Legal Notice – Aug. 20, 2015: Lockhart and Caldwell County (Texas)

The City of Uhland will hold a meeting at 5:30 PM on September 2, 2015 at City Hall, 15 North Old Spanish Trail, Uhland, TX to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2015. The proposed tax rate is 0.213800 per $100 of value.

The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in City of Uhland by 7.979798 percent.

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Th

e Caldwell County Unit Road System is seeking bids for the period beginning October 1, 2015 and terminating September 30, 2016. The following bid items are Aggregate, Asphalt Materials, Flexible Base, Fuel (Regular Unleaded/No. 2 Diesel – Low Sulfur), Oil and Lubricants.

Specifications may be obtained by contacting (512) 398-7269 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Monday thru Friday). The item bid should be clearly marked on the front lower left hand corner of the envelope. Bids should show unit pricing and be submitted to the County Auditor’s Office, Caldwell County Courthouse, located at 110 S. Main St., 3rd floor, or P.O. Box 98, Lockhart, Texas 78644.

The deadline is September 9, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. Bids will be opened in a public meeting of Commissioner’s Court, September 14, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., located at 110 S. Main St., 2nd floor, Lockhart, Texas

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NOTICE OF TAX SALE

STATE OF TEXAS

CALDWELL COUNTY

BY VIRTUE OF TAX WARRANTS

DATED

AUGUST 17, 2015

By virtue of Tax Warrants issued by the District Clerk of Caldwell County, Texas, I have on the 10th day of June, 2015, called to be seized and have taken possession of the hereinafter described property for payment of school and county taxes due and will on the 31st day of August, 2015, beginning at 2:00 o’clock P.M., proceed to sell to the highest bidder, all the right title and interest of the owner of such property, by public auction at the Physical Location of the Mobile Home, Located at 126 Legion Street, Lockhart, Texas 78644, in the C & A Mobile Home Park, Space Number 126, in Caldwell County, Texas, said property being described as follows to-wit:

Tax Warrant No. 15-T-9065, Caldwell County Appraisal District, Et Al vs. Marie Perez, Personal Property consisting of a Manufactured Home, 14 X 70, situated at C & A Park, Space Number 126, with the Situs Address being 126 Legion St., Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. Account No. (31726).

OPEN BID AMOUNT: $5,585.00

Dated at Lockhart, Texas, this the 17th day of August, 2015.

Mary LaPoint, Chief Appraiser acting as the Tax Assessor-Collector for Plaintiff Taxing Jurisdictions

610 San Jacinto St.

Lockhart, Texas 78644

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NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Joyce Marie Chamness, Deceased, were issued on August 11, 2015, in Cause No. 10,036, pending in the County Court at Law of Caldwell County, Texas, to: Dana Lane Chamness.

All persons having claims agains this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Hollis W. Burklund

Attorney at Law

403 W. San Antonio St.

Lockhart, Texas 78644

DATED the 12th day of August, 2015.

Hollis W. Burklund

Attorney for Applicant

State Bar No.: 24006079

403 W. San Antonio St.

Lockhart, TX 78644

Telephone: (512) 398-4045

Facsimile: (512) 398-4046

E-mail: hollis@burklundlaw.com

8/20

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Benjamin H. Chamness, Jr., Deceased, were issued on August 11, 2015, in Cause No. 10,035, pending in the County Court at Law of Caldwell County, Texas, to: Dana Lane Chamness.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Hollis W. Burklund

Attorney at Law

403 W. San Antonio St.

Lockhart, TX 78644

DATED the 12th day of August, 2015.

Hollis W. Burklund

Attorney for Applicant

State Bar No.: 24006079

403 W. San Antonio St.

Lockhart, TX 78644

Telephone: (512) 398-4045

Facsimile: (512) 398-4046

E-mail: hollis@burklundlaw.com

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NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Laverne Arnie, Deceased, were issued on August 11, 2015, in Cause No. 10,034, pending in the County Court at Law of Caldwell County, Texas, to: Donel Arnie.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Alan C. Fielder

Attorney at Law

119 S. Main St.

Lockhart, TX 78644

DATED the 11th day of August, 2015.

Alan C. Fielder

Attorney for Donel Arnie

State Bar No.: 06967000

119 S. Main St.

Lockhart, TX 78644

Telephone: (512) 398-2338

Facsimile: (512) 398-7327

E-mail: acfielder@flowers-mcdowell.com

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NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER

CONSERVATION

DISTRICT

Will Hold a Public Hearing to Receive Public Commet on the Proposed Tax Rate of the District

The Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District will hold a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed tax rate of the District. The Board of Directors will take public comment at this public hearing on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, scheduled at 5:30 p.m. at the Gonzales County Courthouse, Commissioner’s Court Room, Gonzales, Texas 78629. Agenda is as follows:

1. Call to order.
2. President of the Board to make comments
3. Receive comments from the public on the proposed ta rate of the District
4. Adjourn.

Copies of the proposed tax rate are available at the offices of the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District, 920 Saint Joseph, Room 129, Gonzales, TX, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Written comments should be submitted to the General Manager, PO Box 1919, Gonzales, TX 78629 or presented at the hearing. The deadline for submission of written comments is September 8, 2015 at 4 p.m.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OF

GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND

WATER

CONSERVATION

DISTRICT

Proposed Additions and Amendments to the District’s Rules

The Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (the “District”) will hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments on proposed additions and amendments to the rules of the District.

The Board of Directors will take public comments on these proposed rules on September 29, 2015 at the Commissioner’s Courtroom in the Gonzales County Courthouse, Gonzales, Texas. The public hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Agenda is as follows:

1. Call to order.

2. President of the Board to make comments.

3. Receive comments from the public on proposed additions and amendments to the District’s rules.

4. Adjourn.

Copies of the current rules of the District and the proposed amended rules are available at the offices of the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District, 920 St. Joseph, Room 129, Gonzales, TX from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and are also available on the District website.

Written comments should be submitted to the General Manager, P.O. Box 1919, Gonzales, TX 78629 or presented at the hearing. The deadline for submission of written comments is September 29, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER

CONSERVATION

DISTRICT

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

The Directors of the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District will meet in a special called public session on Thursday, September 29, 2015, immediately following the Public Hearing scheduled at 5:30 at the Gonzales County Court House in the Commissioner’s Court Room, Gonzales, Texas.

The agenda is as follows:

1. Call to Order.
2. Discuss and Possibly Take Action on Additions and Amendments to the District’s Rules.
3. Adjourn.

The above agenda schedule represents an estimate of the order for the indicated items which is subject to change at any time. These public meetings are open to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance to attend the meeting, please call 830.672.1047 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to coordinate any special physical access arrangements.

At any time during the meeting and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District Board may meet in executive session on any of the above agenda items or other lawful items for consultation concerning attorney-client matters (§ 551.071); deliberation regarding real property (§ 551.072); deliberation regarding prospective gift (§ 551.073); personnel matters (§ 551.074); and deliberation regarding security devices (§ 551.076). Any subject discussed in executive session may be subject to action during an open meeting.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a wine and beer retailers and food license/permit by Sutton Van Gunten and Monique Van Gunten dba Market Street Café and Apothecary to be located at 102 E. Market Street, Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. Officers of said corporation are Sutton Van Gunten and Monique Van Gunten, owners.

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BID NOTICE

Lockhart ISD is accepting proposals for Food Service equipment. For the proposal package, please contact Tanya Homann at 512-398-0052 or fax 512-398-0031. There will be a pre-proposal meeting August 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at the offices of OBR, 112 E. Market Street, Lockhart TX 78644. The proposals are due September 9th, 2015 at 2 PM. CST at Attn: Tanya Homann, Lockhart ISD, P.O. Box 120, Lockhart, TX 78644. No faxed or emailed proposals will be accepted. Lockhart ISD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

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NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF TEXAS

CALDWELL COUNTY

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE

DATED

AUGUST 03, 2015

and issued pursuant to judgment decrees of the District Court of Caldwell County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suits and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on August 3, 2015, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in September, 2015, the same being the 1st day of said month, at the Outside Main Entrance of Caldwell County Justice Center, 1703 S. Colorado St., Lockhart, Texas, between the hours of 10 o”clock a.m. and 4 o”clock p.m. on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suits in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Caldwell and the State of Texas, to-wit:

7844, Account No. 31803, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. REGGIE MCVEA, 10.00 Acres, more or less, situated in the John Henry Survey, Abstract 12, Caldwell County, Texas, and described in deed dated October 27, 2004, from Frank

Roberts, et ux to Reggie Mcvea, in Volume 399, Page 514, Official Records of Caldwell County, Texas, with an adjudged value of $51,430.00, and an Estimated minimum opening bid of $6,148.00;

Sale Notes:

10-T-8572, Account No. 12258, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. ARTHUR CABALLERO, ALSO KNOWN AS ARTHUR SANCHEZ CABALLERO, ET AL, 7.676 acre, more or less, being Tract 6, situated in the William Templin Survey, Abstract 293, Caldwell County, Texas, as described in deed dated October 1, 1984 from Terry B. Green to Arthur Cabellero, et ux, in

Volume 483, Page 198, Official Public Records of Caldwell County, Texas, with an adjudged value of $78,740.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $5,845.00;

Sale Notes:

13-T-8886, Account No. 15693, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT VS. JACLYN ZAPIEN, ALSO KNOWN AS JACLYN CHANTAL ZAPIEN, ET AL, Lot 1, HALDAVE SUBDIVISION, a subdivision in Caldwell County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 127, Plat Records of Caldwell County, Texas, with an adjudged value of $201,140.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $6,645.00;

Sale Notes:

14-T-8971, Account No. 37962, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. RANDALL PARKER, ALSO KNOWN AS RANDALL KEITH PARKER, ET AL, Lot 3, Rolling Hills Subdivision, Caldwell County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Cabinet A, Slide 121, Plat Records of Caldwell County, Texas, SAVE & EXCEPT that 0.276 acre portion described

in Volume 563, Page 25, Official Records of Real Property, Caldwell County, Texas, with an adjudged value of $190,310.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $18,470.00;

Sale Notes:

14-T-9002, Account No. 84866, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. MCMINN OPERATING COMPANY INC, .80520900 working interest in Lease ID-M0800 Hemme-Metcalf, Abstract 2 in Caldwell County, Texas and having a Tax ID No. of 84866, with an adjudged value of $950.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $950.00;

Sale Notes:

14-T-9002, Account No. 76008, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. MCMINN OPERATING COMPANY INC, .816667 working interest in Lease ID-X9500 Watkins-Mercer, Abstract 5 in Caldwell County, Texas and having a Tax ID No. of 76008, with an adjudged value of $18,070.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $1,081.00;

Sale Notes:

14-T-9003, Account No. 85633, CALDWELL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. E & C OPERATING LLC,   .800000 working interest in Lease ID-F9920 Central NTL/Bare Ridge, Abstract 249 in Caldwell County, Texas and having a Tax ID No.

of 85633, with an adjudged value of $2,500.00, and an estimated minimum opening bid of $2,500.00;

Sale Notes:

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Caldwell County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment, interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgments rendered in the above styled and numbered causes, together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

Dated at Lockhart, Texas, August 3, 2015.

Caldwell County, Texas

By

Deputy

Sheriff Daniel Law

Notes:

The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the

Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is

the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE

BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at 512-398-5550, X203.

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CITATION BY

PUBLICATION

“THE STATE OF TEXAS”

TO:UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF FLOYD THOMAS PRESCOTT, DECEASED

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 am on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

You are hereby commanded to appear and file a written answer to the plaintiff’s petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. of the first Monday after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this citation, the same being, Monday, August 31, 2015 before the District Court of Caldwell County, located at the Caldwell Co. Justice Center, 1703 S. Colorado St., Lockhart, Texas. Said Plaintiff’s Petition was filed in said court on the 2nd day of July, 2015 and styled:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

VS

JEFFREY M. PRESCOTT, MARK T. PRESCOTT AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF FLOYD THOMAS SCOTT, DECEASED

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Thuy Frazier, 14841 Dallas Parkway, Suite 425, Dallas, TX 75254, phone number 972-643-6737

A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE NATURE OF THIS SUIT IS AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:

Suit involving land, a 7 acre tract of land out of and a portion of the Isaac Allen Survey, Abstract Number 29, in Caldwell County, Texas, as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on file in this suit.

The officer executing this writ shall forthwith serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at Lockhart, Texas, this the 16th day of July, 2015

TINA MORGAN FREEMAN

District Clerk, Caldwell County 1703 S. Colorado St., Lockhart, Texas 78644

By Belinda Gonzales DEPUTY