [email protected],
or Ryan Krogstad at [email protected] (512) 345-7699.
Subcontractors and Material Vendors are encouraged to attend one of the two scheduled pre-bid
conferences to be held at DPR’s main office, located at 9606 MoPac Expressway North, Suite 300,
Austin, TX 78759:
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April 19, 2016 @ 1:00 PM CST, or
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April 20, 2016 @ 1:00 PM CST
DPR Construction is an EEO Employer and all HUB and M/WBE Subcontractors and Material Vendors
are strongly encouraged to submit proposals for this project.
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Proposals (RFP) process for Group
Health, Group Dental, Group
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beginning April 6, 2016. The
deadline to submit a proposal under
the RFP is 4 p.m. CST on April 22,
2016. Historically Underutilized
Businesses, including MinorityOwned Businesses and WomenOwned Businesses, are encouraged
to apply.
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Week of 04/17/2016
Assistant, Lab
Round Rock Campus
Job# 1604024
Faculty, Management
Highland Campus
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Development
Location is as assigned
Job# 1604022
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Rio Grande Campus
Job# 1604026
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applications for the following positions:
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Coordinator
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Jobless Rate for Blacks
Climbed in March
By Frederick H. Lowe
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from
NorthStarNewsToday.com
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - The unemployment rate
for African-Americans was 9.0 percent in March, higher
than the 8.8 percent recorded in February, although the
nation’s non-farm businesses added 215,000 jobs, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning.
The jobless rate for both, Black men and Black
women 20 years old and older climbed last month.
For Black men, the unemployment rate was 8.7
percent in March compared with 8.6 percent in February. BLS reported that the unemployment rate in March
for Black women 20 years old and older was 8.0 percent, up from 7.9 percent in February.
The unemployment rate for African-Americans
remained higher than other ethnic and racial groups.
The jobless rate for Whites was 4.3 percent, Hispanics
5.6 percent and Asians 4.0 percent.
The nation’s overall unemployment rate was 5.0
percent. Job losses occurred in manufacturing and mining. Employment increased in health care, retail trade
and construction.
The ADP National Employment Report, which
monitors private sector job growth, said small businesses employing 1 to 49 employees added 86,000 jobs
in March. Medium-size companies, employing 50 to 499
workers, added 75,000 workers in March. And large
businesses, employing 500 to 1,000 or more workers,
hired 39,000 workers.
The Goods-producing sector added 9,000 jobs in
March and the Service-providing sector added 191,000,
reported ADP, which is based in Roseland, N.J.
www.theaustinvillager.com
THE DISPATCH
Congressman Calls on Black Lives
Matters to Make Flint a Priority
By Tatyana Hopkins | Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service
(TriceEdneyWire.com)
- Maryland Congressman
Elijah Cummings, whose
merciless interogation of
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
at a recent congressional
hearing on the ongoing
Flint water crisis has
drawn over 100,000 viewers on Youtube, said the
Black Lives Matter movement needs to be in Flint
because Snyder, Michigan
Republicans and the
governor’s supporters do
not care about the lives of
the residents of the mostly
black city.
“When we talk about
black lives matter, that’s
another place they need
to be” Cummings said during an interview last week.
“It’s nice to interrupt
Hillary Clinton’s rallies, but
they need to be all up
onside of this.”
Cummings is the
ranking Democrat on the
Congressional Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, the congressional panel hearing
holding hearings on the
Snyder administration’s
decision to switch the
source of the city of Flint’s
water and their response
to the health crisis that
ensued as a result.
Cummings said it was
clear to him during the
meeting and after the
meeting that Snyder and
his fellow Republicans just
don’t care about the
people of Flint, which is 57
percent African American.
“ They don’t value
their lives,” Cummings said
during the interview at
Howard University. “I don’t
know why. They don’t
seem to have any remorse.
They want to blame everybody else.”
Cummings said documents subpoenaed by the
committee from the
Snyder administration
showed that they were
aware of the full extent of
the lead contamination in
Flint’s water, and they disregarded it.
“His chief of staff
knew that there was a
major problem for more
than a year,” Cummings
said.
“There is nobody else
between a chief of staff
and the principal, nobody.
He is either a poor administrator or he has poor
staff, either way he
shouldn’t be governor.”
Cummings has called
for Snyder to resign and
said during the hearing,
“Gov. Snyder’s administration caused this horrific
disaster in poisoning the
children of Fint.”
Apparently, his voice
and others are being heard
among Michigan residents.
An EPIC MRA Poll released last month revealed
that the governor’s approval ratings have plummeted. The poll found that
41 percent of voters believed he should resign,
which is up from January’s
29 percent.
It also found that 75
percent of voters believed
Snyder didn’t handle the
Flint water crisis well.
“If the federal gov-
Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings
ernment was not in there
helping out, the state
would be doing almost
nothing,” Cummings said.
“To this day, Snyder and
his administration have
not bought the people of
Flint one single bottle of
water.”
A majority of recovery efforts in Flint are supported by volunteers and
the federal government,
he said.
Several lawsuits have
been filed against Snyder,
including a federal racketeering lawsuit by hundreds of Flint residents
that alleged the city’s water crisis was intentional
and created to balance the
city’s budget. The governor has used nearly $1million in taxpayer money to
hire a law firm to help him
maneuver through the
civil and criminal complaints against him.
Though Snyder cannot run for re-election in
2018, he is also facing recall efforts. The Rev. David
Bullock, a Detroit pastor
and activist, is one who
has begun a petition to
ask voters to end his term
sooner by recalling the
governor this November.
Bullock has 60 days
to amass 790,000 signatures to be in accordance
with state law that requires a petitioner to collect the number of signatures equal 25 percent of
the number of voted cast
in the last general election.
According to one
newspaper, Bullock, who
began his efforts Easter,
has already collected an
estimated 108,000 signatures.
“I haven’t seen this
kind of momentum in a
long time,” Bullock told
“The Guardian.”
“The energy and animus, at least a week out,
is very encouraging. I
think we ought to massage
this energy and allow it to
continue to grow. I think
we got a great shot.”
If the recall is successful, Michigan Lieutenant Governor, Brian Calley
would serve the remainder of Snyder’s term.
'Soul Train' Franchise Acquired by BET Networks
Don Cornelius
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News
(TriceEdneyWire.com) honored to have acquired will carry on the legacy of
- BET Networks an- a brand with such a rich 'Soul Train' and its rich
nounced yesterday that it history and unique con- heritage of more than
had acquired the assets of tent that is forever rel- three decades of positive
Soul Train from InterMedia evant to all segments of black oriented programPartners and The Yucaipa our audience," Richard ming."
Companies. The assets in- Gay, Executive Vice Presi"Its quest to provide
clude the Soul Train brand, dent of Strategy and Op- decades of unique, origiand more than a thousand erations at BET Networks nal programming across
hours of archival footage said in a statement. "With multiple platforms will fifrom the show's 37-year a Broadway play and a nally be realized under the
history. Terms of the pur- concert tour as examples leadership of Debra Lee,
chase were not disclosed. of opportunities in the Chairman and CEO of BET
The iconic show was works, we look forward to Networks," Cornelius consold by its creator, Don finding engaging and tinued in a statement.
Cornelius to InterMedia in smart ways to grow the "Having a strong relation2008, just four years before brand while preserving its ship with Richard Gay, EVP
his death. BET has aired the heritage and legacy in mu- of Strategy and OperaSoul Train Awards since sic, dance and fashion."
tions, I look forward to
2009 over its Centric chanTony Cornelius, the continuing my trusted
nel. This purchase brings son of Soul Train's founder, partnership with the BET
together two of the most expressed enthusiasm for family, who I will work
globally recognized brands the news of BET's acquisi- with to grow my father's
in entertainment.
tion. "I am thrilled that iconic brand globally in
"BET Networks is Viacom's BET Networks unprecedented ways."