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COMMUNITY LEGACYPast GP/JC Rotary presidentAbby Abou-Awdi dies

LEGISLATION WRAP-UPRepresentative Hernandez’End-of-Session Update!

Channelview ISDapologizes foroffensive certificates

MEMORIAL BENCHES IN GP

North ShoreMustangs lose 2play-off gamesagainst Travis

By Charlotte Jackson

We have all heard itsaid “iron sharpens iron”but sometimes we needthat person in our livesthat is just a little differ-ent to push us to a higherlevel. This week, our com-munity lost one of these in-dividuals who walked apath different from themajority of us, yet pushedus to a higher level of life.

On Monday, May 29 itwas with much sadnessthat I read the words fromErnesto Paredes, Jr. whoserves as the Secretary forthe Rotary Club of GalenaPark Jacinto City. Ourfriend and coworker formany in the North Chan-nel Area, Ibrahim “Abby”

After 140 days ofproposed legislation,negotiations, andpassionate debate, the85th LegislativeSession concluded thisweek.

The Legislatureapproved a $217 billiontwo-year budget thatencompasses $20million in additionalfunding for our localcommunity collegesand fully funds health-care for our retiredteachers through thebiennium. I am espe-cially proud of theefforts we made toprovide an additional$500 million in re-sources for the state'sfoster care system andCPS, improving carefor our most vulnerablechildren.

However, the budgetfails to adequately

Abou-awdi had passedaway from that diseasethat has touched too manyof our lives….cancer.

As customary with theIslamic faith, there was aprayer service withinhours of Abby’s death andthen his body was commit-ted to a grave. He leavesbehind his wife Layla aswell as two sons Kalial andAdam. Other family mem-bers as well as friends fromhis religious communitywere joined by members ofthe Galena Park ISD fam-ily, where Abby had servedas Lead Director of Facili-ties Management. Therewere former coworkers aswell as members of theGalena Park Jacinto CityRotary Club which Abbyloved deeply.

Not only had he servedas President of the Clubduring the 2007-2008 year,but he continued to servein many areas of RotaryDistrict 5890, with a spe-cial emphasis on member-ship.

Abby had a contagious

smile and warm spirit thatyou could not help but en-joy being around. He sim-ply made you feel betterabout life after spendingany amount of time withhim.

Even on occasions whenthose of another faithwould vocally insult Abby,he ALWAYS took the highr o a d a n d s p o k e o n eword…Shalom. As you goabout your daily l i fe ,please take time to noticethe positive in others in-stead of looking for thefaults. You will be a bet-ter person.

invest in healthcareservices, while alsoallocating an addition-al $800 million in"border security" fundsfor the Department ofPublic Safety forinitiatives that lacktransparency and hardaccountability stan-dards. I look forward toaddressing these topicswith my colleaguesduring the interim.

This session, Ipassed eleven HouseBills addressing arange of issues, frompublic safety to careertraining and technicalprogram affordability. Iam proud of the workwe have accomplishedto improve the lives ofhardworking Texasfamilies.

As my sixth legisla-tive session ends, I amgrateful for the oppor-

tunity to serve in theTexas House of Repre-sentatives, and lookforward to updatingyou and our neighborson our successes inAustin!

Kind regards,

Ana HernandezState Representa-

tive, District 143

Rep. Ana HernandezIbrahim “Abby” Abou-awdi

Jacinto City celebrates Memorial DayRepresentatives Lee and Hernandez honor Veterans

By Allan JamailJacinto City, TX. – May

26, 2017 at the Jacinto CityHealth Care Center Con-gresswoman Sheila Jackson

Group photo: Sheila Jackson Lee and Charles Scott (center) who led the pledge to the flag. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (center with flag) withresident Charles Scott who led the pledge to the flag.

Lee and State Representa-tive Ana Hernandez recog-nized Memorial Day.Memorial Day, originallycalled Decoration Day, is aday of remembrance for

those who have died in ser-vice of the United States ofAmerica.

Congresswoman SheilaJackson Lee presented aUnited States Flag to Vet-

erans that flew over theUnited States Capitol inWashington, D. C. and aproclamation paying tributeto those of the Armed Forc-es.

Representative Ana Her-nandez while in Austin be-cause the Texas Legislature

See Jacinto CityMemorial Day, Page 8

EDITOR’S NOTE: TheGalena Park communitymourned the death ofRo tar ian and GPISDemployee “Abby” Abou-A w d i . T h e f o l l o w i n gMemoriam is written byfriend Charlotte Jackson.

NC ChamberLuncheon

Friday - June 2, 2017,11:30 am, San Jacinto Col-lege North, 5800 Uvalde Rd.(inside the Monument Roomof the Slovacek StudentCenter). SPEAKER: Dan Par-sons, President -Better Busi-ness Bureau of GreaterHouston and South Texas.Information and Reserva-tions, 713-450-3600.

Sitting on the new park benches, L – R: Veteran David Kent, Mayor Esmeralda Moya, VeteranHector Torres and City Secretary Mayra GonzalesStanding: Galena Park High School Vocational Welding Deparment

By Allan JamailGalena Park, TX. – Fri-

day, May 29, 2017 - Citi-zens from all parts of thecity came together to paytheir respect to those whohave died protecting Amer-ica.

Park benches were ded-icated and installed infront of city hall to create

a Veteran’s War Memorial.Each bench has a bronzeplague attached represent-ing each of the branches ofthe Armed Forces. The Ga-lena Park High School Vo-cational WeldingDepartment fabricatedand welded the benches.

Mayor Moya said,“While we celebrate Memo-

rial Day with our familiesand friends, let us not for-get to say a prayer for thebrave men and women whoserved and lost their livesto protect ours and ourbeautiful Country. Todaywe honor that service andpray for the day when warsend everywhere. God BlessAmerica!”

PHOTO BY ALLAN JAMAIL

Officials of the Channel-view school district werefaced with criticism lastweek, because a teacher atAguirre Junior High hadawarded her studentsmock graduation certifi-cates, with offensive word-ing on them.

One of the certificatessaid the student was “mostlikely to become a terror-ist,” and another cited thestudent as “most likely toblend in with white peo-ple.”

The awarding of mockgraduation certificates tostudents is not unusual,officials said, but the 7thgrade teacher unofficiallyidentified as Stacy Lockett,was cited by her principalEric Lathan, and the Dis-trict’s superintendent,Greg Ollis, for using poor

judgement in the wording.District spokesperson

Mark Kramer said theteachers involved had beendisciplined according to

district policy.The matter drew a great

deal of attention from par-ents and the public, bothlocally and nationally.

Photo Courtesy Lindsey Henry, Fox26

It only took two gamesfor a strong Fort BendTravis baseball team todefeat the North ShoreMustangs, and move on inthe 6A Region III play-offsemi-final series.

In the first game, pitch-er Sammy Faltine pitchedthe complete game, anddrove in two runs. The Ti-gers defeated the Mus-

tangs by a score of 7-2.In the second game,

Travis’ strength was evenmore obvious, overwhelm-ing the Mustang aceJoshua Larzabal, who waspulled after the second in-ning. In that inning, Travissent 12 betters to the plate,scoring 8 runs. In the thirdthey scored 4 runs, and inthe fourth 2 more runs, towin the game with a run-rule victory. This is thethird time this season theTigers won by that rule.

Mustang Pitcher Josh Larzabal

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Plans are underway forthe 35th Crosby AnnualAlumni All-Classes Re-union, which will be heldon Saturday, August 5,2016 at the Crosby Ameri-can Legion Hall beginningat 5:30 p.m.

Money raised at thisevent is used for scholar-ships for Crosby HighSchool Seniors.

Planning meetings willbe held Tuesday June 13thand Tuesday July 11th.

All graduates of CrosbyHigh School are invited toattend these meetings, re-gardless of year graduat-ed.

For more information,call Joyce & Bob Boyles at281-328-2672, FrannyMartin Hobbs at 832-514-9892 or Melanie Ransom(melliesue54@verizon.net)

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Library Computer ClassStratford Library - Highlands offers beginning

computer classes every Monday night at 6:30 PM.The classes include Computer Basics, Email & In-ternet, Word, Library Apps, and Resume Help. Noexperience necessary! Space is limited and regis-tration is required. Please call 832-927-5400 to signup or with any questions. The Stratford Library islocated at 509 Stratford Highlands, TX 77562, 2blocks behind Food Town.

Crosby Alumni Asssoc. Mtg.“The Crosby Alumni Association has announced

the dates of the meetings for planning the annualAll-Classes CHS Alumni Reunion to be held onAugust 5, 2017 at the American Legion Hall.

The meetings will be held at the Crosby Com-munity Center on Hare Road beginning at 6 pm.The dates are: June 13 and July 11. All graduatesof Crosby High School are invited to attend thesemeetings regardless of year graduated.”

Support Ministry GroupFirst Responder Peer Support Group meets ev-

ery Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Crosby Church, 5725Hwy. 90, Crosby, TX. 77532. This is a safe venuewithin fire, law enforcement & EMS to discussopenly the realities of what you have experiencedon the streets or over the phone or radio. For ques-tions, please call 281-328-1310.

Eastgate Church VacationBible School

"HERO CENTRAL" will be June 26 - 30 Mon-day-Friday from 9 a.m. to Noon for ages 4-10. HeyKids, come enjoy learning about your strength inGod that is better than all the Super Heroes.

Eastgate Church is located 6 miles east of Huff-man on FM 1960, then south 1/4 mile on CR 611(at the Shell station). For more information, call713-898-0779.

Back row: Brenda Gracey Tuttle, Franny Martin Hobbs, Paula Novosad Webb, BerniceFlorus Novosad, Patricia Meigs, Sydney Bollom, Patsy Svrcek Spitzmiller and JohnLindsey. Front row: Bonnie Leissner James, Emma McDonald, John McDonald,Joyce Polka Boyles and Bob Boyles. Not pictured are: Melanie Ransom, ThomasTaylor Ransom and Shirley Lesikar Sebesta.

Plans are underway for the 35thCrosby Alumni reunion

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AUSTIN – May 22, 2017– One month after an-nouncing a violent crimereduction operation inHouston, Texas to combatthe alarming rise in violentcrime and gang-related ac-tivity in Harris County,Governor Greg Abbott to-day announced that in thelast four weeks, more than450 arrests have alreadybeen made. Included inthese arrests were 26 sus-pects from ten highly-orga-nized and coordinatedtake-over robbery crews,with five additional rob-bery crew suspects beingsought as a result of the op-eration.

“Texas is a law and or-der state, and I’m proud ofthe remarkable efforts of

Governor Abbott announces results from violentcrime reduction operation in Harris County

our law enforcement offic-ers to crack down on thosewho seek to bring violenceinto our communities,”said Governor Abbott. “Mytop priority as governor isto keep our citizens safe,and I will not waiver inthat effort. As governor, Iam committed to dedicat-ing the resources neces-sary to bring safety to ourcommunities, and today’sreport are an early indica-tion that our efforts areworking.”

“DPS is proud to pro-vide support to the variouslaw enforcement partnersin Harris County to crackdown on violent crime, andthis initiative underscoresthe power of teamwork in

making an immediate andsignificant impact on pub-lic safety,” said DPS Direc-tor Steven McCraw.

Following the spike inviolent crime and gang vi-olence in Harris County,Governor Abbott took ac-tion and announced acrime Reduction initiativeon April 10th, in Houston.In announcing the opera-tion, the Governor estab-lished a TacticalOperations Center to en-hance and coordinate oper-ations around the clock,and provided $500,000 innew funding from the Gov-ernor’s Criminal JusticeDivision to increase TexasAnti-Gang Center resourc-es in the Houston area.

“The Harris County

Sheriff ’s Office has made apriority of focusing our lawenforcement resources oninitiatives that will havethe most significant im-pact on improving publicsafety,” said Harris Coun-ty Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.“Through Operation NorthStar, more than 450 ar-rests were made, which re-moved scores of violentoffenders from our neigh-borhoods. I want to thankthe team of law officersfrom DPS and other part-ner agencies that helpedthe Harris County Sher-iff ’s Office make our com-munity safer by zeroing inon violent criminals whopose a real threat to Tex-as.”

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Evening San Jacinto Pilot ClubMeeting

This newly chartered club meets on on the 1st Tues-day of each month at 7 pm at the Woodforest Presby-terian Church. For more information, see the Face-book page entitled Evening San Jacinto Pilot Club orcall 832-264-1565 / 832-289-4762.

Galena Park Senior Dance Senior Dance is every Monday at the Alvin D. Build-

ing, 1302 Keene St., Galena Park. 7 pm - 9 pm. Nocover charge. Live band Country music. Call for moreinformation: 713-455-7335.

North Shore Senior Dance North Shore Seniors holds a dance every Thurs-

day from 1 - 4 pm at the Grayson/Baldree Building,Corpus Christi street. Live bands and refreshments. Costis $ 5/per person. For more information call 713-455-3660.

The Buckshot JamboreeEnjoy Classic Country music every Saturday night

from 7 pm - 10 pm with The Buckshot Jamboree at7414 Hartman near Old Beaumont Highway. More info,call 281-458-0729 or 832-444-5000.

San Jacinto Pilot Club meetingThe Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month

at LyondellBasell on Sheldon Road at noon. For moreinformation, please visit www.SanJacintoPilot.com.

Vacation Bible SchoolVacation Bible School at Old River Terrace UMC in

Channelview. Information as follows:VBS Hero Central: Discover Your Strength in GodJune 21-23 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.16102 East Freeway, Channelview, TX 77530Ages/Edades : Pre-Kinder - 5th Grade.Register at/Registrate en: 2017.CokesburyVBS.comOr call: 281-452-2861

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Channelv iew ISD recent lyhonored their May Students oft h e M o n t h b y h o s t i n g arecognition luncheon in the toplevel of the press box at RayMaddry Memorial Stadium. TheStudents of the Month include,top row, from left, Diego Zunga(Kolarik Ninth Grade Center),P e d r o D a v a l o s - R a m i r e z(Channelview High School),Hergluin Chable (Joe FrankCampbell Learning Center),Nadia Parades (Aguirre JuniorHigh) and Joaquin Moreno(DeZavala Elementary). Picturedbottom row, from left, HazelVenavides (Cobb Elementary),Re ina Cas t i l lo (McMu l l anElementary), Br ianna Caul(Brown Elementary), RoninBrinson (Crenshaw Elementary)and Carlos Morales (HamblenElementary). Not pictured areAnaya T rahan (Schoch lerElementary) and SebastianAguilar (Alice Johnson JuniorHigh).

Recently, students from Mr. Rey’s third grade class atCimarron Elementary were given the opportunity of alifetime! The students went to George Bush Intercon-tinental Airport to tour the American Airlines TrainingFacility.

The students and their parents took a simulatedflight to New York City! During the mock flight, thestudents played the role of flight attendant; theyworked a beverage service and served drinks to theirparents!

After their mock flight landed in New York, stu-dents were able to shop in a souvenir shop set up tolook like New York.

During the 2016-2017 school year, Mr. Rey hasbeen sponsored by American Airlines. His class wasset up like the inside of a plane, and the studentshave taken simulated flights all over the country.

Thank you, American Airlines and IntercontinentalAirport for this wonderful opportunity for our stu-dents!

Channelview ISDMay Students of the Month

GALENA PARK ISDCimarron students soarto new heights

On May 15, Dr. Williams, GPISD Superintendent of Schools,invited the 2016-2017 Student Advisory Board to lunch tocelebrate a successful school year. These students wereselected by their campus principal based on leadershipqualities to represent their high school. Throughout theschool year, the Student Advisory Board met to discusscurrent events and how to improve campus life.GPISD would like to thank each of the students whoparticipated in the Student Advisory Board. We wish youthe best of luck in your future endeavors.

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Channelview ISD’sNutrition Services De-partment is providingfree breakfast and lunchto all children as part ofits Summer Food Ser-vice Program.

The program will beheld throughout theChannelview area inJune and July. Loca-tions and serving timesare as follows:

Channelview High School1100 Sheldon Road

Channelview ISD Summer Food ProgramJune 5-29 – Break-

fast: 6:45-8:30 a.m.,Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

July 5-27 – Break-fast: 6:45-8:30 a.m.,Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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June 5-21Breakfast: 7:15-8:30

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Early Childhood Center915 Sheldon RoadJune 5-29Breakfast : 7 -8 :15

a.m., Lunch: 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

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De Zavala Elementary16150 Second StreetJune 8-29Breakfast : 7 :30-8

a.m., Lunch: 11 a.m.-12p.m.

M o n d a y t h r o u g hThursday

For more information,please call the district’sNutrition Services De-partment at 281-860-3807.

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Lt. Governorpasses top 30Legislativepriorities outof the Senate

AUSTIN - May 29,2017 – Lt. Gov. DanPatrick issued thisstatement today aftergaveling sine die for theregular 85th legislativesession:

"I began this sessionwith a strong conserva-tive agenda that affirmedmy commitment toproperty tax reform,women's privacy, life, thesecond amendment,border security, religiousliberty and a lean andefficient government.Twenty of the 30 priori-ties I announced inJanuary are on track tobecome law.

"The Senate led inpassing a conservativebudget that is more thana billion dollars less thatour last budget and didnot use the Rainy DayFund for on-goingexpenses.

"The Senate led inpassing legislationbanning sanctuary citiesand maintained fundingfor border security. Wepassed one of the stron-gest pro-life bills ever,protecting the dignity andsanctity of life by banningpartial birth abortion inTexas as well as increas-ing criminal penalties forbuying or selling humanfetal tissue. We alsopassed critical reforms forChild Protective Services.

"The Senate led instrengthening religiousliberty with the sermonprotection act and weprovided funding forprotective vests for everylaw enforcement officer inTexas. We also passed acritical Photo Voter IDlaw.

"The Senate also led onethics reform includingadditional public disclo-sures for office holdersand candidates andcutting retirementbenefits for electedofficials who are convict-ed felons."

"…Patrick, who leadsthe Senate….gets highmarks for tackling ethicsreform. The ethics reformpackage, authored bySen. Van Taylor, R-Plano,was the first legislationpassed by the Senate thisyear."

- Austin AmericanStatesman, May 25, 2017.

Texas House KillsReal Property TaxReform, PrivacyProtections, Addition-al School Funding andthe Tuition FreezeThat Passed the Senate

"I am disappointed theTexas House blocked thepassage of real propertytax reform throughrollback rates andmandatory elections.Unfortunately this meansthat Texans will continueto suffer a high propertytax burden. The Housealso ignored the need toestablish privacy regula-tions for schools andother local entities,ensuring that our statewill continue to beembroiled in this issue inlocal communities andschool restrooms, lockerrooms and showers.

"The House killed thetuition freeze legislationwhich would haveimmediately addressedthe spiraling costs of acollege education that iscrippling many Texans.Inexplicably, the Housealso rejected over a half-billion dollars in addition-al school funding becauseof their refusal to accept aschool choice program fordisabled children.

"I am very proud ofwhat we were able toaccomplish in the 140days of this legislativesession and I give all thecredit to the vigilance andhard work of everysenator. We will continueto celebrate these victo-ries of conservativeprinciples and gover-nance and we willcontinue to fight thebattles that remain --particularly on propertytaxes and privacy whichremain 'must-pass'legislation."

Legislature completesregular session with maintasks accomplished

AUSTIN — The 140-day 85th regular sessionof the Texas Legislatureended on May 29 withhugs, tears and fanfare,plus demonstrationsagainst “anti-immigrant”legislation and a scuffleinvolving members on theHouse floor.

Primarily, though, bothchambers signed off onSenate Bill 1, the statebudget for 2018-2019, andin doing so accomplishedtheir only constitutional-ly required task.

The budget appropri-ates $106.7 billion in gen-eral revenue and almost$1 billion from the state’sEconomic StabilizationFund. The budget totals$217 billion, including fed-eral funds and other dol-lars.

“We started with a siz-able shortfall,” said HouseSpeaker Joe Straus. “Butwe are ending this sessionwith a balanced budgetthat invests in some veryimportant priorities. We’rekeeping overall spendinglow while improving childprotection and mentalhealth care.”

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick,who presides over the Sen-ate, said, “This state bud-get is more than a billiondollars less in general rev-enue than our currentbudget. It upholds ourcommitment to spend tax-payer dollars wisely and tolive within our means. Itmaintains almost $11 bil-lion in the Rainy DayFund.”

Fourteen House mem-bers and one Senate mem-ber voted against SB 1.Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr., D-Mission, was one of them.The final version of thebudget would spend al-most $1.4 billion less thanoriginally appropriatedand result in cuts of $2.4billion to Health & Hu-man Services, $1 billion topublic education and re-ductions to other areas aswell, Muñoz said.

Another House memberto vote in opposition to SB1 was Rep. Shawn Thier-ry, D-Houston. “Almost ev-ery area of state spendingwas cut or underfunded,including $1 billion inMedicaid payments, in fa-vor of allocating $800 mil-lion dollars for bordersecurity patrol, which isreally a federal issue,” Thi-erry said. “The budget nowleaves nearly every stateagency hanging on by athread.”

Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, called the budget“inadequate” because it“leaves $11 billion un-tapped” in the EconomicStabilization “Rainy Day”Fund. “There’s no newmoney for pre-K, there’scontinued spending onmore border militariza-tion and it continues toshortchange educationand healthcare. It doesn’trepresent the values of my

district so I voted againstit.”

Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, who chairsthe Senate committee thatdrafted the budget, said,“We passed a responsiblebudget that meets our es-sential needs. It continuesthe policies of fiscal re-straint that have shapedour success, and it posi-tions Texas for a bright fu-ture.” Nelson alsomentioned the passage ofHouse Bill 2, supplemen-tal appropriations legisla-tion to cover shortfalls inthe current 2016-2017budget, which she said“protects the most vulner-able among us: our chil-dren. It balances theledger for our current bud-get and puts Texas in astrong position to meet thechallenges ahead.”

Members’ tempersflare

Visitors poured into theCapitol on May 29, occupy-ing the south steps, the ro-tunda floor, balconies ofthe upper floors of the ro-tunda and the House gal-lery to witness the closinghours of the legislativesession.

A majority of the House

gallery crowd wore redshirts printed with state-ments in opposition toSenate Bill 4, legislationpassed earlier this springand signed into law byGov. Greg Abbott. SB 4bans sanctuary cities andtoughens laws allowinglaw enforcement to iden-tify, detain and deport un-documented residents.

As the crowd chanted“SB 4 is hate” and otherslogans, a scuffle amongseveral representativeserupted on the Housefloor, reportedly triggeredby the sentiments ex-pressed by the crowd. Oth-er House members andstaff broke up the distur-bance and state trooperson guard duty cleared thegallery.

Some major billsfailed

Property tax reformand the so-called “bath-room bill” concerning theaccommodation of trans-gender students createdenough division betweenthe House and Senate tostop, slow down or other-wise result in the demiseof hundreds of other piec-es of legislation.

Gov. Abbott, who namedthose issues high-priority,said he would decide thisweek if there is enoughreason to call legislatorsback to Austin for a spe-cial session to act on hispriorities.

Meanwhile, Abbott hasuntil June 18 to sign orveto bills. If he does nei-ther, they become lawwithout his signature. Hecan leave Texans on pinsand needles over the fateof bills by pushing thosedecisions right up to thedeadline.

May 29, 2017 - TheSenate passed the Proper-ty Tax Reform & Relief act69 days ago, giving theHouse sufficient time topass the bill. Only recent-ly, the Senate's compre-hensive property tax reliefmeasures were added to anad valorem tax bill in theTexas House Leadership.However, the provisionsthat lowered the rollbackrate were eliminated.These provisions arenecessary to effectivelylower property tax rates.

Lieutenant GovernorDan Patrick appointedSenator Brandon Creight-on to the conferencecommittee on property taxreform to resolve differenc-es in the bill between thetwo chambers.

"There is no greaterissue impacting workingfamilies throughout Texasthan rising propertytaxes," said SenatorCreighton. "The financialburden property taxes areputting on families mustbe addressed immediate-ly."

During the 84thInterim, Senator Creight-on was appointed byLieutenant GovernorPatrick to the SenateSelect Committee onProperty Tax Reform andtraveled the state listeningto Texans. Saturday, theTexas House missed animportant deadline inorder to consider confer-ence committee reportsand continue working onthe bill. Therefore, theproperty tax issue will notbe resolved during theregular 85th legislativesession.

"We can't continue totreat this issue like apolitical football andpunting it down the field,"said Senator Creighton."The people of Texasdeserve action now. TheTexas House Leadershipfell short of the reformsTexans deserve by leavingout a key measure fromthe Senate's bill whichrequires voter approvalbefore tax rates can beraised."

"I urge Governor GregAbbott to call a specialsession on property taxreform," concluded SenatorCreighton. "Texansdeserve meaningfulproperty tax reform and Iam committed to thatgoal."

State Budget Details"I voted in support of a

conservative budget thatwill serve the state welland is an example to otherstates on how to spend wellwithin means," saidSenator Creighton. "TheConservative BudgetCoalition, including TexasPublic Policy Foundation,Liberty Action Texas,Americans for Prosperity-Texas, Americans for TaxReform, NFIB-Texas andCitizens Against Govern-ment Waste, supported thefinal version of the budget.I appreciate all of the hardwork that went into thisbill to ensure Texas willremain the most successfulstate in the country."

Senate Bill 1 establishesa $107.8 billion dollarfiscal year budget.

SB 1 passed with a voteof 30-1. Highlights of theproposed state budgetinclude:

• In all funds, thebudget appropriates anincrease of .16% from theprevious fiscal year

• Adds $2.65 billion fornew enrollment in educa-tion;

• Maintains the $800million for border securityapproved last session;

• Adds $500 million forChild Protective Services;

• Dedicates $5 billionfor transportation;

• Includes $40 millionto support infrastructureprojects at Texas ports;

• Includes $350 millionto address the TeachersRetirement Systemshortfall;

• Provides $47 millionfor Veterans education;

SEN. CREIGHTONProperty Tax ReformSpecial Needed

This budget allocates$990 million from theRainy Day Fund for one-time expenses, which theSenate negotiated downfrom the $2.5 billion theHouse proposed. The billwill be sent to the Gover-nor for consideration.

Senate PriorityPassed

• Budget- Senate Bill 1 -

This bill appropriates thestate budget for the nexttwo years. The bill hasbeen sent to the Comptrol-ler for review

• Sanctuary Cities*- Senate Bill 4 -

SIGNED! This bill cutsstate funding to any city orcounty that does not obeyfederal immigration laws.By signing this legislationinto law, Texas hassecured its place on thefront lines safeguardingour citizens and requiringlocal law enforcement tocooperate with immigra-tion and customs agents.

• InappropriateTeacher-Student Relation-ships*

- Senate Bill 7 -SIGNED! This bill amendscurrent statute relating toimproper relationshipsbetween students andteachers in order to reducethe risks faced by schooldistricts and providepenalties for conductrelating to this issue.

• Preborn Protectionand Dignity Act*

- Senate Bill 8 -This legislation protectsthe dignity and sanctity oflife by increasing criminalpenalties for buying orselling human fetal tissueand bans partial birthabortion in Texas. This billhas been sent to theGovernor for consider-ation.

• Police Protection*- Senate Bill 12 -

SIGNED! This legislationensures the safety of policeofficers by providing policewith vests capable ofstopping bullets.

• First ResponderProperty Tax Relief*

- Senate Bill 15 -This legislation creates ahomestead tax exemptionfor the surviving spouse ofa first responder killed inthe line of duty. The billhas been sent to theGovernor for consider-ation.

• License to Carry FeeReform*

- Senate Bill 16 -SIGNED! This legislationsupports our 2nd Amend-ment rights by makinglawful carry more afford-able for all law abidingcitizens. Previously, Texashad one of the highestLicense to Carry fee in thecountry.

• Pastor Protection*- Senate Bill 24 -

SIGNED! This billcontinues to protect ourFirst Amendment rightsby protecting pastors fromforced testimony andshielding sermons fromgovernment subpoenapower.

• Texas Stands withIsrael (Creighton)

- House Bill 89 -SIGNED! This legislationwas the first bill thislegislative session to besigned by Governor GregAbbott. The new lawprohibits state contractingwith or investing incompanies that boycottIsrael.

• Texas Ports (Creight-on)

- Senate Bill 28 -SIGNED! This bill createsthe Ship Channel Improve-ment Revolving Fund fornavigation districts tosecure loan projects toimprove ship channels.The legislative intent is tolay the groundwork forfuture projects by creatingthis account (there is nocost associated in creatingthe fund and there is noappropriation in thebudget for this fund).

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With the spirit andnoise of a holiday parade,the Goose Creek CISD Ed-ucation Foundationmarched down the halls ofdistrict schools two morn-ings in April to award 77grants to deserving educa-tors to enhance classroominstruction. Accompaniedby Robert E. Lee HighSchool drum line members;REL, Goose Creek Memo-rial High School and RossS. Sterling High Schoolcheerleaders as well assome REL Celebrities, Ed-ucation Foundation mem-bers and districtadministrators boardedyellow school buses carry-ing large checks to presentto grant winners.

Since the inception ofthe Goose Creek CISD Ed-ucation Foundation in2009, the organization hasawarded more than$830,000 to teacherssearching for ways to fundinnovative ideas to benefittheir students. Thanks togenerous donors in thecommunity as well as GC-CISD staff members, whodonate through the payrolldeduction program, thismarked the eighth yearthe Grant Surprise Patrolhas delivered these grants.

“Our teachers are cre-ative in their methods andstrategies, and it is oftendifficult for them to obtainthe necessary resources toenhance their students’ ed-ucational experiences,”said Randal O’Brien,Goose Creek CISD super-intendent. “That’s why weat Goose Creek CISD ap-preciate the EducationFoundation so much. TheGoose Creek CISD Educa-tion Foundation believesthat schools are critical tothe success of a communi-ty, and its members havecommitted to giving time

Education Foundation Grant Surprise Patrol Awards Grants

Photos by Carrie Pryor-NewmanRandal O’Brien (back left), Goose Creek CISD superintendent, and RonnieHotchkiss (back right), Goose Creek Education Foundation member, presenta grant to Kathryn Aguilar at IMPACT Early College High School for materialsfor her forensics classes. Also pictured are Robert E. Lee High Schoolcheerleaders and Celebrities; Laura Reyes, IMPACT principal (front, fourthfrom left) and IMPACT students (front row) Keyla Gayton, Paulina Valencia,Anastasia Velasquez, (second row) Shanice Gordon and Pamela Pagaza.

Tracey Prothro, vice president of programs forthe Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation,presents a $500 grant to Janet Sennet, a teacherat Highlands Elementary, for “The Big Bank” toenhance financial literacy for her students. TheGrant Surprise Patrol, GCCISD administrators,cheerleaders, drum line members and Celebritiesboarded school buses two days at the end ofApril to deliver 77 grants to deserving teachers.

and effort to funding cre-ative educational pro-grams in our district.”

Janet Sennet, a teacherat Highlands Elementary,was pleased to see thegroup stop at her class-room to present her with$500 for her grant “The BigBank” to enhance financialliteracy. She will use themoney to construct a bankand a store, and studentswill select a career.

“They will earn a bi-weekly salary, make ahousehold budget and save10 percent of their earn-ings. Also, students will beable to buy goods from thestore,” said Sennet. “Theywill select a charity towhich they will donate.Students will operate theBig Bank just like a realfinancial institution. I will

provide them with checks,debit/credit cards andmoney. The students willbe required to borrow mon-ey from the bank to under-stand how interest works.”

To enrich the sciencecurriculum at HoraceMann Junior School, Sus-an Dagley submitted hergrant “KABOOM! Chemis-try Demos” in the amountof $1,270. The funds shereceived from the GooseCreek CISD EducationFoundation will allow theOutreach program fromThe Museum of NaturalScience to demonstratechemical reactions for theentire student body.

“One of our science cam-pus goals is to incorporatemore hands-on activitiesduring science class. Stu-dents would witness dem-

onstrations of combustion,color changes, polymersand watching incredible ef-fects of liquid nitrogen.These are demonstrationsthat we normally are un-able to do due to lack of re-sources,” Dagley said.

Another happy grantwinner was Kathryn Agu-ilar from IMPACT EarlyCollege High School, whoreceived a $2,000 grant formaterials for her forensicsclass.

“Without the grant, wecouldn’t do everything wewant to do in the class. Ittakes materials to make aninteresting forensics class.We will look for trace evi-dence, set up crime scenesand do more with serology,”said Aguilar. “We send realDNA samples to a Nation-al Geographic program,

and students present theresults of the analysis oftheir own DNA.”

The grants are awardedto teachers at all differentlevels for various subjectsand for a diverse range ofprojects. Some teachers,like Linda LeDay at Dr.Antonio Bañuelos Elemen-tary, have found that ifthey have creative ideas,they can receive more thanone grant, but only one peryear.

“Knowing that these in-novative teaching grantsare at work in Goose CreekCISD classrooms every dayis so rewarding,” saidKathy Clausen, presidentof the Education Founda-tion. “The Education Foun-dation is extremelygrateful to our donors formaking this possible.”

The mission of theGoose Creek CISD Educa-tion foundation is to part-ner with the community toprovide resources to enrichteaching, inspire learningand provide opportunitiesfor excellence in educationfor all students in theGoose Creek ConsolidatedIndependent School Dis-trict. Goals include involv-ing the community inassuring a quality educa-tion for the leaders andworkers of tomorrow, sup-porting staff for innovativeefforts, recognizing stafffor exemplary teachingand encouraging all stu-dents to work at their high-est potential.

If you would like to do-nate to the GCCISD Edu-cation Foundation, pleasego online to gccisd.net orcall 281-707-3629.

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JUNE BIRTHSTONESJune counts three gems

as birthstones: pearl, Alex-andrite, and moonstone.

PearlFor centuries, pearls

have been used as anadornment., and were oneof the favorite gem mate-rials of the Roman Empire.Later in Tudor England,the 1500s were known asthe pearl age.

Pearls are unique asthey are the only gemsfrom living sea creaturesand require no faceting orpolishing to reveal theirnatural beauty. In the ear-ly 1900s, the first success-ful commercial culturing ofround saltwater pearls be-gan. Since the 1920s, cul-tured pearls have almostcompletely replaced natu-ral pearls in the market.

The qualities that deter-mine the overall value of anatural or cultured pearlor a piece of pearl jewelryare size, shape, color, lus-ter, surface quality, nacrequality, and—for jewelrywith two or more pearls—matching.

Size: When other valuefactors are equal, largerpearls are rarer and morevaluable than smallerpearls of the same type.

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Shape: Round is themost difficult shape to cul-ture, making it the rarestcultured pearl shapeand—if all other factorsare equal—also generallythe most valuable. Thereare exceptions, though.Well-formed pear, oval, orbaroque (irregularlyshaped) cultured pearlsare also prized by pearllovers.

Color: Natural and cul-tured pearls occur in abroad range of hues. Thereare warm hues like yellow,orange, and pink, and coolhues like blue, green, andviolet. Pearls have a widerange of tone from light todark. Pearl colors tend tobe muted, with a soft, sub-tle quality.

AlexandriteA relatively modern

gem, Alexandrite, wasfirst discovered in Russiain 1831 during the reignof its namesake, Czar Al-exander II, and is an ex-tremely rare chrysoberyl

with chameleon-like quali-ties. Its color is a lovelygreen in both daylight andfluorescent light; it chang-es color to a purplish red inincandescent light.

Due to its rarity, somejewelers stock syntheticversions of this enchantinggemstone. (Synthetic gem-stones are man-made alter-natives to the naturalmaterial, possessing thesame physical, optical, andchemical properties as thenatural gemstone.) Alexan-drite is also the gem for the55th wedding anniversary.

MoonstoneThe third birthstone for

June is the moonstone. Itwas given its name by theRoman natural historianPliny, who wrote thatmoonstone's appearancealtered with the phases ofthe moon — a belief thatheld until well after the six-teenth century.

A phenomenal gem-stone, moonstones show afloating play of light (calledadularescence) and some-times show either a multi-rayed star or a cat's eye.

Considered a sacredstone in India, moonstonesoften are displayed on abackground of yellow (a sa-cred color) and are believedto encapsulate within thestone a spirit whose pur-pose is to bring good for-tune. Part of the family ofminerals called feldspar,moonstone occurs in manyigneous and metamorphicrocks and comes in a vari-ety of colors such as green,blue, peach, and cham-pagne.

The most prized moon-stones are from Sri Lanka;India, Australia, the Unit-ed States, Mayanmar, andMadagascar are also sourc-es.

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for the first quarter re-port of 2017 showed that“Port Houston handledclose to 10 million tonsof total tonnage, reflect-ing an increase of elev-en percent over 2016,”Port Houston ExecutiveDirector Roger Guen-ther announced duringthe April meeting of thePort Commission of thePort of Houston Author-ity. During the firstquarter of this year, PortHouston facilities han-dled 607,000 TEUs (thetwenty foot equivalentmeasurement of con-tainer cargo). Guentherstated that the “majori-ty” of this increase is“largely due” to an in-crease in container vol-umes, which showed anincrease of 18 percent.

A highlight of someactions taken by thePort Commission duringits meeting included tosupport adding the in-clusion of a coastal bar-rier system for theHouston/Galveston Bayarea to the President’snational infrastructureplans. This approvalprovides Port Houstonthe opportunity to jointhe Texas Land OfficeCommissioner in his let-ter to the President,which is urging thePresident to include thecoastal barrier systemin the national infra-structure plans. The ac-tion also allows theoption to submit oneseparately on behalf ofthe Port Authority.

The Port Commissionalso approved the Actu-arial Valuation AuditReport of the Port ofHouston Authority Re-stated Retirement Plan.

The Independent Audi-tors Report prepared byGabriel, Roeder, Smith& Company opined thatthe August 1, 2016 Ac-tuarial Valuation pre-pared by Milliman, Inc.provides a fair and rea-sonable assessment ofthe financial position ofthe plan. The final actu-arial report is availableon the Port Houstonwebsite.

The commission ap-proved entering into amulti-party InterlocalAgreement with HarrisCounty, Galena Park,and Jacinto City for in-frastructure improve-ments involving thedesign and constructionof a sidewalk and pedes-trian bridges for thosecommunities.

During the meeting,the Port Commission ac-knowledged the U.S.Coast Guard SectorHouston -Galves tonChange of Commandwith the retirement ofCaptain Peter Martin.He was commended forhis service and leader-ship as Sector Com-mander. The new

Captain of the Port,Captain Kevin Oditthas assumed command.The commission ex-pressed its appreciationto the Coast Guard fortheir dedication andcommitment to the safe-ty, security and environ-mental stewardship ofthe Houston Ship Chan-nel.

Forty years ago thismonth, the BarboursCut Container terminalopened for business.Barbours Cut has grownto be one of the premiercontainer-handling fa-cilities in the U.S. Gulfof Mexico. A moderniza-tion program is underway to increase cargo-handling efficiency andcapacity. Since the open-ing of Barbours Cut, andwith the subsequentcreation of its sister con-tainer facility at Bay-port, the Port nowhandles 68 percent of allthe container activityalong the U.S. GulfCoast and 95 percent ofthe container activity inTexas.

Taken from:www.porthouston.com

Teen Court is a diver-sion program for youthin middle & high school.The program is de-signed for youth to par-ticipate in the process ofthe criminal justice sys-tem. Teen volunteershave the opportunity toassume the role of ajudge, prosecutor, bai-liff, clerk, and juror. Thegoal of teen court is tointervene upon and pre-vent illegal behavior.

Pictured in both photos are North Shore High School and Crosby High School students. Last monththey participated at Judge Joe Stephens Teen Court Program. North Shore High was the Prosecutorand Crosby High Schools was the defense team. The case heard was a minor in possession charge.Next Teen Court session is set for Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Judge Stephens’ Courtroom, NorthChannel Annex Courthouse located at 14350 Wallisville Rd., Ste 102, Houston, Texas 77049 at 6:00p.m.

Teen volunteers havethe opportunity to deter-mine fair and construc-tive consequences for apeer who is cited for a vi-olation of the law. (ClassC misdemeanor cases).

Who is eligible to vol-unteer? Teens betweenthe ages of 13-17

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Channelview High School held its graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 27 at the M.O.Campbell Center in Aldine ISD. More than 575 graduates walked across the stage to receivetheir diplomas, with several of them also receiving their associate’s degrees from San JacintoCollege North. Video of the graduation is available for viewing on the Aldine website athttp://www.aldine.k12.tx.us/graduation/

Houston, Texas – It’s mosqui-to season again and our warmweather and humidity are an ide-al mosquito-breeding ground.Out of the 56 species of mosqui-toes found in our area, only ahandful transmit disease. HarrisCounty officials encourage resi-dents to take precautionary mea-sures to protect themselves frommosquito diseases such as WestNile Virus, Chikungunya, Den-gue and Zika.

Harris County Judge Ed Em-mett along with Dr. Umair A.Shah, Harris County PublicHealth (HCPH) Executive Direc-tor, and Dr. Mustapha Debboun,HCPH Mosquito & Vector ControlDivision (MVCD) Director, ex-plained procedures and technol-ogy used to track mosquitoes thatcould carry Zika or other knownmosquito-borne diseases in ourarea.

To date, one mosquito samplehas tested positive for West NileVirus. Those areas have beensprayed to reduce the risk of dis-ease. Although 83 cases of Zika

Mosquito Season is BackHarris County Officials present efforts in place to detect mosquitoes that carry disease

have been reported in our area,none were transmitted locally.Currently, Harris County PublicHealth MVCD has not detectedthe presence of Zika, Dengue orChikungunya in the local mos-quito population. MVCD dividesthe county into 268 operationalareas, including the City of Hous-ton, and places over 500 mosqui-to traps throughout these areasto collect mosquitoes for testing.

“Our mosquito and vector con-trol program has been protectingHouston/Harris County residentsfrom mosquito-borne illnesses formore than 50 years, combiningscience and technology to fightdisease carrying mosquitoes.However, we cannot do it alone.We need the help of our residentsbecause fighting mosquito-borneillnesses like Zika, has to be a col-laborative effort.” said Dr. UmairA. Shah, Executive Director ofHarris County Public Health.

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high, but Americans havealways paid it.”

Lee reminded those inattendance with the follow-ing information; That eachMay, veteran and serviceorganizations come togeth-er to hold events around thecountry to demonstratetheir gratitude to currentand former men and wom-en in uniform and their fam-ilies for their service to ourcountry.

They are the Army, theArmy Reserve Army Na-tional Guard. They are theMarine Corps and MarineCorps Reserve. The Navyand the Navy Reserve; theAir Force and the Air ForceReserve Air National Guardand the Coast Guard andCoast Guard Reserve.

This year marks the42nd anniversary of the endof the Vietnam War, the con-flict that deeply involvedand affected every memberof my generation, but nonemore so than the familiesand loved ones of the 58,148men and women who neverreturned home but whose

valor and sacrifice is forev-er enshrined on the sacredWall of the Vietnam Memo-rial in Washington, D.C.

357 of those names re-mind us of the sacrifice onthe altar of freedom madeby the families of Houston.

Of the 2.7 million Ameri-cans who served in uniformin Vietnam, more than 10%(362,000) were killed orwounded, including 5 Amer-icans soldiers who were just16 years old.

The average age of thesoldiers who fought in Viet-nam was just 22 years oldand 61% of those killed wereyounger than 21. Three inevery five (61%) of thosekilled were younger than 21and 17,539 among thosekilled would never again seetheir wives and children.

The emotional and tear-ful event ended with the flagpresentations to the Jacin-to City Health Care Centerrepresentatives, DivisionPresident Steve Wicks, Di-rector of Operations SandraBrown and Director Melis-sa Armstrong.

is in session was represent-ed by her Community Liai-son Linda Jamail whopresented a Texas flagwhich flew over the TexasCapitol and a certificatehonoring those who died inservice to the country.

Former Jacinto CityMayor Allan Jamail(founder of Keep JacintoCity Clean) was the Masterof Ceremonies. He began thememorial ceremony with aprayer and was followed byarmy Veteran Charles Scotta retired Jacinto City em-ployee who’s now a residentof the health care center.

The Honorable Congress-woman Lee stated, “I amhumbled and honored to bewith you this afternoon inthe presence of heroes andin remembrance of everyman and woman of theArmed Forces who gave thelast full measure of devotionin defense of our country.”

She said, “Memorial Day-- is a reminder to all of uswho live in freedom that asPresident Kennedy said,”“The price of freedom is

PHOTO BY ALLAN JAMAILSheila Jackson Lee & Linda Jamail make flag presentations to JC Health Care Center officials.Memorial Day presentations of flags to health care center officials: L to R: Division PresidentSteve Wicks, Director Melissa Armstrong, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Director ofOperations Sandra Brown and Rep. Ana Hernandez’ Community Liaison Linda Jamail.

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AXL is a Golden Doodle breed dog, only 8 months old, with a very important job. He is a“comfort” dog, or therapy dog, at the Carter-Conley Funeral Home in Channelview. Seenhere with owners Brad and Lisa Conley, at a recent North Shore Catfish Fry event. GoldenDoodles are a cross-breed between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle, and have becomevery popular.

JC Volunteers Rescue Dogs

ABOVE: Jacinto City DogP o u n d R e s c u e ( J C D P R )members offering rescueddogs for adoption. R to L:J C D P R m e m b e r s B e c k yGammage, Judy Clark, BrendaKocian and Myrian Velarde andunnamed citizens. RIGHT: Jacinto City DogPound Rescue volunteerspresentedmember Becky Gammage( c e n t e r ) w i t h a f l o w e rarrangement for her valuableserv ice and care for therescued dogs.Standing L – R: Dj Hatley,Jordan DavisSeated: L – R: Diane Peacock,Becky Gammage and CharlotteBean

Photos & Storyby Allan Jamail

Jacinto City dog lovers hasdeveloped a group of volun-teers working under thename, Jacinto City Dog PoundRescue (JCDPR).

After 4 days JCDPR takesunclaimed dogs from the city’s

dog pound to prevent themfrom being euthanized. Dogsare vaccinated, spayed or neu-tered, groomed and thenmembers begin searching fora foster home or adoption.

At the recent Jacinto Citycouncil meeting Becky Gam-amge one of the volunteersannounced their bar-b-q fundraiser brought in $7,311.36 to

be used to spay or neuter andvaccinate rescued dogs be-fore giving them out for adop-tion.

Becky said people canlearn more about JCDPR onthe facebook page she postson at the Friends of JacintoCity page and anyone desir-ing to adopt a rescued dogcan call her at 832-687-6628.