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THE newly dedicated Historic Texas Cemetery Marker at Partain Cemetery.

■ Kids 5-9 Nature & Art at Museum

The City by the Sea Museum will host Na-ture & Art with 5-9 year olds on Fri. (July 23) from 9 -11 a.m. at the Museum, located at 401 Commerce. Class cost is $10 per student, with class limited to 10 students. For more info call 361-972-1148.

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Seawall Commission beach replenishment awaits go-ahead

PISD Trustees , hire architect nix uniforms at junior high

PEDC Hwy. 35 sewerline project gets underway

■ Movie Night at Museum Fri. featuring “The Goonies”

The Palacios Area Historical Association will be hosting a series of family movie nights at the City by the Sea Museum, located at 401 Commerce. and will kick off with the movie ‘The Goonies’ on Friday, July 23 at 7 p.m. So, bring your favorite snacks and drink. Popcorn and water will be provided.

A Historic Texas Cemetery Marker (HTC) dedication was held for the Par-tain Cemetery in Blessing on July 10, which received designation in 2020. The family cemetery was established in 1857. It is the resting place of seven Partain family members including Rob-ert Abner Partain, the last pastor of the Tres Palacios Baptist Church and the first pastor of the First Baptist Church in Bay City.

The Jones-Jackson Cemetery in Pledger recently received HTC desig-nation due to the efforts of the Jones-Jackson Cemetery Family Association.

The MCHC Cemetery Committee is currently updating surveys of the Afri-can American cemeteries in Matagorda County. Those surveys are available on the county TXGenWeb site.

One of the responsibilities of the MCHC is to research and apply for the historical markers seen around the coun-ty. There are currently over 100 markers with two more approved in 2020, James Wilmer Dallam in Matagorda Cemetery and Linnie Roberts Elementary School in Bay City.

The MCHC has applied for four additional markers in 2021, includ-ing Harmon Jerome McAllister–H.J. McAllister Junior High School in Bay City, West Side Elementary Mexican

American School in Palacios, James Henry Selkirk in Matagorda Cemetery and Emmons-Cairnes-Mike's on Main building in Palacios.

The Matagorda County Historical Commission received a 2020 Distin-guished Service Award (DSA) from the Texas Historical Commission. The DSA recognizes yearly county historical commissions that demonstrate excep-tional service to preserve the heritage of Texas.

Read more about Matagorda County history at the Matagorda County Histo-ry Facebook page at https://www.face-book.com/groups/549648912296060 and the TXGenWeb site at: http://usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/

The July 13 City Council Regular Meeting was preceded by a workshop to discuss the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget, Liaison Ap-pointments to Committees, and review appli-cations for the Charter Review Committee.

Much discussion was devoted to the re-quested budget, which is less than last year’s, however, no tax information has been re-ceived from the Tax Assessor and the budget must be submitted before that information is received. But, the budget can be amended af-ter that time.

Councilmember Schulman again asked for a “No New Tax Rate” which would be calcu-lated to ensure that property taxes won’t in-crease due to increasing property valuations.

Council LiasionsLiaison Appointments to Committees

made for new council members are Chip Woolf - Planning and Zoning, Mayor Chau - Pavilion, and Raylynn Samora - Housing Authority.

Charter Review CommissionCouncil continues to wait on several Char-

ter Review Committee applications.Presentations

Police Chief Milton Rivera presented plaques of recognition to several Palacios Po-lice Department officers and citizens for their service on the 4th of July and helping with the set-up of the American Veterans Travel-ing Tribute Wall.

Visitor/Citizen ForumJanelle Sosa, who lives on Commerce

School may be out for stu-dents but, the Board of Trust-ees and administration of Pa-lacios ISD will be working all summer planning for the upcoming school year and beyond.

Student Dress Code Revised

Parents in Palacios will have one less thing for their teens and pre-teens to moan and groan about, as man-dated khaki, black, red and white attire at Palacios Junior High is a thing of the past.

PISD Trustees approved a new Student Dress Code which now establishes a dis-trict-wide code with campus specific additions.

Central Elementary Grades (Pre-K - 2): Sleeveless shirts may be worn and must be two inches in width over the shoulders. Appropriate shoes with backs shall be worn.

Thong shoes and high heels are prohibited. Tennis shoes are required for PE.

East Sid Intermediate (Grades 3-5): Follow the PISD Dress Code

Palacios Junior High (Grades 6,7,8): Shoes must have a closed toe and back.

Palacios High School (Grades 9-12): Students are permitted to wear shoes with no backs.

Architect hiredThe Trustees approved an

architect contract for the dis-trict’s new campuses with Parkhill.

Trustees also approved the program manager contract for the project with Rice & Gardner Consultants, Inc.

Public CommentsAt last Monday’s meeting

Delani Filip, an occupational therapy student pursuing her doctorate degree, introduced the board to Unified Cham-

Filling in for Matt Glaze, Urban Engineerings’ Tom Schmidt reported at last Wednesday’s Meeting of the Commissioners of the Matagorda County-Palacios Seawall Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife De-partment is uncharacteristi-cally holding up the Boat Access Grant, requiring a bi-ological assessment that can be put in the grant budget.

Not wanting the Seawall Commission to foot the bill Schmidt stated, “They have the money for it, but it takes

longer.”Schmidt reminded Charles

Rhoades that Rhoades Land leveling has a Dec. 21, 2021 deadline to complete the Jen-sen Point Repair Project and reported the permit for the South Bay Beach Replenish-ment Project for the section of beach between the groins on the east side of Fourth St. Pier should be “any day now.”

Charles Rhoades reported the Jeff Beal Property at 329 E. Bayshore Dr./Grassy Point is done, and a discussion of how to repair or replace the

Partain Cemetery receives HTC Marker

BY ALAN C. SCHULMANPalacios Beacon - Reporter

Work has begun on the Hwy. 35 busi-ness sewer line replacement project of the Palacios Economic Development Corporation. (PEDC).

The project will construct approxi-mately 1,575 linear feet of 12-inch sewer line along the southbound lanes of Hen-derson Ave. (Hwy. 35) from 10th St. to 7th St. and 1,000 feet north onto 7th St.

Customers along the route will be tied into the new lines as work progresses.

Beneficiaries of the proejct include a total of nine new and or future businesses, along with current residential residences, and lays critical infrastructure for future developments.

JTM Construction of Houston is han-dling the project being awarded the bid, not to exceed $235,000, earlier this year.

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PALACIOS Police Chief Milton Rivera bestowed certificates of appreciation for helping set up the AVTTW to: Clyde Oliver, Pam Oliver, Stephanie Johnson, Erica Nemes, Chris Vandenberg and Thomas Dillon, Jr. (Beacon Photo by Alan Schulman)

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St., addressed the city about flooding and stated, “Talking with surrounding neighbors, as long as they’ve been there, whenever it rains they’re not able to flush their toilets. It’s been neglected for too long.” Several residents who live on 12th St. also described the flooding that occurs in their area.

Sharon Trainor alerted council and City Manager David Kocurek that she has found five fire hydrants cov-ered with plastic that she believes are non-functional. Kocurek said he would have them inspected immediately.

Funds available for housing assistance

City Treasurer Tammy McDonald gave a Housing Assistance Program Update stating, “Several residents have qualified but we have not had a huge turnout, so if you need housing assistance, if you’re behind on your mortgage, we have $300,000 to help people.”

Approved Items

Council ap-proved the hire of Gunda Corpora-tion to review and update the City of Palacios Code of Ordinances.

Council ap-proved the first reading of the a Resolution of the City approving the resolution of the Board of the Pala-cios Economic De-

velopment Corporation re-garding a loan amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for the construction of an additional airport hangar on a 4-3 vote.

There will be a second vote at the next regular Council meeting on Tues. (July 27).

Approved Items.Also approved were Ac-

cepting the City of Palacios Quarterly Investment Report as of June 30, 2021, Accept-ing the City of Palacios Quar-terly Financial Statement as of June 30, 2921, Minutes of the June 22, 2021 Regular Council Meeting, Minutes of the June 29, 2021 Special Council Meeting, and Ex-cuse the absence of Mayor Chau from that meeting.

Next MeetingThe next Regular City

Council Meeting will be on July 27 at 6:00 p.m.

Port A home prices hitting record high PORT ARANSAS: The prices for homes, condos and

townhouse in Port Aransas have reached an all-time high, according to a May report from the Corpus Christi As-sociation of Realtors (CCAR). The figure is based on a metric used to measure the cost of residential properties in town called the median price, which is $525,000 for the Month of May. This would mean half of the sales in May were priced above $525,000 while the other half was priced below that number. At the same time of year, the median price in Port Aransas was $431,250 in 2020, $409,500 in 2019, and $357,450 in 2018, according to Keith McMullen, a broker for Port Aransas Realty. As the value of homes has increased, the inventory has gone low with the CCAR reporting an inventory of 1.8 months. A year prior, the inventory was 9.6 months. The inventory refers to how long it takes to sell property listings. - Port Aransas South Jetty

Failing well prompts $4.2-million repair planEL CAMPO: A city water well near failure and pro-

posed improvements to the wastewater treatment plant prompted council’s unanimous approval of a $4.22 million non-voter approved bond. Utility rates will be rising as a result. The rate hike will be applied next fiscal year as the city prepares to use the funds. The anticipated increase will involve lowering the base rate from 2,500 gallons to 2,000 gallons with the cost rising from $13 per month to $13.25. Each additional 1,000 gallons is recommended to rise from $2.98 to $3.08. The recommended increase on the sewer base is 10 cents from $14.25 to $14.35 per month with the volume rate rising from $4.50 per 1,000 gallons to $4.60. City Manager Courtney Sladek stated, “The well is in criti-cal condition and the well will fail within two years if we don’t act.” - El Campo Leader-News

Driver nets 20 years for 6th DWIANDERSON: A habitual driving while intoxicated

(DWI) offender, Justin Smith, was given a 20-year prison sentence Monday. On Sept. 25, 2019, Smith was arrested by Department of Public Safety Trooper Dylan Duke on Texas State Hwy 6 near Navasota for DWI and posses-sion of a controlled substance. A blood test administered at the time of arrest indicated Smith had numerous drugs in his system. Smith had five previous DWI convictions on his record. This conviction was enhanced due to him being a habitual offender and having served prior prison sentences. Smith pled guilty and was sentenced to 20 years. - The Navasota Examiner

PALACIOS Police Cpl. Marshall Johnson (pictured above) was recognized with a Commenda-tion Medal by Police Chief Milton Rivera. Officer Erik Johnson was named Officer of the Quarter.

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May sales tax rebate num-bers reflect a hiccup in an upward trend for the year as more area cities received less in rebates than in the same month in 2020, however, 10 of 13 area cities’ year-to-date rebate figures are up from last year. Meanwhile, Pa-lacios showed around a 13 percent improvement in both categories.

The big winner for the month was Sweeny, up over 44 percent for the month, while El Campo was up over 21 percent year-to-date.

The State Comptroller’s Office collects sales tax and distributes rebates to cities, transit systems, and taxing districts monthly.

The following are rebates to 13 area cities for May 2021 and May 2020, with percent-age change in parentheses, and Year-to-date 2021, Year-to-date 2020, with percent-age change in parentheses.

Bay City: $537,818 ($592,988) (-9.30%) $3,766,658 ($3,768,813)

(-0.05%) East Bernard: $45,150 ($51,332) (42.04%) $291,573 ($314,445) (-7.27%) Edna: $109,472 ($123,682) (-11.48%) $781,556 ($745,598) (4.82%) El Campo: $430,139 ($421,060) (2.15%) $3,142,541 ($2,596,222) (21.04%) Ganado: $35,464 ($35,704) (-0.67%) $287,379 ($297,308) (-3.33%) La Ward: $655 ($984) (-33.48%) $7,793 ($7,305) (6.68%) Pa-lacios: $74,862 ($66,478) (12.61%) $478,343 ($423,291) (13.00%) Point Comfort: $17,196 ($13,192) (23.42%) $143,413 ($127,917) (12.11%) Port Lavaca: $294,843 ($266,059) (10.81%) $2,018,556 ($1,878,430) (7.45%) Seadrift: $23,545 ($24,547) (-4.07%) $162,385 ($139,641) (16.28%) Swee-ny: $58,406 ($40,421) (44.49%) $413,410 ($379,237) (9.01%) West Co-lumbia: $90,433 ($100,297) (-9.83%) $650,411 ($583,292) (11.50%) Whar-ton: $204,980 ($204,435) (0.26%) $1,538,527 ($1,309,257) (17.51%).

The typed recipes for entries into the Rice Dish Round-Up Contest are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, in the Matagorda County Extension Office, 2200 7th Street, 3rd Floor, Bay City. Recipes must be

pre-entered by Aug. 25 to participate in the contest on August 31st. For Questions or a copy of the Recipe Entry Form, call Gabrielle Kanu or Michelle Immenhauser at 979-245-4100.

Recipes due Aug. 25 for Rice Dish Round-Up

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• Palacios Police Reports • • Texas Senate News • Senate passes full agenda in first week of special sessionBY RICHARD LEERichard.Lee@senate.texas.gov

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Our Poker in Palacios Fundraiser held on July 10th was a great success because of our wonderful sponsors,

donors, and great volunteers. The Palacios Chamber of Commerce

would like to say a special “Thank You”!

You are greatly appreciated!

REDFISH SPONSOR• STP Nuclear Operating Company • Palacios EDC • City of Palacios

• Clyde’s Custom Works • First Financial Bank

TROUT SPONSOR• Green Brothers Jewelers • Subway • K Garcia Trawlers

• McDonald Equipment • OQ Chemicals • Lemur Express #1• Waste Connections

KEEPER SPONSORS• Double J Saddlery • Centerpoint Energy • Glazer Beer & Spirits• Palacios Dental Center • United Ag • Sonic Drive In of Palacios

• Texas Coastal Properties • Fishville Trading Post • Bay City Realty• VonDerAu Ford • Judge Nate & Sharyl McDonald • Tran’s Restaurant

DONORS• A&A Bar-B-Que • Harbor Spirits Liquor Store • Lowe’s Pay & Save

• Palacios Auto & Towing

DOOR PRIZES, SILENT AUCTION & BUCKET RAFFLE

• First Financial Bank • Lynn Construction • James Kubecka Insurance • Carolyn Kubecka • Peaceful Pelican/Paula Whitney • Chef Ruth • Tran’s Restaurant

• Glazer Beer & Spirits • Stanley-Fisher House / Rik & Peggy Stanley • Subway• Friends of the Chamber • Bobby Seiferman for County Judge • First State Bank

• 5th Day Guide Service-Capt. Louis Rush • Mike’s on Main • Brandi Duran• Clyde’s Custom Works/Clyde & Pam Oliver • Sally Kurtz • Gary & Sandra Lox

• County Judge Nate & Sharyl McDonald • Old Main Bookstore • Pierce Real Estate • David & Lori King • Gateway Mortgage /Teri Treadway • Gary & Sandra Lox

• Palacios Dental • Palacios Beacon • Friends of Outrigger • Weed’s Sweet Shoppe • Ginger Potts • Mad Batter Cheesecakes • SOLart Designs- Marisol Gonzales

• J Welch Farms - Barbara Corporon • Shirley Shaddock, • David Oliver • Vergie Lizotte • Judy Chavez • State Farm- Robert Knox • Lowe’s Pay & Save

• State Farm- Scott Kiser • Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

VOLUNTEERSA HUGE THANK YOU to all the volunteers, who were there before,

during and after the event.

We would not be able to do it without you!

The Senate has passed legislation covering all the topics put on the agenda by Governor Greg Abbott in just a few days, but it's un-likely any of them will reach the governor's desk after opponents to a proposed election bill broke quorum in the House, leaving that chamber unable to conduct business. They headed to Washington, DC to lobby federal lawmakers for voting rights legislation they believe would block the Texas proposal, but in the Senate, enough members remained to consider legislation. They did this quickly, conducting committee hearings, debating and voting on all subjects eligible for consider-ation under the session call. "We have now completed the goal of passing every bill on the proclamation in the first week," said Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. "We will stay until there is a quorum in the other chamber so we can conduct business on behalf of the people of Texas."

The author of the Senate version of the elections bill said the rhetoric against the bill is overstated and that his bill would increase voting opportunities while cracking down on bad actors. "This bill is about making it easier to vote and hard to cheat," said Mineola Sen-ator Bryan Hughes. It prohibits counties from setting their own election hours during early voting periods, instead allowing polls to be open for any nine hour period between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. - one hour more than under cur-rent law. It would also ban drive-through vot-ing and soliciting absentee ballot applications from those who aren't eligible to vote by mail in Texas. It prohibits paid vote harvesting, requires camera surveillance in all central ballot count-ing locations, and gives poll watchers more latitude to observe election procedures. It also creates a process by which an absentee ballot can be corrected by a voter if there is an error or disputed signature match.

Wednesday, the Senate passed legislation aimed at reforming the state's bail pro-cedures. Author and Houston Senator Joan Huffman says that the existing system is broken, with dangerous of-fenders being released on minimal bond, putting vio-lent criminals back on the streets and endangering public safety. SB 6 and SJR 3 would ask Texas voters to approve an amendment to the state constitution permit-ting judges to deny bail when clear and convincing evi-dence shows an individual charged with a violent of-

fense represents an ongoing threat to public safety. It also creates a training program for magistrates on setting bail and creates a state-wide database of bail decisions that would be public record. Under the legislation, judges would be aided in these decisions by a new tool that would collate all relevant informa-tion, like the nature of the offense and past criminal history of the defendant, as well as proposed bond conditions.

Other legislation approved by the Senate this week includes:

• SB 2, by Perry, would require athletes at public schools and colleges to compete in sports divisions that corresponds with the biological sex listed on their original birth certificate

• SB 3, by Hughes, would ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools

• SB 4, by Lucio, would ban distribution of abortifacient drugs by mail-order

• SB 5, by Hughes, would create a legal re-course for individuals who feel that they have been banned from social media for express-ing political or religious viewpoints

• SB 7, by Huffman, would authorize a bo-nus annuity check for retired educators

• SB 8, by Bettencourt, would allow home-buyers to qualify for a new home property tax exemption in the year they purchase their home

This session will likely serve as a dry run for a second special session called immedi-ately after the current one ends on August 6. The governor can call as many sessions as he likes and has said he will do so until these bills reach his desk.

Dear Editor,We moved to Palacios eight months ago.This was my husband’s hometown and I spent many

summers visiting family as well. Palacios has always been home to both of us.

I am so very thankful to the Palacios Community Med-ical Center and staff.

Three months after moving here, I fell and injured my shoulder. Thank goodness the hospital was across the street.

I was given top notch medical care with a smooth tran-sition through triage, admission, care and discharge.

Since June 1st, I have had the honor of volunteering as a Blue Belle and witnessing first hand the impact and needs being met daily at the Medical Center.

I want to thank everyone responsible for making this great facility possible. I am so very proud to have such an institution in our town that serves so many other sur-rounding cities with excellent patient care.

Minette Feather

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pion Schools stating, “I’m all about being inclusive for children with disabilities in sports.”

She explained, “Uni-fied Champion Schools is a branch of the Special Olym-pics, and it’s basically like a club the school can put to-gether. It’s really beneficial because it helps the kids with disabilities to be included, increases self esteem, and overcome barriers.” She also stated that Special Olympics offers free courses for coach-es and others who want to participate.

PresentationsFederal Funding: Dr. Ju-

lia McMains reported Pala-cios ISD “will continue to

receive the federal funding that we receive every year,” and briefly noted what those funds are used for, eg; Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title V, technical career education, etc.

McMains also reported the GT (Gifted and Talented) Policy has been updated.

Approved ItemsThe Consent Agenda,

which consists of Meeting Minutes, Changes in the Tax Roll, and Employee Resig-nations, was approved, along with GT Policy.

Trustees also approved the 2021-22 District Compen-sation Plan and announced plans for a Girls Athletic Co-ordinator, and CTE Vehicle

Purchase.Reports to the Board

Business Reports, consist-ing of Monthly Financial Re-ports and Monthly Summary of Bills, were presented to the Board.

Superintendents ReportsDr. Bill Chapman an-

nounced the need to schedule Upcoming Budget Work-shops prior to the Budget Adoption Meeting on Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m., and present-ed a TASB Update,

A Budget Workshop fol-lowed the meeting.

Next MeetingThe next meeting of the

Board of Trustees will be on Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m.

steel doors on the South Bay restroom took place, with no solution reached.

Inspector’s ReportSeawall Inspector Larry

Lanfear submitted the fol-lowing:

Bay Front Walkway: AEP installed new LED street-lights on both sides of the Sixth St. Boat Ramp.

There has been no progress on repairing the five AEP lights out at the Pavilion.

There has been no prog-ress on the broken rail on the handrail at the Baptist En-campment.

One of the streetlight poles that light the walkway in the beach area is loose at the base. AEP has been notified.

There are four lights not burning on the walkway. AEP has been notified and are waiting until the ground dries up.

First Street Pier: There is one area light not burning.

East Bay Boat Ramp: No progress on repairs to the breakwater deck.

Beal Bulkhead: Rhoades

has completed the new bulk-head at the Beal Property.

Carl Park Bulkhead: The plant growth has just

about taken over the finger piers leading to the dock.

Also observed some hand-rail needing replacement.

The bulkhead and walk-way have been under water for over a week. I will in-spect it after the water goes down.

The parking lot is covered

with silt again.Approved Items

Financial Reports from Ellen Dodd, Investment Re-ports from County Treasurer Loretta Griffin, and action on payment of bills were ap-proved.

Next MeetingThe next Meeting of

the Commissioners of the Matagorda County-Palacios Seawall Commission will be on Aug. 11 at 6:00 p.m.

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INCIDENTSInformation: Officers were

dispatched to the 800 block of Johnson Ave at 6:52 p.m. on July 9 in reference to Theft.

Threat: Officers were dis-patched to the Citgo gas station at 2:56 a.m. on July 11 in refer-ence to Threats.

Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse: Officers were called to the 800 block of Rorem Ave at 8:14 a.m. on July 11 for a report of Debit Card Abuse.

Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle: Officer was dispatched to the 1800 block of Peterson St. at 9:59 a.m. on July 11 in ref-erence to a caller who advised her car was stolen.

Duty on Striking Unattend-ed Vehicle: Officer received a report of a collision with a parked unattended police vehicle. Officer made contact with the driver and resolved the issue.

Found Property: A cell phone was found at 7:30 a.m. on July 16 in the 300 block of Henderson Ave.

From the Police ChiefThere is a new identity

theft tactic taking place with delivery services or staged automobile ac-cidents. The charlatans take advantage of identity verification requirements by taking pictures of your driver’s license to perpe-trate identity theft crimes. If someone needs to verify your identity or age, all that is required is a visual verification. Would you please not allow them to take a photograph of your license? The obtained images by the crooks are later used to create fake identity documents with your information to commit other crimes. Br aware and consult with one of your Palacios Police Department Officers if you have any ques-tions at 361-972-3112.

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