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runk driving
crackdown set
or Labor Day
With throngs of Texas
motorists expected on
Texas roadways this
Labor Day to enjoy the
last holiday weekend
of the summer season,
the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
announced that state troop-
ers and local law enforce-
ment will be stepping up
enforcement of the state's
OW1 laws between Aug. 17
and Sept. 3.
"Our Drink, Drive, Go
to Jail' campaign is about
saving lives and prevent-
ing injuries," said Carlos
Lopez, TxDOT's director
of traffic operations. "This
year, we've more than dou-
bled the number of troop-
ers and officers who'll be
out in full force looking for
impaired drivers. The best
way to avoid an arrest is
not to get behind the wheel
if you've been drinking."
Texas continues to lead
the nation in alcohol-relat-
ed traffic fatalities. The
National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration reports that
impaired driving is a con-
tributing factor in almost
half of all Texas fatal traf-
fic crashes. Thousands of
law enforcement officers
in Texas are expected to
participate in the national
mobilization effort.
Convicted first-time
DWI offenders can pay a
fine of up to $2,000, lose
their driver's
license for as long as a
year and serve 180 days
in jail. Safety officials
say other costs associated
with a drunk driving arrest
and conviction can add
up to more than $10,000
for bail, legal fees, court
appearances, court-ordered
classes and vehicle insur-
ance increases and other
expenses.
TxDOT's advice for
drivers for the upcom-
ing holiday weekend? If
you've been drinking,
don't drive. Make plans in
advance about how to get
home safely. Designate a
sober driver, call a cab or
someone you trust to pick
you up, or stay where you
are until you are able to
drive.
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Extinct in the Houston
where the shy toad was first
identified, the Lost Pines
area of Bastrop County,
including Bastrop State
Park, is home to the largest
known remaining popula-
tion.
It was one of the first
species listed as endangered
under the 1972 Endangered
Gowth
roughly $400,000.
At the same time, the auditor
estimates the $26.3 million gen-
eral fund budget can be funded
with a property tax rate of 61.92
cents per $100 value. That's a
penny less that taxpayers were
charged this year, said Smith.
New properties and rising
values over the past year make
Elg
in
have talked to (about the land
purchase) thinks it's absolutely
crazy.
'The city is paying a pre-
mium price and allowing the
owner to be an obstacle for us
or any future developer. Why
the rush to buy this land? We
don't even know if light rail
will ever come to this part of
the country."
Sandy Menley told the coun-
cil, "I am pro-commuter rail
and pro-density," then added
business development needed
to be "closer to town. I don't
doubt that you have Elgin's best
interest at heart, but if there's
reasonable doubt (among citi-
zens), take your time"
Menley added, "Nearby
acreage sells for $5,600 per
acre" and questioned why the
city would pay $8,000 per
acre.
Nancy Webster sided with
the council.
"I say bravo," she said. "This
will bring a great deal of pros-
perity to the city."
Webster also countered
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Terry Hagerty
Bridge is
'okay'
A hairline crack on a decorative
portion of the Texas 71 over-
pass at Loop 150 in Bastrop
"is not a safety issue," Ben
Samuel, a Texas Department
of Transportation engineer,
said on Friday. Samuel said
the small fissures were "a little
unsightly" but would not affect
the structural integrity of the
bridge.
Surveillance leads to Bastrop drug raid
Species Act. Its legally
defined critical habitat lies
east of Texas 95 and north
of the Colorado River, but
the species is protected
wherever it occurs.
The goal of the conserva-
tion plan is to protect suf-
ficient toad habitat to insure
its survival and eventual
recovery.
Surveillance of 2210
Hill Street in Bastrop
through the evening of
Aug. 24 resulted in a mid-
night raid by the Bastrop
Police Department's Impact
Narcotics Team. Executing
a drug search warrant issued
by County Court -at- Law
Judge Benton Eskew, the
police team arrested two
persons and confiscated a
quantity of crack and pow-
der cocaine.
Investigating officers
also seized two loaded fire-
arms and an undisclosed
amount of cash.
Bobby Haywood Jr., 46,
was arrested for possession
of a controlled substance
and possession of dangerous
drugs. Maxwell Benford,
49, was also arrested at the
residence for possession of
drug paraphernalia.
"This raid is one of
many to come and an exam-
ple of the Bastrop Police
Dep artment's comm itment
to aggressively combat
drugs in our community,"
said Police Chief David
Board. "We will contin-
ue to search out and arrest
these offenders and bring
them to the courts."
Benford remains in the
Bastrop County Jail, while
Haywood was released after
posting two $15,000 bonds.
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the rate cut possible, even as
the total tax levy rises about 5
percent.
This year's budget process
will also be easier because the
county is not facing a big jump
in health insurance costs, as it
has in some recent years, said
Pet. 2 Commissioner Clara
Beckett.
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claims that the city had not
given enough publicity to meet-
ings in which the land purchase
was discussed. Rather, she said
some citizens just chose not to
attend.
'"I sat through the EDC
meetings," Webster said. 'They
were delightful and educational
. . . and included a Department
of Transportation speaker and
the Leander mayor and I was
the only citizen at the meet-
ing."
On Friday, city council
member W.C. Estes said he did
not know why so many citizens
seemed to be against the land
purchase.
"We're getting a lot of posi-
tive press in Austin that eco-
nomic development is looking
at us."
Estes said it's also erroneous
to say that the 14 acres the city
did not buy is in the middle of
the 80 acres.
"The 14 acres are on the end
of the property and there are
two roads of access, anyway,"
Estes said.
First United Methodist Church of Bastrop
1201 Main Street 303-5072
Celebrates September Open House Month
SUNDAY
Worship Services
8:30 am Traditional Service
8:30 am Adult Sunday School
9:45 am Sunday School (All)
9:45 am The Gathering
(A Contemporary Service)
11:00 am Traditional Service
6:00 pm Youth T.R.E.K.
fumcbastrop.org
September Sunday
Recognitions
9/02 Labor Day - Work Clothes
9/09 Remember 9/11 - Uniforms
9/16 Bring a Friend to Church
9/23 Educator Sunday
9/30 Sunday Camp Meeting
9:30 am Sunday School
10:30 am Old Fashioned Service
Guest Speaker - Alberta Shelton
Speaking on Israel/Palestine
Covered Dish Lunch
Continue Israel/Palestine study
We are rolling out our
Fall Christian Children's
After School Program
for all children grades 1-5
- FREE -
Art Classes
Liturgical Dance
Children's Choir
Guitar Lessons
All our children's programs begin
with snacks and recreation, then
focus on music, art and dance.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 154, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 2007, newspaper, September 1, 2007; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252404/m1/3/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.