Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2011 Page: 4 of 16
sixteen pages : ill.View a full description of this newspaper.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 4A
Thursday, May 19,2011
Hefugtn Olmmtu fflve&s
Appraisal notices mailed to county property owners
On May 6, Refugio County
Appraisal District mailed
7,128 property owners letters
showing their 2011 proposed
appraised value.
State law requires county
appraisal districts to notify
property owners about changes
in their property’s value. The
notice also contains important
information about the proper-
ty’s location, its ownership, and
property tax exemptions that
have been applied to the prop-
erty, as well as an estimate
of 2011 taxes by local taxing
units.
City, county, school district
and other local taxing entities
will use the appraisal district’s
value to set property owners’
2011 property taxes.
Property owners who dis-
agree with the appraised value
of their property, the exemp-
tions or any other action by
the appraisal district have the
right to appeal to the Refugio
County Appraisal Review
Board (ARB).
The deadline for filing a pro-
test with the ARB is June 1
or 30 days after the appraisal
district mailed you a notice of
appraised value, whichever is
later.
Texas Comptroller Susan
Combs’ publication, Texas
Property Taxpayer’s Remedies,
explains in detail how to pro-
test the property appraisal,
what issues the ARB can con-
sider and what to expect during
a protest hearing.
Texas Property Taxpayer’s
Remedies is available from
the Refugio County Appraisal
District, 420 N. Alamo St.
Refugio, or call 361 526-5994.
The publication is also avail-
able on the state comptroller’s
web site at www.window.state,
tx.us or by calling the Property
Tax Assistance Division at 800
252-9121.
Early tide of immigration to Texas started in 1820s
^▼^he flood of Anglo/European
■ I "immigrants into Texas start-
I ed in the 1820s, but the ini-
■^L. tial surge lasted only nine
years.
In 1824, after Mexico had won its war
of independence from Spain, the cen-
tral government in Mexico City liberal-
ized the laws on foreign immigration
for a while. This resulted in a rush of
land grants to empresarios in the mid
to late 1820s and a tide of immigrants
from the United States and Europe,
lured by the promise of free land. Here
is a short history of those first pioneers
into south and central Texas.
Stephen F. Austin established the
first empresario colony in 1824 at San
Felipe on the banks of the Brazos River,
at the site of a ferry, 10 miles east
of present-day Sealy. Austin’s father,
Moses, had received the grant in 1821
to settle 300 families in Texas.
The majority of these settlers were
from the South, primarily Louisiana,
Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Missouri. Among the original immi-
grants, males outnumbered females ten
to one.
Martin De Leon founded the only pre-
dominately Hispanic colony in Texas in
1824 near present day Victoria. In that
year, he received permission to settle 41
Mexican families “of good moral charac-
Coastal
Bend
Chronicles
By C. Herndon Wil-
liams, Ph.D.
ter” at an unspecified point on the lower
Guadalupe River.
As a prominent Mexican citizen, De
Leon was granted wider latitude than
that allowed foreign empresarios. Since
his grant boundaries were not specified,
many boundary disputes resulted with
his neighboring empresarios, such as
Green DeWitt.
Green DeWitt received an empresario
contract in 1825 to settle “400 industri-
ous Catholic families” in an area that
overlapped with the De Leon grant.
The initial site surveyed by DeWitt was
near Gonzales, but the colony moved in
1826 due to Indian raids. They estab-
lished a new site called “Old Station”
in the prohibited coastal zone near the
mouth of the Lavaca River.
Thus Matagorda Bay became their
port of entry for colonists from the
upper South, i.e., Missouri, Tennessee
and Kentucky. In 1827, DeWitt was
forced by the Mexican authorities to
leave Old Station and move with his 40
colonists back to Gonzales.
In 1828, empresarios John McMullen
and James McGloin received a grant
to settle 200 Irish Catholic families
in South Texas. Their first group was
recruited from New York Irish neighbor-
hoods. One group landed at El Copano
and another by mistake at Matagorda
in late 1829. The colonists camped
for a while at the abandoned Refugio
Mission before moving in 1831 to a site
at a ford of the Nueces River where they
established San Patricio de Hibernia.
James Power and James Hewetson
received their grant for colonization in
1829, but it was not until 1833 that
Power went to Ireland to recruit colo-
nists. The first group of 100 arrived in
New Orleans in April 1834 and the
remaining 250 arrived about a month
later.
As many as 150 of these colonists
contracted cholera and died, some on
the beach at El Copano. The survi-
vors moved to Refugio where they were
joined by an equal number of Mexican
colonists recruited in Coahuila.
One of the last of the early immigrant
groups to land through El Copano was
that of Dr. John Charles Beales and
James Grant. They had received a con-
cession to settle 800 European families
on three million acres of land on the
upper Nueces River.
These immigrants came from Ireland,
France and Germany and the first group
of 59 arrived at El Copano in November
1833.They quickly began the arduous
task of hacking a wagon road hundreds
of miles to their claim.
They founded a town called Dolores,
unknowingly right on the Comanche
raiding trail to Mexico. Dolores was
abandoned in 1836 during the Texas
Revolution, but many of the immigrants
settled in other parts of Texas.
Mexico reversed its liberal policy of
foreign immigration in 1830 so that
further colonization of Texas had to
wait until after the Texas Revolution.
However, this early surge of colonists
pushed the Anglo/European population
to 30,000 by 1830, outnumbering the
Tejanos by two to one. The next wave, of
German immigrants through Indianola,
started in 1844.
Herndon Williams is affiliated with
the Bayside Historical Society and the
Refugio County Historical Commission.
He is the author of a new hook, Texas
Gulf Coast Stories, published in Dec
2010 by The History Press. Email at
coastalbendchronicle@y ahoo. com
Letters to the Editor
Local support
needed
Editor:
At present there are two
shows in Refugio County,
the County Jamboree and
the Country Opry. It is
sad to say, neither is being
supported properly by the
citizens of this county.
I cannot speak for the
JRrfugtu Cnmthj Press
USPS 564-200
Published Every Thursday
Offices:
412 N. Alamo P.O. Box 10
Refugio Beeville
(361) 526-2397 (361) 358-2550
(361) 526-239^ ^X) <361)
Mail correspondence to:
P.O. Drawer 200
Refugio, Texas 78377
Jeff Latcham &
Chip Latcham,
Co-Publishers
Kenda Nelson,
Editor
Subscription Rates
(Mail/Yearly)
in Refugio County $ 22.00
Out of Refugio County $ 30.00
Student (9 Month) $ 22.50
Entered as periodical postage at
the Post office in Refugio, Texas
78377 and additional entry office.
The Refugio County Press will not
be held responsible for any omis-
sions, deletions, or typographical
errors other than to correct the
same in the next issue of the news-
paper. All advertising is accepted
on this basis. Advertising rates
available upon request.
Postmaster:
Send address changes to The
Refugio County Press, P.O. Box
10, Beeville, Texas 78104.
Jamboree as I have not
been connected to it in
over eight years but I sure
can speak for the Opry.
The Refugio Country
Opry was started for
only two reasons. The
main reason was to pro-
vide scholarships for our
graduating seniors at all
three of our county high
schools.
In February of this year
we celebrated our ninth
anniversary and I am
happy to report awards
to our seniors of over
$44,105. This all went to
your children and grand-
children!
The second reason
was to bring family type
entertainment to our
citizens. We have done
that very well. We are
told by those who never
miss a show that we have
the best variety show in
South Texas.
We offer country, gos-
pel, R&B, and much com-
edy. All for only $5. We
have a concession stand
to equal most restaurants
at very reasonable prices.
Our doors open at 5:30,
giving folks time to eat
prior to show time at 7
p.m. We usually end by
9:30 or shortly thereaf-
ter.
I am embarrassed each
time I ask how many
folks are from where and
the counties outside of
Refugio show hundreds
plus and Refugio County
may show 15 or 20. If
Country Slaughter House
Smoked Hams
1 Smoked Sausage
Pork & Beef, Pori
Venison, Beef
1 Bacon
Reg., Peppered
1 Gift Boxes
Beef Sides
& Quarters
1 Custom
Meat Processing
Smoked Turkeys
Dried Sausage
Pork & Beef, Venison
Smoked Sausage
Beef, Venison, Pork
• Jerky
Beef, Turkey,
Elk & Buffalo
Cajun Boudin
• Hamburger Meat
• Buffalo
Hamburger, Strip,
Snack Sticks, Ribeyes
3857 Burroughsville Rd.
If Miles South of Hwy. 59
you have been and have
a complaint about some-
thing we said or did, I
apologize. If you have
never been, shame on
you!
If you have ideas that
would help our show,
write to me at: Refugio
Country Opry, P.O. Box
664, Woodsboro, Texas
78393. Our Board of
Directors will consider
any suggestion.
Help us to help your
children... give us a try.
Jay Monrad
Vice President
Refugio County
truly committed
Editor:
As Refugio County’s
Community Manager for
The American Cancer
Society Relay For Life, I
would like to thank the
residents, teams, and
sponsors for their gener-
osity and support.
We had 25 teams that
participated in this year’s
event, raising over $59,000
gross for The American
Cancer Society’s research,
education, advocacy and
service programs.
The outstanding support
received proves that the
people of Refugio County
are truly committed to
Beeville
Livestock
Commission
Sale: 11:00 a.m.
May 13, 2011
Volume 400
0 Horses 20 Sheep & Goats
STEERS: Steady
=•200-300 lbs.................$143-153-185'
300-400 lbs.................$121-131-170
^400-500 lbs.................$119-129-150=
500-600 lbs.................$110-120-130
^600-700 lbs.................$100-112-120;
700-800 lbs...................$95-104-120
HEIFERS: Steady
200-300 lbs.................$121-131-150
300-400 lbs.................$112-122-137^
*400-500 lbs.................$109-119-126
500-600 lbs.................$107-117-128
=600-700 lbs...................$95-105-115
700-800 lbs.....................$80-89-106
^SLAUGHTER COWS:$30-54-73.5()C
SLAUGHTER BULLS:. $65-86.50
=STOCKER COWS:.............$50-85'
or Bred Cows.................$560-850
; PAIRS:............................$580-1200'
HORSES:...........................$50-250
, .rHwy 59 East, Beeville, Texas 78102c
\y_lX364;358;1727^
the fight against cancer.
The top seven fundraising
teams are Roundin’ Up
a Crew, Custer’s Crew,
St. Lutherans Fishers of
Men, Chelsea Moehr, the
Kelley/ Loring Families,
Methodist Youth Hunting
for a Cure, and the
In”Vince”ables.
I want to applaud the
53 survivors and 25 care-
givers that participated
in the opening lap and
the Survivor/Caregiver
recognition. They are the
reason we continue the
fight because each year
there can be more and
more people living won-
derful lives following a
diagnosis of cancer.
A special thanks goes to
the many Relay For Life
volunteers who worked to
make this event a success.
The Relay For Life com-
mittee did an outstanding
job of putting the event
together.
We also appreciate the
generosity of this year’s
sponsors. Relay For Life
would not be possible
without them.
Again, thank you for
supporting the American
Cancer Society, and
remember it’s not too
early to become involved
in Relay For Life for
next year. Together we
will celebrate the lives of
those who have battled
and won, remember those
we’ve lost, and fight back
against a disease that
takes to much.
Nancy Hillis
Community Manager
The American Cancer
Society, Victoria
Hit-and-run
Editor:
I’m writing this letter
concerning a hit and run
accident that happened,
Saturday, May 15, at
1:15 a.m. in Refugio on
the corner of Osage and
Commons streets.
My sister-in-law
Margarita Gonzales
and her boyfriend Chris
Jaramillo had made a
stop when a white SUV
hit them from behind.
The driver not only hit
them but pushed them
forward, so he could back-
up and turn on Second
Street. Luckily their inju-
ries weren’t life threat-
ening, but that person
who hit them is one sorry
pathetic excuse for a liv-
ing person.
That vehicle has major
front-end damage. There’s
no way they can hide the
damage.
If anyone has any infor-
mation, it will be very
appreciated if they will
report it.
Imagine if it would have
been one of your family.
Thank you, very much.
Jesus Martinez Jr.
Bayside
Bond Offering of the Week
Texas A&M University
Revenue Bonds
Federal and State Tax-Exempt'
Rated Aaa/AA+ by Moody's and S&R
Coupon: 4.375%
Price: I0L277
Maturity: 5/1572029
Callable; 5/15/2015 & 100
For further information, please contact:
KAY BARQJ5, CFP , Senior Director - Investments
JEFF YOUNG, CFP , Senior Director - Investments
Oppenheimer & Co, Inc.
711 Louisiana, Suite 1500 * Houston, IX 77002
PHONE (713) 650-2187 * TOLL FREE (800) 231-7509
jef frey. young@opco.com
4.02%
Yield to Gal]
4.27%
Yield to Maturity
I'ripG and yields, j.tl' as. trf li.i'l?i,2011 .irul are sikhjecr ns change and Availahtliry. 'Hie
111 l i ■ 1.11 -• a I vn.lue nl [hoc loourkirti will 'lluauaic vmli nuikiM condkkmi -and may be
be- tier nr IkmTr il you cluKHtc m sell before maturity. __
Qppenhejmer^
nimnpaLiDain
Nat subjL'ct ns alccFnative minimum raot.
' For rtv,id’.Ti[j of loca1,.
€>2011 Oppcnheirncr Sc Gx Ini:. Tnmacta Hu* hum chi
All Principal t’xL'h.ingjrt and Member .Ml'(!
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View three places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Nelson, Kenda. Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2011, newspaper, May 19, 2011; Refugio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth740247/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library.