Friday, October 29, 2010
18,688 early voters so far; Friday is last day to vote early
A lot of voters are undecided or keeping their powder dry, waiting for the traditional Big Day to make their choices
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Note: Go the Hays County Elections Office website for the complete schedule of Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 2 voting locations, plus polling location maps. There are 36 voting precincts and as many voting locations that will be open all over the county on Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call the elections office, 512.393.7310, if you are not sure in which precinct you are registered to vote.
By Bob Ochoa
Editor
Early voting turnout Thursday at five locations totaled 3,268. "Another good day," said Hays County Elections Administrator Joyce Cowan.
It was the largest one-day turnout since early voting began on Oct. 18. Thus far, 18,668 voters have cast their ballots early in the November 2 election, according to county elections office tabulations.
Cowan has predicted 40,000 people will vote, including on Election Day, Tuesday. If the prediction holds up, that means a lot of voters are undecided or keeping their powder dry, waiting for the traditional Big Day to make their choices.
Here are Thursday's totals: Belterra Clubhouse - 1,027; County Elections Office (San Marcos) - 271; San Marcos City Library - 409; Texas State University Campus - 566; Wimberley Community Center - 995.
Today is the last day of early voting . . .
Co. Elections Admin. Office
401-C Broadway
San Marcos, TX (7 am – 7 pm)
San Marcos City Library
Large Meeting Room
625 E. Hopkins
San Marcos, TX (7 am – 7 pm)
Buda City Hall
121 N. Main St
Buda, TX (10 am – 8 pm)
Seton Medical Center Hays
6001 Kyle Parkway
Kyle, TX 78640 (10 am – 8 pm)
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While all this attention to quarterbacking the election is going on you may have missed the fact that the TCEQ held its first hearing yesterday on a proposal to join western Hays (HTGCD), southwestern Travis, and western Comal Counties into one large Groundwater Conservation District without a vote of the people. The proposed new GCD will Have 5 Directors, 2 from Hays, 2 from Comal, and 1 from Travis. They will have ad valorem taxing authority. The people in Comal and Travis have voted this creation down at least twice and now Perry’s TCEQ is forcing their edict on these three Counties against their will. While you were rooting for your candidate and trashing the others your rights were being trampled.
The preliminary hearing was well attended with standing room only in the Hays County Commissioners Courtroom. The party’s to the action pro and con were selected with about 75 individuals and organizations identified slit fairly evenly at about 50-50 for-against. Several challenges to jurisdiction were made and overruled by the appointed judge. Even though the TCEQ’s Lawyer seems incompetent, the Judge seemed to like him and found for his side every time. I received party status and intend to fight against this takeover of our rights.
There remain several constitutional issues and this travesty of justice will certainly end up in the courts.
All political quarterbacking aside (tongue in cheek, there's considerable politics in this one), the combined Travis-Hays-Comal district proposal has a long history. Some are alleging it is being "forced" on us by TCEQ. The fact is TCEQ's hand has finally been forced, to ENFORCE state law. The local Hays Trinity ground water district has not met state standards in numerous areas. It is financially starved. It survives on a shoestring budget from water well drilling fees (how self defeating is that for a district charged with conserving our ground water?) and handouts from the county. Powerful people want it to stay that way. TCEQ's staff said it can't function effectively. So now they are proposing a different direction. I say pay close attention to the "local control" freaks. They want to keep the district half starved and barely capable of discharging its chief functions of ground water conservation and prevention of waste.
Fred Said;
“I say pay close attention to the "local control" freaks. They want to keep the district half starved and barely capable of discharging its chief functions of ground water conservation and prevention of waste.”
I say I guess I am a “local control freak” since I see very little coming from the State and Federal government that does our citizens any good. It goes without saying what DC has done to our country in the last 2 years and even before that. I believe in less government no matter the level.
The TCEQ is violating the Texas Constitution and the Texas Water Code Chapter 36 in an attempt at overlaying the HTGCD with another super GCD. They only have the authority to create a GCD for an area that has not created one for them self. That applies to Travis and Comal but Hays has had a GCD for 10 years and through no fault of the district’s it is under funded. I say fund the damn thing, don’t destroy it! This particular argument does not apply to Comal and Travis Counties although there are other arguments against their rights being taken.
"Underlying most arguments against a free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
- Milton Friedman
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