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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2019
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showing examples of trash bins left
out on the curb around town, some of
which he said are left out all week.
“I think it would help our city in appear-
ance if we had this ordinance,” he said.
The agenda item was for discussion
only; the council did not take any ac-
tion regarding this ordinance during
last week’s meeting.
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standard among cities.
Gonzalez shared some photographs _
Krapf asked the council to request
that TxDOT remove the marker.
“I would like to ask city leaders if this
marker, honoring the former Confeder-
ate president, erected by the Daughters
of the Confederacy in the Jim Crow
era, is the best representation of our
city today, as made newly visible on
our Main Street, on our parade route,
and only blocks from one of our largest
parks, hosting festivals for locals, visi-
tors and new residents alike,” he said.
Mayor Chris Cannon said the coun-
cil was also surprised when they
were made aware of the marker, and
that no one else he talked to had any
knowledge about it either. He added
that TxDOT gave the city much of the
same information they gave Krapf, but
that was all the council would be able
to discuss about it that evening since it
was not on the agenda.
Later during the meeting during his
report to the council, city manager
Thomas Mattis shared some more
information the city received from
TxDOT regarding the marker. He said
despite being in their jurisdiction,
TxDOT does not own the marker, so
they’re not responsible for it; however,
TxDOT could approve the city to enter
their right-of-way to remove it.
Mattis said he has received written au-
thorization from TxDOT to remove the
highway marker if the city wishes to do
so. However, the council could not vote
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Pines and Prairies
Land Trust (PPLT) is
hosting its first open
preserve day at Billig
Ranch, 208 Billig Lane,
in Paige, Saturday, Sep-
tember 14 from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Gates will open shortly
before 8 a.m. for those
wanting to go on a bird-
ing hike, led by local
master naturalists that
have been recording
birds on the preserve
for the past three years.
Bring your binoculars
and bird guides!
Around 9 a.m., we will
have a walk and talk
about feral hog control
efforts PPLT has been
employing over the
past year, including a
short hike to recent hog
damage and one trap-
ping station. You may
go home with ideas of
your own, if you too are
experiencing damage
to your land from these
prolific non-natives.
Around 10 a.m. will be
another walk and talk
about the native prai-
rie restoration efforts at
Billig that have been on-
going since 2016. PPLT
has partnered with
the Natural Resources
Conservation Service,
Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department and
US Fish and Wildlife
under three different
the property owners who are being
dis-annexed won’t be responsible for
city taxes next year.
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regarding annexed area
Mattis offered a quick update regard-
ing the dis-annexation of land south-
east of town.
In June, the council voted to dis-an-
nex part of an area that was annexed
to the city in December 2015.
Mattis said city staff are continuing to
work on the issue, but Elgin’s situation
is a unique one. As a result, it’s taking
longer than they thought to bring an
update back to council. He added they
should have more information within
the next 30 to 60 days.
Mattis also said the issue should be
resolved by the end of the year, unless
something unplanned occurs, so that
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at the time during last week’s meeting.
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the end zone. The Rangers
decided to go for two again
to cut the deficit to one. Two
penalties and a jet sweep
later, the Rangers' two-point
conversion is good.
Up one, 29-28, on a read
option, Daniel Gonzales
(#7) took the ball 14 yards
for the score.
With the score at 36-28,
the Rudder quarterback ran
the ball three times and was
capped off by a 33-yard run
after he faked the jet sweep.
The Rangers went for two
again. This attempt was suc-
cessfill with a pass in the cor-
ner of the end zone. With 8:02
left in the fourth quarter, the
score is now tied 36-36.
Elgin began to lose grip
on the game that they led
since their first possession
by having their second
three and out of the game.
At this moment, you could
feel the momentum shift
as the Ranger fans begin to
get involved and make their
presence known.
With another short punt,
the Rangers took advantage
of the short field they were
given by scoring on the first
two plays.
Elgin resorted to some-
thing they haven’t attempted
much all game: the passing
game. The Wildcats threw
New trash can ordinance pro-
posed, discussed
The council discussed a possible
amendment to the city ordinance re-
garding placement of trash bins at
certain times, a proposal brought to
the council by council member Juan
Gonzalez.
The current ordinance does not spec-
ify if trash bins on residential proper-
ties are required to bring their bins
back from the street after the trash is
collected within a particular timeframe.
The proposed amendment up for
discussion would require residents to
place their trash carts and containers
at the curb by 7 a.m. on the day es-
tablished for trash collection, but no
earlier than 7 a.m. on the day before
trash collection. The trash bins would
then have to be removed no later than
7 p.m. on the day after trash collection
and would have to be stored behind
the front building wall of the residen-
tial structure. Mattis said such rules are
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Hiking trails are also
available if you’d prefer
venturing on your own,
as well as all the beauti-
ful views you can stand.
Gates will close at 1
p.m. We recommend
you wear walking shoes,
a hat, long sleeves and
long pants, and bring
water, sunscreen and
bug repellent. Bring
a picnic and chairs if
you’d like to relax next
to the pond!
Billig Ranch was
given to PPLT in 2008
by Erwin Billig, who
wanted to forever pre-
serve his land as a
wildlife haven. PPLT
has worked hard over
the years to honor his
legacy by combining
sustainable agriculture
practices with native
habitat restoration. It is
our goal at Billig Ranch
to show the community
that habitat protection
and agriculture really
can go hand in hand.
Pines and Prairies
Land Trust is a 501(c)
(3) nonprofit organiza-
tion dedicated to land
protection. For more in-
formation on PPLT and
Billig Ranch, please visit
our website: www.pplt.
org. For information on
the field day or other
questions, feel free to
contact us at 512-308-
1911 or nikki@pplt.org.
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twice and only gained two air and both crowds making
yards. The only saving deafening amounts of noise,
grace of the drive was a 50- Elgin hikes the ball and runs
yard punt that pinned the a play that reminds me of
Rangers inside their own the "Philly special,” a crit-
territory. ical play that the Philadel-
With hope quickly fad- phia Eagles ran against the
ing for the Wildcats, Wil- New England Patriots in the
lie Johnson (#9) snatched Super Bowl two years ago.
the ball out of the air and After the Elgin quarterback
not only gave the Wildcats hands the ball off, the run-
great field position, but also ning back pitches it back to
caused the first turnover of the receiver on a reverse; all
the game, the while, the quarterback
Taking over on the oppo- goes out for a shallow out
nents 39-yard line, Elgin route in the front of the end
went back to the run game zone. As the receiver throws
and got down to the two- the ball, the Elgin quarter-
yard line where they called back goes up for the ball, but
a quarterback sneak to get can’t come down with it.
into the end zone and put Although Elgin had all
the game within one, three time outs, the Wild-
The most important play cat defense couldn’t stop
hung in the balance of what the run of the Rangers. Al-
Coach Anderson decided lowing a 30-yard run and a
next; do they go for the safe 12-yard run on the following
extra point play and try to drive, which in turn let the
stop the Ranger’s offense Rangers kneel and end the
again with 1:50 left on the game with a score of 43-42,
clock and take the game into Rangers
overtime? Or do they go for After the game, the both
two, stop them on offense teams met in the middle of
and win the game? With the field and said a prayer
such little time and the fact for two of the Rudder play-
that they would have to use ers that were in a head-on
their timeouts on the Rang- collision earlier that week,
ers drive in order to stop the The Wildcats will face
clock, Anderson decided to the Pflugerville Panthers at
go for two. home at 7:30 p.m. to try and
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ran the ball four continuous
times to get in the end zone,
evening the score to 14-14.
With a few minutes left
in the first half and on
their own 25-yard line, the
Wildcats ran again, again
and again for a total of ten
times. This not only made
the score 21-14, but ate up
most of the clock to take
both teams into overtime.
After the bands, cheer and
dance teams left the field,
the Wildcats tried to keep
the momentum from the
first half on their side as
they received the kick. As
the saying goes: “If it ain’t
broke, don’t break it” —and
they took that saying to
heart. They ran the ball five
times before coming up to
a critical fourth and two on
the opponent's 27-yard line.
Guess what they did... they
ran it again, and it busted
open for a 27-yard touch-
down. On the extra point at-
tempt, the Rangers roughed
the kicker, which moved the
ball to the one-half-yard line
and gave Elgin coach Jens
Anderson the confidence to
go for the two-point conver-
sion. And they got it.
With the score now score
29-14, the Rangers were
held to fourth down. On a
fourth and long, the Rang-
ers dialed up a long distance
call and connected for a 44-
yard touchdown, making
the score 29-20. Instead of
going for the extra point,
Rudder went for two. The
Wildcats came up big, caus-
ing a fumble on a quarter-
back run up the middle, and
left the score 29-20.
After Elgin failed to score,
Rudder’s next drive started
from their own 34-yard line
and they came out swing-
ing. They sliced the Wild-
cat defense and got inside
the Wildcat 10-yard line.
On a sweep to the left, the
running back leaped into
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