First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN) re-cently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Com-mercial Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commercial State Bank, Kingwood, Texas. Subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement, First Financial Bankshares anticipates that the acquisi-tion consideration will con-sist solely of First Financial Bankshares common stock totaling $59.4 million. In addition, prior to closing, Commercial Bancshares, Inc. expects to pay a special divi-dend of approximately $15.6 million to its shareholders, which may be increased or decreased in accordance with

the terms of the definitive agreement. Pending regulato-ry and shareholder approval, the acquisition is expected to be finalized in the first quar-ter of 2018.

The acquisition of Com-mercial State Bank expands First Financial Bankshares, growing Texas footprint into the cities of Kingwood, Fuls-hear, El Campo and Palacios, Texas, all located just outside the Houston metroplex.

"We are very excited about this opportunity to expand our footprint around Hous-ton," said F. Scott Dueser, Chairman, President and CEO of First Financial Bank-shares. "Commercial State Bank is a well-managed bank that has experienced solid growth in assets and earnings

and we believe it has excel-lent growth potential. We are most impressed with their management and board, who

The Port of Palacios has its’ new Port Director.The Commissioners of the Matagorda County

Navigation District #1 returned from Executive Session at last week’s regular monthly meeting with the unanimous approval to offer the position of Port Director to Victor Martinez, Jr., with an an-nual salary of $65,000 plus other standard benefits, on a preliminary 6:month probation period, with employment to begin next Thurs. (Nov. 1).

Upon receiving the offer, Martinez promptly ac-cepted.

Martinez is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, having spent much of his Coast Guard ca-reer managing human resources activities, includ-ing payroll, benefits, budgeting and purchasing for three USCG offices across the country. He also

helped to manage USCG resources and response during the Deep Water Horizon response efforts in the Gulf Coast region, cleanup efforts in North-ern California after the 2012 Japanese Tsunami and during Hurricane Katrina. Martinez was most recently employed with Alcoa World Alumina in Point Comfort where he was employed in the finance department. Martinez and his family cur-rently reside in Ganado.

The Commissioners will welcome Martinez aboard on Nov. 1 and look forward to a smooth transition with assistance from current Port Direc-tor Debbie Morris, who will be retiring before the end of the year.

Port Director Promottion/Development and Operations Reports

• Update on TxDOT Rider 48 Project : The wid-ening and raising of the land bridge on SH35 Busi-

ness between the Port Commercial Center and the harbor has been let and the contractor has said that he plans to begin sometime between Thanksgiving and the end of the year.

• Update on TxDOT Rider 45 Funding Appli-cations: Tom Schmidt and Morris met with Jeff Vinklarek and Allen Migl with TxDOT Yoakum District this week to discuss the Port Commercial Center road project. This was a requirement prior to submitting the project nomination to TxDOT Maritime Division tomorrow for consideration dur-ing the coming months. We did not encounter any “roadblocks” from TxDOT, with the exception of the potential for a TxDOT environmental assess-ment which could put the project into FY2019. One difference is that this project would likely be a local (MCND#1) let, as opposed to a state let (TxDOT).

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■ World Mission Breakfast Sat.

The Church of God of Prophecy, located at 808 9th St., will hold its October World Mission Breakfast on Sat. (Oct. 28) from 8 - 11 a.m. For $8 patrons can enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast featuring pancakes, sau-sage, bacon, scrambled eggs, grits, coffee, juice and famous breakfast strudel. To reserve dine-in space or to place a to-go order, please call 972-6262 on the day of the event.

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PALACIOS resident Emmett Greene might be a cat with nine lives. Greene, an avid motorcylist on his Harley, was travelling north bound on Henderson Ave. near the Palacios High School, when a Toyota Camry driven by 17-year old Anthony Luna abruptly turned in front of Greene’s motorcyle as he attempeted to turn onto Hornet Drive. Greene was lucky to avoid serious injury as his Harley was toppled over upon impact. Greene, a retired Palacios Police Officer, was shot in the line of duty back in 1989’s shooting of Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Jack Dooley at the Police Station. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)

PISD student brought BB gun to East Side Intermediate

The Palacios High School Marching Band will have a public per-formance of this year’s marching routine, Letters From War on the football Sharks’ open date this Fri. (Oct. 27) at 6 p.m. from Shark Stadium. Admis-sion is free.

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show Friday

Boys & Girls Club’s Monstrous 5k Glow by the Bay returns SaturdayStart planning what you

will wear for the “Monstrous 5K Glow by the Bay” sched-uled for Saturday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. The start and finish line is at the city park in Palacios.

Enjoy the music filled course, wear a glowing cos-tume, and light up the night in support of the Boys & Girls Club of Palacios.

The whole family is sure to enjoy this fun filled nighttime experience by walking, stroll-ing, jogging, racing, which-ever way works for you. To add to the excitement, partici-pants are encouraged to dress up in costumes that rock and glow.

The Boys & Girls Club along with participating or-ganizations will provide the children an opportunity to “Trunk or Treat” along the 5K.

Cost for adults, 18 & up, is $20 per person and students, ages 6-17, are $10 per per-son. Palacios Boys & Girls

Hazardous Waste Collection at County Fairgrounds Saturday

The 23rd annual Matagorda County House-hold Hazardous Waste Collection Day will take place from 8 a.m. – 12 noon Oct. 28 at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds.

What is household hazardous waste?Household hazardous waste is any product

labeled toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible or irritant that you are ready to dispose of.

Things to bring: used motor oil; antifreeze; brake/transmission fluid; old diesel/gasoline; pesticides/herbicides/insecticides; pool chemi-

cals; paints/thinners/ household cleaners; drain openers; stain removers; furniture polish/wood preservatives; cooking oil; batteries; old ap-pliances; tires (limit of 8 and NO semi/tractor tires); products labeled “Warning/Caution/Poi-son”; e-waste (computers/printers/cellphones).

There will be free paper shredding by Baycel FCU to avoid identity theft, with a limit of six boxes (15x12.5x10) per household.

For more information about the Hazardous Waste Collection Day call 979-244-2717.

Palacios Independent School District had a minor incident on its hands last week after a student at Pala-cios’ East Side Intermediate campus brought a BB gun to school.

On last Wed. (Oct. 18) a student at the campus in-formed his teacher of the in-cident involving the air-rifle, a prohibited item.

In a release to parents that day, PISD said the prohibited item was confiscated and the student was questioned by the campus administrator. At no time were students in staff in any danger.

Good news continues to flow from the Pa-lacios Economic Development Corp. (PEDC) Board of Directors’ meeting, with a pair of major projects continuing to move forward.

As for the prospective hotel, the glow on the horizon continues to grow brighter.

“The project is moving forward,” PEDC Executive Director Mike Ferdinand stated. “The investors and hotel developers had an excellent meeting two weeks ago and were able to come together with a preliminary working agreement and are starting to move forward and put the financial component to-gether.”

After a stay in executive session, the Board

made approved the motion to authorize Fer-dinand and PEDC President Mary crocker to execute a real estate sales contract as final amended and approved.

Of the action, Ferdinand added, “We are at a point where our legal counsel has developed a sales agreement to sell real property to the investment group that is developing the ho-tel.”

“What we will do is forward the draft on for review and if it is accepted, we are to the point of executing that document and in turn, preparing the document for the sale of the property from the City.”

Apparel ManufacturerFerdinand again took the lead in the discus-

sion and said, “We are starting to take the next

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Codes saved homes in Port AransasPORT ARANSAS: If you’ve noticed that Hurricane

Harvey tended not to do much damage to newer buildings in Port Aransas, there’s a reason for that. City officials and builders say that modern construction methods, many of them designed specifically for high-wind events, prevented many houses from blowing away. Codes require metal ties that fasten rafters to studs, strengthening the overall struc-ture. Also required are “all-threads” - long metal rods that tie pieces of lumber together within walls. This is not to say that all of the older homes in Port Aransas were de-stroyed by the Aug. 25 hurricane. But, as a rule, structures were more likely to emerge largely unscathed if they were built sometime in the past 20 years or so, when more strin-gent building codes were enacted to help ensure houses would be more likely to stand up to hurricane-force winds. - Port Aransas South Jetty

150th anniversary of Yellow Fever EpidemicLA GRANGE: One hundred-fifty years ago this fall,

La Grange suffered its greatest natural disaster when more than 200 townspeople died of yellow fever. Between 15 and 20 percent of La Grange’s population died during the epidemic. As mosquitos spread the virus from one person to the next, citizens fled for their lives and La Grange be-gan to feel like a ghost town. Businesses were shuttered and those who remained to care for the sick faced a severe shortage of food. At the height of the epidemic there were so many deaths that people were buried in simple wood boxes and placed in mass graves. A historical marker has been placed in the Old La Grange City Cemetery to mark the anniversary of the tragic event. - The Banner-Press

Local rancher opens dairy goat farmSATURN: As rancher Kelly Allen prepares to start his

new dairy goat farm on his 102-acre spread in the Saturn area, he says he expects it to be a top-notch facility that will hopefully see a lot of business. Ideally, Allen would like to have milk as well as three different cheeses avail-able for the market, including chevre, feta and possibly ricotta. “There’s no other goat dairy in the area,” Allen said during a tour of the farm. “There used to be one near Flato-nia, but it’s been gone for a while now.” Allen will be farm-ing Saanen goats, originally from Switzerland, which he acquired from a breeder in North Texas. “We won’t have any milk until February when the doelings get here, and we won’t have cheese until March 1, when our licenses go into effect.” - The Gonzales Inquirer

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• TAMUCC Oyster Resource & Re-covery Center : “We had a very success-ful lease workshop with a group from Texas A&M University AgriLife on Oc-

tober 5th,” Morris said. “Port Attorney Isidro Castanon and I will review the draft lease terms with the Commission-ers in Executive Session.”

• TP&WD Boating Access Grant Proj-ect : “We have received approval on the final design for this project as well as a Notice to Proceed,” Morris said. “We are in the process of clearing the parking area of storage leases in order to make way for the project to kick off late this year.”

• Storm Recovery : Morris said, “We are working with FEMA and the Matagorda County Auditor to begin the claim process for expenses incurred with debris removal on our prop-erties, as well as repairs to be done as a result of flood dam-age. We have a meeting with FEMA here next Wednesday to review that process. We anticipate that this will take a couple of months to enter the information into the data-base and work with FEMA to maximize reimbursement to the District.”

Port Maintenance ReportMaintenance Report was given byJose

Ortiz, maintenance contractor.• GLO/Bilge Water Facility: Total

of 22 pump-outs resulting in 9,450 gallons of bilge water. Had Mid-state Environmen-tal come in on Oct. 18 to remove ap-proximately 2,000

gallons of oil. Horizon Environ-mental came in on Sept. 14 to re-claimed approxi-mately 10,000 gal-lons of bilge water. Repaired 2 inch suction hose on GLO facility com-pressor. Repaired strainer basket on GLO trailer and also installed an air chuck adapter to make trailer more efficient.

• Maintenance repairs: Worked on sewer backup at MEC diesel shop. Serviced lift stations at col-

lege facility and also MEC diesel shop. Repaired gate opener at MEC remote opener. Burned burn pile at MEC. Back-filled storm washout areas at Po-Boys Seafood (20 yards of limestone). As-sisted Dornak Overhead on roll-up door installs (storm damage). Spread lime-stone at W&W Dock north parking lot area. Checked A/C filters at port office. Repaired electrical conduit on H dock caused by storm. Weekly inspections on all recreational docks. Ran our spill response boat to check that everything is operational. Met with Matt Glaze to

finalize Mercer water project at MEC. Performed random inspections on ship-yard bulkhead project.

• Incidents: No reportable incidents.Port Lease Activity

New leases: 1 New recreational lease in TB#3; 1 Renewed commercial slip lease; 1 Commercial Building Lease

B, C, D, & E Dock 13 occupied out of 13 - 100% occupancy

F & G Dock 14 occupied out of 15 - 93% occupancy

Approved ItemsThe commissioners also approved the

following items:Taking No Action on the sale of the

Jensen Property since there were no bids received for either section.

Accepting the highest bid of the 2 bids received ($20) from the TBE for the sale of a 1980 Eastward Ho 24 23 fiberglass sailboat, TX 7390 ZC, which was ac-quired by the MCND#1 in lieu of pay-ment due.

Letter of Agreement for Harry Af-adapa & Assoc., P.C. to provide finan-cial audit services to the MCND#1 for FY2017.

A Treasury Management Resolution between MCND#1 and Prosperity Bank (our managing depository bank).

An ACH Origination Agreement be-tween MCND#1 and Prosperity Bank.

A bid package prepared by Urban En-gineering to be advertised for the reim-bursement grant from TPWD Boating Access Program.

Amending FY2017 Budget by trans-ferring $2,000.00 from Operating Sup-plies Expense Account to the Legal Notices & Operational Advertising Ac-count.

Executive SessionThe following items were on the

agenda for discussion during executive session:

Lease of property at TSMEC;Discussion on proposed activity on

Jensen Property;Discussion and review of

MCND#1 policy concerning certain structures on leased properties;

Personnel-Port Director po-sition;

and Action regarding hiring Port Director.

Next MeetingThe next Regular Board

Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 16 at 2 p.m. at the Port Adminis-tration Building.

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The student will be subject to the Student Code of Con-duct and appropriate laws which govern prohibited items on school property.

The District urged par-ents to discuss the incident with their child and empha-size that is against the law

to bring prohibited items of any kind to school, and also to emphasize the importance of notifying an adult immedi-ately if there is a prohibited item at school.

“The safety and security of our students and staff will al-ways remain top priority for Palacios ISD and we never take any situation which may affect this priority lightly,” PISD Superintendent Dr. Al-exandro Flores said.

“Unfortunately, one of our students made a mistake in judgment by bringing in a BB gun to our East Side campus. Although, it was not utilized to hurt anyone or make a any threat of violence, it is still considered a prohibited item and this student will now have to face the appropriate consequences and disciplin-ary action.”

Flores added, “Please know that PISD will remain vigilant and transparent any-time these kinds of incidents occur so that our community remains educated, informed, and above all, safe at all times.”

THE Commissioners of the Matagorda County Navi-gation District #1 approved a resolution to commend and render approved the payment of $5,000 to the Palacios Volunteer Fire Deptartment for their contin-ued services to the Port of Palacios and to all Port tenants and boat owners who operate from the Port. (Beacon Photo by Terry Mosier)

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ARRESTSJose Luis Arteaga, 58, 1015 Magnus-

son Ave, was arrested in the 1000 block of Magnusson Ave at 2:42 a.m. on Oct. 13. Public Intoxication.

Emanuel Jamal Manrriquez, 19, 307 Miller Lane, was arrested in the 300 block of Miller Lane at 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 14. Pos-session of Marijuana.

INCIDENTSTheft Against Elderly Individual: Fol-

low-up investigation at 8:00 a.m. on Oct. 13 revealed problem resolved by family members. No charges filed.

Possession of Controlled Substance: Narcotics were recovered during a traffic stop in the 6000 block of Highway 35 at 6:36 p.m. on Oct. 13.

False Report to Peace a Officer: Of-ficers were dispatched to the 800 block of Henderson Ave at 1:34 a.m. on Oct. 15 in reference to a reported stabbing/fight.

Counterfeiting: Officer was dispatched

to Commercial State Bank at 1:00 p.m. on Oct. 18 in reference to counterfeiting.

Criminal Mischief: Officer was dis-patched to the 300 block of Commerce St. at 4:50 p.m. on Oct. 19 in reference to criminal mischief.

Individuals listed have been arrested and/or charged with an offense. Inclusion in this report does not imply that the person is guilty of any crime. The following are offense and arrest reports submitted by the Palacios Police Dept. to the Palacios Beacon as of noon Friday.

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Officers from the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office, Bay City Police Dept., and the Palacios Po-lice Dept. conducted a Narcotic Investigation which obtained infor-mation that led to a major drug ar-rest. On Oct. 6 at around 11:45pm, a traffic stop was made by the Bay City Police Dept. in the 1600 block of Ave. F in Bay City. As a result of the traffic stop and subsequent investigation, 1248 grams of meth-amphetamine was seized along with 50 tab-lets of ecstasy, a felony amount of Synthetic Marijuana, and a felony amount of Xanax. Also seized was $350.00 in cash and a pistol. Three people were arrested as a result of this combined investigation. Austin James Sell-ers age 27, Joshua Dale Lenard age 31, and Stephen Thomas Flores age 20 were arrested

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As flu season approaches, the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated now to protect themselves from get-ting the flu.

“The flu vaccine causes your body to make antibodies to fight influenza, but it takes about two weeks for this to happen. So, it’s important to get the flu vaccine early, be-fore influenza hits your com-munity,” said Dr. Jennifer Shuford, DSHS Infectious Disease Medical Officer. “By getting the flu vaccine every year, you can help protect yourself from influenza, and thereby prevent spreading it to vulnerable people in your

family or community.” It is especially important

for people with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children, older adults, and the people who live with them to get vaccinated in order to minimize the risk of devel-oping serious complications from the flu. Family mem-bers and others around babies should get vaccinated to pro-tect the babies and themselves since infants under 6 months of age cannot get vaccinated.

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Feathered Fridays was held this past Friday. Bob Fried-richs lead the group. They saw 63 species of birds...and some other wildlife! According to Bob, the best bird was probably the Yellow Warbler. The most fun for us were 4

Americans Bitterns and 4 Vermilion Flycatchers. We couldn't drive all the way to the end of the ICWW; too much debris in the road. The other highlight was momma and kit Bob-cat along back road...pho-tos included here. Great day! To see the entire list of species seen that day, please go to the ebird web-site.

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step in applying for various programs required to move this project forward,” per-taining to abatement requests from the City and the County.

“The project would submit the tax abatement applica-tion to the PEDC,” Ferdinand added, “And a cost analy-sis would be done to see if

the City would receive more than they are giving up in the abatement.”

“They are continuing to collect and research the worker component, and they are more comfortable on that aspect with the work of Workforce Solutions and the Palacios Community Hub.”

The number of employees for the project has increased and when the final numbers of the revised platform is in, Ferdinand said his office would, “share more informa-tion when it becomes avail-able”.

Ferdinand declared it a ma-

jor step but with more to go.Asked if Palacios was still

competing with another loca-tion, Ferdinand said yes but “I think they are really giving us a serious and real look”.

Office RemodelThe Directors approved

accepting the bid of $29,600 from Parker Construction in Wharton to remodel the PEDC Office. The bid will go on to the City Council for fi-nal approval.

Nominating CommitteeThe Directors approved to

appoint Mary Crocker, Bob Van Borssum and Robert Garrett to the Nominating Committee to suggest nomi-nees to replace outgoing Di-rectors Crocker and Leland Singer.

Next MeetingThe next meeting of the

PEDC Board of Directors will be held Nov. 15 at 1:15 p.m. at the PEC Office, lo-cated at 420 Main St.

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5 YEARS AGO-2012The fightin’ Palacios Shark Band received a #1 rating for

the overall competition at the Edna Marching Band Festival and finished 2nd in their class. The PHS Drum Line won Top 2A Drum Line and the Color Guard was awarded Top 2A Color Guard.

The junior varsity Sharks blanked Hempstead’s Bobcats 26-0 behind a vaunted defensive effort led by Henry Molina.

Selected as PHS TAFE Club’s ‘Good Apple’ Educators of the Month were Nellie Claybourn and Debbie Poessel.

20 YEARS AGO-1997Lorraine Lopez was crowned the 1997 PHS Homecom-

ing Queen.PISD decided to seek acquisition of a .62 acre parcel of

land by the Ag shop.Danielle Rose Galvan was second alternate in the 2-3

Year Old Division of the Halo Productions National Pageant held in Houston.

25 YEARS AGO-1992Texas brown shrimp harvest was off 37-percent from the

past five year average.Gaynell Byrd was crowned the 1992 PHS Homecoming

Queen.Palacios teacher Susan Somora was injured in a two car

accident in the 300 block of Henderson.Gary Haynes scored two TDs to lead the Sharks to a 29-

14 win over Stafford and stay in the play off hunt.30 YEARS AGO-1987

Marilyn Aguilar was crowned the 1987 PHS Homecom-

ing Queen.“Eyes of Texas” anchor Ron Stone congratulated Bob

and Raleigh Huebner for their contributions in organizing the Matagorda County Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

PISD Supt. Bill Reeves received a plaque from PHS Class of ’62 president Russell Corporon in memory of classmate W.L. Hamlin who was killed in Vietnam in 1967.

Twelve members of the Class of 1937 attended a reunion at East Side Annex which formerly housed the old high school.

35 YEARS AGO-1982Wanda Garcia was crowned the 1982 PHS Homecom-

ing Queen.Three burglaries and a theft of a dog were investigated

by the Palacios Police Department.40 YEARS AGO-1977

Susan Kubala of Midfield was nominated as a candidate for the 1977 Homecoming Queen at WCJC.

The Van Vleck Leopards returned a punt 60 yards in the last two minutes to defeat the Palacios 8th Grade Hornets, 16-12.

50 YEARS AGO-1967Glenn Kocurek was the recipient of the Gold Star Boys

Award at the 4-H Banquet.Spec. 4 Robert Dillard, wounded near the Cambodian

border on Feb. 6, was presented a Purple Heart while re-covering at Brooks Hospital in San Antonio.

55 YEARS AGO-1962The Sharks were knocked from the undefeated ranks

after falling to Sweeny.60 YEARS AGO-1957

Winds reached nearly 75-mph in an electrical storm that damaged roofs, and uprooted trees.

65 YEARS AGO-1952Dr. N.E. Runyon was appointed to head a committee

to arrange a forthcoming Chamber of Commerce banquet.70 YEARS AGO-1947

The grand opening of the Western Auto Store on Main Street was held.

75 YEARS AGO-1942J.K. Perry donated his building on the corner of Com-

merce and 4th St. to be used as a Red Cross sewing room.Withdrawl of the Salvation Army as operating agency

for the local USO came as a surprise.Mrs. G.C. McDonald was elected Garden Club president.

80 YEARS AGO-1937The J.D. Munds family moved here from Oklahoma.Sunshine Barrett was elected secretary of the Junior Class.A recent housing report showed Palacios had living

quarters for about 800 families.90 YEARS AGO-1927

The Crawford Packing Company shipped out their second load of canned shrimp.

95 YEARS AGO-1922Jack Sisson was elected president of the PHS Athletic

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Letters ToThe EditorHalftime show not one to miss....Dear Editor,

Here’s to the Palacios High School Band. What a fine job they did at half-time during the last home game. Looking forward to the community performance com-ing up. Those of you who missed seeing it should go. The students did a fine job with the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Popham. I’m grateful for all the years they have given our high school band.

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