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Though the oil and gas indus-try fuels Zapata’s economy,county officials think it’s timeto look elsewhere, and theywant your suggestions.

The results of a county-widesurvey on economic diversifica-tion will be discussed at a spe-cial town hall meeting Wednes-day at 5:30 p.m. Taking place atthe Zapata County Courthouse,the meeting will shed light ontowhere Zapatans think theireconomy needs to go.

“We’ve got to look at anothersource of revenue,” said ZapataCounty Treasurer Romeo Sali-nas. “The majority of our bud-get is from the tax base of theoil and natural gas industry.”

When a county’s economygets so intertwined with one in-dustry, explained Salinas, prob-lems occur when fluctuations inthat industry aren’t so fortui-tous.

“The price of natural gas islow, that’s why we don’t getmuch revenue,” he said.

Since the 2008 recession, over-all natural gas prices have beenin a rut, with reports of a five-month low in the natural gas fu-tures market released lastThursday after the U.S. EnergyInformation Administration re-ported higher-than-expected in-ventories.

It’s enough to make a commu-nity look elsewhere — Mexico,for example.

One item on the survey is aninternational port of entry pro-ject, which would (literally)bridge Zapata and Mexico.

“It’s something that is worthlooking into,” said CountyJudge Joseph Rathmell aboutthe possibility of Zapata receiv-ing and international bridge. Hesaid the Commissioners’ Courtturned to the engineering andinfrastructure firm, Raba-Kistn-er Consultants, Inc. To study thefeasibility of a bridge, Raba-Kistner worked through its part-ner, Austin, Copeland and Reyes,to conduct the survey. Throughthe survey, which was printed inEnglish and Spanish, the Com-missioners’ Court can gaugewhere the public stands.

“It’s something we wanted tomake sure we involved the pub-lic and get their opinions beforewe proceed,” he said, addingthat, if given the green light, theproject will not happen over-night.

“It’s a long process,” he said.

ECONOMY

Countyeyes

diversefundingTown hall meeting todiscuss survey ideas

By MIKE HERRERA IVTHE ZAPATA TIMES

See COUNTY PAGE 10A

Drilling companies such asHalliburton and Texas academicresearchers are leading the wayin producing technology forclean hydraulic fracturing andrecycling water in drilling oper-ations.

But a Flower Mound scientistsaid Wednesday it is up to land-owners to police drilling ontheir properties — especiallyemissions.

“Some people are quality pro-ducers such as Halliburton,”said Alisa Rich, who has con-ducted air quality tests neardrilling sites in North Texas.

“Others are not.”While praising Halliburton’s

commitment to cleaner technol-ogies, she said drilling neardensely populated areas in theBarnett Shale had createdhealth problems for North Texasresidents and livestock.

Rich joined Stephen Ingram,a technology manager at Halli-

burton, as well as water andemissions experts from TexasA&M College Station and TexasA&M Kingsville on Wednesdaynight for the second town hallorganized by the Laredo SafeFracking Coalition.

Ingram said Halliburton in-

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

Scientist: Keep an eye on drillersBy ANDREW KREIGHBAUM

THE ZAPATA TIMES

See FRACTURING PAGE 10A

A San Ygnacio man was sentenced to 99years in prison and fined $5,000 Wednesdayafter being found guilty of stabbing anotherperson to death at a party in September.

The Webb County District Attorney’s Of-fice says the jury deliberated for about 30minutes before finding Rene Daniel Villar-real, 25, guilty of killing 23-year-old Chris-topher Louis Martinez.

DISTRICT COURT

99 years in prisonJury says San Ygnacio man guilty in stabbing death

By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES

See STABBING PAGE 9A

RENE DANIEL VILLARREAL: Depu-ties accused him of stabbinga person to death at a partylast year.

States all over the countrybenefit from a back-to-school, tax-free shopping period and, for

Texas, the time is here. This weekend Lone Star shop-

pers can take advantage of widesales tax exceptions that TexasComptroller Susan Combs toldthe Associated Press she esti-

mates will save about $62 millionin state and local sales taxes.

Shoppers this weekend willsave a little more than $8 per $100of approved merchandise pur-chased.

AcademyOne place in Laredo ready for

the busy weekend is Academy

BACK-TO-SCHOOL

TAX HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Natalie Lopez, in the purple shirt, and Ingrid Lopez, in the black blouse, shop Friday afternoon during the first day of the tax-free weekend in the back-to-school sec-tion at Target Greatland on San Dario Avenue in Laredo.

Photo by Danny Zaragoza | The Zapata Times

Shoppers can save $8 for every $100 they spendBy MIKE HERRERA IV

THE ZAPATA TIMES

See TAX HOLIDAY PAGE 9A

PAGE 2A Zin brief SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

SATURDAY, AUG. 20Laredo Organized Volunteers for

the Elderly and Disadvantaged will holdits annual school supplies giveaway at11 a.m. today at 1115 Chihuahua St.while supplies last. The child must bepresent to receive school supplies.

The American Cancer Societyneeds volunteer drivers to help trans-port people in the community. An ori-entation meeting is from 10 a.m. tonoon today at the ACS office, 9114McPherson Road, Suite 2520. To re-serve a seat or for more information,call 956-723-9682.

THURSDAY, AUG. 25The Texas Historical Commission

and the Webb County Heritage Founda-tion will host a reception and com-memoration of the sesquicentennial ofthe American Civil War featuring aphoto exhibit and presentations on thePalmito Ranch Battlefield and the CivilWar on the Texas-Mexico border at 6p.m. today at the Villa Antigua BorderHeritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. Formore information, call the Webb Coun-ty Heritage Foundation at (956) 727-0977 or visit www.webbheritage.org.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3A book sale will be held in the

Widener Room of the First UnitedMethodist Church, 1220 McClellandAve., from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thepublic is invited, and admission is free.Donated books and magazines are ac-cepted. Call 722-1674 for more infor-mation.

MONDAY, SEPT. 5The Bola Blanca Chamber Clas-

sic, a golf tournament, is from 7:30a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the LaredoCountry Club, 1415 Country Club Drive.For more information, call the LaredoChamber of Commerce at 956-722-9895.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21The 18th annual Logistics and

Manufacturing Association Symposiumbegins at 1 p.m. today and runs until 8p.m. today, then 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Friday. The theme is “Mexico’s TopManufacturing and Consuming RegionsUtilizing Port Laredo.” The symposiumwill focus on attributes that govern aport’s ability to become a leader in fa-cilitating global supply chains, in addi-tion to finding the right balance for fu-ture port capacity and infrastructure.For more information, call 956-722-0563 or 1-800-820-0564 or email in-fo@ldfonline.org.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25First United Methodist Church

will host an all-you-can-eat spaghettilunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Fel-lowship Hall, 1220 McClelland Ave. Thepublic is invited; there is no admissionfee, but free-will donations are accept-ed.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1A book sale will be held in the

Widener Room of the First UnitedMethodist Church, 1220 McClellandAve., from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thepublic is invited, and admission is free.Donated books and magazines are ac-cepted. Call 722-1674 for more infor-mation.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27First United Methodist Church

will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, 1220McClelland Ave. The public is invited,and admission is free.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28First United Methodist Church

will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, 1220McClelland Ave. The public is invited,and admission is free.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29First United Methodist Church

will hold its “a dollar a bag” day for itsrummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.in Fellowship Hall, 1220 McClellandAve. The public is invited, and admis-sion is free.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5A book sale will be held in the

Widener Room of the First UnitedMethodist Church, 1220 McClellandAve., from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thepublic is invited, and admission is free.Donated books and magazines are ac-cepted. Call 722-1674 for more infor-mation.

CALENDARASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Saturday, Aug. 20,the 232nd day of 2011. Thereare 133 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights inHistory:

On Aug. 20, 1911, The NewYork Times sent a messagearound the world by regularcommercial cable to see howlong it would take; the dis-patch, which said simply,“Times, New York: This mess-age sent around world.Times,” was filed at 7 p.m. andreturned to its point of origin161/2 minutes later.

On this date: In 1833, Benjamin Harrison,

23rd president of the UnitedStates, was born in NorthBend, Ohio.

In 1866, President AndrewJohnson formally declared theCivil War over, months afterfighting had stopped.

In 1882, Tchaikovsky’s “1812Overture” had its premiere inMoscow.

In 1910, a series of forestfires swept through parts ofIdaho, Montana and Washing-ton, killing at least 85 peopleand burning some 3 millionacres.

In 1920, pioneering Ameri-can radio station 8MK in De-troit (later WWJ) began dailybroadcasting.

In 1940, during World WarII, British Prime MinisterWinston Churchill paid tributeto the Royal Air Force beforethe House of Commons, say-ing, “Never in the field of hu-man conflict was so muchowed by so many to so few.”

In 1955, hundreds of peoplewere killed in anti-French riot-ing in Morocco and Algeria.

In 1968, the Soviet Unionand other Warsaw Pact na-tions began invading Czechos-lovakia to crush the “PragueSpring” liberalization drive.

In 1977, the U.S. launchedVoyager 2, an unmannedspacecraft carrying a 12-inchcopper phonograph recordcontaining greetings in dozensof languages, samples of musicand sounds of nature.

In 1981, Michael Devine, amember of the Irish NationalLiberation Army, died after a60-day hunger strike at theMaze Prison in Northern Ire-land; he was the tenth and lasthunger-striker to die that year.

Ten years ago: NikolaySoltys (NIK’-oh-ly SOHL’-tihs),a 27-year-old Ukrainian immi-grant in Sacramento, Calif.,fled after killing his wife andfive other relatives. (Soltyswas later captured, but endedup committing suicide in hisjail cell.) Sir Fred Hoyle, theastronomer who coined theterm “Big Bang” but never ac-cepted that theory for the ori-gin of the universe, died inBournemouth, England, at age86. Actress Kim Stanley diedin Santa Fe, N.M., at age 76.

Today’s Birthdays: U.S.special envoy George Mitchellis 78. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 76. Former MLB All-Star Graig Nettles is 67. Broad-cast journalist Connie Chungis 65. Musician Jimmy Pan-kow (Chicago) is 64. Rock sing-er Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)is 63. TV weatherman Al Rok-er is 57. Actress Joan Allen is55. Rock musician Brad Averyis 40. Actor Ben Barnes is 30.Actor Andrew Garfield is 28.Actress Demi Lovato is 19.

Thought for Today: “Jus-tice is conscience, not a per-sonal conscience but the con-science of the whole of human-ity.” — AlexanderSolzhenitsyn, Russian author(1918-2008).

TODAY IN HISTORY

SAN ANTONIO — The unemploymentrate in Texas jumped to 8.4 percent in July,hitting the highest level since 1987 whileclimbing at the fastest pace since the statewas stuck in a recession two years ago, ac-cording to employment figures released Fri-day.

The increase in the rate came despite a10th consecutive month of job growth, ac-cording to Texas Workforce Commission.Texas added 29,300 nonfarm jobs in July, andthe state still remains below the national un-employment rate of 9.1 percent.

Yet the Texas rate continued ticking up-ward, and the latest numbers came as Gov.Rick Perry wrapped up the first week of hisRepublican presidential campaign that isstaked on job creation.

“Texas continues to feel the effects of astagnant national economy,” Texas Work-force Commission Chairman Tom Paukensaid in a statement.

The jobless rate in Texas increased from8.2 percent in June, and after being at 8.0 inMay, the rate has risen 0.2 in consecutivemonths for the first time since 2009.

Texas is now at its highest unemploymentrate in 24 years, back when the state wasreeling from the energy, real estate andbanking crisis of the late 1980s.

Nationwide, unemployment rates rose inmore than half the states for the secondstraight month, evidence that job growth re-mains weak in much of the U.S.Despite thatsluggishness, Texas still added jobs in nearlyevery sector in July.

The preliminary local jobless rates for Ju-ly for Laredo is 8.8.

AROUND TEXAS

In this Aug. 15 photo, a line of job seekers, waiting to see recruiters, twists through a hotel lobby during a career fair in Pla-no, Texas. The jobless rate in Texas is at its highest in 24 years.

Photo by LM Otero | AP

Texas jobless rate soarsBy PAUL J. WEBERASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas wildfires burn indrought-plagued stateFORT WORTH — Wildfires de-

stroyed more than a dozenhomes in Texas towns this week.

Officials say the drought-plagued state’s worst wildfireseason shows no signs of stop-ping — even after nine months.

That’s because the state is inthe grips of its second most se-vere drought with bone-drygrasses and little rain on the ho-rizon. Blazes have already de-stroyed 5,400 square miles acrossTexas since mid-November. A re-cord 250 of the state’s 254 coun-ties are now under burn bans.

Firefighters rescue llamastuck in pond

RED SPRINGS — Some EastTexas firefighters have usedtheir rescue skills to save a llamastuck in a muddy pond for atleast a day.

Red Springs volunteer fire-fighters freed the llama at mid-day Friday.

Dogs saved after man’sheat-related death

STONEBURG — More than 85dogs in pens have been rescuedafter their owner was found deadin his North Texas mobile homeduring the excessive heat.

The body of 73-year-old JackDempsey Beasley was discoveredWednesday at a residence nearStoneburg. Concerned relativeshad contacted the sheriff ’s de-partment to check on Beasley.

Ex-champ gets probationover sex misconduct

MARSHALL — An ex-rodeochampion known as the “TexasKid” has been sentenced to fiveyears of probation for sexualmisconduct with a girl in hisspecialty act.

A federal judge in Marshall onThursday sentenced 44-year-oldRodney Ray Hayes of Linden.Hayes in April pleaded guilty totransportation of minors with in-tent to engage in illicit sexual ac-tivity.

Life term for man whokilled stranger at bar

DENTON — A man who useda knife to slit the throat of astranger at a North Texas barhas been sentenced to life inprison.

Joshua Timothy Logan onMonday pleaded guilty to mur-der in the death of 57-year-oldTerry Baird of The Colony.

No motive was given for thekilling, in which Logan was ac-cused of coming behind the vic-tim and slashing his throat.

Last suspect guilty inFacebook holdup bragging

HOUSTON — A bank robberysuspect caught after the words“IM RICH” appeared on his Face-book page has pleaded guilty.

Prosecutors say 19-year-oldRicky Gonzalez pleaded guiltyThursday to bank robbery andembezzlement of bank funds.

Investigators say about $62,000was stolen.

— Compiled from AP reports

Dems hold lead in Senatecommittee fundraisingWASHINGTON — The Senate

campaign arms for both partiessay they raised about $2.7 mil-lion apiece in July. Democratshold about a 2-to-1 advantage incash on hand.

The Democratic SenatorialCampaign Committee says itraised $2.74 million in July andended the month with $9.2 mil-lion in the bank.

The National Republican Sen-atorial Committee raised $2.72million in July and ended themonth with $4.14 million in thebank.

The money is used by the par-ties to support Senate races inkey states.

New Mexico hero whosaved girl says he’s illegal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Theman who chased down a suspect-ed child abductor and saved a 6-

year-old girl from what couldhave been a horrible fate washonored as a hero Friday. But heis also gaining a new kind of ce-lebrity: as a poster child of sortsfor immigration rights in stateand national immigration de-bates.

Antonio Diaz Chacon, 23, ismarried to an American and hasbeen in the country for fouryears. But Chacon says he aban-doned attempts to get legal resi-dency because the process wasdifficult and expensive.

— Compiled from AP reports

AROUND THE NATION

In this Tuesday photo, Antonio Diaz Chacon stands outside his home as reportersprepare to interview him about his efforts to save a 6-year-old girl who was ab-ducted in Albuquerque, N.M.

Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan | AP

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 Zlocal PAGE 3A

Border Region MentalHealth/Mental Retarda-tion Community Center ischanging its name to Bor-der Region BehavioralHealth Center. Thischange is being made toreflect a goal of erasingthe stigma attached to in-tellectual disabilities.

In its role as the localauthority on mentalhealth and intellectualand developmental disabil-ities, Border Region Be-havioral Health Centerhas the responsibility toappropriately respond andadvocate for the individu-als it serves, specificallyas it relates to languagethat is stigmatizing or dis-criminating.

The decision to change

the name of the agency isin support and compli-ance with recent state andfederal legislation, elimi-nating the term “mentalretardation” and replac-ing the term with “intel-lectual disability.” Mostrecently, Senator JudithZaffirini’s legislation toremove the term mental

retardation from statestatutes was passed by theHouse and Senate. Thechange was also madewith the passage of “Ro-sa’s Law” at the federallevel out of respect for per-sons with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilitiesand their families.

In considering the new

name, the Border RegionBoard of Trustees wantedto affirm the primary fo-cus of the agency on men-tal health and develop-mental disability services,as well as to serve as aneffective system of care forcitizens living in Webb,Jim Hogg, Zapata andStarr counties.

Agency trustees OK name changeSPECIAL TO THE TIMES

State Rep. Ryan Guillenwas recognized as a friendand supporter of the TexasDeer Association, a non-profit organization dedicat-ed to improving the quali-ty of Texas deer herds.Guillen was presented theaward by TDA PresidentDavid Hayward at the an-nual convention luncheonon Aug. 12 in San Antonio.

“Deer breeding andhunting in Texas are mul-ti-million dollar industriesthat positively affect ourstate’s economy and attractavid hunters and wildlifeenthusiasts from acrossthe world and createsjobs,” said Guillen, chair-man of the House Commit-tee on Culture, Recreation,and Tourism. “It was a

pleasure working in con-junction with the TexasDeer Association duringthe state’s past legislativesession to ensure an evenbrighter future for theseimportant industries.”

Hayward recognizedGuillen for his leadershipon deer-related legislationthroughout the past legis-lative session as well as hiscontinuing commitment tosupport the needs of theindustry as a viable con-tributor to the Texas econ-omy.

“Chairman Guillen hasbeen a guiding force sup-porting due process fordeer permit holders aswell as many legislativeand regulatory changeshaving a positive impacton the sound managementof deer-breeding and deer-

hunting industries,” Hay-ward said.

The Texas Deer Associ-ation’s primary goal is toincrease quality huntingopportunities. To achievethis goal, the TDA advo-cates wise managementpractices, promotes re-search and technology re-

garding improvements todeer herds through thepractice of controlledbreeding and recognizesthat hunting and wildlifemanagement are lifelongenterprises. For more in-formation, visit http://www.texasdeerassociation-.com.

Representative gets honor

State Rep. Ryan Guillen, left, receives recognition for his work onbehalf of the state’s deer herds from the Texas Deer Association byassociation President David Hayward at the organization’s annualconvention luncheon on Aug. 12 in San Antonio. TDA is a non-profitorganization dedicated to improving the quality of Texas deer herds.

Courtesy photo

Texas Deer Association shows itsappreciation for work with a plaque

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

PAGE 4A Zopinion SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

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Aspecter is hauntingliberal America.Progressive voters

who hoped that years oftherapy had finally re-lieved them of the debili-tating effects of Bush De-rangement Syndrome aresuffering new bouts of apo-plexy.

What’s causing this sud-den outbreak of politicalneurosis? Rick Perry.

He has the look. He hasthe sound. He has theboots and the swagger.He’s a Republican gover-nor from Texas. He … he’sanother George W. Bush!

Only he’s not. Thosesusceptible to the Bush va-pors will find Perry to befar more noxious.

Bush was born in NewHaven, Conn. Perry wasborn in Haskell County.Try to find it on a map.

Bush came into af-fluence, a scion of the po-litical gentry that set downin Midland. Perry grew upin a house without indoorplumbing, the son of ten-ant farmers.

Bush schooled at Phil-lips Academy and thenYale. Perry graduated in aclass of 13 at Paint CreekHigh School and went onto Texas A&M. Bush spenttwo years in the Texas AirNational Guard. Perryserved four years in theAir Force. And on and on.

In short, for all the ha-ters who claimed Bushwas a phony, that he wasall hat and no cattle, RickPerry is the authentic arti-cle, a by-the-bootstraps sto-ry of climbing the rungs ofpolitical power — first as aconservative Democrat,then as a Republican — tobecome the longest-servinggovernor in Texas history.

But biography isn’t theonly difference betweenBush and Perry. As gover-nor, Bush was leader of astate that was bipartisan, afriend and ally of the lateBob Bullock, lieutenantgovernor and Democraticpowerbroker, and formerHouse Speaker Pete Laney.As president, he reachedacross the aisle to workwith the late Sen. Ted Ken-nedy, D-Mass., on his sig-

nature education reform. Perry’s tenure as gover-

nor has coincided with thereddening of Texas. Repub-licans have controlled bothhouses of the Texas Legis-lature since 2002. Biparti-sanship and pragmatism,far from being favorableterms, are words of deri-sion in the Perry politicallexicon.

If Rick Perry is notGeorge W. Bush, he also isnot Fred Thompson, an-other talented politicianwith a Southern drawl. In2007, Thompson flirted formonths with a GOP presi-dential run, generatingpublicity and popularity inthe process. Like Perrythis year, he made a lateentrance at the top of theRepublican field. Then hiscampaign fizzled.

The post-mortem on theThompson ’08 campaignwas that it lacked focusand organization, andThompson himself lackedthe desire to win. Perry’scandidacy may implode,but not over issues such asthese.

He and his staff havebeen carefully plotting hisrun for months, if notyears. Perry is a tenaciousand disciplined campaign-er.

If there is one politicianwho Perry most resem-bles, if only in mirror im-age, it is the candidatewho in his first legislativerace used bare-knuckletactics to disqualify all ofhis Democratic primaryopponents. The candidatewho in 2008 destroyed hisDemocratic establishmentadversary using the samehardball politics alongwith a superior organiza-tion and the powerfulmessage of a political out-sider — Barack Obama.

In the first major publicopinion poll since he offi-cially entered the race forthe GOP presidential nom-ination, Perry — the hard-hitting, organized outsider— had a solid lead overthe presumed favorite, for-mer Massachusetts Gov.Mitt Romney. With Presi-dent Obama’s job-approvalrating hitting a new low inthe latest Gallup Poll, pro-gressives have good reasonto feel the heebie-jeebies.

COLUMN

Perry makesliberals crazy

By JONATHAN GURWITZSAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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DOONESBURY | GARRY TRUDEAU

Two weeks ago, Igreeted and wel-comed 8,000 faithful

to the Laredo Energy Are-na for the Mass ofThanksgiving, concludingthe Diocesan Year.

During my homily, I re-minded the congregationthat on Aug. 9, 2000, wemet as strangers. Peoplefor the Archdiocese of SanAntonio and people fromthe Diocese of CorpusChristi stood before me assheep gathered aroundthe shepherd.

Now, on Aug. 6, we arethe Diocese of Laredo.

Our family extendsthrough seven countiesalong the U.S.-Mexico bor-der. This includes EaglePass, El Indio, Seco Minesand Quemado in MaverickCounty; Crystal City, LaPryor and Batesville inZavala County; Asherton,Catarina, Big Wells andCarrizo Springs in Dim-mit County; and to thenorth, Cotulla and Enci-nal in LaSalle County. Wealso include Laredo, RioBravo, El Cenizo and Peñi-tas West in Webb County.To the east, we have Heb-bronville, Mirando City,Oilton and Bruni in JimHogg County and in Zapa-ta County to the south wehave the communities ofZapata, San Ygnacio, Fal-con and Lopeño.

More than 200,000 Cath-olics are our brothers andsisters in the Diocese ofLaredo.

We are farmers and weare ranchers. We are cus-toms brokers, importersand exporters. We are

first responders, healthprofessionals and educa-tors.

We are a people whowork collaboratively withour city, county, state andfederal officials.

We are constructionworkers, sales people, en-gineers and office work-ers.

We are young, we areparents and we are grand-parents.

We are single, married,divorced and widowed.

We are the Diocese ofLaredo.

During my homily, I al-so reminded the diocesanfamily that in order tofaithfully and activelycarry out the mission ofChrist, I directed listeningsessions to be heldthroughout our diocese.Through these listeningsessions, you spoke and Ihave heard you.

This process showedme the need for theChurch to be a sign ofhope and encouragement.

More than ever, I wasreminded that leaderswhose hearts are filledwith compassion for thepoor, who build solidaritywith the suffering andwho establish a personalpresence with those whohave lost their way areneeded.

Together we must beliving signs of hope to all

those entrusted to ourcare.

As I continued with myhomily, I explained thatGod has a plan for all ofus. God brought us togeth-er to remind us of whythe Diocese of Laredo ex-ists. This is what I callour sacred purpose, thereason we exist as a dio-cese.

“As the family of God inthe Diocese of Laredo, weare called to serve one an-other with the love ofChrist.”

What does this mean?It means we love!Amid diversity and dif-

ficulty, amidst possibilityand promise, we serve!

This means how we be-have, act and decide arethe responsibility of eachof us so as to better reflectthe life and ministry ofJesus Christ in our lives.

Over the next fiveyears, let us dedicate our-selves to our mutuallyshared vision statement ofbuilding unity within ourdiocesan community.

How will we accom-plish this?

We will be building uni-ty within our diocesancommunity by utilizingfour fundamental corevalues that describe howwe will communicate, actand decide as a diocese.The first core value isfaithfulness. In worshipand service, and all we do,we are faithful to JesusChrist and his church.

The second core valueis respect. In word and ac-tion, we profoundly re-spect every person.

Our third core value isjoy. Living and servingwith a hopeful and wel-coming spirit we sharewith God’s joy with oth-ers.

And our fourth corevalue is unity. Unitedthrough the Holy Spirit,we collaborate to heal di-visions and build commu-nity.

I believe that as we liveout our sacred purpose ona daily basis applying ourfour fundamental corevalues, we will fulfill ourmutually shared visionstatement.

As I lead you into thefuture, I will be faithful, Iwill respect you, I willpromote unity and I willserve you with joy.

I ask that each of youembrace these valueswith me. I want us to be-lieve in them and to prac-tice them in our homes,in our parishes, in ourministries and in all thatwe do.

With this vision for theDiocese of Laredo, we candevelop a pastoral plan ofaction with specific prior-ities, goals and objectivesto guide our ministriesover the next five years.

Where we are going isjust as important as whywe exist.

As your bishop, I seekto be of one mind and oneheart with Christ theGood Shepherd so that Imay lead the beloved peo-ple of the Diocese of Lare-do into building unitywithin our diocesan com-munity — Todo ConAmor.

COLUMN

Bishop urges unity in diocese

“JAMES TAMAYO

To the editor:This letter serves to in-

form the public in re-gards to Zapata County’slatest notification ofaward, initiating anotherinfrastructure projectfunded by the State ofTexas. Zapata Countyconsultant, Mr. Carlos Co-lina Vargas, called us to-day and announced thegood news for those resi-dents from Precinct 1,living in the new FloresAddition II subdivision,south of Highway 16.

Back in June, ZapataCounty Commissionersapproved an applicationfor a sewer utilities pro-ject to expand public util-ity service in this newresidential area. Mr. Man-uel Gonzalez Jr., fromPremier Engineering, Inc.provided the requiredpreparation of the plansand specifications neededto meet eligibility for thegrant application.

Along with this pro-ject, two previous grantspending completion arethe 24-inch water trans-mission line funded lastyear through the TexasWater DevelopmentBoard and the Texas Ru-ral Development Agency,and replacing a 16-inchwaterline together with a

36-inch storm drainagepipe needed at AlamoStreet in Precinct 4.Rathmell Engineers, Inc.,a Laredo firm, preparedthe necessary engineer-ing plans for these twoadditional projects. A Za-pata County local con-tractor, Juarez & GuzmanBackhoe Service, hasbeen awarded both con-tracts after submittingthe lowest bid proposalson these two projects.

I am really proud tobe part of a continuousjourney to help ZapataCounty become a betterplace for our communityto enjoy. The combineddollar amount for thesethree projects total ap-proximately $1.5 millionthat will be generated in-to our local economy. Iwould like to thankJudge Joseph Rathmelland the Zapata CountyCommissioners Court fortheir efforts and supportto bring needed jobs tothe Zapata County con-stituents. For additionalinformation regardingthis notice, please do nothesitate to call me at 956-285-9496.

Signed,Jose Emilio Vela Zapata County Pct. 1

Commissioner

YOUR OPINIONState has approved sewer utilities project for

new Flores Addition II suddivision

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 THE ZAPATA TIMES 5A

ASSAULTDeputies responded to an as-

sault family violence call at 9:27p.m. Monday in the 800 block ofMedina Street. The victim waspushed, causing her to fall andbump her head, she said.

A fight was reported at 2:55a.m. Friday in the 900 block of Me-dina Street.

DUILuis Javier Hernandez, Omar

Lopez and Jesus Fernando Riverawere arrested at about 4:45 a.m.Aug. 12 near Third Street and BravoAvenue. After a motor vehicle stop,the driver and passengers were ar-rested and charged with driving un-der the influence and public intoxi-cation. All three men were taken tothe Zapata Regional Jail.

DWIA person identified as Mejia-

Sanchez on a sheriff’s office reportwas arrested and charged with driv-ing while intoxicated at about 8p.m. Tuesday near Seventh Streetand Villa Avenue. Mejia-Sanchezwas taken to jail.

PUBLIC INTOXICATIONDerly Guzman was arrested

and charged with public intoxicationat about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 13 nearSeventh Street and Guerrero Ave-nue in the Medina Addition. The al-leged offender was taken to ZapataRegional Jail.

Antonio Uvalle-Guzman wasarrested and charged with public

intoxication at approximately 2:45a.m. Aug. 14 near Seventh Streetand Roma Avenue in the MedinaAddition.

Iris Yesenia Hernandez wasarrested and charged with publicintoxication at about 3:30 a.m. Aug.14 near Seventh Street and FalconAvenue in the Medina Addition. Shewas taken to the Zapata CountyJail.

THEFTDeputies responded to a theft

call at 11:35 a.m. Monday in the5200 block of Victoria Lane. Thecomplainant stated that someonestole a boat from his house.

THE BLOTTER

Two men believed to betop assassins working forthe Gulf Cartel were sen-tenced to federal prisonWednesday in Reynosa, theTamaulipas town across theborder from McAllen.

Héctor Enrique ZapataEscamilla was sentenced to10 years in prison after be-ing found guilty of posses-sion of firearms, a federalviolation in Mexico.

Zapata Escamilla, 23,known as “El Chisqueado,”is an alleged hit man forthe Gulf Cartel. A releasefrom the Procuraduría Gen-eral de la República orPGR, Mexico’s attorneygeneral’s office, states hewas also in charge of mon-itoring the Mexican author-ities’ patrol routes.

José Alfredo GuerreroVillalpando will serve eightyears. He too violated feder-al laws when he was foundin possession of firearms,officials say. Guerrero Vil-lalpando, 40, known as “ElArlin,” was a hit man forthe Gulf Cartel, accordingto Mexican federal officials.

Zapata Escamilla andGuerrero Villalpando weretaken to the Reynosa prison

Centro de Ejecución de San-ciones.

A PGR report states themen were captured in De-cember after a special in-vestigation made by federalpolice on Boulevard DelMaestro and Calle Río Fríoin Colonia Las Fuentes inReynosa.

An anonymous tip indi-cating organized crimemembers would arrive at arestaurant in a Ford LoboTriton and a Nissan Sentramobilized authorities. Fed-eral police officers set up anoperation and detained themen shortly after they exit-ed the place.

A PGR report states offi-cers seized two firearmsand two radios during thearrests. Inside the men’s ve-hicles, officials found 10 am-mo clips for assault riflesand one grenade.

(César G. Rodriguez maybe reached at 728-2568 or ce-sar@lmtonline.com)

2 alleged hit menget prison time

By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ THE ZAPATA TIMES

HÉCTOR ENRIQUEZAPATA ESCAMILLA:Sentenced to 10years in prison.

JOSÉ ALFREDOGUERRERO VILLAL-PANDO: Will serve8 years in prison.

PORTLAND, Ore. —The Vatican insisted Fri-day that an Oregon priestaccused of sexually abus-ing young people was notits employee, as it releasedhundreds of pages of docu-ments — many of themwritten in Latin — in re-sponse to a ruling by a fed-eral court judge here.

The documents are astep toward bringing thenearly decade-old casecloser to resolving a corequestion: whether the Vat-ican can be held responsib-le under U.S. and Oregonlaw for the abuse allegedin the Washington stateman’s lawsuit.

If a federal judge de-cides that under Oregonlaw the Vatican was effec-tively the employer of theRev. Andrew Ronan in themid-1960s — when he wasassigned to Portland —and is alleged to haveabused the young man, thecase against the Holy See

could go forward. An employee relation-

ship could allow an ex-ception to a federal lawthat otherwise generallyprohibits suits againstforeign sovereign entitiessuch as the Vatican.

The suit filed by Min-nesota lawyer Jeff Ander-son on behalf of the manidentified as John V. Doenames the Vatican as adefendant, along with Ro-nan’s religious order andU.S. archdioceses in Chi-cago and Portland. Casesof Anderson’s in Wiscon-sin and Illinois also namethe Holy See, but they arenot so far advanced.

The Vatican’s lawyer,Jeffrey Lena, called onAnderson to drop the suitagainst the Vatican, say-ing the responses showthe theory that Ronanwas a Vatican employeeis spurious.

Anderson said Fridayhe’s reviewing the mate-rial and wouldn’t com-ment on it, but he saidthe Vatican’s compliancewith the ruling of JudgeMichael Mosman was“groundbreaking.”

Two sets of documentsthis week elaborate onthe Vatican’s defense that

it had minimal involvementin Ronan’s career and noknowledge of his misdeedsuntil shortly before he leftthe priesthood. The Vaticanposted about 70 pages ofdocuments related to Ronanon Wednesday, followed bythe larger release on Friday.It is the first time the Vat-ican has provided docu-ments in response to a sexabuse lawsuit.

Ronan died in 1992. Heleft the priesthood in 1966shortly after the Portlandarchdiocese began a pro-ceeding against him.

The Vatican didn’t hireor pay Ronan, Lena said ina statement Friday, nor wasit involved in his trainingor transfers from Ireland toChicago and eventually toPortland. Nor did it know of

his actions until the arch-bishop of Portland movedagainst Ronan in early1966.

“... the written re-sponses confirm that theHoly See was not involvedin Ronan’s transfers andhad no prior knowledgethat Ronan posed a dangerto minors,” Lena said.

Mosman’s ruling,though, suggests that evenone link could be enoughto establish an employerrelationship.

Wednesday the Vaticanreleased documents thatshowed Ronan’s order, theFriar Servants of Mary,knew about his actions asearly as 1959 and worriedabout the possibility of ascandal as they trans-ferred him twice.

Responsibility for abuseLawsuit: Accused

priest is employeeof the Vatican

By TIM FOUGHTASSOCIATED PRESS

6A THE ZAPATA TIMES SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

SÁBADO 20 DE AGOSTOLAREDO — El monólo-

go “I’m Sorry”, de KatiaLidsky, se presentará en La-redo Center for the Arts,hoy a las 8 p.m. “I’m Sorry”es un evento sin fines de lu-cro que beneficiará a la Con-gregación Agudas Akim y elLaredo Animal Shelter. Bole-tos a la venta en LCA.

LAREDO — Los equi-pos de fútbol soccer varonily femenil de TAMIU seránanfitriones de una exhibiciónamistosa internacional hoyen la cancha Dustdevil, du-rante la primer “Annual RLCBorder Friendship Cup” conMéxico. El primer encuentroserá a las 5:30 p.m. entrelas Dustdevil y el equipoCorpus Christi Fuel. Poste-riormente los Dustdevils re-cibirán a los Bravos de Nue-vo Laredo a las 8 p.m.

LAREDO — Presenta-ción de Everardo Ramírez yGrupo La Voz en Oasis Te-quila Grill, 2115 Suanders, alas 9 p.m.

NUEVO LAREDO, Méxi-co — “De la Calle Fest” apartir de las 12 p.m. en Ma-quila Creativa. Habrá expo-graffitti, muestra de arte ur-bano, pared para aplicarstencil, pared de tags o fir-mas de los asistentes, urbantoys, fotografía urbana ymúsica hip-hop para ambien-tar.

NUEVO LAREDO, Méxi-co — Cynthia Rodríguez Lei-ja, de Mujeres de Tinta, es-tará hoy a las 7 p.m. en Ca-frebrería, Reynosa yCoahuila, leyendo reinos yrelámpagos.

HOUSTON — MarcoAntonio Solís y Ana Gabrielse presentan en el concierto“Haciendo Historia” en el To-yota Center.

DOMINGO 21 DE AGOSTOLAREDO — Everardo

Ramírez se presenta hoy alas 3 p.m. en Santa Fe Villa-ge por la Carretera a Zapata.

DALLAS — Marco An-tonio Solís y Ana Gabriel sepresentan en el concierto“Haciendo Historia” en elVerizon Theater.

MIÉRCOLES 24 DE AGOSTOLAREDO — El Show

de Mara Escalante “Doña Lu-cha” se presenta hoy en elLaredo Civic Center, 2400San Bernardo, en dos fun-ciones, a las 6:30 p.m. y8:30 p.m. Boleto a 20 y 25dólares. Informes en el(956) 794-1700.

LAREDO — “TheBands Battling against Can-cer” será hoy a partir de las7:30 p.m. en The WhiskeyStill, 8602 Mcpherson, Ste.101, detrás de “Chocolateka”.Participan Umano Aché, Mo-bil Rock, Los FoxY’s, TheJolly Ranchers, Ruben Re-quena, Robek, LoBO, Dj Jui-ceman, entre otros. Costodel boleto: 15 dólares.

JUEVES 25 DE AGOSTOProyección del docu-

mental “Visa al Paraíso” dela cineasta mexicana LillianLiberman, a las 6 p.m. en elTeatro del Centro para lasArtes de TAMIU. 5201 Uni-versity Blvd. Evento gratuito.Informes al (956) 723-0990.

VIERNES 26 DE AGOSTONUEVO LAREDO, Méxi-

co — En el marco del Jaz-zTam Fest se presenta “Ye-huda en concierto” a las 7p.m. en la Sala Sergio Peñadel Espacio Cultural AntiguaAduana. Entrada gratuita.

AUSTIN — Bailongocon Umano Aché a las 9p.m. en “Esquina Tango”,209 Pedernales St.

SÁBADO 27 DE AGOSTONUEVO LAREDO, Méxi-

co — En el marco del Jaz-zTam Fest se presenta “FASTrío en concierto” a las 7p.m. en la Sala Sergio Peñadel Espacio Cultural AntiguaAduana. Entrada gratuita.

Agendaen Breve

Zfrontera PÁGINA 7ASÁBADO 20 DE AGOSTO DE 2011

MCALLEN — Ante el aumentode la violencia del narcotráfico, ca-da vez más mexicanos pudientes,que suelen ir de fin de semana aTexas, optan por hacerlo en avióna fin de no viajar por tierra hastala frontera por las zonas más peli-grosas de su país.

Hasta hace menos de dos años,eran tan habituales los viajesdesde el centro industrial de Mon-terrey a McAllen para visitar a al-gún pariente o alguna tienda queincluso había surgido un modismoen español: “vamos a mcallear”.

Sin embargo, cuando los car-teles del narcotráfico comenzarona protagonizar una guerra por elcontrol de las rutas más lucrativashacia Estados Unidos, el trayectoen línea casi recta de dos horas ymedia por una carretera de peajesin tráfico se convirtió en una tra-vesía peligrosa que cambió el mo-do de pensar de la gente: ¿qué valemás, la vida o la diversión? Paralos mexicanos con recursos, el

avión pasó a ser una alternativapopular.

“La seguridad en México estáfuera de control”, dijo FranciscoGarcía, propietario de GID Ex-presss, una compañía de vuelos fle-tados con sede en McAllen y cuyosaparatos de 12 pasajeros transpor-tan a familias pudientes de las ciu-dades mexicanas de Monterrey,Tampico y Ciudad Victoria a ciu-dades fronterizas estadounidenses.

En el Aeropuerto InternacionalMiller de McAllen, los pasajerosque llegan en aviones privados ofletados desde México aumentaronmás de 60% en el 2010, casi 13.500personas en el primer semestre de2011, en comparación con los 8.300del año anterior. En el Aeropuerto

Internacional South Padre Island,de Brownsville, Texas, el directorde aviación Larry Brown dijo quelos vuelos en aviones privadosdesde México aumentaron este año70% en relación con el 2010.

Estas cifras aumentaron a la parde la exacerbación de la violenciade los grupos narcotraficantes aprincipios de 2010 en Tamaulipas,en un fenómeno que también al-canzó a Monterrey, Nuevo León, yderredores de esta entidad.

AeroMéxico, la aerolínea come-rcial más grande del país, abrió enjulio una nueva ruta entre Monter-rey y Brownsville con aviones de50 plazas que en la temporada devacaciones de verano (boreal) efec-túan vuelos con cupo casi comple-

to.Aeromar, otra empresa mexica-

na, comenzó en junio vuelos entreCiudad Victoria, capital de Tamau-lipas, y Reynosa.

La ruta de AeroMéxico con-vierte a Brownsville en la única ci-udad fronteriza de Texas con vue-los comerciales directos a México.

“Fácilmente la mitad de las in-versiones en South Padre Islandproviene del norte de México”, dijoGilberto Salinas, vicepresidentedel consejo de Desarrollo Económ-ico de Brownsville.

Quienes viajan por aire buscanevitar la violencia del narcotráfico,la cual, según cifras oficiales, hadejado en México 35.000 muertosdesde 2006. Otras fuentes, como laprensa local, aseguran que la cifrade muertos es de 40.000. El gobier-no no ha actualizado desde di-ciembre la cifra de muertos.

En Tamaulipas, las muertes re-lacionadas a la violencia del narco-tráfico alcanzaron en 2010 un totalde 1.209, cifra que excedió por mu-cho las 76 de 2009, según el recuen-to de las autoridades.

MEXICANOS VAN A TEXAS EN AVIÓN POR TEMOR

Cambio de rutaPOR CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

ASSOCIATED PRESS “La seguridad en México está fuera de control”.FRANCISCO GARCÍA, PROPIETARIO DE GID EXPRESSS

Del 21 al 28 de agosto el Jazz-TamFest 2011 se llevará a cabo enlas ciudades de Nuevo Laredo, Rey-nosa, Matamoros, Ciudad Victoriay Tampico, México.

En Nuevo Laredo, la sede será laSala Sergio Peña en el edificio dela Antigua Aduana, en César Ló-pez de Lara y Arteaga.

El objetivo es “el enriquecimien-to de la oferta artística y de la so-ciedad al brindar apoyo a una delas manifestaciones musicales mássólidas y reconocidas en el pano-rama internacional desde los in-icios del siglo XX”, indica un co-municado de prensa del Gobiernode Tamaulipas.

El JazzTamFest permite la alter-nancia de ensambles tamaulipecoscon ensambles e instrumentalistasde otras latitudes y, en esta prime-ra edición, contará con la partici-pación de importantes artistas derenombre internacional como sonIraida Noriega, Los Dorados y Ja-kob Dinesen.

También ofrecerá seis talleresinstrumentales, clases de armoníae improvisación, así como clasesde ensamble de jazz, haciendo untotal de 180 horas de instrucciónacadémica a cargo de especialistasde reconocido prestigio.

Al finalizar la semana de in-strucción, los alumnos partici-pantes ofrecerán un concierto pú-blico en el que mostrarán las habi-lidades desarrolladas.

El festival se trata de la terceraoferta estatal que presenta el Insti-tuto Tamaulipeco para la Culturay las Artes (ITCA) en el nuevo for-mato del Festival Internacional Ta-maulipas (FIT), después del Festiv-al del Altiplano Tamaulipeco y dela Academia Musical de VeranoMusicorum Reynosa 2011.

El JazzTamFest 2011 cuenta con

el apoyo del Consejo Nacional parala Cultura y las Artes (Conaculta),a través de su Dirección Generalde Vinculación Cultural, con la co-laboración de la Dirección de Cul-tura de Nuevo Laredo.

La programación está disponi-ble en http://jazztamfest.tamauli-pas.gob.mx/

El calendario de actividades pa-

ra Nuevo Laredo, México, contem-pla:

26 de agosto: Yehuda en con-cierto a las 7 p.m.

27 de agosto: Fas Trío en con-cierto a las 7 p.m.

28 de agosto: Clínica de Jazzcon Musinetwork a las 3:30 p.m.

28 de agosto: Rafael Alcalá enconcierto a las 7 p.m.

CULTURA

POR INICIAR JAZZTAMFEST 2011TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

David Sánchez, Jorge Fernández y Remi Álvarez, integrantes de Fas Trío serán una de las agrupaciones que se presentarán enNuevo Laredo, México, durante el JazzTamFest 2011.

Foto de cortesía | JazzTam Fest

En el marco de la cele-bración del Día Interna-cional de la Juventud, el In-stituto de la Juventud Ta-maulipeca (IJT) dio aconocer la convocatoria delPremio Estatal de la Juven-tud 2011.

Según datos del IJT, casiun millón de tamaulipecosson jóvenes entre 12 y 29años de edad.

En la edición 2011 delPremio Estatal de la Juven-tud 2011 los jóvenes podránganar de manera individu-al o en equipo, premios de50,000 pesos en ocho catego-rías: logro académico; inge-nio emprendedor; expre-siones artísticas; méritoscívicos; labor social; protec-ción al ambiente; discapaci-dad e integración; derechoshumanos.

El IJT trabaja con 12 co-ordinadores regionales pa-

ra que el programa sea to-do un éxito.

Algunos son:Jesús Arturo Vargas

Flores, Región V (Reynosa,Guerrero, Camargo, Mier,Miguel Alemán y GustavoDíaz Ordaz, con sede enReynosa).

Melissa Tafolla Bess-Oberto, Región VI (NuevoLaredo).

Claudia Adela Gonzá-lez Gámez, Región VII (ElMante, Antiguo Morelos,Nuevo Morelos, Gómez Fa-rías, Ocampo y Xicoténcatl,con sede en Mante).

Carlos Alfredo GarcíaReyna, Región XI (Río Bra-vo).

Laura Idalia SoberónAguirre, Región X (ValleHermoso).

Julio César Valenzue-la Castillo, Región VIII(San Fernando, Burgos,Cruillas y Méndez, consede en San Fernando).

TAMAULIPAS

Convocan aPremio Estatalde la Juventud

ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE ZAPATA En las aulas escolares seempezarán a retomar te-mas como los valores ybuenos modales.

El objetivo es incremen-tar el respeto, la armonía,la prudencia y la toleran-cia, para evitar conflictosinterpersonales y de gru-po, tanto en escuelas, comoen las familias y la convi-vencia social.

Será el Diputado AdolfoVíctor García Jiménezquien ofrecerá los cursos aniños y jóvenes de losmunicipios de Miguel Ale-mán, Nueva Ciudad Guer-rero, Mier, Camargo, DíazOrdaz y la zona ponientede Reynosa.

García, legislador por elcuarto Distrito Electoral,con cabecera municipal enMiguel Alemán destacóque los cuales podrán sertomados también por adul-tos, con el objeto de reafir-mar los valores y buenos

modales.Con oportunidad se in-

formará el lugar, la fecha yla hora en que se llevarána cabo los mencionadoscursos, mismos que seránimpartidos por especialis-tas en la materia.

GestoríasGarcía dijo que en su of-

icina atiende diariamentea decenas de personas, queacuden en busca de apoyosen asuntos como: trámitesde documentos diversos,asesorías legales, becas,útiles escolares, atenciónmédica y medicinas.

Tan solo en el tema desalud se apoya a personasque necesitan trasladarse aotros sitios para su aten-ción médica, con los costos

de transportación y congestiones ante las autori-dades competentes de losmunicipios, para ayudar alos ciudadanos que tieneneste y otro tipo de necesi-dades.

Recientemente llevó acabo jornadas de donaciónde ropa a personas de esca-sos recursos económicos,gracias a gestiones que hi-zo con diversas casascomerciales de la región ygrupos de personas deotros sectores de la socie-dad, que aportaron lotes devestimentas para niños, jó-venes y adultos de ambossexos.

También está promo-viendo y fomentando el de-porte, como un instrumen-to de canalización de ener-gía para niños, jóvenes ypersonas mayores, dotandode uniformes y equipa-miento a grupos que prac-tican disciplinas como: fút-bol, basquetbol, volibol ybéisbol, entre otras.

EDUCACIÓN

Diputado apoyacursos de valores

TIEMPO DE ZAPATA ADOLFO V. GARCÍAJIMÉNEZ:Dijo que padrespueden participar.

8A THE ZAPATA TIMES State SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

AUSTIN — The Texas attorneygeneral filed a lawsuit Thursday ac-cusing a gas station company of di-luting medium- and premium-gradefuel with regular unleaded at 143stations.

The lawsuit filed by Texas Attor-ney General Greg Abbott againstPetroleum Wholesale L.P. and relat-ed defendants says they falsified oc-tane levels, defrauded customersand violated the Texas DeceptiveTrade Practices Act.

“Attorney General Greg Abbott isattempting to protect Texas tax-payers’ pocketbooks,” said Abbottspokeswoman Lauri Saathoff.

The state is seeking a temporaryand permanent injunction againstthe defendants to stop such activ-ities. The state is seeking civil pe-nalties of up to $20,000 for each vio-lation of the Texas Deceptive TradePractices Act. Saathoff said it hasnot yet been determined how manypenalties against the company.

The lawsuit said the attorney

general’s office found that the de-fendants diluted fuel in more than1,000 instances, with the majority ofsuch “cross-dumping” incidentshappening in and around Houston.

The incidents happened between2005 and 2008. Abbott said in a newsrelease that as of Thursday, the de-fendants haven’t provided the statewith documents after 2008.

The defendants operate SunmartTravel Centers & ConvenienceStores and about 80 other servicestations licensed by the state to sellfuel under branding agreementswith three major fuel companies.

The state also found the defend-ants were selling unbranded fuel atbranded stations, where brand-name products with performance-enhancing additives are advertised.Abbott said the defendants hid thisfrom the branded fuel providers.

Abbott’s office also found the de-fendants were improperly sellingconventional fuel instead of the re-formulated fuel intended to reducecarbon-monoxide emissions re-quired by the federal Clean Air Act.

Company accused ofdiluting gasoline

ASSOCIATED PRESS

GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL

Photo by LM Otero | AP

Caprock Elementary School Principal Angie Nayfa, center, speaks to teachers Wednesday in the school library as theyprepare for the first day of school at the Keller Independent School District in Fort Worth. As schools across the state-prepare to start classes Monday, most have planned reductions in the face of the state Legislature cutting $4 billionfrom the two-year budget cycle for public education.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 THE ZAPATA TIMES 9A

Isidro Campos, 86,passed away Thursday,Aug. 18, 2011, at his resi-dence in Zapata.

Mr. Campos is precededin death by his wife, An-gelita Amador de Campos;and a daughter-in-law,Irene Campos.

Mr. Campos is survivedby his sons: Rogelio Cam-pos, Jesus (Natividad)Campos, Ruben (Leticia)Campos, Francisco (Abi-gail) Campos, Isidro Jr.(Araceli) Campos andMartin (Jemima) Campos;daughters: Virginia (Joel)Rodriguez, Julia (Mauri-lio) Sanchez, Carmela(Aurelio) Chapa and RosaReyes; 26 grandchildren;numerous great-grand-children; and other familymembers and friends.

Visitation hours will beheld Friday, Aug. 19, 2011,from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. witha rosary at 7 p.m. at RoseGarden Funeral Home.

The funeral processionwill depart Saturday, Aug.20, 2011, at 9:45 a.m. for a10 a.m. funeral Mass at

Our Lady of LourdesCatholic Church. Commit-tal services will follow atZapata County Cemetery.

Funeral arrangementsare under the direction ofRose Garden FuneralHome, Daniel A. Gonza-lez, funeral director, 2102Highway 83, Zapata.

ISIDRO CAMPOS

Belinda Faye Duncan, 68,born Aug. 14, 1943, passedaway Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011,at Laredo Medical Center inLaredo.

Linda was born in Ma-con County, Georgia, andmoved to California as ateenager with her mother.

Linda was a mover and ashaker, working her waythrough a variety of jobsfrom assembly line workerin a spring factory to cock-tail waitressing in Califor-nia and Las Vegas, then onto bookkeeping. By far hermost loved job was as atruck driver. Linda was veryproud of her many safetyawards as a driver. She and

Steve settled in Zapata,where they turned a houseinto a home, building, plant-ing, planning, barbecuing,and enjoying life. Linda wasalways happiest when cook-

ing for or doing for someoneelse, especially around theholidays. There was alwaysa feast to be found at her ta-ble. Linda will be missed bymany, but we know that shehas returned home to herrightful place in heaven.

Linda is survived by hermother, Willie Belle Rahn;husband, Steve Williams;sister, Cathy Rahn; brothers:Dennis Rahn (Stevie Rahn)and Carl Rahn; daughter,Sherry Shaw (Tom Shaw);son, James W. Mainard(Kathleen Mainard); andseven grandchildren in ageorder: Jonathon Taylor(Diane Taylor), Michael Tay-lor (Alexis Taylor), Steven

Taylor, Madison Mainard,Cooper Mainard, AllisonTaylor and Jackson Mai-nard.

A memorial service willbe held Sunday, Aug. 21,2011, at 5 p.m. at King’s WayChurch.

Funeral arrangementsare under the direction ofRose Garden Funeral Home,Daniel A. Gonzalez, funeraldirector, 2102 Highway 83,Zapata.

BELINDA FAYE DUNCAN

Gladys Ann Brownell,83, passed away Monday,Aug. 15, 2011, at her resi-dence in Zapata. Gone butnot forgotten, in memoryof a loving wife, mother,grandmother and friendto all that knew her.

For several years shefought a courageous battlewith cancer, never givingin to her pain. She was anadventurous woman andthere was nothing shecouldn’t accomplish whenshe set her mind to it. Nochore was big nor small.She taught all of her chil-dren the important les-sons and values of life.She enjoyed and cher-ished her time fishing,

hunting, bingo gamblingand spending time withher family, especially thelove of her life, Robert,her husband of 60 years.

Mrs. Brownell is pre-ceded in death by her

daughters, Jacklyn andLinda Colonna; parents:Anna and Earl of Wiscon-sin; two grandchildren,Susie and Doug; and twogreat-grandchildren, Leviand Jayden.

Gladys leaves behindher husband, Robert JackBrownell of Zapata;daughters Marie Hudsonfrom Wisconsin and Mary(Randy) Bishop fromUtah; three brothers: Er-vin, Robert and DickieWills from Wisconsin; 11grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; andextended family and nu-merous cherished friends.

Gladys will be missedby all but will live foreverin our hearts.

AT Gladys’ request, noservices will be held. Do-nations can be made inher name with the Amer-ican Cancer Society.

Funeral arrangementsare under the direction ofRose Garden FuneralHome, Daniel A. Gonza-lez, funeral director, 2102Highway 83, Zapata.

GLADYS ANN BROWNELL

FALCON — RubilioSaldivar, 86, passed awaypeacefully Friday, Aug.12, 2011, at Doctor’s Hos-pital in Laredo, sur-rounded by his children.

Mr. Saldivar is preced-ed in death by his lovingwife, Irene Garza Saldi-var; parents: Pedro andManuela Saldivar; andbrothers-in-law HipolitoFlores, Jose Garza, Ra-miro Garza, Adolio Gar-za, Rogelio Garza, Ale-jandro Garza and Alber-to (Antonia) Garza.

Mr. Saldivar leaves be-hind to cherish his mem-ory his beloved children:Dora O. (Henry Jr.) Mar-tinez, Irene (Agustin)Leyva, Rubilio Jr. (Mari-cela) Saldivar, Reynol(Minnie) Saldivar, MariaEtelvina (Joe) Guerra,Araceli (Carlos) Hurtado;grandchildren: Dora A.(Rigoberto) Sendejo, Va-nessa L. (Rolando Jr.)Gutierrez and Henry(Wencho) Martinez III,Agustin (B.J.), Ernesto(Ernie), and Lynda L.Leyva, Rubilio III, Is-mael, Orlando, ReynolJr., Emily and RobertoSaldivar, Joe Brian, Da-vid and Ruben Guerra,Marlen J., Andrea M.and Carlos E. (C.J.) Hur-tado Jr.; great-grandchil-dren: Delinda, Brianna,Rigoberto Jr., NatalieSendejo, Justin Marti-nez, Melissa, Rolando Jr.and Larissa Gutierrez;brother, Ramiro (Procori-ta) Saldivar; sisters: Elvi-ra Flores, Sara (Luis)Chapa, Cira (Manuel)and Irene (Virgilio) Gar-

za; brothers-in-law Car-los (Alicia) Garza andArmando (Armandina)Garza; and sisters-in-law:Carolina (Raul) Monte-mayor, Mirta (+ Ernesto)Montemayor, Maria delos Angeles Garza, EvaGarza, Estela Garza, Ma-ria Garza, and NataliaGarza.

Visitation hours wereheld Sunday, Aug. 14,2011, from 6 p.m. to 9p.m. with a rosary at 7p.m. at Rose Garden Fu-neral Home, and Monday,Aug. 15, 2011, from 8 a.m.to 9:30 a.m. for a 10 a.m.Mass at the Santa AnaMission in Falcon.

Burial services fol-lowed at Falcon Cemete-ry in Falcon.

Funeral arrangementswere under the directionof Rose Garden FuneralHome, Daniel A. Gonza-lez, funeral director, 2102Highway 83, Zapata.

RUBILIO SALDIVAR

Sports and Outdoors. Known to the community

for its broad selection ofsports, exercise and out-door equipment, Academyalso boasts a wide varietyof school uniforms, back-packs and shoes. Both Lare-do stores — 5720 San Ber-nardo and the corner ofLoop 20 and International— are fully stocked.

More than 100 styles ofkids’ footwear are availablein popular brands includ-ing Nike, Adidas, Puma,Converse and Sketchers.Footwear under $40 in-cludes children’s Nike T-Run running shoes at$29.99 and children’s NewBalance 553 running shoesfor the same price. Morethan 200 backpacks areavailable for under $30, in-cluding the Austin ClothingCompany’s Classic Meshand the Nike Team Train-

ing Air.

Mall del NorteIn addition to Academy,

Mall Del Norte’s variousstores also have a lot to of-fer, including J.C. Penney.

Opening at 7 a.m. today,J.C. Penny offers Red ZoneClearance items at 80 per-cent off final markdownsand new markdowns at 50-70 percent off (selectionsvary by store). A wide va-riety of backpacks original-ly at $29.99 will be offeredat $14.99, and select juniors’tops are buy one, get onefree for $1. From 7 a.m. to 1p.m. today, the store will of-fer doorbusters, selectitems for great savings. Ari-zona denim for guys will be$14.99 and juniors’ denimand twill will be $19.99.

And for “The Style of

Your Life,” there’s Dillard’s,which this year offers you achance to take an apple toschool. The Take an AppleBack to School Contest of-fers students a chance towin an Apple iPad2 (detailsin store).

School suppliesIn addition to all the tax-

free clothing, school suppli-es are also exempt thisyear.

Among the stores stockedwith school supplies is H-E-B, which offers a Gear-UpSchool Guide to its offer-ings of notebooks, rulers,glue, pens, pencils andmore. Several types of back-packs are available under$10, including the Trail-maker Mesh Backpack andgirls’ book totes, both for$8. .

Walmart, Target, and oth-er stores will observe tax-free weekend for schoolsupplies and apparel.

Before heading out thisweekend, it behooves shop-pers to review what is andwhat isn’t tax exempt thisweekend. School suppliespriced at under $100 are ex-empt. These include compo-sition books, calculators, in-dex cards and other educa-tional paraphernalia.Lunchboxes also qualify.Clothing not exempt in-cludes backpacks not in-tended for elementary andsecondary school (campingbackpacks for example),work or climbing boots andaccessories.

For a complete list of ex-empt and non-exemptitems, visit the TexasComptroller of Public Ac-counts website: http://www.window.state.tx.us/.

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Villarreal and Martinezwere acquaintances andwere at the party of a mu-tual friend, states a newsrelease from the districtattorney’s office.

Villarreal was intoxicat-ed and got into a scufflewith another party guest.When asked to leave, hebegan arguing with Marti-nez.

“Martinez proceeded to

remove his shirt when Vil-larreal took out a butterflyknife and stabbed Marti-nez six times,” the releasestates.

Martinez, ran to a Zapa-ta County sheriff ’s deputyseeking help while the offi-cial was responding to an-other call at 11:30 p.m. inthe 600 block of MirafloresAvenue.

A sheriff ’s office official

said the man “was coveredin blood.”

A preliminary investiga-tion indicated a verbal al-tercation led to the fight.Deputies called in ZapataEMS first responders, butMartinez died shortly af-ter at the scene.

A justice of the peacepronounced the man deadshortly after the attack.

According to prosecutor

Pedro “Pete” Garza, thevictim’s heart was punc-tured by the knife.

The man had also sus-tained a puncture woundunder the left side of hischest and a wound to theinner part of his right bi-cep, deputies say.

Villarreal was arrestednot far from the scene af-ter a brief foot chase into abrush area.

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vests millions of dollarseach year on new technol-ogies. Those efforts startwith multiwell pads thatallow a large number ofwells to be drilled withless impact on the sur-rounding land.

But Ingram said Halli-burton is also the firstcompany to develop frack-ing fluid with benign in-gredients, minimizing thefallout from any potentialspills.

“Every aspect of thisfluid system you can findin your refrigerator,” hesaid. “It doesn’t taste verygood. But it’s a big stepforward.”

Hydraulic fracturing in-volves releasing gas byshooting massive amountsof water, mixed with sandand chemical compounds,into well sites. The tech-nology has engenderedcontroversy, caused byfears over the safety ofthose chemicals.

Ingram said each new

chemical the company cre-ates is not brought to themarket unless its environ-mental and health impactis lower than what it re-placed.

The Eagle Ford Shalesurpassed 200 drilling rigsfor the first time thisweek, Ingram said.

Those rigs mean mas-sive amounts of waterused by industry, said Da-vid Burnett, the directorof technology at the Glob-al Petroleum Institute atTexas A&M University inCollege Station.

A typical gas well in theEagle Ford can requireabout 7.5 million gallonsof water for a fracking op-eration.

Burnett said universitylabs like his are develop-ing technology to recycleand reuse water from onefrack job to the next.

“We’ve got to addressclean fracturing fluidsnow,” he said.

Rich said emissions

could be a more immedi-ate problem for shale playresidents.

Residents of towns suchas Dish in North Texashave suffered from head-aches, nausea and othereffects from exposure togas emissions.

A federally appointedpanel released findingslast week that endorsedshale gas drilling butquestioned the effective-ness of federal and stateregulations.

Rich said residents

should push local leadersto enact ordinances to pre-vent health effects suf-fered in other regions.

Elected officials fromLaredo were largely ab-sent from the June townhall meeting, but severalattended Wednesdaynight.

“It’s your livelihood, it’syour land; protect it,”Rich said.

(Andrew Kreighbaummay be reached at 728-2538or akreighbaum@lmton-line.com)

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On this point, countyleaders agree, includingSalinas.

“More studies have toget done; both countrieshave to agree to it,” hesaid.

Paco Mendoza, presi-dent of the Zapata Cham-ber of Commerce, esti-mates it would take atleast 10 years beforeground is broken on a newbridge, but believes itwould be worth it.

“I think the project isworthwhile. I think weneed to diversify our taxbase,” said Mendoza. “Webecame dependent on theoil and gas industry.”

Possible benefits of aport of entry include moreMexican nationals comingin and through Zapata aswell as port security em-ployees who would live,eat and shop in Zapata.

“It would create a lot ofjobs,” said Salinas, who al-

so cautions that for thecounty to reap maximumbenefit from the port, itneeds be cautious of out-side investors.

On Friday, the Chamberof Commerce reportedthat 50 of the mailed-outsurveys had been mailedback. The Zapata Timesreceived a sample of 11 ofthe anonymous responses,which showed various re-sponses on the port of en-try issue. Several checked“Strongly Disagree” to thequestion “The lack of aPort of Entry in ZapataCounty is negatively im-pacting Zapata County’s

economic development.”Most of those who agreedthe lack of a port is a neg-ative for the county alsoreported they would use itwere it constructed.

Question 13, which asksrespondents to write anycomments they desire toshare, yielded a variety ofcomments on Zapata’s eco-logical resources, a sectorsome in the county wishto expand.

“Falcon Lake is one ofour primary assets,” saidPeggy Moffett, presidentof the Zapata County Eco-nomic Development Coun-cil. “It provides wonderful

opportunities for invest-ment and job creation.”

Moffett says she believesin place-based economicdevelopment, which focus-es on maximizing a re-gion’s existing qualities.Zapata’s natural gifts alsoappear in the survey,which asks respondents ifthey would use a lakesideresort.

The results of the sur-vey will be discussed infurther detail at the townhall on Wednesday.

(Mike Herrera IV can bereached at (956) 728-2567or mherrera@lmton-line.com)

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“It’s something we wanted to make sure we involvedthe public and get their opinions before we proceed.”COUNTY JUDGE JOSEPH RATHMELL

Sports&OutdoorsSATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011 ON THE WEB: THEZAPATATIMES.COM

The fall sports are infull swing and manyZapata fans will soonflock to Hawk Stadi-

um to support their favoritefootball team or pack the gymto support the Lady Hawksvolleyball team.

Fans are an important partof sports and they can help ateam shift momentum its waywhen a game is tight. Manytimes, they give athletes thatextra burst of energy to pushthrough a tough race.

Fans cheer a good play andboo when an official misses acall during the game. It’s apart of life and what makessports so much fun.

But lately it has been any-thing but that.

In the past few months, theheadlines have been filledwith the happenings of a casein which a Giants fan wasbeaten at a Los Angeles Dodg-ers game earlier this spring.

This past summer, I wasable to head over to San Fran-cisco for my vacation and nat-urally I took in a Giantsgame.

I never bothered to checkwho the Giants played on thatparticular day and did notthink twice about taking myfavorite jacket, a blue Ameri-can Eagle jacket that has ‘LosAngeles 1974’ on the back, tothe game because, in SanFrancisco, the temperaturecan drop to 50 degrees duringthe night.

You can probably guesswho they played.

As I was walking to the sta-dium with my cousin Brad, hetells me that I should cover upmy jacket because the Dodg-ers and the Giants historicallyhate each other.

Now the question becomesif should I take off my jacketand freeze, or buy a Giants t-shirt to cover it up.

I bought the Giants t-shirt,and that was a good thing be-cause some Dodgers fansaround us got booed relent-lessly throughout the game.

Fans need to understandthat this is only a game, butsome people beg to differ.

I have witnessed some cra-zy fans at high school footballand volleyball games that getout of control and have to beremoved by security.

Parents, unnecessarily,sometimes make the worstfans, shouting out languagethat would make their kids’grandparents blush.

Fans should be there tosupport their children and notmake themselves part of thegame.

In recent years, games havegotten so bad that the Univer-sity Interscholastic League de-cided to put out a manual forparents that includes a sec-tion on how fans should be-have during a UIL event.

On page 7, it clearly states:“Behavior Expectations ofSpectators and here are a fewof the important points:

1. Remember that you areat the contest to support andyell for your team, and to en-joy the skill and competition,not to intimidate or ridiculethe other team or its fans.

2. Remember that schoolathletics are a learning expe-rience for students and thatmistakes are sometimes made.Praise student-athletes intheir attempt to improvethemselves as students, as

Callingall

sportsfans

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The Zapata Hawks won theirscrimmage 5-3 against Tuloso-Midway last weekend.

It was a good sign for coachMario Arce.

“I was pleasantly surprised,”Arce said. “We’ve got three newguys playing in the backfield –only our quarterback is return-ing – and we’re still trying to de-termine who our fullback will

FOOTBALL

Hawks almost readyArce hopes to finalize

spots, team todayBy DENNIS SILVA IITHE ZAPATA TIMES

See FOOTBALL PAGE 2B

Zapata foot-ball coachMario Arcehopes tohave his ros-ter settled bytoday.

Photo by Clara Sandoval | The Zapata Times

The Lady Hawks would like to forget thegame against Laredo United South as theycould not get their offense and defense onthe same page.

After starting strong on Monday, Zapatarelaxed and allowed United South to roll offthree straight games, 25-15, 17-25, 21-25 and21-25 to leave the gym with the victory in

their pocket.“We just did not come out to play,” Zapa-

ta coach Rosie Villarreal said. “Nothingwas working for us against United South.”

Zapata (3-2) was led by the offensive forceof Kristina De Leon, who recorded 15 killsto go along with one service ace, four digsand three blocks.

Shelby Bigler backed De Leon’s offense

VOLLEYBALL

Zapata’s Jackie Salinas goes up for the ball while teammate Kristina De Leon (11) looks on during a recentmatch.

Photo by Clara Sandoval | The Zapata Times

BACK TO WORKFOR LADY HAWKS

Zapata hopes to learn from defeatBy CLARA SANDOVAL

LAREDO MORNING TIMES

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After months of running around thestreets of Zapata, the cross country teamswill put their best foot forward early thismorning as the season officially gets underway on the grounds of Zapata High School.

The Hawks and the Lady Hawks will com-pete at the South Texas Stampede and wel-come 11 out-of-town teams.

The meet kicks off with the varsity boys at8:30 a.m., followed by the varsity girls.

The underclassmen, the junior varsityboys and the junior varsity girls, are next onthe agenda while the freshmen boys and girlsare the last event.

“We are anxious to get out there and seewhat we have,” Zapata coach Mike Villarrealsaid. “We have a lot of new runners, but weare ready to put on our spikes and hit thecourse.”

The teams will be subjugated to one of thetoughest courses in South Texas, as the run-ners will have to deal with some sand alongthe way.

“The heat has really dried out our grassand 80 percent of the course has sand,” Vil-larreal said. “It is going to be a toughcourse.”

The Hawks hit the ground running rankedsecond in the state by the Cross CountryCoaches Association of Texas, while the LadyHawks, for the first time since 2005, are notranked.

Zapata returns the majority of the teamthat went to state last year and is led by se-niors Rafael Benavides and Juan Rangel, ju-niors Jose Garcia and Jerome Cabugos, andsophomores Carlos Rodriguez, Luis Garzaand Heriberto Perez.

“This has been our long-term goal sincethey were in middle school. It’s a great pre-season motivator to build on our last year’ssixth-place team finish at state,” Zapata boys’coach Luis Escamilla said. “Our goal is towin the state title. But we have to take care ofbusiness at regional against Liberty Hill be-fore getting to the Promised Land.”

On the girls’ side, the Lady Hawks returnJazmin Garcia, who came in ninth at thestate meet last year, and Erica Hernandezand Kasandra Pena.

Currently nine girls are battling for thesixth and seventh spots on the team and only20 seconds separates them after Tuesday’stime trial.

“Right now, we have them battling but weare just looking at improving every week,”Villarreal said.

CROSS COUNTRY

Zapata’s Jazmin Garcia will be one of the top runnerswearing a Lady Hawks uniform this season.

Photo by Clara Sandoval | The Zapata Times

ZapataXC kicksoff season

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athletes, and as people, justas you would praise a stu-dent working in the class-room.

3. A ticket is a privilegeto observe the contest, nota license to verbally as-sault others or be general-ly obnoxious. Learn therules of the game, so thatyou may understand andappreciate why certain sit-uations take place.

4. Show respect for theopposing players, coaches,spectators and supportgroups.

5. Respect the integrityand judgment of game offi-cials. Understand that theyare doing their best to helppromote the student-ath-lete, and admire their wil-lingness to participate infull view of the public. Rec-ognize and show apprecia-tion for an outstandingplay by either team.

6. Use only cheers thatsupport and uplift the

teams involved.7. Be a positive role mod-

el at events through yourown actions and by censur-ing those around youwhose behavior is unbe-coming.

8. Parents and spectatorsshould be aware that theschool can (and should) re-move them from the prem-ises and can prohibit themfrom attending future con-tests due to undesirable be-haviors.

9. There is no such thingas a “right” to attend inter-scholastic athletics. Inter-scholastic athletics areconsidered a “privilege”and the spectator whoavails themselves of it isexpected to conduct him-self or herself accordingly.

If we can keep all thesethings in mind, thengames will become moreenjoyable for everyone in-volved, on and off the fieldor court.

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with seven kills and threeservice aces.

Despite De Leon and Bi-gler’s efforts, Zapata couldnot find any breathingroom in the matches.

United South (4-1) contin-ued to find the weakness atthe net that took advantageof some missed assign-ments on defense.

On defense, Jackie Sali-nas took care of the backrow with 15 digs and evencontributed at the net withsix kills.

Controlling the offensefell into the hands of settersGabby Gutierrez (16 assists,two service aces) and Estel-la Molina (eight assists, twokills and 16 digs).

At the Zapata VolleyballTournament last Saturday,the Lady Hawks earned atrip to the championship

game against Laredo Cigar-roa.

After a tough match, Ci-garroa prevailed as the La-dy Hawks left with the run-ner-up trophy.

Being named to the all-tournament team were DeLeon and Salinas.

The Lady Hawks are cur-rently playing in the PortIsabel tournament andopened play against DonnaQuest. Their second gameof the evening will beagainst PSJA Southwest be-fore finishing off with Ly-ford.

“We just need to comeand play,” Villarreal said.“It has to start from thefirst ball serve and we needto keep that intensitythroughout the game.”

Zapata will play againstHebbronville on Tuesday.

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be. Both played well.“They all played well, as

far as first scrimmages go.”Sophomore Mike Alvarez

and junior Felipe Medinaare battling for the fullbackspot. Alvarez scored in thescrimmage.

Arce said he hopes tohave everything settled bytoday following Friday’sscrimmage against UnitedSouth at the SAC at 7:30p.m.

“We’ll look more atthrowing the ball and see-ing where we stand there,”Arce said. “Defensivelywe’ll look at some kids.

“Other than that, we’repretty much set with whatwe have.”

Defensively, Arce was ve-ry happy with what he saw.

“Defensively, our kidsplayed well,” he said. “Wehad a few missed assign-ments, but we pretty muchshut down Tuloso-Midway.They scored a couple oftimes when we played 10plays in the red zone andthey scored once in the realscrimmage.”

Junior cornerback AndyGonzalez and junior line-backer Damien Guajardowere particular standouts.

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.— Major League Baseballhas concluded two days ofmeetings with no action onthe proposed sale of theHouston Astros, and com-missioner Bud Selig saidhe was confident the gamewas holding its own in theshaky economy.

“I told the clubs I feelpretty good today. Thereare a lot of encouragingsigns given the economyand given what’s happenedin the last 90 days,” Seligsaid. “I really think thelast three years, given ev-erything that’s gone on,baseball has really, reallyproven its popularity.

“I was concerned threeor four years ago. This is asport where you need fam-ilies to come a lot. I feelgood. We have great racesfor the most part. We areat 55.5 million this morn-ing. Pretty good.”

According to figurescompiled by Baseball Ref-erence.com, average at-tendance was down about100 per game throughWednesday night, with 16of the 30 franchises show-ing increases.

Selig said the Astrossale wasn’t even addressedby the owners. He an-nounced Monday that thevote to approve the sale for$680 million from DraytonMcLane to Jim Crane wasgoing to be delayed. Hesaid his office was doingits due diligence andwouldn’t comment further.

Selig also declined totalk about the Los AngelesDodgers. The Dodgerssought bankruptcy protec-tion in Delaware in June,blaming Major LeagueBaseball for refusing to ap-prove a multibillion-dollarTV deal Frank McCourtwas counting on to keepthe troubled franchiseafloat.

Selig did address the re-lease by the ColoradoRockies of minor leaguerMike Jacobs, who receiveda 50-game suspension fromMajor League Baseball fortaking a performance-en-hancing substance. Jacobs,the first player suspendedby Major League Baseballfor a positive HGH test,said he took humangrowth hormone to over-come knee and back ail-ments.

“We have a program inplace and it did what itwas supposed to do,” saidSelig, adding he wants toget the rule to apply to ma-jor leaguers, too. “We don’tduck the issue.”

Rob Manfred, MLB exec-

utive vice president, laborrelations and human re-sources, said baseball haslooked carefully at whatother sports are doing inthe area of drugs.

“All sports have thesame problems and thesame issues,” Manfredsaid. “We’ve made a pro-posal on blood testing forHGH and we’ll see how itturns out.”

HGH testing was one ofthe items under negotia-tion between the NFL andthe players union as the

sides put the finishingtouches on the 10-year la-bor accord they reachedlast month to end the lock-out.

Selig also said he stillbelieved in the annualamateur draft, but thatspending was a concern.

At a dinner Wednesday,Selig was caught off guardwhen Hall of Fame chair-man Jane Forbes Clark un-veiled the Allan H. “Bud”Selig Center for the Ar-chives of Major LeagueBaseball Commissioners.

The new, permanent ad-dition to the Hall of Famelibrary features a privateresearch space that cele-brates the role of the Officeof the Commissioner andpays tribute to the ninecommissioners who haveguided Major League Base-ball since Kenesaw Moun-tain Landis was named thegame’s first one in 1920.

“When Jane announcedit, I cannot tell you howmuch it meant to me,” Se-lig said. “It was extremelyemotional.”

Astros sale unaddressedASSOCIATED PRESS

The Houston Astros’ Brian Bogusevic (19) is congratulated by Jose Altuve (27) after hitting a walk-off grand slam to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in the ninth inning Tuesday in Houston. A sale of the As-tros team is pending.

Photo by Pat Sullivan | AP

ARLINGTON — Drew Pear-son, Charles Haley and Larry Al-len are headed for enshrinementin the Dallas Cowboys’ Ring ofHonor.

The trio will expand the mem-bership to 20. They will be honor-ed Nov. 6, when the Cowboys playthe Seattle Seahawks.

They will be the first additionssince Troy Aikman, EmmittSmith and Michael Irvin went intogether in 2005. The ceremonywill be the first held at CowboysStadium.

Pearson was Roger Staubach’sfavorite target in the 1970s, andhis name will go on the side ofthe stadium featuring other play-ers from the coach Tom Landryera. Allen, a dominant offensivelineman, and Haley, a powerfuldefensive lineman, will see theirnames alongside contemporariesAikman, Smith and Irvin.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isthe sole selector of the Ring.

Kubiak eager for Texans to testSaints defense

HOUSTON — Houston coachGary Kubiak says the New Or-leans Saints will give the Texansa valuable look at a defense theydon’t see much in practice any-more.

The Saints visit Reliant Stadi-

um on Saturday night, markingthe fourth straight year the teamshave met in the preseason. Theteams, from cities separated byonly 350 miles, have also heldjoint practices in years past, butopted not to this year because ofthe lockout.

The Texans have been learning

the 3-4 scheme under new defen-sive coordinator Wade Phillips.Kubiak said the unit will benefitfrom facing the Saints’ 4-3 align-ment.

Houston beat the New YorkJets, another team that plays a 3-4defense, in its preseason opener.

“We’ve got a lot of experience

against the 4-3,” Kubiak said.“Our whole division (the AFCSouth) is a 4-3. That is the differ-ence in our team this year. Wework (in practice) against a 3-4,so our 4-3 reps have to be cardedand orchestrated. It’s a little bitdifferent and this one’s a toughone and a quick turnaround. We

really get 2 1/2 days of practice toplay this game, so we’re just try-ing to get them fresh and readyto go.”

Kubiak and Saints coach SeanPayton plan to play their startersfor most, if not all, of the firsthalf on Saturday. New Orleansbeat San Francisco 24-3 in its ex-hibition opener last week.

“You want to see progressweek to week. I think it is alwaysimportant,” Payton said. “Youwant to play well. You want toimprove from the things youdidn’t do well the week before. Itwill be nothing different than thesecond week the last four or fiveyears in preseason.

Saints cornerback Tracy Por-ter (left knee) will sit out Satur-day’s game, but Payton said safe-ty Malcolm Jenkins (right knee)will play, even though he’s beenlimited at practice this week.

Quarterback Drew Brees went1-for-4 in the preseason opener,but he’ll get a boost this weekfrom the return of Marques Col-ston, the Saints’ leading receiverin 2010. Colston skipped the 49ersgame to rest his surgically re-paired right kneecap.

The Saints’ first-string offensewill offer a formidable challengeto the Texans’ defense, whichshowed signs of improvement inthe opener after ranking last inthe league against the pass in2010. The Texans produced sevensacks, and the secondary brokeup several passes against theJets.

3 enshrined into Ring of HonorASSOCIATED PRESS

Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Larry Allen tosses a football with a teammate at practice in the Alamodome at San Anto-nio, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. Allen is enshrined into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor.

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INDIANAPOLIS —NCAA President Mark Em-mert says he’s willing toback up his tough talk onpunishing rule-breakers —even using the “death pen-alty” as a deterrent.

With salacious allega-tions swirling around Mia-mi’s football program, andone week after Emmertjoined with university pres-idents to discuss toughen-ing sanctions against cheat-ing schools, the NCAA’sleader said he believed theinfractions committeeshould make the harshestpenalty an option.

“If, and I say if, we havevery unique circumstanceswhere TV bans and deathpenalties are warranted,then I don’t think they areoff the table and I would beOK with putting those inplace,” Emmert told TheAssociated Press in a tele-phone interview Friday.

Emmert later said the“death penalty,” which pro-hibits a school from com-peting in a sport, shouldonly be used in rare cases.He was quick to distancehis comments from theMiami case.

Convicted Ponzi schemearchitect Nevin Shapirohas said he provided im-proper benefits to 72 Hurri-canes football and basket-ball players from 2002-10and that a handful ofcoaches in both programswere aware of the infrac-tions. Yahoo Sports first re-ported the allegations fol-lowing an 11-month investi-gation in which it said itaudited thousands of busi-ness and financial docu-ments and spent more than100 hours interviewingShapiro.

The NCAA has alreadyspent five months investi-gating Miami and callsspeculation about penaltiesfor an ongoing case prema-

ture.“I will say that the uni-

versity is being extremelycooperative and that is ex-tremely helpful,” Emmertsaid.

If the allegations aretrue, it would be the ugliestscandal in college sports inyears and the worst duringa 18-month span in whichthe NCAA has looked intofootball programs at South-ern California, Auburn,Oregon, Ohio State, Michi-gan, North Carolina, LSU,Tennessee and GeorgiaTech and basketball pro-grams at Southern Califor-nia and Connecticut. Mia-mi makes both lists.

The scope of the allega-tions has already createdwidespread debate overbringing back the “deathpenalty,” which has beenused only once — when theNCAA canceled SMU’s 1987football season because of apay-for play scandal. Theschool decided not to playin 1988, either, as it tried torecover.

Schools with two majorinfractions cases during afive-year period are eligiblefor the sanction, thoughthe NCAA says the time-frame can be expanded if itdetermines there was awillful intent to break therules.

What happened at SMUhas made the NCAA hesi-tant to use its toughest pen-alty again.

The Mustangs posted on-ly one winning record overthe next 20 years, didn’treach another bowl gameuntil 2009 and the sanctionis believed to have played apart in the breakup andeventual dissolution of theSouthwest Conference.

Today, the implicationscould be even worse.

In an era when confer-ences have so many tie-insto bowl games, along withlucrative television con-tracts, all the schools in aleague could lose revenue.

‘Death penalty’for Miami?

By MICHAEL MAROTASSOCIATED PRESS

The Alabama-Auburnrivalry is about as hot asit gets.

With both teams sport-ing relatively new cham-pionship rings and rou-tinely bringing in top-notch recruits, the Tigersand Crimson Tide couldregularly be playinggames with national titleimplications for years tocome.

So where does thatleave all those other biggames, the ones coachesand fans circle on the cal-endar months in ad-vance? A look at the stateof some of the nation’sother heated rivalries.

MICHIGAN-OHIOSTATE

State of the rivalry: Bor-ing, but about to get bet-ter.

Surely no Buckeyewould agree with this,but Ohio State’s domina-tion of the Wolverines —seven straight victoriesand the last four haven’tbeen particularly compet-itive — has turned theBig Ten’s big game into asnooze. But the turmoiland turnover at OhioState, combined with anew regime at Michigan,should make things inter-esting again — as soon asthis season.

OKLAHOMA-TEXASState of the rivalry:

Swinging Sooners.Bob Stoops’ Sooners

beat Mack Brown’s Long-horns five straight timesfrom 2000-04. Texas thenwon four of five behindVince Young and ColtMcCoy. Oklahoma looksprimed to make it twostraight this season, andthe big question is howquickly Brown can getthe ‘Horns back to the

Sooners’ level after hisfirst losing season in Aus-tin.

NOTRE DAME-USCState of the rivalry: Irish

eyes are smiling.Brian Kelly’s first sea-

son as Notre Dame coachwas highlighted by theend of the Trojans’ eight-game winning streakagainst the FightingIrish. The harshest ef-fects of NCAA sanctionshaven’t even kicked in forUSC, so if the Trojansdon’t win in the next cou-ple seasons, the Irish areprimed to rip off a streakof their own.

FLORIDA-FLORIDASTATE

State of the rivalry: Sun-ny.

Urban Meyer and TimTebow helped push Bob-

by Bowden into retire-ment as Florida won sixstraight in the SunshineState rivalry from 2004-09.The Seminoles ended thatstreak in their first sea-son under Jimbo Fisher.But don’t expect the Ga-tors and new coach WillMuschamp to be down forlong. This rivalry couldquickly get back to itsmid-1990s hey-day, whenboth were national titlecontenders.

PITTSBURGH-WESTVIRGINIA

State of the rivalry: Lessbrawling, more scoring.

The Backyard Brawl ri-vals have been stuck inthe same rather unsatis-fying place the past fewseasons. Both have beensolid but not good enoughto win the Big East. EnterDana Holgorsen to coachWest Virginia and ToddGraham to take over

Pittsburgh. Both bring of-fensive schemes that haveput up big numbers intheir previous stops.

ARMY-NAVYState of the rivalry:

Strong.Navy has won nine

straight games, taking ad-vantage of one of theworst periods in the his-tory of Army football.The Cadets are gettingbetter under coach RichEllerson and they shouldbe able to make this se-ries competitive again.But that’s only small partof the story of this rival-ry. The Army-Navy gameis still one the best eventsin all of sports, embody-ing all that is good aboutcollege football. And itlooks even better againstthe backdrop of the sor-did scandals that havetarnished the sport thepast two years.

A look at rivalriesBy RALPH D. RUSSO

ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this March 21 photo, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops oversees the first day of spring football practicein Norman, Okla. Stoops and the Sooners curremtly have the upper hand in their rivalry with Texas.

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