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Cljerokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
3B
SPECIAL SESSION
By Robert Nichols
State Senator, Dist. 3
With temperatures regular-
ly soaring over 120 degrees in
the summer,
Death Val-
ley National
Park recently
had to urge
visitors not to
crack and fry
eggs on their
park side-
walks.
While it
hasn’t been
that hot in Austin, things
have definitely been heating
up both inside and outside
the Capitol.
Five things that happened
this week at your Texas Capi-
tol are:
The dominoes begin to fall
On Monday Governor Perry
announced that after 13 years
in office, he will not be seek-
ing re-election. With this an-
nouncement, the proverbial
dominoes began to fall.
His departure will open a
possibility for other officehold-
ers, or even newcomers, to run
for his vacant seat.
It will also mean big changes
for the legislature. The Texas
Governor has the authority to
set an agenda for each legis-
lative session, veto any bills
passed, call special sessions
and more.
No matter who becomes
Texas’ next governor, it will
definitely be an adjustment
for a state which has been
under the same leadership
since 2000.
And 16 hours later...
No doubt you have heard
quite a bit lately about the
proposed pro-life legislation in
the Texas Legislature.
However, we hit a milestone
in the early hours of Tuesday
morning when the Senate
Health & Human Services
Committee, of which I am
a member, finished hearing
public testimony on the issue
after more than 16 hours.
This is by far the longest
such hearing we have had on
that committee since I came
into office in 2007.
During the course of those
16 hours we received exactly
3,861 comment cards from
interested Texas citizens who
were present. In addition, we
heard verbal testimony from
357.
This high level of public
interest highlights just how
impactful this emotional issue
is for our society.
Come and get it!
Did you know that one in
four Texans has unclaimed
property from forgotten bank
accounts, uncashed checks,
security deposits, utility re-
funds, insurance policies,
safe-deposit boxes and more?
Banks and other entities
make an effort to reunite this
money with its owners, but if
they cannot after a one to five
year period, state law man-
dates the assets be turned over
to the Comptroller’s office.
Then, the Comptroller’s
Unclaimed Property Division
works diligently to give Texas
citizens back what is truly
theirs. In 2012, the state re-
turned more than $ 159 million
to its owners.
To check and see if you
might be one of the one in four
people who has money waiting
State Sen.
Robert Nichols
Ribbon cutting
The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for The Tan-
ning Lounge on July 11. The Tanning Lounge is a full service tanning salon
with four levels of tanning including the only high pressure tanning bed in
Jacksonville and a state of the art spray tanning system. They are open 10
a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Saturdays. They
are closed on Sundays. The Tanning Lounge is located at 315 Neches Street
in Jacksonville.
RUSK ISD
3 schools
register
students
Rusk Primary School will
conduct registration from
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 1 for all
new to the district in Pre-K,
kindergarten and first grade
classes. Also parents of Pre-
K 3-year-old students will
need to return to complete
registration.
Rusk Elementary and Rusk
Intermediate schools will have
registration for all students,
returning and new to the dis-
trict, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug.
6-7 and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 8.
Students new to the district
for all campuses need to bring
shot record, certified birth
certificate, social security
card, verification of residence
and Pre K needs verification
of income.
Meet the Teacher is planned
for 4-6 p.m. Aug. 22.
Program
continues
at Alto
The summer food program
in Alto, which provides free
lunches to all children under
age 18 is scheduled to begin
July 1 and continue through
Aug. 23. Meals will be served
from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Contact Siu Chapa at (936)
465-9797 about volunteering
or donating the summer food
program.
Phone and Internet
Discounts Available to
CenturyLink Customers
The Public Utility Commission of Texas designated CenturyLink as
an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for
universal service purposes. CenturyLink's basic local service rates
for residential voice lines are $5.70-$19.00 per month and business
services are $11,35-$40.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided
upon request.
CenturyLink participates in a government benefit program (Lifeline)
to make residential telephone service more affordable to eligible
low-income individuals and families. Eligible customers are those
that meet eligibility standards as defined by the FCC and state
commissions. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal
Lands may qualify for additional Tribal benefits if they participate in
certain additional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount
is available for only one telephone per household, which can be
either a wireline or wireless telephone. A household is defined for
the purposes of the Lifeline program as any individual or group of
individuals who live together at the same address and share income
and expenses. Lifeline service is not transferable, and only eligible
consumers may enroll in the program. Consumers who willfully make
false statements in order to obtain Lifeline telephone service can be
punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from the program.
Lifeline eligible subscribers may also qualify for reliable home
High-Speed Internet service up to 1.5 Mbps for $9.95* per month
for the first 12 months of service. Further details are available at
centurylink.com/internetbasics.
If you live in a CenturyLink service area, please call 888.833.9522
or visit centurylink.com/lifeline with questions or to request an
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applies to customer's modem/router. General - Services not available everywhere. CenturyLink may change
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to be claimed, simply go to
the comptroller’s website at
https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/
up/Search.jsp and type in your
name or the names of family
and friends.
If you do not have access to
the internet, call toll free at
1-800-654-FIND (3463).
Texas golden gladecress and
Neches River rose-mallow
A somewhat troubling trend
which could soon affect many
of us in Senate District 3 is a
significant increase in endan-
gered and threatened species
listings by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS).
Over the past few years
we have seen the number of
new species added annually
increase multi-fold. Of specific
concern to East Texas is an at-
tempt to add the Neches River
rose-mallow and Texas golden
gladecress plants to that list.
The Texas Comptroller
of Public Accounts, Susan
Combs, has determined that
the Neches River rose-mallow,
if designated as threatened,
could impact ground water
management; reservoir con-
struction, road and bridge
NEWS
Jacksonville Title hosts
Business After Hours
Jacksonville Title Company, 724
Cherokee St., hosted Business After
Hours July 9. East Texas Title Compa-
nies is a locally owned and operated
group of title companies serving the
East Texas area. They have built
their business on the belief that a
local company is your best choice
for personal service and first-hand
knowledge of East Texans and East
Texas real estate.
At East Texas Title Companies, the
focus has always been on serving
customers by conducting business
better, smoother and more efficiently
than anyone else.
The Jacksonville Chamber of
Commerce expressed appreciation
to members who donated door prizes.
projects; and agriculture
operations in Cherokee, Har-
rison, Houston, Nacogdoches
and Trinity Counties.
Comptroller Combs also
determined designating the
Texas golden gladecress as
endangered could impact ag-
riculture and timber planting
operations; oil and gas opera-
tions; and highway construc-
tion and maintenance projects
in Nacogdoches, Sabine and
San Augustine Counties.
Furthermore, projects with
a federal component could be
delayed or cancelled in the
listed counties. All affected
counties are located in rural
Texas.
It is crucial that our federal
government does not hinder
economic growth and industry
or interfere with private prop-
erty in these counties.
Don’t mess with Texas
You’ve probably seen the
‘Don’t mess with Texas’ slogan
in innumerable places around
our state and beyond, but did
you know it’s actually a regis-
tered trademark?
It was coined back in 1985
to encourage Texans to keep
litter off the roads.
The slogan has since been
touted from singers like Wil-
lie Nelson and George Strait,
athletes like George Foreman
and Randy White, and even a
World W ar II-era B-17 bomber
to remind Texans what “Don’t
mess with Texas” really
means. It doesn’t get much
better than that.
Robert Nichols is the state
senator for Senate District
3. First elected in 2006,
Sen. Nichols represents 19
counties including much
of East Texas and part of
Montgomery County. He lives
in Jacksonville.
Vacation Bible School
Ponta Baptist Church
July 20, 2013
9:00-3:00
Fun Fair Where God’s World
Comes Together!
Love the Lord your God and love
your neighbor as yourself.
Luke 10:27
A
COME ON OUT
AND SPEND THE DAY WITH US!
For more info call
906-683-2159
Estate Planning
Seminar
Hosted by
The Arbors Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Edward Jones - Debra Dominy, Financial Advisor
Brown, Bauman & Smith, Attorneys at Law
Tuesday, July 30 at 5:30 -7 pm
at The Arbors Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Community Room, Rusk
on the following:
Rules in financing for
Long Term Care
Long Term Care
Insurance
Life Insurance
Estate Planning
for your future
1. To determine whether your legal documents (i.e. Powers of Attorney,
Wills, Trusts, Deeds, etc.) are in order in case you are confronted with
Probate Expenses, Estate Taxes and/or Nursing Home Care Costs.
2. To learn about Medicaid and whether it may help pay for current
Nursing Home Care in the future.
3. To learn how to plan in case you or your loved ones are confronted
with Nursing Home Care in the future.
4. To learn whether probate is necessary when a loved one has
passed away.
5. To learn howto reduce Probate expenses upon death.
SPEAKERS:
Chuck Bauman* Robert A. Leach
‘Certified as an Elder Law Attorney Long-term Care Planning Specialist,
by the National Elder Law Foundation Sabrus Partners
as Recognized by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization.
Please RSVP to Edward Jones - Debra Dominy’s Office at 903-683-1180
for this Free Seminar. Space is limited!
Refreshments Served
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Gonzalez, Terrie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 164, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 17, 2013, newspaper, July 17, 2013; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614702/m1/11/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.